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Dhiman S, Manoj N, Liput M, Sangwan A, Diehl J, Balcerak A, Sudhakar S, Augustyniak J, Jornet JM, Bae Y, Stachowiak EK, Dutta A, Stachowiak MK. Systems Genome: Coordinated Gene Activity Networks, Recurring Coordination Modules, and Genome Homeostasis in Developing Neurons. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:5647. [PMID: 38891836 PMCID: PMC11171963 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25115647] [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: 03/24/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
Abstract
As human progenitor cells differentiate into neurons, the activities of many genes change; these changes are maintained within a narrow range, referred to as genome homeostasis. This process, which alters the synchronization of the entire expressed genome, is distorted in neurodevelopmental diseases such as schizophrenia. The coordinated gene activity networks formed by altering sets of genes comprise recurring coordination modules, governed by the entropy-controlling action of nuclear FGFR1, known to be associated with DNA topology. These modules can be modeled as energy-transferring circuits, revealing that genome homeostasis is maintained by reducing oscillations (noise) in gene activity while allowing gene activity changes to be transmitted across networks; this occurs more readily in neuronal committed cells than in neural progenitors. These findings advance a model of an "entangled" global genome acting as a flexible, coordinated homeostatic system that responds to developmental signals, is governed by nuclear FGFR1, and is reprogrammed in disease.
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- Siddhartha Dhiman
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14228, USA; (S.D.); (A.D.)
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14228, USA; (N.M.); (M.L.); (J.D.); (A.B.); (S.S.); (J.A.); (Y.B.); (E.K.S.)
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14228, USA; (N.M.); (M.L.); (J.D.); (A.B.); (S.S.); (J.A.); (Y.B.); (E.K.S.)
- Mossakowski Medical Research Center, Stem Cell Bioengineering Department, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawinskiego Str., 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA; (A.S.); (J.M.J.)
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14228, USA; (N.M.); (M.L.); (J.D.); (A.B.); (S.S.); (J.A.); (Y.B.); (E.K.S.)
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14228, USA; (N.M.); (M.L.); (J.D.); (A.B.); (S.S.); (J.A.); (Y.B.); (E.K.S.)
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14228, USA; (N.M.); (M.L.); (J.D.); (A.B.); (S.S.); (J.A.); (Y.B.); (E.K.S.)
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14228, USA; (N.M.); (M.L.); (J.D.); (A.B.); (S.S.); (J.A.); (Y.B.); (E.K.S.)
- Mossakowski Medical Research Center, Stem Cell Bioengineering Department, Polish Academy of Sciences, Pawinskiego Str., 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Electrical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA; (A.S.); (J.M.J.)
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14228, USA; (N.M.); (M.L.); (J.D.); (A.B.); (S.S.); (J.A.); (Y.B.); (E.K.S.)
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14228, USA; (N.M.); (M.L.); (J.D.); (A.B.); (S.S.); (J.A.); (Y.B.); (E.K.S.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14228, USA; (S.D.); (A.D.)
- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, Birmingham Research Park, Birmingham B15 2SQ, UK
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- Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14228, USA; (N.M.); (M.L.); (J.D.); (A.B.); (S.S.); (J.A.); (Y.B.); (E.K.S.)
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Tang L, Liao J, Hill MC, Hu J, Zhao Y, Ellinor P, Li M. MMCT-Loop: a mix model-based pipeline for calling targeted 3D chromatin loops. Nucleic Acids Res 2024; 52:e25. [PMID: 38281134 PMCID: PMC10954456 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2023] [Revised: 12/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
Abstract
Protein-specific Chromatin Conformation Capture (3C)-based technologies have become essential for identifying distal genomic interactions with critical roles in gene regulation. The standard techniques include Chromatin Interaction Analysis by Paired-End Tag (ChIA-PET), in situ Hi-C followed by chromatin immunoprecipitation (HiChIP) also known as PLAC-seq. To identify chromatin interactions from these data, a variety of computational methods have emerged. Although these state-of-art methods address many issues with loop calling, only few methods can fit different data types simultaneously, and the accuracy as well as the efficiency these approaches remains limited. Here we have generated a pipeline, MMCT-Loop, which ensures the accurate identification of strong loops as well as dynamic or weak loops through a mixed model. MMCT-Loop outperforms existing methods in accuracy, and the detected loops show higher activation functionality. To highlight the utility of MMCT-Loop, we applied it to conformational data derived from neural stem cell (NSCs) and uncovered several previously unidentified regulatory regions for key master regulators of stem cell identity. MMCT-Loop is an accurate and efficient loop caller for targeted conformation capture data, which supports raw data or pre-processed valid pairs as input, the output interactions are formatted and easily uploaded to a genome browser for visualization.
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- Li Tang
- Hunan Provincial Key Lab on Bioinformatics, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Lab on Bioinformatics, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02129, USA
- Cardiovascular Disease Initiative, The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Hunan Provincial Key Lab on Bioinformatics, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Lab on Bioinformatics, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02129, USA
- Cardiovascular Disease Initiative, The Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Hunan Provincial Key Lab on Bioinformatics, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
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Martino S, Carollo PS, Barra V. A Glimpse into Chromatin Organization and Nuclear Lamina Contribution in Neuronal Differentiation. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:genes14051046. [PMID: 37239406 DOI: 10.3390/genes14051046] [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: 03/17/2023] [Revised: 05/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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During embryonic development, stem cells undergo the differentiation process so that they can specialize for different functions within the organism. Complex programs of gene transcription are crucial for this process to happen. Epigenetic modifications and the architecture of chromatin in the nucleus, through the formation of specific regions of active as well as inactive chromatin, allow the coordinated regulation of the genes for each cell fate. In this mini-review, we discuss the current knowledge regarding the regulation of three-dimensional chromatin structure during neuronal differentiation. We also focus on the role the nuclear lamina plays in neurogenesis to ensure the tethering of the chromatin to the nuclear envelope.
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- Salvatore Martino
- Department of Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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- Department of Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
- Institute of Molecular Bioimaging and Physiology, National Research Council (IBFM-CNR), 90015 Cefalù, Italy
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- Department of Biological Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy
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Yellapragada V, Eskici N, Wang Y, Madhusudan S, Vaaralahti K, Tuuri T, Raivio T. Time and dose-dependent effects of FGF8-FGFR1 signaling in GnRH neurons derived from human pluripotent stem cells. Dis Model Mech 2022; 15:276003. [PMID: 35833364 PMCID: PMC9403748 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.049436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Fibroblast growth factor 8 (FGF8), acting through the fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1), has an important role in the development of gonadotropin-releasing hormone-expressing neurons (GnRH neurons). We hypothesized that FGF8 regulates differentiation of human GnRH neurons in a time- and dose-dependent manner via FGFR1. To investigate this further, human pluripotent stem cells were differentiated during 10 days of dual-SMAD inhibition into neural progenitor cells, followed either by treatment with FGF8 at different concentrations (25 ng/ml, 50 ng/ml or 100 ng/ml) for 10 days or by treatment with 100 ng/ml FGF8 for different durations (2, 4, 6 or 10 days); cells were then matured through DAPT-induced inhibition of Notch signaling for 5 days into GnRH neurons. FGF8 induced expression of GNRH1 in a dose-dependent fashion and the duration of FGF8 exposure correlated positively with gene expression of GNRH1 (P<0.05, Rs=0.49). However, cells treated with 100 ng/ml FGF8 for 2 days induced the expression of genes, such as FOXG1, ETV5 and SPRY2, and continued FGF8 treatment induced the dynamic expression of several other genes. Moreover, during exposure to FGF8, FGFR1 localized to the cell surface and its specific inhibition with the FGFR1 inhibitor PD166866 reduced expression of GNRH1 (P<0.05). In neurons, FGFR1 also localized to the nucleus. Our results suggest that dose- and time-dependent FGF8 signaling via FGFR1 is indispensable for human GnRH neuron ontogeny. This article has an associated First Person interview with the first author of the paper. Summary: This article demonstrates the essential role FGF8–FGFR1 signaling has in the development of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-expressing neurons by using a human stem cell model.
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- Venkatram Yellapragada
- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program (STEMM), Faculty of Medicine, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Medicum, Faculty of Medicine, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program (STEMM), Faculty of Medicine, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Medicum, Faculty of Medicine, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program (STEMM), Faculty of Medicine, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Medicum, Faculty of Medicine, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program (STEMM), Faculty of Medicine, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Medicum, Faculty of Medicine, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program (STEMM), Faculty of Medicine, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Medicum, Faculty of Medicine, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 00029 Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Stem Cells and Metabolism Research Program (STEMM), Faculty of Medicine, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,Medicum, Faculty of Medicine, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.,New Children's Hospital, Pediatric Research Center, 00029 Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Ornitz DM, Itoh N. New developments in the biology of fibroblast growth factors. WIREs Mech Dis 2022; 14:e1549. [PMID: 35142107 PMCID: PMC10115509 DOI: 10.1002/wsbm.1549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 11/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The fibroblast growth factor (FGF) family is composed of 18 secreted signaling proteins consisting of canonical FGFs and endocrine FGFs that activate four receptor tyrosine kinases (FGFRs 1-4) and four intracellular proteins (intracellular FGFs or iFGFs) that primarily function to regulate the activity of voltage-gated sodium channels and other molecules. The canonical FGFs, endocrine FGFs, and iFGFs have been reviewed extensively by us and others. In this review, we briefly summarize past reviews and then focus on new developments in the FGF field since our last review in 2015. Some of the highlights in the past 6 years include the use of optogenetic tools, viral vectors, and inducible transgenes to experimentally modulate FGF signaling, the clinical use of small molecule FGFR inhibitors, an expanded understanding of endocrine FGF signaling, functions for FGF signaling in stem cell pluripotency and differentiation, roles for FGF signaling in tissue homeostasis and regeneration, a continuing elaboration of mechanisms of FGF signaling in development, and an expanding appreciation of roles for FGF signaling in neuropsychiatric diseases. This article is categorized under: Cardiovascular Diseases > Molecular and Cellular Physiology Neurological Diseases > Molecular and Cellular Physiology Congenital Diseases > Stem Cells and Development Cancer > Stem Cells and Development.
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- David M Ornitz
- Department of Developmental Biology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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- Kyoto University Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sakyo, Kyoto, Japan
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Prenatal glucocorticoid exposure selectively impairs neuroligin 1-dependent neurogenesis by suppressing astrocytic FGF2-neuronal FGFR1 axis. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:294. [PMID: 35562616 PMCID: PMC9106608 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04313-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 04/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Exposure to maternal stress irreversibly impairs neurogenesis of offspring by inducing life-long effects on interaction between neurons and glia under raging differentiation process, culminating in cognitive and neuropsychiatric abnormalities in adulthood. We identified that prenatal exposure to stress-responsive hormone glucocorticoid impaired neurogenesis and induced abnormal behaviors in ICR mice. Then, we used human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived neural stem cell (NSC) to investigate how neurogenesis deficits occur. Following glucocorticoid treatment, NSC-derived astrocytes were found to be A1-like neurotoxic astrocytes. Moreover, cortisol-treated astrocytic conditioned media (ACM) then specifically downregulated AMPA receptor-mediated glutamatergic synaptic formation and transmission in differentiating neurons, by inhibiting localization of ionotropic glutamate receptor (GluR)1/2 into synapses. We then revealed that downregulated astrocytic fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) and nuclear fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 (FGFR1) of neurons are key pathogenic factors for reducing glutamatergic synaptogenesis. We further confirmed that cortisol-treated ACM specifically decreased the binding of neuronal FGFR1 to the synaptogenic NLGN1 promoter, but this was reversed by FGFR1 restoration. Upregulation of neuroligin 1, which is important in scaffolding GluR1/2 into the postsynaptic compartment, eventually normalized glutamatergic synaptogenesis and subsequent neurogenesis. Moreover, pretreatment of FGF2 elevated neuroligin 1 expression and trafficking of GluR1/2 into the postsynaptic compartment of mice exposed to prenatal corticosterone, improving spatial memory and depression/anxiety-like behaviors. In conclusion, we identified neuroligin 1 restoration by astrocytic FGF2 and its downstream neuronal nuclear FGFR1 as a critical target for preventing prenatal stress-induced dysfunction in glutamatergic synaptogenesis, which recovered both neurogenesis and hippocampal-related behaviors.
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Nishanth MJ, Jha S. Global Exploration of RNA-Binding Proteins in Exercise-Induced Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis: A Transcriptome Meta-analysis and Computational Study. Biochem Genet 2022; 60:2471-2488. [PMID: 35546218 DOI: 10.1007/s10528-022-10230-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Voluntary physical exercise is a robust enhancer of adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN). A complete understanding of the molecular regulation of AHN is important in order to exploit the benefits of the process toward therapeutic approaches. Several factors such as epigenetic modifiers, non-coding RNAs, and transcription factors have been reported to regulate AHN. However, there is a limited understanding of the impact of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) on exercise-mediated AHN, in spite of their well-documented significance in embryonic neurogenesis. The present study is the first global analysis to catalog the potential RBPs influencing exercise-mediated AHN. Here, a transcriptome meta-analysis was conducted to study exercise-mediated gene expression modulation in hippocampi of adult mice. Next, potential RBPs influencing transcriptome-wide expression changes via untranslated regions (UTRs) were identified. Among other RBPs, MATR3, Musashi, TIA1, and FXR2 (known critical modulators of neurogenesis) were found to potentially regulate gene expression patterns. Subsequently, binding sites of known neurogenesis-regulating RBPs were identified in the UTRs of AHN-associated genes modulated by exercise. Finally, a number of RBPs including RBFOX1, RBFOX3, and QKI (known regulators of neurogenesis) were found to be highly expressed in mouse hippocampal formation and also potentially interact with other RBPs, suggesting their combinatorial functioning in exercise-induced AHN. Thus, the present meta-analysis-based computational study identified several RBPs potentially important in exercise-induced AHN, which could form a foundation for further experiments to unravel RBP-mediated regulation of AHN.
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- M J Nishanth
- School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur, 613401, India
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- School of Chemical and Biotechnology, SASTRA Deemed to be University, Thanjavur, 613401, India.
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Cimmino F, Montella A, Tirelli M, Avitabile M, Lasorsa VA, Visconte F, Cantalupo S, Maiorino T, De Angelis B, Morini M, Castellano A, Locatelli F, Capasso M, Iolascon A. FGFR1 is a potential therapeutic target in neuroblastoma. Cancer Cell Int 2022; 22:174. [PMID: 35488346 PMCID: PMC9052553 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-022-02587-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND FGFR1 regulates cell-cell adhesion and extracellular matrix architecture and acts as oncogene in several cancers. Potential cancer driver mutations of FGFR1 occur in neuroblastoma (NB), a neural crest-derived pediatric tumor arising in sympathetic nervous system, but so far they have not been studied experimentally. We investigated the driver-oncogene role of FGFR1 and the implication of N546K mutation in therapy-resistance in NB cells. METHODS Public datasets were used to predict the correlation of FGFR1 expression with NB clinical outcomes. Whole genome sequencing data of 19 paired diagnostic and relapse NB samples were used to find somatic mutations. In NB cell lines, silencing by short hairpin RNA and transient overexpression of FGFR1 were performed to evaluate the effect of the identified mutation by cell growth, invasion and cologenicity assays. HEK293, SHSY5Y and SKNBE2 were selected to investigate subcellular wild-type and mutated protein localization. FGFR1 inhibitor (AZD4547), alone or in combination with PI3K inhibitor (GDC0941), was used to rescue malignant phenotypes induced by overexpression of FGFR1 wild-type and mutated protein. RESULTS High FGFR1 expression correlated with low relapse-free survival in two independent NB gene expression datasets. In addition, we found the somatic mutation N546K, the most recurrent point mutation of FGFR1 in all cancers and already reported in NB, in one out of 19 matched primary and recurrent tumors. Loss of FGFR1 function attenuated invasion and cologenicity in NB cells, whereas FGFR1 overexpression enhanced oncogenicity. The overexpression of FGFR1N546K protein showed a higher nuclear localization compared to wild-type protein and increased cellular invasion and cologenicity. Moreover, N546K mutation caused the failure in response to treatment with FGFR1 inhibitor by activation of ERK, STAT3 and AKT pathways. The combination of FGFR1 and PI3K pathway inhibitors was effective in reducing the invasive and colonigenic ability of cells overexpressing FGFR1 mutated protein. CONCLUSIONS FGFR1 is an actionable driver oncogene in NB and a promising therapy may consist in targeting FGFR1 mutations in patients with therapy-resistant NB.
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- Flora Cimmino
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate, Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate, Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate, Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy.,European School of Molecular Medicine, Università Degli Studi di Milano, 20122, Milan, Italy
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- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate, Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate, Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate, Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate, Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy.,Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80145, Naples, Italy
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- Hematology/Oncology and Cell and Gene Therapy Department, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, 00165, Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biology, IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, 16147, Genoa, Italy
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- Paediatric Haematology/Oncology Department, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, 00165, Rome, Italy
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- IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Sapienza, University of Rome, 00165, Rome, Italy
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- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate, Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy. .,Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80145, Naples, Italy.
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- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate, Via Gaetano Salvatore, 486, 80145, Naples, Italy. .,Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, 80145, Naples, Italy.
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Tang L, Hill MC, Ellinor PT, Li M. Bacon: a comprehensive computational benchmarking framework for evaluating targeted chromatin conformation capture-specific methodologies. Genome Biol 2022; 23:30. [PMID: 35063001 PMCID: PMC8780810 DOI: 10.1186/s13059-021-02597-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Chromatin conformation capture (3C)-based technologies have enabled the accurate detection of topological genomic interactions, and the adoption of ChIP techniques to 3C-based protocols makes it possible to identify long-range interactions. To analyze these large and complex datasets, computational methods are undergoing rapid and expansive evolution. Thus, a thorough evaluation of these analytical pipelines is necessary to identify which commonly used algorithms and processing pipelines need to be improved. Here we present a comprehensive benchmark framework, Bacon, to evaluate the performance of several computational methods. Finally, we provide practical recommendations for users working with HiChIP and/or ChIA-PET analyses.
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- Li Tang
- Hunan Provincial Key Lab on Bioinformatics, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02129, USA
- Cardiovascular Disease Initiative, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02129, USA
- Cardiovascular Disease Initiative, The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, 02142, USA
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- Hunan Provincial Key Lab on Bioinformatics, School of Computer Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, China.
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Global Transcriptional Analyses of the Wnt-Induced Development of Neural Stem Cells from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22147473. [PMID: 34299091 PMCID: PMC8308016 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22147473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
The differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) to neural stem cells (NSCs) is the key initial event in neurogenesis and is thought to be dependent on the family of Wnt growth factors, their receptors and signaling proteins. The delineation of the transcriptional pathways that mediate Wnt-induced hPSCs to NSCs differentiation is vital for understanding the global genomic mechanisms of the development of NSCs and, potentially, the creation of new protocols in regenerative medicine. To understand the genomic mechanism of Wnt signaling during NSCs development, we treated hPSCs with Wnt activator (CHIR-99021) and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) in a chemically defined medium (N2B27) to induce NSCs, referred to as CLNSCs. The CLNSCs were subcultured for more than 40 passages in vitro; were positive for AP staining; expressed neural progenitor markers such as NESTIN, PAX6, SOX2, and SOX1; and were able to differentiate into three neural lineage cells: neurons, astrocytes, and oligodendrocytes in vitro. Our transcriptome analyses revealed that the Wnt and Hedgehog signaling pathways regulate hPSCs cell fate decisions for neural lineages and maintain the self-renewal of CLNSCs. One interesting network could be the deregulation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway in CLNSCs via the downregulation of c-MYC, which may promote exit from pluripotency and neural differentiation. The Wnt-induced spinal markers HOXA1-4, HOXA7, HOXB1-4, and HOXC4 were increased, however, the brain markers FOXG1 and OTX2, were absent in the CLNSCs, indicating that CLNSCs have partial spinal cord properties. Finally, a CLNSC simple culture condition, when applied to hPSCs, supports the generation of NSCs, and provides a new and efficient cell model with which to untangle the mechanisms during neurogenesis.
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