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Gao X, Jin Y, Zhu W, Wu X, Wang J, Guo C. Regulation of Eukaryotic Translation Initiation Factor 4E as a Potential Anticancer Strategy. J Med Chem 2023; 66:12678-12696. [PMID: 37725577 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
Abstract
Eukaryotic translation initiation factors (eIFs) are highly expressed in cancer cells, especially eIF4E, the central regulatory node driving cancer cell growth and a potential target for anticancer drugs. eIF4E-targeting strategies primarily focus on inhibiting eIF4E synthesis, interfering with eIF4E/eIF4G interactions, and targeting eIF4E phosphorylation and peptide inhibitors. Although some small-molecule inhibitors are in clinical trials, no eIF4E inhibitors are available for clinical use. We provide an overview of the regulatory mechanisms of eIF4E and summarize the progress in developing and discovering eIF4E inhibitor strategies. We propose that interference with eIF4E/eIF4G interactions will provide a new perspective for the design of eIF4E inhibitors and may be a preferred strategy.
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- Xintao Gao
- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao 266000, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Qilu Hospital (Qingdao), Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266035, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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- Department of Biology Science and Technology, Baotou Teacher's College, Baotou 014030, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, China
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Wang J, Wang L, Zhang S, Fan J, Yang H, Li Q, Guo C. Novel eIF4E/eIF4G protein-protein interaction inhibitors DDH-1 exhibits anti-cancer activity in vivo and in vitro. Int J Biol Macromol 2020; 160:496-505. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.05.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2020] [Revised: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Fry CS, Nayeem SZ, Dillon EL, Sarkar PS, Tumurbaatar B, Urban RJ, Wright TJ, Sheffield-Moore M, Tilton RG, Choudhary S. Glucocorticoids increase skeletal muscle NF-κB inducing kinase (NIK): links to muscle atrophy. Physiol Rep 2016; 4:e13014. [PMID: 27905294 PMCID: PMC5112493 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Revised: 09/28/2016] [Accepted: 10/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Glucocorticoids (GC) are a frontline therapy for numerous acute and chronic diseases because of their demonstrated efficacy at reducing systemic inflammation. An unintended side effect of GC therapy is the stimulation of skeletal muscle atrophy. Pathophysiological mechanisms responsible for GC-induced skeletal muscle atrophy have been extensively investigated, and the ability to treat patients with GC without unintended muscle atrophy has yet to be realized. We have reported that a single, standard-of-care dose of Methylprednisolone increases in vivo expression of NF-κB-inducing kinase (NIK), an important upstream regulatory kinase controlling NF-κB activation, along with other key muscle catabolic regulators such as Atrogin-1 and MuRF1 that induce skeletal muscle proteolysis. Here, we provide experimental evidence that overexpressing NIK by intramuscular injection of recombinant human NIK via adenoviral vector in mouse tibialis anterior muscle induces a 30% decrease in the average fiber cross-sectional area that is associated with increases in mRNA expression of skeletal muscle atrophy biomarkers MuRF1, Atrogin-1, myostatin and Gadd45. A single injection of GC induced NIK mRNA and protein within 2 h, with the increased NIK localized to nuclear and sarcolemmal locations within muscle fibers. Daily GC injections induced skeletal muscle fore limb weakness as early as 3 days with similar atrophy of muscle fibers as observed with NIK overexpression. NIK overexpression in primary human skeletal muscle myotubes increased skeletal muscle atrophy biomarkers, while NIK knockdown significantly attenuated GC-induced increases in NIK and Atrogin-1. These results suggest that NIK may be a novel, previously unrecognized mediator of GC-induced skeletal muscle atrophy.
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- Christopher S Fry
- Department of Nutrition and Metabolism, The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Neurology, The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), Galveston, Texas
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Smith H, Board M, Pellagatti A, Turley H, Boultwood J, Callaghan R. The Effects of Severe Hypoxia on Glycolytic Flux and Enzyme Activity in a Model of Solid Tumors. J Cell Biochem 2016; 117:1890-901. [PMID: 26755257 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.25488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 01/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Solid tumors contend with, and adapt to, a hostile micro-environment that includes limited availability of nutrient fuels and oxygen. The presence of hypoxia (O2 <5%) stabilizes the transcription factor Hif1 and results in numerous cellular adaptations including increased flux of glucose through glycolysis. Increasingly, more sophisticated analysis of tumor oxygenation has revealed large gradients of oxygen tension and significant regions under severe hypoxia (O2 ∼0.1%). The present investigation has demonstrated a significant increase in the glycolytic flux rate when tumor spheroids were exposed to 0.1% O2 . The severe hypoxia was associated with uniform pimonidazole adduct formation and elevated levels of Hif1α and c-Myc. This resulted in elevated expression of GLUT and MCT transporters, in addition to increased activity of PFK1 in comparison to that observed in normoxia. However, the protein expression and enzymatic capacity of HK2, G6PDH, PK, and LDH were all reduced by severe hypoxia. Clearly, the effects of exposure to severe hypoxia lead to a significantly abridged Hif1 response, yet one still able to elevate glycolytic flux and prevent loss of intermediates to anabolism. J. Cell. Biochem. 117: 1890-1901, 2016. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Hannah Smith
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, The University of Oxford, Headington, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, The University of Oxford, Headington, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, The University of Oxford, Headington, UK.,NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, The University of Oxford, Headington, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, The University of Oxford, Headington, UK.,NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, UK
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- Nuffield Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, The University of Oxford, Headington, UK.,Division of Biomedical Science and Biochemistry, Research School of Biology, The Australian National University Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
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Jochmans-Lemoine A, Shahare M, Soliz J, Joseph V. HIF1α and physiological responses to hypoxia are correlated in mice but not in rats. J Exp Biol 2016; 219:3952-3961. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.142869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/06/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
We previously reported that rats and mice that have been raised for more than 30 generations in La Paz, Bolivia (3600m), display divergent physiological responses to high altitude (HA), including improved respiratory and metabolic control in mice. In the present study we asked whether these traits would also be present in response to hypoxia at sea level (SL). To answer this question, we exposed rats (SD) and mice (FVB) to normoxia (21% O2) or hypoxia (15 and 12% O2) for 6 hours and measured ventilation and metabolic rate (whole body plethysmography), and expression of the transcription factor HIF-1α (ELISA and Mass Spectrometry) and other proteins whose expression are regulated by hypoxia (Glucose Transporter 1, Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase 1, and Angiopoietin 2 - Mass Spectrometry) in the brainstem. In response to hypoxia, compared with rats, mice had higher minute ventilation, lower metabolic rate, and higher expression of HIF-1α in the brainstem. In mice the expression level of HIF-1α was positively correlated with ventilation and negatively correlated with metabolic rate. In rats, the concentration of brainstem cytosolic protein decreased by 38% at 12% O2, while expression of the glucose transporter 1 increased. We conclude that mice and rats raised at sea level have divergent physiological and molecular responses to hypoxia, supporting the hypothesis that mice have innate traits that favor adaptation to altitude.
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- Alexandra Jochmans-Lemoine
- Unité de recherche en périnatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise, Département de Pédiatrie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Unité de recherche en périnatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise, Département de Pédiatrie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Unité de recherche en périnatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise, Département de Pédiatrie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Unité de recherche en périnatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Hôpital Saint-François d'Assise, Département de Pédiatrie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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Hernández-Jiménez M, Sacristán S, Morales C, García-Villanueva M, García-Fernández E, Alcázar A, González VM, Martín ME. Apoptosis-related proteins are potential markers of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) injury. Neurosci Lett 2014; 558:143-8. [PMID: 24269372 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2013.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2013] [Revised: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) causes high mortality and long-term morbidity rates. The magnitude of the neuronal damage depends on the duration and severity of the initial insult combined with the deleterious effects of reperfusion and apoptosis. Currently, a diagnosis of HIE is based largely on the neurological and histological findings. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify apoptosis-related proteins that might serve as potential markers of HIE injury. As an initial step toward reaching this objective, we analyzed changes in protein levels in an in vitro model of hypoxia using antibody arrays, and we have identified changes in the expression level of two proteins involved in apoptosis, Smac-DIABLO and cathepsin D. We obtained brain sections from eight neonatal HIE patients and performed histological staining, TUNEL assays and Smac-DIABLO and cathepsin D immunolocalization. Our results revealed a high number of TUNEL-positive cells, including neurons, astrocytes and ependymal cells, in the various regions that were analyzed. Interestingly, many of the areas that were positive for TUNEL staining did not appear to be damaged in the histological evaluation. In addition, using immunostaining, we found that Smac-DIABLO and cathepsin D had the same regional distribution pattern. Taken together, these findings indicate that these two proteins could serve as markers to identify injured regions that might not to be detectable using histological observations alone.
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- Servicio de Neurobiología-Investigación, Hospital Ramón y Cajal-IRYCIS, 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Bioquímica-Investigación, Hospital Ramón y Cajal-IRYCIS, 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Bioquímica-Investigación, Hospital Ramón y Cajal-IRYCIS, 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Bioquímica-Investigación, Hospital Ramón y Cajal-IRYCIS, 28034 Madrid, Spain.
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Clemens MJ, Elia A, Morley SJ. Requirement for the eIF4E binding proteins for the synergistic down-regulation of protein synthesis by hypertonic conditions and mTOR inhibition. PLoS One 2013; 8:e71138. [PMID: 23940704 PMCID: PMC3733773 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 07/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The protein kinase mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) regulates the phosphorylation and activity of several proteins that have the potential to control translation, including p70S6 kinase and the eIF4E binding proteins 4E-BP1 and 4E-BP2. In spite of this, in exponentially growing cells overall protein synthesis is often resistant to mTOR inhibitors. We report here that sensitivity of wild-type mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) to mTOR inhibitors can be greatly increased when the cells are subjected to the physiological stress imposed by hypertonic conditions. In contrast, protein synthesis in MEFs with a double knockout of 4E-BP1 and 4E-BP2 remains resistant to mTOR inhibitors under these conditions. Phosphorylation of p70S6 kinase and protein kinase B (Akt) is blocked by the mTOR inhibitor Ku0063794 equally well in both wild-type and 4E-BP knockout cells, under both normal and hypertonic conditions. The response of protein synthesis to hypertonic stress itself does not require the 4E-BPs. These data suggest that under certain stress conditions: (i) translation has a greater requirement for mTOR activity and (ii) there is an absolute requirement for the 4E-BPs for regulation by mTOR. Importantly, dephosphorylation of p70S6 kinase and Akt is not sufficient to affect protein synthesis acutely.
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- Michael J. Clemens
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, JMS Building, Falmer, Brighton United Kingdom
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- Division of Biomedical Sciences, St George’s, University of London, Cranmer Terrace, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, JMS Building, Falmer, Brighton United Kingdom
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Azar R, Lasfargues C, Bousquet C, Pyronnet S. Contribution of HIF-1α in 4E-BP1 gene expression. Mol Cancer Res 2012; 11:54-61. [PMID: 23175522 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-12-0095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) is necessary for the translation of capped mRNAs into proteins. Cap-dependent mRNA translation can be however inhibited by the eIF4E-binding protein 1 (4E-BP1). The hypophosphorylated forms of 4E-BP1 indeed sequester eIF4E and thus block translation initiation and consequent protein synthesis. Different reports indicate that, in addition to hypophosphorylation, 4E-BP1 function can be also regulated at the level of protein expression. This is the case in contact-inhibited cells or in cells exposed to hypoxia. The molecular mechanisms responsible for 4E-BP1 protein accumulation in these conditions remain however unknown. In the present study, we found that 4E-BP1 gene promoter contains a hypoxia-responsive element (HRE) that mediates 4E-BP1 gene upregulation via the hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF-1α) transcription factor. Gene reporter assays then revealed that the presence of such HRE in the promoter of 4E-BP1 gene is involved in 4E-BP1 accumulation in contact-inhibited cells and in cells exposed to hypoxia. We also reveal that the TGF-β-dependent transcription factor SMAD4 cooperates with HIF-1α to fully activate 4E-BP1 gene transcription under hypoxia. These data therefore suggest that HIF-1α contributes to 4E-BP1 gene expression under different conditions.
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- Rania Azar
- Institut national de la santé et de la recherche medicale (INSERM) U1037, BP 84225, Toulouse 31432, France
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Effect of electroacupuncture on the expression of mTOR and eIF4E in hippocampus of rats with vascular dementia. Neurol Sci 2012; 34:1093-7. [PMID: 23053837 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-012-1209-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2012] [Accepted: 09/28/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Clinically, electroacupuncture is proved to be an effective therapy for vascular dementia; however, their mechanisms remain uncertain. The aim of the current study was to investigate the mechanism of electroacupuncture therapy for vascular dementia. One month after a vascular dementia animal model was established by bilateral occlusion of common carotid arteries, electroacupuncture treatment was given at "Baihui" (DU20), "Dazhui" (DU14), and "Shenshu" (BL23). Morris water maze was used to assess the learning and memory ability of rats. Western blot assay was performed to detect the expression of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) and eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) in hippocampus of rats. Morris water maze test showed that electroacupuncture improved the learning ability of vascular dementia rats. Western blot assay revealed that the expression level of mTOR and eIF4E in the electroacupuncture group and sham-operated group was higher than that in the vascular dementia group (P < 0.05). In conclusion, the decreasing expression of mTOR and eIF4E plays important roles in the pathogenesis of vascular dementia. Electroacupuncture improves learning and memory ability by up-regulating expression of mTOR and eIF4E in the hippocampus of vascular dementia rats.
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