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Göttig L, Schreiner S. E4orf1: The triple agent of adenovirus - Unraveling its roles in oncogenesis, infectious obesity and immune responses in virus replication and vector therapy. Tumour Virus Res 2024; 17:200277. [PMID: 38428735 PMCID: PMC10937242 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvr.2024.200277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024] Open
Abstract
Human Adenoviruses (HAdV) are nearly ubiquitous pathogens comprising numerous sub-types that infect various tissues and organs. Among many encoded proteins that facilitate viral replication and subversion of host cellular processes, the viral E4orf1 protein has emerged as an intriguing yet under-investigated player in the complex interplay between the virus and its host. E4orf1 has gained attention as a metabolism activator and oncogenic agent, while recent research is showing that E4orf1 may play a more important role in modulating cellular pathways such as PI3K-Akt-mTOR, Ras, the immune response and further HAdV replication stages than previously anticipated. In this review, we aim to explore the structure, molecular mechanisms, and biological functions of E4orf1, shedding light on its potentially multifaceted roles during HAdV infection, including metabolic diseases and oncogenesis. Furthermore, we discuss the role of functional E4orf1 in biotechnological applications such as Adenovirus (AdV) vaccine vectors and oncolytic AdV. By dissecting the intricate relationships between HAdV types and E4orf1 proteins, this review provides valuable insights into viral pathogenesis and points to promising areas of future research.
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- Lilian Göttig
- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Virology, School of Medicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany; Institute of Virology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany; Cluster of Excellence RESIST (Resolving Infection Susceptibility; EXC 2155), Hannover, Germany; Institute of Virology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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Cancelier ACL, Rezin GT, Fernandes J, Silva HCG, Trevisol DJ, Atkinson RL, Schuelter-Trevisol F. Adenovirus-36 as one of the causes of obesity: the review of the pathophysiology. Nutr Res 2020; 86:60-67. [PMID: 33551256 DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2020.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The dramatic increase of people affected by obesity worldwide seems to be influenced by external factors independent of eating habits, physical exercise, or genetic characteristics. There may be a number of such factors, but one hypothesis is that there is person-to-person transmission, causing an epidemic effect, as occurs with infectious diseases. In animal models, experimental infection with human adenovirus-36 (Adv36) causes obesity. Humans cannot be experimentally infected, but a number of studies found a correlation of positive serology for Adv36 with overweight/obesity in humans. In vitro studies have shown that Adv36 accelerates the differentiation and proliferation of preadipocytes into adipocytes and increases their lipid concentration. Another viral mechanism involved is the activation of a noninsulin-dependent process that increases glucose uptake, mainly in adipose tissue and muscle. The increased glucose, coupled with increased lipogenesis due to increased fatty acid synthase and the action of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-gamma) in stimulating adipocyte differentiation from adult stem cells enhances fat accumulation within the adipocytes. In studies conducted to date, the Adv36 E4 open reading frame 1 gene (E4orf1), which activates the glucose transporter protein isoform 4 (GLUT4) and glucose transporter protein isoform 1 (GLUT1) glucose transporters, appears to play a major role in the virus adipogenesis. The aim of this study was to review the pathophysiology of obesity and the role of Adv36.
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- Ana Carolina Lobor Cancelier
- Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina at Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina at Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil;.
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- Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina at Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina at Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Obetech Obesity Research Center and Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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- Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, University of Southern Santa Catarina at Tubarão, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Tanataweethum N, Zelaya A, Yang F, Cohen RN, Brey EM, Bhushan A. Establishment and characterization of a primary murine adipose tissue-chip. Biotechnol Bioeng 2018; 115:1979-1987. [PMID: 29689639 DOI: 10.1002/bit.26711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 04/02/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Better experimental models are needed to enhance our understanding of metabolic regulation which is seen in obesity and metabolic disorders, such as type 2 diabetes. In vitro models based on microfluidics enable physiological representations of tissues with several advantages over conventional culture systems, such as perfused flow to better mimic the physiological environment. Although cell lines such as 3T3-L1 have been incorporated in microfluidic devices, murine primary preadipocytes have not been differentiated and maintained for long-term monitoring in these culture systems. We describe the differentiation of these cells into white adipose depots on a perfused microfluidic chip. We compare the effects of shear flow on these cells, and show with a direct comparison of high/low shear conditions that direct shear is detrimental to the viability of preadipocytes. We further develop a dual-chamber microfluidic chip that enables perfusion while at the same time protects the cells from direct fluidic shear. We show that the dual-layer microfluidic device enables long-term culture of cells and allows stimulation of cells through perfusion-we can culture, differentiate, and maintain the differentiated adipose tissue for over multiple weeks in the device. Both triglycerides and lipolytic glycerol production increased significantly by several folds during differentiation. After successful differentiation, the adipocytes had upregulated expression of leptin and adiponectin, which are important makers of the final stage of adipogenic differentiation. In conclusion, the dual-layer microfluidic device incorporated with primary adipocytes improves the understanding of adipose differentiation under dynamic conditions and is positioned to serve as a disease model for studying obesity and other metabolic disorders.
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- Nida Tanataweethum
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
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- Section of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
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Molloy CT, Adkins LJ, Griffin C, Singer K, Weinberg JB. Mouse adenovirus type 1 infection of adipose tissue. Virus Res 2017; 244:90-98. [PMID: 29141203 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2017] [Revised: 11/10/2017] [Accepted: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Human adenovirus (HAdV) type 36 seropositivity has been linked to obesity in humans. That link is supported by a small number of studies using HAdV-36 infection of animals that are not natural hosts for HAdVs. In this study, we infected mice with mouse adenovirus type 1 (MAV-1), a mouse pathogen, to determine whether MAV-1 infected adipose tissue and was associated with adipose tissue inflammation and obesity. We detected MAV-1 in adipose tissue during acute MAV-1 infection, but we did not detect virus-induced increases in adipose tissue cytokine expression or histological evidence of adipose tissue inflammation during acute infection. MAV-1 did not persist in adipose tissue at later times, and we did not detect long-term adipose inflammation, increased adipose tissue mass, or body weight in infected mice. Our data indicate that MAV-1 is not associated with obesity in infected mice.
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- Caitlyn T Molloy
- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics and Communicable Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States.
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Voss JD, Atkinson RL, Dhurandhar NV. Role of adenoviruses in obesity. Rev Med Virol 2015; 25:379-87. [PMID: 26352001 DOI: 10.1002/rmv.1852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2015] [Revised: 07/13/2015] [Accepted: 07/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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UNLABELLED Five human adenovirus subtypes, Ad5, Ad9, Ad31, Ad36, and Ad37, and a non-human adenovirus, SMAM1, are linked to increased adiposity in vitro or in vivo. Experimental infection with Ad5, Ad36, and Ad37 produced excess adiposity or weight gain in animals. Ad9 and Ad31 increase fat storage in tissue culture but are not associated with animal or human obesity. Ad36 is the most extensively studied adipogenic adenovirus and is correlated with some measure of overweight/obesity in humans from multiple countries. The correlation is strongest and most consistent in children, but some studies have been negative in both children and adults. About 30% of overweight/obese children and adults and about 15-20% of lean individuals have Ad36 antibodies in epidemiologic studies. The mechanisms of action of Ad36 are due to the early gene 4, open reading frame 1 (E4-ORF1). Blocking E4-ORF1 with siRNA prevents the effects of Ad36, and transfection of lentivirus with E4-ORF1 reproduces the Ad36 effects. Increased adiposity is caused by stimulation of at least three pathways by Ad36. Cell membrane glucose receptors are increased via the Ras pathway, leading to increased intracellular glucose. Fatty acid synthase is increased, which converts the glucose to fatty acids. Finally, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ is increased, resulting in differentiation of adult stem cells into adipocytes. CONCLUSIONS several adenoviruses increase adiposity in animals and are associated with obesity in humans. There are critical gaps in the literature needing further investigation including evaluation of other adenovirus subtypes and better research designs to improve the strength of causal inferences.
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- Jameson D Voss
- Epidemiology Consult Division, United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
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- Virginia Obesity Research Institute, Richmond, VA, USA.,Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, USA
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Bil-Lula I, Krzywonos-Zawadzka A, Sawicki G, Woźniak M. An infection of human adenovirus 31 affects the differentiation of preadipocytes into fat cells, its metabolic profile and fat accumulation. J Med Virol 2015; 88:400-7. [PMID: 26297921 DOI: 10.1002/jmv.24362] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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The primary issue undertaken in this study was to test the hypothesis that preadipocytes would have intrinsically elevated propensity to differentiate into mature adipocytes due to HAdV31 infection. To prove that, the metabolic and molecular mechanisms responsible for HAdV31-induced adipogenesis were examined. 3T3L1 cells (mouse embryonic fibroblast, adipose like cell line) were used as a surrogate model to analyze an increased proliferation, differentiation, and maturation of preadipocytes infected with human adenovirus. An expression of E4orf1, C/EBP-β, PPAR-γ, GAPDH, aP2, LEP, and fatty acid synthase genes, intracellular lipid accumulation as well as cytokine release from the fat cells were assessed. Data showed that HAdV31 increased an expression of C/EBP-β and PPAR-γ genes leading to an enhanced differentiation of preadipocytes into fat cells. Besides, overexpression of GAPDH and fatty acid synthase, and decreased expression of leptin caused an increased accumulation of intracellular lipids. Secretion of TNF-α and IL-6 from HAdV31-infected cells was strongly decreased, leading to unlimited virus replication. The results obtained from this study provided the evidences that HAdV31, likewise previously documented HAdV36, is a subsequent human adenovirus affecting the differentiation and lipid accumulation of 3T3L1 cells.
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- Iwona Bil-Lula
- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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