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Tenorio-Castano J, Mansilla Aparicio E, García Santiago FA, Klotz CM, Regojo RM, Anguita E, Ryan E, Juusola J, Herrero B, Arias P, Parra A, Pascual P, Gallego N, Cazalla M, Rodriguez-González R, Antolín E, Nevado J, Ruiz-Perez VL, Lapunzina P. Non-immune hydrops fetalis is associated with bi-allelic pathogenic variants in the MYB Binding Protein 1a (MYBBP1A) gene. Clin Genet 2024; 106:713-720. [PMID: 39191491 DOI: 10.1111/cge.14601] [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: 06/14/2024] [Revised: 07/19/2024] [Accepted: 07/21/2024] [Indexed: 08/29/2024]
Abstract
Non-immune hydrops fetalis (NIHF) is a rare entity characterized by excessive accumulation of fluid within the fetal extravascular compartments and body cavities. Here we present two intrauterine fetal demises with NIHF presenting with oligohydramnios, cystic hygroma, pleural effusion, and generalized hydrops with predominance of subcutaneous edema. The fetuses also presented with ascites, severe and precocious IUGR and skeletal anomalies. Whole exome sequencing was applied in order to screen for a possible genetic cause. The results identified biallelic variants in MYBBP1A in both fetuses. A previous report described another case with a similar phenotype having compound heterozygous variants in the same gene. The protein encoded by MYBBP1A is involved in several cellular processes including the synthesis of ribosomal DNA, the response to nucleolar stress, and tumor suppression. Our functional protein analysis through immunohistochemistry indicates that MYBBP1A is a gene expressed during fetal stages. Altogether, we concluded that MYBBP1A is associated with the development of hydrops fetalis. More cases and further studies are necessary to understand the role of this gene and the mechanism associated with NIHF.
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- Jair Tenorio-Castano
- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-Idipaz, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Rare Malformation Syndromes, Brussels, Belgium
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- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-Idipaz, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Rare Malformation Syndromes, Brussels, Belgium
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- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-Idipaz, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Rare Malformation Syndromes, Brussels, Belgium
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- Swedish Medical Center, Maternal and Fetal Specialty Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas Sols-Morreale (IIBM), CSIC-UAM, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario La Paz. IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-Idipaz, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Rare Malformation Syndromes, Brussels, Belgium
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- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-Idipaz, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Rare Malformation Syndromes, Brussels, Belgium
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- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-Idipaz, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Rare Malformation Syndromes, Brussels, Belgium
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- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-Idipaz, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Rare Malformation Syndromes, Brussels, Belgium
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- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-Idipaz, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Rare Malformation Syndromes, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario La Paz. IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitario La Paz. IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-Idipaz, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Rare Malformation Syndromes, Brussels, Belgium
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- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-Idipaz, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Rare Malformation Syndromes, Brussels, Belgium
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas Sols-Morreale (IIBM), CSIC-UAM, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBERER, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, Madrid, Spain
- INGEMM-Idipaz, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Madrid, Spain
- ITHACA, European Reference Network, Rare Malformation Syndromes, Brussels, Belgium
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Wang J, Jiang L, Shang Z, Ye Z, Yuan D, Cui X. A Prognostic Model for Prostate Cancer Patients Based on Two DNA Damage Response Mutation-Related Immune Genes. Cancer Biother Radiopharm 2024; 39:306-317. [PMID: 37610864 DOI: 10.1089/cbr.2023.0033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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Background: DNA damage response (DDR) mutation-related genes and composition of immune cells are core factors affecting the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy. The aim of this study is to combine DDR with immune-related genes to screen the prognostic signature for prostate cancer (PCa). Methods: Gene expression profile and somatic mutation were downloaded from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). DDR-related genes were obtained from published study. After identification of prognostic-related DDR genes, samples were divided into mutation and nonmutation groups. Differentially expressed genes between these two groups were screened, followed by selection of immune-related DDR genes. Univariate and multivariate Cox analyses were performed to screen genes for constructing prognostic model. Nomogram model was also developed. The expression level of signature was detected by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR). Results: Two genes (MYBBP1A and PCDHA9) were screened to construct the prognostic model, and it showed good risk prediction of PCa prognosis. Survival analysis showed that patients in high-risk group had worse overall survival than those in low-risk group. Cox analyses indicated that risk score could be used as an independent prognostic factor for PCa. qPCR results indicated that MYBBP1A was upregulated, whereas PCDHA9 was downregulated in PCa cell lines. Conclusions: A prognostic model based on DDR mutation-related genes for PCa was established, which serves as an effective tool for prognostic differentiation in patients with PCa.
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- Jian Wang
- Department of Urology Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Foshan City, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Urology, Xuan Wu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Urology Surgery, The People's Hospital of Dongguan, Dongguan City, China
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- Department of Urology, Jiangmen Central Hospital, Jiangmen, China
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- Department of Urology, Xuan Wu Hospital Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Romhányi D, Szabó K, Kemény L, Groma G. Histone and Histone Acetylation-Related Alterations of Gene Expression in Uninvolved Psoriatic Skin and Their Effects on Cell Proliferation, Differentiation, and Immune Responses. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14551. [PMID: 37833997 PMCID: PMC10572426 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241914551] [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: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated skin disease in which the symptom-free, uninvolved skin carries alterations in gene expression, serving as a basis for lesion formation. Histones and histone acetylation-related processes are key regulators of gene expression, controlling cell proliferation and immune responses. Dysregulation of these processes is likely to play an important role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. To gain a complete overview of these potential alterations, we performed a meta-analysis of a psoriatic uninvolved skin dataset containing differentially expressed transcripts from nearly 300 individuals and screened for histones and histone acetylation-related molecules. We identified altered expression of the replication-dependent histones HIST2H2AA3 and HIST2H4A and the replication-independent histones H2AFY, H2AFZ, and H3F3A/B. Eight histone chaperones were also identified. Among the histone acetyltransferases, ELP3 and KAT5 and members of the ATAC, NSL, and SAGA acetyltransferase complexes are affected in uninvolved skin. Histone deacetylation-related alterations were found to affect eight HDACs and members of the NCOR/SMRT, NURD, SIN3, and SHIP HDAC complexes. In this article, we discuss how histone and histone acetylation-related expression changes may affect proliferation and differentiation, as well as innate, macrophage-mediated, and T cell-mediated pro- and anti-inflammatory responses, which are known to play a central role in the development of psoriasis.
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- Dóra Romhányi
- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary; (D.R.); (K.S.); (L.K.)
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary; (D.R.); (K.S.); (L.K.)
- Hungarian Centre of Excellence for Molecular Medicine-University of Szeged Skin Research Group (HCEMM-USZ Skin Research Group), H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- HUN-REN-SZTE Dermatological Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary; (D.R.); (K.S.); (L.K.)
- Hungarian Centre of Excellence for Molecular Medicine-University of Szeged Skin Research Group (HCEMM-USZ Skin Research Group), H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
- HUN-REN-SZTE Dermatological Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University of Szeged, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary; (D.R.); (K.S.); (L.K.)
- HUN-REN-SZTE Dermatological Research Group, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
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Eldeeb M, Yuan O, Guzzi N, Thi Ngoc PC, Konturek-Ciesla A, Kristiansen TA, Muthukumar S, Magee J, Bellodi C, Yuan J, Bryder D. A fetal tumor suppressor axis abrogates MLL-fusion-driven acute myeloid leukemia. Cell Rep 2023; 42:112099. [PMID: 36763502 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2023.112099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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MLL-rearrangements (MLL-r) are recurrent genetic events in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and frequently associate with poor prognosis. In infants, MLL-r can be sufficient to drive transformation. However, despite the prenatal origin of MLL-r in these patients, congenital leukemia is very rare with transformation usually occurring postnatally. The influence of prenatal signals on leukemogenesis, such as those mediated by the fetal-specific protein LIN28B, remains controversial. Here, using a dual-transgenic mouse model that co-expresses MLL-ENL and LIN28B, we investigate the impact of LIN28B on AML. LIN28B impedes the progression of MLL-r AML through compromised leukemia-initiating cell activity and suppression of MYB signaling. Mechanistically, LIN28B directly binds to MYBBP1A mRNA, resulting in elevated protein levels of this MYB co-repressor. Functionally, overexpression of MYBBP1A phenocopies the tumor-suppressor effects of LIN28B, while its perturbation omits it. Thereby, we propose that developmentally restricted expression of LIN28B provides a layer of protection against MYB-dependent AML.
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- Mohamed Eldeeb
- Division of Molecular Hematology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund Stem Cell Center, Faculty of Medical, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Hematology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund Stem Cell Center, Faculty of Medical, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Hematology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund Stem Cell Center, Faculty of Medical, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Hematology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund Stem Cell Center, Faculty of Medical, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Hematology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund Stem Cell Center, Faculty of Medical, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Hematology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund Stem Cell Center, Faculty of Medical, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Hematology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund Stem Cell Center, Faculty of Medical, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Division of Molecular Hematology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund Stem Cell Center, Faculty of Medical, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Hematology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund Stem Cell Center, Faculty of Medical, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Division of Molecular Hematology, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Lund Stem Cell Center, Faculty of Medical, Lund University, 221 84 Lund, Sweden.
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Abaji R, Roux V, Yssaad IR, Kalegari P, Gagné V, Gioia R, Ferbeyre G, Beauséjour C, Krajinovic M. Characterization of the impact of the MYBBP1A gene and rs3809849 on asparaginase sensitivity and cellular functions. Pharmacogenomics 2022; 23:415-430. [PMID: 35485735 DOI: 10.2217/pgs-2022-0010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Aims: To investigate the role of MYBBP1A gene and rs3809849 in pancreatic cancer (PANC1) and lymphoblastic leukemia (NALM6) cell lines and their response to asparaginase treatment. Materials & methods: The authors applied CRISPR-Cas9 to produce MYBBP1A knock-out (KO) and rs3809849 knock-in (KI) cell lines. The authors also interrogated rs3809849's impact on PANC1 cells through allele-specific overexpression. Results: PANC1 MYBBP1A KO cells exhibited lower proliferation capacity (p ≤ 0.05), higher asparaginase sensitivity (p = 0.01), reduced colony-forming potential (p = 0.001), cell cycle blockage in S phase, induction of apoptosis and remarkable morphology changes suggestive of an epithelial-mesenchymal transition. Overexpression of the wild-type (but not the mutant) allele of MYBBP1A-rs3809849 in PANC1 cells increased asparaginase sensitivity. NALM6 MYBBP1A KO displayed resistance to asparaginase (p < 0.0001), whereas no effect for rs3809849 KI was noted. Conclusions:MYBBP1A is important for regulating various cellular functions, and it plays, along with its rs3809849 polymorphism, a tissue-specific role in asparaginase treatment response.
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- Rachid Abaji
- CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada
- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada
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- CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada
- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, H3T 1J4, Canada
- University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, H2X 0A9, Canada
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- CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada
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- CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, H3T 1J4, Canada
- University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, H2X 0A9, Canada
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- CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada
- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, H3T 1J4, Canada
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- CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Montreal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada
- Department of Pharmacology & Physiology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, H3T 1J4, Canada
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, H3T 1C5, Canada
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Pokhrel N, Genin O, Sela-Donenfeld D, Cinnamon Y. HREM, RNAseq and Cell Cycle Analyses Reveal the Role of the G2/M-Regulatory Protein, WEE1, on the Survivability of Chicken Embryos during Diapause. Biomedicines 2022; 10:779. [PMID: 35453529 PMCID: PMC9033001 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines10040779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Avian blastoderm can enter into diapause when kept at low temperatures and successfully resume development (SRD) when re-incubated in body temperature. These abilities, which are largely affected by the temperature and duration of the diapause, are poorly understood at the cellular and molecular level. To determine how temperature affects embryonic morphology during diapause, high-resolution episcopic microscopy (HREM) analysis was utilized. While blastoderms diapausing at 12 °C for 28 days presented typical cytoarchitecture, similar to non-diapaused embryos, at 18 °C, much thicker blastoderms with higher cell number were observed. RNAseq was conducted to discover the genes underlying these phenotypes, revealing differentially expressed cell cycle regulatory genes. Among them, WEE1, a negative regulator of G2/M transition, was highly expressed at 12 °C compared to 18 °C. This finding suggested that cells at 12 °C are arrested at the G2/M phase, as supported by bromodeoxyuridine incorporation (BrdU) assay and phospho-histone H3 (pH 3) immunostaining. Inhibition of WEE1 during diapause at 12 °C resulted in cell cycle progression beyond the G2/M and augmented tissue volume, resembling the morphology of 18 °C-diapaused embryos. These findings suggest that diapause at low temperatures leads to WEE1 upregulation, which arrests the cell cycle at the G2/M phase, promoting the perseverance of embryonic cytoarchitecture and future SRD. In contrast, WEE1 is not upregulated during diapause at higher temperature, leading to continuous proliferation and maladaptive morphology associated with poor survivability. Combining HREM-based analysis with RNAseq and molecular manipulations, we present a novel mechanism that regulates the ability of diapaused avian embryos to maintain their cytoarchitecture via cell cycle arrest, which enables their SRD.
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- Narayan Pokhrel
- Agriculture Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Department of Poultry and Aquaculture Science, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel; (N.P.); (O.G.)
- The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Agriculture Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Department of Poultry and Aquaculture Science, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel; (N.P.); (O.G.)
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- The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Agriculture Research Organization, The Volcani Center, Department of Poultry and Aquaculture Science, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel; (N.P.); (O.G.)
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Ha N, Ding N, Hong R, Liu R, Roca X, Luo Y, Duan X, Wang X, Ni P, Wu H, Zhang LF, Chen L. The lupus autoantigen La/Ssb is an Xist-binding protein involved in Xist folding and cloud formation. Nucleic Acids Res 2021; 49:11596-11613. [PMID: 34723322 PMCID: PMC8599922 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkab1003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Using the programmable RNA-sequence binding domain of the Pumilio protein, we FLAG-tagged Xist (inactivated X chromosome specific transcript) in live mouse cells. Affinity pulldown coupled to mass spectrometry was employed to identify a list of 138 candidate Xist-binding proteins, from which, Ssb (also known as the lupus autoantigen La) was validated as a protein functionally critical for X chromosome inactivation (XCI). Extensive XCI defects were detected in Ssb knockdown cells, including chromatin compaction, death of female mouse embryonic stem cells during in vitro differentiation and chromosome-wide monoallelic gene expression pattern. Live-cell imaging of Xist RNA reveals the defining XCI defect: Xist cloud formation. Ssb is a ubiquitous and versatile RNA-binding protein with RNA chaperone and RNA helicase activities. Functional dissection of Ssb shows that the RNA chaperone domain plays critical roles in XCI. In Ssb knockdown cells, Xist transcripts are unstable and misfolded. These results show that Ssb is critically involved in XCI, possibly as a protein regulating the in-cell structure of Xist.
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- Norbert Ha
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Tianjin Union Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biology Education and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Tianjin Union Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biology Education and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Tianjin Union Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biology Education and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Tianjin Union Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biology Education and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Tianjin Union Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biology Education and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- TCRCure Biological Technology Co Ltd., Guangdong, China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551
- TCRCure Biological Technology Co Ltd., Guangdong, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Tianjin Union Medical Center, State Key Laboratory of Medicinal Chemical Biology, Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Tianjin for Medical Epigenetics, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Biology Education and College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Bora P, Gahurova L, Hauserova A, Stiborova M, Collier R, Potěšil D, Zdráhal Z, Bruce AW. DDX21 is a p38-MAPK-sensitive nucleolar protein necessary for mouse preimplantation embryo development and cell-fate specification. Open Biol 2021; 11:210092. [PMID: 34255976 PMCID: PMC8277471 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.210092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Successful navigation of the mouse preimplantation stages of development, during which three distinct blastocyst lineages are derived, represents a prerequisite for continued development. We previously identified a role for p38-mitogen-activated kinases (p38-MAPK) regulating blastocyst inner cell mass (ICM) cell fate, specifically primitive endoderm (PrE) differentiation, that is intimately linked to rRNA precursor processing, polysome formation and protein translation regulation. Here, we develop this work by assaying the role of DEAD-box RNA helicase 21 (DDX21), a known regulator of rRNA processing, in the context of p38-MAPK regulation of preimplantation mouse embryo development. We show nuclear DDX21 protein is robustly expressed from the 16-cell stage, becoming exclusively nucleolar during blastocyst maturation, a localization dependent on active p38-MAPK. siRNA-mediated clonal Ddx21 knockdown within developing embryos is associated with profound cell-autonomous and non-autonomous proliferation defects and reduced blastocyst volume, by the equivalent peri-implantation blastocyst stage. Moreover, ICM residing Ddx21 knockdown clones express the EPI marker NANOG but rarely express the PrE differentiation marker GATA4. These data contribute further significance to the emerging importance of lineage-specific translation regulation, as identified for p38-MAPK, during mouse preimplantation development.
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- Pablo Bora
- Laboratory of Early Mammalian Developmental Biology (LEMDB), Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Early Mammalian Developmental Biology (LEMDB), Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic.,Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Germ Cells, Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics, CAS, Rumburská 89, 27721 Liběchov, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Early Mammalian Developmental Biology (LEMDB), Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Early Mammalian Developmental Biology (LEMDB), Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Early Mammalian Developmental Biology (LEMDB), Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Early Mammalian Developmental Biology (LEMDB), Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, 37005 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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p38-MAPK-mediated translation regulation during early blastocyst development is required for primitive endoderm differentiation in mice. Commun Biol 2021; 4:788. [PMID: 34172827 PMCID: PMC8233355 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-02290-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Successful specification of the two mouse blastocyst inner cell mass (ICM) lineages (the primitive endoderm (PrE) and epiblast) is a prerequisite for continued development and requires active fibroblast growth factor 4 (FGF4) signaling. Previously, we identified a role for p38 mitogen-activated protein kinases (p38-MAPKs) during PrE differentiation, but the underlying mechanisms have remained unresolved. Here, we report an early blastocyst window of p38-MAPK activity that is required to regulate ribosome-related gene expression, rRNA precursor processing, polysome formation and protein translation. We show that p38-MAPK inhibition-induced PrE phenotypes can be partially rescued by activating the translational regulator mTOR. However, similar PrE phenotypes associated with extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) pathway inhibition targeting active FGF4 signaling are not affected by mTOR activation. These data indicate a specific role for p38-MAPKs in providing a permissive translational environment during mouse blastocyst PrE differentiation that is distinct from classically reported FGF4-based mechanisms.
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Charpigny G, Marquant-Le Guienne B, Richard C, Adenot P, Dubois O, Gélin V, Peynot N, Daniel N, Brochard V, Nuttinck F. PGE2 Supplementation of Oocyte Culture Media Improves the Developmental and Cryotolerance Performance of Bovine Blastocysts Derived From a Serum-Free in vitro Production System, Mirroring the Inner Cell Mass Transcriptome. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:672948. [PMID: 34164396 PMCID: PMC8215579 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.672948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The culture media used throughout the in vitro production (IVP) of bovine embryos remain complex. The serum added to culture media in order to improve embryo development negatively impacts the cryotolerance of blastocysts. Periconceptional prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) signaling is known to exert prosurvival effects on in vitro-generated blastocysts. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects on developmental and cryotolerance performance of a serum-free (SF) IVP system that included defined oocyte culture media supplemented or not with PGE2, versus serum-containing (SC) IVP. RNA-sequencing analysis was used to examine the gene expression of ICM derived under the different IVP conditions. We assessed the degree of cryotolerance of grade-I blastocysts during a three-day post-thaw culture by measuring survival and hatching rates, counting trophectoderm and inner cell mass (ICM) blastomere numbers. We also determined the proportion of ICM cells expressing octamer-binding transcription factor 4 protein (OCT4/POU5F1). We showed that grade-I blastocyst development rates under SF + PGE2 conditions were similar to those obtained under SC conditions, although the cleavage rate remained significantly lower. SC IVP conditions induced changes to ICM gene expression relative to several metabolic processes, catabolic activities, cell death and apoptosis. These alterations were associated with significantly higher levels of ICM cell death at day 7 post-fertilization, and lower survival and hatching rates after thawing. SF IVP conditions supplemented or not with PGE2 induced changes to ICM gene expression related to DNA replication, metabolism and double-strand break repair processes, and were associated with significantly larger ICM cell populations after thawing. SF + PGE2 IVP induced changes to ICM gene expression related to epigenetic regulation and were associated with a significantly higher proportion of ICM cells expressing OCT4. For the first time, our study thus offers a comprehensive analysis of the ICM transcriptome regulated by IVP culture conditions in terms of the cellular changes revealed during culture for three days after thawing.
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- Gilles Charpigny
- UVSQ, INRAE, BREED, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France.,Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, BREED, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- UVSQ, INRAE, BREED, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France.,Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, BREED, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- UVSQ, INRAE, BREED, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France.,Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, BREED, Maisons-Alfort, France.,INRAE, MIMA2, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- UVSQ, INRAE, BREED, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France.,Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, BREED, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- UVSQ, INRAE, BREED, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France.,Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, BREED, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- UVSQ, INRAE, BREED, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France.,Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, BREED, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- UVSQ, INRAE, BREED, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France.,Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, BREED, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- UVSQ, INRAE, BREED, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France.,Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, BREED, Maisons-Alfort, France
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- UVSQ, INRAE, BREED, Université Paris-Saclay, Jouy-en-Josas, France.,Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, BREED, Maisons-Alfort, France
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Drastichova Z, Rudajev V, Pallag G, Novotny J. Proteome profiling of different rat brain regions reveals the modulatory effect of prolonged maternal separation on proteins involved in cell death-related processes. Biol Res 2021; 54:4. [PMID: 33557947 PMCID: PMC7871601 DOI: 10.1186/s40659-021-00327-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Early-life stress in the form of maternal separation can be associated with alterations in offspring neurodevelopment and brain functioning. Here, we aimed to investigate the potential impact of prolonged maternal separation on proteomic profiling of prefrontal cortex, hippocampus and cerebellum of juvenile and young adult rats. A special attention was devoted to proteins involved in the process of cell death and redox state maintenance. Methods Long-Evans pups were separated from their mothers for 3 h daily over the first 3 weeks of life (during days 2–21 of age). Brain tissue samples collected from juvenile (22-day-old) and young adult (90-day-old) rats were used for label-free quantitative (LFQ) proteomic analysis. In parallel, selected oxidative stress markers and apoptosis-related proteins were assessed biochemically and by Western blot, respectively. Results In total, 5526 proteins were detected in our proteomic analysis of rat brain tissue. Approximately one tenth of them (586 proteins) represented those involved in cell death processes or regulation of oxidative stress balance. Prolonged maternal separation caused changes in less than half of these proteins (271). The observed alterations in protein expression levels were age-, sex- and brain region-dependent. Interestingly, the proteins detected by mass spectrometry that are known to be involved in the maintenance of redox state were not markedly altered. Accordingly, we did not observe any significant differences between selected oxidative stress markers, such as the levels of hydrogen peroxide, reduced glutathione, protein carbonylation and lipid peroxidation in brain samples from rats that underwent maternal separation and from the corresponding controls. On the other hand, a number of changes were found in cell death-associated proteins, mainly in those involved in the apoptotic and autophagic pathways. However, there were no detectable alterations in the levels of cleaved products of caspases or Bcl-2 family members. Taken together, these data indicate that the apoptotic and autophagic cell death pathways were not activated by maternal separation either in adolescent or young adult rats. Conclusion Prolonged maternal separation can distinctly modulate expression profiles of proteins associated with cell death pathways in prefrontal cortex, hippocampus and cerebellum of juvenile rats and the consequences of early-life stress may last into adulthood and likely participate in variations in stress reactivity. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40659-021-00327-5.
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- Zdenka Drastichova
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Transcriptomic analysis of early stages of intestinal regeneration in Holothuria glaberrima. Sci Rep 2021; 11:346. [PMID: 33431961 PMCID: PMC7801731 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-79436-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Echinoderms comprise a group of animals with impressive regenerative capabilities. They can replace complex internal organs following injury or autotomy. In holothurians or sea cucumbers, cellular processes of intestinal regeneration have been extensively studied. The molecular machinery behind this faculty, however, remains to be understood. Here we assembled and annotated a de novo transcriptome using RNA-seq data consisting of regenerating and non-regenerating intestinal tissues from the sea cucumber Holothuria glaberrima. Comparisons of differential expression were made using the mesentery as a reference against 24 h and 3 days regenerating intestine, revealing a large number of differentially expressed transcripts. Gene ontology and pathway enrichment analysis showed evidence of increasing transcriptional activity. Further analysis of transcripts associated with transcription factors revealed diverse expression patterns with mechanisms involving developmental and cancer-related activity that could be related to the regenerative process. Our study demonstrates the broad and diversified gene expression profile during the early stages of the process using the mesentery as the focal point of intestinal regeneration. It also establishes the genes that are the most important candidates in the cellular processes that underlie regenerative responses.
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Hsieh A, Pitarresi JR, Lerner J, Donahue G, Hsiehchen D, Rustgi AK, Zaret K. Growth of pancreatic cancers with hemizygous chromosomal 17p loss of MYBBP1A can be preferentially targeted by PARP inhibitors. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2020; 6:eabc4517. [PMID: 33277249 PMCID: PMC7821900 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abc4517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2020] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Here, we selectively target pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) cells harboring a hemizygous gene essential for cell growth. MYB binding protein 1A (MYBBP1A), encoding a chromatin-bound protein, is hemizygous in most of the PDAC due to a chromosome 17p deletion that also spans TP53 We find that hemizygous MYBBP1A loss in isogenic PDAC cells promotes tumorigenesis but, paradoxically, homozygous MYBBP1A loss is associated with impaired cell growth and decreased tumorigenesis. Poly-adenosine 5'-diphosphate-ribose polymerase 1 (PARP1) interacts with MYBBP1A and displaces it from chromatin. Small molecules, such as olaparib, that trap PARP1 to chromatin are able to evict the minimal pool of chromatin-bound MYBBP1A protein in MYBBP1A hemizygous cells and impair cell growth, greater than its impact on wild-type cells. Our findings reveal how a cell essential gene with one allele lost in cancer cells can be preferentially susceptible to a specific molecular therapy, when compared to wild-type cells.
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- Antony Hsieh
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, PA 19104-5157, USA
- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, PA 19104-5157, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, PA 19104-5157, USA
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, PA 19104-5157, USA
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, PA 19104-5157, USA
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
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- Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, NY 10032, USA
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- Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, PA 19104-5157, USA.
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Albuquerque-Souza E, Schulte F, Chen T, Hardt M, Hasturk H, Van Dyke TE, Holzhausen M, Kantarci A. Maresin-1 and Resolvin E1 Promote Regenerative Properties of Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells Under Inflammatory Conditions. Front Immunol 2020; 11:585530. [PMID: 33101318 PMCID: PMC7546375 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.585530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Maresin-1 (MaR1) and Resolvin E1 (RvE1) are specialized pro-resolving lipid mediators (SPMs) that regulate inflammatory processes. We have previously demonstrated the hard and soft tissue regenerative capacity of RvE1 in an in vivo model of the periodontal disease characterized by inflammatory tissue destruction. Regeneration of periodontal tissues requires a well-orchestrated process mediated by periodontal ligament stem cells. However, limited data are available on how SPMs can regulate the regenerative properties of human periodontal ligament stem cells (hPDLSCs) under inflammatory conditions. Thus, we measured the impact of MaR1 and RvE1 in an in vitro model of hPDLSC under stimulation with IL-1β and TNF-α by evaluating pluripotency, migration, viability/cell death, periodontal ligament markers (α-smooth muscle actin, tenomodulin, and periostin), cementogenic-osteogenic differentiation, and phosphoproteomic perturbations. The data showed that the pro-inflammatory milieu suppresses pluripotency, viability, and migration of hPDLSCs; MaR1 and RvE1 both restored regenerative capacity by increasing hPDLSC viability, accelerating wound healing/migration, and up-regulating periodontal ligament markers and cementogenic-osteogenic differentiation. Protein phosphorylation perturbations were associated with the SPM-induced regenerative capacity of hPDLSCs. Together, these results demonstrate that MaR1 and RvE1 restore or improve the regenerative properties of highly specialized stem cells when inflammation is present and offer opportunities for direct pharmacologic treatment of lost tissue integrity.
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- Emmanuel Albuquerque-Souza
- The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, United States.,Division of Periodontics, Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, United States.,Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
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- The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, United States
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- The Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA, United States.,Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, United States
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- Division of Periodontics, Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Diretto G, Frusciante S, Fabbri C, Schauer N, Busta L, Wang Z, Matas AJ, Fiore A, K.C. Rose J, Fernie AR, Jetter R, Mattei B, Giovannoni J, Giuliano G. Manipulation of β-carotene levels in tomato fruits results in increased ABA content and extended shelf life. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2020; 18:1185-1199. [PMID: 31646753 PMCID: PMC7152610 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2019] [Revised: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Tomato fruit ripening is controlled by the hormone ethylene and by a group of transcription factors, acting upstream of ethylene. During ripening, the linear carotene lycopene accumulates at the expense of cyclic carotenoids. Fruit-specific overexpression of LYCOPENE β-CYCLASE (LCYb) resulted in increased β-carotene (provitamin A) content. Unexpectedly, LCYb-overexpressing fruits also exhibited a diverse array of ripening phenotypes, including delayed softening and extended shelf life. These phenotypes were accompanied, at the biochemical level, by an increase in abscisic acid (ABA) content, decreased ethylene production, increased density of cell wall material containing linear pectins with a low degree of methylation, and a thicker cuticle with a higher content of cutin monomers and triterpenoids. The levels of several primary metabolites and phenylpropanoid compounds were also altered in the transgenic fruits, which could be attributed to delayed fruit ripening and/or to ABA. Network correlation analysis and pharmacological experiments with the ABA biosynthesis inhibitor, abamine, indicated that altered ABA levels were a direct effect of the increased β-carotene content and were in turn responsible for the extended shelf life phenotype. Thus, manipulation of β-carotene levels results in an improvement not only of the nutritional value of tomato fruits, but also of their shelf life.
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- Gianfranco Diretto
- Italian national Agency for New technologies, Energy, and Sustainable Development (ENEA)Casaccia Research CenterRomaItaly
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- Italian national Agency for New technologies, Energy, and Sustainable Development (ENEA)Casaccia Research CenterRomaItaly
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- Department of Biology and BiotechnologySapienza University of RomeRomeItaly
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- Max‐Planck‐Institut für Molekulare PflanzenphysiologiePotsdam‐GolmGermany
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBCCanada
- Center for Plant Science Innovation and Department of BiochemistryUniversity of Nebraska–LincolnLincolnNEUSA
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- Department of BotanyUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBCCanada
- College of AgronomyNorthwest A&F UniversityYanglingChina
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- Plant Biology SectionSchool of Integrative Plant ScienceCornell UniversityIthacaNYUSA
- Department of Plant BiologyInstitute for Mediterranean and Subtropical Horticulture “La Mayora” (IHSM‐UMA‐CSIC)University of MálagaMálagaSpain
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- Italian national Agency for New technologies, Energy, and Sustainable Development (ENEA)Casaccia Research CenterRomaItaly
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- Plant Biology SectionSchool of Integrative Plant ScienceCornell UniversityIthacaNYUSA
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- Max‐Planck‐Institut für Molekulare PflanzenphysiologiePotsdam‐GolmGermany
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- Department of ChemistryUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBCCanada
- Department of BotanyUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverBCCanada
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- Department of Biology and BiotechnologySapienza University of RomeRomeItaly
- Department of Health, Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of L'AquilaL'AquilaItaly
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture–Agricultural Research ServiceRobert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and HealthIthacaNYUSA
- Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant ResearchCornell UniversityIthacaNYUSA
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- Italian national Agency for New technologies, Energy, and Sustainable Development (ENEA)Casaccia Research CenterRomaItaly
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The Tumor Suppressor Roles of MYBBP1A, a Major Contributor to Metabolism Plasticity and Stemness. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12010254. [PMID: 31968688 PMCID: PMC7017249 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12010254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The MYB binding protein 1A (MYBBP1A, also known as p160) acts as a co-repressor of multiple transcription factors involved in many physiological processes. Therefore, MYBBP1A acts as a tumor suppressor in multiple aspects related to cell physiology, most of them very relevant for tumorigenesis. We explored the different roles of MYBBP1A in different aspects of cancer, such as mitosis, cellular senescence, epigenetic regulation, cell cycle, metabolism plasticity and stemness. We especially reviewed the relationships between MYBBP1A, the inhibitory role it plays by binding and inactivating c-MYB and its regulation of PGC-1α, leading to an increase in the stemness and the tumor stem cell population. In addition, MYBBP1A causes the activation of PGC-1α directly and indirectly through c-MYB, inducing the metabolic change from glycolysis to oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS). Therefore, the combination of these two effects caused by the decreased expression of MYBBP1A provides a selective advantage to tumor cells. Interestingly, this only occurs in cells lacking pVHL. Finally, the loss of MYBBP1A occurs in 8%–9% of renal tumors. tumors, and this subpopulation could be studied as a possible target of therapies using inhibitors of mitochondrial respiration.
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Ramos-Sáenz A, González-Álvarez D, Rodríguez-Galán O, Rodríguez-Gil A, Gaspar SG, Villalobo E, Dosil M, de la Cruz J. Pol5 is an essential ribosome biogenesis factor required for 60S ribosomal subunit maturation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2019; 25:1561-1575. [PMID: 31413149 PMCID: PMC6795146 DOI: 10.1261/rna.072116.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
Abstract
In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, more than 250 trans-acting factors are involved in the maturation of 40S and 60S ribosomal subunits. The expression of most of these factors is transcriptionally coregulated to ensure correct ribosome production under a wide variety of environmental and intracellular conditions. Here, we identified the essential nucleolar Pol5 protein as a novel trans-acting factor required for the synthesis of 60S ribosomal subunits. Pol5 weakly and/or transiently associates with early to medium pre-60S ribosomal particles. Depletion of and temperature-sensitive mutations in Pol5 result in a deficiency of 60S ribosomal subunits and accumulation of half-mer polysomes. Both processing of 27SB pre-rRNA to mature 25S rRNA and release of pre-60S ribosomal particles from the nucle(ol)us to the cytoplasm are impaired in the Pol5-depleted strain. Moreover, we identified the genes encoding ribosomal proteins uL23 and eL27A as multicopy suppressors of the slow growth of a temperature-sensitive pol5 mutant. These results suggest that Pol5 could function in ensuring the correct folding of 25S rRNA domain III; thus, favoring the correct assembly of these two ribosomal proteins at their respective binding sites into medium pre-60S ribosomal particles. Pol5 is homologous to the human tumor suppressor Myb-binding protein 1A (MYBBP1A). However, expression of MYBBP1A failed to complement the lethal phenotype of a pol5 null mutant strain though interfered with 60S ribosomal subunit biogenesis.
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- Ana Ramos-Sáenz
- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, E-41013, Seville, Spain
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, E-41012, Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, E-41013, Seville, Spain
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, E-41012, Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, E-41013, Seville, Spain
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, E-41012, Seville, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, E-41013, Seville, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación del Cáncer and Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer, CSIC-Universidad de Salamanca, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Cáncer (CIBERONC), CSIC-Universidad de Salamanca, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, E-41013, Seville, Spain
- Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, E-41012, Seville, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación del Cáncer and Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular del Cáncer, CSIC-Universidad de Salamanca, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red en Cáncer (CIBERONC), CSIC-Universidad de Salamanca, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Salamanca, E-37007, Salamanca, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Universidad de Sevilla, E-41013, Seville, Spain
- Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, E-41012, Seville, Spain
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Spiniello M, Steinbrink MI, Cesnik AJ, Miller RM, Scalf M, Shortreed MR, Smith LM. Comprehensive in vivo identification of the c-Myc mRNA protein interactome using HyPR-MS. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2019; 25:1337-1352. [PMID: 31296583 PMCID: PMC6800478 DOI: 10.1261/rna.072157.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
Proteins bind mRNA through their entire life cycle from transcription to degradation. We analyzed c-Myc mRNA protein interactors in vivo using the HyPR-MS method to capture the crosslinked mRNA by hybridization and then analyzed the bound proteins using mass spectrometry proteomics. Using HyPR-MS, 229 c-Myc mRNA-binding proteins were identified, confirming previously proposed interactors, suggesting new interactors, and providing information related to the roles and pathways known to involve c-Myc. We performed structural and functional analysis of these proteins and validated our findings with a combination of RIP-qPCR experiments, in vitro results released in past studies, publicly available RIP- and eCLIP-seq data, and results from software tools for predicting RNA-protein interactions.
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- Michele Spiniello
- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
- Department of Medicine of Precision, University of Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples 80138, Italy
- Division of Immuno-Hematology and Transfusion Medicine, Cardarelli Hospital, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Felipe-Abrio B, Verdugo-Sivianes EM, Carnero A. c-MYB- and PGC1a-dependent metabolic switch induced by MYBBP1A loss in renal cancer. Mol Oncol 2019; 13:1519-1533. [PMID: 31066170 PMCID: PMC6599841 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.12499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2019] [Accepted: 05/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The tumor microenvironment may alter the original tumorigenic potential of tumor cells. Under harsh environmental conditions, genetic alterations conferring selective advantages may initiate the growth of tumor subclones, providing new opportunities for these tumors to grow. We performed a genetic loss-of-function screen to identify genetic alterations able to promote tumor cell growth in the absence of glucose. We identified that downregulation of MYBBP1A increases tumorigenic properties under nonpermissive conditions. MYBBP1A downregulation simultaneously activates PGC1α, directly by alleviating direct repression and indirectly by increasing PGC1α mRNA levels through c-MYB, leading to a metabolic switch from glycolysis to OXPHOS and increased tumorigenesis in low-glucose microenvironments. We have also identified reduced MYBBP1A expression in human renal tumor samples, which show high expression levels of genes involved in oxidative metabolism. In summary, our data support the role of MYBBP1A as a tumor suppressor by regulating c-MYB and PGC1α. Therefore, loss of MYBBP1A increases adaptability spanning of tumors through metabolic switch.
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- Blanca Felipe-Abrio
- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío (HUVR), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain.,CIBER de Cáncer, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío (HUVR), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain.,CIBER de Cáncer, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS), Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío (HUVR), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain.,CIBER de Cáncer, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Pavlovic S, Kotur N, Stankovic B, Zukic B, Gasic V, Dokmanovic L. Pharmacogenomic and Pharmacotranscriptomic Profiling of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Paving the Way to Personalized Treatment. Genes (Basel) 2019; 10:E191. [PMID: 30832275 PMCID: PMC6471971 DOI: 10.3390/genes10030191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2019] [Revised: 02/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Personalized medicine is focused on research disciplines which contribute to the individualization of therapy, like pharmacogenomics and pharmacotranscriptomics. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common malignancy of childhood. It is one of the pediatric malignancies with the highest cure rate, but still a lethal outcome due to therapy accounts for 1%⁻3% of deaths. Further improvement of treatment protocols is needed through the implementation of pharmacogenomics and pharmacotranscriptomics. Emerging high-throughput technologies, including microarrays and next-generation sequencing, have provided an enormous amount of molecular data with the potential to be implemented in childhood ALL treatment protocols. In the current review, we summarized the contribution of these novel technologies to the pharmacogenomics and pharmacotranscriptomics of childhood ALL. We have presented data on molecular markers responsible for the efficacy, side effects, and toxicity of the drugs commonly used for childhood ALL treatment, i.e., glucocorticoids, vincristine, asparaginase, anthracyclines, thiopurines, and methotrexate. Big data was generated using high-throughput technologies, but their implementation in clinical practice is poor. Research efforts should be focused on data analysis and designing prediction models using machine learning algorithms. Bioinformatics tools and the implementation of artificial i Lack of association of the CEP72 rs924607 TT genotype with intelligence are expected to open the door wide for personalized medicine in the clinical practice of childhood ALL.
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- Sonja Pavlovic
- Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Laboratory for Molecular Biomedicine, Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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- University Children's Hospital, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
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Loss of MYBBP1A Induces Cancer Stem Cell Activity in Renal Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2019; 11:cancers11020235. [PMID: 30781655 PMCID: PMC6406377 DOI: 10.3390/cancers11020235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 02/03/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Tumors are cellular ecosystems where different populations and subpopulations of cells coexist. Among these cells, cancer stem cells (CSCs) are considered to be the origin of the tumor mass, being involved in metastasis and in the resistance to conventional therapies. Furthermore, tumor cells have an enormous plasticity and a phenomenon of de-differentiation of mature tumor cells to CSCs may occur. Therefore, it is essential to identify genetic alterations that cause the de-differentiation of mature tumor cells to CSCs for the future design of therapeutic strategies. In this study, we characterized the role of MYBBP1A by experiments in cell lines, xenografts and human tumor samples. We have found that MYBBP1A downregulation increases c-MYB (Avian myeloblastosis viral oncogene homolog) activity, leading to a rise in the stem-like cell population. We identified that the downregulation of MYBBP1A increases tumorigenic properties, in vitro and in vivo, in renal carcinoma cell lines that express high levels of c-MYB exclusively. Moreover, in a cohort of renal tumors, MYBBP1A is downregulated or lost in a significant percentage of tumors correlating with poor patient prognosis and a metastatic tendency. Our data support the role of MYBBP1A as a tumor suppressor by repressing c-MYB, acting as an important regulator of the plasticity of tumor cells.
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Chang C, Xi L, Zhang J, Zhao W, Liu Z, Guo J, Xu C. Roles of Cyclin A, Myc, Jun and Ppm1l in tumourigenic transformation of NIH3T3 cell. J Genet 2018; 97:1155-1168. [PMID: 30555065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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To analyse the mechanism of tumourigenic transformation of NIH3T3 cells at the transcriptional level, we used cancerogen 3-methylcholanthrene (3-MCA) and cancerogenic substance phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA) to transform NIH3T3 cells and the assessment of transformation was performed using Giemsa staining and methylcellulose colony formation assay. Changes in gene expression profile were detected by Mouse Genome 430 2.0 microarray; and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and Western blotting were used to verify the expression changes of mRNAs and proteins, respectively. With the aid of bioinformatics method, five signalling pathways were identified to participate in different stages of NIH3T3 cell transformation. Further, our study suggested that oncogenes Cyclin A, Myc, Jun and the tumour suppressor gene Ppm1l may play important roles in these pathways.
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- Cuifang Chang
- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, People's Republic of China.
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Abaji R, Gagné V, Xu CJ, Spinella JF, Ceppi F, Laverdière C, Leclerc JM, Sallan SE, Neuberg D, Kutok JL, Silverman LB, Sinnett D, Krajinovic M. Whole-exome sequencing identified genetic risk factors for asparaginase-related complications in childhood ALL patients. Oncotarget 2018; 8:43752-43767. [PMID: 28574850 PMCID: PMC5546438 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.17959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Allergy, pancreatitis and thrombosis are common side-effects of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treatment that are associated with the use of asparaginase (ASNase), a key component in most ALL treatment protocols. Starting with predicted functional germline variants obtained through whole-exome sequencing (WES) data of the Quebec childhood ALL cohort we performed exome-wide association studies with ASNase-related toxicities. A subset of top-ranking variants was further confirmed by genotyping (N=302) followed by validation in an independent replication group (N=282); except for thrombosis which was not available for that dataset. SNPs in 12 genes were associated with ASNase complications in discovery cohort including 3 that were associated with allergy, 3 with pancreatitis and 6 with thrombosis. The risk was further increased through combined SNPs effect (p≤0.002), suggesting synergistic interactions between the SNPs identified in each of the studied toxicities. Interestingly, rs3809849 in the MYBBP1A gene was associated with allergy (p= 0.0006), pancreatitis (p=0.002), thrombosis (p=0.02), event-free survival (p=0.02) and overall survival (p=0.003). Furthermore, rs11556218 in IL16 and rs34708521 in SPEF2 were both associated with thrombosis (p=0.01 and p=0.03, respectively) and pancreatitis (p=0.02). The association of SNPs in MYBBP1A, SPEF2 and IL16 geneswith pancreatitis was replicated in the validation cohort (p ≤0.05) as well as in combined cohort (p=0.0003, p=0.008 and p=0.02, respectively). The synergistic effect of combining risk loci had the highest power to predict the development of pancreatitis in both cohorts and was further potentiated in the combined cohort (p=1×10-8). The present work demonstrates that using WES data is a successful “hypothesis-free” strategy for identifying significant genetic markers modulating the effect of the treatment in childhood ALL.
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- Rachid Abaji
- Research Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Pharmacology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Research Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Research Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Research Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Research Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Research Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.,Division of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA.,Division of Hematology/Oncology, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Research Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Research Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada.,Department of Pharmacology, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Chen Z, Cao H, Lu Y, Ren Q, Sun L. DNA polymerase 5 acetylation by Eso1 is essential for Schizosaccharomyces pombe viability. Int J Mol Med 2017; 40:1907-1913. [PMID: 29039458 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2017.3192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Eco1/Eso1 protein plays an important role in chromosome segregation, DNA repair and gene regulation. Eco1 mutation induces Roberts syndrome clinically and rDNA transcription disorders in vivo. In this study, we examined the role of Eso1 protein binding to polymerase 5 (Pol5) and the acetylation of Pol5 protein in the regulation of Schizosaccharomyces pombe (S. pombe) viability. Immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry assays identified Eso1 protein binding to Cdc2, Pol5 and Cdc21, as well as other proteins. Pol5 protein specifically bound to Eso1 protein, but not to the Rad30 part or Rad30 part plus the additional zinc finger domain of Eco1 protein. Mass spectrometry data further identified several acetylation or trimethylation modification sites in the lysine residues of the Pol5 protein. However, the mutation of the Pol5 K47 site to arginine was lethal to S. pombe. Eso1 protein was able to acetylate Pol5 protein and mediate S. pombe viability. On the whole, our data indicate that the Eso1 interaction with Pol5 which acetylates Pol5 protein is essential for S. pombe viability.
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- Zhiming Chen
- Department of Forensic Pathology, Basic Medical College, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Jilin 130021, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Jilin 130021, P.R. China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, Basic Medical College, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Jilin 130021, P.R. China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, Basic Medical College, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Jilin 130021, P.R. China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, Basic Medical College, The First Hospital, Jilin University, Jilin 130021, P.R. China
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Komatsu T, Robinson DR, Hisaoka M, Ueshima S, Okuwaki M, Nagata K, Wodrich H. Tracking adenovirus genomes identifies morphologically distinct late DNA replication compartments. Traffic 2016; 17:1168-1180. [PMID: 27492875 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Revised: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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In adenoviral virions, the genome is organized into a chromatin-like structure by viral basic core proteins. Consequently viral DNAs must be replicated, chromatinized and packed into progeny virions in infected cells. Although viral DNA replication centers can be visualized by virtue of viral and cellular factors, the spatiotemporal regulation of viral genomes during subsequent steps remains to be elucidated. In this study, we used imaging analyses to examine the fate of adenoviral genomes and to track newly replicated viral DNA as well as replication-related factors. We show de novo formation of a subnuclear domain, which we termed Virus-induced Post-Replication (ViPR) body, that emerges concomitantly with or immediately after disintegration of initial replication centers. Using a nucleoside analogue, we show that viral genomes continue being synthesized in morphologically distinct replication compartments at the periphery of ViPR bodies and are then transported inward. In addition, we identified a nucleolar protein Mybbp1a as a molecular marker for ViPR bodies, which specifically associated with viral core protein VII. In conclusion, our work demonstrates the formation of previously uncharacterized viral DNA replication compartments specific for late phases of infection that produce progeny viral genomes accumulating in ViPR bodies.
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- Tetsuro Komatsu
- Microbiologie Fondamentale et Pathogénicité, MFP CNRS UMR 5234, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.,Department of Infection Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Microbiologie Fondamentale et Pathogénicité, MFP CNRS UMR 5234, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Infection Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Infection Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Infection Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Department of Infection Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
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- Microbiologie Fondamentale et Pathogénicité, MFP CNRS UMR 5234, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
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Jiménez-Barrón LT, O'Rawe JA, Wu Y, Yoon M, Fang H, Iossifov I, Lyon GJ. Genome-wide variant analysis of simplex autism families with an integrative clinical-bioinformatics pipeline. Cold Spring Harb Mol Case Stud 2016; 1:a000422. [PMID: 27148569 PMCID: PMC4850892 DOI: 10.1101/mcs.a000422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of developmental disabilities that affect social interaction and communication and are characterized by repetitive behaviors. There is now a large body of evidence that suggests a complex role of genetics in ASDs, in which many different loci are involved. Although many current population-scale genomic studies have been demonstrably fruitful, these studies generally focus on analyzing a limited part of the genome or use a limited set of bioinformatics tools. These limitations preclude the analysis of genome-wide perturbations that may contribute to the development and severity of ASD-related phenotypes. To overcome these limitations, we have developed and utilized an integrative clinical and bioinformatics pipeline for generating a more complete and reliable set of genomic variants for downstream analyses. Our study focuses on the analysis of three simplex autism families consisting of one affected child, unaffected parents, and one unaffected sibling. All members were clinically evaluated and widely phenotyped. Genotyping arrays and whole-genome sequencing were performed on each member, and the resulting sequencing data were analyzed using a variety of available bioinformatics tools. We searched for rare variants of putative functional impact that were found to be segregating according to de novo, autosomal recessive, X-linked, mitochondrial, and compound heterozygote transmission models. The resulting candidate variants included three small heterozygous copy-number variations (CNVs), a rare heterozygous de novo nonsense mutation in MYBBP1A located within exon 1, and a novel de novo missense variant in LAMB3. Our work demonstrates how more comprehensive analyses that include rich clinical data and whole-genome sequencing data can generate reliable results for use in downstream investigations.
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- Laura T Jiménez-Barrón
- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA;; Centro de Ciencias Genómicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA;; Graduate Genetics Program, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA;; Graduate Genetics Program, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA
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- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA;; New York Genome Center, New York, New York 10013, USA
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- Stanley Institute for Cognitive Genomics, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, New York 11724, USA;; Graduate Genetics Program, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York 11794, USA;; Utah Foundation for Biomedical Research, Salt Lake City, Utah 84107, USA
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Groehler A, Villalta PW, Campbell C, Tretyakova N. Covalent DNA-Protein Cross-Linking by Phosphoramide Mustard and Nornitrogen Mustard in Human Cells. Chem Res Toxicol 2016; 29:190-202. [PMID: 26692166 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.5b00430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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N,N-Bis-(2-chloroethyl)-phosphorodiamidic acid (phosphoramide mustard, PM) and N,N-bis-(2-chloroethyl)-amine (nornitrogen mustard, NOR) are the two biologically active metabolites of cyclophosphamide, a DNA alkylating drug commonly used to treat lymphomas, breast cancer, certain brain cancers, and autoimmune diseases. PM and NOR are reactive bis-electrophiles capable of cross-linking cellular biomolecules to form covalent DNA-DNA and DNA-protein cross-links (DPCs). In the present work, a mass spectrometry-based proteomics approach was employed to characterize PM- and NOR-mediated DNA-protein cross-linking in human cells. Following treatment of human fibrosarcoma cells (HT1080) with cytotoxic concentrations of PM, over 130 proteins were found to be covalently trapped to DNA, including those involved in transcriptional regulation, RNA splicing/processing, chromatin organization, and protein transport. HPLC-ESI(+)-MS/MS analysis of proteolytic digests of DPC-containing DNA from NOR-treated cells revealed a concentration-dependent formation of N-[2-[cysteinyl]ethyl]-N-[2-(guan-7-yl)ethyl]amine (Cys-NOR-N7G) conjugates, confirming that it cross-links cysteine thiols of proteins to the N7 position of guanines in DNA. Cys-NOR-N7G adduct numbers were higher in NER-deficient xeroderma pigmentosum cells (XPA) as compared with repair proficient cells. Furthermore, both XPA and FANCD2 deficient cells were sensitized to PM treatment as compared to that of wild type cells, suggesting that Fanconi anemia and nucleotide excision repair pathways are involved in the removal of cyclophosphamide-induced DNA damage.
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- Arnold Groehler
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Department of Pharmacology, and §Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Department of Pharmacology, and §Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Department of Pharmacology, and §Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, ‡Department of Pharmacology, and §Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota , Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Kleszcz R, Paluszczak J, Baer-Dubowska W. Targeting aberrant cancer metabolism - The role of sirtuins. Pharmacol Rep 2015; 67:1068-80. [PMID: 26481524 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2015.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2014] [Revised: 03/27/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Cancer cells, as opposed to normal cells, generate energy by increasing aerobic glycolysis, which is a phenomenon called "the Warburg effect". An altered energy metabolism supporting continuous cell growth and proliferation was pointed to as the new "hallmark" of cancer cells. Several hypotheses have been proposed to explain the maintenance of this seemingly wasteful catabolic state. The epigenetic mechanisms which depend on the covalent modifications of both DNA and histones have recently emerged as important players in the regulation of glucose metabolism. The sirtuin family of histone deacetylases has emerged as important regulators of diverse physiological and pathological events, including cancer metabolism. Sirtuins 1-7 (SIRT1-7) belong to class III of histone deacetylase enzymes which are dependent on NAD(+) for activity. It was recently demonstrated that SIRT6 is a tumor suppressor that modulates aerobic glycolysis by repressing HIF1 transcription. Members of this family of enzymes are considered promising pharmaceutical targets for cancer treatment. This review highlights the major functions of sirtuins in relation to cancer metabolism and the possibilities of their activation and inhibition by small molecule drugs.
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- Robert Kleszcz
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland.
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Regulation and function of Myb-binding protein 1A (MYBBP1A) in cellular senescence and pathogenesis of head and neck cancer. Cancer Lett 2014; 358:191-199. [PMID: 25543088 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2014.12.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2014] [Revised: 12/16/2014] [Accepted: 12/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Myb-binding protein 1A (MYBBP1A) is a nucleolar protein implicated in stress response and carcinogenesis; however, its functional contribution to senescence remains elusive. In this study we show decreased MYBBP1A protein levels in tumor cells after treatment with etoposide, a potent inducer of DNA damage. Although silencing of MYBBP1A expression was not sufficient to induce senescence, it significantly increased the relative abundance of senescent cells after DNA damage. We found an inverse regulation of MYBBP1A and AKT phosphorylation (pAKT(Ser473)), which was characteristic for the pre-senescent state after etoposide administration in vitro. Tissue microarrays with tumor specimens from primary oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) patients (n = 61) by immunohistochemistry revealed a significant correlation between MYBBP1A(low)pAKT(Ser473)(high) staining pattern and shorter progression-free (p = 0.007) or overall survival (p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis showed that MYBBP1A(low)pAKT(Ser473)(high) staining pattern is an independent prognosticator for OPSCC. Taken together, our study points to a critical role of MYBBP1A in the regulation of senescence under genotoxic stress and that a MYBBP1A(low)AKT(Ser473)(high) staining pattern serves not only as a marker for the pre-senescent stage but also as an indicator of OPSCC patients at high risk for treatment failure.
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Nahálková J, Tomkinson B. TPPII, MYBBP1A and CDK2 form a protein–protein interaction network. Arch Biochem Biophys 2014; 564:128-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2014.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2014] [Revised: 09/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Stensen MH, Tanbo TG, Storeng R, Åbyholm T, Fedorcsak P. Fragmentation of human cleavage-stage embryos is related to the progression through meiotic and mitotic cell cycles. Fertil Steril 2014; 103:374-81.e4. [PMID: 25467039 DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.10.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Revised: 10/16/2014] [Accepted: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To study whether fragmentation of human embryos is related to the progression through meiotic and mitotic cell cycles. DESIGN This report consists of two observational studies. SETTING Not applicable. PATIENT(S) A total of 1,943 oocytes from 297 patients and 372 embryos from 100 patients were imaged in the Polscope instrument and monitored in the Embryoscope, respectively. INTERVENTION(S) Completion of the first meiotic division was determined by visualization of the meiotic metaphase II spindle in human oocytes, and the duration of the first three mitotic cell cycles was determined with time-lapse microscopy. The percentage of embryo fragmentation was recorded 42-45 hours after insemination. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S) Appearance of the meiotic spindle; durations of the first, second, and third mitoses. RESULT(S) Human embryos with a low degree of fragmentation (<10%) at 42-45 hours after insemination originated from oocytes with an early appearance of the meiotic spindle (mean 35.5 hours after hCG injection), early first mitosis (28.2 hours after insemination), late start of the second mitosis (38.0 hours after insemination), and a shorter duration of the third mitosis (1.1 hours). Highly fragmented embryos (>50% fragmentation) originated from oocytes with a late-appearing meiotic spindle (36.5 hours after hCG injection), delayed initiation of the first mitosis (29.8 hours after insemination), early start of the second mitosis (36.4 hours after insemination), and a longer duration of the third mitotic cell cycle (4.1 hours). CONCLUSION(S) The observed associations suggest that the process of fragmentation of in vitro-derived embryos was related to the progress of the meiotic and the mitotic cell cycles.
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- Mette Haug Stensen
- Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Women's Health, Women and Children's Division, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
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- Section of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Gynecology, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway; Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Women's Health, Women and Children's Division, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Obstetrics, Women and Children's Division, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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- Section of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Gynecology, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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Longobardi E, Penkov D, Mateos D, De Florian G, Torres M, Blasi F. Biochemistry of the tale transcription factors PREP, MEIS, and PBX in vertebrates. Dev Dyn 2014; 243:59-75. [PMID: 23873833 PMCID: PMC4232920 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.24016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Revised: 06/19/2013] [Accepted: 07/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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TALE (three amino acids loop extension) homeodomain transcription factors are required in various steps of embryo development, in many adult physiological functions, and are involved in important pathologies. This review focuses on the PREP, MEIS, and PBX sub-families of TALE factors and aims at giving information on their biochemical properties, i.e., structure, interactors, and interaction surfaces. Members of the three sets of protein form dimers in which the common partner is PBX but they can also directly interact with other proteins forming higher-order complexes, in particular HOX. Finally, recent advances in determining the genome-wide DNA-binding sites of PREP1, MEIS1, and PBX1, and their partial correspondence with the binding sites of some HOX proteins, are reviewed. These studies have generated a few general rules that can be applied to all members of the three gene families. PREP and MEIS recognize slightly different consensus sequences: PREP prefers to bind to promoters and to have PBX as a DNA-binding partner; MEIS prefers HOX as partner, and both PREP and MEIS drive PBX to their own binding sites. This outlines the clear individuality of the PREP and MEIS proteins, the former mostly devoted to basic cellular functions, the latter more to developmental functions.
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- E Longobardi
- Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare (IFOM), Milano, Italy
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Karim MF, Yoshizawa T, Sato Y, Sawa T, Tomizawa K, Akaike T, Yamagata K. Inhibition of H3K18 deacetylation of Sirt7 by Myb-binding protein 1a (Mybbp1a). Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013; 441:157-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2013] [Accepted: 10/07/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Martí-Massó JF, Bergareche A, Makarov V, Ruiz-Martinez J, Gorostidi A, López de Munain A, Poza JJ, Striano P, Buxbaum JD, Paisán-Ruiz C. The ACMSD gene, involved in tryptophan metabolism, is mutated in a family with cortical myoclonus, epilepsy, and parkinsonism. J Mol Med (Berl) 2013; 91:1399-406. [PMID: 23955123 DOI: 10.1007/s00109-013-1075-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2013] [Revised: 07/02/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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UNLABELLED Familial cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy is a phenotypically and genetically heterogeneous autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the presence of cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy that is often accompanied by additional neurological features. Despite the numerous familial studies performed and the number of loci identified, there is no gene associated with this syndrome. It is expected that through the application of novel genomic technologies, such as whole exome sequencing and whole genome sequencing, a substantial number of novel genes will come to light in the coming years. In this study, we describe the identification of two disease-segregating mutations in a large family featuring cortical myoclonic tremor with epilepsy and parkinsonism. Due to the previous association of ACMSD deficiency with the development of epileptic seizures, we concluded that the identified nonsense mutation in the ACMSD gene, which encodes for a critical enzyme of the kynurenine pathway of the tryptophan metabolism, is the disease-segregating mutation most likely to be responsible for the phenotype described in our family. This finding not only reveals the identification of the first gene associated with familial cortical myoclonic tremor and epilepsy but also discloses the kynurenine pathway as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of this devastating syndrome. KEY MESSAGE ACMSD is mutated in a family with cortical myoclonus, epilepsy, and parkinsonism. ACMSD mutation contributes to the development of FCMTE QA accumulation is likely to play an important role in the pathogenesis of FCMTE. The kynurenine pathway as a potential drug target for the treatment of epilepsy.
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- Jose Felix Martí-Massó
- Biodonostia Research Institute, Neurosciences area, University of the Basque Country, EHU-UPV, San Sebastian, Gipuzkoa, Spain,
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