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Roncato R, Angelini J, Pani A, Talotta R. Lipid rafts as viral entry routes and immune platforms: A double-edged sword in SARS-CoV-2 infection? Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2022; 1867:159140. [PMID: 35248801 PMCID: PMC8894694 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2022.159140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2021] [Revised: 02/13/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Lipid rafts are nanoscopic compartments of cell membranes that serve a variety of biological functions. They play a crucial role in viral infections, as enveloped viruses such as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can exploit rafts to enter or quit target cells. On the other hand, lipid rafts contribute to the formation of immune synapses and their proper functioning is a prerequisite for adequate immune response and viral clearance. In this narrative review we dissect the panorama focusing on this singular aspect of cell biology in the context of SARS-CoV-2 infection and therapy. A lipid raft-mediated mechanism can be hypothesized for many drugs recommended or considered for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection, such as glucocorticoids, antimalarials, immunosuppressants and antiviral agents. Furthermore, the additional use of lipid-lowering agents, like statins, may affect the lipid composition of membrane rafts and thus influence the processes occurring in these compartments. The combination of drugs acting on lipid rafts may be successful in the treatment of more severe forms of the disease and should be reserved for further investigation.
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- Rossana Roncato
- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), via Gallini, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy
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- Clinical Pharmacology Institute, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale (ASU FC), via Pozzuolo, 33100 Udine, Italy
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- Toxicology Department of Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, University of Milan, via Vanvitelli, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, AOU "Gaetano Martino", University of Messina, 98100 Messina, Italy
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Lim Y, Kim S, Kim S, Kim DI, Kang KW, Hong SH, Lee SM, Koh HR, Seo YJ. n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Impede the TCR Mobility and the TCR-pMHC Interaction of Anti-Viral CD8+ T Cells. Viruses 2020; 12:v12060639. [PMID: 32545480 PMCID: PMC7354506 DOI: 10.3390/v12060639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
Abstract
The immune-suppressive effects of omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) on T cells have been observed via multiple in vitro and in vivo models. However, the precise mechanism that causes these effects is still undefined. In this study, we investigated whether n-3 PUFAs regulated T cell receptor (TCR) and peptide-major histocompatibility complex (pMHC) interactions. The expansion of anti-viral CD8+ T cells that endogenously synthesize n-3 PUFAs (FAT-1) dramatically decreased upon lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) infection in vivo. This decrease was not caused by the considerable reduction of TCR expression or the impaired chemotactic activity of T cells. Interestingly, a highly inclined and laminated optical sheet (HILO) microscopic analysis revealed that the TCR motility was notably reduced on the surface of the FAT-1 CD8+ T cells compared to the wild type (WT) CD8+ T cells. Importantly, the adhesion strength of the FAT-1 CD8+ T cells to the peptide-MHC was significantly lower than that of the WT CD8+T cells. Consistent with this result, treatment with docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), one type of n-3 PUFA, significantly decreased CD8+ T cell adhesion to the pMHC. Collectively, our results reveal a novel mechanism through which n-3 PUFAs decrease TCR-pMHC interactions by modulating TCR mobility on CD8+ T cell surfaces.
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- Younghyun Lim
- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea; (Y.L.); (S.K.); (D.-I.K.)
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- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea; (Y.L.); (S.K.); (D.-I.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea;
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- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea; (Y.L.); (S.K.); (D.-I.K.)
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- Division of Biotechnology, College of Environmental and Bioresources, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea; (K.W.K.); (S.-M.L.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, the Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon 14662, Korea;
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- Division of Biotechnology, College of Environmental and Bioresources, Jeonbuk National University, Iksan 54596, Korea; (K.W.K.); (S.-M.L.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea;
- Correspondence: (H.R.K.); (Y.-J.S.)
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- Department of Life Science, Chung-Ang University, Seoul 06974, Korea; (Y.L.); (S.K.); (D.-I.K.)
- Correspondence: (H.R.K.); (Y.-J.S.)
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Boyle WS, Twaroski K, Woska EC, Tolar J, Reineke TM. Molecular Additives Significantly Enhance Glycopolymer-Mediated Transfection of Large Plasmids and Functional CRISPR-Cas9 Transcription Activation Ex Vivo in Primary Human Fibroblasts and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells. Bioconjug Chem 2018; 30:418-431. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Chahal KK, Parle M, Abagyan R. Dexamethasone and Fludrocortisone Inhibit Hedgehog Signaling in Embryonic Cells. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:12019-12025. [PMID: 31459282 PMCID: PMC6645496 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b01864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 09/07/2018] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The hedgehog (Hh) pathway plays a central role in the development and repair of our bodies. Therefore, dysregulation of the Hh pathway is responsible for many developmental diseases and cancers. Basal cell carcinoma and medulloblastoma have well-established links to the Hh pathway, as well as many other cancers with Hh-dysregulated subtypes. A smoothened (SMO) receptor plays a central role in regulating the Hh signaling in the cells. However, the complexities of the receptor structural mechanism of action and other pathway members make it difficult to find Hh pathway inhibitors efficient in a wide range. Recent crystal structure of SMO with cholesterol indicates that it may be a natural ligand for SMO activation. Structural similarity of fluorinated corticosterone derivatives to cholesterol motivated us to study the effect of dexamethasone, fludrocortisone, and corticosterone on the Hh pathway activity. We identified an inhibitory effect of these three drugs on the Hh pathway using a functional assay in NIH3T3 glioma response element cells. Studies using BODIPY-cyclopamine and 20(S)-hydroxy cholesterol [20(S)-OHC] as competitors for the transmembrane (TM) and extracellular cysteine-rich domain (CRD) binding sites showed a non-competitive effect and suggested an alternative or allosteric binding site for the three drugs. Furthermore, the three steroids showed an additive effect on Hh pathway inhibition when tested in combination with cyclopamine. Our study reports the antagonistic effect of dexamethasone, fludrocortisone, and corticosterone on the Hh pathway using functional assay and confirmed that they do not bind to the CRD or adjacent TM binding cavities of SMO. The study also suggests that dexamethasone could be additionally beneficial as the adjuvant therapy for cancer patients with an established link to the dysregulated Hh pathway.
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- Kirti Kandhwal Chahal
- Department
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, G. J. University
of Science and Technology, Hisar 125001, India
- Skaggs
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
- E-mail: (K.K.C.)
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- Department
of Pharmaceutical Sciences, G. J. University
of Science and Technology, Hisar 125001, India
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- Skaggs
School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, California 92037, United States
- E-mail: (R.A.)
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Quattrocelli M, Barefield DY, Warner JL, Vo AH, Hadhazy M, Earley JU, Demonbreun AR, McNally EM. Intermittent glucocorticoid steroid dosing enhances muscle repair without eliciting muscle atrophy. J Clin Invest 2017; 127:2418-2432. [PMID: 28481224 DOI: 10.1172/jci91445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Glucocorticoid steroids such as prednisone are prescribed for chronic muscle conditions such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, where their use is associated with prolonged ambulation. The positive effects of chronic steroid treatment in muscular dystrophy are paradoxical because these steroids are also known to trigger muscle atrophy. Chronic steroid use usually involves once-daily dosing, although weekly dosing in children has been suggested for its reduced side effects on behavior. In this work, we tested steroid dosing in mice and found that a single pulse of glucocorticoid steroids improved sarcolemmal repair through increased expression of annexins A1 and A6, which mediate myofiber repair. This increased expression was dependent on glucocorticoid response elements upstream of annexins and was reinforced by the expression of forkhead box O1 (FOXO1). We compared weekly versus daily steroid treatment in mouse models of acute muscle injury and in muscular dystrophy and determined that both regimens provided comparable benefits in terms of annexin gene expression and muscle repair. However, daily dosing activated atrophic pathways, including F-box protein 32 (Fbxo32), which encodes atrogin-1. Conversely, weekly steroid treatment in mdx mice improved muscle function and histopathology and concomitantly induced the ergogenic transcription factor Krüppel-like factor 15 (Klf15) while decreasing Fbxo32. These findings suggest that intermittent, rather than daily, glucocorticoid steroid regimen promotes sarcolemmal repair and muscle recovery from injury while limiting atrophic remodeling.
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Molins B, Pascual A, Méndez, Llorenç V, Zarranz-Ventura J, Mesquida M, Adán A, Martorell J. C-reactive protein isoforms differentially affect outer blood-retinal barrier integrity and function. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2016; 312:C244-C253. [PMID: 28003224 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00057.2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) forms the outer blood-retinal barrier (oBRB) and is the prime target of early age-related macular degeneration (AMD). C-reactive protein (CRP), a serum biomarker for chronic inflammation and AMD, presents two different isoforms, monomeric (mCRP) and pentameric (pCRP), that may have a different effect on inflammation and barrier function in the RPE. The results reported in this study suggest that mCRP but not pCRP impairs RPE functionality by increasing paracellular permeability and disrupting the tight junction proteins ZO-1 and occludin in RPE cells. Additionally, we evaluated the effect of drugs commonly used in clinical settings on mCRP-induced barrier dysfunction. We found that a corticosteroid (methylprednisolone) and an anti-VEGF agent (bevacizumab) prevented mCRP-induced ARPE-19 barrier disruption and IL-8 production. Furthermore, bevacizumab was also able to revert mCRP-induced IL-8 increase after mCRP stimulation. In conclusion, the presence of mCRP within retinal tissue may lead to disruption of the oBRB, an effect that may be modified in the presence of corticosteroids or anti-VEGF drugs.
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- Blanca Molins
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Agustí Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; .,Institut Clínic d'Oftalmologia, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; and
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Agustí Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences, IQS School of Engineering, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Agustí Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut Clínic d'Oftalmologia, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; and
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Agustí Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut Clínic d'Oftalmologia, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; and
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Agustí Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut Clínic d'Oftalmologia, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; and
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- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Agustí Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut Clínic d'Oftalmologia, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; and
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Material Sciences, IQS School of Engineering, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain
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van Gijsel-Bonnello M, Acar N, Molino Y, Bretillon L, Khrestchatisky M, de Reggi M, Gharib B. Pantethine Alters Lipid Composition and Cholesterol Content of Membrane Rafts, With Down-Regulation of CXCL12-Induced T Cell Migration. J Cell Physiol 2015; 230:2415-25. [PMID: 25728249 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.24971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Pantethine, a natural low-molecular-weight thiol, shows a broad activity in a large range of essential cellular pathways. It has been long known as a hypolipidemic and hypocholesterolemic agent. We have recently shown that it exerts a neuroprotective action in mouse models of cerebral malaria and Parkinson's disease through multiple mechanisms. In the present study, we looked at its effects on membrane lipid rafts that serve as platforms for molecules engaged in cell activity, therefore providing a target against inappropriate cell response leading to a chronic inflammation. We found that pantethine-treated cells showed a significant change in raft fatty acid composition and cholesterol content, with ultimate downregulation of cell adhesion, CXCL12-driven chemotaxis, and transendothelial migration of various T cell types, including human Jurkat cell line and circulating effector T cells. The mechanisms involved include the alteration of the following: (i) CXCL12 binding to its target cells; (ii) membrane dynamics of CXCR4 and CXCR7, the two CXCL12 receptors; and (iii) cell redox status, a crucial determinant in the regulation of the chemokine system. In addition, we considered the linker for activation of T cells molecule to show that pantethine effects were associated with the displacement from the rafts of the acylated signaling molecules which had their palmitoylation level reduced.. In conclusion, the results presented here, together with previously published findings, indicate that due to its pleiotropic action, pantethine can downregulate the multifaceted process leading to pathogenic T cell activation and migration.
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- INRA UMR 6265, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France
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- Vect-Horus, 51 Boulevard Pierre Dramard, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, NICN UMR 7259, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, NICN UMR 7259, Marseille, France
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Bellavance MA, Rivest S. The HPA - Immune Axis and the Immunomodulatory Actions of Glucocorticoids in the Brain. Front Immunol 2014; 5:136. [PMID: 24744759 PMCID: PMC3978367 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00136] [Citation(s) in RCA: 265] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
In response to physiological and psychogenic stressors, the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis orchestrates the systemic release of glucocorticoids (GCs). By virtue of nearly ubiquitous expression of the GC receptor and the multifaceted metabolic, cardiovascular, cognitive, and immunologic functions of GCs, this system plays an essential role in the response to stress and restoration of an homeostatic state. GCs act on almost all types of immune cells and were long recognized to perform salient immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory functions through various genomic and non-genomic mechanisms. These renowned effects of the steroid hormone have been exploited in the clinic for the past 70 years and synthetic GC derivatives are commonly used for the therapy of various allergic, autoimmune, inflammatory, and hematological disorders. The role of the HPA axis and GCs in restraining immune responses across the organism is however still debated in light of accumulating evidence suggesting that GCs can also have both permissive and stimulatory effects on the immune system under specific conditions. Such paradoxical actions of GCs are particularly evident in the brain, where substantial data support either a beneficial or detrimental role of the steroid hormone. In this review, we examine the roles of GCs on the innate immune system with a particular focus on the CNS compartment. We also dissect the numerous molecular mechanisms through which GCs exert their effects and discuss the various parameters influencing the paradoxical immunomodulatory functions of GCs in the brain.
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- Marc-André Bellavance
- Faculty of medicine, Department of Molecular Medicine, Neuroscience Laboratory, CHU de Québec Research Center, Laval University , Québec, QC , Canada
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- Faculty of medicine, Department of Molecular Medicine, Neuroscience Laboratory, CHU de Québec Research Center, Laval University , Québec, QC , Canada
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Liddicoat DR, Purton JF, Cole TJ, Godfrey DI. Glucocorticoid‐mediated repression of T‐cell receptor signalling is impaired in glucocorticoid receptor exon 2‐disrupted mice. Immunol Cell Biol 2013; 92:148-55. [DOI: 10.1038/icb.2013.76] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Douglas R Liddicoat
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of MelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- Department of Immunology, Monash UniversityVictoriaAustralia
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash UniversityVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of MelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- Department of Immunology, Scripps Research InstituteLa JollaCAUSA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash UniversityVictoriaAustralia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of MelbourneVictoriaAustralia
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Francis JN, Redman JS, Eckert DM, Kay MS. Design of a modular tetrameric scaffold for the synthesis of membrane-localized D-peptide inhibitors of HIV-1 entry. Bioconjug Chem 2012; 23:1252-8. [PMID: 22545664 DOI: 10.1021/bc300076f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
The highly conserved HIV-1 gp41 "pocket" region is a promising target for inhibiting viral entry. PIE12-trimer is a protease-resistant trimeric d-peptide inhibitor that binds to this pocket and potently blocks HIV entry. PIE12-trimer also possesses a reserve of binding energy that provides it with a strong genetic barrier to resistance ("resistance capacitor"). Here, we report the design of a modular scaffold employing PEGs of discrete lengths for the efficient optimization and synthesis of PIE12-trimer. This scaffold also allows us to conjugate PIE12-trimer to several membrane-localizing cargoes, resulting in dramatically improved potency and retention of PIE12-trimer's ability to absorb the impact of resistance mutations. This scaffold design strategy should be of broad utility for the rapid prototyping of multimeric peptide inhibitors attached to potency- or pharmacokinetics-enhancing groups.
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- J Nicholas Francis
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Utah School of Medicine , 15 N Medical Drive East Room 4100, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-5650, United States
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Ladygina N, Martin BR, Altman A. Dynamic palmitoylation and the role of DHHC proteins in T cell activation and anergy. Adv Immunol 2011; 109:1-44. [PMID: 21569911 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-387664-5.00001-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Although protein S-palmitoylation was first characterized >30 years ago, and is implicated in the function, trafficking, and localization of many proteins, little is known about the regulation and physiological implications of this posttranslational modification. Palmitoylation of various signaling proteins required for TCR-induced T cell activation is also necessary for their proper function. Linker for activation of T cells (LAT) is an essential scaffolding protein involved in T cell development and activation, and we found that its palmitoylation is selectively impaired in anergic T cells. The recent discovery of the DHHC family of palmitoyl acyl transferases and the establishment of sensitive and quantitative proteomics-based methods for global analysis of the palmitoyl proteome led to significant progress in studying the biology and underlying mechanisms of cellular protein palmitoylation. We are using these approaches to explore the palmitoyl proteome in T lymphocytes and, specifically, the mechanistic basis for the impaired palmitoylation of LAT in anergic T cells. This chapter reviews the history of protein palmitoylation and its role in T cell activation, the DHHC family and new methodologies for global analysis of the palmitoyl proteome, and summarizes our recent work in this area. The new methodologies will accelerate the pace of research and provide a greatly improved mechanistic and molecular understanding of the complex process of protein palmitoylation and its regulation, and the substrate specificity of the novel DHHC family. Reversible protein palmitoylation will likely prove to be an important posttranslational mechanism that regulates cellular responses, similar to protein phosphorylation and ubiquitination.
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- Nadejda Ladygina
- Division of Cell Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, California, USA
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Becker S, Ardisson V, Lepareur N, Sergent O, Bayat S, Noiret N, Gaboriau F, Clément B, Boucher E, Raoul JL, Garin E. Increased Lipiodol uptake in hepatocellular carcinoma possibly due to increased membrane fluidity by dexamethasone and tamoxifen. Nucl Med Biol 2010; 37:777-84. [PMID: 20870152 DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2010.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2010] [Revised: 03/16/2010] [Accepted: 03/31/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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- Stéphanie Becker
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Centre E. Marquis, F-35042 Rennes, France.
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Mazurek B, Haupt H, Joachim R, Klapp BF, Stöver T, Szczepek AJ. Stress induces transient auditory hypersensitivity in rats. Hear Res 2009; 259:55-63. [PMID: 19840840 DOI: 10.1016/j.heares.2009.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2009] [Revised: 07/09/2009] [Accepted: 10/13/2009] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Exposure to harsh environment induces stress reactions that increase probability of survival. Stress influences the endocrine, nervous and immune systems and affects the functioning of a variety of organs. Numerous researchers demonstrated that a 24-h exposure to an acoustic rodent repellent provokes stress reaction in exposed animals. In addition to the activated hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, exposed animals had pathological reactions in the reproductive organs, bronchia and skin. Here, we examined the effect of above stress model on the auditory system of Wistar rats. We found that 24-h stress decreases the thresholds and increases the amplitudes of auditory brainstem responses and distortion product otoacoustic emissions. Resultant auditory hypersensitivity was transient and most pronounced between 3 and 6h post-stress, returning to control levels one week later. The concentration of corticosterone and tumor necrosis factor alpha was systemically elevated in stressed animals between 3 and 6h post-stress, confirming the activation of the HPA axis. In addition, expression of the HPA-axis-associated genes: glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and hypoxia-inducible factor 1 alpha (Hif1a) was modulated in the auditory tissues. In detail, in the inferior colliculus, we found an up-regulation of GR mRNA 3h post-stress and continuous up-regulation of Hif1a up to 24h post-stress. In the spiral ganglion, we found no differences in gene expression between stressed and control animals. In the organ of Corti, expression of GR mRNA remained stable, whereas that of Hif1a was significantly down-regulated one week after stress. In addition, the expression of an outer hair cell marker prestin was significantly up-regulated 6h post-stress. We conclude that 24-h stress induces transient hypersensitivity of the auditory system and modulates gene expression in a tissue-specific manner. Stress-induced auditory hypersensitivity could have evolutionary consequence by giving animals an advantage of hearing better under stress conditions.
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- Birgit Mazurek
- Molecular Biology Research Laboratory, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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Ron A, Shur I, Daniel R, Singh RR, Fishelson N, Croitoru N, Benayahu D, Shacham-Diamand Y. Dielectric screening of early differentiation patterns in mesenchymal stem cells induced by steroid hormones. Bioelectrochemistry 2009; 78:161-72. [PMID: 19837013 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioelechem.2009.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2009] [Revised: 08/23/2009] [Accepted: 09/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
Abstract
In the framework of this study, target identification and localization of differentiation patterns by means of dielectric spectroscopy is presented. Here, a primary pre-osteoblastic bone marrow-derived MBA-15 cellular system was used to study the variations in the dielectric properties of mesenchymal stem cells while exposed to differentiation regulators. Using the fundamentals of mixed dielectric theories combined with finite numerical tools, the permittivity spectra of MBA-15 cell suspensions have been uniquely analyzed after being activated by steroid hormones to express osteogenic phenotypes. Following the spectral analysis, significant variations were revealed in the dielectric properties of the activated cells in comparison to the untreated populations. Based on the differentiation patterns of MBA-15, the electrical modifications were found to be highly correlated with the activation of specific cellular mechanisms which directly react to the hormonal inductions. In addition, by describing the dielectric dispersion in terms of transfer functions, it is shown that the spectral perturbations are well adapted to variations in the electrical characteristics of the cells. The reported findings vastly emphasize the tight correlation between the cellular and electrical state of the differentiated cells. It therefore emphasizes the vast abilities of impedance-based techniques as potential screening tools for stem cell analysis.
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- Amit Ron
- Department of Physical Electronics, Faculty of Engineering, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
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Nunn AV, Bell JD, Guy GW. Lifestyle-induced metabolic inflexibility and accelerated ageing syndrome: insulin resistance, friend or foe? Nutr Metab (Lond) 2009; 6:16. [PMID: 19371409 PMCID: PMC2678135 DOI: 10.1186/1743-7075-6-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2008] [Accepted: 04/16/2009] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The metabolic syndrome may have its origins in thriftiness, insulin resistance and one of the most ancient of all signalling systems, redox. Thriftiness results from an evolutionarily-driven propensity to minimise energy expenditure. This has to be balanced with the need to resist the oxidative stress from cellular signalling and pathogen resistance, giving rise to something we call 'redox-thriftiness'. This is based on the notion that mitochondria may be able to both amplify membrane-derived redox growth signals as well as negatively regulate them, resulting in an increased ATP/ROS ratio. We suggest that 'redox-thriftiness' leads to insulin resistance, which has the effect of both protecting the individual cell from excessive growth/inflammatory stress, while ensuring energy is channelled to the brain, the immune system, and for storage. We also suggest that fine tuning of redox-thriftiness is achieved by hormetic (mild stress) signals that stimulate mitochondrial biogenesis and resistance to oxidative stress, which improves metabolic flexibility. However, in a non-hormetic environment with excessive calories, the protective nature of this system may lead to escalating insulin resistance and rising oxidative stress due to metabolic inflexibility and mitochondrial overload. Thus, the mitochondrially-associated resistance to oxidative stress (and metabolic flexibility) may determine insulin resistance. Genetically and environmentally determined mitochondrial function may define a 'tipping point' where protective insulin resistance tips over to inflammatory insulin resistance. Many hormetic factors may induce mild mitochondrial stress and biogenesis, including exercise, fasting, temperature extremes, unsaturated fats, polyphenols, alcohol, and even metformin and statins. Without hormesis, a proposed redox-thriftiness tipping point might lead to a feed forward insulin resistance cycle in the presence of excess calories. We therefore suggest that as oxidative stress determines functional longevity, a rather more descriptive term for the metabolic syndrome is the 'lifestyle-induced metabolic inflexibility and accelerated ageing syndrome'. Ultimately, thriftiness is good for us as long as we have hormetic stimuli; unfortunately, mankind is attempting to remove all hormetic (stressful) stimuli from his environment.
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- Alistair Vw Nunn
- Metabolic and Molecular Imaging Group, MRC Clinical Sciences Centre, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London, W12 OHS, UK.
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Dexamethasone augments CXCR4-mediated signaling in resting human T cells via the activation of the Src kinase Lck. Blood 2008; 113:575-84. [PMID: 18840710 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-04-151803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Dexamethasone (DM) is a synthetic member of the glucocorticoid (GC) class of hormones that possesses anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant activity and is commonly used to treat chronic inflammatory disorders, severe allergies, and other disease states. Although GCs are known to mediate well-defined transcriptional effects via GC receptors (GCR), there is increasing evidence that GCs also initiate rapid nongenomic signaling events in a variety of cell types. Here, we report that DM induces the phosphorylation of Lck and the activation of other downstream mediators, including p59Fyn, Zap70, Rac1, and Vav in resting but not activated human T cells. DM treatment also augments CXCL12-mediated signaling in resting T cells through its cell surface receptor, CXCR4 resulting in the enhanced actin polymerization, Rac activation, and cell migration on ligand exposure. Lck was found to be a critical intermediate in these DM-induced signaling activities. Moreover, DM-mediated Lck phosphorylation in T cells was dependent on the presence of both the GCR and the CD45 molecule. Overall, these results elucidate additional nongenomic effects of DM and the GCR on resting human T cells, inducing Lck and downstream kinase activation and augmenting chemokine signaling and function.
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Jawa RS, Chattopadhyay S, Tracy E, Wang Y, Huntoon K, Dayton MT, Baumann H. Regulated expression of the IL-31 receptor in bronchial and alveolar epithelial cells, pulmonary fibroblasts, and pulmonary macrophages. J Interferon Cytokine Res 2008; 28:207-19. [PMID: 18439099 DOI: 10.1089/jir.2007.0057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Interleukin-31 (IL-31), an IL-6 cytokine family member, is proposed to play a role in animal models of airway hyperreactivity. It is produced by activated T cells and signals via a heterodimeric receptor complex composed of IL-31Ralpha and OSMRbeta. Only low levels of IL-31Ralpha expression have been demonstrated in pulmonary epithelial cell lines, however, and little is known about the ability to regulate its expression and signaling. Therefore, primary cultures of human bronchial and alveolar epithelial cells, pulmonary fibroblasts, pulmonary macrophages, and established lines of immortalized bronchial epithelial cells (HBE) and alveolar carcinoma cells (A549) were analyzed by RT-PCR, immunoblotting, and thymidine incorporation. Distinct, cell type-specific regulation of IL-31Ralpha expression was detected. Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) enhanced IL-31Ralpha mRNA expression in primary cultures and established lines of epithelial cells, but not in macrophages. In contrast, interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) induced IL-31Ralpha mRNA expression in macrophages. IL-31Ralpha protein expression was below detection threshold in primary epithelial cell cultures but was detectable in A549 cells and increased with TGF-beta treatment. In HBE and A549 cells, TGF-beta pretreatment increased IL-31-mediated Stat3 and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) phosphorylation. In A549 cells, TGF-beta magnified IL-31-dependent suppression of proliferation. The data suggest that increased IL-31Ralpha expression correlates with an enhanced response to IL-31.
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- Randeep S Jawa
- Department of Surgery, SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA.
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Cerf E, Gasper R, Belani JD, Rychnovsky S, Chang XB, Buyse F, Ruysschaert JM. Multidrug resistance protein 1 is not associated to detergent-resistant membranes. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 355:1025-30. [PMID: 17336270 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.02.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2007] [Accepted: 02/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Multidrug resistance protein 1 (MRP1) is a member of the ATP-binding cassette superfamily. Using the energy provided by ATP hydrolysis, it transports a broad spectrum of substrates across the plasma membrane, including hormones, leukotriene C(4), bile salts, and anti-cancer drugs. Recent works have suggested that P-glycoprotein is associated to cholesterol and sphingolipid-rich membrane microdomains and that cholesterol upregulates its ATPase and drug transport activities. Confocal microscopy experiments and Triton X-100 extraction of detergent-resistant membranes provide evidence that MRP1 is not located in raft-like structures and that its activity is downregulated by cholesterol. The data are discussed in terms of cholesterol-protein interaction and topology.
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- Emilie Cerf
- Structure et Fonction des Membranes Biologiques, Centre de Biologie Structurale et de Bioinformatique, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Boulevard du Triomphe, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Bartis D, Boldizsár F, Kvell K, Szabó M, Pálinkás L, Németh P, Monostori E, Berki T. Intermolecular relations between the glucocorticoid receptor, ZAP-70 kinase, and Hsp-90. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2007; 354:253-8. [PMID: 17222799 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.12.211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2006] [Accepted: 12/27/2006] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The glucocorticoid receptor (GR) participates in both genomic and non-genomic glucocorticoid hormone (GC) actions by interacting with other cytoplasmic signalling proteins. Previously, we have shown that high dose Dexamethasone (DX) treatment of Jurkat cells causes tyrosine phosphorylation of ZAP-70 within 5 min in a GR-dependent manner. By using co-immunoprecipitation and confocal microscopy, here we demonstrate that the liganded GR physically associates with ZAP-70, in addition to its phosphorylation changes. The association of the ligand-bound GR and ZAP-70 was also observed in HeLa cells transfected with ZAP-70, suggesting that this co-clustering is independent of lymphocyte specific factors. Furthermore, the ZAP-70 was found to also co-precipitate with Hsp-90 chaperone both in Jurkat and transgenic HeLa cells, independent of the presence of DX. These findings raise the possibility that ZAP-70 may serve as an important link between GC and TcR-induced signaling, thereby transmitting non-genomic GC action in T-cells.
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- Domokos Bartis
- Department of Immunology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Pécs, Hungary.
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Schweitzer SC, Reding AM, Patton HM, Sullivan TP, Stubbs CE, Villalobos-Menuey E, Huber SA, Newell MK. Endogenous versus exogenous fatty acid availability affects lysosomal acidity and MHC class II expression. J Lipid Res 2006; 47:2525-37. [PMID: 16914769 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m600329-jlr200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Although the immune system, inflammation, and cellular metabolism are linked to diseases associated with dyslipidemias, the mechanism(s) remain unclear. To determine whether there is a mechanistic link between lipid availability and inflammation/immune activation, we evaluated macrophage cell lines incubated under conditions of altered exogenous and endogenous lipid availability. Limiting exogenous lipids results in decreased lysosomal acidity and decreased lysosomal enzymatic activity. Both lysosomal parameters are restored with the addition of oleoyl-CoA, suggesting that fatty acids play a role in the regulation of lysosomal function. Cell surface expression of major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-encoded molecules is also decreased in the absence of exogenous lipids. Additionally, we observe decreased gamma-interferon stimulation of cell surface MHC class II. Using cerulenin to limit the endogenous synthesis of fatty acids results in decreased cell surface expression of MHC class II but does not appear to alter lysosomal acidity, suggesting that lysosomal acidity is dependent on exogenous, but not endogenous, fatty acid availability. Testing these conclusions in an in vivo mouse model, we observed statistically significant, diet-dependent differences in lysosomal acidity and MHC class II cell surface expression. Collectively, these data demonstrate a mechanistic link between lipid availability and early events in the immune response.
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- S C Schweitzer
- Colorado University Institute of Bioenergetics, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO, USA
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Shahin V. Route of glucocorticoid-induced macromolecules across the nuclear envelope as viewed by atomic force microscopy. Pflugers Arch 2006; 453:1-9. [PMID: 16736207 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-006-0102-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2006] [Accepted: 05/02/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Glucocorticoids are vital steroid hormones. The physiologic activities of these hydrophobic molecules predominantly require translocation of glucocorticoid-initiated macromolecules (GIMs), proteins and mRNA transcripts, in and out of the nucleus, respectively. The bidirectional transport of GIMs is mediated by nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) that span the nuclear envelope at regular distances. The transport proceeds through the NPC central channel, whose interior is lined up by hydrophobic proteins. The NPC channel is assumed to dilate while hydrophobic cargos are being translocated through. Upon glucocorticoid injection into a glucocorticoid-sensitive cell, Xenopus laevis oocyte, and using atomic force microscopy, we have recently unraveled the long unexplored paths that GIMs take through the nuclear envelope and described interactions of GIMs with NPCs. In so doing, surprising and intriguing observations were made and the following conclusions were drawn: glucocorticoid-initiated proteins evoke NPC channel dilation before physical interaction with the NPC. NPC channel dilation is apparently transmitted through binding of glucocorticoid-induced proteins to NPC-associated filaments or yet unknown structures in the cytoplasmic nuclear envelope surface. The transport of both proteins and ribonucleoproteins seems to be non-randomly confined to local areas on either nuclear envelope site, the so-called hot spots.
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- Victor Shahin
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge, CB2 1PD, UK.
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García-Marcos M, Pochet S, Tandel S, Fontanils U, Astigarraga E, Fernández-González JA, Kumps A, Marino A, Dehaye JP. Characterization and comparison of raft-like membranes isolated by two different methods from rat submandibular gland cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2006; 1758:796-806. [PMID: 16842738 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2006] [Revised: 04/25/2006] [Accepted: 05/10/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Lipid rafts are defined as cholesterol and sphingolipid enriched domains in biological membranes. Their role in signalling and other cellular processes is widely accepted but the methodology used for their biochemical isolation and characterization remains controversial. Raft-like membranes from rat submandibular glands were isolated by two different protocols commonly described in the literature; one protocol was based on selective solubilization by Triton X-100 at low temperature and the other protocol consisted in extensive sonication. In both cases a low density vesicular fraction was obtained after ultracentrifugation in a sucrose density gradient. These fractions contained about 20% of total cholesterol but less than 8% of total proteins, and were more rigid than bulk membranes. Fatty acid analyses revealed a similar composition of raft-like membranes isolated by the two different methods, which was characterized by an enrichment in saturated fatty acids in detriment of polyunsaturated acids when compared with the whole cell membranes. Protein profile of detergent resistant membranes or raft-like membranes prepared by sonication was assessed by silver staining after SDS-PAGE and by MALDI-TOF. Both analyses provided evidence of a different protein composition of the Triton X-100 and sonication preparations. Immunoblot experiments revealed that raft-like membranes prepared by detergent extraction or sonication were free of Golgi apparatus or endoplasmic reticulum protein markers (beta-COP and calnexin, respectively) and that they were not substantially contaminated by transferrin receptor (a non-raft protein). While caveolin-1 was highly enriched in raft-like membranes prepared by the two methods, the P2X(7) receptor was enriched in raft-like membrane fractions prepared by sonication, but almost undetectable in the detergent resistant membranes. It can be concluded that both methods can be used to obtain raft-like membranes, but that detergent may affect protein interactions responsible for their association with different membrane domains.
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- Mikel García-Marcos
- Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del País Vasco, 48080 Bilbao, Spain
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Pochet S, Tandel S, Querriére S, Tre-Hardy M, Garcia-Marcos M, De Lorenzi M, Vandenbranden M, Marino A, Devleeschouwer M, Dehaye JP. Modulation by LL-37 of the responses of salivary glands to purinergic agonists. Mol Pharmacol 2006; 69:2037-46. [PMID: 16514052 DOI: 10.1124/mol.105.021444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The interaction of mice submandibular gland cells with LL-37 (LLGDFFRKSKEKIGKEFKRIVQRIKDFLRNLVPRTES), a cationic peptide with immunomodulatory properties, was investigated. LL-37 at a concentration that did not affect the integrity of the cells increased the uptake of calcium and activated a calcium-insensitive phospholipase A(2) (PLA(2)). The small release of ATP induced by LL-37 could not account for this stimulation because apyrase did not significantly block the response to LL-37. The divalent cation magnesium inhibited the response to LL-37, but this inhibition was probably nonspecific because it also inhibited the in vitro bacteriostatic effect of the peptide. The increase of calcium uptake by LL-37 was not affected by 1-[N,O-bis(5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-N-methyl-L-tyrosyl]-4-phenylpiperazine (KN-62), a rather specific inhibitor of P2X(7) receptors in mice. LL-37 also increased [Ca(2+)](i) in cells from mice invalidated for these receptors. LL-37 had no effect on the response to carbachol. It inhibited the increase of [Ca(2+)](i) and the activation of phospholipase D by ATP. It potentiated the activation of the PLA(2) by the nucleotide. Finally, LL-37 increased the fluidity of the plasma membrane of submandibular gland cells. In conclusion, our results suggest that LL-37 is an autocrine regulator of submandibular gland cells. It does not stimulate mouse P2X(7) receptors but modulates their responses.
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- Stéphanie Pochet
- Laboratoire de Biochimie et de Biologie Cellulaire, Université libre de Bruxelles-Institut de Pharmacie C.P. 205/3, Boulevard du Triomphe, B1050 Brussels, Belgium
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Bartis D, Boldizsár F, Szabó M, Pálinkás L, Németh P, Berki T. Dexamethasone induces rapid tyrosine-phosphorylation of ZAP-70 in Jurkat cells. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2006; 98:147-54. [PMID: 16406604 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2005.01.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2005] [Revised: 07/12/2005] [Accepted: 09/19/2005] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Steroid hormones are known to mediate rapid non-genomic effects occurring within minutes, besides the classical genomic actions mediated by the nuclear translocation of the cytoplasmic glucocorticoid receptor (GR). The glucocorticoid hormone (GC) has significant role in the regulation of T-cell activation; however, the cross-talk between the GC and T-cell receptor (TcR) signal transducing pathways are still to be elucidated. We examined the rapid effects of GC exposure on in vitro cultured human T-cells. Our results showed that Dexamethasone (DX), a GC analogue, when applied at high dose (10 microM), induced rapid (within 5 min) tyrosine-phosphorylation events in Jurkat cells. Short DX pre-treatment strongly inhibited the tyrosine-phosphorylation stimulated by CD3 cross-linking. Furthermore, we also investigated the phosphorylation status of ZAP-70, an important member of tyrosine kinase mediated signalling pathway of TcR-elicited T-cell activation. Here, we demonstrate that high dose DX induced a rapid ZAP-70 tyrosine-phosphorylation in Jurkat T-cells. DX-induced ZAP-70 phosphorylation could be inhibited by RU486 (GR antagonist), suggesting that this process was GR mediated. DX-induced ZAP-70 phosphorylation did not occur in the absence of active p56-lck as examined in the p56-lck kinase-deficient Jurkat cell line JCaM1.6. Our results show that DX, at a high dose, can rapidly influence the initial tyrosine-phosphorylation events of the CD3 signalling pathway in Jurkat cells, thereby modifying TcR-derived signals. Lck and ZAP-70 represent an important molecular link between the TcR and GC signalling pathways.
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- Domokos Bartis
- University of Pécs, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Immunology and Biotechnology, Szigeti út 12, H-7643 Pécs, Hungary.
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Mutch DM, Fauconnot L, Grigorov M, Fay LB. Putting the 'Ome' in lipid metabolism. BIOTECHNOLOGY ANNUAL REVIEW 2006; 12:67-84. [PMID: 17045192 DOI: 10.1016/s1387-2656(06)12003-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The recognition that altered lipid metabolism underlies many metabolic disorders challenging Western society highlights the importance of this metabolomic subset, herein referred to as the lipidome. Although comprehensive lipid analyses are not a recent concept, the novelty of a lipidomic approach lies with the application of robust statistical algorithms to highlight subtle, yet significant, changes in a population of lipid molecules. First-generation lipidomic studies have demonstrated the sensitivity of interpreting quantitative datasets with computational software; however, the innate power of comprehensive lipid profiling is often not exploited, as robust statistical models are not routinely utilized. Therefore, the current review aims to briefly describe the current technologies suitable for comprehensive lipid analysis, outline innovative mathematical models that have the ability to reveal subtle changes in metabolism, which will ameliorate our understanding of lipid biochemistry, and demonstrate the biological revelations found through lipidomic approaches and their potential implications for health management.
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- David M Mutch
- Nestlé Research Center, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, CH-1000 Lausanne 26, Switzerland
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Shahin V. The nuclear barrier is structurally and functionally highly responsive to glucocorticoids. Bioessays 2006; 28:935-42. [PMID: 16937365 DOI: 10.1002/bies.20464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Nuclear pore complexes mediate and control transport between the cytosol and the nucleus. They form a highly selective and, thus, tight nuclear barrier between these compartments. The nuclear barrier provides the cell with the opportunity to control access to its DNA, a defining feature of eukaryotes. The tightness of the nuclear barrier is therefore physiologically pivotal and any remarkable change in its structure and permeability can prove pathophysiological, e.g. as a result of viral attack. However, there is accumulating evidence that nuclear barrier structure and permeability are highly responsive to hydrophobic cargos of crucial physiological and therapeutic relevance, glucocorticoids (steroid hormones). The present review highlights the glucocorticoid-induced effects on the nuclear barrier structure and permeability concluding that they are physiologically essential to mediate glucocorticoid action.
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- Victor Shahin
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Cambridge, UK.
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Shahin V, Ludwig Y, Schafer C, Nikova D, Oberleithner H. Glucocorticoids remodel nuclear envelope structure and permeability. J Cell Sci 2005; 118:2881-9. [PMID: 15976447 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.02429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The present study describes glucocorticoid induced remodelling of nuclear envelope (NE) structure and permeability. A glucocorticoid analogue, triamcinolone acetonide (TA), is injected into Xenopus laevis oocytes that express an exogeneous glucocorticoid receptor (GR). Electrical, fluorescence and nano-imaging techniques are applied to study the permeability and the structure of the NE at 5 and 60 minutes after injection of TA. A remarkable dilation of nuclear pore complexes (NPCs), a rearrangement of NPC distribution and a significant increase of NE permeability for ions and fluorescent 20 kDa dextran are observed within 5 minutes of TA exposure. At regular distances on local NE patches, NPCs seem to adjoin forming clusters each consisting of several hundred NPCs. Interestingly, at the same time of exposure, hydrophobicity of NPC central channels and NPC-free NE surface increases. The changes in permeability and structure are transient as the NE permeability returns to its initial state within 60 minutes. In conclusion, the NE is a barrier of high plasticity sensitive to hydrophobic molecules. Remodelling of NE structure and permeability is a prerequisite for mediating physiological actions of glucocorticoids.
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- Victor Shahin
- Institute of Physiology II, University of Münster, Robert-Koch Str. 27b, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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Garcia-Marcos M, Tandel S, Pochet S, Genin J, De Lorenzi M, Gomez F, Kumps A, Marino A, Dehaye JP. Cholesterol depletion perturbs calcium handling by rat submandibular glands. J Cell Physiol 2005; 203:429-38. [PMID: 15521067 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.20241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The sensitivity to cholesterol depletion of calcium handling by rat submandibular glands was investigated. The glands were digested with collagenase. After homogenization, the lysate was extracted at 4 degrees C with 0.5% Triton X-100 and the extract was submitted to an ultracentrifugation in a sucrose discontinuous gradient. A population of detergent-resistant membranes (DRM) was collected at the 5%-35% interface. The DRM had a higher content of cholesterol, saturated and long-chain fatty acids. Caveolin-1 and alpha(q/11) were located in these membranes. They were more ordered than vesicles from total cellular lysate as determined by anisotropy measurement. They disappeared after cholesterol extraction with methyl-beta-cyclodextrin (MCD). Exposure of the cellular suspension with MCD nearly abolished the response to carbachol, epinephrine, and substance P and inhibited the activation of phospholipase C (PLC) by these agonists and by sodium fluoride. MCD did not affect the mobilization of intracellular pools of calcium by thapsigargin. It increased the uptake of extracellular calcium or barium and did not inhibit the uptake of calcium after depletion of the intracellular stores of this ion. From these results, it is concluded that Triton X-100 can extract a fraction of membrane resistant to detergents. Treatment of the cells with MCD disrupts these membranes. The coupling between the heterotrimeric GTP-binding protein G(q/11) and poly-phosphoinositide-specific PLC is affected by disruption of these membrane fractions. At the opposite, the store-operated calcium channel (SOCC) is not affected by DRM-disruption.
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- M Garcia-Marcos
- Departamento de Bioquimica y Biologia Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Bilbao, Spain
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Saemann MD, Zeyda M, Stulnig TM, Bohmig GA, Wekerle T, Horl WH, Zlabinger GJ. Janus kinase-3 (JAK3) inhibition: a novel immunosuppressive option for allogeneic transplantation. Transpl Int 2004. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2004.tb00476.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Säemann MD, Zeyda M, Stulnig TM, Böhmig GA, Wekerle T, Hörl WH, Zlabinger GJ. Janus kinase-3 (JAK3) inhibition: a novel immunosuppressive option for allogeneic transplantation. Transpl Int 2004; 17:481-9. [PMID: 15368094 DOI: 10.1007/s00147-004-0756-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2003] [Revised: 06/24/2004] [Accepted: 07/01/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Current immunosuppressive therapy in clinical organ transplantation is based on drugs that suppress various functions of immunocompetent cells but still affect cells and organ compartments other than the immune system. Hence, these drugs have considerable side effects which lead to increased morbidity and reduced life-quality of transplant recipients. A major step forward in the rationale design of clinical immunosuppression resides in the elucidation of molecular targets that play a critical role specifically within the immune system. Recently, Janus kinase 3 (JAK3) has been identified as such a molecule. Genetic absence or ablation of this tyrosine kinase is associated with defective T-cell immunity that results in severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) without apparent changes in other organ systems. Furthermore, pharmacological inhibition has significantly prolonged allograft survival in several experimental models of organ transplantation. The present review provides an overview of the emerging role of JAK3 in the immune system and the development of JAK3-inhibiting drugs. The potential clinical application of JAK3 inhibitors in organ transplantations is discussed in the light of a recent series of successful kidney transplantations in non-human primates immunosuppressed solely with a novel JAK3 inhibitor.
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- Marcus D Säemann
- Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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Nguyen DH, Espinoza JC, Taub DD. Cellular cholesterol enrichment impairs T cell activation and chemotaxis. Mech Ageing Dev 2004; 125:641-50. [PMID: 15491683 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2004.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2004] [Revised: 08/10/2004] [Accepted: 08/13/2004] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Human aging is associated with an increase in immune cell cholesterol levels, independent of circulating cholesterol levels. The effects of such an increase in membrane cholesterol on lipid raft-associated immune cell function have not been investigated. We sought to examine the effects of in vitro cholesterol loading on two known lipid raft-associated pathways of T cells, namely T cell activation and chemokine stimulation. Using beta-cyclodextrin (BCD) as a vehicle, we were able to rapidly load cholesterol onto human T cell lines and primary peripheral blood T cells without inducing significant cell toxicity. Loading of cholesterol to four-fold that of normal levels induced significant inhibition of intracellular calcium mobilization by both alphaCD3 and SDF-1alpha. Cholesterol-loaded peripheral T cells were completely unresponsive to alphaCD3/alphaCD28 stimulation, demonstrating no increase in IL-2, GM1 expression or cell size. T cell polarization of lipid rafts to alphaCD3/alphaCD28 beads was also impaired. In addition, cholesterol loading potently inhibited SDF-1alpha-induced chemotaxis. We propose that excess membrane cholesterol could potentially disrupt raft-related cell functions downstream of receptor triggering and that the loss of cholesterol regulation of aging immune cells could contribute to immune cell senescence.
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- Dzung H Nguyen
- Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Intramural Research Program, 5600 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, MD 21224-6825, USA.
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Andrade MVM, Hiragun T, Beaven MA. Dexamethasone Suppresses Antigen-Induced Activation of Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase and Downstream Responses in Mast Cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2004; 172:7254-62. [PMID: 15187100 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.172.12.7254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Dexamethasone and other glucocorticoids suppress FcepsilonRI-mediated release of inflammatory mediators from mast cells. Suppression of cytokine production is attributed to repression of cytokine gene transcription but no mechanism has been described for the suppression of degranulation. We show that therapeutic concentrations of dexamethasone inhibit intermediate signaling events, in particular the activation of phosphatidylinositol (PI)3-kinase and downstream signaling events that lead to degranulation in rat basophilic leukemia 2H3 cells. This inhibitory action is mediated via the glucocorticoid receptor and is not apparent when cells are stimulated via Kit in a mouse bone marrow-derived mast cell line. The primary perturbation appears to be the failure of the regulatory p85 subunit of PI3-kinase to engage with the adaptor protein Grb2-associated binder 2 leading to suppression of phosphorylation of phospholipase Cgamma2, the calcium signal, and degranulation. Suppression of PI3-kinase activation by dexamethasone may also contribute to reduced cytokine production because the PI3-kinase inhibitor LY294002, like dexamethasone, inhibits Ag-induced transcription of cytokine genes as well as degranulation.
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- Marcus V M Andrade
- Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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We developed a method for extracting raft-like, liquid-ordered membranes from the particulate fraction prepared from porcine trachealis smooth muscle. This fraction, which contains most of the plasma membrane in this tissue, was homogenized in the presence of cold 0.5% Triton X-100. After centrifugation, membranes containing high contents of sphingomyelin (SM) and cholesterol and low phosphatidylcholine (PC) contents remained in the pellet. Thirty-five millimolar octyl glucoside (OG) extracted 75% of these membranes from the Triton X-100-resistant pellet. These membranes had low buoyant densities and accounted for 28% of the particulate fraction lipid. Their lipid composition, 22% SM, 60% cholesterol, 11% phosphatidylethanolamine, 8% PC, <1% phosphatidylinositol, and coisolation with 5'-nucleotidase and caveolin-1 suggest that they are liquid-ordered membranes. We compared characteristics of OG and Triton X-100 extractions of the particulate fraction. In contrast to Triton X-100 extractions, membranes released from the particulate fraction by OG were mainly collected in low buoyant fractions at densities ranging from 1.05 to 1.11 g/ml and had phospholipid and cholesterol contents consistent with a mixture of liquid-ordered and liquid-disordered membranes. Thus, OG extraction of apparent liquid-ordered membranes from Triton X-100-resistant pellets was not due to selective extraction of these membranes. Low buoyant density appears not to be unique for liquid-ordered membranes.
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- Carl B Baron
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6085, USA.
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