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Wan H, Zhang YX, Shan GY, Cheng JY, Qiao DR, Liu YY, Shi WN, Li HJ. Antiviral therapy for hepatitis B virus infection is beneficial for the prognosis hepatocellular carcinoma. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2025; 17:93983. [PMID: 39817121 PMCID: PMC11664622 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i1.93983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2024] [Revised: 09/20/2024] [Accepted: 09/29/2024] [Indexed: 12/12/2024] Open
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In this editorial, we comment on the article by Mu et al, published in the recent issue of the World Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. We pay special attention to the immune tolerance mechanism caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, the pathogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and the role of antiviral therapy in treating HCC related to HBV infection. HBV infection leads to systemic innate immune tolerance by directly inhibiting pattern recognition receptor recognition and antiviral signaling pathways, as well as by inhibiting the immune functions of macrophages, natural killer cells and dendritic cells. In addition, HBV leads to an immunosuppressive cascade by expressing inhibitory molecules to induce exhaustion of HBV-specific cluster of differentiation 8 + T cells, ultimately leading to long-term viral infection. The loss of immune cell function caused by HBV infection ultimately leads to HCC. Long-term antiviral therapy can improve the prognosis of patients with HCC and prevent tumor recurrence and metastasis.
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- Hui Wan
- Institute of Translational Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130061, Jilin Province, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130061, Jilin Province, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130061, Jilin Province, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130061, Jilin Province, China
- Department of Bioengineering, Pharmacy School of Jilin University, Changchun 130061, Jilin Province, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130061, Jilin Province, China
- Department of Bioengineering, Pharmacy School of Jilin University, Changchun 130061, Jilin Province, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130061, Jilin Province, China
- Department of Bioengineering, Pharmacy School of Jilin University, Changchun 130061, Jilin Province, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130061, Jilin Province, China
- Department of Bioengineering, Pharmacy School of Jilin University, Changchun 130061, Jilin Province, China
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- Institute of Liver Diseases, Institute of Translational Medicine, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130061, Jilin Province, China
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Wei L, Wu X, Wang L, Chen L, Wu X, Song T, Wang Y, Chang W, Guo A, Niu Y, Huang H. Expression and prognostic value of APOBEC2 in gastric adenocarcinoma and its association with tumor-infiltrating immune cells. BMC Cancer 2024; 24:15. [PMID: 38166744 PMCID: PMC10763203 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-11769-3] [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: 07/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme catalytic polypeptide-like 2 (APOBEC2) is associated with nucleotide alterations in the transcripts of tumor-related genes which are contributed to carcinogenesis. Expression and prognosis value of APOBEC2 in stomach adenocarcinoma (STAD) remains unclear. METHODS The APOBEC2 gene alteration frequency of STAD and APOBEC2 gene expression in STAD and normal tissues were investigated in cBioportal and GEPIA, respectively. We detected expression of APOBEC2, infiltration of CD66b+ tumor-associated neutrophils and CD163+ tumor-associated macrophages in tissue microarrays by immunohistochemistry. APOBEC2 gene expression was explored by western blot and qRT-PCR. Relationships between APOBEC2 and CD66b, CD163, and other clinicopathological characteristics were investigated. Associations among APOBEC2 expression status and patient survival outcome were further analyzed. RESULTS APOBEC2 gene alteration frequency was 5%, and APOBEC2 gene was downexpressed in STAD compared to normal tissues (P < 0.05). APOBEC2 expression status were associated with the infiltration of CD66b+ TANs, differentiation grade, TNM stage, histological type and gender (all P < 0.05) in STAD. Little or no APOBEC2 expression was detected in STAD and adjacent normal tissues by western blot. We failed to show that APOBEC2 was an independent risk factor for OS (Hazard Ratio 0.816, 95%CI 0.574-1.161, P = 0.259) or DFS (Hazard Ratio 0.821, 95%CI 0.578-1.166, P = 0.270) in STAD by multivariate Cox regression analysis, but APOBEC2 negative subgroup has a worse OS and DFS among patients with adjuvant chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS APOBEC2 correlates with CD66b, differentiation grade, TNM stages, histological classification, and gender in STAD. APOBEC2 is not an independent prognostic factor for STAD, our results suggest that patients with positive APOBEC2 can benefit from postoperative chemotherapy, and combination of APOBEC2 and CD66b is helpful to further stratify patients into different groups with distinct prognoses.
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- Lipan Wei
- Department of Pathology, Second affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Shantou University, Shantou, China
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- Department of Interventional Oncology, Cancer Hospital of Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Pathology, Second affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Shantou University, Shantou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shantou Central Hospital, Shantou, China
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- Department of Environmental Hygiene, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Practice, Yangpu Hospital, School of Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
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- Department of Pathology, Second affiliated Hospital of Medical College of Shantou University, Shantou, China.
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Ljungblad L, Bergqvist F, Tümmler C, Madawala S, Olsen TK, Andonova T, Jakobsson PJ, Johnsen JI, Pickova J, Strandvik B, Kogner P, Gleissman H, Wickström M. Omega-3 fatty acids decrease CRYAB, production of oncogenic prostaglandin E 2 and suppress tumor growth in medulloblastoma. Life Sci 2022; 295:120394. [PMID: 35157910 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2022.120394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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AIMS Medulloblastoma (MB) is one of the most common malignant central nervous system tumors of childhood. Despite intensive treatments that often leads to severe neurological sequelae, the risk for resistant relapses remains significant. In this study we have evaluated the effects of the ω3-long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (ω3-LCPUFA) docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) on MB cell lines and in a MB xenograft model. MAIN METHODS Effects of ω3-LCPUFA treatment of MB cells were assessed using the following: WST-1 assay, cell death probes, clonogenic assay, ELISA and western blot. MB cells were implanted into nude mice and the mice were randomized to DHA, or a combination of DHA and EPA treatment, or to control group. Treatment effects in tumor tissues were evaluated with: LC-MS/MS, RNA-sequencing and immunohistochemistry, and tumors, erythrocytes and brain tissues were analyzed with gas chromatography. KEY FINDINGS ω3-LCPUFA decreased prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) secretion from MB cells, and impaired MB cell viability and colony forming ability and increased apoptosis in a dose-dependent manner. DHA reduced tumor growth in vivo, and both PGE2 and prostacyclin were significantly decreased in tumor tissue from treated mice compared to control animals. All ω3-LCPUFA and dihomo-γ-linolenic acid increased in tumors from treated mice. RNA-sequencing revealed 10 downregulated genes in common among ω3-LCPUFA treated tumors. CRYAB was the most significantly altered gene and the downregulation was confirmed by immunohistochemistry. SIGNIFICANCE Our findings suggest that addition of DHA and EPA to the standard MB treatment regimen might be a novel approach to target inflammation in the tumor microenvironment.
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- Linda Ljungblad
- Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition Karolinska Institutet, NEO, Flemingsberg, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Pediatric Oncology, Astrid Lindgrens Childrens Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Childhood Cancer Research Unit, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Alvarez X, Sestak K, Byrareddy SN, Mohan M. Long Term Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol Administration Inhibits Proinflammatory Responses in Minor Salivary Glands of Chronically Simian Immunodeficieny Virus Infected Rhesus Macaques. Viruses 2020; 12:v12070713. [PMID: 32630206 PMCID: PMC7412369 DOI: 10.3390/v12070713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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HIV/SIV-associated oral mucosal disease/dysfunction (HAOMD) (gingivitis/periodontitis/salivary adenitis) represents a major comorbidity affecting HIV patients on anti-retroviral therapy. Using a systems biology approach, we investigated molecular changes (mRNA/microRNA) underlying HAOMD and its modulation by phytocannabinoids (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (∆9-THC)) in uninfected (n = 5) and SIV-infected rhesus macaques untreated (VEH-untreated/SIV; n = 7) or treated with vehicle (VEH/SIV; n = 3) or ∆9-THC (THC/SIV; n = 3). Relative to controls, fewer mRNAs were upregulated in THC/SIV compared to VEH-untreated/SIV macaques. Gene enrichment analysis showed differential enrichment of biological functions involved in anti-viral defense, Type-I interferon, Toll-like receptor, RIG-1 and IL1R signaling in VEH-untreated/SIV macaques. We focused on the anti-ER-stress anterior gradient-2 (AGR2), epithelial barrier protecting and anti-dysbiotic WAP Four-Disulfide Core Domain-2 (WFDC2) and glucocorticoid-induced anti-inflammatory TSC22D3 (TSC22-domain family member-3) that were significantly downregulated in oropharyngeal mucosa (OPM) of VEH-untreated/SIV macaques. All three proteins localized to minor salivary gland acini and secretory ducts and showed enhanced and reduced expression in OPM of THC/SIV and VEH/SIV macaques, respectively. Additionally, inflammation associated miR-21, miR-142-3p and miR-29b showed significantly higher expression in OPM of VEH-untreated/SIV macaques. TSC22D3 was validated as a target of miR-29b. These preliminary translational findings suggest that phytocannabinoids may safely and effectively reduce oral inflammatory responses in HIV/SIV and other (autoimmune) diseases.
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- Xavier Alvarez
- Southwest National Primate Research Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX 78227, USA;
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- PreCliniTria, LLC., Mandeville, LA 70471, USA;
- Tulane National Primate Research Center, Covington, LA 70433, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Neuroscience, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA
- Correspondence: (S.N.B.); (M.M.)
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- Southwest National Primate Research Center, Texas Biomedical Research Institute, San Antonio, TX 78227, USA;
- Correspondence: (S.N.B.); (M.M.)
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Iwuchukwu I, Nguyen D, Beavers M, Tran V, Sulaiman W, Fannin E, Lasseigne L, Ramsay E, Wilson J, Bazan NG. MicroRNA Regulatory Network as Biomarkers of Late Seizure in Patients with Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage. Mol Neurobiol 2020; 57:2346-2357. [PMID: 32040835 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-020-01872-y] [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] [Received: 08/10/2019] [Accepted: 09/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Approximately 15% of patients experience seizures after spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). The pathogenesis of seizures post-ICH is not well-known; however, iron deposition-related neuronal injury following hemoglobin breakdown may contribute. Profiling known miRNAs to identify biomarkers for post-ICH late seizures, we found 64 differentially expressed miRNA: 32 upregulated and 32 downregulated in seizure vs. non-seizure. Functional classification of upregulated miRNA for KEGG pathways and biological processes identified enrichment for cell cycle, protein modifications, and FoxO neurotrophin signaling pathways. No significant enrichment was found for downregulated miRNA. Molecular functions Gene Ontology (GO) terms enriched for upregulated miRNA are numerous, while downregulated miRNAs were associated with ion channel activity. RT-PCR confirmed two miRNAs, 4317 and 4325, were differentially expressed in patients who developed seizures at 1 year. MiR-4317 regulates SLC38A1, a glutamine-glutamate transporter. Integrated miRNA-mRNA network analysis identified COMMD6, APOBEC2, and RASSF6-involved in NF-kB regulation. Two miRNAs (miR-4317 and 4325) differentiated post-ICH late seizures vs. non-seizures at 1 year. The results suggest functional and miRNA-mRNA networks as potential biomarkers for post-ICH late seizures.
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- Ifeanyi Iwuchukwu
- Neurocritical Care and Neurology, University of Queensland, Ochsner Clinical School, Ochsner Medical Center, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA, 70121, USA. .,Institute of Translational Research, Ochsner Medical Center, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA, 70121, USA. .,Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Louisiana State University Health New Orleans, School of Medicine, 2020 Gravier Street, 8th Floor, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA.
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- Institute of Translational Research, Ochsner Medical Center, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA, 70121, USA
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- Institute of Translational Research, Ochsner Medical Center, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA, 70121, USA
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- Institute of Translational Research, Ochsner Medical Center, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA, 70121, USA
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- Neurosurgery, Ochsner Neuroscience Institute, Ochsner Medical Center, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA, 70121, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health New Orleans, School of Medicine, 2020 Gravier Street, 7th Floor, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health New Orleans, School of Medicine, 2020 Gravier Street, 7th Floor, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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- Neurocritical Care and Neurology, University of Queensland, Ochsner Clinical School, Ochsner Medical Center, 1514 Jefferson Highway, New Orleans, LA, 70121, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health New Orleans, School of Medicine, 2020 Gravier Street, 7th Floor, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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- Neuroscience Center of Excellence, Louisiana State University Health New Orleans, School of Medicine, 2020 Gravier Street, 8th Floor, New Orleans, LA, 70112, USA
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Li A, Wu J, Zhai A, Qian J, Wang X, Qaria MA, Zhang Q, Li Y, Fang Y, Kao W, Song W, Zhang Z, Zhang F. HBV triggers APOBEC2 expression through miR‑122 regulation and affects the proliferation of liver cancer cells. Int J Oncol 2019; 55:1137-1148. [PMID: 31485598 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2019.4870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is responsible for 50% of liver cancer cases globally; this disease is one of the leading causes of cancer‑associated mortality. One reported mechanism underlying the development of liver cancer is the mutation of tumor suppressor genes induced by the overexpression of apolipoprotein B mRNA‑editing enzyme catalytic subunit 2 (APOBEC2) in hepatocytes. In addition, it has been observed that HBV inhibited microRNA (miR)‑122 expression in hepatocytes; however, the molecular mechanisms involved in liver cancer development remain unknown and further investigations are required. In the present study, the mechanistic roles of HBV infection in modulating the expression of miR‑122 and APOBEC2, and the development of liver cancer, were investigated. Reverse transcription‑quantitative PCR and western blot analyses revealed that APOBEC2 expression was markedly upregulated following HBV infection. Of note, the expression profile of APOBEC2 in the Huh7 and HepG2 liver cancer cell lines opposed that of miR‑122; this miR is the most abundant miRNA in the liver and has been associated with hepatocarcinogenesis. Mechanistically, it was demonstrated via a dual‑luciferase assay that miR‑122 could specifically bind to the 3'‑untranslated region (3'UTR) of APOBEC2 mRNA, inhibiting its expression. Collectively, the findings of the present study may provide insight into the mechanistic role of HBV infection in modulating the expression of miR‑122, which targets the 3'UTR of APOBEC2 mRNA, subsequently inducing liver carcinogenesis.
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- Aimei Li
- Wu Lien‑Teh Institute, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Hangzhou Key Laboratory of Inflammation and Immunoregulation, Department of Basic Medical Science, School of Medicine, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310000, P.R. China
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- Wu Lien‑Teh Institute, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Wu Lien‑Teh Institute, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Wu Lien‑Teh Institute, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Wu Lien‑Teh Institute, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Wu Lien‑Teh Institute, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Wu Lien‑Teh Institute, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Wu Lien‑Teh Institute, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Wu Lien‑Teh Institute, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Wu Lien‑Teh Institute, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Department of Rheumatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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- Wu Lien‑Teh Institute, Department of Microbiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150081, P.R. China
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Ohtsubo H, Sato Y, Suzuki T, Mizunoya W, Nakamura M, Tatsumi R, Ikeuchi Y. APOBEC2 negatively regulates myoblast differentiation in muscle regeneration. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2017; 85:91-101. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2017.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2016] [Revised: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Matsumoto T, Takahashi K, Inuzuka T, Kim SK, Kurosaki T, Kawakami S, Chiba T, Seno H, Marusawa H. Activation of TNF-α-AID axis and co-inhibitory signals in coordination with Th1-type immunity in a mouse model recapitulating hepatitis B. Antiviral Res 2017; 139:138-145. [PMID: 28063995 DOI: 10.1016/j.antiviral.2017.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Revised: 11/28/2016] [Accepted: 01/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection evokes host immune responses that primarily determine the outcome of HBV infection and the clinical features of HBV-associated liver disease. The precise mechanisms by which host factors restrict HBV replication, however, are poorly understood due to the lack of useful animal models that recapitulate immune responses to HBV. Here, we performed comprehensive immunologic gene expression profiling of the liver of a mouse model recapitulating anti-HBV immune response using a high sensitivity direct digital counting system. Anti-HBV cellular immunity with liver inflammation was elicited in mice hydrodynamically injected with a CpG-depleted plasmid encoding hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) gene after preimmunization with HBsAg vaccine. Comprehensive expression analyses revealed the upregulation of Th1-associated genes including tumor necrosis factor (Tnf) and negative regulators of T cell function in the inflamed liver. Interestingly, activation-induced cytidine deaminase (Aicda, termed AID in humans), which reportedly suppresses HBV infection in vitro, was upregulated in hepatocytes in the course of anti-HBV immunity. Hepatocytic expression of Aicda in a Tnf-dependent manner was confirmed by the administration of Tnf antagonist into Aicda-tdTomato mice with anti-HBV immunity. Our findings suggest that activation of Tnf-Aicda axis and co-inhibitory signals to T cells in coordination with Th1-type immunity has critical roles in the immune response against HBV infection.
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- Tomonori Matsumoto
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kobe Asahi Hospital, Kobe, 653-0801, Japan
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Nagasaki University Hospital, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Informatics, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, 852-8501, Japan
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- Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability (Shishu-Kan), Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8306, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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He X, Li J, Wu J, Zhang M, Gao P. Associations between activation-induced cytidine deaminase/apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide-like cytidine deaminase expression, hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication and HBV-associated liver disease (Review). Mol Med Rep 2015; 12:6405-14. [PMID: 26398702 PMCID: PMC4626158 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2015.4312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major risk factor in the development of chronic hepatitis (CH) and hepa-tocellular carcinoma (HCC). The activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID)/apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme, catalytic polypeptide-like (APOBEC) family of cytidine deaminases is significant in innate immunity, as it restricts numerous viruses, including HBV, through hypermutation-dependent and -independent mechanisms. It is important to induce covalently closed circular (ccc)DNA degradation by interferon-α without causing side effects in the infected host cell. Furthermore, organisms possess multiple mechanisms to regulate the expression of AID/APOBECs, control their enzymatic activity and restrict their access to DNA or RNA substrates. Therefore, the AID/APOBECs present promising targets for preventing and treating viral infections. In addition, gene polymorphisms of the AID/APOBEC family may alter host susceptibility to HBV acquisition and CH disease progression. Through G-to-A hypermutation, AID/APOBECs also edit HBV DNA and facilitate the mutation of HBV DNA, which may assist the virus to evolve and potentially escape from the immune responses. The AID/APOBEC family and their associated editing patterns may also exert oncogenic activity. Understanding the effects of cytidine deaminases in CH virus-induced hepatocarcinogenesis may aid with developing efficient prophylactic and therapeutic strategies against HCC.
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- Xiuting He
- Department of Geriatrics, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China
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- Department of Geriatrics, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China
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- Department of Geriatrics, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Branch of The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China
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- Department of Hepatology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130021, P.R. China
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Matsumoto T, Shimizu T, Nishijima N, Ikeda A, Eso Y, Matsumoto Y, Chiba T, Marusawa H. Hepatic inflammation facilitates transcription-associated mutagenesis via AID activity and enhances liver tumorigenesis. Carcinogenesis 2015; 36:904-13. [DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgv065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Helicobacter pylori-Induced Signaling Pathways Contribute to Intestinal Metaplasia and Gastric Carcinogenesis. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:737621. [PMID: 26064948 PMCID: PMC4441984 DOI: 10.1155/2015/737621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) induces chronic gastric inflammation, atrophic gastritis, intestinal metaplasia, and cancer. Although the risk of gastric cancer increases exponentially with the extent of atrophic gastritis, the precise mechanisms of gastric carcinogenesis have not been fully elucidated. H. pylori induces genetic and epigenetic changes in gastric epithelial cells through activating intracellular signaling pathways in a cagPAI-dependent manner. H. pylori eventually induces gastric cancer with chromosomal instability (CIN) or microsatellite instability (MSI), which are classified as two major subtypes of gastric cancer. Elucidation of the precise mechanisms of gastric carcinogenesis will also be important for cancer therapy.
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Moris A, Murray S, Cardinaud S. AID and APOBECs span the gap between innate and adaptive immunity. Front Microbiol 2014; 5:534. [PMID: 25352838 PMCID: PMC4195361 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2014.00534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 09/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The activation-induced deaminase (AID)/APOBEC cytidine deaminases participate in a diversity of biological processes from the regulation of protein expression to embryonic development and host defenses. In its classical role, AID mutates germline-encoded sequences of B cell receptors, a key aspect of adaptive immunity, and APOBEC1, mutates apoprotein B pre-mRNA, yielding two isoforms important for cellular function and plasma lipid metabolism. Investigations over the last ten years have uncovered a role of the APOBEC superfamily in intrinsic immunity against viruses and innate immunity against viral infection by deamination and mutation of viral genomes. Further, discovery in the area of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection revealed that the HIV viral infectivity factor protein interacts with APOBEC3G, targeting it for proteosomal degradation, overriding its antiviral function. More recently, our and others' work have uncovered that the AID and APOBEC cytidine deaminase family members have an even more direct link between activity against viral infection and induction and shaping of adaptive immunity than previously thought, including that of antigen processing for cytotoxic T lymphocyte activity and natural killer cell activation. Newly ascribed functions of these cytodine deaminases will be discussed, including their newly identified roles in adaptive immunity, epigenetic regulation, and cell differentiation. Herein this review we discuss AID and APOBEC cytodine deaminases as a link between innate and adaptive immunity uncovered by recent studies.
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- Arnaud Moris
- Center for Immunology and Microbial Infections, Faculty of Medicine, Université Paris-Sorbonne UPMC Univ Paris 06, Paris, France ; Center for Immunology and Microbial Infections, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1135, Paris, France ; Center for Immunology and Microbial Infections, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ERL 8255, Paris, France ; Department of Immunology, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtière Paris, France
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- Center for Immunology and Microbial Infections, Faculty of Medicine, Université Paris-Sorbonne UPMC Univ Paris 06, Paris, France ; Center for Immunology and Microbial Infections, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1135, Paris, France ; Center for Immunology and Microbial Infections, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ERL 8255, Paris, France
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- Center for Immunology and Microbial Infections, Faculty of Medicine, Université Paris-Sorbonne UPMC Univ Paris 06, Paris, France ; Center for Immunology and Microbial Infections, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U1135, Paris, France ; Center for Immunology and Microbial Infections, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ERL 8255, Paris, France
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APOBEC2 mRNA and protein is predominantly expressed in skeletal and cardiac muscles of chickens. Gene 2014; 539:263-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2014.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2013] [Revised: 11/14/2013] [Accepted: 01/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Deng Y, Du Y, Zhang Q, Han X, Cao G. Human cytidine deaminases facilitate hepatitis B virus evolution and link inflammation and hepatocellular carcinoma. Cancer Lett 2013; 343:161-71. [PMID: 24120759 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2013.09.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2013] [Revised: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 09/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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During hepatitis B virus (HBV)-induced hepatocarcinogenesis, chronic inflammation facilitates the evolution of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)-promoting HBV mutants. Cytidine deaminases, whose expression is stimulated by inflammatory cytokines and/or chemokines, play an important role in bridging inflammation and HCC. Through G-to-A hypermutation, cytidine deaminases inhibit HBV replication and facilitate the generation of HCC-promoting HBV mutants including C-terminal-truncated HBx. Cytidine deaminases also promote cancer-related somatic mutations including TP53 mutations. Their editing efficiency is counteracted by uracil-DNA glycosylase. Understanding the effects of cytidine deaminases in HBV-induced hepatocarcinogenesis and HCC progression will aid in developing efficient prophylactic and therapeutic strategies against HCC in HBV-infected population.
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- Yang Deng
- Department of Epidemiology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Chronic Diseases, Center for Disease Control and Prevention of Yangpu District, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Epidemiology, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
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Injury-dependent Müller glia and ganglion cell reprogramming during tissue regeneration requires Apobec2a and Apobec2b. J Neurosci 2012; 32:1096-109. [PMID: 22262907 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.5603-11.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Unlike mammals, adult zebrafish are able to regenerate multiple tissues including those of the CNS. In the zebrafish retina, injury stimulates Müller glia dedifferentiation into a multipotent retinal progenitor that is capable of regenerating all lost cell types. This dedifferentiation is driven by the reactivation of gene expression programs that share many characteristics with those that operate during early development. Although the mechanisms underlying the reactivation of these programs remain unknown, it is likely that changes in DNA methylation play a significant role. To begin investigating whether DNA demethylation may contribute to retina regeneration, we characterized the expression of genes associated with DNA demethylation in the uninjured and injured retina. We found that two cytidine deaminases (apobec2a and apobec2b) were expressed basally in the uninjured retina and that they were induced in proliferating, dedifferentiated Müller glia. The maximal induction of apobec2b required Ascl1a, but was independent of Lin28, and therefore defines an independent signaling pathway stemming from Ascl1a. Strikingly, when Apobec2a or Apobec2b was knocked down by antisense morpholino oligonucleotides, the proliferative response of Müller glia following injury was significantly reduced and injury-dependent induction of ascl1a and its target genes were inhibited, suggesting the presence of a regulatory feedback loop between Apobec proteins and ascl1a. Finally, Ascl1a, Apobec2a and Apobec2b were found to be essential for optic nerve regeneration. These data identify an essential role for Apobec proteins during retina and optic nerve regeneration and suggest DNA demethylation may underlie the reprogramming of cells to mount a regenerative response.
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Zechel JL, MacLennan GT, Heaney JD, Nadeau JH. Spontaneous metastasis in mouse models of testicular germ-cell tumours. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY 2011; 34:e278-87. [PMID: 21651572 PMCID: PMC3979466 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2011.01160.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Testicular germ-cell tumours (TGCTs) are the most common cancer in young men; the incidence is increasing worldwide and they have an unusually high rate of metastasis. Despite significant work on TGCTs and their metastases in humans, absence of a mouse model of spontaneous metastasis has greatly limited our understanding of the mechanisms by which metastatic potential is acquired and on their modes of dissemination. We report a new model of spontaneous TGCT metastasis in the 129 family of mice and provide evidence that these are true metastases derived directly from primary testicular cancers rather than independently from ectopic stem cells. These putative metastases (pMETs) occur at similar frequencies among TGCT-affected males in six genetically distinct TGCT-susceptible strains and were largely found in anatomical sites that are consistent with patterns of TGCT metastasis in humans. Various lines of evidence support their pluripotency and germ-cell origin, including presence of multiple endodermal, mesodermal and ectodermal derivatives as well as cells showing OCT4 and SSEA-1 pluripotency markers. In addition, pMETs were never found in males that did not have a TGCT, suggesting that metastases are derived from primary tumours. Finally, pMETS and primary TGCTs shared several DNA copy number variants suggesting a common cellular and developmental origin. Together, these results provide the first evidence for spontaneous TGCT metastasis in mice and show that these metastases originate from primary TGCTs rather than independently from ectopic stem cells.
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- J L Zechel
- Department of Genetics, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Institute of Pathology, Cleveland OH, USA
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Okuyama S, Marusawa H, Matsumoto T, Ueda Y, Matsumoto Y, Endo Y, Takai A, Chiba T. Excessive activity of apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme catalytic polypeptide 2 (APOBEC2) contributes to liver and lung tumorigenesis. Int J Cancer 2011; 130:1294-301. [PMID: 21469143 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.26114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2011] [Accepted: 03/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Apolipoprotein B mRNA editing enzyme catalytic polypeptide 2 (APOBEC2) was originally identified as a member of the cytidine deaminase family with putative nucleotide editing activity. To clarify the physiologic and pathologic roles, and the target nucleotide of APOBEC2, we established an APOBEC2 transgenic mouse model and investigated whether APOBEC2 expression causes nucleotide alterations in host DNA or RNA sequences. Sequence analyses revealed that constitutive expression of APOBEC2 in the liver resulted in significantly high frequencies of nucleotide alterations in the transcripts of eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4 gamma 2 (Eif4g2) and phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) genes. Hepatocellular carcinoma developed in 2 of 20 APOBEC2 transgenic mice at 72 weeks of age. In addition, constitutive APOBEC2 expression caused lung tumors in 7 of 20 transgenic mice analyzed. Together with the fact that the proinflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-α induces ectopic expression of APOBEC2 in hepatocytes, our findings indicate that aberrant APOBEC2 expression causes nucleotide alterations in the transcripts of the specific target gene and could be involved in the development of human hepatocellular carcinoma through hepatic inflammation.
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- Shunsuke Okuyama
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Shogoin, Sakyo-Ku, Kyoto, Japan
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Etard C, Roostalu U, Strähle U. Lack of Apobec2-related proteins causes a dystrophic muscle phenotype in zebrafish embryos. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 189:527-39. [PMID: 20440001 PMCID: PMC2867308 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200912125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Apo2 proteins interact with chaperone Unc45b (but not Hsp90) and are required for correct zebrafish skeletal musculature and heart function. The chaperones Unc45b and Hsp90a are essential for folding of myosin in organisms ranging from worms to humans. We show here that zebrafish Unc45b, but not Hsp90a, binds to the putative cytidine deaminase Apobec2 (Apo2) in an interaction that requires the Unc45/Cro1p/She4p-related (UCS) and central domains of Unc45b. Morpholino oligonucleotide-mediated knockdown of the two related proteins Apo2a and Apo2b causes a dystrophic phenotype in the zebrafish skeletal musculature and impairs heart function. These phenotypic traits are shared with mutants of unc45b, but not with hsp90a mutants. Apo2a and -2b act nonredundantly and bind to each other in vitro, which suggests a heteromeric functional complex. Our results demonstrate that Unc45b and Apo2 proteins act in a Hsp90a-independent pathway that is required for integrity of the myosepta and myofiber attachment. Because the only known function of Unc45b is that of a chaperone, Apo2 proteins may be clients of Unc45b but other yet unidentified processes cannot be excluded.
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- Christelle Etard
- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe in the Helmholtz Association, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Iio K, Nagasawa Y, Iwatani H, Yamamoto R, Horii A, Okuzaki D, Furumatsu Y, Inohara H, Nojima H, Imai E, Isaka Y, Rakugi H. Microarray analysis of tonsils in immunoglobulin A nephropathy patients. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 393:565-70. [PMID: 20138841 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.01.120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2010] [Accepted: 01/28/2010] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recently, combination of tonsillectomy and steroid pulse therapy was reported to be effective as the treatment of the immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). However, the gene expression difference between the tonsils in patients with IgAN and those in control patients is not established. METHODS We performed tonsillectomy combined with steroid pulse as a treatment to IgAN, analyzed the gene expression in the tonsils (N=23) using microarray, compared with those with patients suffering from chronic tonsillitis (N=22). From some candidate genes related with IgAN, we confirmed the apolipoprotein B messenger RNA-editing enzyme catalytic polypeptides 2 (APOBEC2) gene expression in the tonsil and we also analyzed its expression levels and clinical features. RESULTS Up-regulated genes seem to be categorized into two groups. One group belongs to the muscle related genes which might be caused by structural differences. The other group includes the immune system-related genes, such as APOBEC2, CALB2, DUSP27, and CXCL11. APOBEC2 was positively stained in the epithelium and the peripheral region of the germinal center in both tonsils. APOBEC2 expression level was negatively related with serum igg level, but did not correlate with clinical course after tonsillectomy. CONCLUSION We confirmed gene expression differences related with immune system and muscle structure. The APOBEC2 was confirmed to be elevated in the tonsils with IgAN patients, and the gene expression level was negatively related with serum igg level in overall patients. These results might be helpful to reveal the mechanism of IgAN.
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- Kenichiro Iio
- Department of Geriatric Medicine and Nephrology, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Leach SM, Tipney H, Feng W, Baumgartner WA, Kasliwal P, Schuyler RP, Williams T, Spritz RA, Hunter L. Biomedical discovery acceleration, with applications to craniofacial development. PLoS Comput Biol 2009; 5:e1000215. [PMID: 19325874 PMCID: PMC2653649 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2008] [Accepted: 02/12/2009] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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The profusion of high-throughput instruments and the explosion of new results in the scientific literature, particularly in molecular biomedicine, is both a blessing and a curse to the bench researcher. Even knowledgeable and experienced scientists can benefit from computational tools that help navigate this vast and rapidly evolving terrain. In this paper, we describe a novel computational approach to this challenge, a knowledge-based system that combines reading, reasoning, and reporting methods to facilitate analysis of experimental data. Reading methods extract information from external resources, either by parsing structured data or using biomedical language processing to extract information from unstructured data, and track knowledge provenance. Reasoning methods enrich the knowledge that results from reading by, for example, noting two genes that are annotated to the same ontology term or database entry. Reasoning is also used to combine all sources into a knowledge network that represents the integration of all sorts of relationships between a pair of genes, and to calculate a combined reliability score. Reporting methods combine the knowledge network with a congruent network constructed from experimental data and visualize the combined network in a tool that facilitates the knowledge-based analysis of that data. An implementation of this approach, called the Hanalyzer, is demonstrated on a large-scale gene expression array dataset relevant to craniofacial development. The use of the tool was critical in the creation of hypotheses regarding the roles of four genes never previously characterized as involved in craniofacial development; each of these hypotheses was validated by further experimental work.
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- Sonia M. Leach
- Center for Computational Pharmacology, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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- Center for Computational Pharmacology, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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- Center for Computational Pharmacology, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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- Center for Computational Pharmacology, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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- Center for Computational Pharmacology, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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- Department of Craniofacial Biology, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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- Human Medical Genetics Program, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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- Center for Computational Pharmacology, University of Colorado at Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States of America
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Morisawa T, Marusawa H, Ueda Y, Iwai A, Okazaki IM, Honjo T, Chiba T. Organ-specific profiles of genetic changes in cancers caused by activation-induced cytidine deaminase expression. Int J Cancer 2009; 123:2735-40. [PMID: 18781563 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.23853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Various molecular changes characterizing organ-specific carcinogenesis have been identified in human tumors; however, the molecular mechanisms of the genomic changes specific for each cancer are not well defined. A transgenic (Tg) mouse model with constitutive expression of the nucleotide-editing enzyme, activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID), develops tumors in various organs as a result of the mutagenic activities of AID. This phenotypic character of AID Tg mice allowed us to analyze the organ-specific genetic changes in tumor-related genes commonly triggered by AID-mediated mutagenesis. Among the 80 AID Tg mice analyzed, 11 mice developed hepatocellular carcinomas, and 7 developed lung cancers. In addition, 1 developed the gastric cancer and 3 developed gastric adenomas. Organ-specific preferences for nucleotide changes were observed in some of the tumor-related genes in each epithelial tissue of the AID Tg mice. Of note, the c-myc and K-ras genes were the preferential targets of the mutagenic activity of AID in lung and stomach cancers, respectively, whereas mutations in the p53 and beta-catenin genes were commonly observed in all 3 organs. Quantitative RT-PCR analyses revealed that alpha-fetoprotein, insulin-like growth factor-2 and cyclin D1 genes were specifically upregulated in HCC, whereas upregulation of the matrix metalloproteinase-7 gene was more marked in lung cancer. Our findings suggest that AID, a DNA mutator that plays a critical role linking inflammation to human cancers, might be involved in the generation of organ-specific genetic diversity in oncogenic pathways during cancer development.
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- Toshiyuki Morisawa
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Wang Y, Chen G, Yang Y, Hu Z, Chen X. A systems biology analysis of protein-protein interactions in the APOBEC family. Life Sci 2008; 83:521-30. [PMID: 18793652 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2008.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2008] [Revised: 07/17/2008] [Accepted: 07/23/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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AIMS The APOBEC (apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing catalytic polypeptide) family of cytidine deaminases inhibits the mobility of diverse retroviruses, retrotransposons and other viruses. This group of apolipoproteins is widely distributed in living organisms and plays a central role in diverse enzymatic pathways. Nevertheless, the interplay between APOBECs and innate immune proteins, as well as the role of APOBECs in protecting the host cell from viral infection are poorly understood. To elucidate the association between human APOBECs and immune system, a systems biology study was performed to identify various proteins involved in the function of APOBEC proteins. MAIN METHODS This identification utilized an integrated database and literature network of protein-protein interactions combined with nine microarray experiments. KEY FINDINGS Considering our systems biology data, we can infer some modes of action of APOBECs through interactions with proteins associated with the immune system. SIGNIFICANCE This study presents a comprehensive analysis of the APOBEC network, highlighting those proteins that have a higher probability of playing an important role with APOBECs in the innate immune system.
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- Yi Wang
- College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Shapingba, Chongqing 400044, China
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Arudchandran A, Bernstein RM, Max EE. Single-strand DNA breaks in Ig class switch recombination that depend on UNG but not AID. Int Immunol 2008; 20:1381-93. [PMID: 18794203 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxn097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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B lymphocytes switch from secreting IgM to secreting IgG, IgA or IgE through a DNA recombination, class switch recombination (CSR), whose mechanism is incompletely understood. CSR is thought to be triggered by activation-induced deaminase (AID), which is believed to deaminate cytosines to uracil in single-strand regions of switch region DNA. Subsequent excision of uracils by uracil DNA glycosylase (UNG) (product of the UNG gene) generates abasic sites, which are targeted for DNA cleavage, producing DNA breaks that are critical intermediates in CSR. Consistent with this model, CSR-related double-strand breaks (DSBs)--detected by ligation-mediated PCR (LMPCR)--have been reported to be dramatically reduced in B cells from either AID(-/-) or UNG(-/-) mice. Here we examine single-strand breaks (SSBs) using LMPCR and report, surprisingly, that CSR-related anti-sense strand breaks in Sgamma regions are dependent only on UNG, and not AID, suggesting participation of a cytosine deaminase other than AID. This conclusion is supported by the sequences at these DNA breaks, which show a bias for a consensus sequence different from that reported for AID. The SSBs appear to be part of the normal CSR pathway since in B cells in which CSR is blocked by deletion of Smu, the content of Sgamma SSBs is elevated as though the breaks resolve inefficiently owing to the lack of a recombination partner for completing mu-to-gamma CSR. These results suggest a narrower role for AID in CSR than previously recognized and prompt a search for a putative alternative cytosine deaminase participating in CSR.
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- Arulvathani Arudchandran
- Division of Therapeutic Proteins, Office of Biotechnology Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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Aguiar RS, Peterlin BM. APOBEC3 proteins and reverse transcription. Virus Res 2008; 134:74-85. [PMID: 18262674 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2007.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2007] [Revised: 12/28/2007] [Accepted: 12/28/2007] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The ability of members of the APOBEC3 (A3) family of proteins to confer intrinsic immunity to retroviral infection was recognized in several studies. More specifically, A3 proteins are cytidine deaminases (CDAs) that cause hypermutations of nascent retroviral genomes by deamination of cytidine residues. Although A3 proteins can restrict the replication of HIV, this inhibition is overcome by the viral infectivity factor (Vif). Inhibitory effects of APOBEC proteins are not limited to HIV but extend to other viruses and endogenous mobile genetic elements that share a reverse transcription process analogous to that of exogenous retroviruses. In sharp contrast, another conundrum of A3 proteins is that they inhibit viral replication even in the absence of CDA activity and recent advances have defined the inhibition of reverse transcriptase (RT) catalyzed DNA elongation reactions by A3 proteins. Together, these proteins provide strong and immediate intracellular immunity against incoming pathogens and restrict the movement of mobile genetic elements protecting the genome.
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- Renato S Aguiar
- Department of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), 533 Parnassus Avenue U422, San Francisco, CA 94143-0703, USA
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Endo Y, Marusawa H, Kinoshita K, Morisawa T, Sakurai T, Okazaki IM, Watashi K, Shimotohno K, Honjo T, Chiba T. Expression of activation-induced cytidine deaminase in human hepatocytes via NF-kappaB signaling. Oncogene 2007; 26:5587-95. [PMID: 17404578 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID) is involved in somatic DNA alterations of the immunoglobulin gene for amplification of immune diversity. The fact that constitutive expression of AID in mice causes tumors in various organs, including lymphoid tissues and lungs, suggests the important role of the aberrant editing activity of AID on various tumor-related genes for carcinogenesis. AID expression, however, is restricted to activated B cells under physiological conditions. We demonstrate here that ectopic AID expression is induced in response to tumor necrosis factor-alpha stimulation in cultured human hepatocytes. The proinflammatory cytokine-mediated expression of AID is achieved by IkappaB kinase-dependent nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB signaling pathways. Hepatitis C virus, one of the leading causes of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), enhanced AID expression via NF-kappaB activation through expression of viral core protein. The aberrant expression of AID in hepatoma-derived cells resulted in accumulation of genetic alterations in the c-myc and pim1 genes, suggesting that inappropriate expression of AID acts as a DNA mutator that enhances the genetic susceptibility to mutagenesis in human hepatocytes. Our current findings indicate that the inappropriate expression of AID is induced by proinflammatory cytokine stimulation and may provide the link between hepatic inflammation and the development of HCC.
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- Y Endo
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Conticello SG, Langlois MA, Yang Z, Neuberger MS. DNA deamination in immunity: AID in the context of its APOBEC relatives. Adv Immunol 2007; 94:37-73. [PMID: 17560271 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2776(06)94002-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
The activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID)/apolipoprotein B RNA-editing catalytic component (APOBEC) family is a vertebrate-restricted subgrouping of a superfamily of zinc (Zn)-dependent deaminases that has members distributed throughout the biological world. AID and APOBEC2 are the oldest family members with APOBEC1 and the APOBEC3s being later arrivals restricted to placental mammals. Many AID/APOBEC family members exhibit cytidine deaminase activity on polynucleotides, although in different physiological contexts. Here, we examine the AID/APOBEC proteins in the context of the entire Zn-dependent deaminase superfamily. On the basis of secondary structure predictions, we propose that the cytosine and tRNA deaminases are likely to provide better structural paradigms for the AID/APOBEC family than do the cytidine deaminases, to which they have conventionally been compared. These comparisons yield predictions concerning likely polynucleotide-interacting residues in AID/APOBEC3s, predictions that are supported by mutagenesis studies. We also focus on a specific comparison between AID and the APOBEC3s. Both are DNA deaminases that function in immunity and are responsible for the hypermutation of their target substrates. AID functions in the adaptive immune system to diversify antibodies with targeted DNA deamination being central to this function. APOBEC3s function as part of an innate pathway of immunity to retroviruses with targeted DNA deamination being central to their activity in retroviral hypermutation. However, the mechanism by which the APOBEC3s fulfill their function of retroviral restriction remains unresolved.
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Affiliation(s)
- Silvestro G Conticello
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge CB2 2QH, United Kingdom
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