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Crossman AH, Ignatz EH, Hall JR, Kumar S, Fast MD, Eslamloo K, Rise ML. Basal and immune-responsive transcript expression of two Atlantic salmon interferon regulatory factor 2 (irf2) paralogues. Dev Comp Immunol 2023; 143:104689. [PMID: 36934886 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2023.104689] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) is one of the most economically important aquaculture species globally. However, disease has become a prevalent threat to this industry. A thorough understanding of the genes and molecular pathways involved in the immune responses of Atlantic salmon is imperative for selective breeding of disease-resistant broodstock, as well as developing new diets and vaccines to mitigate the impact of disease. Members of the interferon regulatory factor (IRF) family of transcription factors play roles in the induction of interferons and other cytokines involved in host immune responses to intracellular and parasitic pathogens. IRF family members also play diverse roles in other biological processes, such as stress response, reproduction and development. The current study focused on one member of the IRF family: interferon regulatory factor 2 (irf2). As previously shown, due to the genome duplication that occurred ∼80 million years ago in the salmonid lineage, there are two irf2 paralogues in the Atlantic salmon genome. In silico analyses at the cDNA and deduced amino acid levels were conducted followed by phylogenetic tree construction with IRF2 amino acid sequences from various ray-finned fishes, cartilaginous fish and tetrapods. qPCR was then used to analyze paralogue-specific irf2 constitutive expression across 17 adult tissues, as well as responses to the viral mimic pIC (i.e., synthetic double-stranded RNA analog) in cultured macrophage-like cells (in vitro) and to infection with the Gram-negative bacterium Moritella viscosa in skin samples (in vivo). The qPCR studies showed sex- and paralogue-specific differences in expression across tissues. For example, expression of both paralogues was higher in ovary than in testes; expression (considering both sexes together) was highest for irf2-1 in gonad and for irf2-2 in hindgut. Both irf2 paralogues were responsive to pIC stimulation, but varied in their induction level, with irf2-1 having an overall stronger response than irf2-2. Only one paralogue, irf2-2, was significantly responsive to M. viscosa infection. Differences in irf2-1 and irf2-2 transcript expression levels constitutively across tissues, and in response to pIC and M. viscosa, may suggest neo- or subfunctionalization of the duplicated genes. This novel information expands current knowledge and provides insight into how genome duplication events may impact host regulation of important immune markers.
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- Aleksandra H Crossman
- Memorial University, Department of Ocean Sciences, 0 Marine Lab Road, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada.
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- Memorial University, Department of Ocean Sciences, 0 Marine Lab Road, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada.
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- Memorial University, Aquatic Research Cluster, CREAIT Network, Ocean Sciences Centre, 0 Marine Lab Road, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada.
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- Memorial University, Department of Ocean Sciences, 0 Marine Lab Road, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada.
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- Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Ave, Charlottetown, PE, CIA 4P3, Canada.
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- Memorial University, Department of Ocean Sciences, 0 Marine Lab Road, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada.
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- Memorial University, Department of Ocean Sciences, 0 Marine Lab Road, St. John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada.
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Li X, Zhou C, Zhang C, Xie X, Zhou Z, Zhou M, Chen L, Ding Z. MicroRNA-664 functions as an oncogene in cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (cSCC) via suppressing interferon regulatory factor 2. J Dermatol Sci 2019; 94:330-338. [PMID: 31138473 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2019.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 03/11/2019] [Revised: 05/12/2019] [Accepted: 05/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Aberrant expression of microRNA-664 was involved in tumor growth and metastasis of various cancers. The specific role of miR-664 in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) is yet to be elucidated. OBJECTIVE The present study aimed to investigate the molecular mechanisms underpinning of cSCC development and provide translational insights for future therapeutics. METHODS Human cSCC specimens were used to determine the miR-664 by in situhybridization and IRF2 by immunohistochemistry. To study the potential mechanisms in tumorigenesis, three cSCC cell lines including HSC-5, HSC-1 and A431 as well as BALB/C mouse tumor model was utilized. RESULTS We found that miR-664 was remarkably high in cSCC patient specimens and cSCC cell lines. Overexpression of miR-664 promotes tumorigenic behaviors such as increased cell proliferation, migration and invasion capacities in vitro and enhanced tumorigenicity in xenograft mouse model. Our data further identified IRF2 as a direct downstream target of miR-664. Knockdown of IRF2 reverses pro-tumorigenesis phenotype of miR-664; whereas IRF2 over-expression inhibits miR-664 tumorigenesis in cSCC. Together, it revealed miR-664 functions as an oncogene in cSCC via suppression of IRF2. CONCLUSION Our data demonstrates that aberrant expression of miR-664 plays a critical role in carcinogenesis of cSCC. The discovery of novel targets such as miR-664 and IRF2 will facilitate future development of therapeutic interventions.
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- Xiangzhi Li
- Department of Radiation Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Radiation Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
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Jin JJ, Liu YH, Si JM, Ni R, Wang J. Overexpression of miR-1290 contributes to cell proliferation and invasion of non small cell lung cancer by targeting interferon regulatory factor 2. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2017; 95:113-120. [PMID: 29275213 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2017.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2017] [Revised: 12/16/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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MicroRNAs are small endogenous non-coding RNAs, which can frequently emerge as regulators in many cancer types. MiR-1290 was found to be abnormally elevated in non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the underlying molecular mechanism still needs to be investigated. Here, we demonstrated that miR-1290 expression levels were remarkably upregulated in NSCLC tissues compared to adjacent normal tissues. Higher miR-1290 expression levels positively associated with lymph node metastasis and advanced tumor stage. Functional assays showed that upregulated miR-1290 expression in NSCLC cells enhanced cell proliferation, cell colony formation and invasion capacities in vitro. Furthermore, we found that miR-1290 promoted cell proliferation related protein CDK2 and CDK4 expression and enhanced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) process by downregulating E-cadherin expression and upregulating N-cadherin expression. Bioinformatics analysis and luciferase reporter gene assays revealed that Interferon regulatory factor 2 (IRF2) was a direct target of miR-1290. Overexpression of miR-1290 can degrade IRF2 mRNA and downregulated IRF2 protein expression in NSCLC cells. Upregulated IRF2 could partly rescue the promoting effects induced by miR-1290 overexpression on cell proliferation and invasion of NSCLC. Additionally, we confirmed that reduced miR-1290 expression could suppress tumor growth using a tumor xenograft model in vivo. Thus, we concluded that miR-1290 may serve as a potential target of NSCLC treatment.
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- Jian-Jun Jin
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China.
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