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Fuentevilla-Álvarez G, Soto ME, Torres-Paz YE, Meza-Toledo SE, Vargas-Alarcón G, González-Moyotl N, Pérez-Torres I, Manzano-Pech L, Mejia AM, Huesca-Gómez C, Gamboa R. The usefulness of the genetic panel in the classification and refinement of diagnostic accuracy of Mexican patients with Marfan syndrome and other connective tissue disorders. Biomol Biomed 2024; 24:302-314. [PMID: 37688493 PMCID: PMC10950338 DOI: 10.17305/bb.2023.9578] [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: 07/27/2023] [Revised: 09/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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Marfan syndrome (MFS) is a multisystem genetic disorder with over 3000 mutations described in the fibrillin 1 (FBN1) gene. Like MFS, other connective tissue disorders also require a deeper understanding of the phenotype-genotype relationship due to the complexity of the clinical presentation, where diagnostic criteria often overlap. Our objective was to identify mutations in patients with connective tissue disorders using a genetic multipanel and to analyze the genotype-phenotype associations in a cohort of Mexican patients. We recruited 136 patients with MFS and related syndromes from the National Institute of Cardiology. Mutations were identified using next-generation sequencing (NGS). To examine the correlation between mutation severity and severe cardiovascular conditions, we focused on patients who had undergone Bentall-de Bono surgery or aortic valve repair. The genetic data obtained allowed us to reclassify the initial clinical diagnosis across various types of connective tissue disorders. The transforming growth factor beta receptor 2 (TGFBR2) rs79375991 mutation was found in 10 out of 16 (63%) Loeys-Dietz patients. We observed a high prevalence (65%) of more severe mutations, such as frameshift indels and stop codons, among patients requiring invasive treatments like aortic valve-sparing surgery, Bentall and de Bono procedures, or aortic valve replacement due to severe cardiovascular injury. Although our study did not achieve precise phenotype-genotype correlations, it underscores the importance of a multigenetic panel evaluation. This could pave the way for a more comprehensive diagnostic approach and inform medical and surgical treatment decision-making.
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- Giovanny Fuentevilla-Álvarez
- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México City, Mexico
- Department of Biochemistry, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), México City, Mexico
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- Department of Immunology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México City, Mexico
- Cardiovascular Line in American British Cowdray (ABC) Medical Center, México City, Mexico
- Research Direction, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México City, Mexico
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- Department of Biochemistry, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), México City, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México City, Mexico
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biomedicine, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México City, Mexico
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- Department of Cardiovascular Biomedicine, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México City, Mexico
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- Department of Blood Bank, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México City, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México City, Mexico
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- Department of Physiology, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, México City, Mexico
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Romo A, Rodríguez TM, Yu G, Dewey RA. Chimeric TβRII-SE/Fc overexpression by a lentiviral vector exerts strong antitumoral activity on colorectal cancer-derived cell lines in vitro and on xenografts. Cancer Gene Ther 2024; 31:174-185. [PMID: 37993543 DOI: 10.1038/s41417-023-00694-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 06/13/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
Abstract
The TGF signaling pathway is a key regulator of cancer progression. In this work, we report for the first time the antitumor activity of TβRII-SE/Fc, a novel peptibody whose targeting domain is comprised of the soluble endogenous isoform of the human TGF-β type II receptor (TβRII-SE). Overexpression of TβRIISE/Fc reduces in vitro cell proliferation and migration while inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in human colorectal cancer-derived cell lines. Moreover, TβRII-SE/Fc overexpression reduces tumorigenicity in BALB/c nude athymic mice. Our results revealed that TRII-SE/Fc-expressing tumors were significantly reduced in size or were even incapable of developing. We also demonstrated that the novel peptibody has the ability to inhibit the canonical TGF-β and BMP signaling pathways while identifying SMAD-dependent and independent proteins involved in tumor progression that are modulated by TβRII-SE/Fc. These findings provide insights into the underlying mechanism responsible for the antitumor activity of TβRII-SE/Fc. Although more studies are required to demonstrate the effectiveness and safety of the novel peptibody as a new therapeutic for the treatment of cancer, our initial in vitro and in vivo results in human colorectal tumor-derived cell lines are highly encouraging. Our results may serve as the foundation for further research and development of a novel biopharmaceutical for oncology.
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- Ana Romo
- Laboratorio de Terapia Génica y Células Madre, Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (INTECH), CONICET-UNSAM), Chascomús, Argentina
- Escuela de Bio y Nanotecnologías, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- RADBIO S.A.S., Sunchales, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Terapia Génica y Células Madre, Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (INTECH), CONICET-UNSAM), Chascomús, Argentina
- Escuela de Bio y Nanotecnologías, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Bio X Institutes, Key Laboratory for the Genetics of Developmental and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratorio de Terapia Génica y Células Madre, Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús (INTECH), CONICET-UNSAM), Chascomús, Argentina.
- Escuela de Bio y Nanotecnologías, Universidad Nacional de San Martín (UNSAM), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- RADBIO S.A.S., Sunchales, Argentina.
- Centro de Medicina Traslacional (CEMET), Hospital de Alta Complejidad en Red "El Cruce" Nestor Carlos Kirchner, Florencio Varela, Argentina.
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Teixeira AF, Wang Y, Iaria J, Ten Dijke P, Zhu HJ. Simultaneously targeting extracellular vesicle trafficking and TGF-β receptor kinase activity blocks signaling hyperactivation and metastasis. Signal Transduct Target Ther 2023; 8:456. [PMID: 38105247 PMCID: PMC10725874 DOI: 10.1038/s41392-023-01711-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023] Open
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Metastasis is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) signaling drives metastasis and is strongly enhanced during cancer progression. Yet, the use of on-target TGF-β signaling inhibitors in the treatment of cancer patients remains unsuccessful, highlighting a gap in the understanding of TGF-β biology that limits the establishment of efficient anti-metastatic therapies. Here, we show that TGF-β signaling hyperactivation in breast cancer cells is required for metastasis and relies on increased small extracellular vesicle (sEV) secretion. Demonstrating sEV's unique role, TGF-β signaling levels induced by sEVs exceed the activity of matching concentrations of soluble ligand TGF-β. Further, genetic disruption of sEV secretion in highly-metastatic breast cancer cells impairs cancer cell aggressiveness by reducing TGF-β signaling to nearly-normal levels. Otherwise, TGF-β signaling activity in non-invasive breast cancer cells is inherently low, but can be amplified by sEVs, enabling invasion and metastasis of poorly-metastatic breast cancer cells. Underscoring the translational potential of inhibiting sEV trafficking in advanced breast cancers, treatment with dimethyl amiloride (DMA) decreases sEV secretion, TGF-β signaling activity, and breast cancer progression in vivo. Targeting both the sEV trafficking and TGF-β signaling by combining DMA and SB431542 at suboptimal doses potentiated this effect, normalizing the TGF-β signaling in primary tumors to potently reduce circulating tumor cells, metastasis, and tumor self-seeding. Collectively, this study establishes sEVs as critical elements in TGF-β biology, demonstrating the feasibility of inhibiting sEV trafficking as a new therapeutic approach to impair metastasis by normalizing TGF-β signaling levels in breast cancer cells.
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- Adilson Fonseca Teixeira
- Department of Surgery (The Royal Melbourne Hospital), The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Huagene Institute, Kecheng Science and Technology Park, Pukou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Surgery (The Royal Melbourne Hospital), The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Surgery (The Royal Melbourne Hospital), The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
- Huagene Institute, Kecheng Science and Technology Park, Pukou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Cell and Chemical Biology, Oncode Institute, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery (The Royal Melbourne Hospital), The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
- Huagene Institute, Kecheng Science and Technology Park, Pukou District, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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Liuzzi F, Taggi M, De Carlini S, La Marca A. Anti-Müllerian Hormone promotes human osteoblast differentiation and calcification by modulating osteogenic gene expression. Gynecol Endocrinol 2023; 39:2276163. [PMID: 37913790 DOI: 10.1080/09513590.2023.2276163] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH), an ovarian hormone belonging to the Transforming Growth Factor β superfamily, may represent a possible candidate for use as a bone anabolic factor. METHODS We performed in vitro studies on Human Osteoblasts (HOb) to evaluate the expression and the functionality of AMHRII, the AMH receptor type-2, and investigate the effects of exogenous AMH exposure on osteogenic gene expression and osteoblast functions. RESULTS We reported the first evidence for the expression and functionality of AMHRII in HOb cells, thus suggesting that osteoblasts may represent a specific target for exogenous AMH treatment. Furthermore, the exposure to AMH exerted a stimulatory effect on HOb cells leading to the activation of osteogenic genes, including the upregulation of osteoblastic transcription factors such as RUNX and OSX, along with increased deposition of mineralized nodules. CONCLUSION Our findings proved interesting clues on the stimulatory effects of AMH on mature osteoblasts expressing its specific receptor, AMHRII. This study may therefore have translation value in opening the perspective that AMH may be an effective candidate to counteract the bone loss in osteoporotic patients by selectively targeting osteoblast with minimal off-target effect.
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- Francesca Liuzzi
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children & Adults, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
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Zhao Q, Yang W, Li X, Yuan H, Guo J, Wang Y, Shan Z. MicroRNA-499-5p inhibits transforming growth factor-β1-induced Smad2 signaling pathway and suppresses fibroblast proliferation and collagen synthesis in rat by targeting TGFβ-R1. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:9757-9767. [PMID: 37676431 PMCID: PMC10676300 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08755-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Artial fibrosis has been recognized as a typical pathological change in atrial fibrillation. Although present evidence suggests that microRNA-499-5p (miR-499-5p) plays an important role in the development of atrial fibrosis, the specific mechanism is not fully understood. Therefore, this study attempted to assess the influence of miR-499-5p on atrial fibroblasts and explore the potential molecular mechanism. METHODS Atrial fibroblasts from sprague dawley rat were respectively transfected with miR-499-5p mimic, miR-499-5p negative control and miR-499-5p inhibitor, atrial fibroblasts without any treatment were also established. Cell counting kit-8 assay and transwell assay were used to detect the proliferation and migration of atrial fibroblasts in each group. Expressions of miR-499-5p, TGF-β1, smad2, α-SMA, collagen-I and TGFβ-R1 in mRNA and protein level were subsequently detected via quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction and western blot. Furthermore, the prediction of the binding sites of miR-499-5p and TGFβ-R1 was performed via the bioinformatics online software TargetScan and verified by dual luciferase reporter. RESULTS By utilizing miR-499-5p-transfected atrial fibroblasts model, expression of miR-499-5p in the miR-499-5p mimic group was upregulated, while it was downregulated in the miR-499-5p inhibitors group. Upregulated miR-499-5p expression led to to a significant decrease in the proliferative and migratory ability of cultured atrial fibroblasts, while downregulated miR-499-5p expression led to a significant increase in the proliferative and migratory ability of cultured atrial fibroblasts. Additionally, upregulated miR-499-5p expression made a significant rise in TGF-β1-induced mRNA and protein expression of TGF-β1, TGFβ-R1, smad2, α-SMA and collagen-I in atrial fibroblasts. Furthermore, results from the dual luciferase reporter conformed that miR-499-5p may repress TGFβ-R1 by binding the 3'UTR of TGFβ-R1 directly. CONCLUSIONS miR-499-5p is able to inhibit the activation of transforming growth factor β-induced Smad2 signaling and eventually suppressed the proliferation, migration and invasion of atrial fibroblasts and collagen synthesis by targeting TGFβ-R1.
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- Qing Zhao
- Chinese PLA Medical Academy, Beijing, China
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, The Fourth Clinical Medical College of Peking University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Chinese PLA Medical Academy, Beijing, China.
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Sixth Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
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Wu YJ, Lei J, Zhao J, Cao XW, Wang FJ. Design and characterization of a novel tumor-homing cell-penetrating peptide for drug delivery in TGFBR3 high-expressing tumors. Chem Biol Drug Des 2023; 102:1421-1434. [PMID: 37620132 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.14333] [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: 02/22/2023] [Revised: 06/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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Targeted therapy has attracted more and more attention in cancer treatment in recent years. However, due to the diversity of tumor types and the mutation of target sites on the tumor surface, some existing targets are no longer suitable for tumor therapy. In addition, the long-term administration of a single targeted drug can also lead to drug resistance and attenuate drug potency, so it is important to develop new targets for tumor therapy. The expression of Type III transforming growth factor β receptor (TGFBR3) is upregulated in colon, breast, and prostate cancer cells, and plays an important role in the occurrence and development of these cancers, so TGFBR3 may be developed as a novel target for tumor therapy, but so far there is no report on this research. In this study, the structure of bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP4), one of the ligands of TGFBR3 was analyzed through the docking analysis with TGFBR3 and sequence charge characteristic analysis, and a functional tumor-targeting penetrating peptide T3BP was identified. The results of fluorescent labeling experiments showed that T3BP could target and efficiently enter tumor cells with high expression of TGFBR3, especially A549 cells. When the expression of TGFBR3 on the surface of tumor cells (HeLa) was knocked down by RNA interference, the high delivery efficiency of T3BP was correspondingly reduced by 40%, indicating that the delivery was TGFBR3-dependent. Trichosanthin (TCS, a plant-derived ribosome inactivating protein) fused with T3BP can enhance the inhibitory activity of the fusion protein on A549 cells by more than 200 times that of TCS alone. These results indicated that T3BP, as a novel targeting peptide that can efficiently bind TGFBR3 and be used for targeted therapy of tumors with high expression of TGFBR3. This study enriches the supply of tumor-targeting peptides and provides a new potential application option for the treatment of tumors with high expression of TGFBR3.
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- Yi-Jie Wu
- Department of Applied Biology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Applied Biology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Applied Biology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
- ECUST-FONOW Joint Research Center for Innovative Medicines, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Applied Biology, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
- ECUST-FONOW Joint Research Center for Innovative Medicines, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- ECUST-FONOW Joint Research Center for Innovative Medicines, East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
- New Drug R&D Center, Zhejiang Fonow Medicine Co., Ltd, Dongyang, China
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Hou S, Zhang J, Chi X, Li X, Zhang Q, Kang C, Shan H. Roles of DSCC1 and GINS1 in gastric cancer. Medicine (Baltimore) 2023; 102:e35681. [PMID: 37904396 PMCID: PMC10615490 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000035681] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023] Open
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Gastric carcinoma is a common malignant tumor originating from gastric mucosal epithelium. However, role of DS-cell cycle-dependent protein 1 (DSCC1) and GINS1 in gastric carcinoma remains unclear. The gastric carcinoma datasets GSE79973 and GSE118916 were downloaded from gene expression omnibus. Multiple datasets were merged and batched. Differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were screened and weighted gene co-expression network analysis was performed. Functional enrichment analysis, gene set enrichment analysis and immune infiltration analysis were performed. Construction and analysis of protein-protein interaction Network. Survival analysis and comparative toxicogenomics database were performed. A heat map of gene expression was drawn. Target Scan screen miRNAs regulating DEGs. Two thousand forty-four DEGs were identified. According to gene ontology analysis, in biological process, they were mainly enriched in cell migration, transforming growth factor β receptor signaling pathway, angiogenesis, and steroid metabolism process. In cellular component, they were mainly enriched in extracellular vesicles, basement membrane, endoplasmic reticulum lumen, and extracellular space. In molecular function, they focused on extracellular matrix structural components, protein binding, platelet-derived growth factor binding, and catalytic activity. In Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes, they were mainly enriched in protein digestion and absorption, metabolic pathways, fatty acid degradation, Glycerophospholipid metabolism, ether lipid metabolism. Gene set enrichment analysis showed that DEGs were mainly enriched in transforming growth factor β receptor signaling pathway, steroid metabolism process, basement membrane, endoplasmic reticulum lumen, structural components of extracellular matrix, platelet-derived growth factor binding, Glycerophospholipid metabolism, ether lipid metabolism. The results of immune infiltration analysis showed that expression of T cell CD4 memory resting was lower in the samples of gastric cancer. The core genes (TRIP13, CHEK1, DSCC1, GINS1) are protective factors, their expression shows a downward trend with increase of risk score. Comparative toxicogenomics database analysis showed that TRIP13, CHEK1, DSCC1, GINS1 were related to gastric tumors, gastric diseases, tumors, inflammation, and necrosis. DSCC1 and GINS1 are highly expressed in gastric cancer. Higher expression levels of DSCC1 and GINS1, worse the prognosis.
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- Shiyang Hou
- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Xixia Zhuang, Badachu, Shijingshan District, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Xixia Zhuang, Badachu, Shijingshan District, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Xixia Zhuang, Badachu, Shijingshan District, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Xixia Zhuang, Badachu, Shijingshan District, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Xixia Zhuang, Badachu, Shijingshan District, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Xixia Zhuang, Badachu, Shijingshan District, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Xixia Zhuang, Badachu, Shijingshan District, Beijing, China
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Gong Q, Wang Y, Zhu K, Bai X, Feng T, Sun G, Wang M, Pan X, Qin C. CUL4B enhances the malignant phenotype of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by suppressing TGFBR3 expression. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 676:58-65. [PMID: 37487438 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.07.037] [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: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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Cullin 4B (CUL4B), which acts as a scaffold protein in CUL4B-RING ubiquitin ligase complexes (CRL4B), is frequently overexpressed in cancer and represses tumor suppressors through epigenetic mechanisms. However, the expression and function of CUL4B in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) have not been well illustrated. In this study, we show that upregulation of CUL4B in ESCC cells enhances proliferation, invasion and cisplatin (CDDP)-resistance, while knockdown of CUL4B significantly represses the malignant activities. Mechanistically, we demonstrate that CUL4B promotes proliferation and migration of ESCC cells through inhibiting expression of transforming growth factor beta receptor III (TGFBR3). CRL4B complex binds to the promoter of TGFBR3, and represses its transcription by catalyzing monoubiquitination at H2AK119 and coordinating with PRC2 and HDAC complexes. Taken together, our findings establish a critical role for the CUL4B/TGFBR3 axis in the regulation of ESCC malignancy.
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- Qi Gong
- Department of Gastroenterology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China; Department of Gastroenterology, Shandong Second Provincial General Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Thyroid Disease, Shandong Second Provincial General Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education, Department of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Key Laboratory of Experimental Teratology, Ministry of Education, Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China; Department of Gastroenterology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, China.
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Wang YC, Zolnik OB, Yasoda S, Yeh LK, Yuan Y, Kao W, Saika S, Liu CY. Transforming growth factor beta receptor 2 (Tgfbr2) deficiency in keratocytes results in corneal ectasia. Ocul Surf 2023; 29:557-565. [PMID: 37393064 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2023.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 07/03/2023]
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PURPOSE We hypothesized that Transforming growth factor beta receptor 2 (Tgfbr2) deletion in keratocyte (Tgfbr2kera-cko), the corneal stroma cell, can result in corneal thinning and generate a potential model for Cornea Ectasia (CE). METHODS Corneal thickness of Tgfbr2kera-cko and Tgfbr2Ctrl was examined with Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) at post-natal (P) days 42 and 70, respectively. Histological H&E staining, transmission electron micrograph (TEM), and immunofluorescence staining (IFS) were harnessed to examine corneal cell morphology, proliferation, differentiation, and collagen fibrils. RESULTS Slit-Lamp revealed that corneas were transparent in both Tgfbr2kera-cko and Tgfbr2Ctrl, however, Tgfbr2kera-cko cornea was 33.5% and 42.9% thinner as compared with those of Tgfbr2Ctrl at P42 and P70, respectively. H&E and semithin section staining with toluidine blue-O confirmed that Tgfbr2kera-cko cornea has a thinner stroma. In contrast, the epithelium in Tgfbr2kera-cko was substantially thicker. The cell proliferation marker Ki67 expression level increased ∼9% in Tgfbr2kera-cko corneal epithelium as compared with that in Tgfbr2Ctrl, however, the Krt14 and Krt12 expression pattern was not obviously changed in Tgfbr2kera-cko corneal epithelium. It was noticed that Col1a1 expression was substantially reduced in Tgfbr2kera-cko as compared with that in Tgfbr2Ctrl. TEM showed that keratocytes were unhealthy and stromal collagen fibril density was significantly reduced in Tgfbr2kera-cko as compared with that in Tgfbr2Ctrl cornea. Moreover, mechanical eye-rubbing on Tgfbr2kera-cko resulted in corneal hydrops and edema. CONCLUSION Tgfbr2 in keratocytes is indispensable for the corneal stroma at postnatal homeostasis. The cornea phenotype manifested in these Tgfbr2kera-cko mice resembles corneal ectasia disease in humans.
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- Yen-Chiao Wang
- Edith Crawley Vision Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, MO, USA; School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Edith Crawley Vision Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Edith Crawley Vision Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Edith Crawley Vision Research Center, Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA; School of Optometry, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
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Zheng KX, Yuan SL, Dong M, Zhang HL, Jiang XX, Yan CL, Ye RC, Zhou HQ, Chen L, Jiang R, Cheng ZY, Zhang Z, Wang Q, Jin WZ, Xie W. Dihydroergotamine ameliorates liver fibrosis by targeting transforming growth factor β type II receptor. World J Gastroenterol 2023; 29:3103-3118. [PMID: 37346154 PMCID: PMC10280794 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i20.3103] [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] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) signaling pathway plays a crucial role in the development of liver fibrosis by activating TGFβ type II receptor (TGFβR2), followed by the recruitment of TGFβR1 finally triggering downstream signaling pathway.
AIM To find drugs targeting TGFβR2 that inhibit TGFβR1/TGFβR2 complex formation, theoretically inhibit TGFβ signaling pathway, and thereby ameliorate liver fibrosis.
METHODS Food and Drug Administration-approved drugs were screened for binding affinity with TGFβR2 by virtual molecular docking. We identified 6 candidates and further explored their potential by Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) cell cytotoxic experiment to validate toxicity and titrated the best cellular working concentrations. Next, we further demonstrated the detailed molecular working mechanisms using mutagenesis analysis. Finally, we used a mouse model to investigate its potential anti-liver fibrosis effect.
RESULTS We identified 6 drug candidates. Among these 6 drugs, dihydroergotamine (DHE) shows great ability in reducing fibrotic gene expressions such as collagen, p-SMAD3, and α-SMA in TGFβ induced cellular model of liver fibrosis in LX-2 cells. Furthermore, we demonstrated that DHE binds to TGFβR2. Moreover, mutation of Leu27, Phe30, Thr51, Ser52, Ile53, and Glu55 of TGFβR2 disrupted the binding of TGFβR2 with DHE. In addition, DHE significantly improved liver fibrosis, as evidenced by Masson’s trichrome staining of liver sections. This is further supported by the width and the velocity of the portal vein, and serum markers of liver function. In line with those observations, DHE also decreased macrophages infiltration and extracellular matrix deposition in the liver.
CONCLUSION DHE alleviates liver fibrosis by binding to TGFβR2 thereby suppressing TGFβ signaling pathway. We show here that as far as drug repurposing, DHE has great potential to treat liver fibrosis.
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- Ke-Xin Zheng
- Center of Liver Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Graduate School, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Graduate School, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Graduate School, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Graduate School, Agriculture College of Yanbian University, Yanji 133002, Jilin Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Graduate School, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Graduate School, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Graduate School, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Graduate School, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Graduate School, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
- Graduate School, University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Center of Liver Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Center of Liver Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100015, China
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Liu JX, Chen AN, Yu Q, Shi KT, Liu YB, Guo CL, Wang ZZ, Yao Y, Pan L, Lu X, Xu K, Wang H, Zeng M, Liu C, Schleimer RP, Wu N, Liao B, Liu Z. MEX3B inhibits collagen production in eosinophilic nasal polyps by downregulating epithelial cell TGFBR3 mRNA stability. JCI Insight 2023; 8:e159058. [PMID: 36976645 PMCID: PMC10243817 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.159058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Although the expression of Mex3 RNA-binding family member B (MEX3B) is upregulated in human nasal epithelial cells (HNECs) predominately in the eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) subtype, its functions as an RNA binding protein in airway epithelial cells remain unknown. Here, we revealed the role of MEX3B based on different subtypes of CRS and demonstrated that MEX3B decreased the TGF-β receptor III (TGFBR3) mRNA level by binding to its 3' UTR and reducing its stability in HNECs. TGF-βR3 was found to be a TGF-β2-specific coreceptor in HNECs. Knocking down or overexpressing MEX3B promoted or inhibited TGF-β2-induced phosphorylation of SMAD2 in HNECs, respectively. TGF-βR3 and phosphorylated SMAD2 levels were downregulated in CRSwNP compared with controls and CRS without nasal polyps with a more prominent downregulation in the eosinophilic CRSwNP. TGF-β2 promoted collagen production in HNECs. Collagen abundance decreased and edema scores increased in CRSwNP compared with control, again more prominently in the eosinophilic type. Collagen expression in eosinophilic CRSwNP was negatively correlated with MEX3B but positively correlated with TGF-βR3. These results suggest that MEX3B inhibits tissue fibrosis in eosinophilic CRSwNP by downregulating epithelial cell TGFBR3 expression; consequently, MEX3B might be a valuable therapeutic target against eosinophilic CRSwNP.
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- Jin-Xin Liu
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital; and
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital; and
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
- Clinical Medical Research Center of Hepatic Surgery at Hubei Province, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital; and
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital; and
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital; and
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital; and
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital; and
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital; and
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital; and
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital; and
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital; and
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital; and
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital; and
- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Division of Allergy-Immunology, Department of Medicine; and
- Department of Otolaryngology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital; and
- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, and
- Cell Architecture Research Center, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital; and
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tongji Hospital; and
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Yapijakis C, Davaria S, Gintoni I, Chrousos GP. The Impact of Genetic Variability of TGF-Beta Signaling Biomarkers in Major Craniofacial Syndromes. Adv Exp Med Biol 2023; 1423:187-191. [PMID: 37525043 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-31978-5_16] [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] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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Craniofacial development is a complex process involving several signaling pathways, including the one regulated by the TGF-beta (TGF-β) superfamily of growth factors. Isoforms of TGF-β play a vital part in embryonic development, notably in craniofacial patterning. Consequently, pathogenic variants in their coding genes may result in a variety of orofacial and craniofacial malformations. Here, we review the impact of genetic variability of TGF-β signaling biomarkers in major disorders, including palatal and lip clefts, dental anomalies, and craniofacial syndromes, such as the Loeys-Dietz syndrome (LDS) and Camurati-Engelmann disease. Cleft lip and cleft palate are associated with missense mutations in the TGFB1 and TGFB3 genes, while mutations in the LTBP3 gene encoding TGF-β binding protein 3 may cause selective tooth agenesis. Oligodontia may also be caused by TGFB1-inactivating mutations and/or by variations in the GREM2 gene, which disrupt the activity of gremlin 2, a TGF-β/bone morphogenetic protein (BMP4) signaling antagonist. CED may be caused by mutations in the TGFB1 gene, while the TGF-β-related genetic background of LDS consists mostly of TGFBR1 and TGFBR2 mutations, which may also impact the above syndromes' vascular manifestations. The potential utility of the TGF-β signaling pathway factors as biomarkers that correlate genetics with clinical outcome of craniofacial malformations is discussed.
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- Christos Yapijakis
- Unit of Orofacial Genetics, 1st Department of Pediatrics, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Hagia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Cephalogenetics Center, Athens, Greece.
- University Research Institute for the Study of Genetic and Malignant Disorders in Childhood, Choremion Laboratory, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece.
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Cephalogenetics Center, Athens, Greece
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- Unit of Orofacial Genetics, 1st Department of Pediatrics, National Kapodistrian University of Athens, "Hagia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Cephalogenetics Center, Athens, Greece
- University Research Institute for the Study of Genetic and Malignant Disorders in Childhood, Choremion Laboratory, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- University Research Institute for the Study of Genetic and Malignant Disorders in Childhood, Choremion Laboratory, "Aghia Sophia" Children's Hospital, Athens, Greece
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Abu El-Makarem MA, Kamel MF, Mohamed AA, Ali HA, Mohamed MR, Mohamed AEDM, El-Said AM, Ameen MG, Hassnine AA, Hassan HA. Down-regulation of hepatic expression of GHR/STAT5/IGF-1 signaling pathway fosters development and aggressiveness of HCV-related hepatocellular carcinoma: Crosstalk with Snail-1 and type 2 transforming growth factor-beta receptor. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0277266. [PMID: 36374927 PMCID: PMC9662744 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background and aims So far, few clinical trials are available concerning the role of growth hormone receptor (GHR)/signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (STAT5)/insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) axis in hepatocarcinogenesis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the hepatic expression of GHR/STAT5/IGF-1 signaling pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients and to correlate the results with the clinico-pathological features and disease outcome. The interaction between this signaling pathway and some inducers of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), namely Snail-1 and type 2 transforming growth factor-beta receptor (TGFBR2) was studied too. Material and methods A total of 40 patients with HCV-associated HCC were included in this study. They were compared to 40 patients with HCV-related cirrhosis without HCC, and 20 healthy controls. The hepatic expression of GHR, STAT5, IGF-1, Snail-1 and TGFBR2 proteins were assessed by immunohistochemistry. Results Compared with cirrhotic patients without HCC and healthy controls, cirrhotic patients with HCC had significantly lower hepatic expression of GHR, STAT5, and IGF-1proteins. They also displayed significantly lower hepatic expression of TGFBR2, but higher expression of Snail-1 versus the non-HCC cirrhotic patients and controls. Serum levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) showed significant negative correlations with hepatic expression of GHR (r = -0.31; p = 0.029) and STAT5 (r = -0.29; p = 0.04). Hepatic expression of Snail-1 also showed negative correlations with GHR, STAT5, and IGF-1 expression (r = -0.55, p = 0.02; r = -0.472, p = 0.035, and r = -0.51, p = 0.009, respectively), whereas, hepatic expression of TGFBR2 was correlated positively with the expression of all these proteins (r = 0.47, p = 0.034; 0.49, p = 0.023, and r = 0.57, p<0.001, respectively). Moreover, we reported that decreased expression of GHR was significantly associated with serum AFP level>100 ng/ml (p = 0.048), increased tumor size (p = 0.02), vascular invasion (p = 0.002), and advanced pathological stage (p = 0.01). Similar significant associations were found between down-regulation of STAT5 expression and AFP level > 100 ng/ml (p = 0.006), vascular invasion (p = 0.009), and advanced tumor stage (p = 0.007). Also, attenuated expression of IGF-1 showed a significant association with vascular invasion (p < 0.001). Intriguingly, we detected that lower expression of GHR, STAT5 and IGF-1 were considered independent predictors for worse outcome in HCC. Conclusion Decreased expression of GHR/STAT5/IGF-1 signaling pathway may have a role in development, aggressiveness, and worse outcome of HCV-associated HCC irrespective of the liver functional status. Snail-1 and TGFBR2 as inducers of EMT may be key players. However, large prospective multicenter studies are needed to validate these results.
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- Mona A. Abu El-Makarem
- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
- Department of Pathology, Minia Oncology Center, Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt
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- Department of Tropical Medicine and Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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Lin YF, Schang G, Buddle ERS, Schultz H, Willis TL, Ruf-Zamojski F, Zamojski M, Mendelev N, Boehm U, Sealfon SC, Andoniadou CL, Bernard DJ. Steroidogenic Factor 1 Regulates Transcription of the Inhibin B Coreceptor in Pituitary Gonadotrope Cells. Endocrinology 2022; 163:6661776. [PMID: 35957608 PMCID: PMC9761571 DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqac131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The inhibins control reproduction by suppressing follicle-stimulating hormone synthesis in pituitary gonadotrope cells. The newly discovered inhibin B coreceptor, TGFBR3L, is selectively and highly expressed in gonadotropes in both mice and humans. Here, we describe our initial characterization of mechanisms controlling cell-specific Tgfbr3l/TGFBR3L transcription. We identified two steroidogenic factor 1 (SF-1 or NR5A1) cis-elements in the proximal Tgfbr3l promoter in mice. SF-1 induction of murine Tgfbr3l promoter-reporter activity was inhibited by mutations in one or both sites in heterologous cells. In homologous cells, mutation of these cis-elements or depletion of endogenous SF-1 similarly decreased reporter activity. We observed nearly identical results when using a human TGFBR3L promoter-reporter. The Tgfbr3l gene was tightly compacted and Tgfbr3l mRNA expression was essentially absent in gonadotropes of SF-1 (Nr5a1) conditional knockout mice. During murine embryonic development, Tgfbr3l precedes Nr5a1 expression, though the two transcripts are fully colocalized by embryonic day 18.5 and thereafter. Collectively, these data indicate that SF-1 directly regulates Tgfbr3l/TGFBR3L transcription and is required for postnatal expression of the gene in gonadotropes.
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- Yeu-Farn Lin
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y6, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y6, Canada
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y6, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec H3A 0C7, Canada
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- Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Center for Advanced Research on Diagnostic Assays, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Center for Advanced Research on Diagnostic Assays, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Center for Advanced Research on Diagnostic Assays, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Department of Experimental Pharmacology, Center for Molecular Signaling, Saarland University School of Medicine, Homburg 66421, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Center for Advanced Research on Diagnostic Assays, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY 10029, USA
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- Centre for Craniofacial and Regenerative Biology, King’s College London, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Correspondence: Daniel J. Bernard, PhD, Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 3655 Promenade Sir William Osler, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
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Song K, Zheng X, Liu X, Sheng Y, Liu L, Wen L, Shang S, Deng Y, Ouyang Q, Sun X, Li Q, Chen P, Cai G, Chen M, Zhang Y, Liang B, Zhang J, Zhang X, Chen X. Genome-wide association study of SNP- and gene-based approaches to identify susceptibility candidates for lupus nephritis in the Han Chinese population. Front Immunol 2022; 13:908851. [PMID: 36275661 PMCID: PMC9580327 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.908851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BackgroundLupus nephritis (LN) is one of the most common and serious complications of systemic lupus erythaematosus (SLE). Genetic factors play important roles in the pathogenesis of LN and could be used to predict who might develop LN. The purpose of this study was to screen for susceptible candidates of LN across the whole genome in the Han Chinese population.Methods592 LN patients and 453 SLE patients without renal damage were genotyped at 492,970 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the genome-wide association study (GWAS). Fifty-six SNPs were selected for replication in an independent cohort of 188 LN and 171 SLE without LN patients. Further quantitative real-time (qRT) PCR was carried out in 6 LN patients and 6 healthy controls. Gene-based analysis was conducted using the versatile gene-based test for GWAS. Subsequently, enrichment and pathway analyses were performed in the DAVID database.ResultsThe GWAS analysis and the following replication research identified 9 SNPs showing suggestive correlation with LN (P<10-4). The most significant SNP was rs12606116 (18p11.32), at P=8.72×10−6. The qRT-PCR results verified the mRNA levels of LINC00470 and ADCYAP1, the closest genes to rs12606116, were significantly lower in LN patients. From the gene-based analysis, 690 genes had suggestive evidence of association (P<0.05), including LINC00470. The enrichment analysis identified the involvement of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) signalings in the development of LN. Lower plasma level of TGF-β1 (P<0.05) in LN patients and lower expression of transforming growth factor beta receptor 2 in lupus mice kidney (P<0.05) futher indicate the involvement of TGF-β in LN.ConclusionsOur analyses identified several promising susceptibility candidates involved in LN, and further verification of these candidates was necessary.
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- Kangkang Song
- Department of Nephrology, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Chinese PLA Institute of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology at No.1 Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Chinese PLA Institute of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology at No.1 Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology at No.1 Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology at No.1 Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Chinese PLA Institute of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Chinese PLA Institute of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Chinese PLA Institute of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Chinese PLA Institute of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Chinese PLA Institute of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Chinese PLA Institute of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Chinese PLA Institute of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology at No.1 Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology at No.1 Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology at No.1 Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology at No.1 Hospital, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
- Institute of Dermatology and Department of Dermatology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Xiangmei Chen, ; Xuejun Zhang,
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- Department of Nephrology, The First Medical Centre, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Medical School of Chinese PLA, Chinese PLA Institute of Nephrology, State Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Kidney Diseases, Beijing Key Laboratory of Kidney Diseases, Beijing, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Cell Ecosystem, Tianjin, China
- *Correspondence: Xiangmei Chen, ; Xuejun Zhang,
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Li J, Yin L, Bi J, Stanley D, Feng Q, Song Q. The TGF-β Receptor Gene Saxophone Influences Larval-Pupal-Adult Development in Tribolium castaneum. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27186017. [PMID: 36144752 PMCID: PMC9505606 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27186017] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) superfamily encodes a large group of proteins, including TGF-β isoforms, bone morphogenetic proteins and activins that act through conserved cell-surface receptors and signaling co-receptors. TGF-β signaling in insects controls physiological events, including growth, development, diapause, caste determination and metamorphosis. In this study, we used the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum, as a model species to investigate the role of the type I TGF-β receptor, saxophone (Sax), in mediating development. Developmental and tissue-specific expression profiles indicated Sax is constitutively expressed during development with lower expression in 19- and 20-day (6th instar) larvae. RNAi knockdown of Sax in 19-day larvae prolonged developmental duration from larvae to pupae and significantly decreased pupation and adult eclosion in a dose-dependent manner. At 50 ng dsSax/larva, Sax knockdown led to an 84.4% pupation rate and 46.3% adult emergence rate. At 100 ng and 200 ng dsSax/larva, pupation was down to 75.6% and 50%, respectively, with 0% adult emergence following treatments with both doses. These phenotypes were similar to those following knockdowns of 20-hydroxyecdysone (20E) receptor genes, ecdysone receptor (EcR) or ultraspiracle protein (USP). Expression of 20E biosynthesis genes disembodied and spookier, 20E receptor genes EcR and USP, and 20E downstream genes BrC and E75, were suppressed after the Sax knockdown. Topical application of 20E on larvae treated with dsSax partially rescued the dsSax-driven defects. We can infer that the TGF-β receptor gene Sax influences larval-pupal-adult development via 20E signaling in T. castaneum.
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- Jingjing Li
- Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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- Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
- Institution of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-Product, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science, Jinan 250100, China
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- Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
- Biological Control of Insect Research Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Station (USDA/ARS), Columbia, MO 65203, USA
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Insect Development Regulation and Application Research, Institute of Insect Science and Technology, School of Life Sciences, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, China
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- Division of Plant Science and Technology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
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Colaco S, Achrekar S, Patil A, Sawant U, Desai S, Mangoli V, Jirge PR, Modi D, Mahale SD. Association of AMH and AMHR2 gene polymorphisms with ovarian response and pregnancy outcomes in Indian women. J Assist Reprod Genet 2022; 39:1633-1642. [PMID: 35713750 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-022-02541-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To evaluate the association of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and AMH type II receptor (AMHR2) genes with ovarian response and clinical pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. METHODS In this prospective study, we genotyped AMH polymorphisms (c. -649 T > C, c. 146 T > G, c. 252 G > A, and c. 303 G > A) in 365 women and AMHR2 polymorphisms (c. -482 A > G, c. 622-6 C > T, c. 4952 G > A, c. 10 A > G) in 80 women undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for IVF. RESULTS Higher doses of exogenous FSH and lower numbers of preovulatory follicles were noted in women having AMH c. -649 T > C and AMH c. -146 T > G polymorphisms, respectively. Overall, we found that the presence of a polymorphic genotype (homozygous or heterozygous) at positions c. -649 T > C, c. 146 T > G, c. 252 G > A, and c. 303 G > A in the AMH gene was associated with higher doses of FSH for ovulation induction (p < 0.001). Interestingly, a higher live birth rate was noted in women with a homozygous polymorphic genotype for all four AMH SNPs investigated while none of the women showing a homozygous polymorphic genotype at all AMHR2 SNPs investigated in this study had a live birth. CONCLUSION Our results show that presence of AMHR2 SNPs (c. 482 A > G, c. 622-6 C > T, c. 4952 G > A, and c. 10 A > G) negatively correlate with live birth rate. However, these findings need to be validated by using larger sample size.
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- Stacy Colaco
- Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), JM Street, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, India
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- Division of Structural Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), JM Street, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, India
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- Division of Structural Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), JM Street, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, India
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- Division of Structural Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), JM Street, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, India
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- Fertility Clinic and IVF Center, Mumbai, 400 007, India
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- Fertility Clinic and IVF Center, Mumbai, 400 007, India
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Shreyas Hospital and Sushrut Assisted Conception Clinic, Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), JM Street, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, India.
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- Division of Structural Biology, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Reproductive and Child Health, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), JM Street, Parel, Mumbai, 400012, India.
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Shan C, Wei Z, Zhang ZL. [A pedigree study of Loeys-Dietz syndrome type 4 with skeletal deformity related to a novel TGFβ2 mutation]. Zhonghua Nei Ke Za Zhi 2022; 61:552-558. [PMID: 35488607 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112138-20210908-00624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: Loeys-Dietz syndrome is a rare type of hereditary connective tissue disease. This study was aimed to analyze the clinical characteristics and gene mutations in a family of Loeys-Dietz syndrome with skeletal deformity. Methods: Clinical data of the proband and family members were collected and biochemical measurements and radiological examinations were conducted. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood of the family members. Whole-exome sequencing was performed to determine the mutation sites in the proband, and Sanger sequencing was applied to verify the candidate mutation in the other family members. Results: The proband is a 34-year-old man with deformities of lower extremities for more than 30 years. Physical examinations showed dolichostenomelia, pes planus, joint laxity and scoliosis. Echocardiography revealed the dilatation of aortic root at the level of the sinuses of Valsalva. A heterozygous missense mutation (c. 220A>C, p.Thr74Pro) in exon 1 of TGFβ2 gene was identified in the proband. The same mutation was detected in his sister and niece with similar clinical features such as deformities of lower extremities and pes planus. This novel mutation has not been reported in ExAC or 1000G and was predicted to be deleterious, supporting a diagnosis of Loeys-Dietz syndrome type 4. Conclusions: Loeys-Dietz syndrome type 4 is caused by TGFβ2 mutations. Skeletal deformity is one of the distinctive features. Genetic testing is helpful for the early diagnosis and differential diagnosis from other connective tissue diseases.
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- C Shan
- Shanghai Clinical Research Center of Bone Disease, Department of Osteoporosis and Bone Diseases, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China
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- Shanghai Clinical Research Center of Bone Disease, Department of Osteoporosis and Bone Diseases, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China
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- Shanghai Clinical Research Center of Bone Disease, Department of Osteoporosis and Bone Diseases, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital, Shanghai 200233, China
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Bedenk J, Režen T, Železnik Ramuta T, Jančar N, Vrtačnik Bokal E, Geršak K, Virant Klun I. Recombinant anti-Müllerian hormone in the maturation medium improves the in vitro maturation of human immature (GV) oocytes after controlled ovarian hormonal stimulation. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2022; 20:18. [PMID: 35073905 PMCID: PMC8785574 DOI: 10.1186/s12958-022-00895-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In vitro maturation (IVM) of oocytes is a laboratory method that allows the maturation of immature (GV) oocytes retrieved from patients enrolled in the in vitro fertilization (IVF) programme. However, this method is still sparsely researched and used in clinical practice, leading to suboptimal clinical results. Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is an important hormone with known effects on human ovaries, especially on follicles (follicular cells) during folliculogenesis. In contrast, the effect of AMH on the human oocyte itself is unknown. Therefore, we wanted to determine whether human oocytes express AMH receptor 2 (AMHR2) for this hormone. Recombinant AMH was added to the IVM medium to determine whether it affected oocyte maturation. METHODS In total, 247 human oocytes (171 immature and 76 mature) were collected from patients enrolled in the intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) programme who were aged 20 to 43 years and underwent a short antagonist protocol of ovarian stimulation. The expression of AMHR2 protein and AMHR2 gene was analysed in immature and mature oocytes. Additionally, maturation of GV oocytes was performed in vitro in different maturation media with or without added AMH to evaluate the effect of AMH on the oocyte maturation rate. RESULTS Immunocytochemistry and confocal microscopy revealed that AMHR2 protein is expressed in both immature and mature human oocytes. AMHR2 was expressed in a spotted pattern throughout the whole oocyte. The IVM procedure revealed that AMH in maturation medium improved GV oocyte maturation in vitro, as all oocytes were successfully matured in maturation medium containing recombinant AMH only. Furthermore, antagonism between AMH and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) during the maturation process was observed, with fewer oocytes maturing when both AMH and FSH were added to the maturation medium. Finally, AMHR2 gene expression was found in immature and in vitro matured oocytes but absent in mature oocytes. CONCLUSIONS The positive AMHR2 protein and AMHR2 gene expression in human oocytes shows that AMH could directly act on human oocytes. This was further functionally confirmed by the IVM procedure. These findings suggest the potential clinical application of recombinant AMH to improve IVM of human oocytes in the future.
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- Jure Bedenk
- Clinical Research Centre, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Centre for Functional Genomics and Bio-Chips, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Institute of Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Clinical Research Centre, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Kelly LS, Apple CG, Darden DB, Kannan KB, Pons EE, Fenner BP, Parvataneni HK, Hagen JE, Brakenridge SC, Efron PA, Mohr AM. Transcriptomic Changes Within Human Bone Marrow After Severe Trauma. Shock 2022; 57:24-30. [PMID: 34172608 PMCID: PMC8678139 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000001826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Severe trauma is associated with severe systemic inflammation and neuroendocrine activation that is associated with erythroid progenitor growth suppression and refractory anemia. Although distinct transcriptional profiles have been detected in numerous tissue types after trauma, no study has yet characterized this within the bone marrow. This study sought to identify a unique bone marrow transcriptomic response following trauma. METHODS In a prospective observational cohort study, bone marrow was obtained from severely injured trauma patients with a hip or femur fracture (n = 52), elective hip replacement patients (n = 33), and healthy controls (n = 11). RNA was isolated from bone marrow using a Purelink RNA mini kit. Direct quantification of mRNA copies was performed by NanoString Technologies on a custom gene panel. RESULTS Trauma patients displayed an upregulation of genes encoding receptors known to have inhibitory downstream effects on erythropoiesis, including ferroportin, interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor, transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β) receptor, and IL-10, as well as genes involved in innate immunity including toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4)-mediated signaling factors. In contrast, hip replacement patients had downregulated transcription of IL-1β, IL-6, TGF-β, tumor necrosis factor alpha, and the HAMP gene with no change in TLR4-mediated signaling factors. CONCLUSIONS A unique transcriptomic response within the bone marrow was identified following severe trauma compared to elective hip replacement. These transcriptomic differences were related to the innate immune response as well as known inhibitors of erythropoiesis. Although confined to just one time point, this differential transcriptional response may be linked to refractory anemia and inflammation after injury.
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- Lauren S. Kelly
- Department of Surgery and Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Surgery and Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Surgery and Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Surgery and Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Surgery and Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Surgery and Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Surgery and Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Surgery and Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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- Department of Surgery and Sepsis and Critical Illness Research Center, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida
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Dawson A, Li Y, Li Y, Ren P, Vasquez HG, Zhang C, Rebello KR, Ageedi W, Azares AR, Mattar AB, Sheppard MB, Lu HS, Coselli JS, Cassis LA, Daugherty A, Shen YH, LeMaire SA. Single-Cell Analysis of Aneurysmal Aortic Tissue in Patients with Marfan Syndrome Reveals Dysfunctional TGF-β Signaling. Genes (Basel) 2021; 13:95. [PMID: 35052435 PMCID: PMC8774900 DOI: 10.3390/genes13010095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [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: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The molecular and cellular processes leading to aortic aneurysm development in Marfan syndrome (MFS) remain poorly understood. In this study, we examined the changes of aortic cell populations and gene expression in MFS by performing single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA seq) on ascending aortic aneurysm tissues from patients with MFS (n = 3) and age-matched non-aneurysmal control tissues from cardiac donors and recipients (n = 4). The expression of key molecules was confirmed by immunostaining. We detected diverse populations of smooth muscle cells (SMCs), fibroblasts, and endothelial cells (ECs) in the aortic wall. Aortic tissues from MFS showed alterations of cell populations with increased de-differentiated proliferative SMCs compared to controls. Furthermore, there was a downregulation of MYOCD and MYH11 in SMCs, and an upregulation of COL1A1/2 in fibroblasts in MFS samples compared to controls. We also examined TGF-β signaling, an important pathway in aortic homeostasis. We found that TGFB1 was significantly upregulated in two fibroblast clusters in MFS tissues. However, TGF-β receptor genes (predominantly TGFBR2) and SMAD genes were downregulated in SMCs, fibroblasts, and ECs in MFS, indicating impairment in TGF-β signaling. In conclusion, despite upregulation of TGFB1, the rest of the canonical TGF-β pathway and mature SMCs were consistently downregulated in MFS, indicating a potential compromise of TGF-β signaling and lack of stimulus for SMC differentiation.
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- Ashley Dawson
- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (A.D.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (P.R.); (H.G.V.); (C.Z.); (K.R.R.); (W.A.); (J.S.C.); (Y.H.S.)
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (A.D.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (P.R.); (H.G.V.); (C.Z.); (K.R.R.); (W.A.); (J.S.C.); (Y.H.S.)
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (A.D.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (P.R.); (H.G.V.); (C.Z.); (K.R.R.); (W.A.); (J.S.C.); (Y.H.S.)
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (A.D.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (P.R.); (H.G.V.); (C.Z.); (K.R.R.); (W.A.); (J.S.C.); (Y.H.S.)
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (A.D.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (P.R.); (H.G.V.); (C.Z.); (K.R.R.); (W.A.); (J.S.C.); (Y.H.S.)
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (A.D.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (P.R.); (H.G.V.); (C.Z.); (K.R.R.); (W.A.); (J.S.C.); (Y.H.S.)
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (A.D.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (P.R.); (H.G.V.); (C.Z.); (K.R.R.); (W.A.); (J.S.C.); (Y.H.S.)
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (A.D.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (P.R.); (H.G.V.); (C.Z.); (K.R.R.); (W.A.); (J.S.C.); (Y.H.S.)
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA;
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Transplantation and Circulatory Support, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA;
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (M.B.S.); (H.S.L.); (A.D.)
- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (M.B.S.); (H.S.L.); (A.D.)
- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (A.D.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (P.R.); (H.G.V.); (C.Z.); (K.R.R.); (W.A.); (J.S.C.); (Y.H.S.)
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA;
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- Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA;
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- Saha Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA; (M.B.S.); (H.S.L.); (A.D.)
- Department of Physiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (A.D.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (P.R.); (H.G.V.); (C.Z.); (K.R.R.); (W.A.); (J.S.C.); (Y.H.S.)
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA;
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- Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA; (A.D.); (Y.L.); (Y.L.); (P.R.); (H.G.V.); (C.Z.); (K.R.R.); (W.A.); (J.S.C.); (Y.H.S.)
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX 77030, USA;
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Chitsazzadeh V, Nguyen TN, de Mingo Pulido A, Bittencourt BB, Du L, Adelmann CH, Ortiz Rivera I, Nguyen KA, Guerra LD, Davis A, Napoli M, Ma W, Davis RE, Rajapakshe K, Coarfa C, Flores ER, Tsai KY. miR-181a promotes multiple pro-tumorigenic functions through targeting TGFβR3. J Invest Dermatol 2021; 142:1956-1965.e2. [PMID: 34890627 DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2021.09.040] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cuSCC) comprises 15-20% of all skin cancers and has a well-defined progression sequence from precancerous actinic keratosis (AK), to invasive cuSCC. In order to identify targets for chemoprevention, we previously reported a cross-species analysis to identify transcriptional drivers of cuSCC development and identified miR-181a as a potential oncomiR. We show that upregulation of miR-181a promotes multiple pro-tumorigenic properties by targeting an understudied component of TGFβ signaling, TGFβR3. miR-181a and TGFβR3 are upregulated and downregulated, respectively, in cuSCC. miR-181a overexpression (OE) and TGFβR3 knockdown (KD) significantly suppresses UV-induced apoptosis in HaCaT cells and in primary normal human epidermal keratinocytes (NHEK). In addition, OE of miR-181a or KD of TGFβR3 by shRNA enhances anchorage-independent survival. miR-181a OE or TGFβR3 KD enhances cellular migration and invasion and upregulation of EMT markers. Luciferase reporter assays demonstrate that miR-181a directly targets the 3'UTR of TGFβR3. miR-181a upregulates pSMAD3 levels following TGFβ2 administration and results in elevated SNAIL and SLUG expression. Finally, we confirm in-vivo, that miR-181a inhibition compromises tumor growth. Importantly, these phenotypes can be reversed with TGFβR3 OE or KD in the context of miR-181a OE or KD, respectively, further highlighting the physiologic relevance of this regulation in cuSCC.
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- Vida Chitsazzadeh
- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Tumor Biology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Tumor Biology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Tumor Biology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Tumor Biology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Tumor Biology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA; Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA; Department of Lymphoma-Myeloma, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA
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- Department of Tumor Biology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA; Department of Pathology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA.
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Lin CJ, Jeng SR, Lei ZY, Yueh WS, Dufour S, Wu GC, Chang CF. Involvement of Transforming Growth Factor Beta Family Genes in Gonadal Differentiation in Japanese Eel, Anguilla japonica, According to Sex-Related Gene Expressions. Cells 2021; 10:cells10113007. [PMID: 34831230 PMCID: PMC8616510 DOI: 10.3390/cells10113007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 10/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The gonochoristic feature with environmental sex determination that occurs during the yellow stage in the eel provides an interesting model to investigate the mechanisms of gonadal development. We previously studied various sex-related genes during gonadal sex differentiation in Japanese eels. In the present study, the members of transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) superfamily were investigated. Transcript levels of anti-Müllerian hormone, its receptor, gonadal soma-derived factor (amh, amhr2, and gsdf, respectively) measured by real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) showed a strong sexual dimorphism. Transcripts were dominantly expressed in the testis, and their levels significantly increased with testicular differentiation. In contrast, the expressions of amh, amhr2, and gsdf transcripts were low in the ovary of E2-feminized female eels. In situ hybridization detected gsdf (but not amh) transcript signals in undifferentiated gonads. amh and gsdf signals were localized to Sertoli cells and had increased significantly with testicular differentiation. Weak gsdf and no amh signals were detected in early ovaries of E2-feminized female eels. Transcript levels of amh and gsdf (not amhr2) decreased during human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)-induced spermatogenesis in males. This study suggests that amh, amhr2, and especially gsdf might be involved in the gene pathway regulating testicular differentiation of Japanese eels.
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- Chien-Ju Lin
- Department of Aquaculture, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung 912, Taiwan;
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 811, Taiwan; (Z.-Y.L.); (W.-S.Y.)
- Correspondence: (S.-R.J.); (G.-C.W.); (C.-F.C.)
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 811, Taiwan; (Z.-Y.L.); (W.-S.Y.)
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- Department of Aquaculture, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 811, Taiwan; (Z.-Y.L.); (W.-S.Y.)
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- Laboratory Biology of Aquatic Organisms and Ecosystems (BOREA), Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, CNRS, IRD, Sorbonne Université, CEDEX 05, 75231 Paris, France;
- Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202, Taiwan
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- Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202, Taiwan
- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (S.-R.J.); (G.-C.W.); (C.-F.C.)
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- Center of Excellence for the Oceans, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202, Taiwan
- Department of Aquaculture, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (S.-R.J.); (G.-C.W.); (C.-F.C.)
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Arce C, Rodríguez-Rovira I, De Rycke K, Durán K, Campuzano V, Fabregat I, Jiménez-Altayó F, Berraondo P, Egea G. Anti-TGFβ (Transforming Growth Factor β) Therapy With Betaglycan-Derived P144 Peptide Gene Delivery Prevents the Formation of Aortic Aneurysm in a Mouse Model of Marfan Syndrome. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2021; 41:e440-e452. [PMID: 34162229 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.121.316496] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Objective We investigated the effect of a potent TGFβ (transforming growth factor β) inhibitor peptide (P144) from the betaglycan/TGFβ receptor III on aortic aneurysm development in a Marfan syndrome mouse model. Approach and Results We used a chimeric gene encoding the P144 peptide linked to apolipoprotein A-I via a flexible linker expressed by a hepatotropic adeno-associated vector. Two experimental approaches were performed: (1) a preventive treatment where the vector was injected before the onset of the aortic aneurysm (aged 4 weeks) and followed-up for 4 and 20 weeks and (2) a palliative treatment where the vector was injected once the aneurysm was formed (8 weeks old) and followed-up for 16 weeks. We evaluated the aortic root diameter by echocardiography, the aortic wall architecture and TGFβ signaling downstream effector expression of pSMAD2 and pERK1/2 by immunohistomorphometry, and Tgfβ1 and Tgfβ2 mRNA expression levels by real-time polymerase chain reaction. Marfan syndrome mice subjected to the preventive approach showed no aortic dilation in contrast to untreated Marfan syndrome mice, which at the same end point age already presented the aneurysm. In contrast, the palliative treatment with P144 did not halt aneurysm progression. In all cases, P144 improved elastic fiber morphology and normalized pERK1/2-mediated TGFβ signaling. Unlike the palliative treatment, the preventive treatment reduced Tgfβ1 and Tgfβ2 mRNA levels. Conclusions P144 prevents the onset of aortic aneurysm but not its progression. Results indicate the importance of reducing the excess of active TGFβ signaling during the early stages of aortic disease progression.
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- Cristina Arce
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Spain (C.A., I.R.-R., K.D.R., V.C., G.E.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Spain (C.A., I.R.-R., K.D.R., V.C., G.E.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Spain (C.A., I.R.-R., K.D.R., V.C., G.E.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Clínic y Provincial de Barcelona, Spain (K.D.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Spain (C.A., I.R.-R., K.D.R., V.C., G.E.)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), ISCIII, Spain (V.C.)
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- Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepático-Digestivas (CIBEREHD), ISCIII, Spain (I.F.)
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- Department of Therapeutic Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine, Neuroscience Institute, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain (F.J.-A.)
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- Program of Immunology and Immunotherapy, CIMA University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain (P.B.)
- Navarra Institute for Health Research (IDISNA), Pamplona, Spain (P.B.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Barcelona, Spain (C.A., I.R.-R., K.D.R., V.C., G.E.)
- Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain (G.E.)
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Nakamoto M, Uchino T, Koshimizu E, Kuchiishi Y, Sekiguchi R, Wang L, Sudo R, Endo M, Guiguen Y, Schartl M, Postlethwait JH, Sakamoto T. A Y-linked anti-Müllerian hormone type-II receptor is the sex-determining gene in ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis. PLoS Genet 2021; 17:e1009705. [PMID: 34437539 PMCID: PMC8389408 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Whole-genome duplication and genome compaction are thought to have played important roles in teleost fish evolution. Ayu (or sweetfish), Plecoglossus altivelis, belongs to the superorder Stomiati, order Osmeriformes. Stomiati is phylogenetically classified as sister taxa of Neoteleostei. Thus, ayu holds an important position in the fish tree of life. Although ayu is economically important for the food industry and recreational fishing in Japan, few genomic resources are available for this species. To address this problem, we produced a draft genome sequence of ayu by whole-genome shotgun sequencing and constructed linkage maps using a genotyping-by-sequencing approach. Syntenic analyses of ayu and other teleost fish provided information about chromosomal rearrangements during the divergence of Stomiati, Protacanthopterygii and Neoteleostei. The size of the ayu genome indicates that genome compaction occurred after the divergence of the family Osmeridae. Ayu has an XX/XY sex-determination system for which we identified sex-associated loci by a genome-wide association study by genotyping-by-sequencing and whole-genome resequencing using wild populations. Genome-wide association mapping using wild ayu populations revealed three sex-linked scaffolds (total, 2.03 Mb). Comparison of whole-genome resequencing mapping coverage between males and females identified male-specific regions in sex-linked scaffolds. A duplicate copy of the anti-Müllerian hormone type-II receptor gene (amhr2bY) was found within these male-specific regions, distinct from the autosomal copy of amhr2. Expression of the Y-linked amhr2 gene was male-specific in sox9b-positive somatic cells surrounding germ cells in undifferentiated gonads, whereas autosomal amhr2 transcripts were detected in somatic cells in sexually undifferentiated gonads of both genetic males and females. Loss-of-function mutation for amhr2bY induced male to female sex reversal. Taken together with the known role of Amh and Amhr2 in sex differentiation, these results indicate that the paralog of amhr2 on the ayu Y chromosome determines genetic sex, and the male-specific amh-amhr2 pathway is critical for testicular differentiation in ayu. Ayu (or sweetfish), Plecoglossus altivelis, is widely distributed in East Asia. Ayu belongs to the superorder Stomiati and the order Osmeriformes. Stomiati is phylogenetically classified as sister group of Neoteleostei, the largest clade of bony fish including medaka, tuna and cod. The divergence of Protacanthopterygii (salmon and pike) and the common ancestor of Stomiati and Neoteleostei is estimated to have occurred approximately 190 million years ago. Thus, ayu holds an important position in the fish tree of life. We sequenced the ayu genome and constructed linkage maps using a genotyping-by-sequencing approach. Comparative analyses of ayu, medaka and northern pike revealed chromosomal rearrangements in the ayu lineage after the divergence of ayu and northern pike. Association mapping revealed a duplicate copy of the anti-Müllerian hormone type-II receptor gene (amhr2bY) located within a male-specific region. Y-linked amhr2 expression was male-specific in supporting cells in undifferentiated gonads, whereas autosomal amhr2 transcripts were detected in somatic cells of sexually undifferentiated gonads in both. Loss-of-function mutation for amhr2bY induced male-to-female sex reversal. Taken together, these results indicate that the paralog of amhr2 on the Y chromosome determines genetic sex. Our findings support the hypothesis that the male-specific amh-amhr2 pathway is critical for gonadal differentiation in ayu.
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- Masatoshi Nakamoto
- Department of Marine Biosciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Marine Biosciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Marine Biosciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Marine Biosciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Marine Biosciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Marine Biosciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Marine Biosciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Marine Biosciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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- University of Wuerzburg, Developmental Biochemistry, Biocenter, Würzburg, Germany
- The Xiphophorus Genetic Stock Center, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, United States of America
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- Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, United States of America
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- Department of Marine Biosciences, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Tokyo, Japan
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Caza TN, Hassen SI, Kenan DJ, Storey A, Arthur JM, Herzog C, Edmondson RD, Bourne TD, Beck LH, Larsen CP. Transforming Growth Factor Beta Receptor 3 (TGFBR3)-Associated Membranous Nephropathy. Kidney360 2021; 2:1275-1286. [PMID: 35369660 PMCID: PMC8676385 DOI: 10.34067/kid.0001492021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Background Membranous lupus nephritis (MLN) comprises 10%-15% of lupus nephritis and increases morbidity and mortality of patients with SLE through complications of nephrotic syndrome and chronic kidney failure. Identification of the target antigens in MLN may enable noninvasive monitoring of disease activity, inform treatment decisions, and aid in prognostication, as is now possible for idiopathic MN caused by antibodies against the phospholipase A2 receptor. Here, we show evidence for type III TGF-β receptor (TGFBR3) as a novel biomarker expressed in a subset of patients with MLN. Methods Mass spectrometry was used for protein discovery through enrichment of glomerular proteins by laser capture microdissection and through elution of immune complexes within MLN biopsy specimens. Colocalization with IgG within glomerular immune deposits from patients and disease controls was evaluated by confocal microscopy. Immunostaining of consecutive case series was used to determine the overall frequency in MN and MLN. Results TGFBR3 was found to be enriched in glomeruli and coimmunoprecipitated with IgG within a subset of MLN biopsy specimens by mass spectrometry. Staining of consecutive MN cases without clinical evidence of SLE did not show TGFBR3 expression (zero of 104), but showed a 6% prevalence in MLN (11 of 199 cases). TGFBR3 colocalized with IgG along the glomerular basement membranes in TGFBR3-associated MN, but not in controls. Conclusions Positive staining for TGFBR3 within glomerular immune deposits represents a distinct form of MN, substantially enriched in MLN. A diagnosis of TGFBR3-associated MN can alert the clinician to search for an underlying autoimmune disease.
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- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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Zhang Y, Pan Y, Liu Y, Li X, Tang L, Duan M, Li J, Zhang G. Exosomes derived from human umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells stimulate regenerative wound healing via transforming growth factor-β receptor inhibition. Stem Cell Res Ther 2021; 12:434. [PMID: 34344478 PMCID: PMC8336384 DOI: 10.1186/s13287-021-02517-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Scar formation is a common consequence of skin wound healing, and no effective treatment exists. Umbilical cord blood mesenchymal stem cells (UCB-MSCs) can improve wound healing; however, the role of UCB-MSCs remains unclear and whether they can ameliorate scar formation has not been fully elucidated. METHODS To determine the function of UCB-MSCs, we examined and compared the therapeutic effects of UCB-MSCs and UCB-MSC-derived exosomes (UCB-MSC-exo) on skin healing in rats. Moreover, UCB-MSC-exo-specific miRNAs were identified and their effects in inhibiting the human dermal fibroblast (HDF) differentiation into myofibroblasts were investigated. RESULTS Both UCB-MSCs and UCB-MSC-exo accelerated wound closure; reduced scar formation; improved the regeneration of skin appendages, nerves, and vessels; and regulated the natural distribution of collagen fibers in wound healing. Additionally, UCB-MSC-exo suppressed the excessive formation of myofibroblasts and collagen I and increased the proliferation and migration of skin cells in vivo and in vitro. Functional analysis showed that UCB-MSC-derived miRNAs were closely related to the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling pathway, which could induce myofibroblast differentiation. We identified abundant miRNAs that were highly expressed in UCB-MSC-exo. miR-21-5p and miR-125b-5p were predicted to contribute to TGF-β receptor type II (TGFBR2) and TGF-β receptor type I (TGFBR1) inhibition, respectively. Using miRNA mimics, we found that miR-21-5p and miR-125b-5p were critical for anti-myofibroblast differentiation in the TGF-β1-induced HDF. CONCLUSION The effect of UCB-MSCs in stimulating regenerative wound healing might be achieved through exosomes, which can be, in part, through miR-21-5p- and miR-125b-5p-mediated TGF-β receptor inhibition, suggesting that UCB-MSC-exo might represent a novel strategy to prevent scar formation during wound healing.
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- Yan Zhang
- Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, 1500 Qinghua Rd., Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
- Jilin Provincial Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Center of Prosthodontics and Oral Implantology, Foshan Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology and Medicine, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Center for Prenatal Diagnosis, First Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, 1500 Qinghua Rd., Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
- Jilin Provincial Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, 1500 Qinghua Rd., Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China
- Jilin Provincial Laboratory of Biomedical Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, 1500 Qinghua Rd., Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China.
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Jilin University, 1500 Qinghua Rd., Changchun, Jilin, 130021, China.
- Affiliated Stomatology Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 39 Huangsha Ave., Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China.
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- Institute of Antler Science and Product Technology, Changchun Sci-Tech University, 1345 Pudong Rd., Changchun, Jilin, 130600, China.
- Institute of Special Animal and Plant Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), 4899 Juye St., Changchun, Jilin, 130112, China.
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Saleh AC, Sabry R, Mastromonaco GF, Favetta LA. BPA and BPS affect the expression of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) and its receptor during bovine oocyte maturation and early embryo development. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2021; 19:119. [PMID: 34344364 PMCID: PMC8330045 DOI: 10.1186/s12958-021-00773-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 05/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals, such as Bisphenol A (BPA) and Bisphenol S (BPS), is widespread and has negative implications on embryonic development. Preliminary evidence revealed that in women undergoing IVF treatment, urinary BPA levels were associated with low serum anti-Mullerian hormone, however a definitive relationship between the two has not yet been characterized. METHODS This study aimed to evaluate BPA and BPS effects on in vitro oocyte maturation and early preimplantation embryo development through i) analysis of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) and anti-Mullerian hormone receptor II (AMHRII), ii) investigation of developmental parameters, such as cleavage, blastocyst rates and developmental arrest, iii) detection of apoptosis and iv) assessment of possible sex ratio skew. An in vitro bovine model was used as a translational model for human early embryonic development. We first assessed AMH and AMHRII levels after bisphenol exposure during oocyte maturation. Zygotes were also analyzed during cleavage and blastocysts stages. Techniques used include in vitro fertilization, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), western blotting, TUNEL and immunofluorescence. RESULTS Our findings show that BPA significantly decreased cleavage (p < 0.001), blastocyst (p < 0.005) and overall developmental rates as well as significantly increased embryonic arrest at the 2-4 cell stage (p < 0.05). Additionally, both BPA and BPS significantly increased DNA fragmentation in 2-4 cells, 8-16 cells and blastocyst embryos (p < 0.05). Furthermore, BPA and BPS alter AMH and AMHRII at the mRNA and protein level in both oocytes and blastocysts. BPA, but not BPS, also significantly skews sex ratios towards female blastocysts (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION This study shows that BPA affects AMH and AMHRII expression during oocyte maturation and that BPS exerts its effects to a greater extent after fertilization and therefore may not be a safer alternative to BPA. Our data lay the foundation for future functional studies, such as receptor kinetics, downstream effectors, and promoter activation/inhibition to prove a functional relationship between bisphenols and the AMH signalling system.
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- Angela Christina Saleh
- grid.34429.380000 0004 1936 8198Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Canada
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- grid.34429.380000 0004 1936 8198Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Canada
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- grid.34429.380000 0004 1936 8198Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Canada
- grid.507770.20000 0001 0698 6008Reproductive Physiology, Toronto Zoo, Scarborough, Ontario Canada
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- grid.34429.380000 0004 1936 8198Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Canada
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Unal E, Karakaya AA, Beştaş A, Yıldırım R, Taş FF, Onay H, Özkınay F, Haspolat YK. Identification of four novel variant in the AMHR2 gene in six unrelated Turkish families. J Endocrinol Invest 2021; 44:1301-1307. [PMID: 33025551 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-020-01437-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Persistent Müllerian duct syndrome (PMDS) is characterized by the persistence of Müllerian structures in male with normal phenotype. Most cases occur as a result of mutations in the anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) or AMHR2 genes. In this study, we aim to discuss the results of clinical, laboratory, and molecular genetic analysis of cases detected to have AMHR2 gene mutation. METHODS A total of 11 cases from 6 families were included in the study. AMHR2 gene mutation analyses were performed by sequencing of the coding exons and the exon-intron boundaries of the genes. The American College of Medical Genetics guidelines were used for the classification of the detected variants. RESULTS Six of the 11 cases were admitted due to bilateral undescended testes and five cases due to inguinal hernia (three transverse testicular ectopia and two hernia uterus inguinalis). All cases had normal AMH levels. Seven different variants were identified in the six families. The variants detected in four cases were considered novel (c.78del, c.71G > A, c.1460dup, c.1319A > G). Two of the novel variants were missense (exon 2 and exon 10) mutations, one was deletion (exon 2), and one duplication (exon 11). CONCLUSION We identified four novel mutations in the AMHR2 gene resulting in PMDS. Duplication mutation (c.1460dup) in the AMHR2 gene causing PMDS was demonstrated for the first time. The most important complications of PMDS are infertility and malignancy. Early diagnosis is vital to preventing malignancy. Vas deferens and vascular structures may be injured during orchiopexy. Therefore, patients should always be referred to experienced clinics.
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MESH Headings
- Anti-Mullerian Hormone/blood
- Child, Preschool
- Consanguinity
- Disorder of Sex Development, 46,XY/diagnosis
- Disorder of Sex Development, 46,XY/genetics
- Disorder of Sex Development, 46,XY/physiopathology
- Early Diagnosis
- Humans
- Infertility, Male/diagnosis
- Infertility, Male/etiology
- Male
- Mutation
- Neoplasms/diagnosis
- Neoplasms/etiology
- Neoplasms/prevention & control
- Pedigree
- Receptors, Peptide/genetics
- Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta/genetics
- Turkey
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- E Unal
- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Diyarbakır Children's Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Gazi Yaşargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey
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Soukupova J, Malfettone A, Bertran E, Hernández-Alvarez MI, Peñuelas-Haro I, Dituri F, Giannelli G, Zorzano A, Fabregat I. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) Induced by TGF-β in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells Reprograms Lipid Metabolism. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22115543. [PMID: 34073989 PMCID: PMC8197297 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22115543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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(1) Background: The transforming growth factor (TGF)-β plays a dual role in liver carcinogenesis. At early stages, it inhibits cell growth and induces apoptosis. However, TGF-β expression is high in advanced stages of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and cells become resistant to TGF-β induced suppressor effects, responding to this cytokine undergoing epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT), which contributes to cell migration and invasion. Metabolic reprogramming has been established as a key hallmark of cancer. However, to consider metabolism as a therapeutic target in HCC, it is necessary to obtain a better understanding of how reprogramming occurs, which are the factors that regulate it, and how to identify the situation in a patient. Accordingly, in this work we aimed to analyze whether a process of full EMT induced by TGF-β in HCC cells induces metabolic reprogramming. (2) Methods: In vitro analysis in HCC cell lines, metabolomics and transcriptomics. (3) Results: Our findings indicate a differential metabolic switch in response to TGF-β when the HCC cells undergo a full EMT, which would favor lipolysis, increased transport and utilization of free fatty acids (FFA), decreased aerobic glycolysis and an increase in mitochondrial oxidative metabolism. (4) Conclusions: EMT induced by TGF-β in HCC cells reprograms lipid metabolism to facilitate the utilization of FFA and the entry of acetyl-CoA into the TCA cycle, to sustain the elevated requirements of energy linked to this process.
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- Jitka Soukupova
- TGF-β and Cancer Group, Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy in Oncology (Oncobell) Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain; (J.S.); (A.M.); (E.B.); (I.P.-H.)
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- TGF-β and Cancer Group, Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy in Oncology (Oncobell) Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain; (J.S.); (A.M.); (E.B.); (I.P.-H.)
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- TGF-β and Cancer Group, Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy in Oncology (Oncobell) Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain; (J.S.); (A.M.); (E.B.); (I.P.-H.)
- CIBER Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- CIBER Diabetes and Metabolic Associated Diseases (CIBERdem), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain; (M.I.H.-A.); (A.Z.)
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine Department, Universitat de Barcelona–UB, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
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- TGF-β and Cancer Group, Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy in Oncology (Oncobell) Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain; (J.S.); (A.M.); (E.B.); (I.P.-H.)
- CIBER Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- National Institute of Gastroenterology, IRCCS “S. De Bellis” Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, 70013 Bari, Italy; (F.D.); (G.G.)
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- National Institute of Gastroenterology, IRCCS “S. De Bellis” Research Hospital, Castellana Grotte, 70013 Bari, Italy; (F.D.); (G.G.)
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- CIBER Diabetes and Metabolic Associated Diseases (CIBERdem), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain; (M.I.H.-A.); (A.Z.)
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine Department, Universitat de Barcelona–UB, 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Institute for Research in Biomedicina (IRB Barcelona), 08028 Barcelona, Spain
- Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- TGF-β and Cancer Group, Molecular Mechanisms and Experimental Therapy in Oncology (Oncobell) Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08908 Barcelona, Spain; (J.S.); (A.M.); (E.B.); (I.P.-H.)
- CIBER Hepatic and Digestive Diseases (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Department of Physiological Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universitat de Barcelona, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, 08907 Barcelona, Spain
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Tian T, Yang Q, Zhang C, Li X, Cheng J. MiRNA-107 enhances the malignant progression of pancreatic cancer by targeting TGFBR3. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0249375. [PMID: 34010341 PMCID: PMC8133469 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background The prognosis of pancreatic cancer (PC) is relatively dismal due to the lack of effective therapy. In this study, we explored the specific functions and molecular mechanisms of miR-107 to uncover effective therapeutic targets for PC. Method The miR-107 expression in PC cell lines was assessed via quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). Besides, online bioinformatics analysis was adopted to predict the underlying targets of miR-107. Meanwhile, TCGA database was employed to explore the prognosis of PC patients. In addition, MTT and transwell assays were conducted to explore the PC cells’ biological functions. Result MiR-107 was remarkably increased in PC cells which could promote the proliferation, invasion and migration of PC cells. In addition, miR-107 could directly down-regulate TGFBR3 expression through binding to TGFBR3 3’UTR. Survival analysis from TCGA suggested that PC patients with higher miR-107 expression was significantly involved in poorer prognosis. Conclusion We concluded that miR-107 promoted proliferation, invasion and migration of PC cells via targeting TGFBR3, which may provide novel underlying therapeutic targets.
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- Tingke Tian
- Department of Basic Medicine in Puyang Medical College, Puyang City, Henan Province, China
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- Sanquan College of Xinxiang Medical College Basic Medical College, Xinxiang City, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine in Puyang Medical College, Puyang City, Henan Province, China
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- Department of Basic Medicine in Puyang Medical College, Puyang City, Henan Province, China
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- Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Listik E, Horst B, Choi AS, Lee NY, Győrffy B, Mythreye K. A bioinformatic analysis of the inhibin-betaglycan-endoglin/CD105 network reveals prognostic value in multiple solid tumors. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0249558. [PMID: 33819300 PMCID: PMC8021191 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Inhibins and activins are dimeric ligands belonging to the TGFβ superfamily with emergent roles in cancer. Inhibins contain an α-subunit (INHA) and a β-subunit (either INHBA or INHBB), while activins are mainly homodimers of either βA (INHBA) or βB (INHBB) subunits. Inhibins are biomarkers in a subset of cancers and utilize the coreceptors betaglycan (TGFBR3) and endoglin (ENG) for physiological or pathological outcomes. Given the array of prior reports on inhibin, activin and the coreceptors in cancer, this study aims to provide a comprehensive analysis, assessing their functional prognostic potential in cancer using a bioinformatics approach. We identify cancer cell lines and cancer types most dependent and impacted, which included p53 mutated breast and ovarian cancers and lung adenocarcinomas. Moreover, INHA itself was dependent on TGFBR3 and ENG/CD105 in multiple cancer types. INHA, INHBA, TGFBR3, and ENG also predicted patients' response to anthracycline and taxane therapy in luminal A breast cancers. We also obtained a gene signature model that could accurately classify 96.7% of the cases based on outcomes. Lastly, we cross-compared gene correlations revealing INHA dependency to TGFBR3 or ENG influencing different pathways themselves. These results suggest that inhibins are particularly important in a subset of cancers depending on the coreceptor TGFBR3 and ENG and are of substantial prognostic value, thereby warranting further investigation.
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- Eduardo Listik
- Department of Pathology, Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Division of Pharmacology, Chemistry and Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
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- TTK Cancer Biomarker Research Group, Institute of Enzymology, and Semmelweis University Department of Bioinformatics and 2nd Department of Pediatrics, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Pathology, Division of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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Huang SF, Wang YL, Chen JJ, Huang YB, Tai SB, Chung CL, Chen CL. Garcimultiflorone K from Garcinia multiflora attenuates hepatocellular carcinoma metastasis by suppressing transforming growth factor-β signaling. Phytomedicine 2021; 84:153502. [PMID: 33647775 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2021.153502] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Transforming growth factor‑β (TGF-β) signaling is a crucial inducer of tissue fibrosis and extracellular matrix accumulation and a vital suppressor of epithelial cell proliferation and cancer metastasis. The nature of this multifunctional cytokine has prompted the development of TGF-β signaling inhibitors as therapeutic agents. Our research group has recently isolated the polyprenylated polycyclic acylphloroglucinol garcimultiflorone K (GMK) from the stems of Garcinia multiflora; GMK exhibits antiangiogenic activity in endothelial cells. PURPOSE In the current study, we aimed to explore the antitumor effect and detailed mechanisms of Garcimultiflorone K in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. METHODS Cell proliferation and viability were evaluated using the MTT assay. The migratory ability of HepG2 cells was measured using wound healing assays. The inhibitory effect of GMK against the nuclear translocation of Smad by TGF-β was assessed through immunofluorescence staining and Western blotting. To investigate TGF-β-dependent gene expression profiles upon GMK stimulation, RNA transcript levels were determined using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. The effects of GMK in Smad2-driven transcriptomic activities were studied using a reporter gene assay. Protein levels were detected using Western blotting. RESULTS Our data revealed that GMK inhibited TGF-β-induced cellular responses, including Smad protein phosphorylation, cell migration, and extracellular matrix production, during epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Mechanistic studies further demonstrated that GMK suppressed TGF-β signaling by downregulating TGF-β receptor II (TβRII). CONCLUSION These findings elucidate that TβRII expression in hepatic cells can be specifically suppressed by GMK to attenuate metastasis and the disease-promoting effects of EMT, representing a therapeutic approach.
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- Shu-Fang Huang
- Department of Medicine Chest, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung 80284, Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan ROC
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, National Yang-Ming Chiao-Tung University, Taipei 11221, Taiwan ROC; Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung 40402, Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan ROC; Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Zuoying Branch of Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung 81342, Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan ROC
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan ROC; Department of Biotechnology, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan ROC; Graduate Institute of Natural Products, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan ROC.
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Ungefroren H. Autocrine TGF-β in Cancer: Review of the Literature and Caveats in Experimental Analysis. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:977. [PMID: 33478130 PMCID: PMC7835898 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22020977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Autocrine signaling is defined as the production and secretion of an extracellular mediator by a cell followed by the binding of that mediator to receptors on the same cell to initiate signaling. Autocrine stimulation often operates in autocrine loops, a type of interaction, in which a cell produces a mediator, for which it has receptors, that upon activation promotes expression of the same mediator, allowing the cell to repeatedly autostimulate itself (positive feedback) or balance its expression via regulation of a second factor that provides negative feedback. Autocrine signaling loops with positive or negative feedback are an important feature in cancer, where they enable context-dependent cell signaling in the regulation of growth, survival, and cell motility. A growth factor that is intimately involved in tumor development and progression and often produced by the cancer cells in an autocrine manner is transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β). This review surveys the many observations of autocrine TGF-β signaling in tumor biology, including data from cell culture and animal models as well as from patients. We also provide the reader with a critical discussion on the various experimental approaches employed to identify and prove the involvement of autocrine TGF-β in a given cellular response.
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- Hendrik Ungefroren
- First Department of Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, D-23538 Lübeck, Germany;
- Clinic for General Surgery, Visceral, Thoracic, Transplantation and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, D-24105 Kiel, Germany
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Fan X, Cui L, Hou T, Xue X, Zhang S, Wang Z. Stress responses of testicular development, inflammatory and apoptotic activities in male zebrafish (Danio rerio) under starvation. Dev Comp Immunol 2021; 114:103833. [PMID: 32818607 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2020.103833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 03/21/2020] [Revised: 08/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Food deprivation is a severe stress across multiple fields and challenged to organismal development and immune system. Here, adult male zebrafish were used to investigate the starvation stress on organismal development, spermatogenesis, testicular inflammation and apoptosis. Results showed that the biological indexes, blood parameters, and RNA/DNA ratio in testis dramatically decreased after 1-3 weeks of starvation. The testicular architecture was impaired and the spermatogenesis was retarded with increased proportions of spermatogonia and spermatocytes, and decreased proportion of spermatozoa in the starved fish. The mRNA expressions of amh and sycp3 were downregulated, the retinoic acid content increased at later stage of starvation through the transcriptional regulation of aldh1a2 and cyp26a1. Besides, the immune response was elevated with upregulated mRNA and protein expressions of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β, which indicated the inflammation of opportunistic risk in testis. The apoptotic activity was stimulated, accompanied by differentially upregulated expressions of baxa, casp9, casp3, casp2, and decreased ratio of Bcl-2/Bax in the attenuate testis. Taken together, our findings revealed that the stress responses of testicular development, inflammatory and apoptotic activities in male zebrafish under starvation and pointed out the susceptibility of fish gonad to food fluctuation.
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- Xiaoteng Fan
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
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Hou X, Yang L, Wang K, Zhou Y, Li Q, Kong F, Liu X, He J. HELLS, a chromatin remodeler is highly expressed in pancreatic cancer and downregulation of it impairs tumor growth and sensitizes to cisplatin by reexpressing the tumor suppressor TGFBR3. Cancer Med 2021; 10:350-364. [PMID: 33280236 PMCID: PMC7826454 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Pancreatic cancer (PC) is the most malignant cancer type in the digestive system with a poor prognosis. Chemotherapy such as cisplatin is the last chance for PC patients diagnosed with advanced or metastatic disease. Obtaining a deep understanding of the molecular mechanism underlying PC tumorigenesis and identifying optimal biomarkers to estimate chemotherapy sensitivity are essential for PC treatment. The chromatin remodeler HELLS was found to regulate various tumor suppressors through an epigenetic pathway in several cancers. We analyzed HELLS expression in clinical samples by Western blotting and immunohistochemical staining. Next, we identified the variation in tumor growth and cisplatin sensitivity after knockdown of HELLS and explored the downstream mediators of HELLS in PC via RNA-seq, chromatin immunoprecipitation, and gain- and loss-of-function assays. We found that HELLS is upregulated in PC tissues and correlates with advanced clinical stage and a poor prognosis, and the knockdown of HELLS leads to tumor growth arrest and increased sensitivity to cisplatin. Mechanistically, the tumor suppressor TGFBR3 is markedly reexpressed after HELLS knockdown; conversely, compromising TGFBR3 rescues HELLS knockdown-mediated effects in PC cells. Thus, our data provide evidence that HELLS can serve as a potential oncogene and suitable biomarker to evaluate chemotherapy sensitivity via epigenetically silencing the tumor suppressor TGFBR3 in PC.
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- Xuyang Hou
- Department of General SurgeryThe Second Xiangya HospitalCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Department of General SurgeryThe Second Xiangya HospitalCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Department of General SurgeryTaizhou Central HospitalTaizhou University HospitalTaizhouZhejiangChina
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- Department of General SurgeryThe Second Xiangya HospitalCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Department of General SurgeryThe Second Xiangya HospitalCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Department of General SurgeryThe Second Xiangya HospitalCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Department of General SurgeryThe Second Xiangya HospitalCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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- Department of General SurgeryThe Second Xiangya HospitalCentral South UniversityChangshaHunanChina
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Martínez de LaPiscina I, Mahmoud RAA, Sauter KS, Esteva I, Alonso M, Costa I, Rial-Rodriguez JM, Rodríguez-Estévez A, Vela A, Castano L, Flück CE. Variants of STAR, AMH and ZFPM2/FOG2 May Contribute towards the Broad Phenotype Observed in 46,XY DSD Patients with Heterozygous Variants of NR5A1. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E8554. [PMID: 33202802 PMCID: PMC7696449 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21228554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 10/03/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Variants of NR5A1 are often found in individuals with 46,XY disorders of sex development (DSD) and manifest with a very broad spectrum of clinical characteristics and variable sex hormone levels. Such complex phenotypic expression can be due to the inheritance of additional genetic hits in DSD-associated genes that modify sex determination, differentiation and organ function in patients with heterozygous NR5A1 variants. Here we describe the clinical, biochemical and genetic features of a series of seven patients harboring monoallelic variants in the NR5A1 gene. We tested the transactivation activity of novel NR5A1 variants. We additionally included six of these patients in a targeted diagnostic gene panel for DSD and identified a second genetic hit in known DSD-causing genes STAR, AMH and ZFPM2/FOG2 in three individuals. Our study increases the number of NR5A1 variants related to 46,XY DSD and supports the hypothesis that a digenic mode of inheritance may contribute towards the broad spectrum of phenotypes observed in individuals with a heterozygous NR5A1 variation.
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- Idoia Martínez de LaPiscina
- Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, UPV/EHU, CIBERER, CIBERDEM, ENDO-ERN. Plaza de Cruces 12, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain; (I.M.d.L.); (A.R.-E.); (A.V.); (L.C.)
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- Department of Pediatrics, Endocrinology Section, Ain Shams University, 38 Abbasia, Nour Mosque, El-Mohamady, Al Waili, Cairo 11591, Egypt;
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, Department of BioMedical Research, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010 Bern, Switzerland;
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- Endocrinology Section, Gender Identity Unit, Regional University Hospital of Malaga, Av. de Carlos Haya, s/n, 29010 Málaga, Spain;
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- Pediatric Endocrinology Department, Ramon y Cajal University Hospital, Ctra. de Colmenar Viejo km. 9, 100, 28034 Madrid, Spain;
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- Pediatric Department, Manises Hospital, Avda. Generalitat Valenciana 50, 46940 Manises, Spain;
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- Pediatric Endocrinology Department, Nuestra Señora de Candelaria University Hospital, Ctra general del Rosario 145, 38010 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain;
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- Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, UPV/EHU, CIBERER, CIBERDEM, ENDO-ERN. Plaza de Cruces 12, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain; (I.M.d.L.); (A.R.-E.); (A.V.); (L.C.)
- Pediatric Endocrinology Department, Cruces University Hospital, Plaza de Cruces 12, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain
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- Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, UPV/EHU, CIBERER, CIBERDEM, ENDO-ERN. Plaza de Cruces 12, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain; (I.M.d.L.); (A.R.-E.); (A.V.); (L.C.)
- Pediatric Endocrinology Department, Cruces University Hospital, Plaza de Cruces 12, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain
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- Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute, Cruces University Hospital, UPV/EHU, CIBERER, CIBERDEM, ENDO-ERN. Plaza de Cruces 12, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain; (I.M.d.L.); (A.R.-E.); (A.V.); (L.C.)
- Pediatric Endocrinology Department, Cruces University Hospital, Plaza de Cruces 12, 48903 Barakaldo, Spain
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, Department of BioMedical Research, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010 Bern, Switzerland;
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Li B, Zhou YL, Gu WB, Wang LZ, Xu YP, Cheng YX, Chen DY, Li BW, Xiao Y, Dong WR, Shu MA. Identification and functional analysis of transforming growth factor-β type III receptor (TβR3) from Scylla paramamosain: The first evidence of TβR3 involved in development and innate immunity in invertebrates. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2020; 105:41-52. [PMID: 32629101 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 06/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Transforming growth factor-β type III receptor (TβR3), as a co-receptor of TGF-β superfamily, plays critical roles in development and growth as well as some disease pathogeneses by presenting ligands to other receptors in vertebrates. However, the identification and functional characterization of TβR3 had not been reported yet in invertebrates. In the present study, TβR3 was first identified and characterized in mud crab Scylla paramamosain. The obtained cDNA length of SpTβR3 was 2, 424 bp with a 1, 854 bp open reading frame, which encoded a putative peptide of 617 amino acids containing a typical transmembrane region and a Zona pellucida (ZP) domain. Real-time PCR results showed that SpTβR3 was predominantly expressed at early embryonic development stage and early postmolt stage, suggesting its participation in development and growth. We report, for the first time in invertebrates, the challenge of both Vibro alginolyticus and Poly (I:C) could alter the expression patterns of SpTβR3. Notably, the expression levels of SpIKK, two NF-κB members (SpRelish and SpDorsal), and five antimicrobial peptide genes (SpCrustin and SpALF1-4) were significantly suppressed when SpTβR3 was interfered in vivo. Secondly, the overexpression of SpTβR3 in vitro could activate NF-κB signaling through the dual-luciferase reporter assays. Furthermore, the bacterial clearance assay after SpTβR3 was silenced in vivo highlighted the potential of SpTβR3 in activating the innate immune responses. These results implied the involvement of SpTβR3 in the innate immune responses by regulating the NF-κB pathway. This study first indicated that TβR3 was present in invertebrate, and it participated in not only the development and growth but also the innate immunity of S. paramamosain. It also provided new insights into the origin or evolution of TGF-β receptors in crustacean species and even in invertebrates.
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- Bo Li
- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Zhang W, Xu S, Shi L, Zhu Z, Xie X. Construction and analysis of a competing endogenous RNA network to reveal potential prognostic biomarkers for Oral Floor Squamous Cell Carcinoma. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0238420. [PMID: 32931492 PMCID: PMC7491744 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0238420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2019] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Patients diagnosed with Oral Floor Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OFSCC) face considerable challenges in physiology and psychology. This study explored prognostic signatures to predict prognosis in OFSCC through a detailed transcriptomic analysis. Method We built an interactive competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) network that included lncRNAs, miRNAs and mRNAs. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) were used to predict the gene functions and regulatory pathways of mRNAs. Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator algorithm (LASSO) analysis and Cox regression analysis were used to screen prognosis factors. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to analyze the survival rate of prognosis factors. Risk score was used to assess the reliability of the prediction model. Results A specific ceRNA network consisting of 56 mRNAs, 16 miRNAs and 31 lncRNAs was established. Three key genes (HOXC13, TGFBR3, KLHL40) and 4 clinical factors (age, gender, TNM, and clinical stage) were identified and effectively predicted the for survival time. The expression of a gene signature was validated in two external validation cohorts. The signature (areas under the curve of 3 and 5 years were 0.977 and 0.982, respectively) showed high prognostic accuracy in the complete TCGA cohort. Conclusions Our study successfully developed an extensive ceRNA network for OFSCC and further identified a 3-mRNA and 4-clinical-factor signature, which may serve as a biomarker.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/mortality
- Databases, Nucleic Acid
- Female
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Gene Ontology
- Gene Regulatory Networks
- Homeodomain Proteins/genetics
- Humans
- Kaplan-Meier Estimate
- Male
- MicroRNAs/genetics
- Middle Aged
- Mouth Floor
- Mouth Neoplasms/genetics
- Mouth Neoplasms/mortality
- Muscle Proteins/genetics
- Prognosis
- Proteoglycans/genetics
- RNA, Long Noncoding/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Neoplasm/genetics
- Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta/genetics
- Risk Factors
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- Wenjing Zhang
- Department of Health Management Center, The Third Affiliated Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of First College of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Endocrine Department, Shenzhen Bao'an Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of First College of Clinical Medicine, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Endocrine Department, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- * E-mail: (ZZ); (XX)
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- General Department, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- * E-mail: (ZZ); (XX)
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Chen D, Zhu X, Wu J. Can polymorphisms of AMH/AMHR2 affect ovarian stimulation outcomes? A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Ovarian Res 2020; 13:103. [PMID: 32887648 PMCID: PMC7487641 DOI: 10.1186/s13048-020-00699-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have investigated the effects of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and AMH type II receptor (AMHR2) polymorphisms on ovarian stimulation outcomes, but the results were inconsistent. METHODS We searched PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases for the literature used in this meta-analysis. The meta-analysis was performed with a random effects model with RevMan 5.3.5. Results were expressed as the relative risk (RR) for discrete data and the mean difference (MD) for continuous outcomes with a 95% confidence interval (CI). RESULTS Seven studies with 2078 participants were included. More metaphase II (MII) oocytes were retrieved in the T allele carrier of AMH (rs10407022) in the dominant model (MD: 1.20, 95% CI: 0.76 to 1.65, I2 = 0%, P < 0.00001), homozygote model (MD: 1.68, 95% CI: 0.35 to 3.01, I2 = 70%, P = 0.01) and heterogeneity model (MD: 1.20, 95% CI: 0.74 to 1.66, I2 = 0%, P < 0.00001). Oocytes retrieved from the Asian region in the TT carrier were significantly lesser than those in the GG/GT carrier in AMH (rs10407022) (MD: -1.41, 95% CI: - 1.75 to - 1.07, I2 = 0%). Differences in the stimulation duration, gonadotropin (Gn) dosage, and pregnancy rate were insignificant. CONCLUSIONS Our analysis indicated that the polymorphisms of AMH/AMHR2 could influence the ovarian stimulation outcomes. Prospective studies with a larger sample size and more rigorous design are needed in the future to further confirm these findings.
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- Di Chen
- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Neurology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Center for Reproductive medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, 87 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410008, China.
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Kereilwe O, Kadokawa H. Anti-Müllerian hormone and its receptor are detected in most gonadotropin-releasing-hormone cell bodies and fibers in heifer brains. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2020; 72:106432. [PMID: 32169754 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2019.106432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 11/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Circulating concentrations of Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) can indicate fertility in various animals, but the physiological mechanisms underlying the effect of AMH on fertility remain unknown. We recently discovered that AMH has extragonadal functions via its main receptor, AMH receptor type 2 (AMHR2). Specifically, AMH stimulates the secretion of luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone from bovine gonadotrophs. Moreover, gonadotrophs themselves express AMH to exert paracrine/autocrine functions, and AMH can activate gonadotropin-releasing-hormone (GnRH) neurons in mice. This study aimed to evaluate whether AMH and AMHR2 are detected in areas of the brain relevant to neuroendocrine control of reproduction: the preoptic area (POA), arcuate nucleus (ARC), and median eminence (ME), and in particular within GnRH neurons. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction detected both AMH and AMHR2 mRNA in tissues containing POA, as well as in those containing both ARC and ME, collected from postpubertal heifers. Western blotting detected AMH and AMHR2 protein in the collected tissues. Triple fluorescence immunohistochemistry revealed that most cell bodies or fibers of GnRH neurons were AMHR2-positive and AMH-positive, although some were negative. Immunohistochemistry revealed that 75% to 85% of cell bodies and fibers of GnRH neurons were positive for both AMH and AMHR2 in the POA, ARC, and both the internal and external zones of the ME. The cell bodies of GnRH neurons were situated around other AMH-positive cell bodies or fibers of GnRH and non-GNRH neurons. Our findings thus indicate that AMH and AMHR2 are detected in most cell bodies or fibers of GnRH neurons in the POA, ARC, and ME of heifer brains. These data support the need for further study as to how AMH and AMHR2 act within the hypothalamus to influence GnRH and gonadotropin secretion.
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- O Kereilwe
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 1677-1, Japan
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi-shi, Yamaguchi-ken 1677-1, Japan.
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da Rosa LA, Escott GM, Simonetti RB, da Silva JCD, Werlang ICR, Goldani MZ, de Fraga LS, Loss EDS. Role of non-classical effects of testosterone and epitestosterone on AMH balance and testicular development parameters. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2020; 511:110850. [PMID: 32387527 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2020.110850] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Testosterone (T) and its 17-α epimer, epitestosterone (EpiT), are described as having non-classical effects in addition to their classical androgen actions via the intracellular androgen receptor (iAR). The actions of these androgens play an essential role in triggering factors that shift Sertoli cells from the proliferation phase to the maturation phase. This process is essential for successful spermatogenesis and normal fertility. The aim of this work was to investigate the difference between T and EpiT effects in normal and in chemically castrated Wistar rats. We also tested the effects of these hormones when the iAR-dependent pathways were inhibited by the antiandrogen flutamide. Rats were chemically castrated on postnatal day (pnd) 5 using EDS, a cytotoxic agent that promotes apoptosis of Leydig cells, reducing androgen levels. Then, animals received replacement with T or EpiT and were treated or not with flutamide from pnd 6 to pnd 13 or 20 and were euthanized on pnd 14 and 21. Animals treated with EpiT and flutamide had lower body weight overall. Epididymis weight was also reduced in animals treated with EpiT and flutamide. Flutamide per se reduced epididymis weight at both ages (pnd 14 and 21). Testicular weight and the testicular/body weight ratio were reduced in EDS animals, and flutamide further reduced this weight in animals which received T replacement. EDS administration reduced mRNA levels of both AMH (anti-Müllerian hormone) and its receptor, AMHR2, at pnd 14. In the testes of flutamide-treated animals, EpiT reduced AMH, and both T and EpiT replacement diminished AMHR2 mRNA expression also on pnd 14. EDS decreased iAR expression, and androgen replacement did not change this effect on pnd 21. In rats receiving flutamide, only those also receiving T and EpiT replacement exhibited decreased iAR expression. An increase in connexin 43 expression was observed in animals treated with EpiT without flutamide, whereas in rats treated with flutamide, both hormones were ineffective to increase connexin 43 expression reduced by EDS. Our results suggest that EpiT has an antiandrogen effect on androgen-sensitive tissues such as the epididymis. Nonetheless, the effects of T and EpiT on testicular development parameters are similar. Both hormones may act through their iAR-independent non-classical pathway, regulating AMH and AMHR2, as well as iAR expression.
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- Luciana Abreu da Rosa
- Laboratório de Endocrinologia Experimental e Eletrofisiologia, Departamento de Fisiologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Laboratório de Pediatria Translacional/Núcleo de Estudos em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente (NESCA)/Centro de Pesquisa Experimental, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Endocrinologia Experimental e Eletrofisiologia, Departamento de Fisiologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Médicas: Endocrinologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Endocrinologia Experimental e Eletrofisiologia, Departamento de Fisiologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Endocrinologia Experimental e Eletrofisiologia, Departamento de Fisiologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Pediatria Translacional/Núcleo de Estudos em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente (NESCA)/Centro de Pesquisa Experimental, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Pediatria Translacional/Núcleo de Estudos em Saúde da Criança e do Adolescente (NESCA)/Centro de Pesquisa Experimental, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Endocrinologia Experimental e Eletrofisiologia, Departamento de Fisiologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Endocrinologia Experimental e Eletrofisiologia, Departamento de Fisiologia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia, Instituto de Ciências Básicas da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Hart KN, Pépin D, Czepnik M, Donahoe PK, Thompson TB. Mutational Analysis of the Putative Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) Binding Interface on its Type II Receptor, AMHR2. Endocrinology 2020; 161:5825248. [PMID: 32333774 PMCID: PMC7286617 DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqaa066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
Abstract
Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) or Müllerian inhibiting substance is a unique member of the TGF-β family responsible for development and differentiation of the reproductive system. AMH signals through its own dedicated type II receptor, anti-Müllerian hormone receptor type II (AMHR2), providing an exclusive ligand-receptor pair within the broader TGF-β family. In this study, we used previous structural information to derive a model of AMH bound to AMHR2 to guide mutagenesis studies to identify receptor residues important for AMH signaling. Nonconserved mutations were introduced in AMHR2 and characterized in an AMH-responsive cell-based luciferase assay and native PAGE. Collectively, our results identified several residues important for AMH signaling within the putative ligand binding interface of AMHR2. Our results show that AMH engages AMHR2 at a similar interface to how activin and BMP class ligands bind the type II receptor, ACVR2B; however, there are significant molecular differences at the ligand interface of these 2 receptors, where ACVR2B is mostly hydrophobic and AMHR2 is predominately charged. Overall, this study shows that although the location of ligand binding on the receptor is similar to ACVR2A, ACVR2B, and BMPR2; AMHR2 uses unique ligand-receptor interactions to impart specificity for AMH.
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MESH Headings
- Activin Receptors, Type II/chemistry
- Activin Receptors, Type II/metabolism
- Anti-Mullerian Hormone/metabolism
- Disorder of Sex Development, 46,XY/genetics
- HEK293 Cells
- Humans
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Receptors, Peptide/chemistry
- Receptors, Peptide/genetics
- Receptors, Peptide/metabolism
- Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta/chemistry
- Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta/genetics
- Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta/metabolism
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- Kaitlin N Hart
- Department of Pharmacology and Systems Physiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Correspondence and Reprint Requests: Thomas B. Thompson, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, MolGen Department, MSB 2204, Cincinnati, OH 45267. E-mail: Kaitlin N. Hart (), 231 Albert Sabin Way, MolGen Department, CARE 4850, Cincinnati, OH 45267
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Pediatric Surgical Research Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Pediatric Surgical Research Laboratories, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
- Correspondence and Reprint Requests: Thomas B. Thompson, University of Cincinnati, 231 Albert Sabin Way, MolGen Department, MSB 2204, Cincinnati, OH 45267. E-mail: Kaitlin N. Hart (), 231 Albert Sabin Way, MolGen Department, CARE 4850, Cincinnati, OH 45267
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Feron R, Zahm M, Cabau C, Klopp C, Roques C, Bouchez O, Eché C, Valière S, Donnadieu C, Haffray P, Bestin A, Morvezen R, Acloque H, Euclide PT, Wen M, Jouano E, Schartl M, Postlethwait JH, Schraidt C, Christie MR, Larson WA, Herpin A, Guiguen Y. Characterization of a Y-specific duplication/insertion of the anti-Mullerian hormone type II receptor gene based on a chromosome-scale genome assembly of yellow perch, Perca flavescens. Mol Ecol Resour 2020; 20:531-543. [PMID: 31903688 PMCID: PMC7050324 DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Yellow perch, Perca flavescens, is an ecologically and economically important species native to a large portion of the northern United States and southern Canada and is also a promising candidate species for aquaculture. However, no yellow perch reference genome has been available to facilitate improvements in both fisheries and aquaculture management practices. By combining Oxford Nanopore Technologies long-reads, 10X Genomics Illumina short linked reads and a chromosome contact map produced with Hi-C, we generated a high-continuity chromosome-scale yellow perch genome assembly of 877.4 Mb. It contains, in agreement with the known diploid chromosome yellow perch count, 24 chromosome-size scaffolds covering 98.8% of the complete assembly (N50 = 37.4 Mb, L50 = 11). We also provide a first characterization of the yellow perch sex determination locus that contains a male-specific duplicate of the anti-Mullerian hormone type II receptor gene (amhr2by) inserted at the proximal end of the Y chromosome (chromosome 9). Using this sex-specific information, we developed a simple PCR genotyping assay which accurately differentiates XY genetic males (amhr2by+ ) from XX genetic females (amhr2by- ). Our high-quality genome assembly is an important genomic resource for future studies on yellow perch ecology, toxicology, fisheries and aquaculture research. In addition, characterization of the amhr2by gene as a candidate sex-determining gene in yellow perch provides a new example of the recurrent implication of the transforming growth factor beta pathway in fish sex determination, and highlights gene duplication as an important genomic mechanism for the emergence of new master sex determination genes.
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- Romain Feron
- INRAE, UR 1037 Fish Physiology and Genomics, F-35000 Rennes, France
- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, and Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Plate-forme bio-informatique Genotoul, Mathématiques et Informatique Appliquées de Toulouse, INRAE, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- SIGENAE, GenPhySE, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, ENVT, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- Plate-forme bio-informatique Genotoul, Mathématiques et Informatique Appliquées de Toulouse, INRAE, Castanet Tolosan, France
- SIGENAE, GenPhySE, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, ENVT, Castanet Tolosan, France
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- INRAE, US 1426, GeT-PlaGe, Genotoul, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- INRAE, US 1426, GeT-PlaGe, Genotoul, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- INRAE, US 1426, GeT-PlaGe, Genotoul, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- INRAE, US 1426, GeT-PlaGe, Genotoul, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- SYSAAF, French poultry and aquaculture breeders, 35042, Rennes Cedex, France
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- SYSAAF, French poultry and aquaculture breeders, 35042, Rennes Cedex, France
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- SYSAAF, French poultry and aquaculture breeders, 35042, Rennes Cedex, France
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- GenPhySE, Université de Toulouse, INRAE, INPT, ENVT, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 800 Reserve St., Stevens Point, WI 54481, USA
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- INRAE, UR 1037 Fish Physiology and Genomics, F-35000 Rennes, France
- State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- INRAE, UR 1037 Fish Physiology and Genomics, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Developmental Biochemistry, Biozentrum, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany and The Xiphophorus Genetic Stock Center, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University; 715 W. State St., West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2054 USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University; 715 W. State St., West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2054 USA
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University; 915 W. State St., West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2054 USA
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- U.S. Geological Survey Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 800 Reserve St., Stevens Point, WI 54481, USA
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- INRAE, UR 1037 Fish Physiology and Genomics, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- INRAE, UR 1037 Fish Physiology and Genomics, F-35000 Rennes, France
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Profile of Dr. Xiao-Fan Wang. Sci China Life Sci 2020; 63:329-31. [PMID: 32060862 DOI: 10.1007/s11427-020-1636-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Liu X, Xiao H, Jie M, Dai S, Wu X, Li M, Wang D. Amh regulate female folliculogenesis and fertility in a dose-dependent manner through Amhr2 in Nile tilapia. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2020; 499:110593. [PMID: 31560938 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2019.110593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Abstract
In the present study, Amh was found to be abundantly expressed in the granulosa cells of the primary growth follicles, and Amhr2 in the granulosa cells, oogonia and phase I oocytes in tilapia by immunohistochemistry. In addition, Amh and Amhr2 were also found to be expressed in the brain and pituitary. Heterozygous mutation of either amh or amhr2 resulted in increased primary growth follicles and decreased fertility, and homozygous mutation resulted in hypertrophic ovaries with significantly increased primary follicles and failed transition from primary to vitellogenic follicles. Expression of gnrh3 in the brain, fsh and lh in the pituitary and serum E2 concentration were significantly decreased in both mutants. Significantly increased apoptosis of follicle cells was observed in both mutants. However, administration of E2 failed to rescue the folliculogenesis defects of the mutants. Our results suggested that Amh acts in a dose-dependent manner by binding Amhr2 in tilapia.
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- Xingyong Liu
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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Lopes FM, Roberts NA, Zeef LAH, Gardiner NJ, Woolf AS. Overactivity or blockade of transforming growth factor-β each generate a specific ureter malformation. J Pathol 2019; 249:472-484. [PMID: 31400222 PMCID: PMC6900140 DOI: 10.1002/path.5335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 07/19/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) has been reported to be dysregulated in malformed ureters. There exists, however, little information on whether altered TGFβ levels actually perturb ureter development. We therefore hypothesised that TGFβ has functional effects on ureter morphogenesis. Tgfb1, Tgfb2 and Tgfb3 transcripts coding for TGFβ ligands, as well as Tgfbr1 and Tgfbr2 coding for TGFβ receptors, were detected by quantitative polymerase chain reaction in embryonic mouse ureters collected over a wide range of stages. As assessed by in situ hybridisation and immunohistochemistry, the two receptors were detected in embryonic urothelia. Next, TGFβ1 was added to serum-free cultures of embryonic day 15 mouse ureters. These organs contain immature smooth muscle and urothelial layers and their in vivo potential to grow and acquire peristaltic function can be replicated in serum-free organ culture. Such organs therefore constitute a suitable developmental stage with which to define roles of factors that affect ureter growth and functional differentiation. Exogenous TGFβ1 inhibited growth of the ureter tube and generated cocoon-like dysmorphogenesis. RNA sequencing suggested that altered levels of transcripts encoding certain fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) followed exposure to TGFβ. In serum-free organ culture exogenous FGF10 but not FGF18 abrogated certain dysmorphic effects mediated by exogenous TGFβ1. To assess whether an endogenous TGFβ axis functions in developing ureters, embryonic day 15 explants were exposed to TGFβ receptor chemical blockade; growth of the ureter was enhanced, and aberrant bud-like structures arose from the urothelial tube. The muscle layer was attenuated around these buds, and peristalsis was compromised. To determine whether TGFβ effects were limited to one stage, explants of mouse embryonic day 13 ureters, more primitive organs, were exposed to exogenous TGFβ1, again generating cocoon-like structures, and to TGFβ receptor blockade, again generating ectopic buds. As for the mouse studies, immunostaining of normal embryonic human ureters detected TGFβRI and TGFβRII in urothelia. Collectively, these observations reveal unsuspected regulatory roles for endogenous TGFβ in embryonic ureters, fine-tuning morphogenesis and functional differentiation. Our results also support the hypothesis that the TGFβ up-regulation reported in ureter malformations impacts on pathobiology. Further experiments are needed to unravel the intracellular signalling mechanisms involved in these dysmorphic responses. © 2019 The Authors. The Journal of Pathology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
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- Filipa M Lopes
- Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and HealthUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and HealthUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- The Bioinformatics Core FacilityUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Gastroenterology, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and HealthUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
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- Division of Cell Matrix Biology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and HealthUniversity of ManchesterManchesterUK
- Royal Manchester Children's HospitalManchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science CentreManchesterUK
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Mullen RD, Ontiveros AE, Moses MM, Behringer RR. AMH and AMHR2 mutations: A spectrum of reproductive phenotypes across vertebrate species. Dev Biol 2019; 455:1-9. [PMID: 31301298 PMCID: PMC6754765 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2019.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is a member of the Transforming Growth Factor-β family of secreted signaling proteins. AMH is expressed in Sertoli cells of the fetal and adult testes and granulosa cells of the postnatal ovary. AMH is required for the regression of the Müllerian ducts in mammalian fetuses during male differentiation. AMH signals through its Type II receptor, AMHR2. AMHR2 is expressed in mesenchyme adjacent to the Müllerian ducts, and in Sertoli, Leydig, and granulosa cells. Although AMH and AMHR2 genes have been identified in numerous vertebrate species, spontaneous or engineered mutations or variants have been found or created in only a few mammals and teleost fishes. AMH or AMHR2 mutations in mammals lead to the development of Persistent Müllerian Duct Syndrome (PMDS), a recessive condition in which affected males are fully virilized but retain Müllerian duct-derived tissues, including a uterus and oviducts, and in human and dog, undescended testes. Amh mutant female mice had accelerated ovarian primordial follicle recruitment, suggesting a role for AMH in regulating germ cells. amh and amhr2 mutations have also been experimentally generated in various teleost fishes. Depending on the fish species, loss of AMH signaling results in infertility, germ cell tumors, or male-to-female sex reversal. Here we compare the spectrum of phenotypes caused by AMH and AMHR2 mutations in a variety of vertebrate species. There are both common and unique phenotypes between species, highlighting the range of biological processes regulated by AMH signaling.
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- Rachel D Mullen
- Department of Genetics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA; Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA; Program in Genetics and Epigenetics, MD Anderson Cancer Center UT Health Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Genetics, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 77030, USA; Program in Developmental Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, USA; Program in Genetics and Epigenetics, MD Anderson Cancer Center UT Health Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Yan YL, Batzel P, Titus T, Sydes J, Desvignes T, BreMiller R, Draper B, Postlethwait JH. A Hormone That Lost Its Receptor: Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) in Zebrafish Gonad Development and Sex Determination. Genetics 2019; 213:529-553. [PMID: 31399485 PMCID: PMC6781894 DOI: 10.1534/genetics.119.302365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 08/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Fetal mammalian testes secrete Anti-Müllerian hormone (Amh), which inhibits female reproductive tract (Müllerian duct) development. Amh also derives from mature mammalian ovarian follicles, which marks oocyte reserve and characterizes polycystic ovarian syndrome. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) lacks Müllerian ducts and the Amh receptor gene amhr2 but, curiously, retains amh To discover the roles of Amh in the absence of Müllerian ducts and the ancestral receptor gene, we made amh null alleles in zebrafish. Results showed that normal amh prevents female-biased sex ratios. Adult male amh mutants had enormous testes, half of which contained immature oocytes, demonstrating that Amh regulates male germ cell accumulation and inhibits oocyte development or survival. Mutant males formed sperm ducts and some produced a few offspring. Young female mutants laid a few fertile eggs, so they also had functional sex ducts. Older amh mutants accumulated nonvitellogenic follicles in exceedingly large but sterile ovaries, showing that Amh helps control ovarian follicle maturation and proliferation. RNA-sequencing data partitioned juveniles at 21 days postfertilization (dpf) into two groups that each contained mutant and wild-type fish. Group21-1 upregulated ovary genes compared to Group21-2, which were likely developing as males. By 35 dpf, transcriptomes distinguished males from females and, within each sex, mutants from wild types. In adult mutants, ovaries greatly underexpressed granulosa and theca genes, and testes underexpressed Leydig cell genes. These results show that ancestral Amh functions included development of the gonadal soma in ovaries and testes and regulation of gamete proliferation and maturation. A major gap in our understanding is the identity of the gene encoding a zebrafish Amh receptor; we show here that the loss of amhr2 is associated with the breakpoint of a chromosome rearrangement shared among cyprinid fishes.
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- Yi-Lin Yan
- Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403
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- Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403
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- Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403
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- Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403
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- Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403
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- Institute of Neuroscience, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, California 95616
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Hu B, Li G, Ye Z, Gustafson CE, Tian L, Weyand CM, Goronzy JJ. Transcription factor networks in aged naïve CD4 T cells bias lineage differentiation. Aging Cell 2019; 18:e12957. [PMID: 31264370 PMCID: PMC6612640 DOI: 10.1111/acel.12957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [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: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 02/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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With reduced thymic activity, the population of naïve T cells in humans is maintained by homeostatic proliferation throughout adult life. In young adults, naïve CD4 T cells have enormous proliferative potential and plasticity to differentiate into different lineages. Here, we explored whether naïve CD4 T-cell aging is associated with a partial loss of this unbiased multipotency. We find that naïve CD4 T cells from older individuals have developed a propensity to develop into TH9 cells. Two major mechanisms contribute to this predisposition. First, responsiveness to transforming growth factor β (TGFβ) stimulation is enhanced with age due to an upregulation of the TGFβR3 receptor that results in increased expression of the transcription factor PU.1. Secondly, aged naïve CD4 T cells display altered transcription factor profiles in response to T-cell receptor stimulation, including enhanced expression of BATF and IRF4 and reduced expression of ID3 and BCL6. These transcription factors are involved in TH9 differentiation as well as IL9 transcription suggesting that the aging-associated changes in the transcription factor profile favor TH9 commitment.
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- Bin Hu
- Department of Medicine, Division of Immunology and RheumatologyStanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUSA
- Department of MedicinePalo Alto Veterans Administration Healthcare SystemPalo AltoCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of MedicinePalo Alto Veterans Administration Healthcare SystemPalo AltoCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of MedicinePalo Alto Veterans Administration Healthcare SystemPalo AltoCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Immunology and RheumatologyStanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUSA
- Department of MedicinePalo Alto Veterans Administration Healthcare SystemPalo AltoCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Biomedical Data ScienceStanford University School of MedicineStanfordCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Immunology and RheumatologyStanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUSA
- Department of MedicinePalo Alto Veterans Administration Healthcare SystemPalo AltoCaliforniaUSA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Immunology and RheumatologyStanford UniversityStanfordCaliforniaUSA
- Department of MedicinePalo Alto Veterans Administration Healthcare SystemPalo AltoCaliforniaUSA
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