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Nelson N, Vita DJ, Broadie K. Experience-dependent glial pruning of synaptic glomeruli during the critical period. Sci Rep 2024; 14:9110. [PMID: 38643298 PMCID: PMC11032375 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-59942-3] [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: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/22/2024] Open
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Critical periods are temporally-restricted, early-life windows when sensory experience remodels synaptic connectivity to optimize environmental input. In the Drosophila juvenile brain, critical period experience drives synapse elimination, which is transiently reversible. Within olfactory sensory neuron (OSN) classes synapsing onto single projection neurons extending to brain learning/memory centers, we find glia mediate experience-dependent pruning of OSN synaptic glomeruli downstream of critical period odorant exposure. We find glial projections infiltrate brain neuropil in response to critical period experience, and use Draper (MEGF10) engulfment receptors to prune synaptic glomeruli. Downstream, we find antagonistic Basket (JNK) and Puckered (DUSP) signaling is required for the experience-dependent translocation of activated Basket into glial nuclei. Dependent on this signaling, we find critical period experience drives expression of the F-actin linking signaling scaffold Cheerio (FLNA), which is absolutely essential for the synaptic glomeruli pruning. We find Cheerio mediates experience-dependent regulation of the glial F-actin cytoskeleton for critical period remodeling. These results define a sequential pathway for experience-dependent brain synaptic glomeruli pruning in a strictly-defined critical period; input experience drives neuropil infiltration of glial projections, Draper/MEGF10 receptors activate a Basket/JNK signaling cascade for transcriptional activation, and Cheerio/FLNA induction regulates the glial actin cytoskeleton to mediate targeted synapse phagocytosis.
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- Nichalas Nelson
- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University and Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University and Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University and Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA.
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University and Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA.
- Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, Vanderbilt University and Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA.
- Vanderbilt Brain Institute, Vanderbilt University and Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA.
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Wade EM, Goodin EA, Wang Y, Morgan T, Callon KE, Watson M, Daniel PB, Cornish J, McCulloch CA, Robertson SP. FLNA-filaminopathy skeletal phenotypes are not due to an osteoblast autonomous loss-of-function. Bone Rep 2023; 18:101668. [PMID: 36909664 PMCID: PMC9995945 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2023.101668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2022] [Revised: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 03/04/2023] Open
Abstract
Mutations in FLNA, which encodes the cytoskeletal protein FLNA, cause a spectrum of sclerosing skeletal dysplasias. Although many of these genetic variants are recurrent and cluster within the gene, the pathogenic mechanism that underpins the development of these skeletal phenotypes is unknown. To determine if the skeletal dysplasia in FLNA-related conditions is due to a cell-autonomous loss-of-function localising to osteoblasts and/or osteocytes, we utilised mouse models to conditionally remove Flna from this cellular lineage. Flna was conditionally knocked out from mature osteocytes using the Dmp1-promoter driven Cre-recombinase expressing mouse, as well as the committed osteoblast lineage using the Osx-Cre or Col1a1-Cre expressing lines. We measured skeletal parameters with μCT and histological methods, as well as gene expression in the mineralised skeleton. We found no measureable differences between the conditional Flna knockout mice, and their control littermate counterparts. Moreover, all of the conditional Flna knockout mice, developed and aged normally. From this we concluded that the skeletal dysplasia phenotype associated with pathogenic variants in FLNA is not caused by a cell-autonomous loss-of-function in the osteoblast-osteocyte lineage, adding more evidence to the hypothesis that these phenotypes are due to gain-of-function in FLNA.
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- Emma M. Wade
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Matrix Dynamics Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Bone and Joint Research Group, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Bone and Joint Research Group, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Bone and Joint Research Group, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin School of Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
- Corresponding author.
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Golla K, Paul M, Lengyell TC, Simpson EM, Falet H, Kim H. A novel association between platelet filamin A and soluble N-ethylmaleimide sensitive factor attachment proteins regulates granule secretion. Res Pract Thromb Haemost 2023; 7:100019. [PMID: 37538498 PMCID: PMC10394388 DOI: 10.1016/j.rpth.2022.100019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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Background and Objective The molecular mechanisms that underpin platelet granule secretion remain poorly defined. Filamin A (FLNA) is an actin-crosslinking and signaling scaffold protein whose role in granule exocytosis has not been explored despite evidence that FLNA gene mutations confer platelet defects in humans. Methods and Results Using platelets from platelet-specific conditional Flna-knockout mice, we showed that the loss of FLNA confers a severe defect in alpha (α)- and dense (δ)-granule exocytosis, as measured based on the release of platelet factor 4 (aka CXCL4) and adenosine triphosphate (ATP), respectively. This defect was observed following activation of both immunoreceptor tyrosine-based activation motif (ITAM) signaling by collagen-related peptide (CRP) and G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling by thrombin and the thromboxane mimetic U46619. CRP-induced spikes in intracellular calcium [Ca2+]i were impaired in FLNA-null platelets relative to controls, confirming that FLNA regulates ITAM-driven proximal signaling. In contrast, GPCR-mediated spikes in [Ca2+]i in response to thrombin and U46619 were unaffected by FLNA. Normal platelet secretion requires complexing of the soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptor (SNARE) proteins synaptosomal-associated protein 23 (SNAP23) and syntaxin-11 (STX11). We determined that FLNA coimmunoprecipitates with both SNAP23 and STX11 upon platelet stimulation. Conclusion FLNA regulates GPCR-driven platelet granule secretion and associates with SNAP23 and STX11 in an activation-dependent manner.
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- Kalyan Golla
- Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Versiti Blood Research Institute, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
- Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
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- Centre for Blood Research, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Oral Biological and Medical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Filamin A organizes γ‑aminobutyric acid type B receptors at the plasma membrane. Nat Commun 2023; 14:34. [PMID: 36596803 PMCID: PMC9810740 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-35708-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The γ-aminobutyric acid type B (GABAB) receptor is a prototypical family C G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) that plays a key role in the regulation of synaptic transmission. Although growing evidence suggests that GPCR signaling in neurons might be highly organized in time and space, limited information is available about the mechanisms controlling the nanoscale organization of GABAB receptors and other GPCRs on the neuronal plasma membrane. Using a combination of biochemical assays in vitro, single-particle tracking, and super-resolution microscopy, we provide evidence that the spatial organization and diffusion of GABAB receptors on the plasma membrane are governed by dynamic interactions with filamin A, which tethers the receptors to sub-cortical actin filaments. We further show that GABAB receptors are located together with filamin A in small nanodomains in hippocampal neurons. These interactions are mediated by the first intracellular loop of the GABAB1 subunit and modulate the kinetics of Gαi protein activation in response to GABA stimulation.
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Beopoulos A, Géa M, Fasano A, Iris F. RNA epitranscriptomics dysregulation: A major determinant for significantly increased risk of ASD pathogenesis. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1101422. [PMID: 36875672 PMCID: PMC9978375 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1101422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are perhaps the most severe, intractable and challenging child psychiatric disorders. They are complex, pervasive and highly heterogeneous and depend on multifactorial neurodevelopmental conditions. Although the pathogenesis of autism remains unclear, it revolves around altered neurodevelopmental patterns and their implications for brain function, although these cannot be specifically linked to symptoms. While these affect neuronal migration and connectivity, little is known about the processes that lead to the disruption of specific laminar excitatory and inhibitory cortical circuits, a key feature of ASD. It is evident that ASD has multiple underlying causes and this multigenic condition has been considered to also dependent on epigenetic effects, although the exact nature of the factors that could be involved remains unclear. However, besides the possibility for differential epigenetic markings directly affecting the relative expression levels of individual genes or groups of genes, there are at least three mRNA epitranscriptomic mechanisms, which function cooperatively and could, in association with both genotypes and environmental conditions, alter spatiotemporal proteins expression patterns during brain development, at both quantitative and qualitative levels, in a tissue-specific, and context-dependent manner. As we have already postulated, sudden changes in environmental conditions, such as those conferred by maternal inflammation/immune activation, influence RNA epitranscriptomic mechanisms, with the combination of these processes altering fetal brain development. Herein, we explore the postulate whereby, in ASD pathogenesis, RNA epitranscriptomics might take precedence over epigenetic modifications. RNA epitranscriptomics affects real-time differential expression of receptor and channel proteins isoforms, playing a prominent role in central nervous system (CNS) development and functions, but also RNAi which, in turn, impact the spatiotemporal expression of receptors, channels and regulatory proteins irrespective of isoforms. Slight dysregulations in few early components of brain development, could, depending upon their extent, snowball into a huge variety of pathological cerebral alterations a few years after birth. This may very well explain the enormous genetic, neuropathological and symptomatic heterogeneities that are systematically associated with ASD and psychiatric disorders at large.
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- Bio-Modeling Systems, Tour CIT, Paris, France
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Mucosal Immunology and Biology Research Center, Center for Celiac Research and Treatment, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, United States
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Mao Z, Nakamura F. Interaction of LARP4 to filamin A mechanosensing domain regulates cell migrations. Front Cell Dev Biol 2023; 11:1152109. [PMID: 37169020 PMCID: PMC10164935 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2023.1152109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
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Filamin A (FLNA) is an actin cross-linking protein that mediates mechanotransduction. Force-dependent conformational changes of FLNA molecule expose cryptic binding site of FLNA, allowing interaction with partners such as integrin, smoothelin, and fimbacin. Here, we identified La-related protein 4 (LARP4) as a new FLNA mechanobinding partner. LARP4 specifically interacts with the cleft formed by C and D strands of immunoglobulin-like repeat 21 (R21) which is blocked by A strand of R20 without force. We validated the interaction between LARP4 and FLNA R21 both in vivo and in vitro. We also determined the critical amino acid that is responsible for the interaction and generated the non-FLNA-binding mutant LARP4 (F277A in human: F273A in mouse Larp4) that disrupts the interaction. Fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) of GFP-labeled LARP4 in living cells demonstrated that mutant LARP4 diffuses faster than WT LARP4. Proximity ligation assay (PLA) also confirmed their interaction and disruption of actin polymerization diminishes the interaction. Data mining of RNAseq analysis of LARP4 knockdown (KD) HEK293T cells suggested that LARP4 is involved in morphogenesis and cell motility. Consistent with this prediction, we found that KD of LARP4 increases cell migration speed and expression of the F277A mutant LARP4 in LARP4-KD cells also leads to a higher cell migration speed compared to WT LARP4. These results demonstrated that the LARP4 interaction with FLNA regulates cell migration.
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Sugrue RJ, Tan BH. Defining the Assembleome of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Subcell Biochem 2023; 106:227-249. [PMID: 38159230 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-40086-5_9] [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] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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During respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) particle assembly, the mature RSV particles form as filamentous projections on the surface of RSV-infected cells. The RSV assembly process occurs at the / on the cell surface that is modified by a virus infection, involving a combination of several different host cell factors and cellular processes. This induces changes in the lipid composition and properties of these lipid microdomains, and the virus-induced activation of associated Rho GTPase signaling networks drives the remodeling of the underlying filamentous actin (F-actin) cytoskeleton network. The modified sites that form on the surface of the infected cells form the nexus point for RSV assembly, and in this review chapter, they are referred to as the RSV assembleome. This is to distinguish these unique membrane microdomains that are formed during virus infection from the corresponding membrane microdomains that are present at the cell surface prior to infection. In this article, an overview of the current understanding of the processes that drive the formation of the assembleome during RSV particle assembly is given.
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- Richard J Sugrue
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore.
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- LKC School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Republic of Singapore
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Noureddine M, Gehmlich K. Structural and signaling proteins in the Z-disk and their role in cardiomyopathies. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1143858. [PMID: 36935760 PMCID: PMC10017460 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1143858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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The sarcomere is the smallest functional unit of muscle contraction. It is delineated by a protein-rich structure known as the Z-disk, alternating with M-bands. The Z-disk anchors the actin-rich thin filaments and plays a crucial role in maintaining the mechanical stability of the cardiac muscle. A multitude of proteins interact with each other at the Z-disk and they regulate the mechanical properties of the thin filaments. Over the past 2 decades, the role of the Z-disk in cardiac muscle contraction has been assessed widely, however, the impact of genetic variants in Z-disk proteins has still not been fully elucidated. This review discusses the various Z-disk proteins (alpha-actinin, filamin C, titin, muscle LIM protein, telethonin, myopalladin, nebulette, and nexilin) and Z-disk-associated proteins (desmin, and obscurin) and their role in cardiac structural stability and intracellular signaling. This review further explores how genetic variants of Z-disk proteins are linked to inherited cardiac conditions termed cardiomyopathies.
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- Maya Noureddine
- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Maya Noureddine, ; Katja Gehmlich,
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Cardiovascular Medicine, Radcliffe Department of Medicine and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence Oxford, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
- *Correspondence: Maya Noureddine, ; Katja Gehmlich,
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Li Y, Wang D, Ge H, Güngör C, Gong X, Chen Y. Cytoskeletal and Cytoskeleton-Associated Proteins: Key Regulators of Cancer Stem Cell Properties. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2022; 15:1369. [PMID: 36355541 PMCID: PMC9698833 DOI: 10.3390/ph15111369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 08/08/2023] Open
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Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a subpopulation of cancer cells possessing stemness characteristics that are closely associated with tumor proliferation, recurrence and resistance to therapy. Recent studies have shown that different cytoskeletal components and remodeling processes have a profound impact on the behavior of CSCs. In this review, we outline the different cytoskeletal components regulating the properties of CSCs and discuss current and ongoing therapeutic strategies targeting the cytoskeleton. Given the many challenges currently faced in targeted cancer therapy, a deeper comprehension of the molecular events involved in the interaction of the cytoskeleton and CSCs will help us identify more effective therapeutic strategies to eliminate CSCs and ultimately improve patient survival.
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- Yuqiang Li
- Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Cancer Proteomics, Laboratory of Structural Biology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- Department of General Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- Department of General Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General Visceral and Thoracic Surgery, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, 20246 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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- National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Cancer Proteomics, Laboratory of Structural Biology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410008, China
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Jain M, Weber A, Maly K, Manjaly G, Deek J, Tsvyetkova O, Stulić M, Toca‐Herrera JL, Jantsch MF. A-to-I RNA editing of Filamin A regulates cellular adhesion, migration and mechanical properties. FEBS J 2022; 289:4580-4601. [PMID: 35124883 PMCID: PMC9546289 DOI: 10.1111/febs.16391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 12/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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A-to-I RNA editing by ADARs is an abundant epitranscriptomic RNA-modification in metazoa. In mammals, Flna pre-mRNA harbours a single conserved A-to-I RNA editing site that introduces a Q-to-R amino acid change in Ig repeat 22 of the encoded protein. Previously, we showed that FLNA editing regulates smooth muscle contraction in the cardiovascular system and affects cardiac health. The present study investigates how ADAR2-mediated A-to-I RNA editing of Flna affects actin crosslinking, cell mechanics, cellular adhesion and cell migration. Cellular assays and AFM measurements demonstrate that the edited version of FLNA increases cellular stiffness and adhesion but impairs cell migration in both, mouse fibroblasts and human tumour cells. In vitro, edited FLNA leads to increased actin crosslinking, forming actin gels of higher stress resistance. Our study shows that Flna RNA editing is a novel regulator of cytoskeletal organisation, affecting the mechanical property and mechanotransduction of cells.
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- Mamta Jain
- Division of Cell BiologyCenter for Anatomy and Cell BiologyMedical University of ViennaAustria
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- Department of NanobiotechnologyInstitute for BiophysicsUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU)Austria
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- Division of Cell BiologyCenter for Anatomy and Cell BiologyMedical University of ViennaAustria
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- Division of Cell BiologyCenter for Anatomy and Cell BiologyMedical University of ViennaAustria
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- Department of Physics, Cellular Biophysics E27Technical University of MunichGarchingGermany
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- Division of Cell BiologyCenter for Anatomy and Cell BiologyMedical University of ViennaAustria
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- Division of Cell BiologyCenter for Anatomy and Cell BiologyMedical University of ViennaAustria
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- Department of NanobiotechnologyInstitute for BiophysicsUniversity of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU)Austria
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- Division of Cell BiologyCenter for Anatomy and Cell BiologyMedical University of ViennaAustria
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Külshammer E, Kilinc M, Csordás G, Bresser T, Nolte H, Uhlirova M. The mechanosensor Filamin A/Cheerio promotes tumourigenesis via specific interactions with components of the cell cortex. FEBS J 2022; 289:4497-4517. [DOI: 10.1111/febs.16408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Eva Külshammer
- Institute for Genetics Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging‐Associated Diseases (CECAD) University of Cologne Cologne Germany
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- Institute for Genetics Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging‐Associated Diseases (CECAD) University of Cologne Cologne Germany
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- Institute for Genetics Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging‐Associated Diseases (CECAD) University of Cologne Cologne Germany
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- Institute for Genetics Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging‐Associated Diseases (CECAD) University of Cologne Cologne Germany
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- Institute for Genetics Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging‐Associated Diseases (CECAD) University of Cologne Cologne Germany
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- Institute for Genetics Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging‐Associated Diseases (CECAD) University of Cologne Cologne Germany
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Cell-Dependent Pathogenic Roles of Filamin B in Different Skeletal Malformations. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:8956636. [PMID: 35832491 PMCID: PMC9273461 DOI: 10.1155/2022/8956636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Mutations of filamin B (FLNB) gene can lead to a spectrum of autosomal skeletal malformations including spondylocarpotarsal syndrome (SCT), Larsen syndrome (LRS), type I atelosteogenesis (AO1), type III atelosteogenesis (AO3), and boomerang dysplasia (BD). Among them, LRS is milder while BD causes a more severe phenotype. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the differences in clinical phenotypes of different FLNB variants has not been fully determined. Here, we presented two patients suffering from autosomal dominant LRS and autosomal recessive vitamin D-dependent rickets type IA (VDDR-IA). Whole-exome sequencing revealed two novel missense variants in FLNB, c.4846A>G (p.T1616A) and c.7022T>G (p.I2341R), which are located in repeat 15 and 22 of filamin B, respectively. The expression of FLNBI2341R in the muscle tissue from our LRS patient was remarkably increased. And in vitro studies showed that both variants led to a lack of filopodia and accumulation of the mutants in the perinuclear region in HEK293 cells. We also found that c.4846A>G (p.T1616A) and c.7022T>G (p.I2341R) regulated endochondral osteogenesis in different ways. c.4846A>G (p.T1616A) activated AKT pathways through inhibiting SHIP2, suppressed the Smad3 pathway, and impaired the expression of Runx2 in both Saos-2 and ATDC5 cells. c.7022T>G (p.I2341R) activated both AKT and Smad3 pathways and increased the expression of Runx2 in Saos-2 cells, while in ATDC5 cells it activated AKT pathways through inhibiting SHIP2, suppressed the Smad3 pathway, and reduced the expression of Runx2. Our study demonstrated the pathogenic mechanisms of two novel FLNB variants in two different clinical settings and proved that FLNB variants could not only directly cause skeletal malformations but also worsen skeletal symptoms in the setting of other skeletal diseases. Besides, FLNB variants differentially affect skeletal development which contributes to clinical heterogeneity of FLNB-related disorders.
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Even Y, Pousse E, Chapperon C, Artigaud S, Hégaret H, Bernay B, Pichereau V, Flye-Sainte-Marie J, Jean F. Physiological and comparative proteomic analyzes reveal immune defense response of the king scallop Pecten maximus in presence of paralytic shellfish toxin (PST) from Alexandrium minutum. HARMFUL ALGAE 2022; 115:102231. [PMID: 35623695 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2022.102231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The king scallop, Pecten maximus is a highly valuable seafood in Europe. Over the last few years, its culture has been threatened by toxic microalgae during harmful algal blooms, inducing public health concerns. Indeed, phycotoxins accumulated in bivalves can be harmful for human, especially paralytic shellfish toxins (PST) synthesized by the microalgae Alexandrium minutum. Deleterious effects of these toxic algae on bivalves have also been reported. However, its impact on bivalves such as king scallop is far from being completely understood. This study combined ecophysiological and proteomic analyzes to investigate the early response of juvenile king scallops to a short term exposure to PST producing A. minutum. Our data showed that all along the 2-days exposure to A. minutum, king scallops exhibited transient lower filtration and respiration rates and accumulated PST. Significant inter-individual variability of toxin accumulation potential was observed among individuals. Furthermore, we found that ingestion of toxic algae, correlated to toxin accumulation was driven by two factors: 1/ the time it takes king scallop to recover from filtration inhibition and starts to filtrate again, 2/ the filtration level to which king scallop starts again to filtrate after inhibition. Furthermore, at the end of the 2-day exposure to A. minutum, proteomic analyzes revealed an increase of the killer cell lectin-like receptor B1, involved in adaptative immune response. Proteins involved in detoxification and in metabolism were found in lower amount in A. minutum exposed king scallops. Proteomic data also showed differential accumulation in several structure proteins such as β-actin, paramyosin and filamin A, suggesting a remodeling of the mantle tissue when king scallops are subjected to an A. minutum exposure.
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- Yasmine Even
- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO - Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France.
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO - Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO - Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO - Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO - Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Plateforme Proteogen, Université de Caen Normandie, Esplanade de la paix, 14032 Caen, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO - Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO - Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France
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- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin, UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO - Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Technopôle Brest-Iroise, 29280 Plouzané, France
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Ma R, Štefl M, Nienhaus GU. Single molecule localization-based analysis of clathrin-coated pit and caveolar dynamics. NANOSCALE HORIZONS 2022; 7:385-395. [PMID: 35289830 DOI: 10.1039/d2nh00008c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Clathrin-coated pits and caveolae are nanoscale invaginations of the plasma membrane of cells, forming through the assembly of membrane coat and accessory proteins in a tightly regulated process. We have analyzed the development of these membrane coat structures with high spatial and temporal resolution and sensitivity using super-resolution single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) on live cells. To this end, we developed a sophisticated clustering and data analysis workflow that automatically extracts the relevant information from SMLM image sequences taken on live cells. We quantified lifetime distributions of clathrin-coated and caveolar structures, and analyzed their growth dynamics. Moreover, we observed hotspots in the plasma membrane where coat structures appear repeatedly. The stunningly similar temporal development of clathrin-coated and caveolar structures suggests that key accessory proteins, some of which are shared between the two types of membrane coat structures, orchestrate the temporal evolution of these complex architectures.
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- Rui Ma
- Institute of Applied Physics (APH), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang Gaede-Strasse 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Institute of Applied Physics (APH), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang Gaede-Strasse 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Institute of Applied Physics (APH), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Wolfgang Gaede-Strasse 1, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
- Institute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), PO Box 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Institute of Biological and Chemical Systems (IBCS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), PO Box 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Kim N, Yi E, Kwon SJ, Park HJ, Kwon HJ, Kim HS. Filamin A Is Required for NK Cell Cytotoxicity at the Expense of Cytokine Production via Synaptic Filamentous Actin Modulation. Front Immunol 2022; 12:792334. [PMID: 35058930 PMCID: PMC8764188 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.792334] [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: 10/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Natural killer (NK) cells are innate cytotoxic lymphocytes that efficiently eliminate malignant and virus-infected cells without prior activation via the directed and focused release of lytic granule contents for target cell lysis. This cytolytic process is tightly regulated at discrete checkpoint stages to ensure the selective killing of diseased target cells and is highly dependent on the coordinated regulation of cytoskeletal components. The actin-binding protein filamin crosslinks cortical actin filaments into orthogonal networks and links actin filament webs to cellular membranes to modulate cell migration, adhesion, and signaling. However, its role in the regulation of NK cell functions remains poorly understood. Here, we show that filamin A (FLNa), a filamin isoform with preferential expression in leukocytes, is recruited to the NK cell lytic synapse and is required for NK cell cytotoxicity through the modulation of conjugate formation with target cells, synaptic filamentous actin (F-actin) accumulation, and cytotoxic degranulation, but not granule polarization. Interestingly, we also find that the loss of FLNa augments the target cell-induced expression of IFN-γ and TNF-α by NK cells, correlating with enhanced activation signals such as Ca2+ mobilization, ERK, and NF-κB, and a delayed down-modulation of the NKG2D receptor. Thus, our results identify FLNa as a new regulator of NK cell effector functions during their decision to kill target cells through a balanced regulation of NK cell cytotoxicity vs cytokine production. Moreover, this study implicates the cross-linking/bundling of F-actin mediated by FLNa as a necessary process coordinating optimal NK effector functions.
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- Nayoung Kim
- Department of Convergence Medicine, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Stem Cell Immunomodulation Research Center (SCIRC), University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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Quiggle A, Charng WL, Antunes L, Nikolov M, Bledsoe X, Hecht JT, Dobbs MB, Gurnett CA. Whole Exome Sequencing in Individuals with Idiopathic Clubfoot Reveals a Recurrent Filamin B (FLNB) Deletion. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2022; 480:421-430. [PMID: 34491919 PMCID: PMC8747482 DOI: 10.1097/corr.0000000000001957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Clubfoot, a congenital deformity that presents as a rigid, inward turning of the foot, affects approximately 1 in 1000 infants and occurs as an isolated birth defect in 80% of patients. Despite its high level of heritability, few causative genes have been identified, and mutations in known genes are only responsible for a small portion of clubfoot heritability. QUESTIONS/PURPOSES (1) Are any rare gene variants enriched (that is, shared) in unrelated patients with isolated clubfoot? (2) Are there other rare variants in the identified gene (Filamin B) in these patients with clubfoot? METHODS Whole-exome sequence data were generated from a discovery cohort of 183 unrelated probands with clubfoot and 2492 controls. Variants were filtered with minor allele frequency < 0.02 to identify rare variants as well as small insertions and deletions (indels) resulting in missense variants, nonsense or premature truncation, or in-frame deletions. A candidate deletion was then genotyped in another cohort of 974 unrelated patients with clubfoot (a replication cohort). Other rare variants in the candidate gene were also investigated. A segregation analysis was performed in multigenerational families of individuals with clubfoot to see if the genotypes segregate with phenotypes. Single-variant association analysis was performed using the Fisher two-tailed exact test (exact p values are presented to give an indication of the magnitude of the association). RESULTS There were no recurrent variants in the known genes causing clubfoot in this study. A three-base pair in-frame codon deletion of Filamin B (FLNB) (p.E1792del, rs1470699812) was identified in 1.6% (3 of 183) of probands with clubfoot in the discovery cohort compared with 0% of controls (0 of 2492) (odds ratio infinity (inf) [95% CI 5.64 to inf]; p = 3.18 x 10-5) and 0.0016% of gnomAD controls (2 of 125,709) (OR 1.01 x 103 [95% CI 117.42 to 1.64 x 104]; p = 3.13 x 10-8). By screening a replication cohort (n = 974 patients), we found two probands with the identical FLNB deletion. In total, the deletion was identified in 0.43% (5 of 1157) of probands with clubfoot compared with 0% of controls and 0.0016% of gnomAD controls (OR 268.5 [95% CI 43.68 to 2.88 x 103]; p = 1.43 x 10-9). The recurrent FLNB p.E1792del variant segregated with clubfoot, with incomplete penetrance in two families. Affected individuals were more likely to be male and have bilateral clubfoot. Although most patients had isolated clubfoot, features consistent with Larsen syndrome, including upper extremity abnormalities such as elbow and thumb hypermobility and wide, flat thumbs, were noted in affected members of one family. We identified 19 additional rare FLNB missense variants located throughout the gene in patients with clubfoot. One of these missense variants, FLNB p.G2397D, exhibited incomplete penetrance in one family. CONCLUSION A recurrent FLNB E1792 deletion was identified in 0.43% of 1157 isolated patients with clubfoot. Given the absence of any recurrent variants in our discovery phase (n = 183) for any of the known genes causing clubfoot, our findings support that novel and rare missense variants in FLNB in patients with clubfoot, although rare, may be among the most commonly known genetic causes of clubfoot. Patients with FLNB variants often have isolated clubfoot, but they and their family members may be at an increased risk of having additional clinical features consistent with Larsen syndrome. CLINICAL RELEVANCE Identification of FLNB variants may be useful for determining clubfoot recurrence risk and comorbidities.
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- Ashley Quiggle
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School and School of Dentistry, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA
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Bang ML, Bogomolovas J, Chen J. Understanding the molecular basis of cardiomyopathy. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2022; 322:H181-H233. [PMID: 34797172 PMCID: PMC8759964 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00562.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Inherited cardiomyopathies are a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide and can be caused by mutations in a wide range of proteins located in different cellular compartments. The present review is based on Dr. Ju Chen's 2021 Robert M. Berne Distinguished Lectureship of the American Physiological Society Cardiovascular Section, in which he provided an overview of the current knowledge on the cardiomyopathy-associated proteins that have been studied in his laboratory. The review provides a general summary of the proteins in different compartments of cardiomyocytes associated with cardiomyopathies, with specific focus on the proteins that have been studied in Dr. Chen's laboratory.
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- Marie-Louise Bang
- Institute of Genetic and Biomedical Research (IRGB), National Research Council (CNR), Milan Unit, Milan, Italy
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano (Milan), Italy
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine Cardiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine Cardiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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Cao H, Li Y, Chen L, Lu Z, You T, Wang X, Ji B. Tripartite motif-containing 54 promotes gastric cancer progression by upregulating K63-linked ubiquitination of filamin C. Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 2022; 18:669-677. [PMID: 35098666 DOI: 10.1111/ajco.13747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 12/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tripartite motif (TRIM) proteins have been proved to contribute to cancer progression, while whether tripartite motif-containing 54 (TRIM54) could functionally influence gastric cancer (GC) progression remains elusive. METHODS The expression level of TRIM54 and filamin C (FLNC) in GC was determined by Western blot and online database. Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay, colony formation assay and Ethylenediurea (EdU) staining were performed to explore the effects of TRIM54 on GC cell proliferation. Transwell assay and wound healing assay were applied to detect the influence of TRIM54 on GC cell migration and invasion. Bioinformatics analysis and Co-immunoprecipitation assay (Co-Ip), Ubiquitination assay and Half-life assay were involved to explore the regulatory mechanism of TRIM54 on FLNC. RESULTS TRIM54 was upregulated in GC tissues and cells, and a higher expression level of TRIM54 indicated a shorter overall survival of GC patients. The overexpression of TRIM54 significantly enhanced proliferation, migration, and invasion of GC cells, and inhibition of TRIM54 expression exerted reverse effects on GC cells. Mechanistically, TRIM54 was determined as a post-translational mediator of FLNC, and TRIM54 was co-immunoprecipitated with FLNC and degraded its protein level via K63-linked ubiquitination of FLNC. Notably, FLNC efficiently inhibited GC progression by TRIM54 overexpression. CONCLUSION Collectively, our findings suggested that the TRIM54/FLNC axis could be considered as a potential prognostic biomarker for GC.
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- Hongtao Cao
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Huadu District People's Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, The Fifth People's Hospital of Qinghai Province, Xining, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Huadu District People's Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Huadu District People's Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Huadu District People's Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Huadu District People's Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Oncology, Qinghai Provincial People's Hospital, Xining, China
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Belyaeva V, Wachner S, Gyoergy A, Emtenani S, Gridchyn I, Akhmanova M, Linder M, Roblek M, Sibilia M, Siekhaus D. Fos regulates macrophage infiltration against surrounding tissue resistance by a cortical actin-based mechanism in Drosophila. PLoS Biol 2022; 20:e3001494. [PMID: 34990456 PMCID: PMC8735623 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The infiltration of immune cells into tissues underlies the establishment of tissue-resident macrophages and responses to infections and tumors. Yet the mechanisms immune cells utilize to negotiate tissue barriers in living organisms are not well understood, and a role for cortical actin has not been examined. Here, we find that the tissue invasion of Drosophila macrophages, also known as plasmatocytes or hemocytes, utilizes enhanced cortical F-actin levels stimulated by the Drosophila member of the fos proto oncogene transcription factor family (Dfos, Kayak). RNA sequencing analysis and live imaging show that Dfos enhances F-actin levels around the entire macrophage surface by increasing mRNA levels of the membrane spanning molecular scaffold tetraspanin TM4SF, and the actin cross-linking filamin Cheerio, which are themselves required for invasion. Both the filamin and the tetraspanin enhance the cortical activity of Rho1 and the formin Diaphanous and thus the assembly of cortical actin, which is a critical function since expressing a dominant active form of Diaphanous can rescue the Dfos macrophage invasion defect. In vivo imaging shows that Dfos enhances the efficiency of the initial phases of macrophage tissue entry. Genetic evidence argues that this Dfos-induced program in macrophages counteracts the constraint produced by the tension of surrounding tissues and buffers the properties of the macrophage nucleus from affecting tissue entry. We thus identify strengthening the cortical actin cytoskeleton through Dfos as a key process allowing efficient forward movement of an immune cell into surrounding tissues. The infiltration of immune cells into tissue underlies the establishment of tissue-resident macrophages, and responses to infections and tumors, but how do they overcome tissue barriers? This study shows that macrophages upregulate the proto-oncogene Fos, increasing the density and crosslinking of cortical actin, thereby counteracting the tension of surrounding tissues and protecting the macrophage nucleus.
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- Vera Belyaeva
- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine 1, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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- Institute of Cancer Research, Department of Medicine 1, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Science and Technology Austria, Klosterneuburg, Austria
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Sherer LA, Courtemanche N. Cooperative bundling by fascin generates actin structures with architectures that depend on filament length. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:974047. [PMID: 36120572 PMCID: PMC9479110 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.974047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The assembly of actin-based structures with precisely defined architectures supports essential cellular functions, including motility, intracellular transport, and division. The geometric arrangements of the filaments within actin structures are stabilized via the association of crosslinking proteins, which bind two filaments simultaneously. Because actin polymerization and crosslinking occur concurrently within the dynamic environment of the cell, these processes likely play interdependent roles in shaping the architectures of actin-based structures. To dissect the contribution of polymerization to the construction of higher-order actin structures, we investigated how filament elongation affects the formation of simple, polarized actin bundles by the crosslinking protein fascin. Using populations of actin filaments to represent distinct stages of elongation, we found that the rate of bundle assembly increases with filament length. Fascin assembles short filaments into discrete bundles, whereas bundles of long filaments merge with one another to form interconnected networks. Although filament elongation promotes bundle coalescence, many connections formed between elongating bundles are short-lived and are followed by filament breakage. Our data suggest that initiation of crosslinking early in elongation aligns growing filaments, creating a template for continued bundle assembly as elongation proceeds. This initial alignment promotes the assembly of bundles that are resistant to large changes in curvature that are required for coalescence into interconnected networks. As a result, bundles of short filaments remain straighter and more topologically discrete as elongation proceeds than bundles assembled from long filaments. Thus, uncoordinated filament elongation and crosslinking can alter the architecture of bundled actin networks, highlighting the importance of maintaining precise control over filament length during the assembly of specialized actin structures.
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The Pharmacological Inhibition of CaMKII Regulates Sodium Chloride Cotransporter Activity in mDCT15 Cells. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:biology10121335. [PMID: 34943250 PMCID: PMC8698651 DOI: 10.3390/biology10121335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The thiazide-sensitive sodium chloride cotransporter (NCC) in the distal convoluted tubule is responsible for reabsorbing up to one-tenth of the total filtered load of sodium in the kidney. The actin cytoskeleton is thought to regulate various transport proteins in the kidney but the regulation of the NCC by the actin cytoskeleton is largely unknown. Here, we identify a direct interaction between the NCC and the cytoskeletal protein filamin A in mouse distal convoluted tubule (mDCT15) cells and in the native kidney. We show that the disruption of the actin cytoskeleton by two different mechanisms downregulates NCC activity. As filamin A is a substrate of the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II (CaMKII), we investigate the physiological significance of CaMKII inhibition on NCC luminal membrane protein expression and NCC activity in mDCT15 cells. The pharmacological inhibition of CaMKII with the compound KN93 increases the active form of the NCC (phospho-NCC) at the luminal membrane and also increases NCC activity in mDCT15 cells. These data suggest that the interaction between the NCC and filamin A is dependent on CaMKII activity, which may serve as a feedback mechanism to maintain basal levels of NCC activity in the distal nephron.
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Olguín-Contreras LF, Mendler AN, Popowicz G, Hu B, Noessner E. Double Strike Approach for Tumor Attack: Engineering T Cells Using a CD40L:CD28 Chimeric Co-Stimulatory Switch Protein for Enhanced Tumor Targeting in Adoptive Cell Therapy. Front Immunol 2021; 12:750478. [PMID: 34912334 PMCID: PMC8666660 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.750478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Activation of co-stimulatory pathways in cytotoxic T lymphocytes expressing chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) have proven to boost effector activity, tumor rejection and long-term T cell persistence. When using antigen-specific T cell receptors (TCR) instead of CARs, the lack of co-stimulatory signals hampers robust antitumoral response, hence limiting clinical efficacy. In solid tumors, tumor stroma poses an additional hurdle through hindrance of infiltration and active inhibition. Our project aimed at generating chimeric co-stimulatory switch proteins (CSP) consisting of intracellular co-stimulatory domains (ICD) fused to extracellular protein domains (ECD) for which ligands are expressed in solid tumors. The ECD of CD40L was selected for combination with the ICD from the CD28 protein. With this approach, it was expected to not only provide co-stimulation and strengthen the TCR signaling, but also, through the CD40L ECD, facilitate the activation of tumor-resident antigen-presenting cells (APCs), modulate activation of tumor endothelium and induce TCR-MHC independent apoptotic effect on tumor cells. Since CD28 and CD40L belong to different classes of transmembrane proteins (type I and type II, respectively), creating a chimeric protein presented a structural and functional challenge. We present solutions to this challenge describing different CSP formats that were successfully expressed in human T cells along with an antigen-specific TCR. The level of surface expression of the CSPs depended on their distinct design and the state of T cell activation. In particular, CSPs were upregulated by TCR stimulation and downregulated following interaction with CD40 on target cells. Ligation of the CSP in the context of TCR-stimulation modulated intracellular signaling cascades and led to improved TCR-induced cytokine secretion and cytotoxicity. Moreover, the CD40L ECD exhibited activity as evidenced by effective maturation and activation of B cells and DCs. CD40L:CD28 CSPs are a new type of switch proteins designed to exert dual beneficial antitumor effect by acting directly on the gene-modified T cells and simultaneously on tumor cells and tumor-supporting cells of the TME. The observed effects suggest that they constitute a promising tool to be included in the engineering process of T cells to endow them with complementary features for improved performance in the tumor milieu.
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- Institute of Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Immunology, Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
- Immunoanalytics Research Group - Tissue Control of Immunocytes, Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
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Zhiping LL, Ong LT, Chatterjee D, Tan SM, Bhattacharjya S. Binary and ternary complexes of FLNa-Ig21 with cytosolic tails of αMß2 integrin reveal dual role of filamin mediated regulation. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2021; 1865:130005. [PMID: 34509570 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2021.130005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 08/25/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cytoskeletal protein filamin A is critical for the outside-in signaling of integrins. Although molecular mechanisms of filamin-integrin interactions are not fully understood. Mostly, the membrane distal (MD) part of the cytosolic tail (CT) of β subunit of integrin is known to interact with filamin A domain 21 (FLNa-Ig2). However, binary and ternary complexes of full-length CTs of leucocyte specific ß2 integrins with FLNa-Ig21 are yet to be elucidated. METHODS Binding interactions of the CTs of integrin αMß2 with FLNa-Ig21 are extensively investigated by NMR, ITC, cell-based functional assays and computational docking. RESULTS The αM CT demonstrates interactions with FLNa-Ig21 forming a binary complex. Filamin/αM interface is mediated by sidechain-sidechain interactions among non-polar and aromatic residues involving MP helix of αM and the canonical CD face of FLNa-Ig21. Functional assays delineated an interfacial residue Y1137 of αM CT is critical for in-cell binding to FLNa-Ig2. In addition, full-length ß2 CT occupies two distinct binding sites in complex with FLNa-Ig21. A ternary complex of FLNa-Ig21 with CTs has been characterized. In the ternary complex, αM CT moves away to a distal site of FLNa-Ig21 with fewer interactions. CONCLUSION Our findings demonstrate a plausible dual role of filamin in integrin regulation. The molecular interactions of the ternary complex are critical for the resting state of integrins whereas stable FLNa-Ig21/αM CT binary complex perhaps be required for the activated state. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Filamin binding to both α and β CTs of other integrins could be essential in regulating bidirectional signaling mechanisms.
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- Lewis Lu Zhiping
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore.
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Ketebo AA, Park C, Kim J, Jun M, Park S. Probing mechanobiological role of filamin A in migration and invasion of human U87 glioblastoma cells using submicron soft pillars. NANO CONVERGENCE 2021; 8:19. [PMID: 34213679 PMCID: PMC8253861 DOI: 10.1186/s40580-021-00267-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Filamin A (FLNa) belongs to an actin-binding protein family in binding and cross-linking actin filaments into a three-dimensional structure. However, little attention has been given to its mechanobiological role in cancer cells. Here, we quantitatively investigated the role of FLNa by analyzing the following parameters in negative control (NC) and FLNa-knockdown (KD) U87 glioma cells using submicron pillars (900 nm diameter and 2 μm height): traction force (TF), rigidity sensing ability, cell aspect ratio, migration speed, and invasiveness. During the initial phase of cell adhesion (< 1 h), FLNa-KD cells polarized more slowly than did NC cells, which can be explained by the loss of rigidity sensing in FLNa-KD cells. The higher motility of FLNa-KD cells relative to NC cells can be explained by the high TF exerted by FLNa-KD cells when compared to NC cells, while the higher invasiveness of FLNa-KD cells relative to NC cells can be explained by a greater number of filopodia in FLNa-KD cells than in NC cells. Our results suggest that FLNa plays important roles in suppressing motility and invasiveness of U87 cells.
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- Abdurazak Aman Ketebo
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 16419, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 16419, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 16419, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 16419, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 16419, Suwon, Korea.
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 16419, Suwon, Korea.
- Institute of Quantum Biophysics (IQB), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 16419, Suwon, Korea.
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), 2066 Seobu-ro, 16419, Suwon, Korea.
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Filić V, Mijanović L, Putar D, Talajić A, Ćetković H, Weber I. Regulation of the Actin Cytoskeleton via Rho GTPase Signalling in Dictyostelium and Mammalian Cells: A Parallel Slalom. Cells 2021; 10:1592. [PMID: 34202767 PMCID: PMC8305917 DOI: 10.3390/cells10071592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Both Dictyostelium amoebae and mammalian cells are endowed with an elaborate actin cytoskeleton that enables them to perform a multitude of tasks essential for survival. Although these organisms diverged more than a billion years ago, their cells share the capability of chemotactic migration, large-scale endocytosis, binary division effected by actomyosin contraction, and various types of adhesions to other cells and to the extracellular environment. The composition and dynamics of the transient actin-based structures that are engaged in these processes are also astonishingly similar in these evolutionary distant organisms. The question arises whether this remarkable resemblance in the cellular motility hardware is accompanied by a similar correspondence in matching software, the signalling networks that govern the assembly of the actin cytoskeleton. Small GTPases from the Rho family play pivotal roles in the control of the actin cytoskeleton dynamics. Indicatively, Dictyostelium matches mammals in the number of these proteins. We give an overview of the Rho signalling pathways that regulate the actin dynamics in Dictyostelium and compare them with similar signalling networks in mammals. We also provide a phylogeny of Rho GTPases in Amoebozoa, which shows a variability of the Rho inventories across different clades found also in Metazoa.
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- Vedrana Filić
- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (L.M.); (D.P.); (A.T.); (H.Ć.)
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- Division of Molecular Biology, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia; (L.M.); (D.P.); (A.T.); (H.Ć.)
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Scheff DR, Redford SA, Lorpaiboon C, Majumdar S, Dinner AR, Gardel ML. Actin filament alignment causes mechanical hysteresis in cross-linked networks. SOFT MATTER 2021; 17:5499-5507. [PMID: 33989373 PMCID: PMC8192476 DOI: 10.1039/d1sm00412c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Cells dynamically control their material properties through remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton, an assembly of cross-linked networks and bundles formed from the biopolymer actin. We recently found that cross-linked networks of actin filaments reconstituted in vitro can exhibit adaptive behavior and thus serve as a model system to understand the underlying mechanisms of mechanical adaptation of the cytoskeleton. In these networks, training, in the form of applied shear stress, can induce asymmetry in the nonlinear elasticity. Here, we explore control over this mechanical hysteresis by tuning the concentration and mechanical properties of cross-linking proteins in both experimental and simulated networks. We find that this effect depends on two conditions: the initial network must exhibit nonlinear strain stiffening, and filaments in the network must be able to reorient during training. Hysteresis depends strongly and non-monotonically on cross-linker concentration, with a peak at moderate concentrations. In contrast, at low concentrations, where the network does not strain stiffen, or at high concentrations, where filaments are less able to rearrange, there is little response to training. Additionally, we investigate the effect of changing cross-linker properties and find that longer or more flexible cross-linkers enhance hysteresis. Remarkably plotting hysteresis against alignment after training yields a single curve regardless of the physical properties or concentration of the cross-linkers.
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- Danielle R Scheff
- James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. and Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Biophysical Sciences Graduate Program, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA and Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- James Franck Institute, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. and Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA and Institute for Biophysical Dynamics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA and Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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He G, Kan S, Xu S, Sun X, Li R, Shu W, Chen M. LXN deficiency regulates cytoskeleton remodelling by promoting proteolytic cleavage of Filamin A in vascular endothelial cells. J Cell Mol Med 2021; 25:6815-6827. [PMID: 34085389 PMCID: PMC8278077 DOI: 10.1111/jcmm.16685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 04/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Endothelial cells (ECs) respond to blood shear stress by changing their morphology is important for maintaining vascular homeostasis. Studies have documented a relationship between endothelial cell shape and the stress flow, and however, the mechanism underlying this cytoskeletal rearrangement due to shear stress remains uncertain. In this paper, we demonstrate that laminar shear stress (LSS) significantly reduces latexin (LXN) expression in ECs. By using siRNA and cell imaging, we demonstrated that LXN knockdown results in the morphologic change and F‐actin remodelling just like what LSS does in ECs. We further demonstrate that LXN interacts with Filamin A (FLNA) and regulates FLNA proteolytic cleavage and nuclei translocation. By constructing LXN‐/‐ mice and ApoE‐/‐LXN‐/‐ double knockout mice, we evaluated the effect of LXN knockout on aortic endothelium damage in mice. We found that LXN deficiency significantly improves vascular permeability, vasodilation and atherosclerosis in mice. Our findings provide confident evidence, for the first time, that LXN is a novel regulator for morphological maintenance of ECs, and LXN deficiency has a protective effect on vascular homeostasis. This provides new strategies and drug targets for the treatment of vascular diseases.
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- Guozhang He
- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China
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- College of Biotechnology, Guilin Medical University, Guilin, China
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- State Key Laboratory for the Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Medicinal Resources, School of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Guangxi Ethnic Medicine, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China
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The Role of Z-disc Proteins in Myopathy and Cardiomyopathy. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22063058. [PMID: 33802723 PMCID: PMC8002584 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22063058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The Z-disc acts as a protein-rich structure to tether thin filament in the contractile units, the sarcomeres, of striated muscle cells. Proteins found in the Z-disc are integral for maintaining the architecture of the sarcomere. They also enable it to function as a (bio-mechanical) signalling hub. Numerous proteins interact in the Z-disc to facilitate force transduction and intracellular signalling in both cardiac and skeletal muscle. This review will focus on six key Z-disc proteins: α-actinin 2, filamin C, myopalladin, myotilin, telethonin and Z-disc alternatively spliced PDZ-motif (ZASP), which have all been linked to myopathies and cardiomyopathies. We will summarise pathogenic variants identified in the six genes coding for these proteins and look at their involvement in myopathy and cardiomyopathy. Listing the Minor Allele Frequency (MAF) of these variants in the Genome Aggregation Database (GnomAD) version 3.1 will help to critically re-evaluate pathogenicity based on variant frequency in normal population cohorts.
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Ouban A. Filamin-A expression in triple-negative breast cancer and its clinical significance. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2021.1985611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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- Abderrahman Ouban
- Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Frear CC, Zang T, Griffin BR, McPhail SM, Parker TJ, Kimble RM, Cuttle L. The modulation of the burn wound environment by negative pressure wound therapy: Insights from the proteome. Wound Repair Regen 2020; 29:288-297. [PMID: 33374033 DOI: 10.1111/wrr.12887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Negative pressure wound therapy has been used to promote wound healing in a variety of settings, including as an adjunct to silver-impregnated dressings in the acute management of paediatric burns. Fluid aspirated by the negative pressure wound therapy system represents a potentially insightful research matrix for understanding the burn wound microenvironment and the intervention's biochemical mechanisms of action. The aim of this study was to characterize the proteome of wound fluid collected using negative pressure wound therapy from children with small-area thermal burns. Samples were obtained as part of a randomized controlled trial investigating the clinical efficacy of adjunctive negative pressure wound therapy. They were compared with blister fluid specimens from paediatric burn patients matched according to demographic and injury characteristics. Protein identification and quantification were performed via liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry and sequential window acquisition of all theoretical mass spectra data-independent acquisition. Proteins and biological pathways that were unique to or enriched in negative pressure wound therapy fluid samples were evaluated using principal components, partial least squares-discriminant, and gene ontology enrichment analyses. Eight viable samples of negative pressure wound therapy fluid were collected and analyzed with eight matched blister fluid samples. A total of 502 proteins were quantitatively profiled in the negative pressure wound therapy fluid, of which 444 (88.4%) were shared with blister fluid. Several proteins exhibited significant abundance differences between fluid types, with negative pressure wound therapy fluid showing a higher abundance of matrix metalloproteinase-9, arginase-1, low affinity immunoglobulin gamma Fc region receptor III-A, filamin-A, alpha-2-macroglobulin, and hemoglobin subunit alpha. The results lend support to the hypothesis that negative pressure wound therapy augments wound healing through the modulation of factors involved in the inflammatory response, granulation tissue synthesis, and extracellular matrix maintenance. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD023168.
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- Cody C Frear
- Centre for Children's Burns and Trauma Research, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Children's Burns and Trauma Research, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Children's Burns and Trauma Research, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia.,Clinical Informatics Directorate, Metro South Health, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Children's Burns and Trauma Research, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia.,Queensland Children's Hospital, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Children's Burns and Trauma Research, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.,Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, Australia
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Joshua LM, Huda F, Rao S, Ravi B. Clinicopathological significance of immunohistochemical expression of Filamin A in breast cancer. J Carcinog 2020; 19:13. [PMID: 33679243 PMCID: PMC7921776 DOI: 10.4103/jcar.jcar_9_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Filamin A is an actin-crosslinking protein expressed in many malignancies, although its prognostic and therapeutic role in breast cancer is not studied. There is enigma regarding its dual role in cancer, the tumor-progressing or tumor-suppressing effects depending on the site to which it localizes in the cell. The current study aimed to detect Filamin A expression in breast cancer and its association with other biomarkers and other clinicopathological parameters and established risk factors in breast cancer so that it can be a potential site for targeted therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred female patients of histologically proven breast cancer who presented to our hospital over a 2-year period were included in the study. None of the patients received prior radiotherapy, chemotherapy, or immunotherapy. Patients with recurrent breast cancer are not included in the study. All study cases are subjected to immunohistochemistry for estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, Her2 neu, and ki-67 from core biopsy tissue of cases diagnosed as breast carcinoma. Tissue sections were subjected to immunohistochemistry with anti-Filamin A. RESULTS Filamin A is expressed in 69% of cases of invasive breast cancer in our study. There was no statistically significant relationship of Filamin A immunoexpression with histological grade, age, parity, oral contraceptive use, smokeless tobacco use, TNM staging, clinical staging, clinical prognostic staging, and also ER, PR, Her2 neu, and ki-67 status (P > 0.05). Thus, it appears to be an independent biomarker in breast carcinoma. Filamin A was expressed only in the cytoplasm in all our study cases. Filamin A expression can be observed in adjacent normal breast tissue and benign fibroadenoma tissues also, but the pattern of expression is mainly membranous with cytoplasmic positivity. The cytoplasmic expression is seen in malignant cells as well as normal breast and benign tumor sections implicating the dual role of Filamin A in breast cancer. CONCLUSION No significant correlation could be found between Filamin A expression and clinicopathological parameters in our study. The cytoplasmic expression is seen in malignant cells as well as normal breast and benign tumor sections implicating the dual role of Filamin A in breast cancer. Filamin A immunoexpression should be further correlated with metastasis-free survival period of breast cancer patients.
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- Lokavarapu Manoj Joshua
- Department of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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- Department of Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
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MYBL2 amplification in breast cancer: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2020; 1874:188407. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2020.188407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Welter H, Herrmann C, Fröhlich T, Flenkenthaler F, Eubler K, Schorle H, Nettersheim D, Mayerhofer A, Müller-Taubenberger A. Filamin A Orchestrates Cytoskeletal Structure, Cell Migration and Stem Cell Characteristics in Human Seminoma TCam-2 Cells. Cells 2020; 9:E2563. [PMID: 33266100 PMCID: PMC7761120 DOI: 10.3390/cells9122563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Filamins are large dimeric F-actin cross-linking proteins, crucial for the mechanosensitive properties of a number of cell types. Due to their interaction with a variety of different proteins, they exert important regulatory functions. However, in the human testis the role of filamins has been insufficiently explored. Immunohistochemical staining of human testis samples identified filamin A (FLNA) in spermatogonia and peritubular myoid cells. Investigation of different testicular tumor samples indicated that seminoma also express FLNA. Moreover, mass spectrometric analyses identified FLNA as one of the most abundant proteins in human seminoma TCam-2 cells. We therefore focused on FLNA in TCam-2 cells, and identified by co-immunoprecipitation LAD1, RUVBL1 and DAZAP1, in addition to several cytoskeletal proteins, as interactors of FLNA. To study the role of FLNA in TCam-2 cells, we generated FLNA-deficient cells using the CRISPR/Cas9 system. Loss of FLNA causes an irregular arrangement of the actin cytoskeleton and mechanical instability, impaired adhesive properties and disturbed migratory behavior. Furthermore, transcriptional activity of typical stem cell factors is increased in the absence of FLNA. In summary, our data suggest that FLNA is crucially involved in balancing stem cell characteristics and invasive properties in human seminoma cells and possibly human testicular germ cells.
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- Harald Welter
- Anatomy III, Cell Biology, Biomedical Center, Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich, 82152 Planegg, Martinsried, Germany; (H.W.); (C.H.); (K.E.); (A.M.-T.)
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- Anatomy III, Cell Biology, Biomedical Center, Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich, 82152 Planegg, Martinsried, Germany; (H.W.); (C.H.); (K.E.); (A.M.-T.)
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- Laboratory for Functional Genome Analysis (LAFUGA), Gene Center, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany; (T.F.); (F.F.)
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- Laboratory for Functional Genome Analysis (LAFUGA), Gene Center, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, 81377 Munich, Germany; (T.F.); (F.F.)
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- Anatomy III, Cell Biology, Biomedical Center, Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich, 82152 Planegg, Martinsried, Germany; (H.W.); (C.H.); (K.E.); (A.M.-T.)
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- Department of Developmental Pathology, Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany;
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- Department of Urology, Urological Research Lab, Translational UroOncology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany;
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- Anatomy III, Cell Biology, Biomedical Center, Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich, 82152 Planegg, Martinsried, Germany; (H.W.); (C.H.); (K.E.); (A.M.-T.)
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- Anatomy III, Cell Biology, Biomedical Center, Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich, 82152 Planegg, Martinsried, Germany; (H.W.); (C.H.); (K.E.); (A.M.-T.)
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S. UK, Sankar S, Younes S, D. TK, Ahmad MN, Okashah SS, Kamaraj B, Al-Subaie AM, C. GPD, Zayed H. Deciphering the Role of Filamin B Calponin-Homology Domain in Causing the Larsen Syndrome, Boomerang Dysplasia, and Atelosteogenesis Type I Spectrum Disorders via a Computational Approach. Molecules 2020; 25:E5543. [PMID: 33255942 PMCID: PMC7730838 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25235543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Filamins (FLN) are a family of actin-binding proteins involved in regulating the cytoskeleton and signaling phenomenon by developing a network with F-actin and FLN-binding partners. The FLN family comprises three conserved isoforms in mammals: FLNA, FLNB, and FLNC. FLNB is a multidomain monomer protein with domains containing an actin-binding N-terminal domain (ABD 1-242), encompassing two calponin-homology domains (assigned CH1 and CH2). Primary variants in FLNB mostly occur in the domain (CH2) and surrounding the hinge-1 region. The four autosomal dominant disorders that are associated with FLNB variants are Larsen syndrome, atelosteogenesis type I (AOI), atelosteogenesis type III (AOIII), and boomerang dysplasia (BD). Despite the intense clustering of FLNB variants contributing to the LS-AO-BD disorders, the genotype-phenotype correlation is still enigmatic. In silico prediction tools and molecular dynamics simulation (MDS) approaches have offered the potential for variant classification and pathogenicity predictions. We retrieved 285 FLNB missense variants from the UniProt, ClinVar, and HGMD databases in the current study. Of these, five and 39 variants were located in the CH1 and CH2 domains, respectively. These variants were subjected to various pathogenicity and stability prediction tools, evolutionary and conservation analyses, and biophysical and physicochemical properties analyses. Molecular dynamics simulation (MDS) was performed on the three candidate variants in the CH2 domain (W148R, F161C, and L171R) that were predicted to be the most pathogenic. The MDS analysis results showed that these three variants are highly compact compared to the native protein, suggesting that they could affect the protein on the structural and functional levels. The computational approach demonstrates the differences between the FLNB mutants and the wild type in a structural and functional context. Our findings expand our knowledge on the genotype-phenotype correlation in FLNB-related LS-AO-BD disorders on the molecular level, which may pave the way for optimizing drug therapy by integrating precision medicine.
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- Udhaya Kumar S.
- School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India; (U.K.S.); (S.S.); (T.K.D.)
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- School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India; (U.K.S.); (S.S.); (T.K.D.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health and Sciences, Qatar University, QU Health, Doha 2713, Qatar; (S.Y.); (M.N.A.); (S.S.O.)
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- School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India; (U.K.S.); (S.S.); (T.K.D.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health and Sciences, Qatar University, QU Health, Doha 2713, Qatar; (S.Y.); (M.N.A.); (S.S.O.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health and Sciences, Qatar University, QU Health, Doha 2713, Qatar; (S.Y.); (M.N.A.); (S.S.O.)
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- Department of Neuroscience Technology, College of Applied Medical Sciences in Jubail, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Jubail 35816, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam 31441, Saudi Arabia;
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- School of Biosciences and Technology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632014, India; (U.K.S.); (S.S.); (T.K.D.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Health and Sciences, Qatar University, QU Health, Doha 2713, Qatar; (S.Y.); (M.N.A.); (S.S.O.)
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Kelley CA, Triplett O, Mallick S, Burkewitz K, Mair WB, Cram EJ. FLN-1/filamin is required to anchor the actomyosin cytoskeleton and for global organization of sub-cellular organelles in a contractile tissue. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2020; 77:379-398. [PMID: 32969593 DOI: 10.1002/cm.21633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Actomyosin networks are organized in space, direction, size, and connectivity to produce coordinated contractions across cells. We use the C. elegans spermatheca, a tube composed of contractile myoepithelial cells, to study how actomyosin structures are organized. FLN-1/filamin is required for the formation and stabilization of a regular array of parallel, contractile, actomyosin fibers in this tissue. Loss of fln-1 results in the detachment of actin fibers from the basal surface, which then accumulate along the cell junctions and are stabilized by spectrin. In addition, actin and myosin are captured at the nucleus by the linker of nucleoskeleton and cytoskeleton complex (LINC) complex, where they form large foci. Nuclear positioning and morphology, distribution of the endoplasmic reticulum and the mitochondrial network are also disrupted. These results demonstrate that filamin is required to prevent large actin bundle formation and detachment, to prevent excess nuclear localization of actin and myosin, and to ensure correct positioning of organelles.
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- Charlotte A Kelley
- Department of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Jossin Y. Molecular mechanisms of cell polarity in a range of model systems and in migrating neurons. Mol Cell Neurosci 2020; 106:103503. [PMID: 32485296 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2020.103503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Cell polarity is defined as the asymmetric distribution of cellular components along an axis. Most cells, from the simplest single-cell organisms to highly specialized mammalian cells, are polarized and use similar mechanisms to generate and maintain polarity. Cell polarity is important for cells to migrate, form tissues, and coordinate activities. During development of the mammalian cerebral cortex, cell polarity is essential for neurogenesis and for the migration of newborn but as-yet undifferentiated neurons. These oriented migrations include both the radial migration of excitatory projection neurons and the tangential migration of inhibitory interneurons. In this review, I will first describe the development of the cerebral cortex, as revealed at the cellular level. I will then define the core molecular mechanisms - the Par/Crb/Scrib polarity complexes, small GTPases, the actin and microtubule cytoskeletons, and phosphoinositides/PI3K signaling - that are required for asymmetric cell division, apico-basal and front-rear polarity in model systems, including C elegans zygote, Drosophila embryos and cultured mammalian cells. As I go through each core mechanism I will explain what is known about its importance in radial and tangential migration in the developing mammalian cerebral cortex.
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- Yves Jossin
- Laboratory of Mammalian Development & Cell Biology, Institute of Neuroscience, Université Catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium.
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Wade EM, Halliday BJ, Jenkins ZA, O'Neill AC, Robertson SP. The X‐linked filaminopathies: Synergistic insights from clinical and molecular analysis. Hum Mutat 2020; 41:865-883. [DOI: 10.1002/humu.24002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 01/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Emma M. Wade
- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin School of MedicineUniversity of Otago Dunedin New Zealand
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin School of MedicineUniversity of Otago Dunedin New Zealand
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin School of MedicineUniversity of Otago Dunedin New Zealand
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin School of MedicineUniversity of Otago Dunedin New Zealand
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Dunedin School of MedicineUniversity of Otago Dunedin New Zealand
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How Actin Tracks Affect Myosin Motors. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2020; 1239:183-197. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-38062-5_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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Wang K, Zhu TN, Zhao RJ. Filamin A regulates EGFR/ERK/Akt signaling and affects colorectal cancer cell growth and migration. Mol Med Rep 2019; 20:3671-3678. [PMID: 31485594 PMCID: PMC6755168 DOI: 10.3892/mmr.2019.10622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The metastasis and recurrence rate, and the overall prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC) remain unsatisfactory. Filamin A (FLNa), as an actin-binding protein, can interact with various signaling molecules and membrane receptors to affect cell signal transduction and function. However, whether FLNa is involved in the progression of CRC remains to be elucidated. The aim of the present study was to explore the role of FLNa in CRC cell proliferation and migration, as well as in the regulation of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling. Following transfection with a FLNa-targeting short hairpin RNA plasmid to knockdown expression of FLNa in the EGF-treated SW480 cell line, it was found that decreased expression of FLNa promoted cell proliferation and migration. Additionally, there was a negative correlation between FLNa levels and the activation of EGFR and Akt signaling pathways. Similarly, the expression of FLNa was significantly lower in human CRC tissues compared with adjacent normal tissues and FLNa expression was negatively correlated with the expression of Ki-67 in human CRC tissues. Although there was no significant difference in the Kaplan-Meier estimate of CRC between high expression and low expression of FLNa, there were significant negative associations between FLNa expression and TNM stage. The results suggested that FLNa may participate in EGF-induced cell proliferation and migration in CRC cells. Hence, interventions in the FLNa-mediated signaling pathway could provide attractive therapeutic targets for CRC.
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- Kun Wang
- Department of Transfusion, The Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050011, P.R. China
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- Department of Immunology, Hebei Medical University, Key Laboratory of Immune Mechanism and Intervention on Serious Disease in Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China
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- Department of Immunology, Hebei Medical University, Key Laboratory of Immune Mechanism and Intervention on Serious Disease in Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050017, P.R. China
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Fernández-Marmiesse A, Pérez-Poyato MS, Fontalba A, Marco de Lucas E, Martínez MT, Cabero Pérez MJ, Couce ML. Septo-optic dysplasia caused by a novel FLNA splice site mutation: a case report. BMC MEDICAL GENETICS 2019; 20:112. [PMID: 31234783 PMCID: PMC6591933 DOI: 10.1186/s12881-019-0844-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Background Septo-optic dysplasia (SOD), also known as de-Morsier syndrome, is a rare disorder characterized by any combination of optic nerve hypoplasia, pituitary gland hypoplasia, and midline abnormalities of the brain including absence of the septum pellucidum and corpus callosum dysgenesis. The variable presentation of SOD includes visual, neurologic, and/or hypothalamic-pituitary endocrine defects. The unclear aetiology of a large proportion of SOD cases underscores the importance of identifying novel SOD-associated genes. Case presentation To identify the disease-causing gene in a male infant with neonatal hypoglycaemia, dysmorphic features, and hypoplasia of the optic nerve and corpus callosum, we designed a targeted next-generation sequencing panel for brain morphogenesis defects. We identified a novel hemizygous deletion, c.6355 + 4_6355 + 5delAG, in intron 38 of the FLNA gene that the patient had inherited from his mother. cDNA studies showed that this variant results in the production of 3 aberrant FLNA transcripts, the most abundant of which results in retention of intron 38 of FLNA. Conclusions We report for the first time a case of early-onset SOD associated with a mutation in the FLNA gene. This finding broadens the spectrum of genetic causes of this rare disorder and expands the phenotypic spectrum of the FLNA gene.
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- A Fernández-Marmiesse
- Unit for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Congenital Metabolic Diseases, Clinical University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.
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- Pediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
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- Department of Genetics, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
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- Pediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
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- Unit for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Congenital Metabolic Diseases, Clinical University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Health Research Institute of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain
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Mierke CT. The matrix environmental and cell mechanical properties regulate cell migration and contribute to the invasive phenotype of cancer cells. REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS. PHYSICAL SOCIETY (GREAT BRITAIN) 2019; 82:064602. [PMID: 30947151 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6633/ab1628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The minimal structural unit of a solid tumor is a single cell or a cellular compartment such as the nucleus. A closer look inside the cells reveals that there are functional compartments or even structural domains determining the overall properties of a cell such as the mechanical phenotype. The mechanical interaction of these living cells leads to the complex organization such as compartments, tissues and organs of organisms including mammals. In contrast to passive non-living materials, living cells actively respond to the mechanical perturbations occurring in their microenvironment during diseases such as fibrosis and cancer. The transformation of single cancer cells in highly aggressive and hence malignant cancer cells during malignant cancer progression encompasses the basement membrane crossing, the invasion of connective tissue, the stroma microenvironments and transbarrier migration, which all require the immediate interaction of the aggressive and invasive cancer cells with the surrounding extracellular matrix environment including normal embedded neighboring cells. All these steps of the metastatic pathway seem to involve mechanical interactions between cancer cells and their microenvironment. The pathology of cancer due to a broad heterogeneity of cancer types is still not fully understood. Hence it is necessary to reveal the signaling pathways such as mechanotransduction pathways that seem to be commonly involved in the development and establishment of the metastatic and mechanical phenotype in several carcinoma cells. We still do not know whether there exist distinct metastatic genes regulating the progression of tumors. These metastatic genes may then be activated either during the progression of cancer by themselves on their migration path or in earlier stages of oncogenesis through activated oncogenes or inactivated tumor suppressor genes, both of which promote the metastatic phenotype. In more detail, the adhesion of cancer cells to their surrounding stroma induces the generation of intracellular contraction forces that deform their microenvironments by alignment of fibers. The amplitude of these forces can adapt to the mechanical properties of the microenvironment. Moreover, the adhesion strength of cancer cells seems to determine whether a cancer cell is able to migrate through connective tissue or across barriers such as the basement membrane or endothelial cell linings of blood or lymph vessels in order to metastasize. In turn, exposure of adherent cancer cells to physical forces, such as shear flow in vessels or compression forces around tumors, reinforces cell adhesion, regulates cell contractility and restructures the ordering of the local stroma matrix that leads subsequently to secretion of crosslinking proteins or matrix degrading enzymes. Hence invasive cancer cells alter the mechanical properties of their microenvironment. From a mechanobiological point-of-view, the recognized physical signals are transduced into biochemical signaling events that guide cellular responses such as cancer progression after the malignant transition of cancer cells from an epithelial and non-motile phenotype to a mesenchymal and motile (invasive) phenotype providing cellular motility. This transition can also be described as the physical attempt to relate this cancer cell transitional behavior to a T1 phase transition such as the jamming to unjamming transition. During the invasion of cancer cells, cell adaptation occurs to mechanical alterations of the local stroma, such as enhanced stroma upon fibrosis, and therefore we need to uncover underlying mechano-coupling and mechano-regulating functional processes that reinforce the invasion of cancer cells. Moreover, these mechanisms may also be responsible for the awakening of dormant residual cancer cells within the microenvironment. Physicists were initially tempted to consider the steps of the cancer metastasis cascade as single events caused by a single mechanical alteration of the overall properties of the cancer cell. However, this general and simple view has been challenged by the finding that several mechanical properties of cancer cells and their microenvironment influence each other and continuously contribute to tumor growth and cancer progression. In addition, basement membrane crossing, cell invasion and transbarrier migration during cancer progression is explained in physical terms by applying physical principles on living cells regardless of their complexity and individual differences of cancer types. As a novel approach, the impact of the individual microenvironment surrounding cancer cells is also included. Moreover, new theories and models are still needed to understand why certain cancers are malignant and aggressive, while others stay still benign. However, due to the broad variety of cancer types, there may be various pathways solely suitable for specific cancer types and distinct steps in the process of cancer progression. In this review, physical concepts and hypotheses of cancer initiation and progression including cancer cell basement membrane crossing, invasion and transbarrier migration are presented and discussed from a biophysical point-of-view. In addition, the crosstalk between cancer cells and a chronically altered microenvironment, such as fibrosis, is discussed including the basic physical concepts of fibrosis and the cellular responses to mechanical stress caused by the mechanically altered microenvironment. Here, is highlighted how biophysical approaches, both experimentally and theoretically, have an impact on classical hallmarks of cancer and fibrosis and how they contribute to the understanding of the regulation of cancer and its progression by sensing and responding to the physical environmental properties through mechanotransduction processes. Finally, this review discusses various physical models of cell migration such as blebbing, nuclear piston, protrusive force and unjamming transition migration modes and how they contribute to cancer progression. Moreover, these cellular migration modes are influenced by microenvironmental perturbances such as fibrosis that can induce mechanical alterations in cancer cells, which in turn may impact the environment. Hence, the classical hallmarks of cancer need to be refined by including biomechanical properties of cells, cell clusters and tissues and their microenvironment to understand mechano-regulatory processes within cancer cells and the entire organism.
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Guo Y, Li M, Bai G, Li X, Sun Z, Yang J, Wang L, Sun J. Filamin A inhibits tumor progression through regulating BRCA1 expression in human breast cancer. Oncol Lett 2018; 16:6261-6266. [PMID: 30405761 PMCID: PMC6202495 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.9473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2017] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Filamin A (FlnA) is an actin cross-linking protein. Previous studies have demonstrated its role in tumor progression in a wide range of cancer types. It has been reported that FlnA interacts with the DNA damage response protein, breast cancer gene 1 (BRCA1), which is a tumor suppressor gene. However, to the best of our knowledge, there are no studies evaluating the association of these genes in human carcinomas. In the present study, the immunohistochemistry of a tissue microarray was used to investigate the clinical significance of FlnA and BRCA1 expression in pathological specimens collected from 424 patients treated for breast cancer. In addition, FlnA and BRCA1 expression was downregulated in the breast cancer cell line, MCF-7, through FlnA RNA interference. FlnA expression was exhibited by cancer tissues collected from 137 patients with breast cancer, which also exhibited high expression of BRCA1 and were associated with a relatively long survival time. A significant association was identified between FlnA protein expression and tumor size, and between FlnA protein expression and progesterone receptor expression. These results suggest that BRCA1 expression could be regulated by FlnA in the breast cancer cell line, MCF-7. Overall, the present study demonstrates that FlnA expression was associated with BRAC1 expression and tumor size in breast cancer, which provides important implications for future study of FlnA in the progression of human breast cancer.
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- Yundi Guo
- Suzhou Vocational Health College, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215009, P.R. China
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- Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Suzhou Hospital, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215000, P.R. China
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- Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Suzhou Hospital, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215000, P.R. China
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- Suzhou Vocational Health College, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215009, P.R. China
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- Suzhou Vocational Health College, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215009, P.R. China
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- Suzhou Vocational Health College, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215009, P.R. China
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- Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Suzhou Hospital, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215000, P.R. China
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- Suzhou Vocational Health College, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215009, P.R. China
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Manieu C, Olivares GH, Vega-Macaya F, Valdivia M, Olguín P. Jitterbug/Filamin and Myosin-II form a complex in tendon cells required to maintain epithelial shape and polarity during musculoskeletal system development. Mech Dev 2018; 154:309-314. [PMID: 30213743 DOI: 10.1016/j.mod.2018.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2018] [Revised: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/08/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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During musculoskeletal system development, mechanical tension is generated between muscles and tendon-cells. This tension is required for muscle differentiation and is counterbalanced by tendon-cells avoiding tissue deformation. Both, Jbug/Filamin, an actin-meshwork organizing protein, and non-muscle Myosin-II (Myo-II) are required to maintain the shape and cell orientation of the Drosophila notum epithelium during flight muscle attachment to tendon cells. Here we show that halving the genetic dose of Rho kinase (Drok), the main activator of Myosin-II, enhances the epithelial deformation and bristle orientation defects associated with jbug/Filamin knockdown. Drok and activated Myo-II localize at the apical cell junctions, tendon processes and are associated to the myotendinous junction. Further, we found that Jbug/Filamin co-distribute at tendon cells with activated Myo-II. Finally, we found that Jbug/Filamin and Myo-II are in the same molecular complex and that the actin-binding domain of Jbug/Filamin is necessary for this interaction. These data together suggest that Jbug/Filamin and Myo-II proteins may act together in tendon cells to balance the tension generated during development of muscles-tendon interaction, maintaining the shape and polarity of the Drosophila notum epithelium.
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- Catalina Manieu
- Program in Human Genetics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Neurosciences Institute, Department of Neuroscience, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Program in Human Genetics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Neurosciences Institute, Department of Neuroscience, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Program in Human Genetics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Neurosciences Institute, Department of Neuroscience, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Program in Human Genetics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Neurosciences Institute, Department of Neuroscience, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Program in Human Genetics, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Neurosciences Institute, Department of Neuroscience, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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Chang CL, Geib SM. Comparative Proteomic Profiling between Each of Two Consecutive Developmental Stages of the Solanum Fruit Fly, Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel). Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19071996. [PMID: 29987199 PMCID: PMC6073878 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19071996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2018] [Revised: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The Solanum fruit fly, Bactrocera latifrons (Hendel), has a complex life cycle including multiple stages (egg, larva, pupa, and adult). Understanding the details of “what”, “when”, “where”, “why”, and “how” many hundred thousand proteins operate in this insect, interact, and express between each two consecutive developmental stages at molecular level not only can expand our knowledge, but also lead to the development of novel fruit fly control techniques. We tried to find what, when, and where in this study. Why and how will be presented in upcoming papers. We conducted a proteome profiling using 2-D gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. Samples of 3-day-old eggs, 1- and 10-day-old larvae, 1- and 10-day-old pupae, 1- and 9-day-old females and males of B. latifrons were used. A custom peptide database, derived from the de novo B. latifrons whole genome assembly was used for peptide identification. Differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) with significant fold expression and protein functions between two consecutive developmental stages were identified, annotated, described, and listed in gel images and/or charts. With this foundational information, we are not only providing valuable information, but also any impacts due to the biotic or abiotic environmental factors can be identified and manipulated, and lead to further research on gene editing and biomarker discovery.
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- Chiou Ling Chang
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, 64 Nowelo Street, Hilo, HI 96720, USA.
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- USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Daniel K. Inouye U.S. Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center, 64 Nowelo Street, Hilo, HI 96720, USA.
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Tusup M, Kundig T, Pascolo S. Epitranscriptomics of cancer. World J Clin Oncol 2018; 9:42-55. [PMID: 29900123 PMCID: PMC5997933 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v9.i3.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The functional impact of modifications of cellular RNAs, including mRNAs, miRNAs and lncRNAs, is a field of intense study. The role of such modifications in cancer has started to be elucidated. Diverse and sometimes opposite effects of RNA modifications have been reported. Some RNA modifications promote, while others decrease the growth and invasiveness of cancer. The present manuscript reviews the current knowledge on the potential impacts of N6-Methyladenosine, Pseudouridine, Inosine, 2’O-methylation or methylcytidine in cancer’s RNA. It also highlights the remaining questions and provides hints on research avenues and potential therapeutic applications, whereby modulating dynamic RNA modifications may be a new method to treat cancer.
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- Marina Tusup
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Zürich, Zurich 8091, Switzerland
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich 8091, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Zürich, Zurich 8091, Switzerland
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich 8091, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Zürich, Zurich 8091, Switzerland
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich 8091, Switzerland
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Spectrin is a mechanoresponsive protein shaping fusogenic synapse architecture during myoblast fusion. Nat Cell Biol 2018; 20:688-698. [PMID: 29802406 PMCID: PMC6397639 DOI: 10.1038/s41556-018-0106-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Spectrin is a membrane skeletal protein best known for its structural role in maintaining cell shape and protecting cells from mechanical damage. Here, we report that α/βH-spectrin (βH is also called karst) dynamically accumulates and dissolves at the fusogenic synapse between fusing Drosophila muscle cells, where an attacking fusion partner invades its receiving partner with actin-propelled protrusions to promote cell fusion. Using genetics, cell biology, biophysics and mathematical modeling, we demonstrate that spectrin exhibits a mechanosensitive accumulation in response to shear deformation, which is highly elevated at the fusogenic synapse. The transiently accumulated spectrin network functions as a cellular fence to restrict the diffusion of cell adhesion molecules and a cellular sieve to constrict the invasive protrusions, thereby increasing the mechanical tension of the fusogenic synapse to promote cell membrane fusion. Our study reveals a function of spectrin as a mechanoresponsive protein and has general implications for understanding spectrin function in dynamic cellular processes.
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Tanabe K, Shinsato Y, Furukawa T, Kita Y, Hatanaka K, Minami K, Kawahara K, Yamamoto M, Baba K, Mori S, Uchikado Y, Maemura K, Tanimoto A, Natsugoe S. Filamin C promotes lymphatic invasion and lymphatic metastasis and increases cell motility by regulating Rho GTPase in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Oncotarget 2018; 8:6353-6363. [PMID: 28031525 PMCID: PMC5351637 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.14087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Accepted: 12/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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To establish treatments to improve the prognosis of cancer patients, it is necessary to find new targets to control metastasis. We found that expression of FilaminC (FLNC), a member of the actin binding and cross-linking filamin protein family is correlated with lymphatic invasion and lymphatic metastasis in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) by increasing cell motility through activation of Rho GTPase. Immunohistochemistry analysis showed that FLNC expression in ESCC is associated with lymphatic invasion, metastasis, and prognosis. FLNC knockdown in esophageal cancer cell lines decreased cell migration in wound healing and transwell migration assays, and invasion in transwell migration assays. Furthermore, FLNC knockdown reduced the amount of activated Rac-1 (GTP-Rac1) and activated Cdc42 (GTP-Cdc42). Our results suggest that FLNC expression is a useful biomarker of ESCC metastatic tendency and that inhibiting FLNC function may be useful to control the metastasis of ESCC.
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- Kan Tanabe
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.,Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan.,Center for the Research of Advanced Diagnosis and Therapy of Cancer, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
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Signaling regulation and role of filamin A cleavage in Ca2+-stimulated migration of androgen receptor-deficient prostate cancer cells. Oncotarget 2018; 8:3840-3853. [PMID: 27206800 PMCID: PMC5354799 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.9472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Ca2+, a ubiquitous cellular signal, and filamin A, an actin-binding protein, play an important role in the regulation of cell adhesion, shape and motility. Using transwell filters to analyze cell migration, we found that extracellular Ca2+ (Cao2+) promotes the migration of androgen receptor (AR)-deficient and highly metastatic prostate cancer cell lines (DU145 and PC-3) compared to AR-positive and relatively less metastatic prostate cancer cells (LNCaP). Furthermore, we found that expression of filamin A is up-regulated in DU145 and PC-3 cells, and that Cao2+ significantly induces the cleavage of filamin A. Silencing expression of Ca2+-sensing receptor (CaR) and p115RhoGEF, and treating with leupeptin, a protease inhibitor, and ALLM, a calpain specific inhibitor, we further demonstrate that Cao2+-induced filamin A cleavage occurs via a CaR- p115RhoGEF-calpain dependent pathway. Our data show that Cao2+ via CaR- mediated signaling induces filamin A cleavage and promotes the migration in AR-deficient and highly metastatic prostate cancer cells.
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RSK2 activity mediates glioblastoma invasiveness and is a potential target for new therapeutics. Oncotarget 2018; 7:79869-79884. [PMID: 27829215 PMCID: PMC5346757 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2016] [Accepted: 10/21/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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In glioblastoma (GBM), infiltration of primary tumor cells into the normal tissue and dispersal throughout the brain is a central challenge to successful treatment that remains unmet. Indeed, patients respond poorly to the current therapies of tumor resection followed by chemotherapy with radiotherapy and have only a 16-month median survival. It is therefore imperative to develop novel therapies. RSK2 is a kinase that regulates proliferation and adhesion and can promote metastasis. We demonstrate that active RSK2 regulates GBM cell adhesion and is essential for cell motility and invasion of patient-derived GBM neurospheres. RSK2 control of adhesion and migration is mediated in part by its effects on integrin-Filamin A complexes. Importantly, inhibition of RSK2 by either RSK inhibitors or shRNA silencing impairs invasion and combining RSK2 inhibitors with temozolomide improves efficacy in vitro. In agreement with the in vitro data, using public datasets, we find that RSK2 is significantly upregulated in vivo in human GBM patient tumors, and that high RSK2 expression significantly correlates with advanced tumor stage and poor patient survival. Together, our data provide strong evidence that RSK inhibitors could enhance the effectiveness of existing GBM treatment, and support RSK2 targeting as a promising approach for novel GBM therapy.
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Ospina Stella A, Turville S. All-Round Manipulation of the Actin Cytoskeleton by HIV. Viruses 2018; 10:v10020063. [PMID: 29401736 PMCID: PMC5850370 DOI: 10.3390/v10020063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Revised: 01/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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While significant progress has been made in terms of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) therapy, treatment does not represent a cure and remains inaccessible to many people living with HIV. Continued mechanistic research into the viral life cycle and its intersection with many aspects of cellular biology are not only fundamental in the continued fight against HIV, but also provide many key observations of the workings of our immune system. Decades of HIV research have testified to the integral role of the actin cytoskeleton in both establishing and spreading the infection. Here, we review how the virus uses different strategies to manipulate cellular actin networks and increase the efficiency of various stages of its life cycle. While some HIV proteins seem able to bind to actin filaments directly, subversion of the cytoskeleton occurs indirectly by exploiting the power of actin regulatory proteins, which are corrupted at multiple levels. Furthermore, this manipulation is not restricted to a discrete class of proteins, but rather extends throughout all layers of the cytoskeleton. We discuss prominent examples of actin regulators that are exploited, neutralized or hijacked by the virus, and address how their coordinated deregulation can lead to changes in cellular behavior that promote viral spreading.
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- Alberto Ospina Stella
- The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney NSW 2052, Australia.
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- The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney NSW 2052, Australia.
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