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Kosenko A, Salame TM, Friedlander G, Barash I. Macrophage-Secreted CSF1 Transmits a Calorie Restriction-Induced Self-Renewal Signal to Mammary Epithelial Stem Cells. Cells 2022; 11:cells11182923. [PMID: 36139499 PMCID: PMC9496835 DOI: 10.3390/cells11182923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Calorie restriction enhances stem cell self-renewal in various tissues, including the mammary gland. We hypothesized that similar to their intestinal counterparts, mammary epithelial stem cells are insulated from sensing changes in energy supply, depending instead on niche signaling. The latter was investigated by subjecting cultures of mammary epithelial stem cells for 8 days to in vivo paracrine calorie-restriction signals collected from a 4-day-conditioned medium of individual mammary cell populations. Conditioned medium from calorie-restricted non-epithelial cells induced latent cell propagation and mammosphere formation—established markers of stem cell self-renewal. Combined RNA-Seq, immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence analyses of the non-epithelial population identified macrophages and secreted CSF1 as the energy sensor and paracrine signal, respectively. Calorie restriction-induced pStat6 expression in macrophages suggested that skewing to the M2 phenotype contributes to the sensing mechanism. Enhancing CSF1 signaling with recombinant protein and interrupting the interaction with its highly expressed receptor in the epithelial stem cells by neutralizing antibodies were both affected stem cell self-renewal. In conclusion, combined in vivo, in vitro and in silico studies identified macrophages and secreted CSF1 as the energy sensor and paracrine transmitter, respectively, of the calorie restriction-induced effect on mammary stem cell self-renewal.
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Affiliation(s)
- Anna Kosenko
- The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Institute of Animal Science, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
- The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190501, Israel
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- Life Sciences Core Facilities, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7632706, Israel
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- The Mantoux Bioinformatics Institute of the Nancy and Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7632706, Israel
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- The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Institute of Animal Science, Bet Dagan 50250, Israel
- Correspondence:
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Intramammary rapamycin administration to calves induces epithelial stem cell self-renewal and latent cell proliferation and milk protein expression. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0269505. [PMID: 35731738 PMCID: PMC9216576 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Mammary epithelial stem cells differentiate to create the basal and luminal layers of the gland. Inducing the number of differentiating bovine mammary stem cells may provide compensating populations for the milk-producing cells that die during lactation. Inhibition of mTOR activity by rapamycin signals self-renewal of intestinal stem cells, with similar consequences in the mouse mammary gland and in bovine mammary implants maintained in mice. The implementation of these results in farm animals for better mammary development and production was studied in 3-month-old calves. mTOR activity decreased by ~50% in mammary epithelial cells subjected to 3-week rapamycin administration, with no negative consequences on mammary morphology or β-casein expression. Subsequently, stem cell self-renewal was induced, reflected by a higher propagation rate of cultures from rapamycin-treated glands compared to respective controls and higher expression of selected markers. Followed by 4-day estrogen and progesterone administration, rapamycin significantly induced proliferation rate. Higher numbers of basal and luminal PCNA+ cells were detected in small ducts near the elongating sites as compared to large ducts, in which only luminal cells were affected. Rapamycin administration resulted in induction of individual milk protein genes’ expression, which was negatively correlated to their endogenous levels. The inductive effect of rapamycin on luminal cell number was confirmed in organoid cultures, but milk protein expression decreased, probably due to lack of oscillation in rapamycin levels. In conclusion, intramammary rapamycin administration is an effective methodology to reduce mTOR activity in bovine mammary epithelial cells and consequently, induce stem cell self-renewal. The latent positive effect of rapamycin on epithelial cell proliferation and its potential to improve milk protein expression in calves may have beneficial implications for mature cows.
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Newly characterized bovine mammary stromal region with epithelial properties supports representative epithelial outgrowth development from transplanted stem cells. Cell Tissue Res 2021; 387:39-61. [PMID: 34698917 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-021-03545-1] [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: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Limited outgrowth development of bovine mammary epithelial stem cells transplanted into de-epithelialized mouse fat pads restricts advanced studies on this productive organ's development and renewal. We challenged the mouse-bovine incompatibility by implanting parenchymal adjacent or distant bovine stromal layers (close and far stroma, respectively) into the mouse fat pad to serve as an endogenous niche for transplanted stem cells. The close stroma better supported stem cell take rate and outgrowth development. The diameter of these open duct-like structures represented and occasionally exceeded that of the endogenous ducts and appeared 8.3-fold wider than the capsule-like structures developed in the mouse fat pad after similar cell transplantation. RNA-Seq revealed lower complement activity in this layer, associated with secretion of specific laminins and WNT proteins favoring epithelial outgrowth development. The close stroma appeared genetically more similar to the parenchyma than to the far stroma due to epithelial characteristics, mainly of fibroblasts, including expression of epithelial markers, milk protein genes, and functional mammary claudins. Gene markers and activators of the mesenchymal-to-epithelial transition were highly enriched in the epithelial gene cluster and may contribute to the acquired epithelial properties of this stromal layer.
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Havusha-Laufer S, Kosenko A, Kisliouk T, Barash I. H2AX Promoter Demethylation at Specific Sites Plays a Role in STAT5-Induced Tumorigenesis. J Mammary Gland Biol Neoplasia 2020; 25:205-218. [PMID: 32748326 DOI: 10.1007/s10911-020-09455-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Deregulated STAT5 activity in the mammary gland of transgenic mice results in parity-dependent latent tumorigenesis. The trigger for cell transformation was previously associated with hyperactivation of the H2AX proximal promoter in a small basal cell population during pregnancy. The current study focuses on the latent activation of tumor development. H2AX was highly expressed in carcinoma and adenocarcinoma as compared to the multiparous mammary gland, whereas pSTAT5 expression decreased in a tumor type-dependent manner. In contrast to the pregnant gland, no positive correlation between H2AX and pSTAT5 expression could be defined in carcinoma and adenocarcinoma. Using targeted methylation analysis, the methylation profile of the H2AX promoter was characterized in the intact gland and tumors. Average H2AX promoter methylation in the tumors was relatively high (~90%), but did not exceed that of the multiparous gland; 5mC methylation was higher in the differentiated tumors and negatively correlated with its oxidative product 5hmC and H2AX expression. Individual analysis of 25 H2AX promoter-methylation sites revealed two consecutive CpGs at positions -77 and - 54 that were actively demethylated in the multiparous gland, but not in their age-matched virgin counterpart. The different methylation profiles at these sites distinguished tumor types and may assume a prognostic role. In-silico and ChIP analyses revealed overlapping methylation-independent SP1-binding and methylation-dependent p53-binding to these sites. We propose that interference with SP1-assisted p53-binding to these sites abrogates H2AX's ability to arrest the cell cycle upon DNA damage, and contributes to triggering latent development of STAT5-induced tumors in estrapausal multiparous mice.
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- Sharon Havusha-Laufer
- Institute of Animal Science, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
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- Institute of Animal Science, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
- The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Animal Science, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel
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- Institute of Animal Science, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel.
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Yang M, Chen H, Zhou L, Chen K, Su F. Expression profile and prognostic values of STAT family members in non-small cell lung cancer. Am J Transl Res 2019; 11:4866-4880. [PMID: 31497205 PMCID: PMC6731411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is a highly malignant type of cancer with a poor 5-year survival rate. The development of prognostic biomarkers and novel drug targets are required in order to improve the survival for NSCLC patients. Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) proteins are cytoplasmic transcription factors known to play key roles in many cellular biological processes. However, the roles of STAT family members in the development and progression of NSCLC have not yet been apparently determined. Our study investigated the roles of STATs in the prognosis of NSCLC using cBioPortal, Human Protein Atlas, ONCOMINE, and Kaplan-Meier Plotter databases. High mutation rate of STATs existed in both lung adenocarcinoma (ADE) patients and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) patients. High mRNA expression of STAT2 was significantly associated with shorter overall survival (OS) in NSCLC patients, while increased STAT5 and STAT6 were associated with better OS in NSCLC patients. We further found that increased mRNA expressions of STAT2 and STAT3 predicted unfavorable overall survival (OS) while high mRNA expression of STAT5B and STAT6 related to favorable OS for lung ADE patients. However, no significant correlation was identified for lung SCC patients. In stratified survival analysis, high expression of STAT2 predicted poor prognosis in stage II NSLCC patients, surgical margins negative patients and female patients. Taken together, our results illustrated that STAT5B and STAT6 could be effective prognostic biomarkers for survivals of NSCLC patients. And STAT2 might be a promising therapeutic target for the treatment of NSCLC as well as ADE.
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- Mengqi Yang
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou, China
- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The People’s Hospital of Baoan Shenzhen, The Second Hospital of Shenzhen UniversityShenzhen, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou, China
- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Malignant Tumor Epigenetics and Gene Regulation, Medical Research Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou, China
- Breast Tumor Center, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-sen UniversityGuangzhou, China
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Kfir SH, Barash I. Calorie restriction and rapamycin administration induce stem cell self-renewal and consequent development and production in the mammary gland. Exp Cell Res 2019; 382:111477. [PMID: 31242443 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2019.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Revised: 06/16/2019] [Accepted: 06/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Expansion of the mammary epithelial stem cell pool holds promise for consequent mammary gland development and production. Complementary analyses of bovine mammary implants maintained in de-epithelialized mouse mammary fat pad and endogenous mouse mammary gland were performed to elucidate the effect of calorie restriction (CR) on stem cell self-renewal. CR elevated propagation rate and non-adherent mammosphere generation in cultured bovine mammary cells. A corresponding decrease in progenitor-induced colony formation and differentiation marker expression was noted. In the mouse gland, CR enhanced the take rate of transplanted cells and outgrowths' fat pad occupancy. Downregulating mTOR activity by rapamycin administration reproduced CR's effects on stem cell self-renewal within a shorter period. Flow cytometry demonstrated a significant 1.5-fold increase in stem cell number and a corresponding decrease in luminal progenitor and differentiated cells. Consequent effects of rapamycin administration included enhanced ductlet generation in bovine implants and higher milk-protein gene expression in cultured mouse mammary cells. The stimulatory effect of CR on BST-1 expression in both bovine implants and mouse glands resembled that noted in the intestinal Paneth stem cell niche (Yilmaz et al., 2012). A putative niche may also exist in the mammary gland, conveying energy-status information to the insulated stem cells.
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- Shenhav Hanna Kfir
- Institute of Animal Science, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan, Israel; The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Animal Science, Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), The Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan, Israel.
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Eftekhari-Kenzerki Z, Fardid R, Behzad-Behbahani A. Impact of Silver Nanoparticles on the Ultraviolet Radiation Direct and Bystander Effects on TK6 Cell Line. J Med Phys 2019; 44:118-125. [PMID: 31359930 PMCID: PMC6580818 DOI: 10.4103/jmp.jmp_111_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Revised: 04/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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PURPOSE/AIM Ultraviolet C (UVC) radiation is harmful to cells and living organisms that cause direct and indirect DNA damage. UVC can also increase the inflammatory genes expression such as COX-2 that results in elevated oxidative stress that plays a role in radiation-induced bystander effect (BSE). Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have used widely in commercial and medical products and the toxicological risks of AgNPs must be determined. The aim of this study was to investigate the direct and BSEs of UVC radiation and AgNPs on TK6 cell line. MATERIALS AND METHODS TK6 cells were exposed to AgNPs (10 μg/ml, 1 h). Then, they were exposed to UVC and to determine the BSEs of radiation, the irradiated cells media were transferred to nonirradiated cells. Expression level of H2AX and COX-2 mRNAs were examined by quantitative real-time PCR and 8-OHdG formation was examined by ELISA. The cell viability examined by MTT assay. RESULTS P < 0.05 was considered as the level of significance. The results showed that the mean expression level of H2AX mRNA in the AgNPs + UVC group increased significantly in comparison with UVC group. 8-OHdG increased significantly in the BSE of UV group in comparison with sham control of BSE. COX-2 mRNA increased significantly in the BSE of AgNPs + UVC with sham control in BSE. CONCLUSIONS Our findings showed the induced DNA damage in TK6 cell by AgNPs and UVC radiation and also were seen BSE.
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- Zohreh Eftekhari-Kenzerki
- Department of Radiology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Student Research Committee, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Radiology, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
- Ionizing and NonIonizing Radiation Protection Research Center, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Diagnostic Laboratory Sciences and Technology Research Center, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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Rauner G, Kudinov T, Gilad S, Hornung G, Barash I. High Expression of CD200 and CD200R1 Distinguishes Stem and Progenitor Cell Populations within Mammary Repopulating Units. Stem Cell Reports 2018; 11:288-302. [PMID: 29937142 PMCID: PMC6067058 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2018.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2017] [Revised: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Aiming to unravel the top of the mammary epithelial cell hierarchy, a subset of the CD49fhighCD24med mammary repopulating units (MRUs) was identified by flow cytometry, expressing high levels of CD200 and its receptor CD200R1. These MRUCD200/CD200R1 repopulated a larger area of de-epithelized mammary fat pads than the rest of the MRUs, termed MRUnot CD200/CD200R1. MRUCD200/CD200R1 maintained a much lower number of divergently defined, highly expressed genes and pathways that support better cell growth, development, differentiation, and progenitor activity than their MRUnot CD200/CD200R1 counterparts. A defined profile of hierarchically associated genes supporting a single-lineage hypothesis was confirmed by in vitro mammosphere analysis that assembled 114 genes with decreased expression from MRUCD200/CD200R1 via MRUnot CD200/CD200R1 toward CD200+CD200R1- and CD200R1+CD200- cells. About 40% of these genes were shared by a previously published database of upregulated genes in mammary/breast stem cells and may represent the core genes involved in mammary stemness.
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- Gat Rauner
- Institute of Animal Science, ARO, The Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel; The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 7610001, Israel
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- Institute of Animal Science, ARO, The Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel; The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 7610001, Israel
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- The Nancy & Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- The Nancy & Stephen Grand Israel National Center for Personalized Medicine, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel
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- Institute of Animal Science, ARO, The Volcani Center, Bet-Dagan 50250, Israel.
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Able AA, Burrell JA, Stephens JM. STAT5-Interacting Proteins: A Synopsis of Proteins that Regulate STAT5 Activity. BIOLOGY 2017; 6:biology6010020. [PMID: 28287479 PMCID: PMC5372013 DOI: 10.3390/biology6010020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2017] [Revised: 02/27/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Signal Transducers and Activators of Transcription (STATs) are key components of the JAK/STAT pathway. Of the seven STATs, STAT5A and STAT5B are of particular interest for their critical roles in cellular differentiation, adipogenesis, oncogenesis, and immune function. The interactions of STAT5A and STAT5B with cytokine/hormone receptors, nuclear receptors, transcriptional regulators, proto-oncogenes, kinases, and phosphatases all contribute to modulating STAT5 activity. Among these STAT5 interacting proteins, some serve as coactivators or corepressors to regulate STAT5 transcriptional activity and some proteins can interact with STAT5 to enhance or repress STAT5 signaling. In addition, a few STAT5 interacting proteins have been identified as positive regulators of STAT5 that alter serine and tyrosine phosphorylation of STAT5 while other proteins have been identified as negative regulators of STAT5 via dephosphorylation. This review article will discuss how STAT5 activity is modulated by proteins that physically interact with STAT5.
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- Ashley A Able
- Adipocyte Biology Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA.
- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.
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- Adipocyte Biology Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA.
- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.
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- Adipocyte Biology Laboratory, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA.
- Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.
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