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Zhang Q, Xu J, Zhou X, Liu Z. CAP superfamily proteins from venomous animals: Who we are and what to do? Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 221:691-702. [PMID: 36099994 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.09.079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cysteine-rich secretory proteins (CRISPs), antigen 5 (Ag5), and pathogenesis-related (PR-1) superfamily proteins (CAP superfamily proteins) are found in diverse species across the bacterial, fungal, plant, mammalian, and venomous animal kingdoms. Notably, CAP proteins are found in a remarkable range of species across the venomous animal kingdom and are present almost ubiquitously in venoms, even when venoms are produced in very small quantities. Meanwhile, in comparison to mammals, venomous animals are underappreciated and easy to ignore. Overwhelming evidence suggests that CAP proteins derived from venomous animals exhibit diverse activities, including ion channel, inflammatory, proteolysis, and immune regulatory activities. To understand the potential biological functions of CAP proteins in venom more effectively, we need to examine the significance of the evolution of venomous animals in the animal kingdom, for their survival. In this article, we will review the current status of research on CAP proteins in venomous animals, including their isolation, characterization, known biological activities, and sequence alignments. We will also discuss the rapid evolution of CAP proteins with varied subtypes in venomous animals. A treasure trove of information can be obtained by studying the CAP proteins in venomous animals; hence, it is necessary to explore these proteins further.
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- Qianqian Zhang
- The National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China; Peptide and small molecule drug R&D plateform, Furong Laboratory, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- The National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China; Peptide and small molecule drug R&D plateform, Furong Laboratory, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China
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- The National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China; Peptide and small molecule drug R&D plateform, Furong Laboratory, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China.
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- The National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan 410081, China; Peptide and small molecule drug R&D plateform, Furong Laboratory, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, 410081, Hunan, China.
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Pathak BR, Breed AA, Deshmukh P, Mahale SD. Androgen receptor mediated epigenetic regulation of CRISP3 promoter in prostate cancer cells. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2018; 181:20-27. [PMID: 29477539 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2018.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2017] [Revised: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Cysteine-rich secretory protein 3 (CRISP3) is one of the most upregulated genes in prostate cancer. Androgen receptor (AR) plays an important role not only in initial stages of prostate cancer development but also in the advanced stage of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC). Role of AR in regulation of CRISP3 expression is not yet known. In order to understand the regulation of CRISP3 expression, various overlapping fragments of CRISP3 promoter were cloned in pGL3 luciferase reporter vector. All constructs were transiently and stably transfected in PC3 (CRISP3 negative) and LNCaP (CRISP3 positive) cell lines and promoter activity was measured by luciferase assay. Promoter activity of LNCaP stable clones was significantly higher than PC3 stable clones. Further in CRISP3 negative PC3 and RWPE-1 cells, CRISP3 promoter was shown to be silenced by histone deacetylation. Treatment of LNCaP cells with DHT resulted in increase in levels of CRISP3 transcript and protein. AR dependency of CRISP3 promoter was also evaluated in LNCaP stable clones by luciferase assay. To provide molecular evidence of epigenetic regulation of CRISP3 promoter and its response to DHT, ChIP PCR was performed in PC3 and LNCaP cells. Our results demonstrate that CRISP3 expression in prostate cancer cells is androgen dependent and in AR positive cells, CRISP3 promoter is epigenetically regulated by AR.
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- Bhakti R Pathak
- Division of Structural Biology, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (Indian Council of Medical Research), Mumbai, India.
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- Division of Structural Biology, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (Indian Council of Medical Research), Mumbai, India
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- Division of Structural Biology, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (Indian Council of Medical Research), Mumbai, India
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- Division of Structural Biology, National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (Indian Council of Medical Research), Mumbai, India
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Humbatova A, Maroofian R, Romano MT, Tafazzoli A, Behnam M, Dilaver N, Nouri N, Salehi M, Wolf S, Frank J, Kokordelis P, Betz RC. An insertion mutation in HOXC13 underlies pure hair and nail ectodermal dysplasia with lacrimal duct obstruction. Br J Dermatol 2017; 178:e265-e267. [PMID: 29278420 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- A Humbatova
- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.,Institute of Genetic Resources, Azerbaijan, National Academy of Sciences, Baku, Azerbaijan
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- Molecular & Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St. George's University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, U.K
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Medical Genetics Laboratory of Genome, Isfahan, Iran
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- Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Wales, U.K
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- Medical Genetics Laboratory of Genome, Isfahan, Iran
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- Medical Genetics Laboratory of Genome, Isfahan, Iran.,Division of Genetics and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Sullivan DA, Rocha EM, Aragona P, Clayton JA, Ding J, Golebiowski B, Hampel U, McDermott AM, Schaumberg DA, Srinivasan S, Versura P, Willcox MDP. TFOS DEWS II Sex, Gender, and Hormones Report. Ocul Surf 2017; 15:284-333. [PMID: 28736336 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtos.2017.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 236] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
Abstract
One of the most compelling features of dry eye disease (DED) is that it occurs more frequently in women than men. In fact, the female sex is a significant risk factor for the development of DED. This sex-related difference in DED prevalence is attributed in large part to the effects of sex steroids (e.g. androgens, estrogens), hypothalamic-pituitary hormones, glucocorticoids, insulin, insulin-like growth factor 1 and thyroid hormones, as well as to the sex chromosome complement, sex-specific autosomal factors and epigenetics (e.g. microRNAs). In addition to sex, gender also appears to be a risk factor for DED. "Gender" and "sex" are words that are often used interchangeably, but they have distinct meanings. "Gender" refers to a person's self-representation as a man or woman, whereas "sex" distinguishes males and females based on their biological characteristics. Both gender and sex affect DED risk, presentation of the disease, immune responses, pain, care-seeking behaviors, service utilization, and myriad other facets of eye health. Overall, sex, gender and hormones play a major role in the regulation of ocular surface and adnexal tissues, and in the difference in DED prevalence between women and men. The purpose of this Subcommittee report is to review and critique the nature of this role, as well as to recommend areas for future research to advance our understanding of the interrelationships between sex, gender, hormones and DED.
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- David A Sullivan
- Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ocular Surface Diseases Unit, University of Messina, Messina, Sicily, Italy
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- National Institutes of Health Office of Research on Women's Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye & Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- The Ocular Surface Institute, College of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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- Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Centre for Contact Lens Research, School of Optometry, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Specialized, Experimental, and Diagnostic Medicine, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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Peterson RA, Gueniche A, Adam de Beaumais S, Breton L, Dalko-Csiba M, Packer NH. Sweating the small stuff: Glycoproteins in human sweat and their unexplored potential for microbial adhesion. Glycobiology 2015; 26:218-29. [DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwv102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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de Sousa-Pereira P, Cova M, Abrantes J, Ferreira R, Trindade F, Barros A, Gomes P, Colaço B, Amado F, Esteves PJ, Vitorino R. Cross-species comparison of mammalian saliva using an LC-MALDI based proteomic approach. Proteomics 2015; 15:1598-607. [PMID: 25641928 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201400083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2014] [Revised: 12/01/2014] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Despite the importance of saliva in the regulation of oral cavity homeostasis, few studies have been conducted to quantitatively compare the saliva of different mammal species. Aiming to define a proteome signature of mammals' saliva, an in-depth SDS-PAGE-LC coupled to MS/MS (GeLC-MS/MS) approach was used to characterize the saliva from primates (human), carnivores (dog), glires (rat and rabbit), and ungulates (sheep, cattle, horse). Despite the high variability in the number of distinct proteins identified per species, most protein families were shared by the mammals studied with the exception of cattle and horse. Alpha-amylase is an example that seems to reflect the natural selection related to digestion efficacy and food recognition. Casein protein family was identified in all species but human, suggesting an alternative to statherin in the protection of hard tissues. Overall, data suggest that different proteins might assure a similar role in the regulation of oral cavity homeostasis, potentially explaining the specific mammals' salivary proteome signature. Moreover, some protein families were identified for the first time in the saliva of some species, the presence of proline-rich proteins in rabbit's saliva being a good example.
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- Patrícia de Sousa-Pereira
- QOPNA, Mass Spectrometry Center, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal; CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Campus Agrário de Vairão, Vairão, Portugal
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Evans J, D'Sylva R, Volpert M, Jamsai D, Merriner DJ, Nie G, Salamonsen LA, O'Bryan MK. Endometrial CRISP3 is regulated throughout the mouse estrous and human menstrual cycle and facilitates adhesion and proliferation of endometrial epithelial cells. Biol Reprod 2015; 92:99. [PMID: 25715794 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.114.127480] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The endometrium (the mucosal lining of the uterus) is a dynamic tissue that undergoes extensive remodeling, secretory transformation in preparation for implantation of an embryo, inflammatory and proteolytic activity during menstruation, and rapid postmenstrual repair. A plethora of local factors influence these processes. Recently, a cysteine-rich protein, CRISP3, a clade of the CRISP, antigen 5, pathogenesis-related (CAP) protein superfamily, has been implicated in uterine function. The localization, regulation, and potential function of CRISP3 in both the human and mouse endometrium is described. CRISP3 localizes to the luminal and glandular epithelium of the endometrium within both species, with increased immunoreactivity during the proliferative phase of the human cycle. CRISP3 also localizes to neutrophils, particularly within the premenstrual human endometrium and during the postbreakdown repair phase of a mouse model of endometrial breakdown and repair. Endometrial CRISP3 is produced by primary human endometrial epithelial cells and secreted in vivo to accumulate in the uterine cavity. Secreted CRISP3 is more abundant in uterine lavage fluid during the proliferative phase of the menstrual cycle. Human endometrial epithelial CRISP3 is present in both a glycosylated and a nonglycosylated form in vitro and in vivo. Treatment of endometrial epithelial cells in vitro with recombinant CRISP3 enhances both adhesion and proliferation. These data suggest roles for epithelial and neutrophil-derived CRISP3 in postmenstrual endometrial repair and regeneration.
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- Jemma Evans
- MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia Department of Physiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- MIMR-PHI Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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Turunen HT, Sipilä P, Krutskikh A, Toivanen J, Mankonen H, Hämäläinen V, Björkgren I, Huhtaniemi I, Poutanen M. Loss of cysteine-rich secretory protein 4 (Crisp4) leads to deficiency in sperm-zona pellucida interaction in mice. Biol Reprod 2012; 86:1-8. [PMID: 21865554 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.092403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Mammalian sperm gain their ability to fertilize the egg during transit through the epididymis and by interacting with proteins secreted by the epididymal epithelial cells. Certain members of the CRISP (cysteine-rich secretory protein) family form the major protein constituent of the luminal fluid in the mammalian epididymis. CRISP4 is the newest member of the CRISP family expressed predominantly in the epididymis. Its structure and expression pattern suggest a role in sperm maturation and/or sperm-egg interaction. To study the relevance of CRISP4 in reproduction, we have generated a Crisp4 iCre knock-in mouse model through insertion of the iCre recombinase coding cDNA into the Crisp4 locus. This allows using the mouse line both as a Crisp4 deficient model and as an epididymis-specific iCre-expressing mouse line applicable for the generation of conditional, epididymis-specific knockout mice. We show that the loss of CRISP4 leads to a deficiency of the spermatozoa to undergo progesterone-induced acrosome reaction and to a decreased fertilizing ability of the sperm in the in vitro fertilization conditions, although the mice remain fully fertile in normal mating. However, removal of the egg zona pellucida returned the fertilization potential of the CRISP4-deficient spermatozoa, and accordingly we detected a reduced number of Crisp4-deficient spermatozoa bound to oocytes as compared with the wild-type spermatozoa. We also demonstrate that iCre recombinase is expressed in a pattern similar to endogenous Crisp4 and is able to initiate the recombination event with its target sequences in vivo.
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- Heikki T Turunen
- Department of Physiology, Institute of Biomedicine, University of Turku, Finland
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Brandenburger T, Strehler EE, Filoteo AG, Caride AJ, Aumüller G, Post H, Schwarz A, Wilhelm B. Switch of PMCA4 splice variants in bovine epididymis results in altered isoform expression during functional sperm maturation. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:7938-7946. [PMID: 21187283 PMCID: PMC3048680 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.142836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2010] [Revised: 11/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Ca(2+) and Ca(2+)-dependent signals are essential for sperm maturation and fertilization. In mouse sperm the plasma membrane Ca(2+)-ATPase (PMCA) isoform 4 plays a crucial role in Ca(2+) transport. The two major splice variants of PMCA4 are PMCA4a and PMCA4b. PMCA4a differs from PMCA4b in the mechanism of calmodulin binding and activation. PMCA4a shows a much higher basal activity and is more effective than PMCA4b in returning Ca(2+) to resting levels. Knock-out mice carrying a PMCA4-null mutation are infertile because their sperm cannot achieve a hyperactivated state of motility. As sperm reach functional maturity during their transit through the epididymis, the expression of PMCA4a and 4b was assessed in bull testis and epididymis. Quantitative PCR revealed that PMCA4b is the major splice variant in testis, caput, and corpus epididymidis. In contrast, PMCA4a is the major splice variant in cauda epididymidis, whereas sperm are transcriptionally silent. Immunohistochemical staining using a new antibody against bovine PMCA4a located the PMCA4a to the apical membrane of the epithelium of cauda epididymidis, whereas testis, caput, and corpus epididymidis were negative. Western blotting of testis, epididymis, and sperm isolated from caput and cauda epididymidis showed a much higher level of PMCA4a in cauda epididymidis and sperm from cauda epididymidis compared with testis membranes and sperm from caput epididymidis. These findings suggest that PMCA4a is transferred to bovine sperm membranes in cauda epididymidis. This isoform switch may facilitate a higher calcium turnover in sperm necessary to traverse the female genital tract.
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- Timo Brandenburger
- From the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Philipps-University, 35037 Marburg, Germany,; the Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany, and.
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- the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905
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- the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905
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- the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 55905
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- From the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Philipps-University, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- From the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Philipps-University, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- From the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Philipps-University, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- From the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Philipps-University, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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Reddy T, Gibbs GM, Merriner DJ, Kerr JB, O'Bryan MK. Cysteine-rich secretory proteins are not exclusively expressed in the male reproductive tract. Dev Dyn 2009; 237:3313-23. [PMID: 18924239 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.21738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The Cysteine-RIch Secretory Proteins (CRISPs) are abundantly produced in the male reproductive tract of mammals and within the venom of reptiles and have been shown to regulate ion channel activity. CRISPs, along with the Antigen-5 proteins and the Pathogenesis related-1 (Pr-1) proteins, form the CAP superfamily of proteins. Analyses of EST expression databases are increasingly suggesting that mammalian CRISPs are expressed more widely than in the reproductive tract. We, therefore, conducted a reverse transcription PCR expression profile and immunohistochemical analyses of 16 mouse tissues to define the sites of production of each of the four murine CRISPs. These data showed that each of the CRISPs have distinct and sometimes overlapping expression profiles, typically associated with the male and female reproductive tract, the secretory epithelia of exocrine glands, and immune tissues including the spleen and thymus. These investigations raise the potential for a role for CRISPs in general mammalian physiology.
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- Thulasimala Reddy
- Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Vadnais ML, Foster DN, Roberts KP. Molecular Cloning and Expression of the CRISP Family of Proteins in the Boar1. Biol Reprod 2008; 79:1129-34. [DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.070177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Gibbs GM, Roelants K, O'Bryan MK. The CAP superfamily: cysteine-rich secretory proteins, antigen 5, and pathogenesis-related 1 proteins--roles in reproduction, cancer, and immune defense. Endocr Rev 2008; 29:865-97. [PMID: 18824526 DOI: 10.1210/er.2008-0032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 364] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The cysteine-rich secretory proteins, antigen 5, and pathogenesis-related 1 proteins (CAP) superfamily members are found in a remarkable range of organisms spanning each of the animal kingdoms. Within humans and mice, there are 31 and 33 individual family members, respectively, and although many are poorly characterized, the majority show a notable expression bias to the reproductive tract and immune tissues or are deregulated in cancers. CAP superfamily proteins are most often secreted and have an extracellular endocrine or paracrine function and are involved in processes including the regulation of extracellular matrix and branching morphogenesis, potentially as either proteases or protease inhibitors; in ion channel regulation in fertility; as tumor suppressor or prooncogenic genes in tissues including the prostate; and in cell-cell adhesion during fertilization. This review describes mammalian CAP superfamily gene expression profiles, phylogenetic relationships, protein structural properties, and biological functions, and it draws into focus their potential role in health and disease. The nine subfamilies of the mammalian CAP superfamily include: the human glioma pathogenesis-related 1 (GLIPR1), Golgi associated pathogenesis related-1 (GAPR1) proteins, peptidase inhibitor 15 (PI15), peptidase inhibitor 16 (PI16), cysteine-rich secretory proteins (CRISPs), CRISP LCCL domain containing 1 (CRISPLD1), CRISP LCCL domain containing 2 (CRISPLD2), mannose receptor like and the R3H domain containing like proteins. We conclude that overall protein structural conservation within the CAP superfamily results in fundamentally similar functions for the CAP domain in all members, yet the diversity outside of this core region dramatically alters target specificity and, therefore, the biological consequences.
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- Gerard M Gibbs
- Monash Institute of Medical Research, Monash University, 27-31 Wright Street, Clayton 3168, Australia.
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Roberts KP, Ensrud-Bowlin KM, Piehl LB, Parent KR, Bernhardt ML, Hamilton DW. Association of the protein D and protein E forms of rat CRISP1 with epididymal sperm. Biol Reprod 2008; 79:1046-53. [PMID: 18703418 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.070664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Cysteine-rich secretory protein 1 (CRISP1) is a secretory glycoprotein produced by the rat epididymal epithelium in two forms, referred to as proteins D and E. CRISP1 has been implicated in sperm-egg fusion and has been shown to suppress capacitation in rat sperm. Several studies have suggested that CRISP1 associates transiently with the sperm surface, whereas others have shown that at least a portion of CRISP1 persists on the surface. In the present study, we demonstrate that protein D associates transiently with the sperm surface in a concentration-dependent manner, exhibiting saturable binding to both caput and cauda sperm in a concentration range that is consistent with its capacitation-inhibiting activity. In contrast, protein E persists on the sperm surface after all exogenous protein D has been dissociated. Comparison of caput and cauda sperm reveal that protein E becomes bound to the sperm in the cauda epididymidis. We show that protein E associates with caput sperm, which do not normally have it on their surfaces, in vitro in a time- and temperature-dependent manner. These studies demonstrate that most CRISP1 interacts with sperm transiently, possibly with a specific receptor on the sperm surface, consistent with its action in suppressing capacitation during epididymal storage of sperm. These studies also confirm a tightly bound population of protein E that could act in the female tract.
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- Kenneth P Roberts
- Departments of Integrative Biology & Physiology, Cell Biology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
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Cotreau MM, Chennathukuzhi VM, Harris HA, Han L, Dorner AJ, Apseloff G, Varadarajan U, Hatstat E, Zakaria M, Strahs AL, Crabtree JS, Winneker RC, Jelinsky SA. A study of 17beta-estradiol-regulated genes in the vagina of postmenopausal women with vaginal atrophy. Maturitas 2007; 58:366-76. [PMID: 17997058 DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2007.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2007] [Revised: 09/11/2007] [Accepted: 09/17/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vaginal atrophy (VA) is a prevalent disorder in postmenopausal women that is characterized by decreased epithelial thickness, reduced vaginal maturation index (VMI) and increased vaginal pH. Current medical therapy consists of local or systemic replacement of estrogens. OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to understand, at a molecular level, the effect of estradiol (E2) on the vaginal epithelium. METHODS Nineteen women were treated with E2 delivered through a skin patch at a dose of 0.05mg/day for 12 weeks. The diagnosis of VA was confirmed by a VMI with < or =5% superficial cells and vaginal pH>5.0. Vaginal biopsy samples were collected at baseline and after treatment. Differentially expressed mRNA transcripts in these biopsies were determined by microarray analysis. RESULTS All 19 subjects had increased VMI (>5%) and/or reduced pH (< or =5) following treatment. Most subjects also had increased serum E2 levels and reduced serum FSH levels. Transcriptional profiling of vaginal biopsies identified over 3000 E2-regulated genes, including those involved in several key pathways known to regulate cell growth and proliferation, barrier function and pathogen defense. CONCLUSIONS E2 controls a plethora of cellular pathways that are concordant with its profound effect on vaginal physiology. The data presented here are a useful step toward understanding the role of E2 in vaginal tissue and the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of VA.
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- Monette M Cotreau
- Discovery Translational Medicine, Wyeth Research, Cambridge, MA, United States
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Porola P, Laine M, Virkki L, Poduval P, Konttinen YT. The influence of sex steroids on Sjögren's syndrome. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2007; 1108:426-32. [PMID: 17894007 DOI: 10.1196/annals.1422.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease affecting the exocrine glands, most typically salivary and lacrimal glands. In Sjögren's syndrome, the acinar cells of these glands are damaged and destroyed, leading to diminished secretion of saliva and tear fluid. Accordingly, the current American-European criteria of Sjögren's syndrome include xerostomia (dry mouth) and keratoconjunctivitis sicca (dry eyes). In addition to these sicca symptoms and signs, the diagnostic criteria require autoimmune features in the form of Sjögren's syndrome SS-A and/or SS-B autoantibodies and lymphocyte infiltrates in labial salivary glands. Majority of patients with Sjögren's syndrome are women and the diagnosis is usually done when they are 40-50 years old. The cause of Sjögren's syndrome is unknown, but taking into account the female dominance and the late onset, our hypothesis is that sex steroids play a key role in the etiology of Sjögren's syndrome. More specifically, we believe that the driving factor behind Sjögren's syndrome could be lack of androgens. It has been shown that patients with Sjögren's syndrome have low concentrations of circulating dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) compared to age-matched healthy controls. Our hypothesis is that patients with Sjögren's syndrome suffer from an insufficient local androgen effect in the exocrine target tissues of the disease because of low systemic levels and/or ineffective local intracrine handling of DHEA-S prohormone. To further clarify the role of sex steroids and the eventual deficiency of androgens, salivary glands are studied using protein markers regulated by androgens or estrogens.
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- Pauliina Porola
- Department of Medicine, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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Laine M, Porola P, Udby L, Kjeldsen L, Cowland JB, Borregaard N, Hietanen J, Ståhle M, Pihakari A, Konttinen YT. Low salivary dehydroepiandrosterone and androgen-regulated cysteine-rich secretory protein 3 levels in Sjögren's syndrome. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 56:2575-84. [PMID: 17665393 DOI: 10.1002/art.22828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Sjögren's syndrome (SS), an autoimmune disease of exocrine glands, typically starts at the time of adrenopause. We undertook this study to test the hypothesis that SS is characterized by an insufficient androgen effect at the target tissue level. METHODS We searched for androgen response elements (AREs) in the cysteine-rich secretory protein 3 (crisp-3) gene. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) responsiveness was experimentally studied using quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction and immunofluorescence staining of human submandibular gland-derived acinar cells and labial salivary gland explants with or without DHEA. Finally, glandular and salivary CRISP-3 in healthy controls and SS patients was analyzed using immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Serum DHEA sulfate (DHEAS) and salivary DHEA levels were measured using a radioimmunometric method. RESULTS Literature analysis and a search for AREs in gene banks suggested androgen dependency of human CRISP-3, and this was verified by studies of human submandibular gland acinar cells cultured with or without DHEA, in which DHEA increased CRISP-3 messenger RNA (mRNA) levels (P = 0.018). This finding was confirmed by the results of DHEA stimulation of labial salivary gland explants. Glandular CRISP-3 mRNA and protein labeling was weak and diffuse, coupled with low secretion in saliva (mean +/- SEM 21.1 +/- 2.7 mug CRISP-3/15 minutes in SS patients versus 97.6 +/- 12.0 mug CRISP-3/15 minutes in healthy controls; P < 0.0001). Compared with healthy controls, SS patients had low serum levels of DHEAS (P = 0.008) and also low salivary levels of DHEA (mean +/- SEM 224 +/- 33 pmoles versus 419 +/- 98 pmoles; P = 0.005). CONCLUSION CRISP-3 pathology was seen in acini remote from lymphocyte foci and is apparently not secondary to local inflammation, but may represent some systemic effect in SS. Indeed, androgen deprivation in the salivary glands of SS patients is evidenced both by low salivary levels of DHEA and by low levels of DHEA-regulated CRISP-3. This may explain some of the characteristic features of SS.
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- Mikael Laine
- Helsinki University Central Hospital, and University of Helsinki, FIN-00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland
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Sullivan DA. Tearful relationships? Sex, hormones, the lacrimal gland, and aqueous-deficient dry eye. Ocul Surf 2007; 2:92-123. [PMID: 17216082 DOI: 10.1016/s1542-0124(12)70147-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Sex and the endocrine system exert a significant influence on the physiology and pathophysiology of the lacrimal gland. The purpose of this article is to briefly review the nature and magnitude of these interactions between sex, hormones and lacrimal tissue, and to address how they may relate to the pathogenesis of aqueous-deficient dry eye. Towards this end, this article has a 3-fold approach: first, to summarize the influence of androgens, estrogens, glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, retinoic acid, prolactin, alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone, adrenocorticotropic hormone, luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, growth hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, arginine vasopressin, oxytocin, thyroxine, parathyroid hormone, insulin, glucagon, melatonin, human chorionic gonadotropin and cholecystokinin on the structure and function of the lacrimal gland; second, to discuss the mechanism of action of each hormone on lacrimal tissue; and third, to discuss the clinical relevance of the endocrine-lacrimal gland interrelationship, with a particular focus on each hormone's role (i.e. if relevant) in the development of aqueous-tear deficiency.
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- David A Sullivan
- Schepens Eye Research Institute and Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA.
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Roberts KP, Ensrud KM, Wooters JL, Nolan MA, Johnston DS, Hamilton DW. Epididymal secreted protein Crisp-1 and sperm function. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2006; 250:122-7. [PMID: 16414181 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2005.12.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Crisp-1 is a member of the cysteine-rich secretory protein family. This family of proteins is characterized by the presence of 16 conserved cysteine residues, the characteristic from which the family name is derived. Members of the Crisp protein family are found in the secretions of the reproductive tract and salivary glands, including venom toxins from several species of snakes and lizards. The Crisp proteins are modular, each containing an amino terminal pathogenesis-related (PR)-like domain and a carboxyl terminal cysteine-rich domain (CRD) connected by a hinge region. Sequence and structural similarities to proteins with known functions suggest that the Crisp family of proteins may act by regulating cellular ion channels. Rat Crisp-1 is synthesized as two distinct isoforms (referred to as Proteins D and E) by the epididymal epithelium and both are secreted into the luminal fluid where they interact with spermatozoa. Our laboratory has correlated Crisp-1 binding to sperm with inhibiting the signaling cascades that initiate capacitation while others have shown that blocking Crisp-1 binding sites on oocytes interferes with sperm-egg fusion. We hypothesize that the D and E populations of rat Crisp-1 have different interactions with sperm that modulate these distinct biological activities. Through tandem mass spectrometry (MS/MS) and monosaccharide composition analyses, we have identified at least one difference between the D and E forms as an additional single O-linked N-acetyl galactosamine on an amino terminal threonine residue in Protein E. This post-translational modification appears to account for the unique 'E' epitope bound by monoclonal antibody 4E9 developed in our laboratory, and may also lead to differential processing and localization of Protein E on sperm, when compared to Protein D. These findings are the first step in distinguishing the molecular basis of the biological activities of the D and E forms of rat Crisp-1. The epididymal-specific expression of Crisp-1, combined with its role in regulation of sperm capacitation and oocyte interaction, make it an attractive target for post-testicular contraceptive development.
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- Kenneth P Roberts
- Department of Urologic Surgery, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware St. SE, MMC 394, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
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Richards SM, Jensen RV, Liu M, Sullivan BD, Lombardi MJ, Rowley P, Schirra F, Treister NS, Suzuki T, Steagall RJ, Yamagami H, Sullivan DA. Influence of sex on gene expression in the mouse lacrimal gland. Exp Eye Res 2005; 82:13-23. [PMID: 15979613 DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2005.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2004] [Revised: 04/08/2005] [Accepted: 04/21/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Significant, sex-associated differences exist in the physiology and pathophysiology of the lacrimal gland. We hypothesize that many of these differences are due to fundamental variations in gene expression. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which sex-related differences in gene expression are present in the lacrimal gland. Lacrimal glands were obtained from adult male and female BALB/c mice (n=5-10mice/sex/experiment), pooled according to sex and processed for the isolation of RNA. Samples were analyzed for differentially expressed mRNAs by using Atlas Mouse cDNA Expression Arrays, cDNA amplification techniques, GEM 1 and 2 gene chips, CodeLink bioarrays and quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) procedures. Quantitative evaluation of Atlas Array gene expression was performed with an image analysis system developed in our laboratory, whereas gene chip data were analyzed with Rosetta Resolver and GeneSifter.Net software. Statistical significance was determined by using Student's t-test. Our results with CodeLink bioarrays show that sex has a significant influence on the expression of over 490 genes in the mouse lacrimal gland. These genes are involved in a wide range of biological processes, molecular functions and cellular components, including such activities as development, growth, transcription, metabolism, signal transduction, transport, receptor activity and protein and nucleic acid binding. The expression of selected genes was confirmed by the use of GEM gene chips and qPCR. Our findings also demonstrate that certain methodological approaches are less useful in attempting to assess the magnitude of sex-associated differences in the lacrimal gland. These results support our hypothesis that sex-related differences in gene expression play a role in the sexual dimorphism of the lacrimal gland.
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- Stephen M Richards
- Schepens Eye Research Institute, 20 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Lin KK, Chudova D, Hatfield GW, Smyth P, Andersen B. Identification of hair cycle-associated genes from time-course gene expression profile data by using replicate variance. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2004; 101:15955-60. [PMID: 15520371 PMCID: PMC524696 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0407114101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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The hair-growth cycle is an example of a cyclic process that is well characterized morphologically but understood incompletely at the molecular level. As an initial step in discovering regulators in hair-follicle morphogenesis and cycling, we used DNA microarrays to profile mRNA expression in mouse back skin from eight representative time points. We developed a statistical algorithm to identify the set of genes expressed within skin that are associated specifically with the hair-growth cycle. The methodology takes advantage of higher replicate variance during asynchronous hair cycles in comparison with synchronous cycles. More than one-third of genes with detectable skin expression showed hair-cycle-related changes in expression, suggesting that many more genes may be associated with the hair-growth cycle than have been identified in the literature. By using a probabilistic clustering algorithm for replicated measurements, these genes were grouped into 30 time-course profile clusters, which fall into four major classes. Distinct genetic pathways were characteristic for the different time-course profile clusters, providing insights into the regulation of hair-follicle cycling and suggesting that this approach is useful for identifying hair follicle regulators. In addition to revealing known hair-related genes, we identified genes that were not previously known to be hair cycle-associated and confirmed their temporal and spatial expression patterns during the hair-growth cycle by quantitative real-time PCR and in situ hybridization. The same computational approach should be generally useful for identifying genes associated with cyclic processes from complex tissues.
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- Kevin K Lin
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Institute for Genomics and Bioinformatics, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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Weihua Z, Ekman J, Almkvist A, Saji S, Wang L, Warner M, Gustafsson JA. Involvement of androgen receptor in 17beta-estradiol-induced cell proliferation in rat uterus. Biol Reprod 2002; 67:616-23. [PMID: 12135905 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod67.2.616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Although it is known that, in the uterus, estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) is involved in proliferation and progesterone receptor in differentiation, the role of the two other gonadal-hormone receptors expressed in the uterus, androgen receptor (AR) and estrogen receptor beta (ERbeta), remains undefined. In this study, the involvement of AR in 17beta-estradiol (E(2))-induced cellular proliferation in the immature rat uterus was investigated. AR levels were low in the untreated immature uterus, but 24 h after treatment of rats with E(2), there was an increase in the levels of AR and of two androgen-regulated genes, IGF-I and Crisp (cysteine-rich secretory protein). As expected, E(2) induced proliferation of luminal epithelial cells. These actions of E(2) were all blocked by both the antiestrogen tamoxifen and the antiandrogen flutamide. The E(2)-induced AR was found by immunohistochemistry to be localized exclusively in the stroma, mainly in the myometrium, where it colocalized with ERalpha but not with ERbeta. ERbeta, detected with two different ERbeta-specific antibodies, was expressed in both stromal and epithelial cells either alone or together with ERalpha. Treatment with E(2) caused down-regulation of ERalpha and ERbeta in the epithelium. The data suggest that, in E(2)-induced epithelial cell proliferation, ERalpha induces stromal AR and AR amplifies the ERalpha signal by induction of IGF-I. Because AR is never expressed in cells with ERbeta, it is unlikely that ERbeta signaling is involved in this pathway. These results indicate an important role for AR in proliferation of the uterus, where estrogen and androgen do not represent separate pathways but are sequential steps in one pathway.
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- Zhang Weihua
- Departments of Medical Nutrition and Bioscience, Karolinska Institute, Novum, Huddinge, Stockholm S-141 86, Sweden.
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Udby L, Cowland JB, Johnsen AH, Sørensen OE, Borregaard N, Kjeldsen L. An ELISA for SGP28/CRISP-3, a cysteine-rich secretory protein in human neutrophils, plasma, and exocrine secretions. J Immunol Methods 2002; 263:43-55. [PMID: 12009203 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-1759(02)00033-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Specific granule protein of 28 kDa (SGP28), also termed cysteine-rich secretory protein 3 (CRISP-3), is a glycoprotein that belongs to a family of cysteine-rich secretory proteins (CRISPs). SGP28 was originally discovered in human neutrophils, but transcripts are widely distributed in exocrine glands (salivary glands, pancreas, and prostate) and also found at lower levels in epididymis, ovary, thymus, and colon. The function of SGP28/CRISP-3 is not yet known. Similarities to pathogenesis-related proteins in plants and the expression in neutrophils and exocrine glands suggest that SGP28/CRISP-3 may play a role in innate host defense. We describe here the production of a recombinant, C-terminally truncated form of CRISP-3 (rCRISP-3Delta) and the generation of polyclonal antibodies against rCRISP-3Delta that are useful in immunoblotting and immunocytochemistry. We present a specific, accurate, and reproducible enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA) for the measurement of CRISP-3 with a detection limit of 2 ng/ml. We further demonstrate the presence of CRISP-3 protein in human plasma (6.3 microg/ml), saliva (21.8 microg/ml), seminal plasma (11.2 microg/ml), and sweat (0.15 microg/ml), and describe the coexistence of two different molecular weight forms of CRISP-3, representing an N-glycosylated and a non-glycosylated form of the mature protein.
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- Lene Udby
- Granulocyte Research Laboratory, Department of Hematology L-9322, Rigshospitalet, 9 Blegdamsvej, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Haendler B, Schüttke I, Schleuning WD. Androgen receptor signalling: comparative analysis of androgen response elements and implication of heat-shock protein 90 and 14-3-3eta. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2001; 173:63-73. [PMID: 11223178 DOI: 10.1016/s0303-7207(00)00434-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Androgen receptor (AR) signalling was analysed using as models the cysteine-rich secretory protein-1 (CRISP-1) and CRISP-3 gene promoters, which are differentially regulated by androgen in vivo and contain multiple potential androgen response elements. Using electrophoretic mobility shift assay, we identified several elements with differing affinities for the AR at positions -3706, -1270, -1253 and -350 of the CRISP-1 promoter and at positions -369 and -349 of the CRISP-3 promoter. The strongest binding was observed for the -1253 element of CRISP-1. In transactivation assays using a PC-3 cell line stably transfected with the AR (PC-3/AR), the -1253 element placed as two or four copies upstream of the TK minimal promoter yielded a strong induction of luciferase reporter gene activity in the presence of the androgen methyltrienolone (R1881). In the context of the CRISP promoters a 2-fold induction by R1881 was measured for the CRISP-3 upstream region whereas only limited effects were noted for the CRISP-1 upstream region. The androgenic stimulation of the p(-1253 ARE)(4x)-TK-luciferase reporter construct was dose-dependently inhibited by geldanamycin and radicicol, two compounds that selectively interact with the chaperone protein, heat-shock protein 90. Cotransfection with an expression vector for the 14-3-3eta protein markedly enhanced the androgen-dependent stimulation. These results emphasize the influence of promoter context on androgen regulation and the importance of AR-associated proteins.
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- B Haendler
- Research Laboratories of Schering AG, D-13342, Berlin, Germany.
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