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Aksu M, Pleiner T, Karaca S, Kappert C, Dehne HJ, Seibel K, Urlaub H, Bohnsack MT, Görlich D. Xpo7 is a broad-spectrum exportin and a nuclear import receptor. J Cell Biol 2018; 217:2329-2340. [PMID: 29748336 PMCID: PMC6028547 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201712013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [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: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Exportins bind cargo molecules in a RanGTP-dependent manner inside nuclei and transport them through nuclear pores to the cytoplasm. CRM1/Xpo1 is the best-characterized exportin because specific inhibitors such as leptomycin B allow straightforward cargo validations in vivo. The analysis of other exportins lagged far behind, foremost because no such inhibitors had been available for them. In this study, we explored the cargo spectrum of exportin 7/Xpo7 in depth and identified not only ∼200 potential export cargoes but also, surprisingly, ∼30 nuclear import substrates. Moreover, we developed anti-Xpo7 nanobodies that acutely block Xpo7 function when transfected into cultured cells. The inhibition is pathway specific, mislocalizes export cargoes of Xpo7 to the nucleus and import substrates to the cytoplasm, and allowed validation of numerous tested cargo candidates. This establishes Xpo7 as a broad-spectrum bidirectional transporter and paves the way for a much deeper analysis of exportin and importin function in the future.
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- Metin Aksu
- Department of Cellular Logistics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Logistics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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- Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Group, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Logistics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Logistics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Logistics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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- Bioanalytical Mass Spectrometry Group, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
- Institute for Clinical Chemistry, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Cellular Logistics, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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Ning M, Xiu Y, Yuan M, Bi J, Liu M, Wei P, Yan Y, Gu W, Wang W, Meng Q. Identification and function analysis of ras-related nuclear protein from Macrobrachium rosenbergii involved in Spiroplasma eriocheiris infection. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2017; 70:583-592. [PMID: 28935600 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2017.09.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [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: 07/04/2017] [Revised: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A ras-related nuclear protein (Ran) protein was obtained from Macrobrachium rosenbergii, named MrRan. Phylogenetic analysis results showed that MrRan was clustered in one group together with other crustaceans. Tissue distribution analysis revealed that MrRan was expressed mainly in gill, intestine and stomach, and expressed weakly in muscle. The MrRan expression levels in gill and hemocyte of prawns were significantly up-regulated after challenged by Spiroplasma eriocheiris. The copy number of S. eriocheiris in MrRan dsRNA injection group was significantly less than control groups during infection. Meanwhile, silencing MrRan obviously increased the survival rate of prawns. The subcellular localization experiment suggested that recombinant MrRan was mainly located in the nucleus, and relatively weak in the cytoplasm. Finally, over-expression in Drosophila S2 cell indicated that MrRan could increase copies of S. eriocheiris and decrease of cell viability. The present study suggested that MrRan participated in regulating the phagocytosis of S. eriocheiris in M. rosenbergii.
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- Mingxiao Ning
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity & Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Aquatic Crustacean Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity & Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Aquatic Crustacean Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China; Key Laboratory for Sustainable Utilization of Marine Fisheries Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, Shandong, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity & Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Aquatic Crustacean Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity & Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Aquatic Crustacean Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity & Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Aquatic Crustacean Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity & Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Aquatic Crustacean Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity & Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Aquatic Crustacean Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity & Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Aquatic Crustacean Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China; Co-Innovation Center for Marine Bio-Industry Technology of Jiangsu Province, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222005, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity & Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Aquatic Crustacean Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Biodiversity & Biotechnology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Aquatic Crustacean Diseases, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 1 Wenyuan Road, Nanjing 210023, China; Co-Innovation Center for Marine Bio-Industry Technology of Jiangsu Province, Lianyungang, Jiangsu 222005, China.
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Qiao G, Xu DH, Wang Z, Jang IK, Qi Z, Zhang M, Kim SK. Comparison of immune response of Pacific white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, after multiple and single infections with WSSV and Vibrio anguillarum. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2015; 44:257-264. [PMID: 25700782 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2015.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 11/20/2014] [Revised: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Our previous study demonstrated that Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) infected by multiple pathogens showed higher mortality and death occurred more quickly than those infected by a single pathogen (Jang et al., 2014). For better understanding the defense mechanism against white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) and Vibrio anguillarum, immune responses of shrimp were evaluated in this study. The mRNA expression levels of five immune-related genes were analyzed by quantitative reverse real-time PCR, which included proPO-activating enzyme 1 (PPAE1), PPAE2, proPO activating factor (PPAF), masquerade-like serine proteinase (Mas) and ras-related nuclear gene (Ran). Results demonstrated that the transcription was suppressed more intensively in the multiple infection group than those in single infection groups. The transcriptional suppression was directly related to the higher mortality. The hypoimmunity could benefit pathogen invasion, replication and release of toxin in vivo. Results in this study will help to understand immune defense mechanism after shrimp were infected by multiple pathogens in aquaculture.
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- Guo Qiao
- Department of Ocean Technology, College of Chemistry and Biology Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Aquatic Animal Health Research Unit, 990 Wire Road, Auburn, AL 36832, USA
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- Department of Ocean Technology, College of Chemistry and Biology Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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- West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute, Incheon 400-420, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Ocean Technology, College of Chemistry and Biology Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China
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- Department of Ocean Technology, College of Chemistry and Biology Engineering, Yancheng Institute of Technology, Yancheng 224051, China.
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- West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute, Incheon 400-420, Republic of Korea.
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Ye T, Zhang X. Involvement of Ran in the regulation of phagocytosis against virus infection in S2 cells. Dev Comp Immunol 2013; 41:491-497. [PMID: 23916491 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2013.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2013] [Revised: 07/22/2013] [Accepted: 07/24/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Phagocytosis plays important roles in innate and adaptive immunity in animals. Some small G proteins are found to be related to phagocytosis. However, the Ran GTPase has not been intensively characterized in immunity. In this paper, the sequence analysis showed that the Ran was highly conserved in animals, suggesting that its function was preserved during animal evolution. The results showed that Ran was upregulated in S2 cells in response to DCV infection. It was further revealed that the antiviral phagocytosis could be mediated by Ran in S2 cells. By comparison with the early marker and late marker of phagosomes, the results showed that the Ran protein played an essential role at the early stage of phagocytosis or throughout the entire phagocytic process. Therefore our findings enlarged our limited knowledge about the phagocytosis regulation by small G proteins concerning to the nucleus.
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- Ting Ye
- Key Laboratory of Animal Virology of Ministry of Agriculture and College of Life Sciences and Key Laboratory of Conservation Biology for Endangered Wildlife of the Ministry of Education, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China; College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People's Republic of China
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Han F, Wang XQ, Yao CL, Wang ZY. Molecular characterization of Ran gene up-regulated in large yellow croaker (Pseudosciaena crocea) immunity. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2010; 29:327-333. [PMID: 20447461 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2010.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2009] [Revised: 04/07/2010] [Accepted: 04/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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RanGTPase, one family of small G protein superfamily, has been widely demonstrated to be involved in transport system between cytoplasm and nucleus. However the knowledge about the function of RanGTPase in immunity remains limited. In this report, Ran gene (named LycRan) cDNA was cloned from the large yellow croaker, Pseudosciaena crocea, a marine fish. The full-length cDNA of LycRan was of 1033 bp, including a 5'-terminal untranslated region (UTR) of 43 bp, 3'-terminal UTR of 338 bp and an open reading frame (ORF) of 648 bp encoding a polypeptide of 216 amino acids. The deduced protein is highly homologous, it shares 90.74%, 88.89%, 89.35% and 85.20% identities with those of salmon, frog, human and fruit fly respectively. RT-PCR analysis indicated that LycRan gene was constitutively expressed in 9 tissues examined, including kidney, liver, gill, muscle, spleen, skin, heart, intestine and blood. The result of quantitative Real-Time RT-PCR analysis revealed the highest expression in kidney and the weakest expression in skin. Time course analysis showed that LycRan expression was obviously up-regulated in kidney, blood and spleen after immunization with either poly I:C or formalin-inactive Gram-negative bacterium Vibrio parahaemolyticus. It indicated that the highest expression was 2.8 times (at 48 h) as much as that in the control in the kidney (p < 0.05) challenged by poly I:C and 3.2 times (at 24 h) in the blood (p < 0.05) challenged by bacteria. These results suggested that LycRan might play an important role in large yellow croaker defense against the pathogen infection. Our study, therefore, might provide a clue to elucidate the large yellow croaker innate immunity.
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- Fang Han
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China
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Li F, Yang D, Wang Y, Liu B, Deng Y, Wang L, Shang X, Tong W, Ni B, Wu Y. Identification and modification of an HLA-A*0201-restricted cytotoxic T lymphocyte epitope from Ran antigen. Cancer Immunol Immunother 2009; 58:2039-49. [PMID: 19430788 PMCID: PMC11030261 DOI: 10.1007/s00262-009-0712-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 01/26/2009] [Accepted: 04/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ran is considered to be a promising target for tumor-specific immunotherapy because its protein is exclusively expressed in tumor tissues, though its mRNA can be expressed in most normal tissues. In our study, we obtained four candidate wild-type epitopes designated Ran1, Ran2, Ran3, and Ran4, derived from the Ran antigen with the highest predicted affinity with MHC-I, indicated by affinity prediction plots and molecular dynamics simulation. However, in vitro affinity assays of these epitopes showed only a moderate affinity with MHC-I. Thus, we designed altered peptide ligands (APLs) derived from Ran wild-type epitopes with preferred primary and auxiliary HLA-A*0201 molecule anchor residue replacement. Of the eight tested peptides, the 1Y analog had the strongest binding-affinity and lowest-dissociation rate to HLA-A*0201. Additionally, we investigated the CTLs activities induced by Ran wild-type peptides and the APLs in human PBMCs and in HLA-A*0201/K(b) transgenic mice. Ran1 1Y was superior to other APLs and wild-type peptides in eliciting epitope-specific CTL immune responses both in vitro and in vivo. In summary, a wild-type epitope of the tumor-specific antigen Ran, expressed broadly in many tumors, was identified and designated Ran1. An APL of Ran1, Ran1 1Y, was further designed and verified in vitro and in vivo and found to elicit a stronger Ran-specific CTL response, indicating a potential anti-tumor application in the future.
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- Fan Li
- Department of Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, 400038 Chongqing, China
- Department of General Surgery, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 400042 Chongqing, China
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, 400038 Chongqing, China
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, 400038 Chongqing, China
- Department of Nephrology, Xinqiao Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 400037 Chongqing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 400042 Chongqing, China
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, 400038 Chongqing, China
- Department of Geriatric Gastroenterology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 FuXing Street, 100853 Beijing, China
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, 400038 Chongqing, China
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, 400038 Chongqing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Institute of Surgery Research, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, 400042 Chongqing, China
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, 400038 Chongqing, China
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- Department of Immunology, Institute of Immunology, Third Military Medical University, 400038 Chongqing, China
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Matsueda S, Takedatsu H, Sasada T, Azuma K, Ishihara Y, Komohara Y, Noguchi M, Shichijo S, Itoh K, Harada M. New peptide vaccine candidates for epithelial cancer patients with HLA-A3 supertype alleles. J Immunother 2007; 30:274-81. [PMID: 17414318 DOI: 10.1097/01.cji.0000211340.88835.e7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
We previously identified 2 cancer-associated antigens, immediate early response gene X-1 (IEX) and small GTPase (Ran), and their 5 epitopes using human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-A33-restricted and tumor-infiltrating T cells from a colon cancer patient. In this study, we examined whether or not these peptides can induce cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) in HLA-A11+ or HLA-A31+ epithelial cancer patients because the HLA-A11, HLA-A31, and HLA-A33 alleles share binding motifs as an HLA-A3 supertype family, which is widely distributed in many ethnic populations. Among them, the 2 peptides, IEX 47-56 and IEX 61-69, induced peptide-specific CTLs from peripheral blood mononuclear cells of cancer patients with the HLA-A11 and HLA-A31 alleles more efficiently than the other 3 peptides. Antibody blocking and cold inhibition experiments revealed that the cytotoxicity of peptide-induced CTLs against cancer cells was attributable to peptide-specific and CD8+ T cells. Together with our previous findings, these results indicate that the 2 IEX peptides could be appropriate vaccine candidates for HLA-A11, HLA-A31, and HLA-A33 positive epithelial cancer patients. This information could expand the chance of a peptide-based cancer vaccine for epithelial cancer patients of many ethnic populations.
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- Satoko Matsueda
- *Department of Immunology, Karume University School of Medicine, Karume, Fukuoka, Japan
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Azuma K, Sasada T, Takedatsu H, Shomura H, Koga M, Maeda Y, Yao A, Hirai T, Takabayashi A, Shichijo S, Itoh K. Ran, a Small GTPase Gene, Encodes Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte (CTL) Epitopes Capable of Inducing HLA-A33–restricted and Tumor-Reactive CTLs in Cancer Patients. Clin Cancer Res 2004; 10:6695-702. [PMID: 15475460 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-04-0818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose is to identify a gene coding for tumor-associated antigen and peptide capable of inducing CTLs reactive to tumor cells with a HLA-A33-restricted fashion to provide scientific basis for specific immunotherapy to HLA-A33+ cancer patients. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN An expression gene-cloning method was used to identify the tumor-associated antigen gene. Northern blot analysis and immunohistochemistry were used to examine the mRNA and protein expression levels in various cells and tissues, respectively. Synthetic peptides were examined for their ability to induce HLA-A33+ tumor-reactive CTLs in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from cancer patients. RESULT A gene of small GTPase, Ran, which controls the cell cycle through the regulation of nucleocytoplasmic transport, mitotic spindle organization, and nuclear envelope formation, was found to encode epitopes recognized by the HLA-A33-restricted CTLs established from T cells infiltrating into gastric adenocarcinoma. The expression of the Ran gene was increased in most cancer cell lines and cancer tissues at both the mRNA and protein levels. However, it was not enhanced in the surrounding normal cells or tissues. It was also undetectable in normal tissues as far as tested. Ran-derived peptides at positions 48-56 and 87-95 could induce CD8+ peptide-specific CTLs reactive to tumor cells from HLA-A33+ epithelial cancer patients in a HLA class I-restricted manner. CONCLUSIONS Because of its increased expression in cancer cells and involvement in malignant transformation and/or the enhanced proliferation of cancer cells, the two Ran-directed peptides could be potent candidates in use for specific immunotherapy against HLA-A33+ epithelial cancers.
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MESH Headings
- Adenocarcinoma/genetics
- Adenocarcinoma/immunology
- Adenocarcinoma/pathology
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal/pharmacology
- Blotting, Northern
- CD8 Antigens/immunology
- COS Cells
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Chlorocebus aethiops
- Cytotoxicity, Immunologic/drug effects
- Epitopes/genetics
- Epitopes/immunology
- Gene Expression Profiling
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- HLA-A Antigens/genetics
- HLA-A Antigens/immunology
- Humans
- Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis
- K562 Cells
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/immunology
- Leukocytes, Mononuclear/metabolism
- Neoplasms/genetics
- Neoplasms/immunology
- Neoplasms/pathology
- RNA, Messenger/genetics
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Stomach Neoplasms/genetics
- Stomach Neoplasms/immunology
- Stomach Neoplasms/pathology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic/metabolism
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- ran GTP-Binding Protein/genetics
- ran GTP-Binding Protein/immunology
- ran GTP-Binding Protein/metabolism
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- Koichi Azuma
- Department of Immunology and Research Center of Innovative Cancer Therapy of the 21st Century Center of Excellence Program for Medical Science, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan
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Hansen MH, Ostenstad B, Sioud M. Identification of immunogenic antigens using a phage-displayed cDNA library from an invasive ductal breast carcinoma tumour. Int J Oncol 2001; 19:1303-9. [PMID: 11713604 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.19.6.1303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The identification of immunogenic antigens for serological testing and vaccine development is a major challenge facing cancer immunology research. To study the humoral immune response in patients with breast cancer, a T7 phage display cDNA library from an invasive ductal breast carcinoma was panned on patient serum IgG antibodies. By monitoring the selection with an immunoscreening technique, positive phage-displayed cDNA products reacting with breast cancer patient IgG antibodies were selected. Sequence analysis identified immunogenic antigens such as the cytochrome oxidase I, sp100 and Ran GTPase activating protein. Additionally, immunogenic uncharacterized gene products were also identified. Both the known and unknown immunoselected gene products should offer an additional source for cancer gene discovery for diagnostic testing and vaccine development.
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MESH Headings
- Antibodies, Neoplasm/immunology
- Antigens, Neoplasm/immunology
- Antigens, Nuclear
- Autoantigens/genetics
- Autoantigens/immunology
- Autoantigens/metabolism
- Bacteriophage M13/genetics
- Blotting, Western
- Breast Neoplasms/genetics
- Breast Neoplasms/immunology
- Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/genetics
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/immunology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/metabolism
- DNA Primers/chemistry
- Electron Transport Complex IV/genetics
- Electron Transport Complex IV/immunology
- Electron Transport Complex IV/metabolism
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Escherichia coli/genetics
- Female
- Gene Library
- Humans
- Immunoblotting
- Immunoglobulin G/immunology
- Neoplasm Invasiveness
- Nuclear Proteins/genetics
- Nuclear Proteins/immunology
- Nuclear Proteins/metabolism
- Peptide Library
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- ran GTP-Binding Protein/genetics
- ran GTP-Binding Protein/immunology
- ran GTP-Binding Protein/metabolism
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- M H Hansen
- Department of Immunology, Molecular Medicine Group, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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By functional cloning, we have established that Ran GTPase is involved in LPS-induced signal transduction. This has been accomplished by several functional comparisons of the two cDNAs, Lps(n)/Ran (or RanT/n) and Lps(d)/Ran (or RanC/d), which were isolated from cDNA libraries of LPS responder and hyporesponder mice, respectively. The letter n refers to the "normal" phenotype and the letter d refers to the "deficient" phenotype. Consistent with our previous results, more animal studies indicated that adenoviral transduction of RanC/d cDNA, but not RanT/n cDNA, into sensitive mice conferred significant resistance against endotoxin challenge. Thus the incorporation of RanC/d cDNA into gene therapy protocols as a therapeutic sequence remains very attractive. At steady state, hematopoietic cells transduced with RanC/d cDNA led to about a 10-fold increase in exogenous Ran protein compared with RanT/n cDNA. Furthermore, our cumulative data suggest that a slight elevation of Ran protein in B cells enhances LPS responsiveness, but the same elevation of Ran in macrophages does not. On the other hand, a high level of overexpression of Ran in both macrophages and B cells down-regulates LPS signal transduction. Thus LPS-induced signal transduction in macrophages and B cells is likely to occur via different signaling pathways.
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- F Zhao
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Fels Institute, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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Guarguaglini G, Renzi L, D'Ottavio F, Di Fiore B, Casenghi M, Cundari E, Lavia P. Regulated Ran-binding protein 1 activity is required for organization and function of the mitotic spindle in mammalian cells in vivo. Cell Growth Differ 2000; 11:455-65. [PMID: 10965850] [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: 02/17/2023]
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Ran-binding protein (RanBP) 1 is a major regulator of the Ran GTPase and is encoded by a regulatory target gene of E2F factors. The Ran GTPase network controls several cellular processes, including nucleocytoplasmic transport and cell cycle progression, and has recently also been shown to regulate microtubule nucleation and spindle assembly in Xenopus oocyte extracts. Here we report that RanBP1 protein levels are cell cycle regulated in mammalian cells, increase from S phase to M phase, peak in metaphase, and abruptly decline in late telophase. Overexpression of RanBP1 throughout the cell cycle yields abnormal mitoses characterized by severe defects in spindle polarization. In addition, microinjection of anti-RanBP1 antibody in mitotic cells induces mitotic delay and abnormal nuclear division, reflecting an abnormal stabilization of the mitotic spindle. Thus, regulated RanBP1 activity is required for proper execution of mitosis in somatic cells.
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- G Guarguaglini
- National Research Council Centre of Evolutionary Genetics, c/o Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, University of Rome La Sapienza, Italy
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