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Krammer C, Kontos C, Dewor M, Hille K, Dalla Volta B, El Bounkari O, Taş K, Sinitski D, Brandhofer M, Megens RTA, Weber C, Schultz JR, Bernhagen J, Kapurniotu A. A MIF-Derived Cyclopeptide that Inhibits MIF Binding and Atherogenic Signaling via the Chemokine Receptor CXCR2. Chembiochem 2021; 22:1012-1019. [PMID: 33125165 PMCID: PMC8049018 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202000574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an inflammatory cytokine and atypical chemokine with a key role in inflammatory diseases including atherosclerosis. Key atherogenic functions of MIF are mediated by noncognate interaction with the chemokine receptor CXCR2. The MIF N-like loop comprising the sequence 47-56 is an important structural determinant of the MIF/CXCR2 interface and MIF(47-56) blocks atherogenic MIF activities. However, the mechanism and critical structure-activity information within this sequence have remained elusive. Here, we show that MIF(47-56) directly binds to CXCR2 to compete with MIF receptor activation. By using alanine scanning, essential and dispensable residues were identified. Moreover, MIF(cyclo10), a designed cyclized variant of MIF(47-56), inhibited key inflammatory and atherogenic MIF activities in vitro and in vivo/ex vivo, and exhibited strongly improved resistance to proteolytic degradation in human plasma in vitro, thus suggesting that it could serve as a promising basis for MIF-derived anti-atherosclerotic peptides.
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- Christine Krammer
- Division of Vascular BiologyInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD)LMU KlinikumLudwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU)Feodor-Lynen-Straße 1781377MunichGermany
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- Division of Peptide BiochemistryTUM School of Life SciencesTechnische Universität München (TUM)Emil-Erlenmeyer-Forum 585354FreisingGermany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell BiologyUniversity HospitalRWTH Aachen UniversityPauwelsstrasse 3052074AachenGermany
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- Division of Peptide BiochemistryTUM School of Life SciencesTechnische Universität München (TUM)Emil-Erlenmeyer-Forum 585354FreisingGermany
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- Division of Peptide BiochemistryTUM School of Life SciencesTechnische Universität München (TUM)Emil-Erlenmeyer-Forum 585354FreisingGermany
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- Division of Vascular BiologyInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD)LMU KlinikumLudwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU)Feodor-Lynen-Straße 1781377MunichGermany
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell BiologyUniversity HospitalRWTH Aachen UniversityPauwelsstrasse 3052074AachenGermany
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- Division of Peptide BiochemistryTUM School of Life SciencesTechnische Universität München (TUM)Emil-Erlenmeyer-Forum 585354FreisingGermany
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- Division of Vascular BiologyInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD)LMU KlinikumLudwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU)Feodor-Lynen-Straße 1781377MunichGermany
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- Division of Vascular BiologyInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD)LMU KlinikumLudwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU)Feodor-Lynen-Straße 1781377MunichGermany
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- Institute for Cardiovascular PreventionLMU KlinikumLudwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU)Pettenkoferstrasse 8a and 980336MunichGermany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM)Maastricht UniversityUniversiteitssingel 506229Maastricht (TheNetherlands
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- Institute for Cardiovascular PreventionLMU KlinikumLudwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU)Pettenkoferstrasse 8a and 980336MunichGermany
- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy)Feodor-Lynen-Straße 1781377MunichGermany
- Munich Heart AllianceBiedersteiner Straße 2980802MunichGermany
- Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht (CARIM)Maastricht UniversityUniversiteitssingel 506229Maastricht (TheNetherlands
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- Carolus Therapeutics, Inc.5626 Oberlin Drive92121San DiegoCAUSA
- Present address: Moderna Therapeutics, Inc.200 Technology SquareCambridgeMA02139USA
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- Division of Vascular BiologyInstitute for Stroke and Dementia Research (ISD)LMU KlinikumLudwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU)Feodor-Lynen-Straße 1781377MunichGermany
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell BiologyUniversity HospitalRWTH Aachen UniversityPauwelsstrasse 3052074AachenGermany
- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy)Feodor-Lynen-Straße 1781377MunichGermany
- Munich Heart AllianceBiedersteiner Straße 2980802MunichGermany
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- Division of Peptide BiochemistryTUM School of Life SciencesTechnische Universität München (TUM)Emil-Erlenmeyer-Forum 585354FreisingGermany
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De Magistris P, Tatarek-Nossol M, Dewor M, Antonin W. A self-inhibitory interaction within Nup155 and membrane binding are required for nuclear pore complex formation. J Cell Sci 2018; 131:jcs.208538. [PMID: 29150488 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.208538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 11/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) are gateways through the nuclear envelope. How they form into a structure containing three rings and integrate into the nuclear envelope remains a challenging paradigm for coordinated assembly of macro-complexes. In vertebrates, the cytoplasmic and nucleoplasmic rings of NPCs are mostly formed by multiple copies of the Nup107-Nup160 complex, whereas the central, or inner ring is composed of Nup53, Nup93, Nup155 and the two paralogues Nup188 and Nup205. Inner ring assembly is only partially understood. Using in vitro nuclear assembly reactions, we show that direct pore membrane binding of Nup155 is crucial for NPC formation. Replacing full-length Nup155 with its N-terminal β-propeller allows assembly of the outer ring components to the NPC backbone that also contains Nup53. However, further assembly, especially recruitment of the Nup93 and Nup62 complexes, is blocked. Self-interaction between the N- and C-terminal domains of Nup155 has an auto-inhibitory function that prevents interaction between the N-terminus of Nup155 and the C-terminal region of Nup53. Nup93 can overcome this block by binding to Nup53, thereby promoting formation of the inner ring and the NPC.
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- Paola De Magistris
- Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society, Spemannstraße 39, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.,Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Medical School, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Medical School, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Medical School, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Friedrich Miescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society, Spemannstraße 39, 72076 Tübingen, Germany .,Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Medical School, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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Brocks T, Fedorchenko O, Schliermann N, Stein A, Moll UM, Seegobin S, Dewor M, Hallek M, Marquardt Y, Fietkau K, Heise R, Huth S, Pfister H, Bernhagen J, Bucala R, Baron JM, Fingerle-Rowson G. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor protects from nonmelanoma epidermal tumors by regulating the number of antigen-presenting cells in skin. FASEB J 2016; 31:526-543. [PMID: 27825106 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201600860r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 10/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The response of the skin to harmful environmental agents is shaped decisively by the status of the immune system. Keratinocytes constitutively express and secrete the chemokine-like mediator, macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), more strongly than dermal fibroblasts, thereby creating a MIF gradient in skin. By using global and epidermis-restricted Mif-knockout (Mif-/- and K14-Cre+/tg; Miffl/fl) mice, we found that MIF both recruits and maintains antigen-presenting cells in the dermis/epidermis. The reduced presence of antigen-presenting cells in the absence of MIF was associated with accelerated and increased formation of nonmelanoma skin tumors during chemical carcinogenesis. Our results demonstrate that MIF is essential for maintaining innate immunity in skin. Loss of keratinocyte-derived MIF leads to a loss of control of epithelial skin tumor formation in chemical skin carcinogenesis, which highlights an unexpected tumor-suppressive activity of MIF in murine skin.-Brocks, T., Fedorchenko, O., Schliermann, N., Stein, A., Moll, U. M., Seegobin, S., Dewor, M., Hallek, M., Marquardt, Y., Fietkau, K., Heise, R., Huth, S., Pfister, H., Bernhagen, J., Bucala, R., Baron, J. M., Fingerle-Rowson, G. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor protects from nonmelanoma epidermal tumors by regulating the number of antigen-presenting cells in skin.
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- Tania Brocks
- Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Integrated Oncology Köln-Bonn, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Integrated Oncology Köln-Bonn, Cologne, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Integrated Oncology Köln-Bonn, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology and Cytology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, USA.,Department of Molecular Oncology, Georg-August University, Göttingen Center of Molecular Biosciences, Ernst-Caspari-Haus, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, Guy's Hospital, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.,Center for Integrated Oncology Köln-Bonn, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany.,Department of Vascular Biology, Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.,Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany; and
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany; .,Center for Integrated Oncology Köln-Bonn, Cologne, Germany
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Kim BS, Gaul C, Paul NE, Dewor M, Stromps JP, Hwang SS, Nourbakhsh M, Bernhagen J, Rennekampff HO, Pallua N. The Effect of Lipoaspirates on Human Keratinocytes. Aesthet Surg J 2016; 36:941-51. [PMID: 27246228 DOI: 10.1093/asj/sjw049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND One increasingly important trend in plastic, reconstructive, and aesthetic surgery is the use of fat grafts to improve cutaneous wound healing. In clinical practice, lipoaspirates (adipose tissue harvested by liposuction) are re-injected in a procedure called lipofilling. Previous studies, however, mainly evaluated the regenerative effect of isolated adipocytes, adipose-derived stem cells, and excised en bloc adipose tissue on keratinocytes, whereas no study to date has examined the effect of lipoaspirates. OBJECTIVES The authors aimed to investigate differences in the regenerative property of en bloc adipose tissue and lipoaspirates on keratinocytes. METHODS Human keratinocytes, lipoaspirates, and en bloc adipose tissue from 36 healthy donors were isolated. In vitro proliferation, differentiation, migration, stratification, and wound healing of keratinocyte monolayers were measured. Furthermore, secreted levels of VEGF, bFGF, IGF-1, MMP-9, and MIF were detected by ELISA. RESULTS Migration, proliferation, and wound healing of keratinocytes were increased by lipoaspirates. Interestingly, the effect of lipoaspirates on keratinocyte proliferation was significantly higher than by en bloc adipose tissue after 5 days. The differentiation of keratinocytes was equally attenuated by lipoaspirates and en bloc adipose tissue. Stratification of keratinocyte layers was enhanced by lipoaspirates and en bloc fat when compared to controls. Lipoaspirates secrete higher levels of bFGF, whereas higher levels of VEGF and IGF-1 are released by en bloc adipose tissue. CONCLUSION We show that lipoaspirates and en bloc adipose tissue have a regenerative effect on keratinocytes. One reason for the higher effect of lipoaspirates on keratinocyte proliferation may be the secretion of different cytokines.
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- Bong-Sung Kim
- Dr Kim is a Resident, Mr Gaul is a Medical Student, Dr Paul is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Stromps is an Attending, Dr Nourbakhsh is a Senior Scientist, Prof Rennekampff is a Senior Attending, and Prof Pallua is the Director, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hand Surgery - Burn Center, Medical Faculty; and Dr Kim is also a Visiting Scientist, Mr Dewor is a Research Associate, and Prof Bernhagen is a Principal Investigator, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. Dr Hwang is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Immunology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Prof Bernhagen is also Principal Investigator, Vascular Biology, Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-University; and the Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Dr Kim is a Resident, Mr Gaul is a Medical Student, Dr Paul is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Stromps is an Attending, Dr Nourbakhsh is a Senior Scientist, Prof Rennekampff is a Senior Attending, and Prof Pallua is the Director, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hand Surgery - Burn Center, Medical Faculty; and Dr Kim is also a Visiting Scientist, Mr Dewor is a Research Associate, and Prof Bernhagen is a Principal Investigator, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. Dr Hwang is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Immunology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Prof Bernhagen is also Principal Investigator, Vascular Biology, Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-University; and the Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Dr Kim is a Resident, Mr Gaul is a Medical Student, Dr Paul is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Stromps is an Attending, Dr Nourbakhsh is a Senior Scientist, Prof Rennekampff is a Senior Attending, and Prof Pallua is the Director, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hand Surgery - Burn Center, Medical Faculty; and Dr Kim is also a Visiting Scientist, Mr Dewor is a Research Associate, and Prof Bernhagen is a Principal Investigator, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. Dr Hwang is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Immunology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Prof Bernhagen is also Principal Investigator, Vascular Biology, Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-University; and the Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Dr Kim is a Resident, Mr Gaul is a Medical Student, Dr Paul is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Stromps is an Attending, Dr Nourbakhsh is a Senior Scientist, Prof Rennekampff is a Senior Attending, and Prof Pallua is the Director, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hand Surgery - Burn Center, Medical Faculty; and Dr Kim is also a Visiting Scientist, Mr Dewor is a Research Associate, and Prof Bernhagen is a Principal Investigator, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. Dr Hwang is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Immunology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Prof Bernhagen is also Principal Investigator, Vascular Biology, Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-University; and the Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Dr Kim is a Resident, Mr Gaul is a Medical Student, Dr Paul is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Stromps is an Attending, Dr Nourbakhsh is a Senior Scientist, Prof Rennekampff is a Senior Attending, and Prof Pallua is the Director, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hand Surgery - Burn Center, Medical Faculty; and Dr Kim is also a Visiting Scientist, Mr Dewor is a Research Associate, and Prof Bernhagen is a Principal Investigator, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. Dr Hwang is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Immunology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Prof Bernhagen is also Principal Investigator, Vascular Biology, Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-University; and the Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Dr Kim is a Resident, Mr Gaul is a Medical Student, Dr Paul is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Stromps is an Attending, Dr Nourbakhsh is a Senior Scientist, Prof Rennekampff is a Senior Attending, and Prof Pallua is the Director, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hand Surgery - Burn Center, Medical Faculty; and Dr Kim is also a Visiting Scientist, Mr Dewor is a Research Associate, and Prof Bernhagen is a Principal Investigator, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. Dr Hwang is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Immunology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Prof Bernhagen is also Principal Investigator, Vascular Biology, Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-University; and the Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Dr Kim is a Resident, Mr Gaul is a Medical Student, Dr Paul is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Stromps is an Attending, Dr Nourbakhsh is a Senior Scientist, Prof Rennekampff is a Senior Attending, and Prof Pallua is the Director, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hand Surgery - Burn Center, Medical Faculty; and Dr Kim is also a Visiting Scientist, Mr Dewor is a Research Associate, and Prof Bernhagen is a Principal Investigator, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. Dr Hwang is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Immunology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Prof Bernhagen is also Principal Investigator, Vascular Biology, Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-University; and the Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Dr Kim is a Resident, Mr Gaul is a Medical Student, Dr Paul is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Stromps is an Attending, Dr Nourbakhsh is a Senior Scientist, Prof Rennekampff is a Senior Attending, and Prof Pallua is the Director, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hand Surgery - Burn Center, Medical Faculty; and Dr Kim is also a Visiting Scientist, Mr Dewor is a Research Associate, and Prof Bernhagen is a Principal Investigator, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. Dr Hwang is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Immunology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Prof Bernhagen is also Principal Investigator, Vascular Biology, Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-University; and the Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Dr Kim is a Resident, Mr Gaul is a Medical Student, Dr Paul is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Stromps is an Attending, Dr Nourbakhsh is a Senior Scientist, Prof Rennekampff is a Senior Attending, and Prof Pallua is the Director, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hand Surgery - Burn Center, Medical Faculty; and Dr Kim is also a Visiting Scientist, Mr Dewor is a Research Associate, and Prof Bernhagen is a Principal Investigator, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. Dr Hwang is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Immunology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Prof Bernhagen is also Principal Investigator, Vascular Biology, Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-University; and the Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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- Dr Kim is a Resident, Mr Gaul is a Medical Student, Dr Paul is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Dr Stromps is an Attending, Dr Nourbakhsh is a Senior Scientist, Prof Rennekampff is a Senior Attending, and Prof Pallua is the Director, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hand Surgery - Burn Center, Medical Faculty; and Dr Kim is also a Visiting Scientist, Mr Dewor is a Research Associate, and Prof Bernhagen is a Principal Investigator, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany. Dr Hwang is a Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Immunology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. Prof Bernhagen is also Principal Investigator, Vascular Biology, Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research, Klinikum der Universität München, Ludwig-Maximilians-University; and the Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Munich, Germany
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Emontzpohl C, Goetzenich A, Simons D, Kraemer S, Dewor M, Lue H, Hammer L, Jacobs D, Grieb G, Ziegler P, Panse J, Rossaint R, Bernhagen J, Stoppe C. Key role of MIF in the migration of endothelial progenitor cells in patients during cardiac surgery. Int J Cardiol 2015; 181:284-7. [PMID: 25535692 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 11/22/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Christoph Emontzpohl
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Germany; Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
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- Department for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
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- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Radiology (E010), Heidelberg, Germany; Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Burn Center, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
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- Department for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Germany; Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
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- Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Burn Center, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
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- Department of Oncology, Hematology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
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- Department of Oncology, Hematology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Germany; Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
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Totzeck M, Hendgen-Cotta U, Rammos C, Petrescu A, Stock P, Goedecke A, Shiva S, Kelm M, Rassaf T, Duerr GD, Heuft T, Klaas T, Suchan G, Roell W, Zimmer A, Welz A, Fleischmann BK, Dewald O, Luedde M, Carter N, Lutz M, Sosna J, Jacoby C, Floegel U, Hippe HJ, Adam D, Heikenwaelder M, Frey N, Sobierajski J, Luedicke P, Hendgen-Cotta U, Lue H, Totzeck M, Dewor M, Kelm M, Bernhagen J, Rassaf T, Cortez-Dias N, Costa M, Carrilho-Ferreira P, Silva D, Jorge C, Robalo Martins S, Fiuza M, Pinto FJ, Nunes Diogo A, Enguita FJ, Tsiachris D, Tsioufis C, Kasiakogias A, Flessas D, Antonakis V, Kintis K, Giakoumis M, Hatzigiannis P, Katsimichas T, Stefanadis C, Andrikou E, Tsioufis C, Thomopoulos C, Kasiakogias A, Tzamou V, Andrikou I, Bafakis I, Lioni L, Kintis K, Stefanadis C, Lazaros G, Tsiachris D, Tsioufis C, Vlachopoulos C, Brili S, Chrysohoou C, Tousoulis D, Stefanadis C, Santos De Sousa CI, Pires S, Nunes A, Cortez Dias N, Belo A, Cabrita I, Pinto FJ, Benova T, Radosinska J, Viczenczova C, Bacova B, Knezl V, Dosenko V, Navarova J, Zeman M, Tribulova N, Maceira Gonzalez AM, Cosin Sales J, Igual B, Ruvira J, Diago JL, Aguilar J, Lopez Lereu MP, Monmeneu JV, Estornell J, Choi JC, Cha KS, Lee HW, Yun EY, Ahn JH, Oh JH, Choi JH, Lee HC, Hong TJ, Manzano Fernandez S, Lopez-Cuenca A, Januzzi JL, Mateo-Martinez A, Sanchez-Martinez M, Parra-Pallares S, Orenes-Pinero E, Romero-Aniorte AI, Valdes-Chavarri M, Marin F, Bouzas Mosquera A, Peteiro J, Broullon FJ, Alvarez Garcia N, Couto Mallon D, Bouzas Zubeldia B, Martinez Ruiz D, Yanez Wonenburger JC, Fabregas Casal R, Castro Beiras A, Backus BE, Six AJ, Cullen L, Greenslade J, Than M, Kameyama T, Sato T, Noto T, Nakadate T, Ueno H, Yamada K, Inoue H, Albrecht-Kuepper B, Kretschmer A, Kast R, Baerfacker L, Schaefer S, Kolkhof P, Andersson C, Kober L, Christensen SB, Nguyen CD, Nielsen MB, Olsen AMS, Gislason GH, Torp-Pedersen C, Shigekiyo M, Harada K, Lieu H, Neutel J, Maddock S, Goldsmith S, Koren M, Antwerp BV, Burnett J, Christensen SB, Charlot MG, Madsen M, Andersson C, Kober L, Gustafsson F, Torp-Pedersen C, Gislason GH, Cavusoglu Y, Mert KU, Nadir A, Mutlu F, Gencer E, Ulus T, Birdane A, Lim HS, Tahk SJ, Yang HM, Kim JW, Seo KW, Choi BJ, Choi SY, Yoon MH, Hwang GS, Shin JH, Russ MA, Wackerl C, Hochadel M, Brachmann J, Mudra H, Zeymer U, Weber MA, Menozzi A, Saia F, Valgimigli M, Belotti LM, Casella G, Manari A, Cremonesi A, Piovaccari G, Guastaroba P, Marzocchi A, Kuramitsu S, Iwabuchi M, Haraguchi T, Domei T, Nagae A, Hyodo M, Takabatake Y, Yokoi H, Toyota F, Nobuyoshi M, Kaitani K, Hanazawa K, Izumi C, Nakagawa Y, Ando K, Arita T, Nobuyoshi M, Shizuta S, Kimura T, Isshiuki T, Trucco ME, Tolosana JM, Castel MA, Borras R, Sitges M, Khatib M, Arbelo E, Berruezo A, Brugada J, Mont L, Romanov A, Pokushalov E, Prokhorova D, Chernyavskiy A, Shabanov V, Goscinska-Bis K, Bis J, Bochenek A, Gersak B, Karaskov A, Linde C, Daubert C, Bergemann TL, Abraham WT, Gold MR, Van Boven N, Bogaard K, Ruiter JH, Kimman GP, Kardys I, Umans VA, Cipriani M, Lunati M, Landolina M, Vittori C, Vargiu S, Ghio S, Petracci B, Campo C, Bisetti S, Frigerio M, Bongiorni MG, Soldati E, Segreti L, Zucchelli G, Di Cori A, De Lucia R, Viani S, Paperini L, Boem A, Levorato D, Kutarski A, Malecka B, Zabek A, Czajkowski M, Chudzik M, Kutarski A, Mitkowski P, Maciag A, Kempa M, Golzio PG, Fanelli A, Vinci M, Pelissero E, Morello M, Grosso Marra W, Gaita F, Kutarski A, Czajkowski M, Pietura R, Golzio PG, Vinci M, Pelissero E, Fanelli A, Ferraris F, Gaita F, Cuypers JAAE, Menting ME, Opic P, Utens EMWJ, Van Domburg RT, Helbing WA, Witsenburg M, Van Den Bosch AE, Bogers AJJC, Roos-Hesselink JW, Van Der Linde D, Takkenberg JJM, Rizopoulos D, Heuvelman HJ, Witsenburg M, Budts W, Van Dijk APJ, Bogers AJJC, Oechslin EN, Roos-Hesselink JW, Diller GP, Kempny A, Liodakis E, Alonso-Gonzalez R, Orwat S, Dimopoulos K, Swan L, Li W, Gatzoulis MA, Baumgartner H, Andrade AC, Voges I, Jerosch-Herold M, Pham M, Hart C, Hansen T, Kramer HH, Rickers C, Kempny A, Wustmann K, Borgia F, Dimopoulos K, Uebing A, Piorkowski A, Yacoub MH, Gatzoulis MA, Swan L, Diller GP, Mueller J, Weber R, Pringsheim M, Hoerer J, Hess J, Hager A, Hu K, Liu D, Niemann M, Herrmann S, Cikes M, Stoerk S, Knob S, Ertl G, Bijnens B, Weidemann F, Mornos C, Cozma D, Dragulescu D, Ionac A, Mornos A, Petrescu L, Mingo S, Ruiz Bautista L, Monivas Palomero V, Prados C, Maiz L, Giron R, Martinez M, Cavero Gibanel MA, Segovia J, Pulpon L, Kato H, Kubota S, Takasawa Y, Kumamoto T, Iacoviello M, Puzzovivo A, Forleo C, Lattarulo MS, Monitillo F, Antoncecchi V, Malerba G, Marangelli V, Favale S, Ruiz Bautista L, Mingo S, Monivas V, Segovia J, Prados C, Maiz L, Giron R, Martinez MT, Gonzalez Estecha M, Alonso Pulpon LA, Ren B, De Groot-De Laat L, Mcghie J, Vletter W, Ten Cate F, Geleijnse M, Looi JL, Lam YY, Yu CM, Lee PW, Apor A, Sax B, Huttl T, Nagy A, Kovacs A, Merkely B, Vecera J, Bartunek J, Vanderheyden M, Mertens P, Bodea O, Penicka M, Biaggi P, Gaemperli O, Corti R, Gruenenfelder J, Felix C, Bettex D, Datta S, Jenni R, Tanner F, Herzog B, Fattouch K, Murana G, Castrovinci S, Sampognaro R, Bertolino EC, Caccamo G, Ruvolo G, Speziale G, Lancellotti P. 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Luedike P, Hendgen-Cotta UB, Sobierajski J, Totzeck M, Reeh M, Dewor M, Lue H, Krisp C, Wolters D, Kelm M, Bernhagen J, Rassaf T. Cardioprotection through S-nitros(yl)ation of macrophage migration inhibitory factor. Circulation 2012; 125:1880-9. [PMID: 22415145 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.111.069104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [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: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a structurally unique inflammatory cytokine that controls cellular signaling in human physiology and disease through extra- and intracellular processes. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor has been shown to mediate both disease-exacerbating and beneficial effects, but the underlying mechanism(s) controlling these diverse functions are poorly understood. METHODS AND RESULTS Here, we have identified an S-nitros(yl)ation modification of MIF that regulates the protective functional phenotype of MIF in myocardial reperfusion injury. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor contains 3 cysteine (Cys) residues; using recombinant wtMIF and site-specific MIF mutants, we have identified that Cys-81 is modified by S-nitros(yl)ation whereas the CXXC-derived Cys residues of MIF remained unaffected. The selective S-nitrosothiol formation at Cys-81 led to a doubling of the oxidoreductase activity of MIF. Importantly, S-nitrosothiol-MIF formation was measured both in vitro and in vivo and led to a decrease in cardiomyocyte apoptosis in the reperfused heart. This decrease was paralleled by a S-nitrosothiol-MIF- but not Cys81 serine (Ser)-MIF mutant-dependent reduction of infarct size in an in vivo model of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury. CONCLUSIONS S-nitros(yl)ation of MIF is a pivotal novel regulatory mechanism, providing enhanced activity resulting in increased cytoprotection in myocardial reperfusion injury.
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- Peter Luedike
- University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty, Division of Cardiology, Pulmonology, and Vascular Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany
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Grieb G, Piatkowski A, Simons D, Hörmann N, Dewor M, Steffens G, Bernhagen J, Pallua N. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor is a potential inducer of endothelial progenitor cell mobilization after flap operation. Surgery 2012; 151:268-277.e1. [DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2010.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2010] [Accepted: 10/18/2010] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Luedike P, Hendgen-Cotta U, Totzeck M, Reeh M, Sobierajski J, Dewor M, Hongqi L, Krisp C, Wolters D, Bucala R, Kelm M, Bernhagen J, Rassaf T. P60. S-Nitros(yl)ation regulates the cardioprotective properties of macrophage migration inhibitory factor. Nitric Oxide 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2011.03.291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Lue H, Dewor M, Leng L, Bucala R, Bernhagen J. Activation of the JNK signalling pathway by macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and dependence on CXCR4 and CD74. Cell Signal 2010; 23:135-44. [PMID: 20807568 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2010.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2010] [Revised: 08/17/2010] [Accepted: 08/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) is a member of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family and controls essential processes such as inflammation, cell differentiation, and apoptosis. JNK signalling is triggered by extracellular signals such as cytokines and environmental stresses. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pleiotropic pro-inflammatory cytokine with chemokine-like functions in leukocyte recruitment and atherosclerosis. MIF promotes MAPK signalling through ERK1/2, while it can either activate or inhibit JNK phosphorylation, depending on the cell type and underlying stimulation context. MIF activities are mediated by non-cognate interactions with the CXC chemokine receptors CXCR2 and CXCR4 or by ligation of CD74, which is the cell surface expressed form of the class II invariant chain. ERK1/2 signalling stimulated by MIF is dependent on CD74, but the receptor pathway involved in MIF activation of the JNK pathway is unknown. Here we comprehensively characterize the stimulatory effect of MIF on the canonical JNK/c-Jun/AP-1 pathway in fibroblasts and T cell lines and identify the upstream signalling components. Physiological concentrations of recombinant MIF triggered the phosphorylation of JNK and c-Jun and rapidly activated AP-1. In T cells, MIF-mediated activation of the JNK pathway led to upregulated gene expression of the inflammatory chemokine CXCL8. Activation of JNK signalling by MIF involved the upstream kinases PI3K and SRC and was found to be dependent on CXCR4 and CD74. Together, these data show that the CXCR4/CD74/SRC/PI3K axis mediates a rapid and transient activation of the JNK pathway as triggered by the inflammatory cytokine MIF in T cells and fibroblasts.
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- Hongqi Lue
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, RWTH Aachen University, Pauwelsstrasse 30, Aachen, Germany
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Ouertatani-Sakouhi H, El-Turk F, Fauvet B, Cho MK, Pinar Karpinar D, Le Roy D, Dewor M, Roger T, Bernhagen J, Calandra T, Zweckstetter M, Lashuel HA. Identification and characterization of novel classes of macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) inhibitors with distinct mechanisms of action. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:26581-98. [PMID: 20516071 PMCID: PMC2924096 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.113951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2010] [Revised: 05/22/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), a proinflammatory cytokine, is considered an attractive therapeutic target in multiple inflammatory and autoimmune disorders. In addition to its known biologic activities, MIF can also function as a tautomerase. Several small molecules have been reported to be effective inhibitors of MIF tautomerase activity in vitro. Herein we employed a robust activity-based assay to identify different classes of novel inhibitors of the catalytic and biological activities of MIF. Several novel chemical classes of inhibitors of the catalytic activity of MIF with IC(50) values in the range of 0.2-15.5 microm were identified and validated. The interaction site and mechanism of action of these inhibitors were defined using structure-activity studies and a battery of biochemical and biophysical methods. MIF inhibitors emerging from these studies could be divided into three categories based on their mechanism of action: 1) molecules that covalently modify the catalytic site at the N-terminal proline residue, Pro(1); 2) a novel class of catalytic site inhibitors; and finally 3) molecules that disrupt the trimeric structure of MIF. Importantly, all inhibitors demonstrated total inhibition of MIF-mediated glucocorticoid overriding and AKT phosphorylation, whereas ebselen, a trimer-disrupting inhibitor, additionally acted as a potent hyperagonist in MIF-mediated chemotactic migration. The identification of biologically active compounds with known toxicity, pharmacokinetic properties, and biological activities in vivo should accelerate the development of clinically relevant MIF inhibitors. Furthermore, the diversity of chemical structures and mechanisms of action of our inhibitors makes them ideal mechanistic probes for elucidating the structure-function relationships of MIF and to further determine the role of the oligomerization state and catalytic activity of MIF in regulating the function(s) of MIF in health and disease.
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- Hajer Ouertatani-Sakouhi
- From the Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology and Functional Neuroproteomics, Brain Mind Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- From the Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology and Functional Neuroproteomics, Brain Mind Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- From the Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology and Functional Neuroproteomics, Brain Mind Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- the Department of NMR-based Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Goettingen, Germany
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- the Department of NMR-based Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Goettingen, Germany
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- the Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland, and
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- the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rheinisch-Westfälische, Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, Aachen 52074, Germany
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- the Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland, and
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- the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rheinisch-Westfälische, Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, Aachen 52074, Germany
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- the Department of Medicine, Infectious Diseases Service, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, CH-1011 Lausanne, Switzerland, and
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- the Department of NMR-based Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, 37077 Goettingen, Germany
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- From the Laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology and Functional Neuroproteomics, Brain Mind Institute, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Dewor M, Steffens G, Krohn R, Weber C, Baron J, Bernhagen J. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) promotes fibroblast migration in scratch-wounded monolayers in vitro. FEBS Lett 2007; 581:4734-42. [PMID: 17854804 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.08.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2007] [Revised: 08/13/2007] [Accepted: 08/29/2007] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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MIF was recently redefined as an inflammatory cytokine, which functions as a critical mediator of diseases such as septic shock, rheumatoid arthritis, atherosclerosis, and cancer. MIF also regulates wound healing processes. Given that fibroblast migration is a central event in wound healing and that MIF was recently demonstrated to promote leukocyte migration through an interaction with G-protein-coupled receptors, we investigated the effect of MIF on fibroblast migration in wounded monolayers in vitro. Transient but not permanent exposure of primary mouse or human fibroblasts with MIF significantly promoted wound closure, a response that encompassed both a proliferative and a pro-migratory component. Importantly, MIF-induced fibroblast activation was accompanied by an induction of calcium signalling, whereas chronic exposure with MIF down-regulated the calcium transient, suggesting receptor desensitization as the underlying mechanism.
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- Manfred Dewor
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Pauwelsstrasse 30, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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Bernhagen J, Krohn R, Lue H, Gregory JL, Zernecke A, Koenen RR, Dewor M, Georgiev I, Schober A, Leng L, Kooistra T, Fingerle-Rowson G, Ghezzi P, Kleemann R, McColl SR, Bucala R, Hickey MJ, Weber C. MIF is a noncognate ligand of CXC chemokine receptors in inflammatory and atherogenic cell recruitment. Nat Med 2007; 13:587-96. [PMID: 17435771 DOI: 10.1038/nm1567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 933] [Impact Index Per Article: 54.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2006] [Accepted: 03/05/2007] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The cytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) plays a critical role in inflammatory diseases and atherogenesis. We identify the chemokine receptors CXCR2 and CXCR4 as functional receptors for MIF. MIF triggered G(alphai)- and integrin-dependent arrest and chemotaxis of monocytes and T cells, rapid integrin activation and calcium influx through CXCR2 or CXCR4. MIF competed with cognate ligands for CXCR4 and CXCR2 binding, and directly bound to CXCR2. CXCR2 and CD74 formed a receptor complex, and monocyte arrest elicited by MIF in inflamed or atherosclerotic arteries involved both CXCR2 and CD74. In vivo, Mif deficiency impaired monocyte adhesion to the arterial wall in atherosclerosis-prone mice, and MIF-induced leukocyte recruitment required Il8rb (which encodes Cxcr2). Blockade of Mif but not of canonical ligands of Cxcr2 or Cxcr4 in mice with advanced atherosclerosis led to plaque regression and reduced monocyte and T-cell content in plaques. By activating both CXCR2 and CXCR4, MIF displays chemokine-like functions and acts as a major regulator of inflammatory cell recruitment and atherogenesis. Targeting MIF in individuals with manifest atherosclerosis can potentially be used to treat this condition.
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- Jürgen Bernhagen
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, University Hospital Aachen, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, D-52074 Aachen, Germany
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Blindt R, Vogt F, Astafieva I, Fach C, Hristov M, Krott N, Seitz B, Kapurniotu A, Kwok C, Dewor M, Bosserhoff AK, Bernhagen J, Hanrath P, Hoffmann R, Weber C. A Novel Drug-Eluting Stent Coated With an Integrin-Binding Cyclic Arg-Gly-Asp Peptide Inhibits Neointimal Hyperplasia by Recruiting Endothelial Progenitor Cells. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006; 47:1786-95. [PMID: 16682302 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.11.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2005] [Revised: 11/22/2005] [Accepted: 11/30/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Novel stents loaded with an integrin-binding cyclic Arg-Gly-Asp peptide (cRGD) were analyzed for their potential to limit coronary neointima formation and to accelerate endothelialization by attracting endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs). BACKGROUND Re-endothelialization is important for healing after arterial injury. METHODS Effects of cRGD on EPC number, recruitment in flow, and invasion were analyzed in vitro. A durable polymer coating containing 67 microg cRGD per stent was developed for Guidant Tetra stents. Twelve cRGD-loaded polymer, 12 unloaded polymer, and 12 bare metal stents were deployed in porcine coronary arteries. Quantification of cRGD in peri-stent tissue was established by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and mass spectrometry (MS). Histomorphometry and immunostaining were performed after 4 and 12 weeks. Recruitment of labeled porcine EPCs was assessed 7 days after intracoronary infusion. RESULTS The cRGD clearly supported the outgrowth, recruitment, and migration of EPCs in vitro. At 4 weeks, there was no difference for mean neointimal area and percent area stenosis in the cRGD-loaded, polymer, or bare metal stent group. At 12 weeks, neointimal area (2.2 +/- 0.3 mm2) and percent area stenosis (33 +/- 5%) were significantly reduced compared with polymer stents (3.8 +/- 0.4 mm2, 54 +/- 6%; p = 0.010) or bare metal stents (3.8 +/- 0.3 mm2, 53 +/- 3%; p < 0.001). The HPLC/MS confirmed cRGD tissue levels of 1 to 3 mug/stent at 4 weeks, whereas cRGD was not detectable at 12 weeks. Staining for CD34 and scanning electron microscopy indicated enhanced endothelial coverage on cRGD-loaded stents at 4 weeks associated with a significant increase in the early recruitment of infused EPCs. CONCLUSIONS Stent coating with cRGD may be useful for reducing in-stent restenosis by accelerating endothelialization.
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- Rüdiger Blindt
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
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The bax-type cytochrome c oxidase from Thermus thermophilus is known as a two subunit enzyme. Deduced from the crystal structure of this enzyme, we discovered the presence of an additional transmembrane helix "subunit IIa" spanning the membrane. The hydrophobic N-terminally blocked protein was isolated in high yield using high-performance liquid chromatography. Its complete amino acid sequence was determined by a combination of automated Edman degradation of both the deformylated and the cyanogen bromide cleaved protein and automated C-terminal sequencing of the native protein. The molecular mass of 3,794 Da as determined by MALDI-MS and by ESI requires the N-terminal methionine to be formylated and is in good agreement with the value calculated from the formylmethionine containing sequence (3,766.5 Da + 28 Da = 3,794.5 Da). This subunit consits of 34 residues forming one helix across the membrane (Lys5-Ala34), which corresponds in space to the first transmembrane helix of subunit II of the cytochrome c oxidases from Paracoccus denitrificans and bovine heart, however, with opposite polarity. It is 35% identical to subunit IV of the ba3-cytochrome oxidase from Natronobacterium pharaonis. The open reading frame encoding this new subunit IIa (cbaD) is located upstream of cbaB in the same operon as the genes for subunit I (cbaA) and subunit II (cbaB).
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Cattle
- Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
- Cyanogen Bromide/metabolism
- Cytochrome b Group/chemistry
- Electron Transport Complex IV/chemistry
- Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
- Methionine/chemistry
- Models, Genetic
- Models, Molecular
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Myocardium/enzymology
- Open Reading Frames
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization
- Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization
- Thermus thermophilus/chemistry
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- T Soulimane
- Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Institut für Biochemie, Germany.
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Buse G, Soulimane T, Dewor M, Meyer HE, Blüggel M. Evidence for a copper-coordinated histidine-tyrosine cross-link in the active site of cytochrome oxidase. Protein Sci 1999; 8:985-90. [PMID: 10338009 PMCID: PMC2144334 DOI: 10.1110/ps.8.5.985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Following hints from X-ray data (Ostermeier C et al., 1997, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 94:10547-10553; Yoshikawa S et al., 1998, Science 280: 1723-1729), chemical evidence is presented from four distantly related cytochrome-c oxidases for the existence of a copperB-coordinated His240-Tyr244) cross-link at the O2-activating Heme Fea3-CuB center in the catalytic subunit 1 of the enzyme. The early evolutionary invention of this unusual structure may have prevented damaging *OH-radical release at e(-)-transfer to dioxygen and thus have enabled O2 respiration.
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- G Buse
- Institut für Biochemie, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Germany.
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Federwisch M, Hassiepen U, Bender K, Dewor M, Rajewsky MF, Wollmer A. Recombinant human O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (AGT), Cys145-alkylated AGT and Cys145 --> Met145 mutant AGT: comparison by isoelectric focusing, CD and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy. Biochem J 1997; 324 ( Pt 1):321-8. [PMID: 9164873 PMCID: PMC1218433 DOI: 10.1042/bj3240321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
Isoelectric focusing, CD, steady-state and time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy were used to compare the native recombinant human DNA-repair protein O6-alkylguanine-DNA alkyltransferase (AGT) with AGT derivatives methylated or benzylated on Cys145 or modified by site-directed mutagenesis at the active centre (Met145 mutant). The AGT protein is approximately spherical with highly constrained Trp residues, but is not stabilized by disulphide bridges. In contrast with native AGT, alkylated AGT precipitated at 25 degrees C but remained monomeric at 4 degrees C. As revealed by isoelectric focusing, pI changed from 8.2 (AGT) to 8. 4 (Cys145-methylated AGT) and 8.6 (Cys145-benzylated AGT). The alpha-helical content of the Met145 mutant was decreased by approx. 5% and Trp residues were partially liberated. Although non-covalent binding of O6-benzylguanine did not alter the secondary structure of AGT, its alpha-helical content was increased by approx. 2% on methylation and by approx. 4% on benzylation, altogether indicating a small conformational change in AGT on undergoing alkylation. No signal sequences have been found in AGT that mark it for polyubiquitination. Therefore the signal for AGT degradation remains to be discovered.
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Affiliation(s)
- M Federwisch
- Institute of Cell Biology (Cancer Research), University of Essen Medical School, Hufeland-Strasse 55, D-45122 Essen, Germany
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