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Regulation of proton partitioning in kinase-activating acute myeloid leukemia and its therapeutic implication. Leukemia 2022; 36:1990-2001. [PMID: 35624145 PMCID: PMC9343251 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-022-01606-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Gain-of-function kinase mutations are common in AML and usually portend an inferior prognosis. We reported a novel mechanism whereby kinase mutants induced intracellular alkalization characteristic in oncogenesis. Thirteen kinases were found to activate sodium/hydrogen exchanger (NHE1) in normal hematopoietic progenitors, of which FLT3-ITD, KRASG12D, and BTK phosphorylated NHE1 maintained alkaline intracellular pH (pHi) and supported survival of AML cells. Primary AML samples with kinase mutations also showed increased NHE1 phosphorylation and evidence of NHE1 addiction. Amiloride enhanced anti-leukemic effects and intracellular distribution of kinase inhibitors and chemotherapy. Co-inhibition of NHE1 and kinase synergistically acidified pHi in leukemia and inhibited its growth in vivo. Plasma from patients taking amiloride for diuresis reduced pHi of leukemia and enhanced cytotoxic effects of kinase inhibitors and chemotherapy in vitro. NHE1-mediated intracellular alkalization played a key pathogenetic role in transmitting the proliferative signal from mutated-kinase and could be exploited for therapeutic intervention in AML.
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Hovde MJ, Bolland DE, Armand A, Pitsch E, Bakker C, Kooiker AJ, Provost JJ, Vaughan RA, Wallert MA, Foster JD. Sodium hydrogen exchanger (NHE1) palmitoylation and potential functional regulation. Life Sci 2022; 288:120142. [PMID: 34774621 PMCID: PMC8692447 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2021.120142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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AIMS Determine the effect of palmitoylation on the sodium hydrogen exchanger isoform 1 (NHE1), a member of the SLC9 family. MAIN METHODS NHE1 expressed in native rat tissues or in heterologous cells was assessed for palmitoylation by acyl-biotinyl exchange (ABE) and metabolic labeling with [3H]palmitate. Cellular palmitoylation was inhibited using 2-bromopalmitate (2BP) followed by determination of NHE1 palmitoylation status, intracellular pH, stress fiber formation, and cell migration. In addition, NHE1 was activated with LPA treatment followed by determination of NHE1 palmitoylation status and LPA-induced change in intracellular pH was determined in the presence and absence of preincubation with 2BP. KEY FINDINGS In this study we demonstrate for the first time that NHE1 is palmitoylated in both cells and rat tissue, and that processes controlled by NHE1 including intracellular pH (pHi), stress fiber formation, and cell migration, are regulated in concert with NHE1 palmitoylation status. Importantly, LPA stimulates NHE1 palmitoylation, and 2BP pretreatment dampens LPA-induced increased pHi which is dependent on the presence of NHE1. SIGNIFICANCE Palmitoylation is a reversible lipid modification that regulates an array of critical protein functions including activity, trafficking, membrane microlocalization and protein-protein interactions. Our results suggest that palmitoylation of NHE1 and other control/signaling proteins play a major role in NHE1 regulation that could significantly impact multiple critical cellular functions.
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- Moriah J Hovde
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND 58202, United States of America.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND 58202, United States of America.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA 92110, United States of America.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA 92110, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA 92110, United States of America.
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- Biology Department, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 56601, United States of America.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA 92110, United States of America.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND 58202, United States of America.
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- Biology Department, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN 56601, United States of America.
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND 58202, United States of America.
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Sjøgaard-Frich LM, Prestel A, Pedersen ES, Severin M, Kristensen KK, Olsen JG, Kragelund BB, Pedersen SF. Dynamic Na +/H + exchanger 1 (NHE1) - calmodulin complexes of varying stoichiometry and structure regulate Ca 2+-dependent NHE1 activation. eLife 2021; 10:60889. [PMID: 33655882 PMCID: PMC8009664 DOI: 10.7554/elife.60889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Calmodulin (CaM) engages in Ca2+-dependent interactions with numerous proteins, including a still incompletely understood physical and functional interaction with the human Na+/H+-exchanger NHE1. Using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, isothermal titration calorimetry, and fibroblasts stably expressing wildtype and mutant NHE1, we discovered multiple accessible states of this functionally important complex existing in different NHE1:CaM stoichiometries and structures. We determined the NMR solution structure of a ternary complex in which CaM links two NHE1 cytosolic tails. In vitro, stoichiometries and affinities could be tuned by variations in NHE1:CaM ratio and calcium ([Ca2+]) and by phosphorylation of S648 in the first CaM-binding α-helix. In cells, Ca2+-CaM-induced NHE1 activity was reduced by mimicking S648 phosphorylation and by mutation of the first CaM-binding α-helix, whereas it was unaffected by inhibition of Akt, one of several kinases phosphorylating S648. Our results demonstrate a diversity of NHE1:CaM interaction modes and suggest that CaM may contribute to NHE1 dimerization and thereby augment NHE1 regulation. We propose that a similar structural diversity is of relevance to many other CaM complexes.
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- Lise M Sjøgaard-Frich
- Section for Cell Biology and Physiology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Structural Biology and NMR Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Structural Biology and NMR Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Cell Biology and Physiology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Finsen Laboratory, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Biotech Research and Innovation Centre (BRIC), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Structural Biology and NMR Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Structural Biology and NMR Laboratory, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Section for Cell Biology and Physiology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Cottle WT, Wallert CH, Anderson KK, Tran MF, Bakker CL, Wallert MA, Provost JJ. Calcineurin homologous protein isoform 2 supports tumor survival via the sodium hydrogen exchanger isoform 1 in non-small cell lung cancer. Tumour Biol 2020; 42:1010428320937863. [PMID: 32686600 DOI: 10.1177/1010428320937863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Maintaining intracellular pH is crucial for preserving healthy cellular behavior and, when dysregulated, results in increased proliferation, migration, and invasion. The Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 is a highly regulated transmembrane antiporter that maintains pH homeostasis by exporting protons in response to intra- and extracellular signals. Activation of Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 is exquisitely regulated by the extracellular environment and protein cofactors, including calcineurin B homologous proteins 1 and 2. While Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 and calcineurin B homologous protein 1 are ubiquitously expressed, calcineurin B homologous protein 2 shows tissue-specific expression and upregulation in a variety of cancer cells. In addition, calcineurin B homologous protein 2 expression is modulated by tumorigenic extracellular conditions like low nutrients. To understand the role of calcineurin B homologous protein 2 in tumorigenesis and survival in lung cancer, we surveyed existing databases and formed a comprehensive report of Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1, calcineurin B homologous protein 1, and calcineurin B homologous protein 2 expression in diseased and non-diseased tissues. We show that calcineurin B homologous protein 2 is upregulated during oncogenesis in many adeno and squamous carcinomas. To understand the functional role of calcineurin B homologous protein 2 upregulation, we evaluated the effect of Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 and calcineurin B homologous protein 2 depletion on cellular function during cancer progression in situ. Here, we show that calcineurin B homologous protein 2 functions through Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 to effect cell proliferation, cell migration, steady-state pHi, and anchorage-independent tumor growth. Finally, we present evidence that calcineurin B homologous protein 2 depletion in vivo has potential to reduce tumor burden in a xenograft model. Together, these data support the tumor-promoting potential of aberrant calcineurin B homologous protein 2 expression and position calcineurin B homologous protein 2 as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer.
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- Wayne Taylor Cottle
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA
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Pedersen SF, Counillon L. The SLC9A-C Mammalian Na +/H + Exchanger Family: Molecules, Mechanisms, and Physiology. Physiol Rev 2019; 99:2015-2113. [PMID: 31507243 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00028.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Na+/H+ exchangers play pivotal roles in the control of cell and tissue pH by mediating the electroneutral exchange of Na+ and H+ across cellular membranes. They belong to an ancient family of highly evolutionarily conserved proteins, and they play essential physiological roles in all phyla. In this review, we focus on the mammalian Na+/H+ exchangers (NHEs), the solute carrier (SLC) 9 family. This family of electroneutral transporters constitutes three branches: SLC9A, -B, and -C. Within these, each isoform exhibits distinct tissue expression profiles, regulation, and physiological roles. Some of these transporters are highly studied, with hundreds of original articles, and some are still only rudimentarily understood. In this review, we present and discuss the pioneering original work as well as the current state-of-the-art research on mammalian NHEs. We aim to provide the reader with a comprehensive view of core knowledge and recent insights into each family member, from gene organization over protein structure and regulation to physiological and pathophysiological roles. Particular attention is given to the integrated physiology of NHEs in the main organ systems. We provide several novel analyses and useful overviews, and we pinpoint main remaining enigmas, which we hope will inspire novel research on these highly versatile proteins.
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- S F Pedersen
- Section for Cell Biology and Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physiomédecine Moléculaire, LP2M, France, and Laboratories of Excellence Ion Channel Science and Therapeutics, Nice, France
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- Section for Cell Biology and Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark; and Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire de Physiomédecine Moléculaire, LP2M, France, and Laboratories of Excellence Ion Channel Science and Therapeutics, Nice, France
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Liu Y, Chen F, Ji L, Zhang L, Xu YJ, Dhalla NS. Role of lysophosphatidic acid in vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation. Can J Physiol Pharmacol 2019; 98:103-110. [PMID: 31369714 DOI: 10.1139/cjpp-2019-0264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is an important lipid molecule for signal transduction in cell proliferation. Although the effects of LPA on vascular smooth muscle (VSM) cell growth have been reported previously, the underlying mechanisms of its action are not fully understood. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of some inhibitors of different protein kinases and other molecular targets on LPA-induced DNA synthesis as well as gene expression in the aortic VSM cells. The DNA synthesis was studied by the [3H]thymidine incorporation method and the gene expression was investigated by the real-time PCR technique. It was observed that the LPA-induced DNA synthesis was attenuated by inhibitors of protein kinase C (PKC) (staurosporine, calphostin C, and bisindolylmaleimide), phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) (wortmannin and LY294002), and ribosomal p70S6 kinase (p70S6K) (rapamycin). The inhibitors of guanine protein coupled receptors (GPCR) (pertussis toxin), phospholipase C (PLC) (U73122 and D609), and sodium-hydrogen exchanger (NHE) (amiloride and dimethyl amiloride) were also shown to depress the LPA-induced DNA synthesis. Furthermore, gene expressions for PLC β1 isoform, PKC δ and ε isoforms, casein kinase II β isoform, and endothelin-1A receptors were elevated by LPA. These results suggest that the LPA-induced proliferation of VSM cells is mediated through the activation of GPCR and multiple protein kinases as well as gene expressions of some of their specific isoforms.
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- Yingying Liu
- Department of Nephrology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China, 130033
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- Department of Dermatology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China, 130033
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- Department of Cardiology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China, 130033
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- Department of Gastroenterology, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China, 130033
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Center, and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Center, and Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Max Rady College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R2H 2A6, Canada
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Paškevičiūtė M, Petrikaitė V. Overcoming transporter-mediated multidrug resistance in cancer: failures and achievements of the last decades. Drug Deliv Transl Res 2019; 9:379-393. [PMID: 30194528 DOI: 10.1007/s13346-018-0584-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Multidrug resistance (MDR) is a complex phenomenon caused by numerous reasons in cancer chemotherapy. It is related to the abnormal tumor metabolism, precisely increased glycolysis and lactic acid production, extracellular acidification, and drug efflux caused by transport proteins. There are few strategies to increase drug delivery into cancer cells. One of them is the inhibition of carbonic anhydrases or certain proton transporters that increase extracellular acidity by proton extrusion from the cells. This prevents weakly basic chemotherapeutic drugs from ionization and increases their penetration through the cancer cell membrane. Another approach is the inhibition of MDR proteins that pump the anticancer agents into the extracellular milieu and decrease their intracellular concentration. Physical methods, such as ultrasound-mediated sonoporation, are being developed, as well. To increase the efficacy of sonoporation, various microbubbles are used. Ultrasound causes microbubble cavitation, i.e., periodical pulsation of the microbubble, and destruction which results in formation of temporary pores in the cellular membrane and increased permeabilization to drug molecules. This review summarizes the main approaches to reverse MDR related to the drug penetration along with its applications in preclinical and clinical studies.
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- Miglė Paškevičiūtė
- Department of Drug Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Sukilėlių Ave. 13, LT-50162, Kaunas, Lithuania
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- Department of Drug Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Sukilėlių Ave. 13, LT-50162, Kaunas, Lithuania. .,Institute of Biotechnology, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio Ave. 7, LT-10257, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Huetsch JC, Walker J, Undem C, Lade J, Yun X, Baksh S, Jiang H, Lai N, Shimoda LA. Rho kinase and Na + /H + exchanger mediate endothelin-1-induced pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration. Physiol Rep 2019; 6:e13698. [PMID: 29756391 PMCID: PMC5949284 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.13698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Revised: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Excessive production of endothelin‐1 (ET‐1) has been observed in almost all forms of pulmonary hypertension. ET‐1, a highly potent vasoconstrictor, can also potentiate pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell (PASMC) growth and migration, both of which contribute to the vascular remodeling that occurs during the development of pulmonary hypertension. Increasing evidence indicates that alkalinization of intracellular pH (pHi), typically due to activation of Na+/H+ exchange (NHE), is associated with enhanced PASMC proliferation and migration. We recently demonstrated that application of exogenous ET‐1 increased NHE activity in murine PASMCs via a mechanism requiring Rho kinase (ROCK). However, whether ROCK and/or increased NHE activity mediate ET‐1‐induced migration and proliferation in PASMCs remains unknown. In this study, we used fluorescent microscopy in transiently cultured PASMCs from distal pulmonary arteries of the rat and the pH‐sensitive dye, BCECF‐AM, to measure changes in resting pHi and NHE activity induced by exposure to exogenous ET‐1 (10−8 mol/L) for 24 h. Cell migration and proliferation in response to ET‐1 were also measured using Transwell assays and BrdU incorporation, respectively. We found that application of exogenous ET‐1 had no effect on NHE1 expression, but increased pHi, NHE activity, migration, and proliferation in rat PASMCs. Pharmacologic inhibition of NHE or ROCK prevented the ET‐1‐induced changes in cell function (proliferation and migration). Our results indicate that ET‐1 modulates PASMC migration and proliferation via changes in pHi homeostasis through a pathway involving ROCK.
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- John C Huetsch
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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Deng X, Ji Z, Xu B, Guo L, Xu L, Qin T, Feng L, Ma Z, Fu Q, Qu R, Quo Q, Ma S. Suppressing the Na +/H + exchanger 1: a new sight to treat depression. Cell Death Dis 2019; 10:370. [PMID: 31068571 PMCID: PMC6506522 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-1602-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Na+/H+ exchanger 1 (NHE1), an important regulator of intracellular pH (pHi) and extracellular pH (pHe), plays a crucial role in various physiological and pathological processes. However, the role of NHE1 in depression has not yet been reported. This study was designed to investigate the role of NHE1 in the animal model of depression and explore the underlying mechanisms. Our results showed that inhibition of rho-associated kinase 2 (ROCK2) by fasudil (Fas) or baicalin (BA) significantly alleviated chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) paradigm-induced depression-related behaviours in mice, as shown by decreased sucrose consumption in sucrose preference test (SPT), reduced locomotor activity in the open field test (OFT), and increased immobility time in the tail suspension test (TST) and forced swimming test (FST). Furthermore, ROCK2 inhibition inhibited the activation of NHE1, calpain1, and reduced neuronal apoptosis in the CUMS animal model of depression. Next, we used the lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-challenged animal model of depression to induce NHE1 activation. Our results revealed that mice subjected to 1 μl LPS (10 mg/ml) injection intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.) showed depressive-like behaviours and NHE1 activation. Amiloride (Ami), an NHE1 inhibitor, significantly reversed the decrease in sucrose consumption and reduction in immobility time in the TST and FST induced by LPS challenge. Furthermore, Ami decreased the expression of ROCK2, NHE1, calpain1, and caspase-3 and increased the Bcl-1/Bax ratio in the hippocampus of LPS-challenged mice. Ami treatment also led to antidepressive effects in the CUMS-induced animal model of depression. Thus ROCK2 inhibition could be proposed as a neuroprotective strategy against neuronal apoptosis, and NHE1 might be a potential therapeutic target in depression.
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- Xueyang Deng
- Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, 210009, Nanjing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Intervention, China Pharmaceutical University, 210009, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, 210009, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, 210009, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, 210009, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, 210009, Nanjing, China
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- School of Traditional Chinese Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, 211198, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, 210009, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, 210009, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pharmacology of Traditional Chinese Medical Formulae, Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 210029, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Intervention, China Pharmaceutical University, 210009, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology of Chinese Materia Medica, China Pharmaceutical University, 210009, Nanjing, China. .,Qinba Traditional Chinese Medicine Resources Research and Development Center, AnKang University, 725000, AnKang, PR China.
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Liu B, Chang R, Duan Z, Zhang X, Shen Y, Liu X, Wu J, Tuo Y, Luo J. The level of ROCK1 and ROCK2 in patients with pulmonary hypertension in plateau area. Sci Rep 2018; 8:9356. [PMID: 29921927 PMCID: PMC6008473 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-27321-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is defined as the mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) ≥25 mmHg under the sea level in resting state. ROCK1 and ROCK2 can be combined to cause the damage of vascular endothelial function. To explore the differences of ROCK1 and ROCK2 in subjects with pulmonary hypertension or normal pulmonary artery pressure in plateau area, and to further understand the mechanism of Rho/rho-kinase pathway activation for promoting pulmonary hypertension, we collected 64 patients with pulmonary hypertension and 87 normal pulmonary artery healthy controls. All subjects were hospitalized in Cardiology or Respiration Department of Qinghai Provincial Peoples’ Hospital from December 2016 to June 2017. The pulmonary artery systolic pressure was measured by Doppler ultrasound, and serum ROCK1 and ROCK2 levels were tested by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). We found that the serum ROCK2 concentration in the pulmonary hypertension group was significantly higher than that in the control group, but serum ROCK1 level had no significant difference. ROCK2 plays a leading role in pulmonary hypertension in the plateau region, so selective ROCK2 inhibitors will be more effective in improving pulmonary hypertension.
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- Bing Liu
- Department of Cardiology, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, 810007, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, 810007, China.
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- Department of Pathology, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, 810007, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, 810007, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, 810007, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, 810007, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, 810007, China
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- Department of Pneumology, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, 810007, China
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- Department of Pathology, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, 810007, China
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Amith SR, Wilkinson JM, Fliegel L. Na+/H+ exchanger NHE1 regulation modulates metastatic potential and epithelial-mesenchymal transition of triple-negative breast cancer cells. Oncotarget 2018; 7:21091-113. [PMID: 27049728 PMCID: PMC5008271 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.8520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), the high recurrence rate, increased invasion and aggressive metastatic formation dictate patient survival. We previously demonstrated a critical role for the Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 (NHE1) in controlling metastasis of triple-negative cells. Here, we investigated the effect of changes to three regulatory loci of NHE1. Two via the Ras/Raf/ERK/p90RSK pathway: p90RSK/14-3-3 (S703A) and ERK1/2 (S766,770,771A, SSSA) and a third via a calmodulin-binding domain (K641,R643,645,647E, 1K3R4E). MDA-MB-231 cells with a mutation at the p90RSK site (S703A-NHE1) changed from a wild-type mesenchymal morphology to a smaller epithelial-like phenotype with a loss of expression of mesenchymal marker vimentin. S703A cells also had reduced metastatic potential and markedly decreased rates of migration, invasion, spheroid growth, anchorage-dependent and soft agar colony formation. Similarly, BI-D1870, a specific inhibitor of p90RSK, significantly inhibited the metastatic potential of highly invasive MDA-MB-231 and moderately invasive MDA-MB-468 TNBC cells, but was minimally effective in non-invasive Hs578T TNBC cells. In contrast, invasion and spheroid growth were unaffected in cells containing NHE1 with mutations interfering with its activation by ERK1/2 (SSSA), though rates of migration and colony formation were reduced. Cells with a constitutive activation of NHE1 via the 1K3R4E mutation exhibited higher rates of migration, invasion, and spheroid growth. Taken together, our data demonstrate the critical role of NHE1 in metastasis, and suggest a novel link between NHE1 and the expression and cytosolic organization of vimentin, a key factor in epithelial-mesenchymal transition, that is dependent on p90RSK/14-3-3-mediated activation of the exchanger.
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- Schammim Ray Amith
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Fu PC, Tang RH, Yu ZY, Xie MJ, Wang W, Luo X. The Rho-associated kinase inhibitors Y27632 and fasudil promote microglial migration in the spinal cord via the ERK signaling pathway. Neural Regen Res 2018; 13:677-683. [PMID: 29722320 PMCID: PMC5950678 DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.230294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Rho-associated kinase (ROCK) is a key regulatory protein involved in inflammatory secretion in microglia in the central nervous system. Our previous studies showed that ROCK inhibition enhances phagocytic activity in microglia through the extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathway, but its effect on microglial migration was unknown. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the effects of the ROCK inhibitors Y27632 and fasudil on the migratory activity of primary cultured microglia isolated from the spinal cord, and we examined the underlying mechanisms. The microglia were treated with Y27632, fasudil and/or the ERK inhibitor U0126. Cellular morphology was observed by immunofluorescence. Transwell chambers were used to assess cell migration. ERK levels were measured by in-cell western blot assay. Y27632 and fasudil increased microglial migration, and the microglia were irregularly shaped and had many small processes. These inhibitors also upregulated the levels of phosphorylated ERK protein. The ERK inhibitor U0126 suppressed these effects of Y27632 and fasudil. These findings suggest that the ROCK inhibitors Y27632 and fasudil promote microglial migration in the spinal cord through the ERK signaling pathway.
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- Pei-Cai Fu
- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education of China, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education of China, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology; Key Laboratory of Neurological Diseases (Huazhong University of Science and Technology), Ministry of Education of China, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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- Department of Neurology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei Province, China
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Walker J, Undem C, Yun X, Lade J, Jiang H, Shimoda LA. Role of Rho kinase and Na+/H+ exchange in hypoxia-induced pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration. Physiol Rep 2016; 4:4/6/e12702. [PMID: 27009277 PMCID: PMC4814889 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.12702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Abnormal proliferation and migration of pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells (PASMCs) are hallmark characteristics of vascular remodeling in pulmonary hypertension induced by chronic hypoxia. In this study, we investigated the role of the Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE) and alterations in intracellular pH (pHi) homeostasis in meditating increased proliferation and migration in PASMCs isolated from resistance‐sized pulmonary arteries from chronically hypoxic rats or from normoxic rats that were exposed to hypoxia ex vivo (1% or 4% O2, 24–96 h). We found that PASMCs exposed to either in vivo or ex vivo hypoxia exhibited greater proliferative and migratory capacity, elevated pHi, and enhanced NHE activity. The NHE inhibitor, ethyl isopropyl amiloride (EIPA), normalized pHi in hypoxic PASMCs and reduced migration by 73% and 45% in cells exposed to in vivo and in vitro hypoxia, respectively. Similarly, EIPA reduced proliferation by 97% and 78% in cells exposed to in vivo and in vitro hypoxia, respectively. We previously demonstrated that NHE isoform 1 (NHE1) is the predominant isoform expressed in PASMCs. The development of hypoxia‐induced pulmonary hypertension and alterations in PASMC pHi homeostasis were prevented in mice deficient for NHE1. We found that short‐term (24 h) ex vivo hypoxic exposure did not alter the expression of NHE1, so we tested the role of Rho kinase (ROCK) as a possible means of increasing NHE activity. In the presence of the ROCK inhibitor, Y‐27632, we found that pHi and NHE activity were normalized and migration and proliferation were reduced in PASMCs exposed to either in vivo (by 68% for migration and 22% for proliferation) or ex vivo (by 43% for migration and 17% for proliferation) hypoxia. From these results, we conclude that during hypoxia, activation of ROCK enhances NHE activity and promotes PASMC migration and proliferation.
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- Jasmine Walker
- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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Li X, Augustine A, Sun D, Li L, Fliegel L. Activation of the Na +/H + exchanger in isolated cardiomyocytes through β-Raf dependent pathways. Role of Thr 653 of the cytosolic tail. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2016; 99:65-75. [PMID: 27555478 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2016.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2016] [Revised: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The mammalian Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 (NHE1) is a ubiquitous plasma membrane protein that is a key regulator of intracellular pH in isolated cardiomyocytes. A 500 amino acid membrane domain removes protons and is regulated by a 315 amino acid cytosolic domain. In the myocardium, aberrant regulation of NHE1 contributes to ischemia reperfusion damage and to heart hypertrophy. We examined mechanisms of regulation of NHE1 in the myocardium by endothelin and β-Raf. Endothelin stimulated NHE1 activity and activated Erk-dependent pathways. Inhibition of β-Raf reduced NHE1 activity and Erk-pathway activation. We demonstrated that myocardial β-Raf binds to the C-terminal 182 amino acids of the NHE1 protein and that β-Raf is associated with NHE1 in intact cardiomyocytes. NHE1 was phosphorylated in vivo and the protein kinase inhibitor sorafenib reduced NHE1 phosphorylation levels. Immunoprecipitates of β-Raf from cardiomyocytes phosphorylated the C-terminal 182 amino acids of NHE1 and mass spectrometry analysis showed that amino acid Thr653 was phosphorylated. Mutation of this amino acid to Ala resulted in defective activity while mutation to Asp restored the activity. The results demonstrate that Thr653 is an important regulatory amino acid of NHE1 that is activated through β-Raf dependent pathways by phosphorylation either directly or indirectly by β-Raf, and this affects NHE1 activity.
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- Xiuju Li
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7, Canada.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2G2, Canada.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7, Canada.
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The cleaved FAS ligand activates the Na(+)/H(+) exchanger NHE1 through Akt/ROCK1 to stimulate cell motility. Sci Rep 2016; 6:28008. [PMID: 27302366 PMCID: PMC4908414 DOI: 10.1038/srep28008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2015] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Transmembrane CD95L (Fas ligand) can be cleaved to release a promigratory soluble ligand, cl-CD95L, which can contribute to chronic inflammation and cancer cell dissemination. The motility signaling pathway elicited by cl-CD95L remains poorly defined. Here, we show that in the presence of cl-CD95L, CD95 activates the Akt and RhoA signaling pathways, which together orchestrate an allosteric activation of the Na+/H+ exchanger NHE1. Pharmacologic inhibition of Akt or ROCK1 independently blocks the cl-CD95L-induced migration. Confirming these pharmacologic data, disruption of the Akt and ROCK1 phosphorylation sites on NHE1 decreases cell migration in cells exposed to cl-CD95L. Together, these findings demonstrate that NHE1 is a novel molecular actor in the CD95 signaling pathway that drives the cl-CD95L-induced cell migration through both the Akt and RhoA signaling pathways.
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Counillon L, Bouret Y, Marchiq I, Pouysségur J. Na(+)/H(+) antiporter (NHE1) and lactate/H(+) symporters (MCTs) in pH homeostasis and cancer metabolism. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2016; 1863:2465-80. [PMID: 26944480 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2015] [Revised: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The Na(+)/H(+)-exchanger NHE1 and the monocarboxylate transporters MCT1 and MCT4 are crucial for intracellular pH regulation, particularly under active metabolism. NHE1, a reversible antiporter, uses the energy provided by the Na(+) gradient to expel H(+) ions generated in the cytosol. The reversible H(+)/lactate(-) symporters MCT1 and 4 cotransport lactate and proton, leading to the net extrusion of lactic acid in glycolytic tumors. In the first two sections of this article we review important features and remaining questions on the structure, biochemical function and cellular roles of these transporters. We then use a fully-coupled mathematical model to simulate their relative contribution to pH regulation in response to lactate production, as it occurs in highly hypoxic and glycolytic tumor cells. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Mitochondrial Channels edited by Pierre Sonveaux, Pierre Maechler and Jean-Claude Martinou.
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- Laurent Counillon
- University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, LP2M UMR7370, Faculty of Medicine, 28 Avenue Valombrose, 06107 Nice France; Laboratories of Excellence Ion Channel Science and Therapeutics, France.
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- University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, LPMC UMR 7336, 28 Avenue Valrose, 06108 Nice, France
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- IRCAN, Centre A. Lacassagne, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, 33 Avenue Valombrose, 06107 Nice, France
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- IRCAN, Centre A. Lacassagne, University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis, 33 Avenue Valombrose, 06107 Nice, France; Centre Scientifique de Monaco (CSM), 8, Quai Antoine 1er, Monaco.
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Liu C, Du Q, Zhang X, Tang Z, Ji H, Li Y. Clematichinenoside Serves as a Neuroprotective Agent Against Ischemic Stroke: The Synergistic Action of ERK1/2 and cPKC Pathways. Front Cell Neurosci 2016; 9:517. [PMID: 26793066 PMCID: PMC4709476 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2015.00517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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There are numerous evidences suggesting that inhibition of apoptosis of neurons play a critical role in preventing the damage and even death of neurons after brain ischemia/reperfusion, which shows therapeutic potential for clinical treatment of brain injury induced by stroke. In this study, we aimed to investigate the neuroprotective effect of Clematichinenoside (AR) and its underlying mechanisms. MCAO mode was performed in rats and OGD/R model in primary cortical neurons to investigate the neuroprotective effect of AR. The rate of apoptotic cells was measured using TUNEL assay in cerebral cortex and flow cytometric assay in cortical neurons. Apoptosis-related proteins such as bcl-2, bcl-xl, and bax and the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, cPKC, p90RSK, and CREB in ischemic penumbra were assayed by western blot. Furthermore, we made a thorough inquiry about how these proteins play roles in the anti-apoptotic mechanism using targets-associated inhibitors step by step. The results revealed that AR could activate both ERK1/2 and cPKC which resulted in p90RSK phosphorylation and translocation into the nucleus. Moreover, CREB, a downstream target of p90RSK, was phosphorylated and then bound to cAMP-regulated enhancer (CRE) to activate apoptosis-related genes, and finally ameliorate ischemic stroke through preventing neuron death. In conclusion, these data strongly suggest that AR could be used as an effective neuroprotective agent to protect against ischemic stroke after cerebral I/R injury through regulating both ERK1/2 and cPKC mediated p90RSK/CREB apoptotic pathways.
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- Chao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Physiology, China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing, China
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- Department of Combine Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, College of Clinical Medicine, Chengdu University of TCM Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmacochemistry, China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Pharmacology, China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Physiology, China Pharmaceutical University Nanjing, China
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