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Hu S, Zou Y, Jiang Y, Zhang Q, Cheng H, Wang H, Li X. Scutellarin‐mediated autophagy activates exosome release of rat nucleus pulposus cells by positively regulating Rab8a via the PI3K/PTEN/Akt pathway. Cell Biol Int 2022; 46:1588-1603. [PMID: 35762224 DOI: 10.1002/cbin.11838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Shun‐Qi Hu
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University Shanghai China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University Shanghai China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University Shanghai China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University Shanghai China
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- Liver Cancer Institute, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University Shanghai China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University Shanghai China
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University Shanghai China
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The functional diversity of the mammalian intestinal microbiome far exceeds that of the host organism, and microbial genes contribute substantially to the well-being of the host. However, beneficial gut organisms can also be pathogenic when present in the gut or other locations in the body. Among dominant beneficial bacteria are several species of Bacteroides, which metabolize polysaccharides and oligosaccharides, providing nutrition and vitamins to the host and other intestinal microbial residents. These topics and the specific organismal and molecular interactions that are known to be responsible for the beneficial and detrimental effects of Bacteroides species in humans comprise the focus of this review. The complexity of these interactions will be revealed.
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- Hassan Zafar
- Department of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California at San Diego, USA
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Okara,Okara, PunjabPakistan
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Division of Biological Sciences, University of California at San Diego, USA
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Carrillo-Vázquez DA, Jardón-Valadez E, Torres-Ruiz J, Juárez-Vega G, Maravillas-Montero JL, Meza-Sánchez DE, Domínguez-López ML, Varela JCA, Gómez-Martín D. Conformational changes in myeloperoxidase induced by ubiquitin and NETs containing free ISG15 from systemic lupus erythematosus patients promote a pro-inflammatory cytokine response in CD4 + T cells. J Transl Med 2020; 18:429. [PMID: 33176801 PMCID: PMC7659105 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-020-02604-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are characterized by lower ubiquitylation and myeloperoxidase (MPO) as a substrate. The structural and functional effect of such modification and if there are additional post-translational modifications (PTMs) are unknown. Methods To assess the expression and functional role of PTMs in NETs of patients with SLE; reactivation, proliferation and cytokine production was evaluated by flow cytometry using co-cultures with dendritic cells (DC) and CD4+ from SLE patients and healthy controls. The impact of ubiquitylation on MPO was assessed by molecular dynamics. The expression of ISG15 in NETs was evaluated by immunofluorescence and Western Blot. Results Fifteen patients with SLE and ten healthy controls were included. In the co-cultures of CD4+ lymphocytes with DC stimulated with ubiquitylated MPO or recombinant MPO, a higher expression of IFNγ and IL-17A was found in CD4+ from SLE patients (p < 0.05). Furthermore, with DC stimulated with ubiquitylated MPO a trend towards increased expression of CD25 and Ki67 was found in lupus CD4+ lymphocytes, while the opposite was documented in controls (p < 0.05). Through molecular dynamics we found the K129-K488-K505 residues of MPO as susceptible to ubiquitylation. Ubiquitylation affects the hydration status of the HEME group depending on the residue to which it is conjugated. R239 was found near by the HEME group when the ubiquitin was in K488-K505. In addition, we found greater expression of ISG15 in the SLE NETs vs controls (p < 0.05), colocalization with H2B (r = 0.81) only in SLE samples and increased production of IFNγ in PBMCs stimulated with lupus NETs compared to healthy controls NETs. Conclusion The ubiquitylated MPO has a differential effect on the induction of reactivation of CD4+ lymphocytes in patients with SLE, which may be related to structural changes by ubiquitylation at the catalytic site of MPO. Besides a lower ubiquitylation pattern, NETs of patients with SLE are characterized by the expression of ISG15, and the induction of IFNγ by Th1 cells.
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- Daniel Alberto Carrillo-Vázquez
- Department of Internal Medicine, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Tlalpan, 14080, Mexico City, Mexico.,Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Tlalpan, 14080, Mexico City, Mexico.,Department of Immunology, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Earth Resources Department, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, 52005, Lerma, Estado de Mexico, Mexico
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Tlalpan, 14080, Mexico City, Mexico.,Emergency Medicine Department, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Tlalpan, 14080, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Red de Apoyo a La Investigación, Coordinación de Investigación Científica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Red de Apoyo a La Investigación, Coordinación de Investigación Científica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Red de Apoyo a La Investigación, Coordinación de Investigación Científica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Immunology, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Tlalpan, 14080, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Tlalpan, 14080, Mexico City, Mexico. .,Red de Apoyo a La Investigación, Coordinación de Investigación Científica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Casassa AF, Vanrell MC, Colombo MI, Gottlieb RA, Romano PS. Autophagy plays a protective role against Trypanosoma cruzi infection in mice. Virulence 2019; 10:151-165. [PMID: 30829115 PMCID: PMC6550547 DOI: 10.1080/21505594.2019.1584027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Autophagy is a catabolic pathway required for cellular and organism homeostasis. Autophagy participates in the innate and adaptive immune responses at different levels. Xenophagy is a class of selective autophagy that involves the elimination of intracellular pathogens. Trypanosoma cruzi is the causative agent of Chagas, a disease that affects 8 million individuals worldwide. Previously, our group has demonstrated that autophagy participates in the invasion of T. cruzi in non-phagocytic cells. In this work we have studied the involvement of autophagy in the development of T. cruzi infection in mice. Beclin-1 is a protein essential for autophagy, required for autophagosome biogenesis and maturation. We have performed an acute model of infection on the autophagic deficient Beclin-1 heterozygous knock-out mice (Bcln±) and compared to control Bcln+/+ animals. In addition, we have analyzed the infection process in both peritoneal cells and RAW macrophages. Our results have shown that the infection was more aggressive in the autophagy-deficient mice, which displayed higher numbers of parasitemia, heart´s parasitic nests and mortality rates. We have also found that peritoneal cells derived from Bcln± animals and RAW macrophages treated with autophagy inhibitors displayed higher levels of infection compared to controls. Interestingly, free cytosolic parasites recruited LC3 protein and other markers of xenophagy in control compared to autophagy-deficient cells. Taken together, these data suggest that autophagy plays a protective role against T. cruzi infection in mice, xenophagy being one of the processes activated as part of the repertoire of immune responses generated by the host.
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- Ana Florencia Casassa
- a Laboratorio de Biología de Trypanosoma cruzi y la célula hospedadora- Instituto de Histología y Embriología "Dr. Mario H. Burgos" , (IHEM-CONICET- Universidad Nacional de Cuyo) , Mendoza , Argentina
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- a Laboratorio de Biología de Trypanosoma cruzi y la célula hospedadora- Instituto de Histología y Embriología "Dr. Mario H. Burgos" , (IHEM-CONICET- Universidad Nacional de Cuyo) , Mendoza , Argentina.,b Facultad de Ciencias Médicas , Universidad Nacional de Cuyo , Mendoza , Argentina
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- b Facultad de Ciencias Médicas , Universidad Nacional de Cuyo , Mendoza , Argentina.,c Laboratorio: Mecanismos moleculares implicados en el tráfico vesicular y la vía autofágica Instituto de Histología y Embriología (IHEM) "Dr. Mario H. Burgos" , (IHEM-CONICET- Universidad Nacional de Cuyo) , Mendoza , Argentina
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- d Smidt Heart Institute , Cedars-Sinai Medical Center , Los Angeles , CA , USA
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- a Laboratorio de Biología de Trypanosoma cruzi y la célula hospedadora- Instituto de Histología y Embriología "Dr. Mario H. Burgos" , (IHEM-CONICET- Universidad Nacional de Cuyo) , Mendoza , Argentina.,b Facultad de Ciencias Médicas , Universidad Nacional de Cuyo , Mendoza , Argentina
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Stewart L, D M Edgar J, Blakely G, Patrick S. Antigenic mimicry of ubiquitin by the gut bacterium Bacteroides fragilis: a potential link with autoimmune disease. Clin Exp Immunol 2018; 194:153-165. [PMID: 30076785 PMCID: PMC6194340 DOI: 10.1111/cei.13195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Ubiquitin is highly conserved across eukaryotes and is essential for normal eukaryotic cell function. The bacterium Bacteroides fragilis is a member of the normal human gut microbiota, and the only bacterium known to encode a homologue of eukaryotic ubiquitin. The B. fragilis gene sequence indicates a past horizontal gene transfer event from a eukaryotic source. It encodes a protein (BfUbb) with 63% identity to human ubiquitin which is exported from the bacterial cell. The aim of this study was (i) to determine if there was antigenic cross‐reactivity between B. fragilis ubiquitin and human ubiquitin and (ii) to determine if humans produced antibodies to BfUbb. Molecular model comparisons of BfUbb and human ubiquitin predicted a high level (99·8% confidence) of structural similarity. Linear epitope mapping identified epitopes in BfUbb and human ubiquitin that cross‐react. BfUbb also has epitope(s) that do not cross‐react with human ubiquitin. The reaction of human serum (n = 474) to BfUbb and human ubiquitin from the following four groups of subjects was compared by enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA): (1) newly autoantibody‐positive patients, (2) allergen‐specific immunoglobulin (Ig)E‐negative patients, (3) ulcerative colitis patients and (4) healthy volunteers. We show that the immune system of some individuals has been exposed to BfUbb which has resulted in the generation of IgG antibodies. Serum from patients referred for first‐time testing to an immunology laboratory for autoimmune disease are more likely to have a high level of antibodies to BfUbb than healthy volunteers. Molecular mimicry of human ubiquitin by BfUbb could be a trigger for autoimmune disease.
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- L Stewart
- School School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Regional Immunology Laboratory, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK.,The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,The Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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Association Study and Fine-Mapping Major Histocompatibility Complex Analysis of Pemphigus Vulgaris in a Han Chinese Population. J Invest Dermatol 2018; 138:2307-2314. [PMID: 29857070 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2018.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2017] [Revised: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
To identify possible additional genetic susceptibility loci for pemphigus vulgaris (PV), we performed a genome-wide association study of 240 PV patients and 1,031 control individuals, and we selected the top single nucleotide polymorphisms for replication in independent samples, with 252 patient samples and 1,852 control samples. We identified rs11218708 (P = 3.1 × 10-8, odds ratio = 1.54) at chromosome locus 11q24.1 as significantly associated with PV. A fine-mapping analysis of PV risk in the major histocompatibility complex region showed three independent variants predisposed to PV using stepwise analysis: HLA-DRB1*14:04 (P = 2.47 × 10-38, odds ratio = 6.28), rs7454108 at the TAP2 gene (P = 2.78 × 10-12, odds ratio = 3.25), and rs1051336 at the HLA-DRA gene (P = 3.06 × 10-6, odds ratio = 0.33). A systematic evaluation using gene- and pathway-based analyses showed a high tendency for PV susceptibility genes to be associated with autoimmunity. Our study highlights the involvement of immune-mediated processes in the pathophysiology of PV and illustrates the value of imputation to identify variants in the major histocompatibility complex region.
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Barrera-Vargas A, Gómez-Martín D, Carmona-Rivera C, Merayo-Chalico J, Torres-Ruiz J, Manna Z, Hasni S, Alcocer-Varela J, Kaplan MJ. Differential ubiquitination in NETs regulates macrophage responses in systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Rheum Dis 2018; 77:944-950. [PMID: 29588275 DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2017] [Revised: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 03/11/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES To assess if ubiquitinated proteins potentially present in neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) can modify cellular responses and induce inflammatory mechanisms in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and healthy subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS We studied 74 subjects with SLE and 77 healthy controls. Neutrophils and low-density granulocytes were isolated, and NETs were induced. Ubiquitin content was quantified in NETs by western blot analysis, ELISA and immunofluorescence microscopy, while ubiquitination of NET proteins was assessed by immunoprecipitation. Monocyte-derived macrophages from SLE and controls were isolated and stimulated with NETs or ubiquitin. Calcium flux and cytokine synthesis were measured following these stimuli. RESULTS NETs contain ubiquitinated proteins, with a lower expression of polyubiquitinated proteins in subjects with SLE than in controls. Myeloperoxidase (MPO) is present in ubiquitinated form in NETs. Patients with SLE develop antiubiquitinated MPO antibodies, and titres positively correlate with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI) score (P<0.01), and negatively correlate with complement components (P<0.01). Stimulation of monocyte-derived macrophages with NETs or with ubiquitin led to enhanced calcium flux. In addition, stimulation with NETs led to enhanced cytokine (tumour necrosis factor-α and interleukin-10) production in macrophages from patients with SLE when compared with controls, which was hampered by inhibition of NET internalisation by macrophages. CONCLUSION This is the first study to find ubiquitinated proteins in NETs, and evidence for adaptive immune responses directed towards ubiquitinated NET proteins in SLE. The distinct differences in ubiquitin species profile in NETs compared with healthy controls may contribute to dampened anti-inflammatory responses observed in SLE. These results also support a role for extracellular ubiquitin in inflammation in SLE.
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- Ana Barrera-Vargas
- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology and Red de Apoyo a la Investigación, CIC-UNAM, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Lupus Clinical Research Unit, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Lupus Clinical Research Unit, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición, Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, Intramural Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Job F, Settele F, Lorey S, Rundfeldt C, Baumann L, Beck-Sickinger AG, Haupts U, Lilie H, Bosse-Doenecke E. Ubiquitin is a versatile scaffold protein for the generation of molecules with de novo binding and advantageous drug-like properties. FEBS Open Bio 2015; 5:579-93. [PMID: 26258013 PMCID: PMC4522466 DOI: 10.1016/j.fob.2015.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2015] [Revised: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
Abstract
In the search for effective therapeutic strategies, protein-based biologicals are under intense development. While monoclonal antibodies represent the majority of these drugs, other innovative approaches are exploring the use of scaffold proteins for the creation of binding molecules with tailor-made properties. Ubiquitin is especially suited for this strategy due to several key characteristics. Ubiquitin is a natural serum protein, 100% conserved across the mammalian class and possesses high thermal, structural and proteolytic stability. Because of its small size and lack of posttranslational modifications, it can be easily produced in Escherichia coli. In this work we provide evidence that ubiquitin is safe as tested experimentally in vivo. In contrast to previously published results, we show that, in our hands, ubiquitin does not act as a functional ligand of the chemokine receptor CXCR4. Cellular assays based on different signaling pathways of the receptor were conducted with the natural agonist SDF-1 as a benchmark. In none of the assays could a response to ubiquitin treatment be elicited. Furthermore, intravenous application to mice at high concentrations did not induce any detectable effect on cytokine levels or hematological parameters.
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- Florian Job
- Institute for Biochemistry and Biotechnology/Technical Biochemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Straße 3, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Scil Proteins GmbH, Heinrich-Damerow-Straße 1, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Scil Proteins GmbH, Heinrich-Damerow-Straße 1, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Scil Proteins GmbH, Heinrich-Damerow-Straße 1, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry, University of Leipzig, Brüderstraße 34, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Scil Proteins GmbH, Heinrich-Damerow-Straße 1, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute for Biochemistry and Biotechnology/Technical Biochemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Straße 3, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Scil Proteins GmbH, Heinrich-Damerow-Straße 1, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
- Corresponding author. Tel.: +49 345 4780 365; fax: +49 345 27996 332.
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