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Sasaki K, Rooge S, Gunewardena S, Hintz JA, Ghosh P, Pulido Ruiz IA, Yuquimpo K, Schonfeld M, Meta H, Stevenson HL, Saldarriaga OA, Arroyave E, Tikhanovich I, Wozniak AL, Weinman SA. Kupffer cell diversity maintains liver function in alcohol-associated liver disease. Hepatology 2024:01515467-990000000-00871. [PMID: 38687563 DOI: 10.1097/hep.0000000000000918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024]
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BACKGROUND AIMS Liver macrophages are heterogeneous and play an important role in alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) but there is limited understanding of the functions of specific macrophage subsets in the disease. We used a Western Diet Alcohol (WDA) mouse model of ALD to examine the hepatic myeloid cell compartment by scRNA seq and targeted Kupffer cell (KC) ablation to understand the diversity and function of liver macrophages in ALD. APPROACH AND RESULTS In the WDA liver, KCs and infiltrating monocytes/macrophages (IMs) each represented about 50% of the myeloid pool. Five major KC clusters all expressed genes associated with receptor mediated endocytosis and lipid metabolism, but most were predicted to be non-inflammatory and antifibrotic with one minor KC cluster having a pro-inflammatory and extracellular matrix degradation gene signature. IM clusters, in contrast, were predicted to be pro-inflammatory and pro-fibrotic. In vivo diphtheria toxin based selective KC ablation during alcohol exposure resulted in a liver failure phenotype with increases in PT/INR and bilirubin, loss of differentiated hepatocyte gene expression, and an increase in expression of hepatocyte progenitor markers such as EpCAM, CK-7 and Igf2bp3. Gene set enrichment analysis of whole liver RNAseq from the KC ablated WDA mice showed a similar pattern as seen in human alcoholic hepatitis. CONCLUSIONS In this ALD model, KCs are anti-inflammatory and are critical for maintenance of hepatocyte differentiation. IMs are largely pro-inflammatory and contribute more to liver fibrosis. Future targeting of specific macrophage subsets may provide new approaches to treatment of liver failure and fibrosis in ALD.
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- Kyo Sasaki
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
- Present address: Department of Gastroenterology, Kawasaki Medical School, 577, Matsushima, Kurashiki Okayama, 701-0192, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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King KE, Ghosh P, Wozniak AL. TRIM25 dictates selective miRNA loading into extracellular vesicles during inflammation. Sci Rep 2023; 13:22952. [PMID: 38135735 PMCID: PMC10746700 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50336-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023] Open
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Extracellular vesicles (EVs) such as exosomes are loaded with specific biomolecules in order to perform cell-to-cell communication. Understanding the mechanism of selective cargo loading is important to better understand the physiological and pathological function of EVs. Here we describe a novel target of the E3 ligase TRIM25 and show that inflammation-mediated EV loading of the RNA binding protein FMR1 and its associated microRNA, miR-155, is promoted by TRIM25-mediated K63-ubiquitination of FMR1. This ubiquitination promotes an interaction between FMR1 and the EV loading machinery via the cleavage of the trafficking adaptor protein RILP. These interactions are lost when TRIM25 is knocked down. Loss of TRIM25 also prevents the loading of both FMR1 and miR-155. These findings suggest that inflammation-mediated loading of FMR1 and its associated microRNAs into the EV are dependent on K63-ubiquitination by TRIM25 and provide novel insights and tools to manipulate EV biogenesis for therapeutic benefit.
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- Kayla E King
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Mailstop 1018, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA
- Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Mailstop 1018, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA
- Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Mailstop 1018, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.
- Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, 66160, USA.
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Ghosh P, Sasaki K, Pulido Ruiz IA, King KE, Weinman SA, Wozniak AL. Inflammatory macrophage to hepatocyte signals can be prevented by extracellular vesicle reprogramming. J Cell Sci 2023; 136:jcs260691. [PMID: 37051862 PMCID: PMC10184766 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.260691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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Macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs) play key roles in intercellular communication. Within the liver, they have been linked to several inflammatory diseases including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In this study, we found that inflammatory macrophages cause injury to hepatocytes, in part by a cell-cell crosstalk phenomenon involving the secretion of EVs containing pro-inflammatory cargo. Incorporation of these inflammatory signals into EV requires the cleavage of the trafficking adaptor protein RILP, which, as previously shown, results from inflammasome-mediated caspase-1 activation. RILP cleavage can be blocked by overexpressing a dominant negative, non-cleavable form of RILP (ncRILP). EV preparations from ncRILP-expressing cells are, by themselves, sufficient to suppress inflammatory effects in hepatocytes. These results suggest that both direct RILP manipulation and/or supplying ncRILP-modified EVs could be used as a novel therapy for the treatment of inflammatory liver diseases.
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- Priyanka Ghosh
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
- Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
- Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
- Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
- Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
- Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
- Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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Wozniak AL, Adams A, King KE, Dunn W, Christenson LK, Hung WT, Weinman SA. The RNA binding protein FMR1 controls selective exosomal miRNA cargo loading during inflammation. J Cell Biol 2021; 219:152116. [PMID: 32970791 PMCID: PMC7659717 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201912074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Revised: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Cells respond to inflammatory disease states by releasing exosomes containing highly specific protein and RNA cargos, but how inflammation alters cargo specificity and secretion of exosomes is unknown. We show that increases in exosome secretion induced by either viral infection or LPS/ATP exposure result from inflammasome activation and subsequent caspase-1–dependent cleavage of the trafficking adaptor protein RILP. This cleaved form of RILP promotes the movement of multivesicular bodies toward the cell periphery and induces selective exosomal miRNA cargo loading. We have identified a common short sequence motif present in miRNAs that are selectively loaded into exosomes after RILP cleavage. This motif binds the RNA binding protein FMR1 and directs miRNA loading into exosomes via interaction with components of the ESCRT (endosomal sorting complex required for transport) pathway. These results indicate that inflammasome-mediated RILP cleavage, and sequence-specific interactions between miRNAs and FMR1, play a significant role in exosome cargo loading and enhanced secretion during cellular inflammatory responses.
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- Ann L Wozniak
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.,Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City KS
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.,Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City KS
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.,Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City KS
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.,Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City KS
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City KS
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- Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City KS.,Center for Systems Biology, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.,Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City KS
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Jones-Jamtgaard KN, Wozniak AL, Koga H, Ralston R, Weinman SA. Hepatitis C virus infection increases autophagosome stability by suppressing lysosomal fusion through an Arl8b-dependent mechanism. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:14257-14266. [PMID: 31383738 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.008229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Autophagy is a conserved cellular process involving intracellular membrane trafficking and degradation. Pathogens, including hepatitis C virus (HCV), often exploit this process to promote their own survival. The aim of this study was to determine the mechanism by which HCV increases steady-state autophagosome numbers while simultaneously inhibiting flux through the autophagic pathway. Using the lysosomal inhibitor bafilomycin A1, we showed that HCV-induced alterations in autophagy result from a blockage of autophagosome degradation rather than an increase in autophagosome generation. In HCV-infected cells, lysosome function was normal, but a tandem RFP-GFP-LC3 failed to reach the lysosome even under conditions that activate autophagy. Autophagosomes and lysosomes isolated from HCV-infected cells were able to fuse with each other normally in vitro, suggesting that the cellular fusion defect resulted from trafficking rather than an inability of vesicles to fuse. Arl8b is an Arf-like GTPase that specifically localizes to lysosomes and plays a role in autophagic flux through its effect on lysosomal positioning. At basal levels, Arl8b was primarily found in a perinuclear localization and co-localized with LC3-positive autophagosomes. HCV infection increased the level of Arl8b 3-fold and redistributed Arl8b to a more diffuse, peripheral pattern that failed to co-localize with LC3. Knockdown of Arl8b in HCV-infected cells restored autophagosome-lysosome fusion and autophagic flux to levels seen in control cells. Thus, HCV suppresses autophagic flux and increases the steady-state levels of autophagosomes by increasing the expression of Arl8b, which repositions lysosomes and prevents their fusion with autophagosomes.
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- Kellyann N Jones-Jamtgaard
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
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- Department of Developmental and Molecular Biology and Marion Bessin Liver Research Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160 .,Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Center, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160
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Foster TL, Verow M, Wozniak AL, Bentham MJ, Thompson J, Atkins E, Weinman SA, Fishwick C, Foster R, Harris M, Griffin S. Resistance mutations define specific antiviral effects for inhibitors of the hepatitis C virus p7 ion channel. Hepatology 2011; 54:79-90. [PMID: 21520195 DOI: 10.1002/hep.24371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
UNLABELLED The hepatitis C virus (HCV) p7 ion channel plays a critical role during infectious virus production and represents an important new therapeutic target. Its activity is blocked by structurally distinct classes of small molecules, with sensitivity varying between isolate p7 sequences. Although this is indicative of specific protein-drug interactions, a lack of high-resolution structural information has precluded the identification of inhibitor binding sites, and their modes of action remain undefined. Furthermore, a lack of clinical efficacy for existing p7 inhibitors has cast doubt over their specific antiviral effects. We identified specific resistance mutations that define the mode of action for two classes of p7 inhibitor: adamantanes and alkylated imino sugars (IS). Adamantane resistance was mediated by an L20F mutation, which has been documented in clinical trials. Molecular modeling revealed that L20 resided within a membrane-exposed binding pocket, where drug binding prevented low pH-mediated channel opening. The peripheral binding pocket was further validated by a panel of adamantane derivatives as well as a bespoke molecule designed to bind the region with high affinity. By contrast, an F25A polymorphism found in genotype 3a HCV conferred IS resistance and confirmed that these compounds intercalate between p7 protomers, preventing channel oligomerization. Neither resistance mutation significantly reduced viral fitness in culture, consistent with a low genetic barrier to resistance occurring in vivo. Furthermore, no cross-resistance was observed for the mutant phenotypes, and the two inhibitor classes showed additive effects against wild-type HCV. CONCLUSION These observations support the notion that p7 inhibitor combinations could be a useful addition to future HCV-specific therapies.
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- Toshana L Foster
- Section of Oncology and Clinical Research, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Ni HM, Bockus A, Wozniak AL, Jones K, Weinman S, Yin XM, Ding WX. Dissecting the dynamic turnover of GFP-LC3 in the autolysosome. Autophagy 2011; 7:188-204. [PMID: 21107021 PMCID: PMC3039769 DOI: 10.4161/auto.7.2.14181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 274] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2010] [Revised: 11/08/2010] [Accepted: 11/10/2010] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Determination of autophagic flux is essential to assess and differentiate between the induction or suppression of autophagy. Western blot analysis for free GFP fragments resulting from the degradation of GFP-LC3 within the autolysosome has been proposed as one of the autophagic flux assays. However, the exact dynamics of GFP-LC3 during the autophagy process are not clear. Moreover, the characterization of this assay in mammalian cells is limited. Here we found that lysosomal acidity is an important regulating factor for the step-wise degradation of GFP-LC3, in which the free GFP fragments are first generated but accumulate only when the lysosomal acidity is moderate, such as during rapamycin treatment. When the lysosomal acidity is high, such as during starvation in Earle's balanced salt solution (EBSS), the GFP fragments are further degraded and thus do not accumulate. Much to our surprise, we found that the level of free GFP fragments increased in the presence of several late stage autophagy inhibitors, such as chloroquine or E64D plus pepstatin A. Furthermore, the amount of free GFP fragments depends on the concentrations of these inhibitors. Unsaturating concentrations of chloroquine or bafilomycin A1 increased the level of free GFP fragments while saturating concentrations did not. Data from the present study demonstrate that GFP-LC3 is degraded in a step-wise fashion in the autolysosome, in which the LC3 portion of the fusion protein appears to be more rapidly degraded than GFP. However, the amount of free GFP fragments does not necessarily correlate with autophagic flux if the lysosomal enzyme activity and pH are changed. Therefore, caution must be used when conducting the GFP-LC3 cleavage assay as a determinant of autophagic flux. In order to accurately assess autophagy, it is more appropriate to assess GFP-LC3 cleavage in the presence or absence of saturating or unsaturating concentrations of chloroquine or bafilomycin A1 together with other autophagy markers, such as levels of p62 and endogenous LC3-II.
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- Hong-Min Ni
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics; University of Kansas Medical Center; Kansas City, KS USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics; University of Kansas Medical Center; Kansas City, KS USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine; University of Kansas Medical Center; Kansas City, KS USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine; University of Kansas Medical Center; Kansas City, KS USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine; University of Kansas Medical Center; Kansas City, KS USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine; Indiana University School of Medicine; Indianapolis, IN USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics; University of Kansas Medical Center; Kansas City, KS USA
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Wozniak AL, Griffin S, Rowlands D, Harris M, Yi M, Lemon SM, Weinman SA. Intracellular proton conductance of the hepatitis C virus p7 protein and its contribution to infectious virus production. PLoS Pathog 2010; 6:e1001087. [PMID: 20824094 PMCID: PMC2932723 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1001087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2010] [Accepted: 08/04/2010] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
Abstract
The hepatitis C virus (HCV) p7 protein is critical for virus production and an attractive antiviral target. p7 is an ion channel when reconstituted in artificial lipid bilayers, but channel function has not been demonstrated in vivo and it is unknown whether p7 channel activity plays a critical role in virus production. To evaluate the contribution of p7 to organelle pH regulation and virus production, we incorporated a fluorescent pH sensor within native, intracellular vesicles in the presence or absence of p7 expression. p7 increased proton (H(+)) conductance in vesicles and was able to rapidly equilibrate H(+) gradients. This conductance was blocked by the viroporin inhibitors amantadine, rimantadine and hexamethylene amiloride. Fluorescence microscopy using pH indicators in live cells showed that both HCV infection and expression of p7 from replicon RNAs reduced the number of highly acidic (pH<5) vesicles and increased lysosomal pH from 4.5 to 6.0. These effects were not present in uninfected cells, sub-genomic replicon cells not expressing p7, or cells electroporated with viral RNA containing a channel-inactive p7 point mutation. The acidification inhibitor, bafilomycin A1, partially restored virus production to cells electroporated with viral RNA containing the channel inactive mutation, yet did not in cells containing p7-deleted RNA. Expression of influenza M2 protein also complemented the p7 mutant, confirming a requirement for H(+) channel activity in virus production. Accordingly, exposure to acid pH rendered intracellular HCV particles non-infectious, whereas the infectivity of extracellular virions was acid stable and unaffected by incubation at low pH, further demonstrating a key requirement for p7-induced loss of acidification. We conclude that p7 functions as a H(+) permeation pathway, acting to prevent acidification in otherwise acidic intracellular compartments. This loss of acidification is required for productive HCV infection, possibly through protecting nascent virus particles during an as yet uncharacterized maturation process.
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- Ann L. Wozniak
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas-Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences & Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
- Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, St James's University Hospital, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences & Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences & Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute for Human Infections and Immunity, University of Texas-Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, United States of America
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- Center for Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, United States of America
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Wozniak AL, Wang X, Stieren ES, Scarbrough SG, Elferink CJ, Boehning D. Requirement of biphasic calcium release from the endoplasmic reticulum for Fas-mediated apoptosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 175:709-14. [PMID: 17130290 PMCID: PMC2064670 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200608035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Fas receptor is a member of the tumor necrosis factor-α family of death receptors that mediate physiologic apoptotic signaling. To investigate the molecular mechanisms regulating calcium mobilization during Fas-mediated apoptosis, we have analyzed the sequential steps leading to altered calcium homeostasis and cell death in response to activation of the Fas receptor. We show that Fas-mediated apoptosis requires endoplasmic reticulum–mediated calcium release in a mechanism dependent on phospholipase C-γ1 (PLC-γ1) activation and Ca2+ release from inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP3R) channels. The kinetics of Ca2+ release were biphasic, demonstrating a rapid elevation caused by PLC-γ1 activation and a delayed and sustained increase caused by cytochrome c binding to IP3R. Blocking either phase of Ca2+ mobilization was cytoprotective, highlighting PLC-γ1 and IP3R as possible therapeutic targets for disorders associated with Fas signaling.
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- Ann L Wozniak
- Department of Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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Estrogen mimetics in the environment and in foods can have important consequences for endocrine functions. When previously examined for action via genomic steroid signaling mechanisms, most of these compounds were found to be very weak agonists. We have instead tested their actions via several membrane-initiated signaling mechanisms in GH3/B6 pituitary tumor cells extensively selected for high (responsive) or low (nonresponsive) expression of the membrane version of estrogen receptor-alpha (mERalpha). We found many estrogen mimetic compounds to be potently active in our quantitative extracellular-regulated kinase (ERK) activation assays, to increase cellular Ca++ levels, and to cause rapid prolactin release. However, these compounds may activate one or both mechanisms with different potencies. For instance, some compounds activate ERKs in both pM and nM concentration ranges, while others are only active at nM and higher concentrations. Compounds also show great differences in their temporal activation patterns. While estradiol causes a bimodal time-dependent ERK activation (peaking at both 3 and 30 min), most estrogen mimetics cause either an early phase activation, a late phase activation, or an early sustained activation. One xenoestrogen known to be a relatively potent activator of estrogen response element-mediated actions (bisphenol A) is inactive as an ERK activator, and only a modest inducer of Ca++ levels and prolactin release. Many different signaling machineries culminate in ERK activation, and xenoestrogens differentially affect various pathways. Clearly individual xenoestrogens must be individually investigated for their differing abilities to activate distinct membrane-initiated signal cascades that lead to a variety of cellular functions.
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- Cheryl S Watson
- Department of Human Biological Chemistry & Genetics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX 77555-0645, USA.
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Wozniak AL, Bulayeva NN, Watson CS. Xenoestrogens at picomolar to nanomolar concentrations trigger membrane estrogen receptor-alpha-mediated Ca2+ fluxes and prolactin release in GH3/B6 pituitary tumor cells. Environ Health Perspect 2005; 113:431-9. [PMID: 15811834 PMCID: PMC1278483 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Xenoestrogens (XEs) are widespread in our environment and are known to have deleterious effects in animal (and perhaps human) populations. Acting as inappropriate estrogens, XEs are thought to interfere with endogenous estrogens such as estradiol (E2) to disrupt normal estrogenic signaling. We investigated the effects of E2 versus several XEs representing organochlorine pesticides (dieldrin, endosulfan, o',p'-dichlorodiphenylethylene), plastics manufacturing by-products/detergents (nonylphenol, bisphenol A), a phytoestrogen (coumestrol), and a synthetic estrogen (diethylstilbestrol) on the pituitary tumor cell subline GH3/B6/F10, previously selected for expression of high levels of membrane estrogen receptor-alpha. Picomolar to nanomolar concentrations of both E2 and XEs caused intracellular Ca2+ changes within 30 sec of administration. Each XE produced a unique temporal pattern of Ca2+ elevation. Removing Ca2+ from the extracellular solution abolished both spontaneous and XE-induced intracellular Ca2+ changes, as did 10 microM nifedipine. This suggests that XEs mediate their actions via voltage-dependent L-type Ca2+ channels in the plasma membrane. None of the Ca2+ fluxes came from intracellular Ca2+ stores. E2 and each XE also caused unique time- and concentration-dependent patterns of prolactin (PRL) secretion that were largely complete within 3 min of administration. PRL secretion was also blocked by nifedipine, demonstrating a correlation between Ca2+ influx and PRL secretion. These data indicate that at very low concentrations, XEs mediate membrane-initiated intracellular CCa2+ increases resulting in PRL secretion via a mechanism similar to that for E2, but with distinct patterns and potencies that could explain their abilities to disrupt endocrine functions.
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- Ann L Wozniak
- Department of Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555-0645, USA
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Bulayeva NN, Wozniak AL, Lash LL, Watson CS. Mechanisms of membrane estrogen receptor-alpha-mediated rapid stimulation of Ca2+ levels and prolactin release in a pituitary cell line. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2005; 288:E388-97. [PMID: 15494610 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00349.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
The role of membrane estrogen receptor-alpha (mERalpha) in rapid nongenomic responses to 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) was tested in sublines of GH3/B6 rat prolactinoma cells selected for high (GH3/B6/F10) and low (GH3/B6/D9) mERalpha expression. E(2) elicited rapid, concentration-dependent intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) increases in the F10 subline. Lack of inhibition by thapsigargin depletion of intracellular Ca(2+) pools, together with abrogation of the response in Ca(2+)-free medium, suggested an extracellular source of Ca(2+) for this response. The participation of voltage-dependent channels in the E(2)-induced [Ca(2+)](i) increase was confirmed by the specific L-type Ca(2+) channel inhibitor nifedipine. For comparison, the D9 mERalpha-depleted subline was insensitive to steroid action via this signaling mechanism. [Ca(2+)](i) elevation was correlated with prolactin (PRL) release in the F10 cell line in as little as 3 min. E(2) caused a much higher PRL release than KCl treatment (which caused maximal Ca(2+) elevation), suggesting that secretion was also controlled by additional mechanisms. Participation of mERalpha in these effects was confirmed by the ability of E(2)-peroxidase (a cell-impermeable analog of E(2)) to cause these responses, blockage of the responses with the ER antagonist ICI 182 780, and the inability of the E(2) stereoisomer 17alpha-E(2) to elicit a response. Thus rapid exocytosis of PRL is regulated in these cells by mERalpha signaling to specific Ca(2+) channels utilizing extracellular Ca(2+) sources and additional signaling mechanisms.
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Affiliation(s)
- Nataliya N Bulayeva
- Department of Human Biological Chemistry and Genetics, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd., Galveston, TX 77555-0645, USA
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