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Liu B, Pu ZY, Wang L, Fang J, Xue T. Inhibiting miR-33b-5p Enhances Chemoresistance in Lung Adenocarcinoma by Targeting YWHAH to Regulate Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition. Anticancer Res 2023; 43:5447-5458. [PMID: 38030169 DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.16748] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is the most malignant type of lung cancer, whose clinical treatment is seriously hindered by chemoresistance. Numerous reports have demonstrated that miR-33b-5p plays an essential role in alleviating the chemoresistance of multiple cancers, but there are currently no reports about the effects of miR-33b-5p on the chemoresistance in LUAD. Our study aimed to investigate the impacts of miR-33b-5p on the chemoresistance in LUAD and the underlying mechanism. MATERIALS AND METHODS Bioinformatics analyses were employed to investigate the relation between miR-33b-5p and YWHAH. The MTT assay and flow cytometry were respectively adopted to determine cell viability and apoptosis. A transwell assay was employed to evaluate cellular invasion and migration. qRT-PCR and western blotting were respectively employed to detect the gene expression of miR-33b-5p and the protein expression of YWHAH, MMP2, Snail, and Zeb1. RESULTS Three bioinformatics analysis approaches predicted that YWHAH was the underlying targeted gene of miR-33b-5p and revealed the associated mechanisms. The concentration of paclitaxel (TAX) and cisplatin (DDP) needed to induce chemoresistance of LUAD cells was determined as 100 μM. Migration and invasion, as well as protein expression of YWHAH, MMP2, MMP8, Snail and Zeb1 were increased, but the apoptosis and levels of miR-33b-5p were reduced in A549 cells with chemoresistance. Knockdown of miR-33b-5p exerted the same effects produced by chemoresistance, but additional knockdown of YWHAH reversed the effects generated by inhibiting miR-33b-5p. CONCLUSION Our study confirmed that knockdown of miR-33b-5p aggravated chemoresistance in LUAD via targeting YWHAH to regulate EMT.
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- Bin Liu
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing City, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing City, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing City, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing City, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing City, P.R. China
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HE JUNYU, ZENG FENG, JIN XI, LIANG LIN, GAO MENGXIANG, LI WENTAO, LI GUIYUAN, ZHOU YANHONG. YWHAH activates the HMGA1/PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway by positively regulating Fra-1 to affect the proliferation of gastric cancer cells. Oncol Res 2023; 31:615-630. [PMID: 37415737 PMCID: PMC10319584 DOI: 10.32604/or.2023.029698] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Fos-related antigen 1 (Fra-1) is a nuclear transcription factor that regulates cell growth, differentiation, and apoptosis. It is involved in the proliferation, invasion, apoptosis and epithelial mesenchymal transformation of malignant tumor cells. Fra-1 is highly expressed in gastric cancer (GC), affects the cycle distribution and apoptosis of GC cells, and participates in GC occurrence and development. However, the detailed mechanism of Fra-1 in GC is unclear, such as the identification of Fra-1-interacting proteins and their role in GC pathogenesis. In this study, we identified tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein eta (YWHAH) as a Fra-1-interacting protein in GC cells using co-immunoprecipitation combined with liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Experiments showed that YWHAH positively regulated Fra-1 mRNA and protein expression, and affected GC cell proliferation. Whole proteome analysis showed that Fra-1 affected the activity of the high mobility group AT-hook 1 (HMGA1)/phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase (PI3K)/protein kinase B (AKT)/mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway in GC cells. Western blotting and flow cytometry confirmed that YWHAH activated HMGA1/PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway by positively regulating Fra-1 to affect GC cell proliferation. These results will help to discover new molecular targets for the early diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis prediction of GC.
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- JUNYU HE
- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
- Cancer Research Institute, Basic School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
- Cancer Research Institute, Basic School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
- Cancer Research Institute, Basic School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
- Cancer Research Institute, Basic School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
- Cancer Research Institute, Basic School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
- Cancer Research Institute, Basic School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
- Cancer Research Institute, Basic School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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- NHC Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
- Cancer Research Institute, Basic School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410078, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Hunan Cancer Hospital and the Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
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Liu B, Li H, Zhou J, Wang L, Fang J, Pu Z, Xue T. LINC00943 regulates miR-1252-5p/ YWHAH axis to promote tumor proliferation and metastasis in lung adenocarcinoma. Heliyon 2023; 9:e16736. [PMID: 37332930 PMCID: PMC10272330 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/20/2023] Open
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Lung cancer is the most common malignant tumor worldwide. In recent years, the incidence of lung adenocarcinoma (LAD) has increased significantly, with an unfavorable 5-year survival rate. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been shown to play a significant role in the emergence, growth, and metastasis of tumors. However, the functional role and mechanism of LINC00943 in LAD progression have not yet been investigated. Aberrant expressions of LINC00943, miR-1252-5p, and YWHAH were determined by RT-qPCR and Western blot analyses. The binding relationship between miR-1252-5p and LINC00943 or YWHAH was examined by Pearson's correlation analysis, RNA pull-down, and dual-luciferase reporter assays. MTT assay was conducted to measure cell viability and colony formation assay was performed to evaluate cell proliferation potential. Transwell assay was used to investigate cell migration and invasion and flow cytometry was applied to evaluate cell apoptosis. We found that LINC00943 was highly expressed in LAD tissue samples and cell lines and was a reliable biomarker with high sensitivity, and specificity (P < 0.0001; AUC: 0.8966) for LAD detection. LINC00943 was mainly localized in the cytoplasm. In vitro, LINC00943 promoted LAD cell proliferation, migration, and invasion; however, silencing LINC00943 inhibited LAD tumor metastasis. Mechanistically, LINC00943 was competitively bound with miR-1252-5p to enhance YWHAH expression. Moreover, LINC00943 silencing sponged miR-1252-5p to inhibit YWHAH, thereby retraining LAD cell malignant behaviors. In summary, LINC00943 facilitates LAD cell malignancy through sponging miR-1252-5p to upregulate YWHAH. LINC00943 is a novel lncRNA that serves as an oncogene and might be used as a prognostic biomarker for LAD.
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Ma Y, Yang D, Guo P. Circ_0000144 acts as a miR-1178-3p decoy to promote cell malignancy and angiogenesis by increasing YWHAH expression in papillary thyroid cancer. J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022; 51:28. [PMID: 35902926 PMCID: PMC9330660 DOI: 10.1186/s40463-022-00574-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) is the most common subtype of thyroid cancer. Circular RNA hsa_circ_0000144 (circ_0000144) is related to the progression of thyroid cancer. However, the mechanism by which circ_0000144 accelerates PTC progression is still unclear. Circ_0000144 and YWHAH were upregulated in PTC tissues and cells, while miR-1178-3p had an opposite result. Circ_0000144 silencing constrained PTC cell growth in vitro and in vivo and induced apoptosis and repressed migration, invasion, and angiogenesis of PTC cells in vitro. Circ_0000144 acted as a molecular sponge for miR-1178-3p, which targeted YWHAH. MiR-1178-3p inhibitor reversed circ_0000144 silencing-mediated influence on PTC cell malignancy and angiogenesis. Furthermore, YWHAH overexpression overturned miR-1178-3p mimic-mediated influence on malignant behaviors and angiogenesis of PTC cells. Notably, circ_0000144 regulated YWHAH expression by adsorbing miR-1178-3p. Circ_0000144 promoted cell malignancy and angiogenesis by regulating the miR-1178-3p/YWHAH axis in PTC, offering a novel mechanism for the malignancy and angiogenesis of PTC cells. Inhibition of circ_0000144 repressed malignant behaviors and angiogenesis of PTC cells in vitro. Knockdown of circ_0000144 constrained PTC cell proliferation in vivo. Circ_0000144 acted as a miR-1178-3p sponge. YWHAH acted as a downstream target for miR-1178-3p.
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- Yinli Ma
- Department of Inspection, The First People's Hospital of Fuyang District, No.429, Beihuan Road, Fuyang District, Hangzhou, 311400, Zhejiang, China.
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- Department of Inspection, The First People's Hospital of Fuyang District, No.429, Beihuan Road, Fuyang District, Hangzhou, 311400, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Inspection, The First People's Hospital of Fuyang District, No.429, Beihuan Road, Fuyang District, Hangzhou, 311400, Zhejiang, China
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Fattah SA, Fattah MAA, Mesbah NM, Saleh SM, Abo-Elmatty DM, Mehanna ET. YWHAH Genetic Variants are Associated with Increased Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1α/Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Egyptian Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. Biochem Genet 2022. [PMID: 35190930 DOI: 10.1007/s10528-022-10202-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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The 14-3-3 Eta (14-3-3 η) biomarker platform is a relatively recent discovery with the potential to significantly address the diagnosis and prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease. Hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF)-1α and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) have been implicated in inflammatory mechanisms in RA. We hypothesized a molecular association of the coding YWHAH gene and its expressed protein 14-3-3 η with hypoxia and angiogenesis in RA. One hundred healthy subjects and 100 RA patients were enrolled in the study. YWHAH gene expression was determined using quantitative PCR, and its gene polymorphism rs2858750 was assessed by Taqman genotyping assay. Serum levels of 14-3-3 η, HIF-1α, and VEGF were measured using the ELISA technique, and clinical parameters were routinely examined. In RA patients, significant positive correlations were found between 14-3-3 η, HIF-1α (r = 0.84), and VEGF (r = 0.85). YWHAH gene expression was upregulated 10.8 fold (CI 95% 10.1-11.5) in RA patients and significantly correlated with all disease activity parameters, ACPA, and levels of 14-3-3 η, HIF-1α, and VEGF. RA patients showed a higher frequency of YWHAH rs2858750 A allele than healthy subjects (p = 0.02). The risk A allele carriers showed higher disease activity parameters, ACPA, YWHAH gene expression, and increased serum levels of 14-3-3 η (p < 0.001), HIF-1α (p = 0.002), and VEGF (p = 0.001) than the G allele. Serum 14-3-3 η and its rs2858750 genetic variant are associated with increased hypoxia and angiogenesis in RA and activity, and severity of the disease.
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Rawat P, Brummel SS, Singh KK, Kim J, Frazer KA, Nichols S, Seage Iii GR, Williams PL, Van Dyke RB, Harismendy O, Trout RN, Spector SA. Genomics Links Inflammation with Neurocognitive Impairment in Children Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus type-1. J Infect Dis 2020; 224:870-880. [PMID: 33373444 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We identified host single nucleotide variants (SNVs) associated with neurocognitive impairment (NCI) in perinatally HIV-infected (PHIV) children. METHODS Whole exome sequencing (WES) was performed on 217 PHIV with NCI (cognitive score for age (CSA) <70 and 247 CSA > 70 (Discovery Cohort [DC]). SNVs identified in DC were evaluated in two validation cohorts (VC). Logistic regression was used to estimate adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for NCI. A human microglia NLRP3 inflammasome assay characterized the role of identified genes. RESULTS 29 SNVs in 24 genes reaching p ≤0.002 and OR ≥1.5 comparing CSA <70 to CSA ≥70 were identified in the DC of which three SNVs were identified in VC1 and VC2 for further study. Combining the three cohorts, a SNV in CCRL2 (rs3204849) was associated with decreased odds of NCI (p<0.0001) whereas RETREG1/FAM134B (rs61733811) and YWHAH (rs73884247) were associated with increased risk of NCI (p<0.0001 and P<0.001, respectively). Knockdown of CCRL2 led to decreased microglial release of IL-1β following exposure to ssRNA40 while knockdown of RETREG1 and YWHAH resulted in increased IL-1β release. CONCLUSIONS Using WES and two VCs, and gene silencing of microglia we identified three genetic variants that are associated with NCI and inflammation in HIV-infected children.
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- Pratima Rawat
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.,AIDS Review Branch, Scientific Review Program, Division of Extramural Activities, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA.,Rady Children's Hospital San Diego, California, USA
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Eisa AA, De S, Detwiler A, Gilker E, Ignatious AC, Vijayaraghavan S, Kline D. YWHA (14-3-3) protein isoforms and their interactions with CDC25B phosphatase in mouse oogenesis and oocyte maturation. BMC Dev Biol 2019; 19:20. [PMID: 31640562 PMCID: PMC6805688 DOI: 10.1186/s12861-019-0200-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Background Immature mammalian oocytes are held arrested at prophase I of meiosis by an inhibitory phosphorylation of cyclin-dependent kinase 1 (CDK1). Release from this meiotic arrest and germinal vesicle breakdown is dependent on dephosphorylation of CDK1 by the protein, cell cycle division 25B (CDC25B). Evidence suggests that phosphorylated CDC25B is bound to YWHA (14-3-3) proteins in the cytoplasm of immature oocytes and is thus maintained in an inactive form. The importance of YWHA in meiosis demands additional studies. Results Messenger RNA for multiple isoforms of the YWHA protein family was detected in mouse oocytes and eggs. All seven mammalian YWHA isoforms previously reported to be expressed in mouse oocytes, were found to interact with CDC25B as evidenced by in situ proximity ligation assays. Interaction of YWHAH with CDC25B was indicated by Förster Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) microscopy. Intracytoplasmic microinjection of oocytes with R18, a known, synthetic, non-isoform-specific, YWHA-blocking peptide promoted germinal vesicle breakdown. This suggests that inhibiting the interactions between YWHA proteins and their binding partners releases the oocyte from meiotic arrest. Microinjection of isoform-specific, translation-blocking morpholino oligonucleotides to knockdown or downregulate YWHA protein synthesis in oocytes suggested a role for a specific YWHA isoform in maintaining the meiotic arrest. More definitively however, and in contrast to the knockdown experiments, oocyte-specific and global deletion of two isoforms of YWHA, YWHAH (14-3-3 eta) or YWHAE (14-3-3 epsilon) indicated that the complete absence of either or both isoforms does not alter oocyte development and release from the meiotic prophase I arrest. Conclusions Multiple isoforms of the YWHA protein are expressed in mouse oocytes and eggs and interact with the cell cycle protein CDC25B, but YWHAH and YWHAE isoforms are not essential for normal mouse oocyte maturation, fertilization and early embryonic development.
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- Alaa A Eisa
- School of Biomedical Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, 22422, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 33314, USA
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, 44106, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH, 44242, USA.
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