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McCauley KE, Rackaityte E, LaMere B, Fadrosh DW, Fujimura KE, Panzer AR, Lin DL, Lynch KV, Halkias J, Mendoza VF, Burt TD, Bendixsen C, Barnes K, Kim H, Jones K, Ownby DR, Johnson CC, Seroogy CM, Gern JE, Boushey HA, Lynch SV. Heritable vaginal bacteria influence immune tolerance and relate to early-life markers of allergic sensitization in infancy. Cell Rep Med 2022; 3:100713. [PMID: 35932762 PMCID: PMC9418802 DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2022.100713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 04/17/2023]
Abstract
Maternal asthma status, prenatal exposures, and infant gut microbiota perturbation are associated with heightened risk of atopy and asthma risk in childhood, observations hypothetically linked by intergenerational microbial transmission. Using maternal vaginal (n = 184) and paired infant stool (n = 172) samples, we identify four compositionally and functionally distinct Lactobacillus-dominated vaginal microbiota clusters (VCs) that relate to prenatal maternal health and exposures and infant serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) status at 1 year. Variance in bacteria shared between mother and infant pairs relate to VCs, maternal allergy/asthma status, and infant IgE levels. Heritable bacterial gene pathways associated with infant IgE include fatty acid synthesis and histamine and tryptophan degradation. In vitro, vertically transmitted Lactobacillus jensenii strains induce immunosuppressive phenotypes on human antigen-presenting cells. Murine supplementation with L. jensenii reduces lung eosinophils, neutrophilic expansion, and the proportion of interleukin-4 (IL-4)+ CD4+ T cells. Thus, bacterial and atopy heritability are intimately linked, suggesting a microbial component of intergenerational disease transmission.
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- Kathryn E McCauley
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA; Department of Process Development, PACT Pharma, South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Neonatology and the Children's Health and Discovery Initiative, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27705, USA
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- Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield, WI 54449, USA
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- Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA.
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McCauley KE, Flynn K, Calatroni A, DiMassa V, LaMere B, Fadrosh DW, Lynch KV, Gill MA, Pongracic JA, Khurana Hershey GK, Kercsmar CM, Liu AH, Johnson CC, Kim H, Kattan M, O'Connor GT, Bacharier LB, Teach SJ, Gergen PJ, Wheatley LM, Togias A, LeBeau P, Presnell S, Boushey HA, Busse WW, Gern JE, Jackson DJ, Altman MC, Lynch SV. Seasonal airway microbiome and transcriptome interactions promote childhood asthma exacerbations. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2022; 150:204-213. [PMID: 35149044 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2022.01.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Seasonal variation in respiratory illnesses and exacerbations in pediatric populations with asthma is well described, though whether upper airway microbes play season-specific roles in these events is unknown. OBJECTIVE We hypothesized that nasal microbiota composition is seasonally dynamic and that discrete microbe-host interactions modify risk of asthma exacerbation in a season-specific manner. METHODS Repeated nasal samples from children with exacerbation-prone asthma collected during periods of respiratory health (baseline; n = 181 samples) or first captured respiratory illness (n = 97) across all seasons, underwent bacterial (16S ribosomal RNA gene) and fungal (internal transcribed spacer region 2) biomarker sequencing. Virus detection was performed by multiplex PCR. Paired nasal transcriptome data were examined for seasonal dynamics and integrative analyses. RESULTS Upper airway bacterial and fungal microbiota and rhinovirus detection exhibited significant seasonal dynamics. In seasonally adjusted analysis, variation in both baseline and respiratory illness microbiota related to subsequent exacerbation. Specifically, in the fall, when respiratory illness and exacerbation events were most frequent, several Moraxella and Haemophilus members were enriched both in virus-positive respiratory illnesses and those that progressed to exacerbations. The abundance of 2 discrete bacterial networks, characteristically comprising either Streptococcus or Staphylococcus, exhibited opposing interactions with an exacerbation-associated SMAD3 nasal epithelial transcriptional module to significantly increase the odds of subsequent exacerbation (odds ratio = 14.7, 95% confidence interval = 1.50-144, P = .02; odds ratio = 39.17, 95% confidence interval = 2.44-626, P = .008, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Upper airway microbiomes covary with season and with seasonal trends in respiratory illnesses and asthma exacerbations. Seasonally adjusted analyses reveal specific bacteria-host interactions that significantly increase risk of asthma exacerbation in these children.
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- Systems Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, Wash
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Tex
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- Department of Allergy and Immunology, Children's Hospital Colorado, Unversity of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colo
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- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY
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- Pulmonary Center, Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonary Medicine, Washington University, St Louis, Mo
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Md
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Md
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- Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Md
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- Systems Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, Wash
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisc
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisc
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- University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisc
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- Systems Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, Wash; Department of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Washington, Seattle, Wash.
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif.
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McCauley K, Durack J, Valladares R, Fadrosh DW, Lin DL, Calatroni A, LeBeau PK, Tran HT, Fujimura KE, LaMere B, Merana G, Lynch K, Cohen RT, Pongracic J, Khurana Hershey GK, Kercsmar CM, Gill M, Liu AH, Kim H, Kattan M, Teach SJ, Togias A, Boushey HA, Gern JE, Jackson DJ, Lynch SV. Distinct nasal airway bacterial microbiotas differentially relate to exacerbation in pediatric patients with asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2019; 144:1187-1197. [PMID: 31201890 PMCID: PMC6842413 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.05.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [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: 11/29/2018] [Revised: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND In infants, distinct nasopharyngeal bacterial microbiotas differentially associate with the incidence and severity of acute respiratory tract infection and childhood asthma development. OBJECTIVE We hypothesized that distinct nasal airway microbiota structures also exist in children with asthma and relate to clinical outcomes. METHODS Nasal secretion samples (n = 3122) collected after randomization during the fall season from children with asthma (6-17 years, n = 413) enrolled in a trial of omalizumab (anti-IgE) underwent 16S rRNA profiling. Statistical analyses with exacerbation as the primary outcome and rhinovirus infection and respiratory illnesses as secondary outcomes were performed. Using A549 epithelial cells, we assessed nasal isolates of Moraxella, Staphylococcus, and Corynebacterium species for their capacity to induce epithelial damage and inflammatory responses. RESULTS Six nasal airway microbiota assemblages, each dominated by Moraxella, Staphylococcus, Corynebacterium, Streptococcus, Alloiococcus, or Haemophilus species, were observed. Moraxella and Staphylococcus species-dominated microbiotas were most frequently detected and exhibited temporal stability. Nasal microbiotas dominated by Moraxella species were associated with increased exacerbation risk and eosinophil activation. Staphylococcus or Corynebacterium species-dominated microbiotas were associated with reduced respiratory illness and exacerbation events, whereas Streptococcus species-dominated assemblages increased the risk of rhinovirus infection. Nasal microbiota composition remained relatively stable despite viral infection or exacerbation; only a few taxa belonging to the dominant genera exhibited relative abundance fluctuations during these events. In vitro, Moraxella catarrhalis induced significantly greater epithelial damage and inflammatory cytokine expression (IL-33 and IL-8) compared with other dominant nasal bacterial isolates tested. CONCLUSION Distinct nasal airway microbiotas of children with asthma relate to the likelihood of exacerbation, rhinovirus infection, and respiratory illnesses during the fall season.
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- Kathryn McCauley
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Tex; Department of Immunology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Tex
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- Department of Pedatrics and Pulmonology Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colo; Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colo
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Mich
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- College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Md
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, Calif.
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Talpin A, Kattah MG, Advincula R, Fadrosh D, Lynch K, LaMere B, Fujimura KE, Nagalingam NA, Malynn BA, Lynch SV, Ma A. A20 in dendritic cells restrains intestinal anti-bacterial peptide expression and preserves commensal homeostasis. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0218999. [PMID: 31295268 PMCID: PMC6622485 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 04/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Microbial dysbiosis commonly occurs in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Exogenous causes of dysbiosis such as antibiotics and diet are well described, but host derived causes are understudied. A20 is a potent regulator of signals triggered by microbial pattern molecules, and A20 regulates susceptibility to intestinal inflammation in mice and in humans. We now report that mice lacking A20 expression in dendritic cells, A20FL/FL CD11c-Cre mice (or A20dDC mice), spontaneously develop colitogenic intestinal dysbiosis that is evident upon weaning and precedes the onset of colitis. Intestines from A20dDC mice express increased amounts of Reg3β and Reg3γ, but not Ang4. A20 deficient DCs promote gut microbiota perturbation in the absence of adaptive lymphocytes. Moreover, A20 deficient DCs directly induce expression of Reg3β and Reg3γ but not Ang 4 in normal intestinal epithelial cell enteroid cultures in the absence of other cell types. These findings reveal a pathophysiological pathway in which defective expression of an IBD susceptibility gene in DCs drives aberrant expression of anti-bacterial peptides and luminal dysbiosis that in turn confers host susceptibility to intestinal inflammation.
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- Alice Talpin
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States of America
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Gutin L, Piceno Y, Fadrosh D, Lynch K, Zydek M, Kassam Z, LaMere B, Terdiman J, Ma A, Somsouk M, Lynch S, El-Nachef N. Fecal microbiota transplant for Crohn disease: A study evaluating safety, efficacy, and microbiome profile. United European Gastroenterol J 2019; 7:807-814. [PMID: 31316785 PMCID: PMC6620877 DOI: 10.1177/2050640619845986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Emerging trials suggest fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is a promising treatment for ulcerative colitis; however, there is a paucity of data in Crohn disease (CD). OBJECTIVE The objectives of this article are to determine whether single-dose FMT improves clinical and endoscopic outcomes in CD patients and to identify meaningful changes in the microbiome in response to FMT. METHODS We performed a prospective, open-label, single-center study. Ten CD patients underwent FMT and were evaluated for clinical response (defined as decrease in Harvey-Bradshaw Index score ≥3 at one month post-FMT) and microbiome profile (16S ribosomal RNA sequencing) at one month post-FMT. RESULTS Three of 10 patients responded to FMT. Two of 10 patients had significant adverse events requiring escalation of therapy. On microbiome analysis, bacterial communities of responders had increased relative abundance of bacteria commonly found in donor gut microbiota. CONCLUSIONS Single-dose FMT in this cohort of CD patients showed modest effect and potential for harm. Responders tended to have lower baseline alpha diversity, suggesting baseline perturbation of microbiota may be an indicator of potential responders to FMT in this patient population. Controlled trials are needed to further assess the efficacy and safety of FMT in CD and determine whether FMT is a viable option in this patient population.Clinicaltrials.gov number: NCT02460705.
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- Liat Gutin
- Department of Medicine, University of
California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University
of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University
of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University
of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University
of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University
of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University
of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University
of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Zuckerberg
San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University
of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University
of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA,Najwa El-Nachef, University of California
San Francisco, Division of Gastroenterology, 505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0119, M1479,
San Francisco, CA 94143-0119.
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Castle PE, Follansbee S, Borgonovo S, Tokugawa D, Schwartz LM, Lorey TS, LaMere B, Gage JC, Fetterman B, Darragh TM, Rodriguez AC, Wentzensen N. A comparison of human papillomavirus genotype-specific DNA and E6/E7 mRNA detection to identify anal precancer among HIV-infected men who have sex with men. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2013; 22:42-9. [PMID: 23155136 PMCID: PMC3538931 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-12-0984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Human papillomavirus (HPV) RNA detection is reportedly more specific for the detection of anogenital precancer than HPV DNA but it is unknown whether this is due to detection of RNA or due to HPV genotype restriction. METHODS A total of 363 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive men who have sex with men had two anal cytology samples taken and were evaluated using high-resolution anoscopy and biopsies of visible lesions. Anal specimens were tested for E6/E7 RNA for five carcinogenic HPV genotypes (HPV16, 18, 31, 33, and 45) and tested for the DNA of 13 carcinogenic HPV genotypes. RESULTS DNA testing was more likely to be positive than RNA testing (53% vs. 48%; P = 0.02) for the same five HPV genotypes in aggregate. When restricted to five HPV genotypes targeted by the RNA test, the sensitivity to detect anal precancer was the same for DNA and RNA (81%), whereas RNA was more specific than DNA (65% vs. 58%; P = 0.007). In comparison, DNA detection of all 13 carcinogenic HPV genotypes was more sensitive (96% vs. 81%; P = 0.001) but much less specific (65% vs. 33%; P < 0.001) as compared with RNA detection of the five HPV genotypes. CONCLUSION After controlling for HPV genotypes, RNA was only slightly more specific than DNA detection for anal precancer. IMPACT DNA or RNA testing for a subset of the most carcinogenic HPV genotypes may be useful for distinguishing between those HPV-positive men at higher and lower risk of anal precancer and cancer.
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- Kaiser Permanente TPMG Regional Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD
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- Women’s Health Research Institute, Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD
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- Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
- Proyecto Epidemiológico Guanacaste, Fundación Instituto Costarricense de Investigación y Enseñanza en Nutrición y Salud, San José, Costa Rica
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD
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Wentzensen N, Sun C, Ghosh A, Kinney W, Mirabello L, Wacholder S, Shaber R, LaMere B, Clarke M, Lorincz AT, Castle PE, Schiffman M, Burk RD. Methylation of HPV18, HPV31, and HPV45 genomes and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3. J Natl Cancer Inst 2012; 104:1738-49. [PMID: 23093560 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djs425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Persistent infections with carcinogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) types are the necessary cause of cervical cancer. We recently demonstrated that the HPV16 genome is strongly methylated in cervical precancer compared with transient infections. However, the extent of methylation in other HPV types and its role in progression to cancer is poorly understood. METHODS We analyzed whole-genome methylation patterns of the three next most carcinogenic HPV genotypes: HPV31 (closely related to HPV16), and two other closely related types, HPV18 and HPV45. DNA was extracted from cervical cytology specimens from 92 women with precancer and 96 women infected with HPV31, HPV18, or HPV45, but who had no cytological or histological abnormalities. After bisulfite modification, genome-wide pyrosequencing was performed covering 80-106 sites. We calculated differences in median methylation, odds ratios, areas under the curve, and Spearman rank correlation coefficients for methylation levels between different sites. All statistical tests were two-sided. RESULTS For all three HPV types, we observed strongly elevated methylation levels at multiple CpG sites in the E2, L2, and L1 regions among women with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 compared with women with transient infections. We observed high correlation of methylation patterns between phylogenetically related types. The highest areas under the curve were 0.81 for HPV31, 0.85 for HPV18, and 0.98 for HPV45. Differential methylation patterns in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 patients with multiple infections suggest that methylation can clarify which of the infections is causal. CONCLUSIONS Carcinogenic HPV DNA methylation indicates transforming HPV infections. Our findings show that methylation of carcinogenic HPV types is a general phenomenon that warrants development of diagnostic assays.
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- Nicolas Wentzensen
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Blvd, Room 5024, Rockville, MD 20852-7234, USA.
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Hinkley CS, Hirsch HA, Gu L, LaMere B, Henry RW. The small nuclear RNA-activating protein 190 Myb DNA binding domain stimulates TATA box-binding protein-TATA box recognition. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:18649-57. [PMID: 12621023 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m204247200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
Human U6 small nuclear RNA (snRNA) gene transcription by RNA polymerase III requires cooperative promoter binding involving the snRNA-activating protein complex (SNAP(c)) and the TATA-box binding protein (TBP). To investigate the role of SNAP(c) for TBP function at U6 promoters, TBP recruitment assays were performed using full-length TBP and a mini-SNAP(c) containing SNAP43, SNAP50, and a truncated SNAP190. Mini-SNAP(c) efficiently recruits TBP to the U6 TATA box, and two SNAP(c) subunits, SNAP43 and SNAP190, directly interact with the TBP DNA binding domain. Truncated SNAP190 containing only the Myb DNA binding domain is sufficient for TBP recruitment to the TATA box. Therefore, the SNAP190 Myb domain functions both to specifically recognize the proximal sequence element present in the core promoters of human snRNA genes and to stimulate TBP recognition of the neighboring TATA box present in human U6 snRNA promoters. The SNAP190 Myb domain also stimulates complex assembly with TBP and Brf2, a subunit of a snRNA-specific TFIIIB complex. Thus, interactions between the DNA binding domains of SNAP190 and TBP at juxtaposed promoter elements define the assembly of a RNA polymerase III-specific preinitiation complex.
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- Craig S Hinkley
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
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