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Duan W, Guo S, Huang HP, Tian Y, Li Z, Bi Y, Yi L, Cao M, Guo M, Li Y, Liu Y, Li C. High expression of NF-κB inducing kinase in the bulge region of hair follicle induces tumor. Immunobiology 2023; 228:152705. [PMID: 37459681 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2023.152705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
Abstract
The bulge region, a reservoir of multipotent stem cells, is possibly responsible for tumorigenesis. NF-κB-inducing kinase (NIK) is a kinase involved in the activation of the noncanonical NF-κB pathway and exhibits positive staining in tumor cells. However, whether high expression of NIK can result in tumorigenesis has not been reported in published papers. By establishing Nik-coe (Nik-stopF/F crossed with Chat-cre) and Nik-soe (Nik-stopF/F crossed with Sox9-cre) mice, we found that overexpression of Nik in the bulge region of hair follicles induced hair follicle loss and tumorigenesis. Furthermore, RNA sequencing, proteomic and phosphopeptide analyses revealed that multiple cancer pathways are involved in tumor formation. Taken together, these findings indicate that constitutive activation of Nik in the bulge region induces tumorigenesis.
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- Weisong Duan
- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, People's Republic of China; Neurological Laboratory of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, People's Republic of China
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- Hebei Senlang Biotechnology Co., Ltd., No. 136 Yellow River Avenue, Shijiazhuang High-Tech Development Zone, Hebei 050000, People's Republic of China
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- Shijiazhuang Pingan Hospital, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050021, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, People's Republic of China; Neurological Laboratory of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, People's Republic of China.
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Yang X, Wang N, Ren S, Hu Y, Wang H, Ji A, Cao L, Li M, Liu J, Wang H. Phosphorylation regulation of cardiac proteins in Babesia microti infected mice in an effort to restore heart function. Parasit Vectors 2022; 15:98. [PMID: 35313969 PMCID: PMC8935697 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-022-05233-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Babesia is a common protozoan parasite that infects red blood cells. In mice infected with Babesia microti, the red blood cells were lysed, resulting in decreased oxygen-carrying capacity. To compensate for low blood oxygen levels, stress on the heart was greatly increased. Babesiosis induces a variety of pathologies; meanwhile, heart tissues initiate self-repair responses to babesiosis-induced tissue damage to restore heart function. Methods To discover the molecular mechanisms of the damage and self-repair in the heart after B. microti infection in mice, we investigated the changes in protein expression and phosphorylation modification levels in heart tissues at 0, 5, 8, 11, and 19 days post-infection using data-independent acquisition (DIA) quantitative proteomics. Results The numbers of global proteins we identified were 1934, 1966, 1984, 1989, and 1955 and of phosphopeptides were 5118, 5133, 5130, 5133, and 5140 at 0, 5, 8, 11, and 19 days, respectively, in heart cells after infection with B. microti. The results showed that after B. microti infection the differentially expressed proteins in mice mainly include fibrinogen α (Fgα), fibrinogen β (Fgβ), Serpina1b, Serpina1c, cathepsin Z, cytochrome c oxidases (COXs), RPS11, and RPS20. The proteins with phosphorylation changes mainly include 20-kDa light chain of myosin II (MLC20), myosin light chain kinase (MLCK), mitogen-activated protein kinase 14 (MAPK14), and Akt1. These proteins were mainly involved in coagulation processes, cell apoptosis, oxidative phosphorylation, and ribosomes. Conclusions The coagulation cascade-related proteins, apoptosis-related proteins, oxidative phosphorylation-related proteins, and other types of proteins are all involved in the damage and self-repair process in the heart after B. microti infection. These results offer a wealth of new targets for further exploration into the causes of heart disease induced by Babesia infection and are of great significance for novel drug development and new opportunities for targeted therapies. Graphical Abstract ![]()
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13071-022-05233-7.
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- Xiaohong Yang
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.,Department of Pathogenic Biology, College of Basic Medicine, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.,The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.,Instrumental Analysis Center, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Animal Disease Control Center of Zhengding County, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
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