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Zhang S, Ren L, Li W, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Yang H, Xu F, Cao W, Li X, Zhang X, Du G, Wang J. Interferon Gamma Inducible Protein 30: from biological functions to potential therapeutic target in cancers. Cell Oncol (Dordr) 2024:10.1007/s13402-024-00979-x. [PMID: 39141317 DOI: 10.1007/s13402-024-00979-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/15/2024] Open
Abstract
Interferon Gamma Inducible Protein 30 (IFI30), also known as Gamma-Interferon-Inducible Lysosomal Thiol Reductase (GILT), is predominantly found in lysosomes and the cytoplasm. As the sole enzyme identified to catalyze disulfide bond reduction in the endocytic pathway, IFI30 contributes to both major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I-restricted antigen cross-presentation and MHC class II-restricted antigen processing by decreasing the disulfide bonds of endocytosed proteins. Remarkably, emerging research has revealed that IFI30 is involved in tumorigenesis, tumor development, and the tumor immune response. Targeting IFI30 may provide new strategies for cancer therapy and improve the prognosis of patients. This review provided a comprehensive overview of the research progress on IFI30 in tumor progression, cellular redox status, autophagy, tumor immune response, and drug sensitivity, with a view to providing the theoretical basis for pharmacological intervention of IFI30 in tumor therapy, particularly in immunotherapy.
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- Sen Zhang
- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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- The State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
- Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screen, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100050, China.
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Li L, Fei Y, Dong T, Song Y, Chen X, Zhang H, Zhou H, Liang M, Tang J. IFI30 as a key regulator of PDL1 immunotherapy prognosis in breast cancer. Int Immunopharmacol 2024; 133:112093. [PMID: 38669947 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2024.112093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND IFI30 is a lysosomal thiol reductase involved in antigen presentation and immune regulation in various cancers, including breast cancer. Despite its known involvement, the precise mechanism, function, and relationship with the PD-L1 axis and immune response remain unclear. METHODS We conducted an extensive investigation into IFI30 mRNA expression in breast cancer utilizing data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) and Genotype-Tissue Expression (GTEx) databases. Furthermore, we characterized IFI30 mRNA expression across various cell types using publicly available single-cell RNA sequencing datasets, and assessed protein expression through immunohistochemistry using an in-house breast cancer tissue microarray. Functional experiments were performed to elucidate the effects of IFI30 overexpression on PD-L1 expression and inhibitory efficacy in both macrophages and breast tumor cells. RESULTS Our study unveiled a marked upregulation of IFI30 expression in breast cancer tissues compared to their normal counterparts, with notable associations identified with tumor stage and prognosis. Additionally, IFI30 expression demonstrated significant correlations with various immune-related signaling pathways, encompassing peptide antigen binding, cytokine binding, and MHC class II presentation. Notably, breast cancer samples exhibiting high IFI30 expression in tumor cells displayed high PD-L1 expression on corresponding cells, alongside a diminished ratio of CD8 + T cell infiltration within the tumor microenvironment. Furthermore, ectopic knockdown of IFI30 in both tumor cells and macrophages resulted in a reduction of PD-L1 expression, while conversely, overexpression of IFI30 led to an increase in PD-L1 expression. CONCLUSIONS This study offers new insights into the involvement of IFI30 in breast cancer, elucidating its interplay with the PD-L1 axis and immune response dynamics. Our findings suggest that modulation of the IFI30-PD-L1 axis could serve as a promising strategy for regulating T cells infiltration in breast cancer thus treating breast cancer.
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- Lei Li
- Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guanzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, PR China
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- Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guanzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, PR China
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- Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guanzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, PR China; Lianyungang Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, The First People Hospital of Lianyungang City, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222061, PR China
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- Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guanzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, PR China
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- Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guanzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, PR China
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- Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guanzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, PR China
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- Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guanzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, PR China.
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- Department of Thyroid Surgery, the Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310009, PR China.
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- Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guanzhou Road, Nanjing 210029, PR China.
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Naschberger E, Flierl C, Huang J, Erkert L, Gamez-Belmonte R, Gonzalez-Acera M, Bober M, Mehnert M, Becker C, Schellerer VS, Britzen-Laurent N, Stürzl M. Analysis of the interferon-γ-induced secretome of intestinal endothelial cells: putative impact on epithelial barrier dysfunction in IBD. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1213383. [PMID: 37645250 PMCID: PMC10460912 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1213383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
Abstract
The development of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) involves the breakdown of two barriers: the epithelial barrier and the gut-vascular barrier (GVB). The destabilization of each barrier can promote initiation and progression of the disease. Interestingly, first evidence is available that both barriers are communicating through secreted factors that may accordingly serve as targets for therapeutic modulation of barrier functions. Interferon (IFN)-γ is among the major pathogenesis factors in IBD and can severely impair both barriers. In order to identify factors transmitting signals from the GVB to the epithelial cell barrier, we analyzed the secretome of IFN-γ-treated human intestinal endothelial cells (HIEC). To this goal, HIEC were isolated in high purity from normal colon tissues. HIEC were either untreated or stimulated with IFN-γ (10 U/mL). After 48 h, conditioned media (CM) were harvested and subjected to comparative hyper reaction monitoring mass spectrometry (HRM™ MS). In total, 1,084 human proteins were detected in the HIEC-CM. Among these, 43 proteins were present in significantly different concentrations between the CM of IFN-γ- and control-stimulated HIEC. Several of these proteins were also differentially expressed in various murine colitis models as compared to healthy animals supporting the relevance of these proteins secreted by inflammatory activated HIEC in the inter-barrier communication in IBD. The angiocrine pathogenic impact of these differentially secreted HIEC proteins on the epithelial cell barrier and their perspectives as targets to treat IBD by modulation of trans-barrier communication is discussed in detail.
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- Elisabeth Naschberger
- Division of Molecular and Experimental Surgery, Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Division of Molecular and Experimental Surgery, Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Division of Molecular and Experimental Surgery, Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- Division of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
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- Division of Molecular and Experimental Surgery, Department of Surgery, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen, Germany
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Erlangen-EMN, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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Mozooni Z, Golestani N, Bahadorizadeh L, Yarmohammadi R, Jabalameli M, Amiri BS. The role of interferon-gamma and its receptors in gastrointestinal cancers. Pathol Res Pract 2023; 248:154636. [PMID: 37390758 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2023.154636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 06/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023]
Abstract
Gastrointestinal malignancies are the most prevalent type of cancer around the world. Even though numerous studies have evaluated gastrointestinal malignancies, the actual underlying mechanism is still unknown. These tumors have a poor prognosis and are frequently discovered at an advanced stage. Globally, there is an increase in the incidence and mortality of gastrointestinal malignancies, including those of the stomach, esophagus, colon, liver, and pancreas. Growth factors and cytokines are signaling molecules that are part of the tumor microenvironment and play a significant role in the development and spread of malignancies. IFN-γ induce its effects by activation of intracellular molecular networks. The main pathway involved in IFN-γ signaling is the JAK/STAT pathway, which regulates the transcription of hundreds of genes and mediates various biological responses. IFN-γ receptor is composed of two IFN-γR1 chains and two IFN-γR2 chains. Binding to IFN-γ, causes the intracellular domains of IFN-γR2 to oligomerize and transphosphorylate with IFN-γR1 which activates downstream signaling components: JAK1 and JAK2. These activated JAKs phosphorylate the receptor, creating binding sites for STAT1. STAT1 is then phosphorylated by JAK, resulting in the formation of STAT1 homodimers (gamma activated factors or GAFs) that translocate to the nucleus and regulate gene expression. The balance between positive and negative regulation of this pathway is crucial for immune responses and tumorigenesis. In this paper, we evaluate the dynamic roles of IFN- γ and its receptors in gastrointestinal cancers and present evidence that inhibiting IFN- γ signaling may be an effective treatment strategy.
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- Zahra Mozooni
- Institute of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Institute of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Department of Internal Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Doctoral Student Carolina University Winston, Salem, NC, USA; Skin and Stem Cell Research Center Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine Hazrat-e Rasool General Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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Izumida M, Hayashi H, Smith C, Ishibashi F, Suga K, Kubo Y. Antivirus activity, but not thiolreductase activity, is conserved in interferon-gamma-inducible GILT protein in arthropod. Mol Immunol 2021; 140:240-249. [PMID: 34773863 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2021.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
We have previously reported that gamma-interferon inducible lysosomal thiolreductase (GILT) functions as a host defense factor against retroviruses by digesting disulfide bonds on viral envelope proteins. GILT is widely conserved even in plants and fungi as well as animals. The thiolreductase active site of mammalian GILT is composed of a CXXC amino acid motif, whereas the C-terminal cysteine residue is changed to serine in arthropods including shrimps, crabs, and flies. GILT from Penaeus monodon (PmGILT) also has the CXXS motif instead of the CXXC active site. We demonstrate here that a human GILT mutant (GILT C75S) with the CXXS motif and PmGILT significantly inhibit amphotropic murine leukemia virus vector infection in human cells without alterning its expression level and lysosomal localization, showing that the C-terminal cysteine residue of the active site is not required for the antiviral activity. We have reported that human GILT suppresses HIV-1 particle production by digestion of disulfide bonds on CD63. However, GILT C75S mutant and PmGILT did not digest CD63 disulfide bonds, and had no effect on HIV-1 virion production, suggesting that they do not have thiolreductase activity. Taken together, this study found that antiviral activity, but not thiolreductase activity, is conserved in arthropod GILT proteins. This finding provides a new insight that the common function of GILT is antiviral activity in many animals.
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- Mai Izumida
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Medical University Research Administrator, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan; School of Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Japan; Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
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- Graduate School of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Fisheries and Environmental Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan; Organization for Marine Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan; Program for Nurturing Global Leaders in Tropical Medicine and Emerging Communicable Diseases, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
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Fei H, Naqvi MAUH, Naqvi SZ, Xu L, Song X, Li X, Yan R. Trichinella spiralis: Knockdown of gamma interferon inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) results in the reduction of worm burden. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2021; 15:e0009958. [PMID: 34847145 PMCID: PMC8631631 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
Trichinella spiralis is mammalian skeletal muscles parasite which may cause trichinellosis in animals and humans. Gamma interferon inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) is a widespread superfamily which plays key role in processing and presentation of MHC class II restricted antigen by catalyzing disulfide bond reduction. There are no reports about GILT in T. spiralis. In present study, GILT from T. spiralis (Tsp-GILT) was cloned, analyzed by multiple-sequence alignment, and predicted by 3D structure model. Recombinant Tsp-GILT (about 46 kDa) was efficiently expressed in Escherichia coli and thiol reductase activity suggested that in acidic environment the addition of a reducing agent is needed. Soaking method was used to knockdown expression of Tsp-GILT using small interference RNA (siRNA). Immunofluorescence assay confirmed the transformation of siRNA into muscle larva (ML) and new born larva (NBL). Quantitative real time-PCR (QRT-PCR) analysis revealed that transcription level of Tsp-GILT mRNA can be up-regulated by stimulation of mouse IFN-γ and down-regulated by siRNA2 in vitro. NBLs soaked with siRNA2 showed 32.3% reduction in the generation of MLs. MLs soaked with siRNA2 showed 26.2% reduction in the next generation of MLs, but no significant effect was observed on adult worms or NBLs. These findings concluded that GILT may play important roles in the development of T. spiralis parasite.
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- Hong Fei
- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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- MOE Joint International Research Laboratory of Animal Health and Food Safety, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Ye C, Zhou W, Wang F, Yin G, Zhang X, Kong L, Gao Z, Feng M, Zhou C, Sun D, Wang L, Liu L, Zheng C, Xiang Y, Guo M, Huang S, Yu Z. Prognostic value of gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase expression in female patients diagnosed with breast cancer. Int J Cancer 2021; 150:705-717. [PMID: 34648659 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Because of the high heterogeneity of breast cancer outcome, identification of novel prognostic biomarkers is critical to improve patient stratification and guide precise treatment. We examined the prognostic value of gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) expression in a training set of 416 breast cancer patients and a validation set of 210 patients, and performed functional studies to investigate the functions and underlying mechanisms of GILT on breast cancer prognosis. Our results indicated that high GILT expression in breast cancer cells was associated with improved disease-free survival (DFS; hazard ratio [HR] = 0.189, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.099-0.361) and breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS; HR = 0.187, 95% CI: 0.080-0.437) of breast cancer patients both in the training set and the external validation set (HR = 0.453, 95% CI: 0.235-0.873 for DFS, HR = 0.488, 95% CI: 0.245-0.970 for BCSS). In vitro and in vivo studies showed that GILT overexpression inhibited breast cancer cells proliferation, invasion, migration and tumor formation in nude mice and increased sensitivity of breast cancer cells to standard treatment. Proteomics analysis indicated that GILT inhibited reactive oxygen species (ROS) and autophagy activation in breast cancer cells, and GILT overexpression-mediated tumor growth was further enhanced in the presence of autophagy or ROS inhibitors. Our results demonstrate that GILT expression can be effectively used to predict the prognosis and guide treatment strategies of breast cancer patients.
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- Chunmiao Ye
- School of Medicine, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Department of Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Institute of Translational Medicine of Breast Disease Prevention and Treatment, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Translational Research on Prevention and Treatment of Breast Disease, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Institute of Translational Medicine of Breast Disease Prevention and Treatment, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Translational Research on Prevention and Treatment of Breast Disease, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- School of Medicine, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Department of Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Linyi Cancer Hospital, Linyi, China
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- Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Linyi People's Hospital, Linyi, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pathology, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Cancer Center, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Institute of Translational Medicine of Breast Disease Prevention and Treatment, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Translational Research on Prevention and Treatment of Breast Disease, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Institute of Translational Medicine of Breast Disease Prevention and Treatment, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Translational Research on Prevention and Treatment of Breast Disease, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Institute of Translational Medicine of Breast Disease Prevention and Treatment, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Translational Research on Prevention and Treatment of Breast Disease, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Institute of Translational Medicine of Breast Disease Prevention and Treatment, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Translational Research on Prevention and Treatment of Breast Disease, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- School of Medicine, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Department of Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Institute of Translational Medicine of Breast Disease Prevention and Treatment, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Translational Research on Prevention and Treatment of Breast Disease, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Institute of Translational Medicine of Breast Disease Prevention and Treatment, Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Shandong Provincial Engineering Laboratory of Translational Research on Prevention and Treatment of Breast Disease, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Broxmeyer HE, Cooper S, Blum JS. Expression of gilt acts as a positive regulator of mouse hematopoietic progenitor cells. Blood Cells Mol Dis 2021; 90:102574. [PMID: 34015674 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcmd.2021.102574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Gamma interferon inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT), is known to be involved in immunity, but its role in hematopoiesis has not been previously reported. Herein, we demonstrate using gilt knockout (-/-) mice that loss of gilt associates with decreased numbers and cycling status of femoral hematopoietic progenitor cells (CFU-GM, BFU-E, and CFU-GEMM) with more modest effects on splenic progenitor cells. Thus, GILT is associated with positive regulation of hematopoietic progenitor cells in mice, mainly in bone marrow.
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- Hal E Broxmeyer
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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GILT in tumor cells improves T cell-mediated anti-tumor immune surveillance. Immunol Lett 2021; 234:1-12. [PMID: 33838181 DOI: 10.1016/j.imlet.2021.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The lysosomal thiol reductase GILT catalyzes the reduction of disulfide bonds of protein antigens, facilitating antigen-presenting cells (APCs) to present antigen to T cells. However, whether GILT expression in tumor cells can be associated with improved T cell-mediated anti-tumor responses remains unknown. Here, we identify that GILT is able to facilitate anti-tumor immune surveillance via promoting MHC class I mediated-antigen presentation in colon carcinoma. By using mice model bearing colon tumors, we find that GILT inhibites tumor growth in vivo with more leucocytes infiltration but has no effect on tumor cell development in vitro in terms of proliferation, cell cycle and migration. Furthermore, by using transgenic OT-I mice, we recognize the tumor-expressing OVA peptide, a surrogate tumor antigen, we find that GILT is capable of enhancing MHC class I mediated antigen presentation and improving specific CD8+ T cell anti-tumor responses in murine colon carcinoma. These findings propose the boost of GILT-MHC-I axis in tumors as a viable option for immune system against cancer.
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Fan Y, Wang X, Li Y. IFI30 expression predicts patient prognosis in breast cancer and dictates breast cancer cells proliferation via regulating autophagy. Int J Med Sci 2021; 18:3342-3352. [PMID: 34400904 PMCID: PMC8364447 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.62870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Introduction: Incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer are increasing in women worldwide. Immunotherapy is a relatively popular treatment modality for all malignant tumors including breast cancer in recent years. Interferon γ-inducible protein 30 (IFI30) could catalyze the reduction of disulfide bonds and enhance major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II-restricted antigen processing. Recent studies showed that IFI30 played an important role in the immune response of malignant tumors. Methods: The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database and clinical proteomic tumor Analysis consortium (CPTAC) database were applied to predict the role of IFI30 in breast cancer and the relationship between IFI30 and prognosis of breast cancer patients. Then we detected the expression of IFI30 in clinical samples of breast cancer patients, and analyzed the relationship between IFI30 and the prognosis of breast cancer patients. We used lentivirus infection method to construct a stable IFI30 knockdown cell line, and detected the effect of IFI30 in breast cancer cells. Nude mice tumor bearing experiment was performed to investigate the effect of IFI30 on breast cancer cells in vivo. Western blot was used to verify the regulation of autophagy related protein LC3 and p62 by IFI30. Results: We found that IFI30 was highly expressed in breast cancer tissues and was associated with poor outcome of patients. The knockdown of IFI30 could inhibit the proliferation, migration and invasion of breast cancer cells and significantly inhibit tumor growth in vivo. Increased accumulation of LC3-II and p62 suggested impaired autophagy in IFI30 knockdown cells. Discussion: As a result, we suggested that IFI30 might play a key role in the initiation and progression of human breast cancer and might be a new therapeutic target in breast cancer.
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- Yan Fan
- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155, North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang , Liaoning, 110001 China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Unit of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, No. 155, North Nanjing Street, Heping District, Shenyang , Liaoning, 110001 China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Key Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Health Commission of the PRC, and Key Laboratory of Medical Cell Biology, Ministry of Education of the PRC, China Medical University, No. 77, Puhe Road, Shenyang North New Area, Shenyang, Liaoning,110122 China
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Wang J, Kortner TM, Chikwati EM, Li Y, Jaramillo-Torres A, Jakobsen JV, Ravndal J, Brevik ØJ, Einen O, Krogdahl Å. Gut immune functions and health in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) from late freshwater stage until one year in seawater and effects of functional ingredients: A case study from a commercial sized research site in the Arctic region. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 106:1106-1119. [PMID: 32941976 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The present study was conducted to strengthen the knowledge on gut immune functions and health in Atlantic salmon under large scale, commercial conditions in the Arctic region of Norway. Two groups of fish were monitored, one fed a series of diets without functional ingredients (Ref) and the other diets with functional ingredients (Test). The nutritional composition of the two diet series varied in parallel according to the nutrient requirements of the fish during the observation time. The content of functional ingredients in the Test diets, i.e. nucleotides, yeast cell walls, a prebiotic and essential fatty acids, varied in accordance with a strategy developed by the feed company. The fish were observed at four sampling time points, the first (FW) in May 2016 two weeks before seawater transfer, the other three throughout the following seawater period until the fish reached a size of about 2 kg, i.e. in June, four weeks after seawater transfer (SW1); in November (SW2), and in April the following year (SW3). Gut health was assessed based on histopathological indicators of lipid malabsorption and gut inflammation, expression of gut immune, barrier and other health related genes, plasma biomarkers, somatic indices of intestinal sections, as well as biomarkers of digestive functions. Seawater transfer of the fish (SW1 compared to FW) caused a marked lowering of expression of genes related to immune and barrier functions in the distal intestine, i.e. cytokines (il1β, il10, tgfβ, ifnγ), T-cell markers (cd3γδ), myd88 and tight junction proteins (zo-1, claudin-15, claudin-25b), indicating suppressed immune and barrier functions. At SW2 and SW3, most of the immune biomarkers showed values similar to those observed at FW. The development of plasma cholesterol and triglyceride levels showed similar picture, with markedly lower levels after seawater transfer. Lipid malabsorption was observed in particular in fish from SW1 and SW2, as indicated by hyper-vacuolation of the pyloric caeca enterocytes with concurrently increased expression levels of plin2. Regarding effects of functional ingredients, significantly lower condition factor and plasma triglyceride level were observed for Test-fed fish at SW2, indicating a metabolic cost of use of a mixture of nucleotides, yeast cell walls and essential fatty acids. No clear effects of functional ingredients on expression of gut immune genes and other health indexes were observed through the observation period. The great, temporary lowering of expression of gut immune and barrier genes at SW1 is suggested to be an important factor underlying the increased vulnerability of the fish at this time point. Our findings regarding supplementation with functional ingredients raise questions whether some of these ingredients overall are beneficial or might come with a metabolic cost. Our results highlight the need for a better understanding of the cause and consequences of the suppression of gut immune functions of farmed Atlantic salmon just after seawater transfer, and the use of functional ingredients under commercial conditions.
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- Jie Wang
- Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Oslo, Norway.
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- Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Paraclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Oslo, Norway
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Rausch MP, Meador LR, Metzger TC, Li H, Qiu S, Anderson MS, Hastings KT. GILT in Thymic Epithelial Cells Facilitates Central CD4 T Cell Tolerance to a Tissue-Restricted, Melanoma-Associated Self-Antigen. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 204:2877-2886. [PMID: 32269095 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1900523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Central tolerance prevents autoimmunity, but also limits T cell responses to potentially immunodominant tumor epitopes with limited expression in healthy tissues. In peripheral APCs, γ-IFN-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) is critical for MHC class II-restricted presentation of disulfide bond-containing proteins, including the self-antigen and melanoma Ag tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TRP1). The role of GILT in thymic Ag processing and generation of central tolerance has not been investigated. We found that GILT enhanced the negative selection of TRP1-specific thymocytes in mice. GILT expression was enriched in thymic APCs capable of mediating deletion, namely medullary thymic epithelial cells (mTECs) and dendritic cells, whereas TRP1 expression was restricted solely to mTECs. GILT facilitated MHC class II-restricted presentation of endogenous TRP1 by pooled thymic APCs. Using bone marrow chimeras, GILT expression in thymic epithelial cells (TECs), but not hematopoietic cells, was sufficient for complete deletion of TRP1-specific thymocytes. An increased frequency of TRP1-specific regulatory T (Treg) cells was present in chimeras with increased deletion of TRP1-specific thymocytes. Only chimeras that lacked GILT in both TECs and hematopoietic cells had a high conventional T/Treg cell ratio and were protected from melanoma challenge. Thus, GILT expression in thymic APCs, and mTECs in particular, preferentially facilitates MHC class II-restricted presentation, negative selection, and increased Treg cells, resulting in a diminished antitumor response to a tissue-restricted, melanoma-associated self-antigen.
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- Matthew P Rausch
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 85004; and
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 85004; and
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- Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 85004; and
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 85004; and
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- Diabetes Center, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 85004; and
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Xu L, Pelosof L, Wang R, McFarland HI, Wu WW, Phue JN, Lee CT, Shen RF, Juhl H, Wu LH, Alterovitz WL, Petricon E, Rosenberg AS. NGS Evaluation of Colorectal Cancer Reveals Interferon Gamma Dependent Expression of Immune Checkpoint Genes and Identification of Novel IFNγ Induced Genes. Front Immunol 2020; 11:224. [PMID: 32265897 PMCID: PMC7103651 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.00224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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To evaluate the expression of immune checkpoint genes, their concordance with expression of IFNγ, and to identify potential novel ICP related genes (ICPRG) in colorectal cancer (CRC), the biological connectivity of six well documented ("classical") ICPs (CTLA4, PD1, PDL1, Tim3, IDO1, and LAG3) with IFNγ and its co-expressed genes was examined by NGS in 79 CRC/healthy colon tissue pairs. Identification of novel IFNγ- induced molecules with potential ICP activity was also sought. In our study, the six classical ICPs were statistically upregulated and correlated with IFNγ, CD8A, CD8B, CD4, and 180 additional immunologically related genes in IFNγ positive (FPKM > 1) tumors. By ICP co-expression analysis, we also identified three IFNγ-induced genes [(IFNγ-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (IFI30), guanylate binding protein1 (GBP1), and guanylate binding protein 4 (GBP4)] as potential novel ICPRGs. These three genes were upregulated in tumor compared to normal tissues in IFNγ positive tumors, co-expressed with CD8A and had relatively high abundance (average FPKM = 362, 51, and 25, respectively), compared to the abundance of the 5 well-defined ICPs (Tim3, LAG3, PDL1, CTLA4, PD1; average FPKM = 10, 9, 6, 6, and 2, respectively), although IDO1 is expressed at comparably high levels (FPKM = 39). We extended our evaluation by querying the TCGA database which revealed the commonality of IFNγ dependent expression of the three potential ICPRGs in 638 CRCs, 103 skin cutaneous melanomas (SKCM), 1105 breast cancers (BC), 184 esophageal cancers (ESC), 416 stomach cancers (STC), and 501 lung squamous carcinomas (LUSC). In terms of prognosis, based on Pathology Atlas data, correlation of GBP1 and GBP4, but not IFI30, with 5-year survival rate was favorable in CRC, BC, SKCM, and STC. Thus, further studies defining the role of IFI30, GBP1, and GBP4 in CRC are warranted.
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- Lai Xu
- Office of Oncologic Diseases, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), FDA, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- Office of Oncologic Diseases, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), FDA, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- Office of Biotechnology Products, Division of Biotechnology Review and Research III (DBRRIII), Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), FDA, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- Office of Biotechnology Products, Division of Biotechnology Review and Research III (DBRRIII), Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), FDA, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- Facility for Biotechnology Resources, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), FDA, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- Facility for Biotechnology Resources, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), FDA, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- Facility for Biotechnology Resources, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), FDA, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- Facility for Biotechnology Resources, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), FDA, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- Division of Bioinformatics and Biostatistics (DBB), National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR), FDA, Jefferson, AR, United States
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- HIVE, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), FDA, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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- Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM), George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, United States
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- Office of Biotechnology Products, Division of Biotechnology Review and Research III (DBRRIII), Office of Pharmaceutical Quality (OPQ), Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER), FDA, Silver Spring, MD, United States
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Mashimo M, Fujii T, Ono S, Moriwaki Y, Misawa H, Kawashima K. Minireview: Divergent roles of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors expressed on antigen-presenting cells and CD4 + T cells in the regulation of T cell differentiation. Int Immunopharmacol 2020; 82:106306. [PMID: 32086096 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2020.106306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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α7 nAChRs expressed on immune cells regulate antigen-specific antibody and proinflammatory cytokine production. Using spleen cells from ovalbumin (OVA)-specific T cell receptor transgenic DO11.10 mice and the α7 nAChR agonist GTS-21, investigation of (1) antigen processing-dependent and (2) -independent, antigen presenting cell (APC)-dependent, naïve CD4+ T cell differentiation, as well as (3) non-specific APC-independent, anti-CD3/CD28 mAbs-induced CD4+ T cell differentiation, revealed the differential roles of α7 nAChRs expressed on T cells and APCs in the regulation of CD4+ T cell differentiation. GTS-21 suppressed OVA-induced antigen processing- and APC-dependent differentiation into regulatory T cells (Tregs) and effector T cells (Th1, Th2 and Th17) without affecting OVA uptake or cell viability. By contrast, GTS-21 upregulated OVA peptide-induced antigen processing-independent T cell differentiation into all lineages. During anti-CD3/CD28 mAbs-induced T cell differentiation in the presence of polarizing cytokines, GTS-21 promoted wild-type T cell differentiation into all lineages, but did not affect α7 nAChR-deficient T cell differentiation. These results demonstrate (1) that α7 nAChRs on APCs downregulate T cell differentiation by inhibiting antigen processing and thereby interfering with antigen presentation; and (2) that α7 nAChRs on T cells upregulate differentiation into Tregs and effector T cells. Thus, the divergent roles of α7 nAChRs on APCs and T cells likely regulate the intensity of immune responses. These findings suggest the possibility of using α7 nAChR agonists to harvest greater numbers of Tregs and Th1 and Th2 cells for adoptive immune therapies for treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancers.
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- Masato Mashimo
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, Kyotanabe, Kyoto 610-0395, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, Kyotanabe, Kyoto 610-0395, Japan
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Tondabayashi, Osaka 584-8540, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Tokyo 105-8512, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo 108-8641, Japan.
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Mashimo M, Komori M, Matsui YY, Murase MX, Fujii T, Takeshima S, Okuyama H, Ono S, Moriwaki Y, Misawa H, Kawashima K. Distinct Roles of α7 nAChRs in Antigen-Presenting Cells and CD4 + T Cells in the Regulation of T Cell Differentiation. Front Immunol 2019; 10:1102. [PMID: 31214160 PMCID: PMC6554293 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.01102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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It is now apparent that immune cells express a functional cholinergic system and that α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (α7 nAChRs) are involved in regulating T cell differentiation and the synthesis of antigen-specific antibodies and proinflammatory cytokines. Here, we investigated the specific function α7 nAChRs on T cells and antigen presenting cells (APCs) by testing the effect of GTS-21, a selective α7 nAChR agonist, on differentiation of CD4+ T cells from ovalbumin (OVA)-specific TCR transgenic DO11.10 mice activated with OVA or OVA peptide323−339 (OVAp). GTS-21 suppressed OVA-induced antigen processing-dependent development of CD4+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) and effector T cells (Th1, Th2, and Th17). By contrast, GTS-21 up-regulated OVAp-induced antigen processing-independent development of CD4+ Tregs and effector T cells. GTS-21 also suppressed production of IL-2, IFN-γ, IL-4, IL-17, and IL-6 during OVA-induced activation but, with the exception IL-2, enhanced their production during OVAp-induced activation. In addition, during antigen-nonspecific, APC-independent anti-CD3/CD28 antibody-induced CD4+ polyclonal T cell activation in the presence of respective polarizing cytokines, GTS-21 promoted development of all lineages, which indicates that GTS-21 also acts via α7 nAChRs on T cells. These results suggest 1) that α7 nAChRs on APCs suppress CD4+ T cell activation by interfering with antigen presentation through inhibition of antigen processing; 2) that α7 nAChRs on CD4+ T cells up-regulate development of Tregs and effector T cells; and that α7 nAChR agonists and antagonists could be potentially useful agents for immune response modulation and enhancement.
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- Masato Mashimo
- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, Kyoto, Japan
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Osaka, Japan
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- Laboratory of Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Osaka Ohtani University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Kitasato University School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan
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Pang Z, Zhang Y, Liu L. Identification and functional characterization of interferon-γ-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) gene in common Chinese cuttlefish Sepiella japonica. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 86:627-634. [PMID: 30529465 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Interferon-γ-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) is a pivotal enzyme involved in the histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II-restricted antigen processing whereby it catalyzes the disulfide bond reduction in the endocytic pathway. Here, a novel GILT homologue termed as SjGILT firstly identified from common Chinese cuttlefish Sepiella japonica. SjGILT shared domain topology containing a signal peptide, a signature sequence CQHGX2ECX2NX4C, an activate-site CXXC motif, two potential N-glycosylation sites and six conserved cysteins with its counterparts in other animals. SjGILT transcripts were constitutively expressed in all examined tissues in S. japonica, with the higher expression levels in immune-related tissues such as pancreas, intestines, liver and gills. Upon lipopolysaccharide (LPS) challenge, SjGILT transcripts were significantly induced in liver and gill tissues, and SjGILT protein transferred to late endosomes and lysosomes in HeLa cells. Further study showed that recombinant SjGILT had obvious thiol reductase activity demonstrated by reducing the interchain disulfide bonds of IgG under acidic conditions. Taken together, these results suggested that SjGILT may be involved in the immune response to bacteria challenge, and then might play an important role in the processing of MHC class II-restricted antigens in S. japonica.
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- Zan Pang
- Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316004, China
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- Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316004, China
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- Marine Science and Technology College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan, 316004, China.
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Fu J, Chen S, Zhao X, Luo Z, Zou P, Liu Y. Identification and characterization of the interferon-γ-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase gene in Chinese soft-shelled turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2019; 90:55-59. [PMID: 30172908 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2018.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2018] [Revised: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The reduction of disulfide bonds of exogenous antigens is crucial to the MHC-II class antigen processing and presenting pathway and is catalysed by interferon-γ-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT). In this study, a reptile GILT gene from Chinese soft-shelled turtle, Pelodiscus sinensis (PsGILT), was identified. The full-length cDNA of PsGILT is 1631 nucleotides (nt), including a 5'-untranslated region (UTR) of 3 nt, a 3'-UTR of 860 nt and an open reading frame (ORF) of 768 nt encoding 255 amino acids (aa). The conserved features in known GILTs, such as signal peptide, CXXC motif, GILT signature sequence, N-glycosylation site and conserved cysteines, were all found in the putative PsGILT protein. Genomic analysis revealed that PsGILT kept the "7 exons and 6 introns" structure of vertebrate GILT genes. PsGILT was expressed in all examined organs/tissues and was mainly expressed in spleen and blood. Increased mRNA expression levels of PsIFN-γ and PsGILT in PBLs were observed after induction with LPS, PolyI:C and recombinant IFN-γ (rIFN-γ). We also tested the reductase activity of rGILT in vitro and found that it could reduce intact human IgG into H chains and L chains. These above results implied that PsGILT may play an important role in resisting bacterial and viral infections, like other vertebrate GILTs.
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- Jianping Fu
- College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430072, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330022, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430072, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei Province, 430072, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jiangxi Normal University, 99 Ziyang Road, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330022, China.
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Cao F, Wu H, Lv T, Yang Y, Li Y, Liu S, Hu L, Xu X, Ma L, Zhang X, Li J, Bi X, Gu W, Zhang S. Molecular and biological characterization of gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase in silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 79:73-78. [PMID: 29729312 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2018.04.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2017] [Revised: 03/29/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) plays an important role in the processing of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II-restricted antigens by catalyzing disulfide bonds reduction. Herein, a GILT homolog (ScGILT) was identified from silver carp. Its open reading frame covers 771 base pairs, encoding a protein of 256 amino acids that possesses GILT signature sequence CQHGX2ECX2NX4C, active-site CXXC motif, and two potential N-linked glycosylation sites. The predicted tertiary structures of ScGILT and other GILTs were quite similar in shape and positional arrangement of the key motifs. ScGILT mRNA was constitutively expressed in all detected tissues, with high-level expression in fish immune organs, spleen and head kidney. After stimulation with lipopolysaccharide, the expression of ScGILT mRNA significantly increased in spleen and head kidney cells, and ScGILT protein translocated to late endosomes and lysosomes in HeLa cells. Recombinant ScGILT fused with a His6 tag was expressed and purified, and could reduce the interchain disulfide bonds of IgG at pH 4.5. These results suggested that ScGILT was capable of catalyzing disulfide bonds reduction, and then might play an important role in the processing of MHC class II-restricted antigens in silver carp.
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- Fang Cao
- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Medicine and Life Sciences, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Institute of Aging Research, School of Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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You X, Liu L, Li X, Du H, Nie D, Zhang X, Tong H, Wu M, Gao Y, Liao Z. Immune response of interferon-γ-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) from Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) to microbial invasion and its antioxdative activity in lipopolysaccharides-treated mammalian dentritic cells. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2018; 72:356-366. [PMID: 29133251 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2017] [Revised: 11/07/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Interferon-γ-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) plays an important role in the major histocompatibility complex-restricted antigen processing of endocytosed proteins via catalyzing the disulfide bond reduction in the endocytic pathway. Here, the cDNA of Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) GILT (CsGILT) was cloned. It contained an open reading frame of 762 nucleotides encoding a protein of 254 amino acids with an estimated molecular weight of 28.1 kDa. The characteristic structural features, including a signature sequence CQHGX2ECX2NX4C, a CXXC motif, two potential N-glycosylation sites, and eight conserved cysteines were detected in the deduced amino acid sequence of CsGILT. CsGILT was widely expressed in Chinese sturgeon with the highest expression in the spleen, and CsGILT mRNA expression was significantly up-regulated when Chinese sturgeons were challenged with polyinosinic polycytidylic acid or Vibrio anguillarum. The recombinant CsGILT displayed obvious thiol reductase activity demonstrated by catalyzing the reduction of mouse IgG(H+L) by dithiothreitol into heavy chain and light chain. CsGILT also displayed significant antioxidant activity in mouse dentritic cells as indicated by its increasing GSH level and GSH/GSSG ratio, decreasing intracellular reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide levels and lipid peroxidation, as well as enhancing the activities of the antioxidative redox enzymes including catalase and superoxide dismutase. Our results suggested an important role for CsGILT in the immune response in Chinese sturgeon to pathogen invasion possibly via a conserved functional mechanism throughout vertebrate evolution, contributing to our understanding the immune biology and protection of Chinese sturgeon.
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- Xiuling You
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Three Gorges Project for Conservation of Fishes, Institute of Chinese Sturgeon, China Three Gorges Corporation, Yichang 443100, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Institute of Science and Technology, Yueyang 414006, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
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Brown TD, Hori TS, Xue X, Ye CL, Anderson DM, Rise ML. Functional Genomic Analysis of the Impact of Camelina (Camelina sativa) Meal on Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Distal Intestine Gene Expression and Physiology. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2016; 18:418-35. [PMID: 27255337 PMCID: PMC4911373 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-016-9704-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The inclusion of plant meals in diets of farmed Atlantic salmon can elicit inflammatory responses in the distal intestine (DI). For the present work, fish were fed a standard fish meal (FM) diet or a diet with partial replacement of FM with solvent-extracted camelina meal (CM) (8, 16, or 24 % CM inclusion) during a 16-week feeding trial. A significant decrease in growth performance was seen in fish fed all CM inclusion diets (Hixson et al. in Aquacult Nutr 22:615-630, 2016). A 4x44K oligonucleotide microarray experiment was carried out and significance analysis of microarrays (SAM) and rank products (RP) methods were used to identify differentially expressed genes between the DIs of fish fed the 24 % CM diet and those fed the FM diet. Twelve features representing six known transcripts and two unknowns were identified as CM responsive by both SAM and RP. The six known transcripts (including thioredoxin and ependymin), in addition to tgfb, mmp13, and GILT, were studied using qPCR with RNA templates from all four experimental diet groups. All six microarray-identified genes were confirmed to be CM responsive, as was tgfb and mmp13. Histopathological analyses identified signs of inflammation in the DI of salmon fed CM-containing diets, including lamina propria and sub-epithelial mucosa thickening, infiltration of eosinophilic granule cells, increased goblet cells and decreased enterocyte vacuolization. All of these were significantly altered in 24 % CM compared to all other diets, with the latter two also altered in 16 % CM compared with 8 % CM and control diet groups. Significant correlation was seen between histological parameters as well as between five of the qPCR analyzed genes and histological parameters. These molecular biomarkers of inflammation arising from long-term dietary CM exposure will be useful in the development of CM-containing diets that do not have deleterious effects on salmon growth or physiology.
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- Tyler D Brown
- Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1 Marine Lab Road, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1 Marine Lab Road, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1 Marine Lab Road, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
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- Department of Plant and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, Canada, B2N 5E3
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- Department of Plant and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Dalhousie University, Truro, NS, Canada, B2N 5E3
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, 1 Marine Lab Road, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada.
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Huang WS, Duan LP, Huang B, Zhou LH, Liang Y, Tu CL, Zhang FF, Nie P, Wang T. Identification of three IFN-γ inducible lysosomal thiol reductase ( GILT )-like genes in mud crab Scylla paramamosain with distinct gene organizations and patterns of expression. Gene 2015; 570:78-88. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2015.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2015] [Revised: 05/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Rausch MP, Hastings KT. Diverse cellular and organismal functions of the lysosomal thiol reductase GILT. Mol Immunol 2015; 68:124-8. [PMID: 26116226 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2015.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 06/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) is the only enzyme known to catalyze disulfide bond reduction in the endocytic pathway. GILT facilitates the presentation of a subset of epitopes from disulfide bond-containing antigens. Enhanced presentation of MHC class II-restricted epitopes alters central tolerance and modulates CD4+ T cell-mediated autoimmunity. Improved cross-presentation of viral epitopes results in improved cross-priming of viral-specific CD8+ T cells. GILT regulates the cellular redox state. In GILT-/- cells, there is a shift from the reduced to the oxidized form of glutathione, resulting in mitochondrial autophagy, decreased superoxide dismutase 2, and elevated superoxide levels. GILT expression diminishes cellular activation, including decreased phosphorylated ERK1/2, and decreases cellular proliferation. GILT enhances the activity of bacterial hemolysins, such as listeriolysin O, and increases bacterial replication and infection. GILT expression in cancer cells is associated with improved patient survival. These diverse roles of GILT are discussed.
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- Matthew P Rausch
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA; University of Arizona Cancer Center, AZ, USA
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- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA; University of Arizona Cancer Center, AZ, USA; Department of Immunobiology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
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Li JF, Li J, Wang ZG, Liu HZ, Zhao YL, Zhang JX, Zhang SQ, Liu JP. Identification of interferon-γ-inducible-lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) gene in goldfish (Carassius auratus) and its immune response to LPS challenge. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 42:465-472. [PMID: 25447639 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2014.11.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Revised: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 11/21/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The interferon-γ-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) has been demonstrated to play an important role in the processing and presentation of MHC class II restricted antigen (Ag) by catalyzing disulfide bond reduction. In this study, we cloned a GILT gene homolog from goldfish (designated gGILT), a kind of precious freshwater fish with high market value. The open reading frame of gGILT consists of 756 bases encoding a protein of 251 amino acids with an estimated molecular mass of 27.8 kDa and a theoretical isoelectric point of 5.24. The deduced protein possesses the typical structural features of known GILT proteins, including an active-site motif, a GILT signature sequence, and 10 conserved cysteines. RT-PCR results showed that gGILT and gIFN-γ (goldfish IFN-γ) mRNA were expressed in a tissue-specific manner and obviously up-regulated in splenocytes and the cells from head kidney after induction with LPS. Recombinant gGILT fused with His6 tag was efficiently expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) and purified by Ni-NTA affinity chromatography. Further study revealed that gGILT was capable of catalyzing the reduction of the interchain disulfide bonds from intact IgG. This study shows that gGILT may be involved in the immune response to bacteria challenge and maintain first line of innate immune defense at basal level in goldfish. It also provides the basis for investigating on the role of GILT using goldfish as an animal model.
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- Jian Feng Li
- Institute of Aging Research, School of Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 311121, China.
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- The People's No 4 Hospital of Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 311225, China
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- Institute of Aging Research, School of Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 311121, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210046, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210046, China
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- The People's No 4 Hospital of Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 311225, China
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- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210046, China.
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- Institute of Aging Research, School of Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province 311121, China.
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Ren C, Chen T, Jiang X, Luo X, Wang Y, Hu C. The first echinoderm gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) identified from sea cucumber (Stichopus monotuberculatus). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2015; 42:41-49. [PMID: 25449705 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2014.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Revised: 09/23/2014] [Accepted: 10/17/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) has been described as a key enzyme that facilitating the processing and presentation of major histocompatibility complex class II-restricted antigen in mammals. In this study, the first echinoderm GILT named StmGILT was identified from sea cucumber (Stichopus monotuberculatus). The StmGILT cDNA is 1529 bp in length, containing a 5'-untranslated region (UTR) of 87 bp, a 3'-UTR of 674 bp and an open reading frame (ORF) of 768 bp that encoding a protein of 255 amino acids with a deduced molecular weight of 27.82 kDa and a predicted isoelectric point of 4.73. The putative StmGILT protein possesses all the main characteristics of known GILT proteins, including a signature sequence, a reductase active site CXXC, twelve conserved cysteines, and two potential N-linked glycosylation sites. For the gene structure, StmGILT contains four exons separated by three introns. In the promoter region of StmGILT gene, an NF-κB binding site and an IFN-γ activation site were found. The thiol reductase activity of recombinant StmGILT protein was also demonstrated in this study. In addition, the highest level of mRNA expression was noticed in coelomocytes of S. monotuberculatus. In in vitro experiments performed in coelomocytes, the expression of StmGILT mRNA was significantly up-regulated by lipopolysaccharides (LPS), inactivated bacteria or polyriboinosinic polyribocytidylic acid [poly (I:C)] challenge, suggested that the sea cucumber GILT might play critical roles in the innate immune defending against bacterial and viral infections.
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- Chunhua Ren
- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology (LMB), Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology of Guangdong Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (LAMB), South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, PR China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology (LMB), Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology of Guangdong Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (LAMB), South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, PR China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology (LMB), Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology of Guangdong Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (LAMB), South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, PR China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology (LMB), Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology of Guangdong Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (LAMB), South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, PR China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology (LMB), Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology of Guangdong Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (LAMB), South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, PR China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology (LMB), Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology of Guangdong Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (LAMB), South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 164 West Xingang Road, Guangzhou 510301, PR China.
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Kongton K, McCall K, Phongdara A. Identification of gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) homologues in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 44:389-396. [PMID: 24491521 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2014.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2013] [Revised: 01/09/2014] [Accepted: 01/10/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) has been demonstrated to be involved in the immune response to bacterial challenge in various organisms. However, little is known about GILT function in innate immunity. Drosophila has been commonly used as a model for the study of the innate immune response of invertebrates. Here, we identify the CG9796, CG10157, and CG13822 genes of fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as GILT homologues. All deduced Drosophila GILT coding sequences contained the major characteristic features of the GILT protein family: the GILT signature CQHGX2ECX2NX4C sequence and the active site CXXC or CXXS motif. The mRNA transcript levels of the Drosophila GILT genes were up-regulated after Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli DH5α infection. Moreover, a bacterial load assay showed that over-expression of Drosophila GILT in fat body or hemocytes led to a low bacterial colony number whereas knock-down of Drosophila GILT in fat body or hemocytes led to a high bacterial colony number when compared to a wild-type control. These results indicate that the Drosophila GILTs are very likely to play a role in the innate immune response upon bacterial challenge of Drosophila host defense. This study may provide the basis for further study on GILT function in innate immunity.
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- Kittima Kongton
- Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics Research, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand; Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Department of Biology, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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- Center for Genomics and Bioinformatics Research, Faculty of Science, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-Yai, Songkhla 90112, Thailand.
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Liu M, Liu H, Guan X, Ai H, Wu H, Liu P, Gu W, Zhang S. Characterization and expression of gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) gene in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) with implications for GILT in innate immune response. Immunogenetics 2013; 65:873-82. [DOI: 10.1007/s00251-013-0701-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 03/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A study of immunomodulatory genes responses to macrophages of Schistosoma japonicum infection during different stages by microarray analysis. Acta Trop 2013; 127:251-60. [PMID: 23732117 DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2011] [Revised: 05/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Macrophages initiate, modulate, and also serve as final effector cells in immune responses during the course of schistosomal infections. In this study, we investigated the gene expression profile and functional changes of macrophages in immune responses against the Schistosoma japonicum by microarray analysis. Hierarchical clustering analysis demonstrated that a significant switch in gene transformation associated with a type-1 response and linked with a type-2 cytokine phenotype occurs between 4.5 and 8 weeks post-infection. Moreover, the gene profiles at 3 later time-points following egg challenge were similar in complexity and magnitude. The data also showed that there were mostly inhibition of gene expression related TLR, IFN, MHC and TNFrsf at the switch between 4.5 and 8 weeks post-infection, It is suggested that these immunomodulatory genes may be down-regulated in defense against S. japonicum eggs and granuloma pathology. The induction of alternatively activated macrophage (AAMϕ) was important for dampening the inflammation in hepatic granulomas and contributing to a decrease in cytotoxicity. The gene expressions involved in repair/remodeling during liver fibrosis were also observed after egg production. Understanding the immune mechanisms associated with parasitic resistance, pathology of parasite infection, and parasite growth will provide useful insight on host-schistosome interactions and for the control of schistosomiasis.
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Yang L, Cao X, Ji X, Liu H, Wu H, Gu W, Zhang S. Molecular structure, tissue distribution and functional characterization of interferon-γ-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) gene in chicken (Gallus gallus). Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2013; 153:140-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2013.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Revised: 01/25/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Cui XW, Ji CB, Cao XG, Fu ZY, Zhang SQ, Guo XR. Molecular and biological characterization of interferon-γ-inducible-lysosomal thiol reductase gene in zebrafish (Danio rerio). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 33:1133-1138. [PMID: 22982335 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2012.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2012] [Revised: 07/26/2012] [Accepted: 08/17/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In mammals, interferon-γ-inducible-lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) has been demonstrated to play a key role in the processing and presentation of MHC class II-restricted antigen (Ag) by catalyzing disulfide bond reduction, thus unfolding native protein Ag and facilitating subsequent cleavage by proteases. Here, we reported the cloning of a GILT gene homologue from zebrafish (zGILT), a tropical freshwater fish. The full-length cDNA of zGILT gene is 768 nucleotides (nt) encoding a protein of 255 amino acids (aa), with a putative molecular weight of 28.33 kDa. The deduced protein is highly homologous to that of fish and mammalian GILTs and shares 57.1% sequence identity to that of Atlantic salmon and 55.7-21.6% sequence identity to that of various mammals. The deduced protein possesses all the main features characteristic of known GILT proteins including the signature sequence CQHGX2ECX2NX4C spanning residues 117-132, CXXC motif at residues 72-75, one potential sites for N-linked glycosylation at residual positions 54. The zGILT expression is obviously up-regulated in spleen and kidney after immunization with LPS although it also is constitutively expressed in heart, liver, muscle and intestine, suggesting that zGILT may be involved in the immune response to bacterial challenge. The soluble recombinant protein was successfully purified using Ni-nitrilotriacetic acid resin. Recombinant His-zsGILT appeared on SDS-PAGE in the ranges of their estimated size of 18.94-kDa. After purification, further study revealed that zsGILT was capable of catalyzing the reduction of the interchain disulfide bonds intact IgG. These results will allow for further investigation to unravel the role of this key enzyme in class II MHC-restricted antigen processing and to use zebrafish as an in vivo model for related studies.
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- Xian-wei Cui
- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology & Aquatic Crustacean Diseases, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, China
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Marjara IS, Chikwati EM, Valen EC, Krogdahl A, Bakke AM. Transcriptional regulation of IL-17A and other inflammatory markers during the development of soybean meal-induced enteropathy in the distal intestine of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Cytokine 2012; 60:186-96. [PMID: 22795954 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2012.05.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2011] [Revised: 04/18/2012] [Accepted: 05/26/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Progression of soybean meal (SBM)-induced enteropathy in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) distal intestine (DI) was studied to investigate pathophysiological mechanisms and immune responses. Seawater-adapted salmon were fed an extracted SBM-containing diet (200 g kg(-1)) from day 1-21 and compared with fish fed a fishmeal-based diet (day 0). Histological evaluation of the DI revealed signs of inflammation from day 5, which progressively increased in severity and affected more fish with increasing SBM exposure time. The expression profiles of 16 genes were analyzed by quantitative PCR. The pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin 17A (IL-17A), IL-1β, interferon α (IFNα) and IFNγ, as well as IL-17A receptor, T-cell receptor γ (TCRγ), cluster of differentiation 4α (CD4α), CD8β, transforming growth factor β (TGFβ), trypsin, protease-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) and myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (MyD88) were significantly up-regulated during early and/or late inflammation stages, whereas interferon-γ-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) was downregulated. Up-regulation of TCRγ from day seven suggests proliferation of intraepithelial γδ T cells. IL-17A, up-regulated by 218-fold during early inflammation, indicates involvement of T helper 17 cells in the pathogenesis of the SBM-induced inflammatory response.
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- Inderjit S Marjara
- Aquaculture Protein Centre (a Centre of Excellence), Department of Basic Sciences and Aquatic Medicine, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, P.O. Box 8146 Dep., 0033 Oslo, Norway.
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Genes involved in systemic and arterial bed dependent atherosclerosis--Tampere Vascular study. PLoS One 2012; 7:e33787. [PMID: 22509262 PMCID: PMC3324479 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0033787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2010] [Accepted: 02/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Atherosclerosis is a complex disease with hundreds of genes influencing its progression. In addition, the phenotype of the disease varies significantly depending on the arterial bed. Methodology/Principal Findings We characterized the genes generally involved in human advanced atherosclerotic (AHA type V–VI) plaques in carotid and femoral arteries as well as aortas from 24 subjects of Tampere Vascular study and compared the results to non-atherosclerotic internal thoracic arteries (n=6) using genome-wide expression array and QRT-PCR. In addition we determined genes that were typical for each arterial plaque studied. To gain a comprehensive insight into the pathologic processes in the plaques we also analyzed pathways and gene sets dysregulated in this disease using gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA). According to the selection criteria used (>3.0 fold change and p-value <0.05), 235 genes were up-regulated and 68 genes down-regulated in the carotid plaques, 242 genes up-regulated and 116 down-regulated in the femoral plaques and 256 genes up-regulated and 49 genes down-regulated in the aortic plaques. Nine genes were found to be specifically induced predominantly in aortic plaques, e.g., lactoferrin, and three genes in femoral plaques, e.g., chondroadherin, whereas no gene was found to be specific for carotid plaques. In pathway analysis, a total of 28 pathways or gene sets were found to be significantly dysregulated in atherosclerotic plaques (false discovery rate [FDR] <0.25). Conclusions This study describes comprehensively the gene expression changes that generally prevail in human atherosclerotic plaques. In addition, site specific genes induced only in femoral or aortic plaques were found, reflecting that atherosclerotic process has unique features in different vascular beds.
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Faucher G, Guénard F, Bouchard L, Garneau V, Turcot V, Houde A, Tchernof A, Bergeron J, Deshaies Y, Hould FS, Lebel S, Marceau P, Vohl MC. Genetic contribution to C-reactive protein levels in severe obesity. Mol Genet Metab 2012; 105:494-501. [PMID: 22178353 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2011.11.198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2011] [Revised: 11/24/2011] [Accepted: 11/24/2011] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Obese individuals are characterized by a chronic, low-grade inflammatory state. Increased levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation, have been observed in subjects with the metabolic syndrome. We have previously reported that genes encoding proteins involved in the anti-inflammatory and immune response are differentially expressed in visceral adipose tissue of obese men with or without the metabolic syndrome. Among these genes, the interferon-gamma-inducible protein 30 (IFI30), CD163 molecule (CD163), chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 9 (CXCL9) and thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP), were selected for further genetic analyses. The aim of the study was to verify whether IFI30, CD163, CXCL9 and TSLP gene polymorphisms contribute to explain the inter-individual variability of the inflammatory profile of obesity assessed by plasma high-sensitivity CRP concentrations. A total of 1185 severely obese individuals were genotyped for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) covering most of the sequence-derived genetic variability at the IFI30, CD163, CXCL9 and TSLP gene loci (total of 27 SNPs). Following measurement of plasma CRP levels, subjects were divided into two groups, low vs. high using the median value of plasma CRP levels (8.31 mg/L) as a cutoff point. Genotype frequencies were compared between groups. Associations between genotypes and plasma CRP levels (continuous variable) were also tested after adjustments for age, sex, smoking and BMI. The rs11554159 and rs7125 IFI30 SNPs showed a significant difference in genotype frequencies (p<0.05) between subgroups of low vs. high plasma CRP levels (wild type homozygotes: rs11554159=47% vs. 55%, rs7125=31% vs. 24%, for low vs. high CRP groups, respectively). The association between rs11554159 and CRP levels as a continuous variable remained significant (p=0.004). Both carriers of the GA and AA genotypes demonstrated, on average, a 13% lower CRP levels in comparison with GG homozygotes. No association was observed between SNPs in the CD163, CXCL9 and TSLP genes and CRP levels. The IFI30 rs11554159 polymorphism could partially explain the inter-individual variability observed in the inflammatory profile associated with obesity.
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- Geneviève Faucher
- Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods Institute (INAF), Laval University, Québec, Canada
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Cloning and expression analysis of interferon-γ-inducible-lysosomal thiol reductase gene in South African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis). Int Immunopharmacol 2011; 11:2091-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2011.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2011] [Revised: 08/28/2011] [Accepted: 09/01/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hastings KT, Cresswell P. Disulfide reduction in the endocytic pathway: immunological functions of gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase. Antioxid Redox Signal 2011; 15:657-68. [PMID: 21506690 PMCID: PMC3125571 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2010.3684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) is constitutively expressed in most antigen presenting cells and is interferon γ inducible in other cell types via signal transducer and activator of transcription 1. Normally, N- and C-terminal propeptides are cleaved in the early endosome, and the mature protein resides in late endosomes and lysosomes. Correspondingly, GILT has maximal reductase activity at an acidic pH. Monocyte differentiation via Toll-like receptor 4 triggers secretion of a disulfide-linked dimer of the enzymatically active precursor, which may contribute to inflammation. GILT facilitates major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II-restricted processing through reduction of protein disulfide bonds in the endocytic pathway and is hypothesized to expose buried epitopes for MHC class II binding. GILT can also facilitate the transfer of disulfide-containing antigens into the cytosol, enhancing their cross-presentation by MHC class I. A variety of antigens are strongly influenced by GILT-mediated reduction, including hen egg lysozyme, melanocyte differentiation antigens, and viral envelope glycoproteins. In addition, GILT is conserved among lower eukaryotes and likely has additional functions. For example, GILT expression increases the stability of superoxide dismutase 2 and decreases reactive oxygen species, which correlates with decreased cellular proliferation. It is also a critical host factor for infection with Listeria monocytogenes.
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- Karen Taraszka Hastings
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, The University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona 85004,
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Chiang HS, Maric M. Lysosomal thiol reductase negatively regulates autophagy by altering glutathione synthesis and oxidation. Free Radic Biol Med 2011; 51:688-99. [PMID: 21640818 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.05.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2011] [Revised: 04/29/2011] [Accepted: 05/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Redox regulation is critical for a number of cellular functions and has been implicated in the etiology and progression of several diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer. It has been shown that, in the absence of gamma-interferon inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT), cells are under increased oxidative stress with higher superoxide levels and decreased stability, expression, and function of mitochondrial manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2). Here, we further elucidate the role of GILT in the homeostatic regulation of oxidative stress. We show that GILT-deficient fibroblasts exhibit reduced glutathione levels, shift in GSSG/GSH ratio toward the oxidized form, and accumulate dysfunctional mitochondria. Redox-sensitive pathways involving Erk1/2 activation and nuclear high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein cytosolic translocation are both activated and associated with increased autophagy in GILT-/- fibroblasts. We hypothesize that these events are responsible for degrading the damaged mitochondria and mitochondrial SOD2 in the absence of GILT. This is the first time to our knowledge that a lysosomal enzyme has been implicated in global effects within the cell.
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- Hao-Sen Chiang
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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Molecular cloning and expression analysis of the interferon-γ-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase gene from the shrimp Penaeus monodon. Mol Biol Rep 2010; 38:3463-70. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-010-0456-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2010] [Accepted: 11/09/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Srinivasan P, Maric M. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 negatively regulates constitutive gamma interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase expression. Immunology 2010; 132:209-16. [PMID: 21039465 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2010.03355.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Gamma interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) is an enzyme that catalyzes thiol bond reduction and plays an important role in the early steps of antigen processing. The key factor involved in the regulation of GILT expression upon cell stimulation with interferon-γ (IFN-γ) is signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1). In this study, we examined the role of STAT1 in regulating the constitutive expression of GILT. We showed that STAT1 interacts with the GILT promoter, even in the absence of IFN-γ, and that STAT1 represses GILT expression. These results reveal an atypical negative regulatory role for STAT1 in the constitutive regulation of genes involved in antigen processing.
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- Priya Srinivasan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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Zhang D, Pan D, Cui S, Su T, Qiu L, Zhu C, Jiang S. Molecular characterization and expression analysis of interferon-gamma-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) gene from pearl oyster Pinctada fucata. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 34:969-976. [PMID: 20444427 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2010.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2010] [Revised: 04/23/2010] [Accepted: 04/23/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Interferon-gamma-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) is an important thiol reductase, involved in class, MHC-restricted antigen processing by catalyzing disulfide bond reduction in mammals. Herein, we describe the identification and characterization of pearl oyster Pinctada fucata GILT (designated as poGILT). The poGILT cDNA was 1273bp long and consisted of a 5'-untranslated region (UTR) of 24bp, a 3'-UTR of 484bp with two cytokine RNA instability motifs (ATTTA), and an open reading frame (ORF) of 765bp encoding a polypeptide of 254 amino acids with an estimated molecular mass of 28.9kDa and a theoretical isoelectric point of 7.4. The N-terminus of the poGILT was found to have a putative signal peptide with a cleavage site amino acid position at 19-20. SMART analysis showed that the poGILT contained a GILT active-site C(69)PDC(72) motif and a GILT signature motif C(115)QHGKEECIGNLIETC(130). Homology analysis of the deduced amino acid sequence of the poGILT with other known GILT sequences by MatGAT software revealed that the poGILT shared 42.9-67.3% similarity and 22.9-49.8% identity to the other known GILT sequences. The expression level of poGILT mRNA was higher in digestive gland, moderate in adductor muscle, gills, gonad, intestine and mantle, and lower in hemocytes. The poGILT mRNA expression was significantly up-regulated in gill and digestive gland after LPS or V. alginolyticus stimulation, respectively. These results suggested that the poGILT was a constitutively expressed acute-phase protein, the expression of which can be enhanced after LPS or V. algrinolyticus stimulation, perhaps involved in the innate immune response of pearl oyster.
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- Dianchang Zhang
- Division of Aquaculture and Biotechnology, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou 510300, China
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Rausch MP, Irvine KR, Antony PA, Restifo NP, Cresswell P, Hastings KT. GILT accelerates autoimmunity to the melanoma antigen tyrosinase-related protein 1. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 185:2828-35. [PMID: 20668223 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1000945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Melanocyte differentiation Ags, including tyrosinase-related protein (TRP) 1, are relevant to both autoimmune skin depigmentation (vitiligo) and tumor immunity, because they are expressed by both benign melanocytes and many malignant melanomas. Melanoma patients generate CD4(+) T cells that specifically recognize these proteins. TRP1 contains internal disulfide bonds and is presented by MHC class II molecules. Gamma-IFN-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) facilitates the generation of class II-binding peptides by the endocytic reduction of protein disulfide bonds. We show in this study that GILT is required for efficient MHC class II-restricted processing of a TRP1 epitope in vitro and accelerates the onset of vitiligo in TRP1-specific TCR transgenic mice. The presence of GILT confers a small increase in the percentage of autoreactive T cells with an effector memory phenotype that may contribute to earlier disease onset. The onset of vitiligo is associated with a greater increase in the percentage of autoreactive T cells with an effector memory phenotype. Given that many self and tumor Ags have disulfide bonds and are presented on MHC class II, GILT is likely to be important in the pathogenesis of other CD4(+) T cell-mediated autoimmune diseases and for the development of effective cancer immunotherapy.
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- Matthew P Rausch
- Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ 85004, USA
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Lilleeng E, Penn MH, Haugland O, Xu C, Bakke AM, Krogdahl A, Landsverk T, Frøystad-Saugen MK. Decreased expression of TGF-beta, GILT and T-cell markers in the early stages of soybean enteropathy in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 27:65-72. [PMID: 19427383 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2009.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2009] [Revised: 04/28/2009] [Accepted: 04/28/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This study investigated the early expression of T-cell markers and genes potentially involved in the induction of soybean meal (SBM) enteropathy in the distal intestine (DI) of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.). Quantitative PCR was used to study the expression of CD3, CD8beta, transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta), interferon-gamma-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) and interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) in salmon fed SBM for 1, 3 and 7 days using fish fed fishmeal as controls. In the same tissue, the morphological development of SBM enteropathy was evaluated by routine histology and the presence of T cells was mapped by immunohistochemistry. TGF-beta was significantly down-regulated on all days of feeding SBM. GILT was significantly down-regulated on days 3 and 7 compared to day 1. A depression in the expression of T-cell markers was observed on day 3 whereas increased densities of T cells were observed at the base of mucosal folds after 7 days of feeding SBM. Down-regulation of GILT and TGF-beta may lead to sensitization of intraepithelial lymphocytes and failure to maintain normal mucosal integrity in the DI. These responses are implicated in the pathogenesis of SBM enteropathy in Atlantic salmon.
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- Einar Lilleeng
- Aquaculture Protein Centre, Norwegian Centre of Excellence, As, Norway
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Vlad G, Stokes MB, Liu Z, Chang CC, Sondermeijer H, Vasilescu ER, Colovai AI, Berloco P, D'Agati VD, Ratner L, Cortesini R, Suciu-Foca N. Suppression of xenogeneic graft-versus-host disease by treatment with immunoglobulin-like transcript 3-Fc. Hum Immunol 2009; 70:663-9. [PMID: 19501624 DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2009.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2009] [Revised: 06/01/2009] [Accepted: 06/01/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation represents an important therapy for certain malignant and nonmalignant diseases. However, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a major cause of mortality and morbidity. The search for agents that can efficiently suppress GVHD has been going on for more than half a century. GVHD is particularly strong in xenogeneic donor-recipient combinations, given the unlimited number of potentially immunogenic antigens donor lymphocytes encounter in the host. Using a hu-nonobese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficiency (hu-NOD/SCID) gamma-null model of xenogeneic GVHD, we have demonstrated that treatment with recombinant immunoglobulin-like transcript 3-Fc protein induces the differentiation of CD8(+) T suppressor cells and blocks the cellular and humoral arm of the GVH reaction.
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- George Vlad
- Department of Pathology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Kim MK, Oh JY, Ko JH, Lee HJ, Jung JH, Wee WR, Lee JH, Park CG, Kim SJ, Ahn C, Kim SJ, Hwang SY. DNA microarray-based gene expression profiling in porcine keratocytes and corneal endothelial cells and comparative analysis associated with xeno-related rejection. J Korean Med Sci 2009; 24:189-96. [PMID: 19399257 PMCID: PMC2672115 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.2.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2008] [Accepted: 06/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Porcine to rat corneal xenotransplantation resulted in severe inflammation and rejection of the corneal stroma, whereas an allograft showed mainly endothelial cell-associated rejection. We, therefore, investigated and compared the gene expression between porcine keratocytes and corneal endothelial cells. RNA was isolated from primary cultured porcine or human keratocytes and porcine corneal endothelial cells. Gene expression was comparatively analyzed after normalization with microarray method using Platinum pig 13 K oligo chip (GenoCheck Co., Ltd., Ansan, Korea). Real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was performed for C1R, CCL2, CXCL6, and HLA-A in porcine keratocytes and corneal endothelial cells. As a result, upregulated expression more than 2 folds was observed in 1,162 genes of porcine keratocytes versus porcine endothelial cells. Among the immune-regulatory genes, SEMA3C, CCL2, CXCL6, F3, HLA-A, CD97, IFI30, C1R, and G1P3 were highly expressed in porcine keratocytes, compared to porcine corneal endothelial cells or human keratocytes. When measured by real-time PCR, the expression of C1R, CCL2, and HLA-A was higher in porcine keratocytes compared to that in porcine corneal endothelial cells. In conclusion, the increased expression of C1R, CCL2, and HLA-A genes in porcine keratocytes might be responsible for the stromal rejection observed in a porcine to rat corneal xenotransplantation.
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- Mee Kum Kim
- Seoul Artificial Eye Center, Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Xenotransplantation Research Center and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Seoul Artificial Eye Center, Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Xenotransplantation Research Center and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Seoul Artificial Eye Center, Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Xenotransplantation Research Center and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Seoul Artificial Eye Center, Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Xenotransplantation Research Center and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Seoul Artificial Eye Center, Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Seoul Artificial Eye Center, Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
- Xenotransplantation Research Center and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Seoul Artificial Eye Center, Seoul National University Hospital Clinical Research Institute, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Ophthalmology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Xenotransplantation Research Center and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Xenotransplantation Research Center and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Xenotransplantation Research Center and Clinical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Molecular and Life Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
- GenoCheck Co. Ltd., Ansan, Korea
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- Division of Molecular and Life Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea
- GenoCheck Co. Ltd., Ansan, Korea
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Replication analysis identifies TYK2 as a multiple sclerosis susceptibility factor. Eur J Hum Genet 2009; 17:1309-13. [PMID: 19293837 DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2009.41] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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In a recent genome-wide association study (GWAS) based on 12,374 non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms we identified a number of candidate multiple sclerosis susceptibility genes. Here, we describe the extended analysis of 17 of these loci undertaken using an additional 4234 patients, 2983 controls and 2053 trio families. In the final analysis combining all available data, we found that evidence for association was substantially increased for one of the 17 loci, rs34536443 from the tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) gene (P=2.7 x 10(-6), odds ratio=1.32 (1.17-1.47)). This single nucleotide polymorphism results in an amino acid substitution (proline to alanine) in the kinase domain of TYK2, which is predicted to influence the levels of phosphorylation and therefore activity of the protein and so is likely to have a functional role in multiple sclerosis.
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Maric M, Barjaktarevic I, Bogunovic B, Stojakovic M, Maric C, Vukmanovic S. Cutting Edge: Developmental Up-Regulation of IFN-γ-Inducible Lysosomal Thiol Reductase Expression Leads to Reduced T Cell Sensitivity and Less Severe Autoimmunity. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 182:746-50. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.182.2.746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Takahashi N, Sato N, Takahashi S, Tojo A. Gene-expression profiles of peripheral blood mononuclear cell subpopulations in acute graft-vs-host disease following cord blood transplantation. Exp Hematol 2008; 36:1760-1770. [PMID: 18814951 DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2008.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2008] [Revised: 07/09/2008] [Accepted: 07/25/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Compared with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using other sources, cord blood (CB) transplantation (CBT) has clinical advantages in terms of incidence and severity of acute graft-vs-host disease (GVHD), despite using allogeneic stem cells with more human leukocyte antigen mismatches. However, detailed pathophysiology of acute GVHD developed after CBT has not yet been elucidated. In this study, we aimed to clarify the molecular mechanism of acute GVHD after CBT. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed microarray expression profiling of immunoregulatory genes on each of four subpopulations (CD4+, CD8+, CD14+, and CD56+) of peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), which were taken from eight patients with hematologic malignancies who suffered from acute GVHD after unrelated CBT. RESULTS We identified 55 genes, which were differentially expressed during acute GVHD compared to recovery phase. Among them, 22 showed differential expression concurrently in multiple PBMC subpopulations. In particular, five genes (TNFSF10/TRAIL, IL1RN, IFI27, GZMB, and CCR5) were upregulated and three genes (CLK1, TNFAIP3 and BTG1) were downregulated in at least three out of four subpopulations during acute GVHD. In addition, downregulation of antiinflammatory factors, such as TNFAIP3, KLF2, ZFP36, and BTG1, seems to be involved in acceleration of immune response, thus exacerbation of acute GVHD. Meanwhile, differential expression of several genes, such as CCL5, TNFAIP3, KLRB1/CD161, BY55/CD160, and PTGS2/COX2, was assumedly affected by the developmental immaturity of CB-derived cells. CONCLUSIONS These results will contribute to the understanding of molecular mechanism underlying the behavior of inflammatory cells during acute GVHD following CBT.
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- Naoyuki Takahashi
- Department of Advanced Medical Science, The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.
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Satoh JI, Obayashi S, Misawa T, Tabunoki H, Yamamura T, Arima K, Konno H. Neuromyelitis optica/Devic's disease: gene expression profiling of brain lesions. Neuropathology 2008; 28:561-76. [PMID: 18410276 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1789.2008.00915.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), also known as Devic's disease, is an inflammatory demyelinating disease that affects selectively the optic nerves and the spinal cord, possibly mediated by an immune mechanism distinct from that of multiple sclerosis (MS). Recent studies indicate that NMO also involves the brain. Here, we studied gene expression profile of brain lesions of a patient with NMO by using DNA microarray, along with gene expression profile of the brains of Parkinson disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients. We identified more than 200 genes up-regulated in NMO brain lesions. The top 20 genes were composed of the molecules closely associated with immune regulation, among which marked up-regulation of interferon gamma-inducible protein 30 (IFI30), CD163, and secreted phosphoprotein 1 (SPP1, osteopontin) was validated by real time RT-PCR, Northern blot and Western blot analysis. Pathologically, CD68(+) macrophages and microglia expressed intense immunoreactivities for IFI30 and CD163 in NMO lesions, consisting of inflammatory demyelination, axonal loss, necrosis, cavity formation, and vascular fibrosis. KeyMolnet, a bioinformatics tool for analyzing molecular interaction on the curated knowledge database, suggested that the molecular network of up-regulated genes in NMO brain lesions involves transcriptional regulation by the nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB) and B-lymphocyte-induced maturation protein-1 (Blimp-1). These results suggest that profound activation of the macrophage-mediated proinflammatory immune mechanism plays a pivotal role in development of NMO brain lesions.
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- Jun-ichi Satoh
- Department of Bioinformatics and Molecular Neuropathology, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Tokyo, Japan.
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Bogunovic B, Stojakovic M, Chen L, Maric M. An unexpected functional link between lysosomal thiol reductase and mitochondrial manganese superoxide dismutase. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:8855-62. [PMID: 18218638 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m708998200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Gamma interferon-inducible thiol reductase (GILT) is an enzyme involved in the initial steps of antigen processing and presentation. Recently we have shown that GILT is also expressed in mouse T cells, where it exerts an inhibitory role on T cell activation. In this study, we identified mitochondrial manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2) as one of the key intermediaries affected by GILT expression in fibroblasts. Expression and activity of SOD2 is reduced in the absence of GILT because of reduced SOD2 protein stability. The forced increase in SOD2 expression in the absence of GILT restores fibroblast proliferation to wild-type levels. Thus, GILT appears to have a fundamental role in cellular proliferation mediated through its influence on SOD2 protein activity and expression.
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- Branka Bogunovic
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University, 3900 Reservoir Road NW, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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Dan WB, Ren F, Zhang C, Zhang SQ. Molecular cloning and expression analysis of interferon-gamma-inducible-lysosomal thiol reductase gene in orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2007; 23:1315-1323. [PMID: 17981053 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2007.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2007] [Revised: 06/21/2007] [Accepted: 07/09/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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In mammals, interferon-gamma-inducible-lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) has been demonstrated to play a key role in the processing and presentation of MHC class II-restricted antigen (Ag) by catalyzing disulfide bond reduction, thus unfolding native protein Ag and facilitating subsequent cleavage by proteases. In this study a cDNA containing the orange-spotted grouper GILT (OsgGILT) coding sequence has been cloned and its complete sequence determined. The full-length cDNA of OsgGILT gene is 1066 bp nucleotides (nt) encoding a protein of 260 amino acids (aa), with a putative molecular weight of 28.7 kDa. The deduced OsgGILT possesses the typical structural feature of mammalian GILT, including an active-site CXXC motif, a GILT signature sequence CQHGX(2)ECX(2)NX(4)C, and 10 conserved cysteines. The result of real-time PCR showed that OsgGILT mRNA was expressed in heart, liver, brain, gill, kidney and muscle and more highly expressed in spleen. The OsgGILT expression is obviously up-regulated in spleen and kidney after induction with LPS, these results suggest that OsgGILT may be involved in the immune response to LPS challenge in orange-spotted grouper.
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- Wen-Bing Dan
- Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory for Molecular and Medical Biotechnology, Life Sciences College, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210097, China
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Liu N, Zhang S, Liu Z, Gaowa S, Wang Y. Characterization and expression of gamma-interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) gene in amphioxus Branchiostoma belcheri with implications for GILT in innate immune response. Mol Immunol 2007; 44:2631-7. [PMID: 17250895 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2006.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2006] [Revised: 12/07/2006] [Accepted: 12/13/2006] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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An amphioxus cDNA, AmphiGILT, encoding GILT protein was isolated from the gut cDNA library of Branchiostoma belcheri. It codes for a deduced protein of 254 amino acids, which has all the main features typical of GILT proteins including the signature sequence CQHGX(2)CX(2)NX(4)C, CXXC motif and 11 conserved cysteines. Phylogenetic analysis showed that AmphiGILT and sea urchin GILT clubbed together and positioned at the base of vertebrate GILT clade, suggesting that both AmphiGILT and sea urchin GILT might share some characteristics of the archetype of vertebrate GILT proteins. The genomic DNA sequence of B. floridae contains seven exons and six introns, which is similar to vertebrate GILT exon-intron organization. AmphiGILT was expressed in a tissue-specific manner with the most abundant mRNA in the digestive system including hepatic caecum and hind-gut. It was also found that mammalian IFN-gamma only exerted a slight effect on the expression of GILT gene in amphioxus, forming a contrast to the marked induction of human and mouse GILT expression by IFN-gamma. Taken the absence of the adaptive immune system including MHC class II molecules and lymphocytes into consideration, these results suggest that AmphiGILT is highly likely to play a role in the innate immune responses in amphioxus.
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- Naiguo Liu
- Department of Marine Biology, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China
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