1
|
Cao QT, Ishak M, Shpilman I, Hirota JA. TNF-α and Poly(I:C) induction of A20 and activation of NF-κB signaling are independent of ABCF1 in human airway epithelial cells. Sci Rep 2023; 13:14745. [PMID: 37679460 PMCID: PMC10485056 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-41990-w] [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: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/04/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
Abstract
ABCF1 is the most characterized member of the ABCF family in eukaryotes with proposed functions related to innate immunity in fibroblasts, macrophages, and epithelial cells. Currently, a mechanistic link between ABCF1 and immune responses in human airway epithelial cells (HAECs) remains to be clearly defined. The present study aimed at characterizing the function of ABCF1 in the context of nuclear factor nuclear factor κB (NF-κB) mediated pro-inflammatory responses in an immortalized human airway epithelial cell line, HBEC-6KT. We demonstrated that with ABCF1 silencing under basal conditions, TNF Alpha Induced Protein 3 (TNFAIP3/A20) protein expression and downstream expression and activation of transcription factors, NF-κB and Interferon regulatory factor 3 (IRF-3), were not disrupted. We followed with investigations of ABCF1 function under a pro-inflammatory stimuli that are known to be regulated by A20. We demonstrated that under Polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (Poly(I:C)) and tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α) challenge with ABCF1 silencing, there was a significant reduction in secreted levels of interleukin-8 (IL-8) and a trend for reduced IL-6. However, we observed no changes to the expression levels of A20 and the activation status of the transcription factors, NF-κB and IRF-3. Collectively, these studies demonstrate that Poly(I:C) and TNF-α induced IL-8 is regulated by ABCF1 via pathways independent of NF-κB and IRF-3 activation.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Quynh T Cao
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada
| | - Mira Ishak
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada
| | - Israel Shpilman
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada
| | - Jeremy A Hirota
- Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
- Division of Respirology, Department of Medicine, Firestone Institute for Respiratory Health, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A6, Canada.
- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
- Division of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3Z6, Canada.
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Lake J, Warly Solsberg C, Kim JJ, Acosta-Uribe J, Makarious MB, Li Z, Levine K, Heutink P, Alvarado CX, Vitale D, Kang S, Gim J, Lee KH, Pina-Escudero SD, Ferrucci L, Singleton AB, Blauwendraat C, Nalls MA, Yokoyama JS, Leonard HL. Multi-ancestry meta-analysis and fine-mapping in Alzheimer's disease. Mol Psychiatry 2023; 28:3121-3132. [PMID: 37198259 PMCID: PMC10615750 DOI: 10.1038/s41380-023-02089-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of Alzheimer's disease are predominantly carried out in European ancestry individuals despite the known variation in genetic architecture and disease prevalence across global populations. We leveraged published GWAS summary statistics from European, East Asian, and African American populations, and an additional GWAS from a Caribbean Hispanic population using previously reported genotype data to perform the largest multi-ancestry GWAS meta-analysis of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias to date. This method allowed us to identify two independent novel disease-associated loci on chromosome 3. We also leveraged diverse haplotype structures to fine-map nine loci with a posterior probability >0.8 and globally assessed the heterogeneity of known risk factors across populations. Additionally, we compared the generalizability of multi-ancestry- and single-ancestry-derived polygenic risk scores in a three-way admixed Colombian population. Our findings highlight the importance of multi-ancestry representation in uncovering and understanding putative factors that contribute to risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Julie Lake
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
| | - Caroline Warly Solsberg
- Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Neurology and Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Jonggeol Jeffrey Kim
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Preventive Neurology Unit, Centre for Prevention Diagnosis and Detection, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
| | - Juliana Acosta-Uribe
- Neuroscience Research Institute and the department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, USA
- Neuroscience Group of Antioquia, University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia
| | - Mary B Makarious
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, London, UK
- UCL Movement Disorders Centre, University College London, London, UK
| | - Zizheng Li
- Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Neurology and Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Kristin Levine
- Data Tecnica International LLC, Washington, DC, USA
- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
| | - Peter Heutink
- Alector, Inc. 131 Oyster Point Blvd, Suite 600, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA
| | - Chelsea X Alvarado
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Data Tecnica International LLC, Washington, DC, USA
- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
| | - Dan Vitale
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Data Tecnica International LLC, Washington, DC, USA
- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
| | - Sarang Kang
- Gwangju Alzheimer's disease and Related Dementia Cohort Research Center, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Korea
- BK FOUR Department of Integrative Biological Sciences, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Korea
| | - Jungsoo Gim
- Gwangju Alzheimer's disease and Related Dementia Cohort Research Center, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Korea
- BK FOUR Department of Integrative Biological Sciences, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Science, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Korea
| | - Kun Ho Lee
- Gwangju Alzheimer's disease and Related Dementia Cohort Research Center, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Korea
- BK FOUR Department of Integrative Biological Sciences, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Korea
- Department of Biomedical Science, Chosun University, Gwangju, 61452, Korea
- Korea Brain Research Institute, Daegu, 41062, Korea
| | - Stefanie D Pina-Escudero
- Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Neurology and Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Luigi Ferrucci
- Longitudinal Studies Section, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
| | - Andrew B Singleton
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
| | - Cornelis Blauwendraat
- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Integrative Neurogenomics Unit, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
| | - Mike A Nalls
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Data Tecnica International LLC, Washington, DC, USA
- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
| | - Jennifer S Yokoyama
- Pharmaceutical Sciences and Pharmacogenomics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Neurology and Weill Institute for Neurosciences, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Memory and Aging Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
| | - Hampton L Leonard
- Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
- Data Tecnica International LLC, Washington, DC, USA.
- Center for Alzheimer's and Related Dementias, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Tübingen, Germany.
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Saini P, Anugula S, Fong YW. The Role of ATP-Binding Cassette Proteins in Stem Cell Pluripotency. Biomedicines 2023; 11:1868. [PMID: 37509507 PMCID: PMC10377311 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines11071868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/22/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Pluripotent stem cells (PSCs) are highly proliferative cells that can self-renew indefinitely in vitro. Upon receiving appropriate signals, PSCs undergo differentiation and can generate every cell type in the body. These unique properties of PSCs require specific gene expression patterns that define stem cell identity and dynamic regulation of intracellular metabolism to support cell growth and cell fate transitions. PSCs are prone to DNA damage due to elevated replicative and transcriptional stress. Therefore, mechanisms to prevent deleterious mutations in PSCs that compromise stem cell function or increase the risk of tumor formation from becoming amplified and propagated to progenitor cells are essential for embryonic development and for using PSCs including induced PSCs (iPSCs) as a cell source for regenerative medicine. In this review, we discuss the role of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) superfamily in maintaining PSC homeostasis, and propose how their activities can influence cellular signaling and stem cell fate decisions. Finally, we highlight recent discoveries that not all ABC family members perform only canonical metabolite and peptide transport functions in PSCs; rather, they can participate in diverse cellular processes from genome surveillance to gene transcription and mRNA translation, which are likely to maintain the pristine state of PSCs.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Prince Saini
- Brigham Regenerative Medicine Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; (P.S.); (S.A.)
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine Division, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
| | - Sharath Anugula
- Brigham Regenerative Medicine Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; (P.S.); (S.A.)
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine Division, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
| | - Yick W. Fong
- Brigham Regenerative Medicine Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA; (P.S.); (S.A.)
- Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine Division, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
| |
Collapse
|
4
|
Baranasic J, Niazi Y, Chattopadhyay S, Rumora L, Ćorak L, Dugac AV, Jakopović M, Samaržija M, Försti A, Knežević J. Germline variants of the genes involved in NF-kB activation are associated with the risk of COPD and lung cancer development. ACTA PHARMACEUTICA (ZAGREB, CROATIA) 2023; 73:243-256. [PMID: 37307368 DOI: 10.2478/acph-2023-0019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer (LC) are closely related diseases associated with smoking history and dysregulated immune response. However, not all smokers develop the disease, indicating that genetic susceptibility could be important. Therefore, the aim of this study was to search for the potential overlapping genetic biomarkers, with a focus on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) located in the regulatory regions of immune-related genes. Additionally, the aim was to see if an identified SNP has potentially an effect on proinflamma-tory cytokine concentration in the serum of COPD patients. We extracted summary data of variants in 1511 immune-related genes from COPD and LC genome-wide association studies (GWAS) from the UK Biobank. The LC data had 203 cases, patients diagnosed with LC, and 360 938 controls, while COPD data had 1 897 cases and 359 297 controls. Assuming 1 association/gene, SNPs with a p-value < 3.3 × 10-5 were considered statistically significantly associated with the disease. We identified seven SNPs located in different genes (BAG6, BTNL2, TNF, HCP5, MICB, NCR3, ABCF1, TCF7L1) to be associated with the COPD risk and two with the LC risk (HLA-C, HLA-B), with statistical significance. We also identified two SNPs located in the IL2RA gene associated with LC (rs2386841; p = 1.86 × 10-4) and COPD (rs11256442; p = 9.79 × 10-3) but with lower significance. Functional studies conducted on COPD patients showed that RNA expression of IL2RA, IFNγ and related proinflammatory cytokines in blood serum did not correlate with a specific genotype. Although results presented in this study do not fully support our hypothesis, it is worth to mention that the identified genes/SNPs that were associated with either COPD or LC risk, all were involved in the activation of the NF-κB transcription factor which is closely related to the regulation of the inflammatory response, a condition associated with both pathologies.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jurica Baranasic
- 1Division of Molecular Medicine, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
| | - Yasmeen Niazi
- 2Hopp Children's Cancer Center (KiTZ) Heidelberg, Germany
- 3Division of Pediatric Neurooncology German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Subhayan Chattopadhyay
- 3Division of Pediatric Neurooncology German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Heidelberg, Germany
- 4Departments of Clinical Genetics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
| | - Lada Rumora
- 5Department of Medical Biochemistry and Hematology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia
| | - Lorna Ćorak
- 6Clinical Department for Respiratory Diseases Jordanovac, University Hospital Zagreb, School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
| | - Andrea Vukić Dugac
- 6Clinical Department for Respiratory Diseases Jordanovac, University Hospital Zagreb, School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
| | - Marko Jakopović
- 6Clinical Department for Respiratory Diseases Jordanovac, University Hospital Zagreb, School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
| | - Miroslav Samaržija
- 6Clinical Department for Respiratory Diseases Jordanovac, University Hospital Zagreb, School of Medicine University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
| | - Asta Försti
- 2Hopp Children's Cancer Center (KiTZ) Heidelberg, Germany
- 3Division of Pediatric Neurooncology German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Heidelberg, Germany
| | - Jelena Knežević
- 1Division of Molecular Medicine, Rudjer Boskovic Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
- 7Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
| |
Collapse
|
5
|
Fan J, To KKW, Chen ZS, Fu L. ABC transporters affects tumor immune microenvironment to regulate cancer immunotherapy and multidrug resistance. Drug Resist Updat 2023; 66:100905. [PMID: 36463807 DOI: 10.1016/j.drup.2022.100905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
Abstract
Multidrug resistance (MDR) is the phenomenon in which cancer cells simultaneously develop resistance to a broad spectrum of structurally and mechanistically unrelated drugs. MDR severely hinders the effective treatment of cancer and is the major cause of chemotherapy failure. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are extensively expressed in various body tissues, and actively transport endogenous and exogenous substrates through biological membranes. Overexpression of ABC transporters is frequently observed in MDR cancer cells, which promotes efflux of chemotherapeutic drugs and reduces their intracellular accumulation. Increasing evidence suggests that ABC transporters regulate tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) by transporting various cytokines, thus controlling anti-tumor immunity and sensitivity to anticancer drugs. On the other hand, the expression of various ABC transporters is regulated by cytokines and other immune signaling molecules. Targeted inhibition of ABC transporter expression or function can enhance the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors by promoting anticancer immune microenvironment. This review provides an update on the recent research progress in this field.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Jingyi Fan
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China;Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Esophageal Cancer Institute; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China; Department of pharmacy, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Bio-characteristic Profiling for Evaluation of Rational Drug Use, Beijing 100038, China
| | - Kenneth Kin Wah To
- School of Pharmacy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
| | - Zhe-Sheng Chen
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, NY 11439, United States.
| | - Liwu Fu
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China;Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangdong Esophageal Cancer Institute; Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China.
| |
Collapse
|
6
|
Liu Z, Tian Y, Zhang X, Wang J, Yang J. Identification of a novel prognostic ADME-related signature associated with tumor immunity for aiding therapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Gene Ther 2022; 30:659-670. [PMID: 36380145 DOI: 10.1038/s41417-022-00557-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
The genes that control drug absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) are also involved in carcinogenesis, cancer progression, and chemoresistance. However, no studies have systematically investigated the clinical significance and underlying functions of ADME genes in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Herein, we comprehensively explored the ADME genes in this disease, constructed and validated as a prognostic ADME gene signature (ADMEGS), using three ADME genes (ABCB1, ALDH1B1, and PON2) utilizing multiple datasets, including the training and test sets of The Cancer Genome Atlas and the Gene Expression Omnibus validation set. Moreover, we analyzed the relationship between the ADMEGS and clinical parameters, tumor immunity, and therapeutic response. We found that the ADMEGS was significantly correlated with the clinical, T, and N stages. Additionally, we were able to effectively differentiate tumor immune scores, immune cell infiltration statuses, and treatment responses based on the ADMEGS. As such, ADMEGS may be promising predictors for clinical outcome, tumor immunity, and treatment response.
Collapse
|