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Ramos L. Dimorphic Regulation of the MafB Gene by Sex Steroids in Hamsters, Mesocricetus auratus. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:1728. [PMID: 38929347 PMCID: PMC11200555 DOI: 10.3390/ani14121728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2024] [Revised: 05/29/2024] [Accepted: 06/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024] Open
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MafB is a transcription factor that regulates macrophage differentiation. Macrophages are a traditional feature of the hamster Harderian gland (HG); however, studies pertaining to MafB expression in the HG are scant. Here, the full-length cDNA of the MafB gene in hamsters was cloned and sequenced. Molecular characterization revealed that MafB encodes a protein containing 323 amino acids with a DNA-binding domain, a transactivation domain, and a leucine zipper domain. qPCR assays indicated that MafB was expressed in different tissues of both sexes. The highest relative expression levels in endocrine tissues were identified in the pancreas. Gonadectomy in male hamsters was associated with significantly higher mRNA levels in the HG; replacement with dihydrotestosterone restored mRNA expression. The HG in male hamsters contained twofold more MafB mRNA than the HG of female hamsters. Adrenals revealed similar mRNA relative expression levels during the estrous cycle. The estrous phase was associated with higher mRNA levels in the ovary. A significantly up-regulated expression and sexual dimorphism of MafB was found in the pancreas. Therefore, MafB in the HG may play an active role in the macrophage differentiation required for phagocytosis activity and intraocular repair. Additionally, sex steroids appear to strongly influence the MafB expression in the HG and pancreas. These studies highlight the probable biological importance of MafB in immunological defense and pancreatic β cell regulation.
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- Luis Ramos
- Department of Reproductive Biology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México City 14080, Mexico
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Deng Y, Lu L, Zhang H, Fu Y, Liu T, Chen Y. The role and regulation of Maf proteins in cancer. Biomark Res 2023; 11:17. [PMID: 36750911 PMCID: PMC9903618 DOI: 10.1186/s40364-023-00457-w] [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: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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The Maf proteins (Mafs) belong to basic leucine zipper transcription factors and are members of the activator protein-1 (AP-1) superfamily. There are two subgroups of Mafs: large Mafs and small Mafs, which are involved in a wide range of biological processes, such as the cell cycle, proliferation, oxidative stress, and inflammation. Therefore, dysregulation of Mafs can affect cell fate and is closely associated with diverse diseases. Accumulating evidence has established both large and small Mafs as mediators of tumor development. In this review, we first briefly describe the structure and physiological functions of Mafs. Then we summarize the upstream regulatory mechanisms that control the expression and activity of Mafs. Furthermore, we discuss recent studies on the critical role of Mafs in cancer progression, including cancer proliferation, apoptosis, metastasis, tumor/stroma interaction and angiogenesis. We also review the clinical implications of Mafs, namely their potential possibilities and limitations as biomarkers and therapeutic targets in cancer.
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- Yalan Deng
- grid.452223.00000 0004 1757 7615Department of Oncology, NHC Key Laboratory of Cancer Proteomics, Laboratory of Structural Biology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan China
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- grid.452223.00000 0004 1757 7615Department of Oncology, NHC Key Laboratory of Cancer Proteomics, Laboratory of Structural Biology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan China ,grid.452223.00000 0004 1757 7615Department of Thoracic Surgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan China
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- grid.452223.00000 0004 1757 7615Department of Oncology, NHC Key Laboratory of Cancer Proteomics, Laboratory of Structural Biology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan China ,grid.452223.00000 0004 1757 7615Department of Ultrasonic Imaging, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan China
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- grid.452223.00000 0004 1757 7615Department of Oncology, NHC Key Laboratory of Cancer Proteomics, Laboratory of Structural Biology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008 Hunan China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
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- Department of Oncology, NHC Key Laboratory of Cancer Proteomics, Laboratory of Structural Biology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China. .,National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, Hunan, China.
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MafB promotes atherosclerosis by inhibiting foam-cell apoptosis. Nat Commun 2016; 5:3147. [PMID: 24445679 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 12/18/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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MafB is a transcription factor that induces myelomonocytic differentiation. However, the precise role of MafB in the pathogenic function of macrophages has never been clarified. Here we demonstrate that MafB promotes hyperlipidemic atherosclerosis by suppressing foam-cell apoptosis. Our data show that MafB is predominantly expressed in foam cells found within atherosclerotic lesions, where MafB mediates the oxidized LDL-activated LXR/RXR-induced expression of apoptosis inhibitor of macrophages (AIM). In the absence of MafB, activated LXR/RXR fails to induce the expression of AIM, a protein that is normally responsible for protecting macrophages from apoptosis; thus, Mafb-deficient macrophages are prone to apoptosis. Haematopoietic reconstitution with Mafb-deficient fetal liver cells in recipient LDL receptor-deficient hyperlipidemic mice revealed accelerated foam-cell apoptosis, which subsequently led to the attenuation of the early atherogenic lesion. These findings represent the first evidence that the macrophage-affiliated MafB transcription factor participates in the acceleration of atherogenesis.
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Nishimura W, Ishibashi N, Eto K, Funahashi N, Udagawa H, Miki H, Oe S, Noda Y, Yasuda K. Demethylation of the MafB promoter in a compromised β-cell model. J Mol Endocrinol 2015; 55:31-40. [PMID: 26108485 DOI: 10.1530/jme-15-0042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Recent studies suggest that dedifferentiation of pancreatic β-cells is involved in compromised β-cell function in diabetes mellitus. We have previously shown that the promoter activity of MafB, which is expressed in α-cells of adult islets and immature β-cells in embryonic pancreas but not in mature β-cells in mice, is increased in compromised β-cells of diabetic model mice. Here, we investigated a rat β-cell line of INS1 cells with late-passage numbers, which showed extremely low expression of MafA and insulin, as an in vitro model of compromised β-cells. In these INS1 cells, the mRNA expression and the promoter activity of MafB were upregulated compared with the early-passage ('conventional') INS1 cells. Analysis of the MafB promoter in these late-passage INS1 cells revealed that specific CpG sites in the MafB promoter were partially demethylated. The reporter assay revealed that the unmethylated promoter activity of the 373 bp region containing these CpG sites was higher than the in vitro methylated promoter activity. These results suggest that the chronic culture of the rat β-cell line resulted in partial DNA demethylation of the MafB promoter, which may have a role in MafB promoter activation and possible dedifferentiation in our compromised β-cell model.
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- Wataru Nishimura
- Department of Metabolic DisordersDiabetes Research Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, JapanDivision of AnatomyBio-imaging and Neuro-cell Science, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan Department of Metabolic DisordersDiabetes Research Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, JapanDivision of AnatomyBio-imaging and Neuro-cell Science, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic DisordersDiabetes Research Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, JapanDivision of AnatomyBio-imaging and Neuro-cell Science, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic DisordersDiabetes Research Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, JapanDivision of AnatomyBio-imaging and Neuro-cell Science, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic DisordersDiabetes Research Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, JapanDivision of AnatomyBio-imaging and Neuro-cell Science, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic DisordersDiabetes Research Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, JapanDivision of AnatomyBio-imaging and Neuro-cell Science, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic DisordersDiabetes Research Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, JapanDivision of AnatomyBio-imaging and Neuro-cell Science, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic DisordersDiabetes Research Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, JapanDivision of AnatomyBio-imaging and Neuro-cell Science, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic DisordersDiabetes Research Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, JapanDivision of AnatomyBio-imaging and Neuro-cell Science, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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- Department of Metabolic DisordersDiabetes Research Center, Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo 162-8655, JapanDivision of AnatomyBio-imaging and Neuro-cell Science, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi 329-0498, Japan
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Gemelli C, Zanocco Marani T, Bicciato S, Mazza EMC, Boraschi D, Salsi V, Zappavigna V, Parenti S, Selmi T, Tagliafico E, Ferrari S, Grande A. MafB is a downstream target of the IL-10/STAT3 signaling pathway, involved in the regulation of macrophage de-activation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2014; 1843:955-64. [PMID: 24472656 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2013] [Revised: 01/16/2014] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In spite of the numerous reports implicating MafB transcription factor in the molecular control of monocyte-macrophage differentiation, the precise genetic program underlying this activity has been, to date, poorly understood. To clarify this issue, we planned a number of experiments that were mainly conducted on human primary macrophages. In this regard, a preliminary gene function study, based on MafB inactivation and over-expression, indicated MMP9 and IL-7R genes as possible targets of the investigated transcription factor. Bioinformatics analysis of their promoter regions disclosed the presence of several putative MARE elements and a combined approach of EMSA and luciferase assay subsequently demonstrated that expression of both genes is indeed activated by MafB through a direct transcription mechanism. Additional investigation, performed with similar procedures to elucidate the biological relevance of our observation, revealed that MafB is a downstream target of the IL-10/STAT3 signaling pathway, normally inducing the macrophage de-activation process. Taken together our data support the existence of a signaling cascade by which stimulation of macrophages with the IL-10 cytokine determines a sequential activation of STAT3 and MafB transcription factors, in turn leading to an up-regulated expression of MMP9 and IL-7R genes.
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- Claudia Gemelli
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 287, 41125 Modena, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 287, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 287, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 287, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Immunobiology Unit, Institute of Biomedical Technologies, CNR, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 287, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 287, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 287, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 287, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 287, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 287, 41125 Modena, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 287, 41125 Modena, Italy
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Nandi S, Blais A, Ioshikhes I. Identification of cis-regulatory modules in promoters of human genes exploiting mutual positioning of transcription factors. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 41:8822-41. [PMID: 23913413 PMCID: PMC3799424 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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In higher organisms, gene regulation is controlled by the interplay of non-random combinations of multiple transcription factors (TFs). Although numerous attempts have been made to identify these combinations, important details, such as mutual positioning of the factors that have an important role in the TF interplay, are still missing. The goal of the present work is in silico mapping of some of such associating factors based on their mutual positioning, using computational screening. We have selected the process of myogenesis as a study case, and we focused on TF combinations involving master myogenic TF Myogenic differentiation (MyoD) with other factors situated at specific distances from it. The results of our work show that some muscle-specific factors occur together with MyoD within the range of ±100 bp in a large number of promoters. We confirm co-occurrence of the MyoD with muscle-specific factors as described in earlier studies. However, we have also found novel relationships of MyoD with other factors not specific for muscle. Additionally, we have observed that MyoD tends to associate with different factors in proximal and distal promoter areas. The major outcome of our study is establishing the genome-wide connection between biological interactions of TFs and close co-occurrence of their binding sites.
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- Soumyadeep Nandi
- Ottawa Institute of Systems Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada and Department of Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8M5, Canada
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Reexpression of oncoprotein MafB in proliferative β-cells and Men1 insulinomas in mouse. Oncogene 2011; 31:3647-54. [DOI: 10.1038/onc.2011.538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Hang Y, Stein R. MafA and MafB activity in pancreatic β cells. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2011; 22:364-73. [PMID: 21719305 PMCID: PMC3189696 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2011.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 166] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2011] [Revised: 05/03/2011] [Accepted: 05/18/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Analyses in mouse models have revealed crucial roles for MafA (musculoaponeurotic fibrosarcoma oncogene family A) and MafB in islet β cells, with MafB being required during development and MafA in adults. These two closely related transcription factors regulate many genes essential for glucose sensing and insulin secretion in a cooperative and sequential manner. Significantly, the switch from MafB to MafA expression also appears to be vital for functional maturation of β cells produced by human embryonic stem (hES) cell differentiation. This review summarizes the discovery, distribution, and function of MafA and MafB in rodent pancreatic β cells, and describes some key questions regarding their importance to β cells.
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- Yan Hang
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Correspondence: 723 Light Hall, 2215 Garland Ave Nashville, TN 37232 Phone: 615-322-7026 Facsimile: 615-322-7236
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Sturgeon K, Kaneko T, Biemann M, Gauthier A, Chawengsaksophak K, Cordes SP. Cdx1 refines positional identity of the vertebrate hindbrain by directly repressing Mafb expression. Development 2010; 138:65-74. [PMID: 21098558 DOI: 10.1242/dev.058727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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An interplay of transcription factors interprets signalling pathways to define anteroposterior positions along the vertebrate axis. In the hindbrain, these transcription factors prompt the position-appropriate appearance of seven to eight segmental structures, known as rhombomeres (r1-r8). The evolutionarily conserved Cdx caudal-type homeodomain transcription factors help specify the vertebrate trunk and tail but have not been shown to directly regulate hindbrain patterning genes. Mafb (Kreisler, Krml1, valentino), a basic domain leucine zipper transcription factor, is required for development of r5 and r6 and is the first gene to show restricted expression within these two segments. The homeodomain protein vHnf1 (Hnf1b) directly activates Mafb expression. vHnf1 and Mafb share an anterior expression limit at the r4/r5 boundary but vHnf1 expression extends beyond the posterior limit of Mafb and, therefore, cannot establish the posterior Mafb expression boundary. Upon identifying regulatory sequences responsible for posterior Mafb repression, we have used in situ hybridization, immunofluorescence and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) analyses to determine that Cdx1 directly inhibits early Mafb expression in the neural tube posterior of the r6/r7 boundary, which is the anteriormost boundary of Cdx1 expression in the hindbrain. Cdx1 dependent repression of Mafb is transient. After the 10-somite stage, another mechanism acts to restrict Mafb expression in its normal r5 and r6 domain, even in the absence of Cdx1. Our findings identify Mafb as one of the earliest direct targets of Cdx1 and show that Cdx1 plays a direct role in early hindbrain patterning. Thus, just as Cdx2 and Cdx4 govern the trunk-to-tail transition, Cdx1 may regulate the hindbrain-to-spinal cord transition.
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- Kendra Sturgeon
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G 1X5, Canada
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Myogenic regulatory factors regulate M-cadherin expression by targeting its proximal promoter elements. Biochem J 2010; 428:223-33. [PMID: 20334626 DOI: 10.1042/bj20100250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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M- and N-cadherin are members of the Ca(2+)-dependent cell-cell adhesion molecule family. M-cadherin is expressed predominantly in developing skeletal muscles and has been implicated in terminal myogenic differentiation, particularly in myoblast fusion. N-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion also plays an important role in skeletal myogenesis. In the present study, we found that both genes were differentially expressed in C2C12 and Sol8 myoblasts during myogenic differentiation and that the expression of M-cadherin was preferentially enhanced in slow-twitch muscle. Interestingly, most MRFs (myogenic regulatory factors) significantly activated the promoter of M-cadherin, but not that of N-cadherin. In line with this, overexpression of MyoD in C3H10T1/2 fibroblasts strongly induced endogenous M-cadherin expression. Promoter analysis in silico and in vitro identified an E-box (from -2 to +4) abutting the transcription initiation site within the M-cadherin promoter that is bound and differentially activated by different MRFs. The activation of the M-cadherin promoter by MRFs was also modulated by Bhlhe40 (basic helix-loop-helix family member e40). Finally, chromatin immunoprecipitation proved that MyoD as well as myogenin binds to the M-cadherin promoter in vivo. Taken together, these observations identify a molecular mechanism by which MRFs regulate M-cadherin expression directly to ensure the terminal differentiation of myoblasts.
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Transcription factor C/EBPbeta isoform ratio regulates osteoclastogenesis through MafB. EMBO J 2009; 28:1769-81. [PMID: 19440205 PMCID: PMC2685610 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2009.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2008] [Accepted: 04/03/2009] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Disequilibrium between bone-forming osteoblasts and bone-resorbing osteoclasts is central to many bone diseases. Here, we show that dysregulated expression of translationally controlled isoforms of CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein β (C/EBPβ) differentially affect bone mass. Alternative translation initiation that is controlled by the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway generates long transactivating (LAP*, LAP) and a short repressive (LIP) isoforms from a single C/EBPβ transcript. Rapamycin, an inhibitor of mTOR signalling increases the ratio of LAP over LIP and inhibits osteoclastogenesis in wild type (WT) but not in C/EBPβ null (c/ebpβ−/−) or in LIP knock-in (L/L) osteoclast precursors. C/EBPβ mutant mouse strains exhibit increased bone resorption and attenuated expression of MafB, a negative regulator of osteoclastogenesis. Ectopic expression of LAP and LIP in monocytes differentially affect the MafB promoter activity, MafB gene expression and dramatically affect osteoclastogenesis. These data show that mTOR regulates osteoclast formation by modulating the C/EBPβ isoform ratio, which in turn affects osteoclastogenesis by regulating MafB expression.
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Like JUN and FOS, the Maf transcription factors belong to the AP1 family. Besides their established role in human cancer--overexpression of the large Maf genes promotes the development of multiple myeloma--they can display tumour suppressor-like activity in specific cellular contexts, which is compatible with their physiological role in terminal differentiation. However, their oncogenic activity relies mostly on the acquisition of new biological functions relevant to cell transformation, the most striking characteristic of Maf oncoproteins being their ability to enhance pathological interactions between tumour cells and the stroma.
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- Alain Eychène
- Institut Curie, Centre de Recherche, Orsay F-91405, France
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Chan WY, Kohsaka S, Rezaie P. The origin and cell lineage of microglia: new concepts. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 53:344-54. [PMID: 17188751 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresrev.2006.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 268] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2006] [Revised: 11/06/2006] [Accepted: 11/14/2006] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Despite intense study, the precise origin and cell lineage of microglia, the resident mononuclear phagocytes of the nervous system, are still a matter for debate. Unlike macroglia (astrocytes and oligodendrocytes) and neurons, which are derived from neuroectoderm, microglial progenitors arise from peripheral mesodermal (myeloid) tissue. The view still commonly held is that tissue-resident mononuclear phagocytes (including microglia) are derived from circulating blood monocytes and these take up residence late in gestation and postnatally. However, microglial progenitors colonise the nervous system primarily during embryonic and fetal periods of development. Recent evidence indicates differences between the lineage of mononuclear phagocytes during the embryonic and fetal period from that in the neonate and adult-mononuclear phagocytes that take up residence within tissues are derived from a lineage of myeloid cells that is independent of the monocyte lineage. Our own findings on the development and differentiation of microglial progenitors, taken together with findings by other investigators, and in the context of the heterogeneity between myeloid differentiation in the fetus and in the adult, support the view that microglia are derived prenatally from mesodermal progenitors that are distinct from monocytes. Furthermore, microglial progenitors colonise the nervous system via extravascular routes initially. These findings challenge the concept that resident microglia in the nervous system are derived from circulating blood monocytes. Work is still underway to establish the tissue of origin and lineage of microglial progenitors in vivo. This information is critical not only from a developmental perspective, but significantly from a therapeutic viewpoint, as (i) the unique property of microglial progenitors to colonise the nervous system from the periphery allows these cells to be exploited as a biological and non-invasive means for cell therapy by delivering genes to the nervous system (microglial engraftment), and (ii) there are indications that microglial progenitors are specifically able to home to the nervous system. Use of microglial progenitors for therapeutic purposes becomes feasible only if the origin and cell lineage of these microglial progenitors are known and these cells can be isolated and manipulated in vitro (i.e., to express specific trophic factors) prior to therapeutic transfer (e.g., intravenously) in vivo. In this paper, we shall briefly consider the existing concepts on the origin and lineage of microglial progenitors and discuss new hypotheses in the light of emerging data that suggest clear differences between fetal and adult ontogeny of myeloid cells.
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- W Y Chan
- Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Suzuki A, Iida S, Kato-Uranishi M, Tajima E, Zhan F, Hanamura I, Huang Y, Ogura T, Takahashi S, Ueda R, Barlogie B, Shaughnessy J, Esumi H. ARK5 is transcriptionally regulated by the Large-MAF family and mediates IGF-1-induced cell invasion in multiple myeloma: ARK5 as a new molecular determinant of malignant multiple myeloma. Oncogene 2006; 24:6936-44. [PMID: 16044163 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1208844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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ARK5, AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-related protein kinase mediating Akt signals, is closely involved in tumor progression, and its stage-associated expression was observed in colorectal cancer. In this study, we found ARK5 expression in multiple myeloma cell lines expressing c-MAF and MAFB. In addition, gene expression profiling of 351 clinical specimens revealed ARK5 expression in primary myelomas expressing c-MAF and MAFB, suggesting that ARK5 may be a transcriptional target of the Large-MAF family. Sequence analysis of the ARK5 gene promoter revealed that it contains two putative MAF-recognition element (MARE) sequences. In support of this hypothesis, ARK5 was induced when an MAFB or c-MAF expression vector was introduced into non-ARK5-expressing colon cancer cells. Furthermore, ARK5 promoter activity was dramatically decreased by mutation or deletion of MARE sequences. Chromatin immunoprecipitation assays revealed an interaction between the Large-MAF family proteins and MARE sequences in the ARK5 promoter. Moreover, in ARK5 mRNA-expressing multiple myeloma lines, but not in ARK5-negative lines, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 increased invasion activity. IGF-1-induced invasion was reproduced when ARK5 was overexpressed in Burkitt's lymphoma and plasmacytoma lines. Based on results, we conclude that ARK5 is a transcriptional target of the Large-MAF family through MARE sequence and that ARK5 may in part mediate the aggressive phenotype associated with c-MAF- and MAFB-expressing myelomas.
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- Atsushi Suzuki
- Cancer Physiology Project, National Cancer Center Research Institute East, 6-5-1 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8577, Japan
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Serria MS, Ikeda H, Omoteyama K, Hirokawa J, Nishi S, Sakai M. Regulation and differential expression of the c-maf gene in differentiating cultured cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003; 310:318-26. [PMID: 14521912 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.08.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The Maf transcription factors are involved in a variety of developmental and cellular differentiation processes, but their role in the differentiation of mesenchymal cells has not been described. Here, we have analyzed c-maf expression during the differentiation of adipocytes and muscle cells in cultured systems. The expression of c-maf mRNA was down-regulated during adipogenesis and up-regulated during myogenesis. In adipogenesis, the c-maf mRNA was down-regulated 58h after switching to the differentiation medium and just after PPARgamma2 mRNA was induced. A transient transfection analysis of a reporter gene containing the 5(')-flanking region of the c-maf gene showed that PPARgamma2 represses c-maf gene expression. We previously found that c-Maf, c-Jun, and Pax6 bind to and stimulate the c-maf gene. The PPARgamma2 repression of c-maf expression seems to be due, at least in part, to inhibition of the transactivation functions of c-Maf, c-Jun, and Pax6. The repression of c-maf was partly reversed by CBP, suggesting that these transcription factors compete for CBP or related transcription co-factors. In myogenesis, there was a differentiation-dependent stimulation of c-maf mRNA expression. The increased expression correlated with myoD expression. A transient transfection analysis showed that myoD stimulated a c-maf reporter gene through binding to two typical E-box elements located between 160 and 180 nucleotides upstream of the cap site. Binding of MyoD to the E-boxes was confirmed by a gel mobility shift assay and DNaseI footprinting analysis. Combined, these results suggest that the c-maf gene plays an important role during the differentiation of adipocyte and muscle cells from mesenchymal fibroblast cells.
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- Mohamed Saad Serria
- Department of Biochemistry, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine N15, W7, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
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Hashizume H, Hamalainen H, Sun Q, Sucharczuk A, Lahesmaa R. Downregulation of mafB expression in T-helper cells during early differentiation in vitro. Scand J Immunol 2003; 57:28-34. [PMID: 12542795 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3083.2003.01181.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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We have studied the expression of a human homologue of mafB (maf-1), a member of the family of large maf transcription factors. In support of the suggested key role that mafB expression plays in differentiating macrophages, we found mafB to be expressed at a very high level in monocytic U937 and THP-1 cell lines. However, we show here that mafB transcription is not restricted to myeloid cells but can also be detected in lymphoid cells, indicating transcriptional plasticity during haematopoiesis. In conclusion, strong proliferative signals mediated by T-cell activation and interleukins (IL-4 and IL-12) downregulate the mafB messenger RNA transcript level when resting naïve CD4+ T-helper cells enter the differentiation pathway in vitro.
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- H Hashizume
- Inflammatory Disease Unit, Roche Bioscience, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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Yoshida T, Yasuda K. Characterization of the chicken L-Maf, MafB and c-Maf in crystallin gene regulation and lens differentiation. Genes Cells 2002; 7:693-706. [PMID: 12081646 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2443.2002.00548.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Members of the Maf family, including L-Maf, MafB and c-Maf, are "basic region/leucine zipper" (bZIP) transcription factors. Maf proteins contain a highly conserved acidic transactivation domain (AD), and a bZIP region that mediates DNA-binding activity. The hinge region between AD and bZIP varies considerably in length between different proteins. Recent studies reveal that L-Maf, c-Maf and MafB play key roles in vertebrate lens development. RESULTS We investigated the transactivation activity of individual factors in culture cells to analyse their specific functions. In transient transfection assays with a reporter gene containing Maf responsive elements, MafB and c-Maf activated higher levels of the reporter gene than L-Maf. However, L-Maf transactivated the alphaA-crystallin promoter as effectively as MafB and c-Maf, and induced the expression of the endogenous delta-crystallin gene more efficiently than the other two proteins. Domain-swapping experiments reveal that the bZIP region of MafB takes part in strong transcriptional activity, while the acidic and hinge regions (AH) of c-Maf collectively serve as a strong transactivation domain. The AH region of L-Maf (but not c-Maf) conferred transactivation activity to induce delta-crystallin gene expression. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that despite their similar DNA binding properties, L-Maf, MafB and c-Maf regulate different sets of target genes by complex interactions with multiple factors that recognize cis-elements in promoters. The AH region of L-Maf has a distinct role in inducing endogenous delta-crystallin gene.
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- Tomonori Yoshida
- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Takayama 8916-5, Ikoma 630-0101, Japan
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Acloque H, Risson V, Birot AM, Kunita R, Pain B, Samarut J. Identification of a new gene family specifically expressed in chicken embryonic stem cells and early embryo. Mech Dev 2001; 103:79-91. [PMID: 11335114 DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4773(01)00336-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Chicken embryonic stem (CES) cells are pluripotent cells derived from chicken early blastoderm. In order to identify new genes specifically expressed in these pluripotent cells, we have used a gene trap strategy and cloned a novel gene family called cENS for chicken Embryonic Normal Stem cell gene. The cENS genes expression decreases after induction of CES cells differentiation in culture and is restricted in vivo to the very early embryo. We have characterized three different cENS genes. One, cENS-1, is composed of an open reading frame inserted between two terminal direct repeats which are the common point of the cENS genes. cENS-1 encodes a protein identical to cERNI, a recently described protein. cENS-2 is a truncated form of cENS-1. cENS-3 presents two adjacent open reading frames coding respectively for env and pol related proteins. The presence of conserved direct repeats, of retrovirus related genes and the absence of introns argue in favor of a retroviral origin of the cENS genes. In the cENS we identified a promoter region whose activity is strong in CES cells and decreases after induced differentiation showing a highly specific transcriptional activity specific of undifferentiated chicken embryonic stem cells.
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- H Acloque
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire de l'Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, CNRS UMR5665, INRA LA 913, 46 allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France
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