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Modeling tissue-specific breakpoint proximity of structural variations from whole-genomes to identify cancer drivers. Nat Commun 2022; 13:5640. [PMID: 36163358 PMCID: PMC9512825 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-32945-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Structural variations (SVs) in cancer cells often impact large genomic regions with functional consequences. However, identification of SVs under positive selection is a challenging task because little is known about the genomic features related to the background breakpoint distribution in different cancers. We report a method that uses a generalized additive model to investigate the breakpoint proximity curves from 2,382 whole-genomes of 32 cancer types. We find that a multivariate model, which includes linear and nonlinear partial contributions of various tissue-specific features and their interaction terms, can explain up to 57% of the observed deviance of breakpoint proximity. In particular, three-dimensional genomic features such as topologically associating domains (TADs), TAD-boundaries and their interaction with other features show significant contributions. The model is validated by identification of known cancer genes and revealed putative drivers in cancers different than those with previous evidence of positive selection. Identifying structural variants (SVs) under positive selection in cancer is challenging. Here, the authors develop CSVDriver, a method that computes SV breakpoint proximity and the contribution of elements such as topologically associating domains, and identifies loci that show signs of positive selection and contain known and putative drivers.
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Xu C, Chen Y, Long F, Ye J, Li X, Huang Q, Yao D, Wang X, Zhao J, Meng W, Mo X, Lu R, Fan C, Zhang T. Prognostic value and biological function of LRRN4 in colorectal cancer. Cancer Cell Int 2022; 22:158. [PMID: 35440048 PMCID: PMC9020117 DOI: 10.1186/s12935-022-02579-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Several nervous and nerve-related biomarkers have been detected in colorectal cancer (CRC) and can contribute to the progression of CRC. However, the role of leucine-rich repeat neuronal 4 (LRRN4), a recently identified neurogenic marker, in CRC remains unclear. Methods We examined the expression and clinical outcomes of LRRN4 in CRC from TCGA-COREAD mRNA-sequencing datasets and immunohistochemistry in a Chinese cohort. Furthermore, colony formation, flow cytometry, wound healing assays and mouse xenograft models were used to investigate the biological significance of LRRN4 in CRC cell lines with LRRN4 knockdown or overexpression in vitro and in vivo. In addition, weighted coexpression network analysis, DAVID and western blot analysis were used to explore the potential molecular mechanism. Results We provide the first evidence that LRRN4 expression, at both the mRNA and protein levels, was remarkably high in CRC compared to controls and positively correlated with the clinical outcome of CRC patients. Specifically, LRRN4 was an independent prognostic factor for progression-free survival and overall survival in CRC patients. Further functional experiments showed that LRRN4 promoted cell proliferation, cell DNA synthesis and cell migration and inhibited apoptosis. Knockdown of LRRN4 can correspondingly decrease these effects in vitro and can significantly suppress the growth of xenografts. Several biological functions and signaling pathways were regulated by LRRN4, including proteoglycans in cancer, glutamatergic synapse, Ras, MAPK and PI3K. LRRN4 knockdown resulted in downregulation of Akt, p-Akt, ERK1/2 and p-ERK1/2, the downstream of the Ras/MAPK signaling pathway, overexpression of LRRN4 leaded to the upregulation of these proteins. Conclusions Our results suggest that LRRN4 could be a biological and molecular determinant to stratify CRC patients into distinct risk categories, and mechanistically, this is likely attributable to LRRN4 regulating several malignant phenotypes of neoplastic cells via RAS/MAPK signal pathways. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12935-022-02579-x.
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- Cheng Xu
- College of Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610000, China.,Department of Oncology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, and Research Center for Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, West China-PUMC CC.C. Chen Institute of Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- College of Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610000, China.,Department of Oncology, Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- College of Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610000, China.,Department of Oncology, Affiliated Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, China.
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, China. .,Department of Gastrointestinal, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, and Research Center for Nutrition, Metabolism and Food Safety, West China-PUMC CC.C. Chen Institute of Health, West China School of Public Health and West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610000, China. .,Department of Oncology and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, 58183, Linköping, Sweden.
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- College of Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610000, China. .,Cancer Center, The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Chengdu, 610000, China.
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Fukamachi K, Hagiwara Y, Futakuchi M, Alexander DB, Tsuda H, Suzui M. Evaluation of a biomarker for the diagnosis of pancreas cancer using an animal model. J Toxicol Pathol 2019; 32:135-141. [PMID: 31404387 PMCID: PMC6682554 DOI: 10.1293/tox.2018-0062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Many approaches have been taken to identify new biomarkers of pancreatic ductal
carcinoma (PDC). Since animal models can be sampled under controlled conditions, better
standardization is possible compared with heterogeneous human studies. Transgenic rats
with conditional activation of oncogenic RAS in pancreatic tissue develop PDC that closely
resembles the biological and histopathological features of human PDC. Using this model, we
evaluated the usefulness of leucine-rich α2-glycoprotein-1 (LRG-1) as a serum marker. In
this study, we found that LRG-1 was overexpressed in rat PDC compared with normal pancreas
tissue of the control rats. Serum levels of LRG-1 were also significantly higher in rats
bearing PDC than in controls. Importantly, chronic pancreatitis in male Wistar Bonn/Kobori
rats, which is a widely accepted as a model of chronic pancreatitis, did not cause serum
levels of LRG-1 to become elevated. These results strongly support serum LRG-1 as a
candidate biomarker for noninvasive diagnosis of PDC. Our models of pancreas cancer
provide a useful strategy for evaluation of candidate markers applicable to human
cancer.
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- Katsumi Fukamachi
- Department of Molecular Toxicology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8601, Japan
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- Immuno-Biological Laboratories, 1091-1 Naka, Fujioka-shi, Gunma 375-0005, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Toxicology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8601, Japan
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- Nanotoxicology Project, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8603, Japan
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- Nanotoxicology Project, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe-dori, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8603, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Toxicology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 467-8601, Japan
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Liu B, Zhang Y, Fan Y, Wang S, Li Z, Deng M, Li C, Wang J, Ma R, Wang X, Wang Y, Xu L, Hou K, Che X, Liu Y, Qu X. Leucine-rich repeat neuronal protein-1 suppresses apoptosis of gastric cancer cells through regulation of Fas/FasL. Cancer Sci 2019; 110:2145-2155. [PMID: 31087525 PMCID: PMC6609808 DOI: 10.1111/cas.14042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 04/25/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) is a common cause of cancer‐related death worldwide. As a result of the lack of reliable diagnostic or prognostic biomarkers for GC, patient prognosis is still poor. Therefore, there is an urgent need for studies examining the underlying pathogenesis of GC in order to find effective biomarkers. LRRN1 (leucine‐rich repeat neuronal protein‐1) is a type I transmembrane protein that plays an important role in the process of nerve development and regeneration. However, its role in cancer, especially in GC, remains unclear. In the present study, we found that LRRN1 expression is upregulated in GC tissues and that high LRRN1 expression is associated with poor prognosis. siRNA and shRNA‐mediated knockdowns of LRRN1 expression promoted GC cell apoptosis and activation of the Fas/FasL pathway. LRRN1 knockdown also resulted in upregulation of JUN, a subunit of the transcription factor AP‐1 (activator protein‐1). This suggests that LRRN1 suppresses GC cell apoptosis by downregulating AP‐1, resulting in inhibition of the Fas/FasL pathway. These results confirm that LRRN1 plays a significant role in GC pathogenesis. Moreover, LRRN1 may be a potential prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target for GC.
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- Bofang Liu
- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Anticancer Drugs and Biotherapy of Liaoning Province, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Anticancer Drugs and Biotherapy of Liaoning Province, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Anticancer Drugs and Biotherapy of Liaoning Province, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Anticancer Drugs and Biotherapy of Liaoning Province, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Anticancer Drugs and Biotherapy of Liaoning Province, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Infectious Disease of Geriatrics, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Anticancer Drugs and Biotherapy of Liaoning Province, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Anticancer Drugs and Biotherapy of Liaoning Province, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Anticancer Drugs and Biotherapy of Liaoning Province, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Anticancer Drugs and Biotherapy of Liaoning Province, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Anticancer Drugs and Biotherapy of Liaoning Province, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Anticancer Drugs and Biotherapy of Liaoning Province, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Anticancer Drugs and Biotherapy of Liaoning Province, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Anticancer Drugs and Biotherapy of Liaoning Province, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Anticancer Drugs and Biotherapy of Liaoning Province, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.,Key Laboratory of Anticancer Drugs and Biotherapy of Liaoning Province, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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Baldan F, Gnan C, Franzoni A, Ferino L, Allegri L, Passon N, Damante G. Genomic Deletion Involving the IMMP2L Gene in Two Cases of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Cytogenet Genome Res 2018; 154:196-200. [PMID: 29788020 DOI: 10.1159/000489001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Mutations/deletions of the IMMP2L gene have been associated with different cognitive/behavioral disturbances, including autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The penetrance of these defects is not complete since they often are inherited from a healthy parent. Using array-CGH in a cohort of 37 ASD patients, we found 2 subjects harboring a deletion inside the IMMP2L gene. In both cases, the IMMP2L gene deletion was inherited: from a healthy mother in one case and from a dyslectic father in the other. In the latter family, the IMMP2L deletion was also detected in the patient's brother, who showed delayed language development. In a cohort of 100 normal controls, no deletions including the IMMP2L gene were observed. However, a recent meta-analysis found no association between IMMP2L deletions and ASD. Our data would indicate that deletions involving the IMMP2L gene may contribute to the development of a subgroup of cognitive/behavioral disorders.
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Winther M, Walmod PS. Neural cell adhesion molecules belonging to the family of leucine-rich repeat proteins. ADVANCES IN NEUROBIOLOGY 2014; 8:315-95. [PMID: 25300143 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8090-7_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Leucine-rich repeats (LRRs) are motifs that form protein-ligand interaction domains. There are approximately 140 human genes encoding proteins with extracellular LRRs. These encode cell adhesion molecules (CAMs), proteoglycans, G-protein-coupled receptors, and other types of receptors. Here we give a brief description of 36 proteins with extracellular LRRs that all can be characterized as CAMs or putative CAMs expressed in the nervous system. The proteins are involved in multiple biological processes in the nervous system including the proliferation and survival of cells, neuritogenesis, axon guidance, fasciculation, myelination, and the formation and maintenance of synapses. Moreover, the proteins are functionally implicated in multiple diseases including cancer, hearing impairment, glaucoma, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, autism spectrum disorders, schizophrenia, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Thus, LRR-containing CAMs constitute a large group of proteins of pivotal importance for the development, maintenance, and regeneration of the nervous system.
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Sousa I, Clark TG, Holt R, Pagnamenta AT, Mulder EJ, Minderaa RB, Bailey AJ, Battaglia A, Klauck SM, Poustka F, Monaco AP. Polymorphisms in leucine-rich repeat genes are associated with autism spectrum disorder susceptibility in populations of European ancestry. Mol Autism 2010; 1:7. [PMID: 20678249 PMCID: PMC2913944 DOI: 10.1186/2040-2392-1-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2009] [Accepted: 03/25/2010] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of highly heritable neurodevelopmental disorders which are characteristically comprised of impairments in social interaction, communication and restricted interests/behaviours. Several cell adhesion transmembrane leucine-rich repeat (LRR) proteins are highly expressed in the nervous system and are thought to be key regulators of its development. Here we present an association study analysing the roles of four promising candidate genes - LRRTM1 (2p), LRRTM3 (10q), LRRN1 (3p) and LRRN3 (7q) - in order to identify common genetic risk factors underlying ASDs. METHODS In order to gain a better understanding of how the genetic variation within these four gene regions may influence susceptibility to ASDs, a family-based association study was undertaken in 661 families of European ancestry selected from four different ASD cohorts. In addition, a case-control study was undertaken across the four LRR genes, using logistic regression in probands with ASD of each population against 295 ECACC controls. RESULTS Significant results were found for LRRN3 and LRRTM3 (P < 0.005), using both single locus and haplotype approaches. These results were further supported by a case-control analysis, which also highlighted additional SNPs in LRRTM3. CONCLUSIONS Overall, our findings implicate the neuronal leucine-rich genes LRRN3 and LRRTM3 in ASD susceptibility.
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- Inês Sousa
- Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, UK.
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Matsuoka Y, Fukamachi K, Uehara N, Tsuda H, Tsubura A. Induction of a novel histone deacetylase 1/c-Myc/Mnt/Max complex formation is implicated in parity-induced refractoriness to mammary carcinogenesis. Cancer Sci 2008; 99:309-15. [PMID: 18271930 PMCID: PMC11159440 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2007.00689.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Refractoriness to carcinogen-induced increases in epithelial cell proliferation is a very important characteristic of parous mammary glands. We found that N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU)-induced proliferative burst in the mammary ductal epithelium was blocked in parous glands but not in age-matched virgin (AMV) glands. The inhibition of the proliferative burst in MNU-treated parous mammary glands coincided with the upregulation of Mnt, a Myc-suppressor, and the formation of histone deacetylase 1/Mnt/Max complexes that unexpectedly contained c-Myc. These complexes formed on the promoters of Myc targets, such as ornithine decarboxylase, cyclin D2, and transforming growth factor beta1 genes, in quiescent fibroblasts, and were disassembled in serum-stimulated cells. These results suggest that the complexes also function as transcription repressors of the growth-related Myc targets in MNU-treated parous mammary glands. Using the chemical mammary carcinogenesis model of human c-Ha-ras transgenic (Tg) rats, we confirmed that parity protected the mammary glands at the postinitiation phase of tumorigenesis. Although the incidence of 7,12-dimethylbenz[alpha]anthracene-induced palpable tumors was reduced from 61.5% in the AMV Tg rats to 28.5% in the parous animals, the incidence of early neoplastic lesions in the parous rats was the same as that in the AMV rats. Restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis detected mutations in the human c-Ha-ras gene in most of the normal-appearing parous Tg glands, as well as in the virgin glands. We propose that accelerated formation of HDAC1/c-Myc/Mnt/Max complexes in response to carcinogen exposure results in down-regulation of growth-related genes, leading to the refractoriness of parous mammary glands at the postinitiation phase of carcinogenesis.
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- Yoichiro Matsuoka
- Second Department of Pathology, Kansai Medical University, 10-15 Fumizono-cho, Moriguchi, Osaka 570-8506, Japan.
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Analysis of Lrrn1 expression and its relationship to neuromeric boundaries during chick neural development. Neural Dev 2007; 2:22. [PMID: 17973992 PMCID: PMC2225406 DOI: 10.1186/1749-8104-2-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2007] [Accepted: 10/31/2007] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background The Drosophila leucine-rich repeat proteins Tartan (TRN) and Capricious (CAPS) mediate cell affinity differences during compartition of the wing imaginal disc. This study aims to identify and characterize the expression of a chick orthologue of TRN/CAPS and examine its potential function in relation to compartment boundaries in the vertebrate central nervous system. Results We identified a complementary DNA clone encoding Leucine-rich repeat neuronal 1 (Lrrn1), a single-pass transmembrane protein with 12 extracellular leucine-rich repeats most closely related to TRN/CAPS. Lrrn1 is dynamically expressed during chick development, being initially localized to the neural plate and tube, where it is restricted to the ventricular layer. It becomes downregulated in boundaries following their formation. In the mid-diencephalon, Lrrn1 expression prefigures the position of the anterior boundary of the zona limitans intrathalamica (ZLI). It becomes progressively downregulated from the presumptive ZLI just before the onset of expression of the signalling molecule Sonic hedgehog (Shh) within the ZLI. In the hindbrain, downregulation at rhombomere boundaries correlates with the emergence of specialized boundary cell populations, in which it is subsequently reactivated. Immunocolocalization studies confirm that Lrrn1 protein is endocytosed from the plasma membrane and is a component of the endosomal system, being concentrated within the early endosomal compartment. Conclusion Chick Lrrn1 is expressed in ventricular layer neuroepithelial cells and is downregulated at boundary regions, where neurogenesis is known to be delayed, or inhibited. The timing of Lrrn1 downregulation correlates closely with the activation of signaling molecule expression at these boundaries. This expression is consistent with the emergence of secondary organizer properties at boundaries and its endosomal localisation suggests that Lrrn1 may regulate the subcellular localisation of specific components of signalling or cell-cell recognition pathways in neuroepithelial cells.
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Munfus DL, Haga CL, Burrows PD, Cooper MD. A conserved gene family encodes transmembrane proteins with fibronectin, immunoglobulin and leucine-rich repeat domains (FIGLER). BMC Biol 2007; 5:36. [PMID: 17854505 PMCID: PMC2094703 DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-5-36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2007] [Accepted: 09/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In mouse the cytokine interleukin-7 (IL-7) is required for generation of B lymphocytes, but human IL-7 does not appear to have this function. A bioinformatics approach was therefore used to identify IL-7 receptor related genes in the hope of identifying the elusive human cytokine. RESULTS Our database search identified a family of nine gene candidates, which we have provisionally named fibronectin immunoglobulin leucine-rich repeat (FIGLER). The FIGLER 1-9 genes are predicted to encode type I transmembrane glycoproteins with 6-12 leucine-rich repeats (LRR), a C2 type Ig domain, a fibronectin type III domain, a hydrophobic transmembrane domain, and a cytoplasmic domain containing one to four tyrosine residues. Members of this multichromosomal gene family possess 20-47% overall amino acid identity and are differentially expressed in cell lines and primary hematopoietic lineage cells. Genes for FIGLER homologs were identified in macaque, orangutan, chimpanzee, mouse, rat, dog, chicken, toad, and puffer fish databases. The non-human FIGLER homologs share 38-99% overall amino acid identity with their human counterpart. CONCLUSION The extracellular domain structure and absence of recognizable cytoplasmic signaling motifs in members of the highly conserved FIGLER gene family suggest a trophic or cell adhesion function for these molecules.
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- Delicia L Munfus
- Division of Developmental and Clinical Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-3300, USA
- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-3300, USA
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- Division of Developmental and Clinical Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-3300, USA
- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-3300, USA
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- Division of Developmental and Clinical Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-3300, USA
- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-3300, USA
- Department of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-3300
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- Division of Developmental and Clinical Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-3300, USA
- Department of Microbiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-3300, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-3300, USA
- Department of Pediatrics University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294-3300, USA
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Wolfe AD, Henry JJ. Neuronal leucine-rich repeat 6 (XlNLRR-6) is required for late lens and retina development in Xenopus laevis. Dev Dyn 2006; 235:1027-41. [PMID: 16456849 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Leucine-rich repeat proteins expressed in the developing vertebrate nervous system comprise a complex, multifamily group, and little is known of their developmental function in vivo. We have identified a novel member of this group in Xenopus laevis, XlNLRR-6, and through sequence and phylogenetic analysis, have placed it within a defined family of vertebrate neuronal leucine-rich repeat proteins (NLRR). XlNLRR-6 is expressed in the developing nervous system and tissues of the eye beginning at the neural plate stage, and expression continues throughout embryonic and larval development. Using antisense morpholino oligonucleotide (MO) -mediated knockdown of XlNLRR-6, we demonstrate that this protein is critical for development of the lens, retina, and cornea. Reciprocal transplantation of presumptive lens ectoderm between MO-treated and untreated embryos demonstrate that XlNLRR-6 plays autonomous roles in the development of both the lens and retina. These findings represent the first in vivo functional analysis of an NLRR family protein and establish a role for this protein during late differentiation of tissues in the developing eye.
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- Adam D Wolfe
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, and College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Hamaguchi T, Matsuoka Y, Bechberger J, Ohnishi T, Fujita KI, Naus CC, Kusunoki M, Tsubura A, Tsuda H. Establishment of an apoptosis-sensitive rat mammary carcinoma cell line with a mutation in the DNA-binding region of p53. Cancer Lett 2006; 232:279-88. [PMID: 15876486 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2005.02.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2004] [Revised: 01/31/2005] [Accepted: 02/22/2005] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Seven mammary carcinoma cell lines were established from 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-induced tumors developed in a human c-Ha-ras transgenic rat. Without apoptotic stimuli, a large amount of p53 protein was detected in the C11 cell line (C11), whereas all cell lines expressed variable levels of the assayed death receptor/ligand, bcl-2 family and p53 cascade-related genes. The p53 gene in C11 had a mutation at codon 246, in the DNA-binding region of p53. Transcriptional activity of the mutant protein appeared to be lower than that of the wild-type p53. Despite the presence of p53 mutation, C11 was more sensitive to apoptosis triggered by etoposide, paclitaxel and staurosporine than the cell lines expressing wild-type p53. These data suggest that the apoptosis induced by intracellular injury occurs via the transcriptionally impaired mutant p53 in C11.
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- Tetsuya Hamaguchi
- Second Department of Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-0001, Japan
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Bando T, Sekine K, Kobayashi S, Watabe AM, Rump A, Tanaka M, Suda Y, Kato S, Morikawa Y, Manabe T, Miyajima A. Neuronal leucine-rich repeat protein 4 functions in hippocampus-dependent long-lasting memory. Mol Cell Biol 2005; 25:4166-75. [PMID: 15870286 PMCID: PMC1087730 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.10.4166-4175.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Neuronal leucine-rich repeat proteins (NLRRs) are type I transmembrane proteins and expressed in neuronal tissues, but their function remains unknown. Here, we describe the identification and characterization of a new member of the NLRR family, NLRR4, and its potential role in long-lasting memory. We generated NLRR4-deficient (NLRR4(-/-)) mice and found that they showed impaired memory retention. In hippocampus-dependent learning tasks, NLRR4(-/-) mice were able to learn and maintain the memories for one day but unable to retain the memories for four days after learning. In contrast, in a hippocampus-independent task, NLRR4(-/-) mice were able to retain the memory normally for at least seven days. These results suggest that NLRR4 plays a key role in hippocampus-dependent long-lasting memory.
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- Takayoshi Bando
- Laboratory of Cell Growth and Differentiation, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences, University of Tokyo, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0032, Japan
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Tsuda H, Fukamachi K, Ohshima Y, Ueda S, Matsuoka Y, Hamaguchi T, Ohnishi T, Takasuka N, Naito A. High susceptibility of human c-Ha-ras proto-oncogene transgenic rats to carcinogenesis: a cancer-prone animal model. Cancer Sci 2005; 96:309-16. [PMID: 15958052 PMCID: PMC11158793 DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2005.00056.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Transgenic animals carrying human c-Ha-ras proto-oncogene, v-Ha-ras transgenic mice, pim-1 transgenic mice and several knockout mice deficient of tumor suppressor genes, such as p53, have been shown to exhibit increased carcinogen susceptibility. As a result, studies into practical application and medium-term screening of environmental carcinogens are under way. Given the advantages of rat models characterized by larger organ size, abundant information regarding preneoplasias and virus-free constitution, we have concentrated on the generation of transgenic rats bearing copies of the human c-Ha-ras proto-oncogene and shown the Hras128 strain to be extremely sensitive to the induction of mammary carcinomas, and to a lesser extent, lesions in the urinary bladder, esophagus and skin. In most, if not all, the mammary cancers mutations of the transgene but not the endogenous H-ras gene are present, appearing to occur early in the process of tumorigenesis, which involves proliferation of cells in TEB and intraductal hyperplasia before carcinomas arise. Preliminary findings suggest that this is independent of endogenous ovarian hormones, although inhibited by soy isoflavones and promoted by atrazine and nonylphenols. Although further studies of the mechanisms are clearly necessary, the model appears to have great potential for screening purposes, not only for modifiers active in the breast, but also other organs where tumors characterized by ras gene mutations develop.
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- Hiroyuki Tsuda
- Department of Molecular Toxicology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan.
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Haines BP, Gupta R, Jones CM, Summerbell D, Rigby PWJ. The NLRR gene family and mouse development: Modified differential display PCR identifies NLRR-1 as a gene expressed in early somitic myoblasts. Dev Biol 2005; 281:145-59. [PMID: 15893969 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2005.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2004] [Revised: 01/27/2005] [Accepted: 01/30/2005] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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During vertebrate embryogenesis, the somites form by segmentation of the trunk mesoderm, lateral to the neural tube, in an anterior to posterior direction. Analysis of differential gene expression during somitogenesis has been problematic due to the limited amount of tissue available from early mouse embryos. To circumvent these problems, we developed a modified differential display PCR technique that is highly sensitive and yields products that can be used directly as in situ hybridisation probes. Using this technique, we isolated NLRR-1 as a gene expressed in the myotome of developing somites but not in the presomitic mesoderm. Detailed expression analysis showed that this gene was expressed in the skeletal muscle precursors of the myotome, branchial arches and limbs as well as in the developing nervous system. Somitic expression occurs in the earliest myoblasts that originate from the dorsal lip in a pattern reminiscent of the muscle determination gene Myf5, but not at the ventral lip, indicating that NLRR-1 is expressed in a subset of myotome cells. The NLRR genes comprise a three-gene family encoding glycosylated transmembrane proteins with external leucine-rich repeats, a fibronectin domain, an immunoglobulin domain and short intracellular tails capable of mediating protein-protein interaction. Analysis of NLRR-3 expression revealed regulated expression in the neural system in developing ganglia and motor neurons. NLRR-2 expression appears to be predominately confined to the adult. The regulated embryonic expression and cellular location of these proteins suggest important roles during mouse development in the control of cell adhesion, movement or signalling.
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- Bryan P Haines
- Section of Gene Function and Regulation, The Institute of Cancer Research, Chester Beatty Laboratories, 237 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JB, UK
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Slitrk6 is a member of the Slitrk family of proteins, which are integral membrane proteins possessing two leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domains and a carboxy-terminal domain partially similar to that in the trk neurotrophin receptor proteins. Here, I show that Slitrk6 is uniquely expressed in various organs, different from other Slitrk genes which are predominantly expressed in neural tissues. In the developing mouse embryo, Slitrk6 expression was detected in the otic cyst, lateral trunk epidermis and its underlying mesenchymal tissue, limb bud, maxillary process, pharyngeal arches, cochlea, retina, tongue, tooth primordium, central nervous system (CNS), and the visceral organ primordia including of the lung, gastrointestinal tract (particularly in the enteric neurons) and pancreas. The expression in these organs occurred in a spatially restricted manner. In the CNS, the expression was highly compartmentalized in the dorsal thalamus, cerebellum and medulla. The expression compartment in the thalamus in which Slitrk6 was expressed was closely related to the Gbx2-expressing prosomere 2. Interestingly, the Slitrk6 expression in the CNS, cochlea, tongue, tooth primordial, and other organs was partially complementary to the expression of Nlrr3, which belongs to another family of neuronal LRR-containing transmembrane proteins. The complementary expression of the two proteins in the dorsal thalamus persisted from E13.5 to the adult stage.
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- Jun Aruga
- Laboratory for Developmental Neurobiology, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, 351-0198, Saitama, Japan.
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Hamaguchi T, Matsuoka Y, Kawaguchi H, Fukamachi K, Takasuka N, Ueda S, Shimizu K, Ohki M, Kusunoki M, Sakakura T, Yoshida H, Tsuda H. Terminal endbuds and acini as the respective major targets for chemical and sporadic carcinogenesis in the mammary glands of human c-Ha-ras protooncogene transgenic rats. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2004; 83:43-56. [PMID: 14997054 DOI: 10.1023/b:brea.0000010698.09512.d2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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A rat strain carrying the human c-Ha-ras protooncogene, established by our laboratory, is highly susceptible to mammary chemical carcinogens. The transgenic rats exhibit increased number of terminal endbuds (TEBs) at the tips of developing ducts in the mammary gland compared to non-transgenic littermates. Confocal microscopy revealed the level of active mitogen-activated protein kinase to be elevated in these TEBs, and a close correlation between their numbers and tumorigenic response initiated by 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene was confirmed. Single injections of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea into the transgenic rats caused mutations in codon 12 of human c-Ha-ras transgene in TEBs before tumor development, supporting the conclusion that these structures are the major targets of chemical carcinogens. In contrast, with spontaneous development of lesions, alveolar hyperplasia with elevated expression levels of rat and human c-Ha-ras protooncogenes is the first morphological alteration which becomes apparent. Some but not all hyperplastic alveolar nodules were found to harbor mutations in the transgene. The results indicate that elevated expression of c-Ha-ras protooncogene is sufficient in itself to cause a highly proliferative phenotype of mammary alveoli. Our data suggest that TEBs and acini are the major targets for chemical and sporadic carcinogenesis, respectively, in the mammary glands of human c-Ha-ras protooncogene transgenic rats.
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- Tetsuya Hamaguchi
- Experimental Pathology and Chemotherapy Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Aruga J, Mikoshiba K. Identification and characterization of Slitrk, a novel neuronal transmembrane protein family controlling neurite outgrowth. Mol Cell Neurosci 2004; 24:117-29. [PMID: 14550773 DOI: 10.1016/s1044-7431(03)00129-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The Slitrk family consists of six structurally related transmembrane proteins (Slitrk1-6) in the mouse. In the extracellular region, they share two conserved leucine-rich repeat domains that have a significant homology to a secreted axonal growth-controlling protein, Slit. These proteins also have a homology to trk neurotrophin receptors in their intracellular domains, sharing a conserved tyrosine residue. Expression of Slitrk is highly restricted to neural tissues, but varies within the family. More specifically, Slitrk1 expression is in the mature neurons, whereas Slitrk2 is strongly expressed in the ventricular layer, and Slitrk6 shows compartmentalized expression in diencephalon. Over-expressed Slitrk1 induced unipolar neurites in cultured neuronal cells, whereas Slitrk2 and other Slitrk proteins inhibited neurite outgrowth. Deletion analysis showed that the functional difference between Slitrk1 and Slitrk2 lies in their intracellular domains, which are conserved in Slitrk2-6, but not in Slitrk1. These results suggest that the Slitrk proteins are the neuronal components that control the neurite outgrowth.
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- Jun Aruga
- Laboratory for Developmental Neurobiology, RIKEN Brain Science Institute (BSI), 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi, Saitama 351-0198, Japan.
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Fukamachi K, Matsuoka Y, Ohno H, Hamaguchi T, Tsuda H. Neuronal leucine-rich repeat protein-3 amplifies MAPK activation by epidermal growth factor through a carboxyl-terminal region containing endocytosis motifs. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:43549-52. [PMID: 12297494 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c200502200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Neuronal leucine-rich repeat protein-3 (NLRR-3) belongs to the LRR superfamily. Expression of rat NLRR-3 gene isolated from c-Ha-ras transgenic rat tumor is regulated mainly through the Ras-MAPK signaling pathway. NLRR-3 was found to enhance phosphorylation of MAPK when COS-7 cells were transfected with NLRR-3 and stimulated with a low concentration (0.01 ng/ml) of epidermal growth factor (EGF), but the amplification of MAPK phosphorylation by NLRR-3 was no longer observed when the carboxyl-terminal 30 amino acid stretch containing clathrin-mediated endocytosis motifs was deleted. A green fluorescent protein-tagged NLRR-3 localized at the plasma membrane was efficiently internalized in COS-7 cells, but internalization of a carboxyl-terminal-deleted version (NLRRDeltaC) was less efficient. The presence of clathrin-adaptor protein complexes containing NLRR-3 in brain lysate was confirmed by immunoprecipitation and glutathione S-transferase pull-down experiments, and affinity column chromatography revealed that the carboxyl-terminal region of NLRR-3 interacts with beta-adaptin. We propose that NLRR-3 potentiates Ras-MAPK signaling by facilitating internalization of EGF in clathrin-coated vesicles.
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- Katsumi Fukamachi
- Experimental Pathology, Chemotherapy Division, National Cancer Center Research Institute, 5-1-1 Tsukiji, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0045, Japan
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