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Farinella R, Falchi F, Tavanti A, Tuoni C, Di Nino MG, Filippi L, Ciantelli M, Rizzato C, Campa D. The genetic variant SLC2A1 -rs1105297 is associated with the differential analgesic response to a glucose-based treatment in newborns. Pain 2024; 165:657-665. [PMID: 37703430 PMCID: PMC10859852 DOI: 10.1097/j.pain.0000000000003051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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ABSTRACT Neonatal pain is a critical issue in clinical practice. The oral administration of glucose-based solutions is currently one of the most common and effective nonpharmacologic strategies for neonatal pain relief in daily minor procedures. However, a varying degree of analgesic efficacy has been reported for this treatment. Environmental, maternal, and genetic factors may explain this variability and potentially allow for a personalized analgesic approach, maximizing therapeutic efficacy and preventing side effects. We investigated the exposome (ie, the set of clinical and anthropometric variables potentially affecting the response to the therapy) and the genetic variability of the noradrenaline transporter gene (solute carrier family 6 member 2 [ SLC6A2 ]) and 2 glucose transporter genes (solute carrier family 2 member 1 [ SLC2A1 ] and 2 [ SLC2A2 ]) in relation to the neonatal analgesic efficacy of a 33% glucose solution. The study population consisted in a homogeneous sample of more than 1400 healthy term newborns. No association for the exposome was observed, whereas a statistically significant association between the G allele of SLC2A1 -rs1105297 and a fourfold decreased probability of responding to the therapy was identified after multiple-testing correction (odds ratio of 3.98, 95% confidence interval 1.95-9.17; P = 4.05 × 10 -4 ). This allele decreases the expression of SLC2A1-AS1 , causing the upregulation of SLC2A1 in the dorsal striatum, which has been suggested to be involved in reward-related processes through the binding of opioids to the striatal mu-opioid receptors. Altogether, these results suggest the involvement of SLC2A1 in the analgesic process and highlight the importance of host genetics for defining personalized analgesic treatments.
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Neonatology, Santa Chiara Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Neonatology and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
- Centro Di Formazione e Simulazione Neonatale “NINA”, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Translational Research and of New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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Argueta CE, Figy C, Bouali S, Guo A, Yeung KC, Fenteany G. RKIP localizes to the nucleus through a bipartite nuclear localization signal and interaction with importin α to regulate mitotic progression. J Biol Chem 2023; 299:103023. [PMID: 36805338 PMCID: PMC10060766 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2023.103023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Raf kinase inhibitor protein (RKIP) is a multifunctional modulator of intracellular signal transduction. Although most of its functions have been considered cytosolic, we show here that the localization of RKIP is primarily nuclear in both growing and quiescent Madin-Darby canine kidney epithelial cells and in Cal-51 and BT-20 human breast cancer cells. We have identified a putative bipartite nuclear localization signal (NLS) in RKIP that maps to the surface of the protein surrounding a known regulatory region. Like classical NLS sequences, the putative NLS of RKIP is rich in arginine and lysine residues. Deletion of and point mutations in the putative NLS lead to decreased nuclear localization. Point mutation of all the basic residues in the putative NLS of RKIP particularly strongly reduces nuclear localization. We found consistent results in reexpression experiments with wildtype or mutant RKIP in RKIP-silenced cells. A fusion construct of the putative NLS of RKIP alone to a heterologous reporter protein leads to nuclear localization of the fusion protein, demonstrating that this sequence alone is sufficient for import into the nucleus. We found that RKIP interacts with the nuclear transport factor importin α in BT-20 and MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells, suggesting importin-mediated active nuclear translocation. Taken together, these findings suggest that a bipartite NLS in RKIP interacts with importin α for active transport of RKIP into the nucleus and that this process may be involved in the regulation of mitotic progression. Evaluating the biological function of nuclear localization of RKIP, we found that the presence of the putative NLS is important for the role of RKIP in mitotic checkpoint regulation in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells.
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- Christian E Argueta
- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Cell and Cancer Biology, University of Toledo College of Medicine, Toledo, Ohio, USA
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary; ELKH-SZTE Biomimetic Systems Research Group, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Szeged, Hungary.
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Activation of RKIP Binding ASC Attenuates Neuronal Pyroptosis and Brain Injury via Caspase-1/GSDMD Signaling Pathway After Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Mice. Transl Stroke Res 2022; 13:1037-1054. [PMID: 35355228 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-022-01009-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Pyroptosis has been proven to be responsible for secondary brain injury after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). A recent study reported that Raf kinase inhibitor protein (RKIP) inhibited assembly and activation of inflammasome in macrophages. Our present study aimed to investigate the effects of RKIP on inflammasome-mediated neuronal pyroptosis and underlying neuroprotective mechanisms in experimental ICH. Here, we showed that RKIP expression was decreased both in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from patients with ICH and in the peri-hematoma tissues after experimental ICH. In mouse ICH model, activation of RKIP remarkably improved neurological deficits, reduced brain water content and BBB disruption, and promoted hematoma absorption at 24 h after ICH, as well as alleviated neuronal degeneration, reduced membrane pore formation, and downregulated pyroptotic molecules NLRP3, caspase-1 P20, GSDMD-N, and mature IL-1β. Besides, RKIP activation decreased the number of caspase-1 P20-positive neurons after ICH. However, RKIP inhibitor reserved the neuroprotective effects of RKIP at 24 h following ICH. Moreover, RKIP could bind with ASC, then interrupt the assembly of NLRP3 inflammasome. Mechanistically, inhibiting the caspase-1 by VX-765 attenuated brain injury and suppressed neuronal pyroptosis after RKIP inhibitor-pretreated ICH. In conclusion, our findings indicated that activation of RKIP could attenuate neuronal pyroptosis and brain injury after ICH, to some extent, through ASC/Caspase-1/GSDMD pathway. Thus, RKIP may be a potential target to attenuate brain injury via its anti-pyroptosis effect after ICH.
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Parate S, Rampogu S, Lee G, Hong JC, Lee KW. Exploring the Binding Interaction of Raf Kinase Inhibitory Protein With the N-Terminal of C-Raf Through Molecular Docking and Molecular Dynamics Simulation. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:655035. [PMID: 34124147 PMCID: PMC8194344 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.655035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Protein-protein interactions are indispensable physiological processes regulating several biological functions. Despite the availability of structural information on protein-protein complexes, deciphering their complex topology remains an outstanding challenge. Raf kinase inhibitory protein (RKIP) has gained substantial attention as a favorable molecular target for numerous pathologies including cancer and Alzheimer’s disease. RKIP interferes with the RAF/MEK/ERK signaling cascade by endogenously binding with C-Raf (Raf-1 kinase) and preventing its activation. In the current investigation, the binding of RKIP with C-Raf was explored by knowledge-based protein-protein docking web-servers including HADDOCK and ZDOCK and a consensus binding mode of C-Raf/RKIP structural complex was obtained. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were further performed in an explicit solvent to sample the conformations for when RKIP binds to C-Raf. Some of the conserved interface residues were mutated to alanine, phenylalanine and leucine and the impact of mutations was estimated by additional MD simulations and MM/PBSA analysis for the wild-type (WT) and constructed mutant complexes. Substantial decrease in binding free energy was observed for the mutant complexes as compared to the binding free energy of WT C-Raf/RKIP structural complex. Furthermore, a considerable increase in average backbone root mean square deviation and fluctuation was perceived for the mutant complexes. Moreover, per-residue energy contribution analysis of the equilibrated simulation trajectory by HawkDock and ANCHOR web-servers was conducted to characterize the key residues for the complex formation. One residue each from C-Raf (Arg398) and RKIP (Lys80) were identified as the druggable “hot spots” constituting the core of the binding interface and corroborated by additional long-time scale (300 ns) MD simulation of Arg398Ala mutant complex. A notable conformational change in Arg398Ala mutant occurred near the mutation site as compared to the equilibrated C-Raf/RKIP native state conformation and an essential hydrogen bonding interaction was lost. The thirteen binding sites assimilated from the overall analysis were mapped onto the complex as surface and divided into active and allosteric binding sites, depending on their location at the interface. The acquired information on the predicted 3D structural complex and the detected sites aid as promising targets in designing novel inhibitors to block the C-Raf/RKIP interaction.
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- Shraddha Parate
- Division of Life Sciences, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center (PMBBRC), Research Institute of Natural Science (RINS), Gyeongsang National University (GNU), Jinju, Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center (PMBBRC), Department of Bio and Medical Big Data (BK21 Four Program), Research Institute of Natural Science (RINS), Gyeongsang National University (GNU), Jinju, Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center (PMBBRC), Research Institute of Natural Science (RINS), Gyeongsang National University (GNU), Jinju, Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus), Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center (PMBBRC), Research Institute of Natural Science (RINS), Gyeongsang National University (GNU), Jinju, Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology Research Center (PMBBRC), Department of Bio and Medical Big Data (BK21 Four Program), Research Institute of Natural Science (RINS), Gyeongsang National University (GNU), Jinju, Korea
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Kangussu LM, Melo-Braga MN, de Souza Lima BS, Santos RAS, de Andrade HM, Campagnole-Santos MJ. Angiotensin-(1-7) Central Mechanisms After ICV Infusion in Hypertensive Transgenic (mRen2)27 Rats. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:624249. [PMID: 33967677 PMCID: PMC8102993 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.624249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 03/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Previous data showed hypertensive rats subjected to chronic intracerebroventricular (ICV) infusion of angiotensin-(1-7) presented attenuation of arterial hypertension, improvement of baroreflex sensitivity, restoration of cardiac autonomic balance and a shift of cardiac renin-angiotensin system (RAS) balance toward Ang-(1-7)/Mas receptor. In the present study, we investigated putative central mechanisms related to the antihypertensive effect induced by ICV Ang-(1-7), including inflammatory mediators and the expression/activity of the RAS components in hypertensive rats. Furthermore, we performed a proteomic analysis to evaluate differentially regulated proteins in the hypothalamus of these animals. For this, Sprague Dawley (SD) and transgenic (mRen2)27 hypertensive rats (TG) were subjected to 14 days of ICV infusion with Ang-(1-7) (200 ng/h) or 0.9% sterile saline (0.5 μl/h) through osmotic mini-pumps. We observed that Ang-(1-7) treatment modulated inflammatory cytokines by decreasing TNF-α levels while increasing the anti-inflammatory IL-10. Moreover, we showed a reduction in ACE activity and gene expression of AT1 receptor and iNOS. Finally, our proteomic evaluation suggested an anti-inflammatory mechanism of Ang-(1-7) toward the ROS modulators Uchl1 and Prdx1.
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- Lucas M Kangussu
- National Institute of Science and Technology in Nanobiopharmaceutics (INCT-Nanobiofar), Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.,Department of Morphology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Immunology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Nanobiopharmaceutics (INCT-Nanobiofar), Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.,Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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- National Institute of Science and Technology in Nanobiopharmaceutics (INCT-Nanobiofar), Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.,Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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Srivani G, Behera SK, Dariya B, Chalikonda G, Alam A, Nagaraju GP. HIF-1α and RKIP: a computational approach for pancreatic cancer therapy. Mol Cell Biochem 2020; 472:95-103. [PMID: 32562168 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-020-03788-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Protein-protein interactions (PPIs) are important biochemical processes that represent a major challenge in modern biology. Current approaches, which include high-throughput screening and computer aided ligand design, have limitations regarding the identification of hit matter. This current investigation focuses on computational study for protein-protein docking of hypoxia inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α), a tumor inducible factor, and Raf-1 kinase inhibitory protein (RKIP), a tumor metastasis suppressor. These are individually crystallized structures of interacting proteins, which interact to generate a conformational space. HIF activity in pancreatic tumors is determined by hypoxia and HIF-1α subunit availability. RKIP can be used as a prognostic indicator in a number of tumors. The interaction of RKIP with HIF-1α protects against pancreatic cancer (PC) metastasis by inhibiting its hypoxia function. We have explored the binding affinity between both the proteins with the HADDOCK (high ambiguity driven protein-protein docking) server, which determined that 158 structures in 11 clusters represent 79.0% of water-refined models. Of the best 10 clusters, the structures of cluster 2 were found to be better, as they had the lowest Z-score. Further supporting HIF-1α-RKIP interaction, pulldown assay has shown dissociation of RKIP from HIF-1α after CoCl2 treatment in both PC cell lines.
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- Gowru Srivani
- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali University, Vanasthali, Rajasthan, 304022, India
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- Biomedical Informatics Centre, ICMR-Regional Medical Research Centre, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 751 023, India
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali University, Vanasthali, Rajasthan, 304022, India
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA
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- Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Banasthali University, Vanasthali, Rajasthan, 304022, India
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Winship Cancer Institute, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA.
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Zhang Y, Tang M, Dong Z, Zhao D, An L, Zhu H, Xia Q, Zhao P. Synthesis, secretion, and antifungal mechanism of a phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein from the silk gland of the silkworm Bombyx mori. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 149:1000-1007. [PMID: 32018011 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.01.310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A silkworm cocoon contains several antimicrobial proteins such as protease inhibitors and seroins to provide protection for the enclosed pupa. In this study, we identified a new Bombyx mori phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein (BmPEBP) with antimicrobial activity in the cocoon silk using semi-quantitative and quantitative RT-PCR, western blotting, and immunofluorescence. The results indicated that BmPEBP was synthesized in the middle silk gland and secreted into the sericin layer of the cocoon silk. Functional analysis showed that BmPEBP could inhibit the spore growth of four types of fungi, Candida albicans, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Beauveriabassiana, and Aspergillus fumigates, by binding to the fungal cell membrane. Investigation of the interaction of BmPEBP with membrane phospholipids revealed that the protein showed a strong binding affinity to phosphatidylethanolamine, weak affinity to phosphatidylinositol, and no affinity to phosphatidylserine or phosphatidylcholine. Circular dichroism spectroscopy showed that binding to phosphatidylethanolamine caused conformational changes in the BmPEBP molecule by reducing β-sheet formation and inducing the appearance of an α-helix motif. We speculate that BmPEBP performs antifungal function in the cocoon silk through interaction with phosphatidylethanolamine in the fungal membrane.
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- Yan Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Sericultural Science, Chongqing Engineering and Technology Research Center for Novel Silk Materials, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Sericultural Science, Chongqing Engineering and Technology Research Center for Novel Silk Materials, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Sericultural Science, Chongqing Engineering and Technology Research Center for Novel Silk Materials, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Sericultural Science, Chongqing Engineering and Technology Research Center for Novel Silk Materials, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Sericultural Science, Chongqing Engineering and Technology Research Center for Novel Silk Materials, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Sericultural Science, Chongqing Engineering and Technology Research Center for Novel Silk Materials, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Sericultural Science, Chongqing Engineering and Technology Research Center for Novel Silk Materials, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology, College of Biotechnology, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Biological Science Research Center, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Chongqing Key Laboratory of Sericultural Science, Chongqing Engineering and Technology Research Center for Novel Silk Materials, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Schoentgen F, Jonic S. PEBP1/RKIP behavior: a mirror of actin-membrane organization. Cell Mol Life Sci 2020; 77:859-874. [PMID: 31960115 PMCID: PMC11105014 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-020-03455-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 12/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 1 (PEBP1), a small 21 kDa protein, is implicated in several key processes of the living cell. The deregulation of PEBP1, especially its downregulation, leads to major diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer's disease. PEBP1 was found to interact with numerous proteins, especially kinases and GTPases, generally inhibiting their activity. To understand the basic functionality of this amazing small protein, we have considered several known processes that it modulates and we have discussed the role of each molecular target in these processes. Here, we propose that cortical actin organization, associated with membrane changes, is involved in the majority of the processes modulated by PEBP1. Furthermore, based on recent data, we summarize some key PEBP1-interacting proteins, and we report their respective functions and focus on their relationships with actin organization. We suggest that, depending on the cell status and environment, PEBP1 is an organizer of the actin-membrane composite material.
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- Françoise Schoentgen
- UMR CNRS 7590, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IRD, Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, IMPMC, Sorbonne Université, 75005, Paris, France.
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- UMR CNRS 7590, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, IRD, Institut de Minéralogie, de Physique des Matériaux et de Cosmochimie, IMPMC, Sorbonne Université, 75005, Paris, France
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Endo T. Dominant-negative antagonists of the Ras-ERK pathway: DA-Raf and its related proteins generated by alternative splicing of Raf. Exp Cell Res 2019; 387:111775. [PMID: 31843497 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2019.111775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 12/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The Ras-ERK pathway regulates a variety of cellular and physiological responses, including cell proliferation, differentiation, morphogenesis during animal development, and homeostasis in adults. Deregulated activation of this pathway leads to cellular transformation and tumorigenesis as well as RASopathies. Several negative regulators of this pathway have been documented. Each of these proteins acts at particular points of the pathway, and they exert specific cellular and physiological functions. Among them, DA-Raf1 (DA-Raf), which is a splicing isoform of A-Raf and contains the Ras-binding domain but lacks the kinase domain, antagonizes the Ras-ERK pathway in a dominant-negative manner. DA-Raf induces apoptosis, skeletal myocyte differentiation, lung alveolarization, and fulfills tumor suppressor functions by interfering with the Ras-ERK pathway. After the findings of DA-Raf, several kinase-domain-truncated splicing variants of Raf proteins have also been reported. The family of these truncated proteins represents the concept that alternative splicing can generate antagonistic proteins to their full-length counterparts.
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- Takeshi Endo
- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Science, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoicho, Inageku, Chiba, Chiba 263-8522, Japan.
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Jian X, Satizabal CL, Smith AV, Wittfeld K, Bis JC, Smith JA, Hsu FC, Nho K, Hofer E, Hagenaars SP, Nyquist PA, Mishra A, Adams HHH, Li S, Teumer A, Zhao W, Freedman BI, Saba Y, Yanek LR, Chauhan G, van Buchem MA, Cushman M, Royle NA, Bryan RN, Niessen WJ, Windham BG, DeStefano AL, Habes M, Heckbert SR, Palmer ND, Lewis CE, Eiriksdottir G, Maillard P, Mathias RA, Homuth G, Valdés-Hernández MDC, Divers J, Beiser AS, Langner S, Rice KM, Bastin ME, Yang Q, Maldjian JA, Starr JM, Sidney S, Risacher SL, Uitterlinden AG, Gudnason VG, Nauck M, Rotter JI, Schreiner PJ, Boerwinkle E, van Duijn CM, Mazoyer B, von Sarnowski B, Gottesman RF, Levy D, Sigurdsson S, Vernooij MW, Turner ST, Schmidt R, Wardlaw JM, Psaty BM, Mosley TH, DeCarli CS, Saykin AJ, Bowden DW, Becker DM, Deary IJ, Schmidt H, Kardia SLR, Ikram MA, Debette S, Grabe HJ, Longstreth WT, Seshadri S, Launer LJ, Fornage M. Exome Chip Analysis Identifies Low-Frequency and Rare Variants in MRPL38 for White Matter Hyperintensities on Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Stroke 2019; 49:1812-1819. [PMID: 30002152 DOI: 10.1161/strokeaha.118.020689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
Background and Purpose- White matter hyperintensities (WMH) on brain magnetic resonance imaging are typical signs of cerebral small vessel disease and may indicate various preclinical, age-related neurological disorders, such as stroke. Though WMH are highly heritable, known common variants explain a small proportion of the WMH variance. The contribution of low-frequency/rare coding variants to WMH burden has not been explored. Methods- In the discovery sample we recruited 20 719 stroke/dementia-free adults from 13 population-based cohort studies within the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology consortium, among which 17 790 were of European ancestry and 2929 of African ancestry. We genotyped these participants at ≈250 000 mostly exonic variants with Illumina HumanExome BeadChip arrays. We performed ethnicity-specific linear regression on rank-normalized WMH in each study separately, which were then combined in meta-analyses to test for association with single variants and genes aggregating the effects of putatively functional low-frequency/rare variants. We then sought replication of the top findings in 1192 adults (European ancestry) with whole exome/genome sequencing data from 2 independent studies. Results- At 17q25, we confirmed the association of multiple common variants in TRIM65, FBF1, and ACOX1 ( P<6×10-7). We also identified a novel association with 2 low-frequency nonsynonymous variants in MRPL38 (lead, rs34136221; PEA=4.5×10-8) partially independent of known common signal ( PEA(conditional)=1.4×10-3). We further identified a locus at 2q33 containing common variants in NBEAL1, CARF, and WDR12 (lead, rs2351524; Pall=1.9×10-10). Although our novel findings were not replicated because of limited power and possible differences in study design, meta-analysis of the discovery and replication samples yielded stronger association for the 2 low-frequency MRPL38 variants ( Prs34136221=2.8×10-8). Conclusions- Both common and low-frequency/rare functional variants influence WMH. Larger replication and experimental follow-up are essential to confirm our findings and uncover the biological causal mechanisms of age-related WMH.
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- Xueqiu Jian
- From the Institute of Molecular Medicine, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (M.F., X.J.)
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, MA (C.L.S., S. Seshadri)
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- Icelandic Heart Association, Kópavogur, Iceland (A.V.S., G.E., S. Sigurdsson, V.G.G.)
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Site Rostock/Greifswald, Germany (K.W.)
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- Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (B.M.P., J.C.B., S.R.H.)
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor (J.A.S., S.L.R.K., W.Z.)
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- Division of Public Health Sciences (F.-C.H., J.D.)
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- Center for Neuroimaging, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (K.N., S.L.R.)
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (I.J.D., J.M.W., J.M.S., M.d.C.V.-H., M.E.B., N.A.R., S.P.H.)
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- Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery (P.A.N., R.F.G.)
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- Bordeaux Population Health Research Centre U1219, Inserm, France (A.M., G.C., S.D.)
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, MA (A.S.B., A.L.D., Q.Y., S.L.)
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor (J.A.S., S.L.R.K., W.Z.)
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (H.S., Y.S.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- Department of Medicine (D.M.B., L.R.Y., R.A.M.), Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Bordeaux Population Health Research Centre U1219, Inserm, France (A.M., G.C., S.D.)
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- Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, the Netherlands (M.A.v.B.)
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- Department of Medicine, The University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington (M.C.)
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (I.J.D., J.M.W., J.M.S., M.d.C.V.-H., M.E.B., N.A.R., S.P.H.)
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- Department of Diagnostic Medicine, Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin (R.N.B.)
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- Departments of Radiology and Medical Informatics (W.J.N.).,Department of Medicine, The University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson (W.J.N.)
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, MA (A.S.B., A.L.D., Q.Y., S.L.)
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- Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia (M.H.)
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- Department of Biochemistry (D.W.B., N.D.P.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Epidemiology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health (C.E.L.)
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- Icelandic Heart Association, Kópavogur, Iceland (A.V.S., G.E., S. Sigurdsson, V.G.G.)
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- Department of Neurology, UC Davis School of Medicine (C.S.D., P.M.), CA
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- Department of Medicine (D.M.B., L.R.Y., R.A.M.), Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Institute of Genetics and Functional Genomics, University of Greifswald, Germany (G.H.)
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (I.J.D., J.M.W., J.M.S., M.d.C.V.-H., M.E.B., N.A.R., S.P.H.)
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, MA (A.S.B., A.L.D., Q.Y., S.L.)
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- Institute for Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology (S.L.)
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- Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle (K.M.R.)
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (I.J.D., J.M.W., J.M.S., M.d.C.V.-H., M.E.B., N.A.R., S.P.H.)
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- Department of Biostatistics, Boston University School of Public Health, MA (A.S.B., A.L.D., Q.Y., S.L.)
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (J.A.M.)
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (I.J.D., J.M.W., J.M.S., M.d.C.V.-H., M.E.B., N.A.R., S.P.H.)
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland (S. Sidney)
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- Center for Neuroimaging, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis (K.N., S.L.R.)
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- Icelandic Heart Association, Kópavogur, Iceland (A.V.S., G.E., S. Sigurdsson, V.G.G.)
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (M.N.)
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- Institute for Translational Genomics and Population Sciences, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA (J.I.R.)
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- Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis (P.J.S.)
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- Human Genetics Center, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health (E.B.)
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- Neurodegeneratives Diseases Institute-CNRS UMR 5293 (B.M.), University of Bordeaux, France
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- Population Sciences Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, MD (D.L.)
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- Icelandic Heart Association, Kópavogur, Iceland (A.V.S., G.E., S. Sigurdsson, V.G.G.)
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (S.T.T.)
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (I.J.D., J.M.W., J.M.S., M.d.C.V.-H., M.E.B., N.A.R., S.P.H.)
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- Cardiovascular Health Research Unit (B.M.P., J.C.B., S.R.H.)
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- Department of Neurology, UC Davis School of Medicine (C.S.D., P.M.), CA
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- Department of Biochemistry (D.W.B., N.D.P.), Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
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- Department of Medicine (D.M.B., L.R.Y., R.A.M.), Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, The University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom (I.J.D., J.M.W., J.M.S., M.d.C.V.-H., M.E.B., N.A.R., S.P.H.)
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (H.S., Y.S.), Medical University of Graz, Austria
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor (J.A.S., S.L.R.K., W.Z.)
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- Departments of Epidemiology, Radiology and Neurology (M.A.I.), Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Bordeaux Population Health Research Centre U1219, Inserm, France (A.M., G.C., S.D.)
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- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (H.J.G.), University Medicine Greifswald, Germany
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- Departments of Neurology and Epidemiology (W.T.L.), University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Neurology, Boston University School of Medicine, MA (C.L.S., S. Seshadri)
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- Laboratory of Epidemiology and Population Science, National Institute on Aging, Bethesda, MD (L.J.L.)
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- From the Institute of Molecular Medicine, McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (M.F., X.J.)
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Tanaka T, Nakajima K, Masubuchi Y, Ito Y, Kikuchi S, Ideta-Ohtsuka M, Woo GH, Yoshida T, Igarashi K, Shibutani M. Aberrant epigenetic gene regulation in hippocampal neurogenesis of mouse offspring following maternal exposure to 3,3'-iminodipropionitrile. J Toxicol Sci 2019; 44:93-105. [PMID: 30726815 DOI: 10.2131/jts.44.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
Maternal exposure to 3,3'-iminodipropionitrile (IDPN) affects hippocampal neurogenesis in mouse offspring, with biphasic disruption, which facilitates neurogenesis during exposure and reduces the broad range of the granule cell lineage population at the adult stage. The present study investigated the epigenetically hypermethylated and downregulated genes related to the IDPN-induced disrupted neurogenesis. Mated female mice were treated with IDPN at 0 or 1200 ppm in drinking water from gestational day 6 to postnatal day (PND) 21 on weaning. The hippocampal dentate gyrus of male offspring on PND 21 was subjected to methyl-capture sequencing and real-time reverse transcription-PCR analyses, followed by validation analyses on DNA methylation. Three genes, Edc4, Kiss1 and Mrpl38, were identified as those showing promoter-region hypermethylation and transcript downregulation, with Mrpl38 sustaining the changes through PND 77. Immunohistochemically, MRPL38, a mitochondrial ribosomal protein, revealed an irreversible decrease in the number of immunoreactive interneurons in the dentate gyrus hilar region, suggesting a causal relationship with the long-lasting effect on neurogenesis by the impaired migration due to mitochondrial dysfunction of interneurons, which regulate the differentiation and survival of granule cell lineages. Downregulation of Edc4 may also be responsible for decreased neurogenesis on PND 77 owing to a mechanism involving interleukin-6 downregulation via processing body dysfunction. Downregulation of Kiss1 may be responsible for the facilitation of neurogenesis during IDPN-exposure due to decreased glutamatergic neurotransmission and also for suppressed neurogenesis on PND 77 due to decreased expression of immediate-early genes, which play a crucial role in the maintenance of cell differentiation or plasticity.
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- Takeshi Tanaka
- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.,Pathogenetic Veterinary Science, United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.,Pathogenetic Veterinary Science, United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.,Pathogenetic Veterinary Science, United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.,Cooperative Division of Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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- Laboratory of Biofunctional Science, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University
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- Laboratory of Histopathology, Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Semyung University, Korea
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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- Laboratory of Biofunctional Science, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hoshi University
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.,Cooperative Division of Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology.,Institute of Global Innovation Research, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
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Huang Q, Wei J, Wei L, Zhang X, Bai F, Wen S, Wei Y, Tan S, Lu Z, Lin X. Retracted
: Role of RKIP in human hepatic stellate cell proliferation, invasion, and metastasis. J Cell Biochem 2018; 120:6168-6177. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Quanfang Huang
- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine Nanning Guangxi China
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- Life Sciences Institute and Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University Nanning Guangxi China
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- Life Sciences Institute and Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University Nanning Guangxi China
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- Life Sciences Institute and Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University Nanning Guangxi China
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- Life Sciences Institute and Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University Nanning Guangxi China
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- Life Sciences Institute and Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University Nanning Guangxi China
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- Life Sciences Institute and Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University Nanning Guangxi China
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- Life Sciences Institute and Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University Nanning Guangxi China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine Nanning Guangxi China
- Pharmaceutical College, University of Arkansas Medical School Little Rock Arkansas
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- Life Sciences Institute and Pharmaceutical College, Guangxi Medical University Nanning Guangxi China
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Huang RQ, Wang SQ, Zhu QB, Guo SC, Shi DL, Chen F, Fang YC, Chen R, Lu YC. Knockdown of PEBP4 inhibits human glioma cell growth and invasive potential via ERK1/2 signaling pathway. Mol Carcinog 2018; 58:135-143. [PMID: 30255656 DOI: 10.1002/mc.22915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
Abstract
Phosphatidylethanolamine (PE)-binding protein 4 (PEBP4) is an antiapoptotic protein that is aberrantly expressed in various malignancies. We previously demonstrated that PEBP4 expression is dramatically induced in human gliomas and positively correlated with tumor grade and patient survival. However, the function of PEBP4 in human glioma development and underlying mechanisms remain largely unknown. By stable lentiviral vector-mediated silencing of PEBP4, we examined the effects of PEBP4 knockdown on the growth, apoptosis, and invasion of U251 and U373 human glioma cell lines using MTT, Transwell, colony formation, and flow cytometric assays. We examined the in vivo role of PEBP4 in tumor growth by inoculation of BALB/c nu/nu male mice with PEBP4-deficient U251 and U373 cells. The expression of cell cycle- and apoptosis-related proteins was analyzed by Western blotting and immunostaining. Knockdown of PEBP4 significantly reduced the proliferation and invasion of human glioma cells while inducing cell apoptosis by altering the expression of cell cycle- and apoptosis-related proteins. Mechanistically, PEBP4 knockdown led to activation of the extracellular signal-regulated kinases 1/2 (ERK1/2) pathway, an effect that could be reversed by U0126, a selective inhibitor of MEK1/2 (upstream of ERK1/2), suggesting involvement of ERK1/2 signaling in the regulation of glioma development and progression by PEBP4. We identified PEBP4 as a novel regulator mediating human glioma cell proliferation, invasion, and apoptosis as well as tumor formation and growth. Therefore, PEBP4 may be a potential therapeutic target in human glioma treatment.
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- Ren-Qiang Huang
- Department of Neurosurgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Affiliated Hospital of Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.,Department of Neurosurgery, NO. 422 Hospital of PLA, Zhanjiang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, NO. 422 Hospital of PLA, Zhanjiang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Ma Anshan People's Hospital, Wuhu, An Hui Province, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, NO. 422 Hospital of PLA, Zhanjiang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, NO. 101 Hospital of PLA, Wuxi, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Shanghai Tongji Hospital, Tongji University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nutrition, NO. 422 Hospital of PLA, Zhanjiang, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, NO. 422 Hospital of PLA, Zhanjiang, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Changzheng Hospital, Second Affiliated Hospital of Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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Su L, Zhang R, Chen Y, Zhu Z, Ma C. Raf Kinase Inhibitor Protein Attenuates Ischemic-Induced Microglia Cell Apoptosis and Activation Through NF-κB Pathway. Cell Physiol Biochem 2017; 41:1125-1134. [PMID: 28245468 DOI: 10.1159/000464119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute ischemic stroke is one of the most important factors leading to disability and death with the characterization of accumulated neuron death and injured supportive neurovascular structures. Raf-1 kinase inhibitory protein (RKIP) is a key molecule in cell response to survival or death stimuli. However, the role of RKIP in stroke is worthy to be further studied. METHODS We used lentivirus mediated RKIP knockdown and overexpression to investigate the effect of RKIP on animal models of focal cerebral ischemia. Cell Counting Kit-8 assay, lactate dehydrogenase release analysis, and Annexin V-APC apoptosis assay were used to detect the effect RKIP on microglial cell apoptosis and survival. Transwell migration assay was carried out to evaluate the migration of microglia cells. The releases of inflammatory cytokines were determined by ELISA. The activation of NF-kappaB signaling pathway was determined by western blot. RESULTS Overexpression of RKIP reduced focal cerebral ischemia injury. RKIP knockdown and overexpression regulated survival, activation, and motility via the NF-κB pathway. NF-κB inhibitor BAY 11-7082 blocked the changes caused by RKIP down-regulation after oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD). RKIP overexpression inhibited the upregulation of phosphorylation of NF-κB induced by OGD and cerebral ischemia. CONCLUSIONS The present study showed that RKIP protects against ischemic stroke through inhibition of microglial excessive activation, inhibits its motility, and promotes neuronal survival partly though IKKβ-IκBα-NF-κB signaling axis and indicate that RKIP is a new target for the treatment of ischemic stroke.
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Su L, Du H, Dong X, Zhang X, Lou Z. Raf kinase inhibitor protein regulates oxygen-glucose deprivation-induced PC12 cells apoptosis through the NF-κB and ERK pathways. J Clin Biochem Nutr 2016; 59:86-92. [PMID: 27698534 PMCID: PMC5018566 DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.15-128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2015] [Accepted: 02/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Raf-1 kinase inhibitory protein (RKIP) is a critical molecule for cellular responses to stimuli. In this study, we investigated whether RKIP is responsible for neural cell apoptosis induced by oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD) and explored the role of NF-κB and ERK pathways regulated by RKIP under OGD stimuli. RKIP was overexpressed or knocked down using lentivirus in PC12 cells, which were then challenged by OGD. RKIP overexpression significantly increased the cell viability of OGD cells, and attenuated apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and reactive oxygen species generation. RKIP knockdown induced reverse effects. Moreover, we found that RKIP interacted with TAK1, NIK, IKK, and Raf-1 and negatively regulated the NF-κB and ERK pathways. RKIP overexpression significantly inhibited IKK, IκBα, and P65 phosphorylation in NF-κB pathway and MEK, ERK, and CREB phosphorylation in ERK pathway, respectively. RKIP knockdown induced reverse effects. Furthermore, a NF-κB inhibitor BAY 11-7082 and a MEK inhibitor U0126 blocked the changes caused by RKIP down-regulation after OGD. In conclusion, these results demonstrate that RKIP plays a key role in neural cell apoptosis caused by OGD partly via regulating NF-κB and ERK pathways. The present study may provide new insights into the role of RKIP in ischemic stroke.
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- Li Su
- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guo-He Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guo-He Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guo-He Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guo-He Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Second Military Medical University, 325 Guo-He Road, Shanghai 200433, China
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Piedrahita D, Castro-Alvarez JF, Boudreau RL, Villegas-Lanau A, Kosik KS, Gallego-Gomez JC, Cardona-Gómez GP. β-Secretase 1's Targeting Reduces Hyperphosphorilated Tau, Implying Autophagy Actors in 3xTg-AD Mice. Front Cell Neurosci 2016; 9:498. [PMID: 26778963 PMCID: PMC4705306 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2015.00498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
β-site APP cleaving enzyme 1 (BACE1) initiates APP cleavage, which has been reported to be an inducer of tau pathology by altering proteasome functions in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, the exact relationship between BACE1 and PHF (Paired Helical Filaments) formation is not clear. In this study, we confirm that BACE1 and Hsc70 are upregulated in the brains of AD patients, and we demonstrate that both proteins show enhanced expression in lipid rafts from AD-affected triple transgenic mouse brains. BACE1 targeting increased Hsc70 levels in the membrane and cytoplasm fractions and downregulated Hsp90 and CHIP in the nucleus in the hippocampi of 3xTg-AD mice. However, these observations occurred in a proteasome-independent manner in vitro. The BACE1miR-induced reduction of soluble hyperphosphorylated tau was associated with a decrease in MAPK activity. However, the BACE1 RNAi-mediated reduction of hyperphosphorylated tau was only blocked by 3-MA (3-methyladenine) in vitro, and it resulted in the increase of Hsc70 and LAMP2 in lipid rafts from hippocampi of 3xTg-AD mice, and upregulation of survival and homeostasis signaling. In summary, our findings suggest that BACE1 silencing neuroprotects reducing soluble hyperphosphorylated tau, modulating certain autophagy-related proteins in aged 3xTg-AD mice.
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- Diego Piedrahita
- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Area, Viral Vector Core and Gene Therapy, University of Antioquia Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Area, Viral Vector Core and Gene Therapy, University of Antioquia Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia
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- Neurobank, Neuroscience Group of Antioquia, Faculty of Medicine, SIU, University of Antioquia Medellín, Colombia
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- Department of Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology, Neuroscience Research Institute, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA, USA
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Area, Viral Vector Core and Gene Therapy, University of Antioquia Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Area, Viral Vector Core and Gene Therapy, University of Antioquia Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia
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Increased expression of phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 4 (PEBP4) strongly associates with human gliomas grade. J Neurooncol 2016; 127:235-42. [PMID: 26725095 DOI: 10.1007/s11060-015-2040-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Accepted: 12/26/2015] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
Abnormal expression of phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 4 (PEBP4) has been found in various types of malignancies. However, the PEBP4 expression in human gliomas is still unclear. In this study, we aim to compare the expression of PEBP4 in tumor samples derived from 58 patients with different grades of gliomas with that in 5 non-neoplastic brain samples and to investigate the clinical significance of PEBP4 expression in gliomas. The mRNA and protein expressions of PEBP4 were measured by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction and western blot, respectively. The intracellular expressions of PEBP4 in samples were examined by immunohistochemistry. The association between PEBP4 expression and the clinicopathologic characteristics of gliomas patients were analyzed. Our results demonstrated that the mRNA and protein levels of PEBP4 were upregulated in gliomas tissues, especially in high-grade (World Health Organization Grades III and IV) gliomas, when compared to normal control (p < 0.01). Immunohistochemical analysis indicated that PEBP4 was highly expressed in 82.4% (28/34) of high-grade gliomas, when compared to 41.7% (10/24) of high expression in low-grade gliomas and 20.0% (1/5) in non-neoplastic brain samples (p = 0.001). Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that increased PEBP4 expression was an independent prognostic factor for gliomas. Patients with low level of PEBP4 had longer survival time compared to those with high PEBP4 expression (p = 0.003). These data indicate a clinical significance of PEBP4 for predicting the tumor grade and the prognosis in patients with gliomas.
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Zhang D, Dai Y, Cai Y, Suo T, Liu H, Wang Y, Cheng Z, Liu H. PEBP4 promoted the growth and migration of cancer cells in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Tumour Biol 2015; 37:1699-705. [PMID: 26311050 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-3906-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2015] [Accepted: 08/05/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most common malignancies in the world. Numerous studies have linked the activation of AKT to the progression of PDAC. Phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 4 (PEBP4) has been reported to be upregulated in various cancer types. However, its expression pattern and biological functions in PDAC are unknown. In this study, it was found that the messenger RNA (mRNA) and protein level of PEBP4 was elevated in PDAC samples. Forced expression of PEBP4 in PDAC cell lines promoted cell growth and migration, while downregulation of PEBP4 in PDAC cells by RNA interference (RNAi) inhibited the growth, migration, and metastasis of the cancer cells. PEBP4 interacted with AKT and promoted the phosphorylation of serine 473 in AKT. Collectively, this study suggested that PEBP4 might promote the progression of PDAC through activating AKT signaling and PEBP4 might be a promising therapeutic target for PDAC treatment.
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- Dexiang Zhang
- General Surgery Department, The Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, 128 Ruili Rd., Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Hospital of Fudan University, Minhang Branch, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- General Surgery Department, The Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, 128 Ruili Rd., Shanghai, 200240, China
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- General Surgery Department, General Surgery Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- General Surgery Department, General Surgery Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- General Surgery Department, General Surgery Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- General Surgery Department, The Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, 128 Ruili Rd., Shanghai, 200240, China.
| | - Houbao Liu
- General Surgery Department, General Surgery Institute, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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