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Song Z, Chen H, Lai X, Wang L, Yao Y, Qin J, Pang X, Zhu H, Chen W, Li X, Zhu X. The Zinc Finger Protein MaCCCH33-Like2 Positively Regulates Banana Fruit Ripening by Modulating Genes in Starch and Cell Wall Degradation. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 65:49-67. [PMID: 37767757 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcad115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
Abstract
As zinc finger protein transcription factors (TFs), the molecular mechanism of Cys-Cys-Cys-His (CCCH) TFs in regulating plant development, growth and stress response has been well studied. However, the roles of CCCH TFs in fruit ripening are still obscure. Herein, we report that MaCCCH33-like2 TF and its associated proteins modulate the fruit softening of 'Fenjiao' bananas. MaCCCH33-like2 interacts directly with the promoters of three genes: isoamylase2 (MaISA2), sugar transporter14-like (MaSUR14-like) and β-d-xylosidase23 (MaXYL23), all of which are responsible for encoding proteins involved in the degradation of starch and cell wall components. Additionally, MaCCCH33-like2 forms interactions with abscisic acid-insensitive 5 (ABI5)-like and ethylene F-box protein 1 (MaEBF1), resulting in enhanced binding and activation of promoters of genes related to starch and cell wall degradation. When MaCCCH33-like2 is transiently and ectopically overexpressed in 'Fenjiao' banana and tomato fruit, it facilitates softening and ripening processes by promoting the degradation of cell wall components and starch and the production of ethylene. Conversely, the temporary silencing of MaCCCH33-like2 using virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) inhibits softening and ripening in the 'Fenjiao' banana by suppressing ethylene synthesis, as well as starch and cell wall degradation. Furthermore, the promoter activity of MaCCCH33-like2 is regulated by MaABI5-like. Taken together, we have uncovered a novel MaCCCH33-like2/MaEBF1/MaABI5-like module that participates in fruit softening regulation in bananas.
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- Zunyang Song
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/Engineering Research Center for Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
- Key Laboratory of Food Processing Technology and Quality Control in Shandong Province, College of Food Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/Engineering Research Center for Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/Engineering Research Center for Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/Engineering Research Center for Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/Engineering Research Center for Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/Engineering Research Center for Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/Engineering Research Center for Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
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- Key Laboratory of South China Agricultural Plant Molecular Analysis and Genetic Improvement & Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/Engineering Research Center for Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/Engineering Research Center for Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Postharvest Science of Fruits and Vegetables/Engineering Research Center for Postharvest Technology of Horticultural Crops in South China, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510642, China
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Wang D, Hao X, Xu L, Zhao M, Wang C, Yu X, Kong Y, Lu M, Zhou G, Chai G, Tang X. Fine-tuning brassinosteroid biosynthesis via 3'UTR-dependent decay of CPD mRNA modulates wood formation in Populus. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 65:1852-1858. [PMID: 37203882 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Brassinosteroids (BRs) are plant hormones that regulate wood formation in trees. Currently, little is known about the post-transcriptional regulation of BR synthesis. Here, we show that during wood formation, fine-tuning BR synthesis requires 3'UTR-dependent decay of Populus CONSTITUTIVE PHOTOMORPHOGENIC DWARF 1 (PdCPD1). Overexpression of PdCPD1 or its 3' UTR fragment resulted in a significant increase of BR levels and inhibited secondary growth. In contrast, transgenic poplars repressing PdCPD1 3' UTR expression displayed moderate levels of BR and promoted wood formation. We show that the Populus GLYCINE-RICH RNA-BINDING PROTEIN 1 (PdGRP1) directly binds to a GU-rich element in 3' UTR of PdCPD1, leading to its mRNA decay. We thus provide a post-transcriptional mechanism underlying BRs synthesis during wood formation, which may be useful for genetic manipulation of wood biomass in trees.
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- Dian Wang
- College of Agronomy, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- College of Agronomy, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- College of Agronomy, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, School of Forestry and Biotechnology, Zhejiang A&F University, Hangzhou, 311300, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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- College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, 266109, China
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Guo C, Chen L, Cui Y, Tang M, Guo Y, Yi Y, Li Y, Liu L, Chen L. RNA Binding Protein OsTZF7 Traffics Between the Nucleus and Processing Bodies/Stress Granules and Positively Regulates Drought Stress in Rice. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:802337. [PMID: 35265093 PMCID: PMC8899535 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.802337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Tandem CCCH zinc finger (TZF) proteins are the essential components of processing bodies (PBs) and stress granules (SGs), which play critical roles in growth development and stress response in both animals and plants through posttranscriptional regulation of target mRNA. In this study, we characterized the biological and molecular functions of a novel tandem zinc finger protein, OsTZF7. The expression of OsTZF7 was upregulated by abiotic stresses, including polyethylene glycol (PEG) 4000, NaCl, and abscisic acid (ABA) in rice. Accordingly, the overexpression of OsTZF7 increased drought tolerance and enhanced sensitivity to exogenous ABA in rice, whereas the knockdown of OsTZF7 resulted in the opposite phenotype. RNA-seq analysis revealed that genes related to "response to stress," "abscisic acid signaling," "methylated histone binding," and "cytoplasmic mRNA processing body" are regulated by OsTZF7. We demonstrated that OsTZF7 can traffic between the nucleus and PBs/SGs, and the leucine-rich nuclear export signal (NES) mediates the nuclear export of OsTZF7. Additionally, we revealed that OsTZF7 can bind adenine- and uridine-rich (AU-rich) element (ARE) or ARE-like motifs within the 3' untranslated region of downregulated mRNAs, and interact with PWWP family proteins in vitro. Together, these results indicate that OsTZF7 positively regulates drought response in rice via ABA signaling and may be involved in mRNA turnover.
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- Chiming Guo
- Fujian Key Laboratory of Subtropical Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botany, Xiamen, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Biodiversity Conservation in Karst Area of Southwestern, School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Developmental Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Subtropical Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botany, Xiamen, China
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- Key Laboratory of State Forestry Administration on Biodiversity Conservation in Karst Area of Southwestern, School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Physiology and Developmental Regulation, School of Life Sciences, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Fujian Key Laboratory of Subtropical Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Fujian Institute of Subtropical Botany, Xiamen, China
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- Xiamen Key Laboratory for Plant Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
- *Correspondence: Liang Chen,
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Translation Initiation Regulated by RNA-Binding Protein in Mammals: The Modulation of Translation Initiation Complex by Trans-Acting Factors. Cells 2021; 10:cells10071711. [PMID: 34359885 PMCID: PMC8306974 DOI: 10.3390/cells10071711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2021] [Revised: 07/03/2021] [Accepted: 07/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Protein synthesis is tightly regulated at each step of translation. In particular, the formation of the basic cap-binding complex, eukaryotic initiation factor 4F (eIF4F) complex, on the 5' cap structure of mRNA is positioned as the rate-limiting step, and various cis-elements on mRNA contribute to fine-tune spatiotemporal protein expression. The cis-element on mRNAs is recognized and bound to the trans-acting factors, which enable the regulation of the translation rate or mRNA stability. In this review, we focus on the molecular mechanism of how the assembly of the eIF4F complex is regulated on the cap structure of mRNAs. We also summarize the fine-tuned regulation of translation initiation by various trans-acting factors through cis-elements on mRNAs.
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Liu C, Xu X, Kan J, Cheng ZM, Chang Y, Lin J, Li H. Genome-wide analysis of the C3H zinc finger family reveals its functions in salt stress responses of Pyrus betulaefolia. PeerJ 2020; 8:e9328. [PMID: 32566409 PMCID: PMC7293859 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Transcription factors regulate gene expression in response to various external and internal cues by activating or suppressing downstream genes. Significant progress has been made in identifying and characterizing the Cysteine3Histidine (C3H) gene family in several dicots and monocots. They are characterized by their signature motif of three cysteine and one histidine residues, and reportedly play important roles in regulation of plant growth, developmental processes and environmental responses. In this study, we performed genome-wide and deep analysis of putative C3H genes, and a total of 117 PbeC3H members, were identified in P. betulaefolia and classified into 12 groups. Results were supported by the gene structural characteristics and phylogenetic analysis. These genes were unevenly distributed on 17 chromosomes. The gene structures of the C3H genes were relatively complex but conserved in each group. The C3H genes experienced a WGD event that occurred in the ancestor genome of P. betulaefolia and apple before their divergence based on the synonymous substitutions (Ks) values. There were 35 and 37 pairs of paralogous genes in the P. betulaefolia and apple genome, respectively, and 87 pairs of orthologous genes between P. betulaefolia and apple were identified. Except for one orthologous pairs PbeC3H66 and MD05G1311700 which had undergone positive selection, the other C3H genes had undergone purifying selection. Expression profiles showed that high salinity stress could influence the expression level of C3H genes in P. betulaefolia. Four members were responsive to salt stress in roots, nine were responsive to salt stress in leaves and eight showed inhibited expression in leaves. Results suggested important roles of PbeC3H genes in response to salt stress and will be useful for better understanding the complex functions of the C3H genes, and will provide excellent candidates for salt-tolerance improvement.
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- Chunxiao Liu
- Institute of Pomology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Horticultural Crop Genetic Improvement, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Pomology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Horticultural Crop Genetic Improvement, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, United States of America
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- Institute of Pomology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Horticultural Crop Genetic Improvement, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Pomology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Horticultural Crop Genetic Improvement, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Institute of Pomology, Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Horticultural Crop Genetic Improvement, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Makita S, Takatori H, Iwata A, Tanaka S, Furuta S, Ikeda K, Suto A, Suzuki K, Ramos SBV, Nakajima H. RNA-Binding Protein ZFP36L2 Downregulates Helios Expression and Suppresses the Function of Regulatory T Cells. Front Immunol 2020; 11:1291. [PMID: 32655569 PMCID: PMC7324482 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The zinc finger protein 36-like 2, ZFP36L2, is a member of a small family of RNA-binding proteins composed by ZFP36 (also known as tristetraprolin, TTP), ZFP36L1 and ZFP36L2 in humans, with corresponding murine orthologs. These proteins bind to adenine uridine-rich element (ARE) in the 3′untranslated region of target messenger RNA and stimulate target degradation. ZFP36 functions as an anti-inflammatory modulator in murine models of inflammatory diseases by down-regulating the production of inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-α. However, how ZFP36L1 and ZFP36L2 alter the function of CD4+ T cells is not completely understood. We addressed this issue by searching for the target genes of ZFP36L2 by comprehensive transcriptome analysis. We observed that ZFP36L2 is highly expressed in naïve CD4+ T cells; however, when CD4+ T cells are stimulated through their T cell receptors, ZFP36L2 expression is rapidly reduced in both humans and mice. Among CD4+ T cell populations, the expression levels of ZFP36L2 in regulatory T cells (Tregs) were significantly lower than those in naïve or effector CD4+ T cells. RNA-sequence analysis revealed that the forced expression of ZFP36L2 decreased Ikzf2 (encoding Helios) expression in Foxp3+ Tregs and inhibited the ability of induced Tregs (iTregs). ZFP36L2 directly bound to and destabilized the 3′untranslated region of Ikzf2 mRNA, which contains AU-rich elements. These results indicate that ZFP36L2 reduces the expression of Ikzf2 and suppresses iTreg function, raising the interesting possibility that the inhibition of ZFP36L2 in iTregs could be a therapeutic strategy for autoimmune diseases.
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- Sohei Makita
- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.,Department of Rheumatology, Hamamatsu Medical Center, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Tang X, Wang C, Liu Y, He G, Ma N, Chai G, Li S, Xu H, Zhou G. Brassinosteroid Signaling Converges With Auxin-Mediated C3H17 to Regulate Xylem Formation in Populus. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:586014. [PMID: 33193536 PMCID: PMC7652770 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.586014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Brassinosteroid (BR) signaling has long been reported to have an effect on xylem development, but the detailed mechanism remains unclear, especially in tree species. In this study, we find PdC3H17, which was demonstrated to mediate xylem formation driven by auxin in our previous report, is also involved in BR-promoted xylem development. Y1H analysis, EMSA, and transcription activation assay confirmed that PdC3H17 was directly targeted by PdBES1, which is a key transcriptional regulator in BR signaling. Tissue specificity expression analysis and in situ assay revealed that PdC3H17 had an overlapping expression profile with PdBES1. Hormone treatment examinations verified that xylem phenotypes in PdC3H17 transgenic plants, which were readily apparent in normal condition, were attenuated by treatment with either brassinolide or the BR biosynthesis inhibitor propiconazole. The subsequent quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) analyses further revealed that BR converged with PdC3H17 to influence transcription of downstream xylem-related genes. Additionally, the enhancement of xylem differentiation by auxin in PdC3H17 overexpression plants was significantly attenuated compared with wild-type and dominant negative plants due to BR deficiency, which suggested that the BR- and auxin-responsive gene PdC3H17 acted as an mediation of these two hormones to facilitate xylem development. Taken together, our results demonstrate that BR signaling converges with auxin-mediated PdC3H17 to regulate xylem formation in Populus and thus provide insight into the regulation mechanism of BRs and the crosstalk with auxin signaling on xylem formation.
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- Xianfeng Tang
- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Shandong Institute of Energy Technology, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Shandong Institute of Energy Technology, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Life Science, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Shandong Institute of Energy Technology, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Shandong Institute of Energy Technology, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- *Correspondence: Hua Xu,
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- Key Laboratory of Biofuels, Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Energy Genetics, Shandong Institute of Energy Technology, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
- College of Resources and Environment, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
- Gongke Zhou,
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Lourou N, Gavriilidis M, Kontoyiannis DL. Lessons from studying the AU-rich elements in chronic inflammation and autoimmunity. J Autoimmun 2019; 104:102334. [PMID: 31604649 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2019.102334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AU-rich elements (AREs) comprise one of the most widely studied families of regulatory RNA structures met in RNAs engaged in complex immunological reactions. A multitude of genetic, molecular, holistic and functional studies have been utilized for the analyses of the AREs and their interactions to proteins that bind to them. Data stemming from these studies brought forth a world of RNA-related check-points against infection, chronic inflammation, tumor associated immunity, and autoimmunity; and the interest to capitalize the interactions of AREs for clinical management and therapy. They also provided lessons on the cellular capabilities of post-transcriptional control. Originally thought as transcript-restricted regulators of turnover and translation, ARE-binding proteins do in fact harbor great versatility and interactivity across nuclear and cytoplasmic compartments; and act as functional coordinators of immune-cellular programs. Harnessing these deterministic functions requires extensive knowledge of their synergies or antagonisms at a cell-specific level; but holds great promise since it can provide the efficacy of combinatorial therapies with single agents.
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- Niki Lourou
- School of Biology, Department of Development, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- School of Biology, Department of Development, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Division of Immunology, Alexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Center, Greece
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- School of Biology, Department of Development, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Division of Immunology, Alexander Fleming Biomedical Sciences Research Center, Greece.
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Loh XY, Sun QY, Ding LW, Mayakonda A, Venkatachalam N, Yeo MS, Silva TC, Xiao JF, Doan NB, Said JW, Ran XB, Zhou SQ, Dakle P, Shyamsunder P, Koh APF, Huang RYJ, Berman BP, Tan SY, Yang H, Lin DC, Koeffler HP. RNA-Binding Protein ZFP36L1 Suppresses Hypoxia and Cell-Cycle Signaling. Cancer Res 2019; 80:219-233. [PMID: 31551365 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-18-2796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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ZFP36L1 is a tandem zinc-finger RNA-binding protein that recognizes conserved adenylate-uridylate-rich elements (ARE) located in 3'untranslated regions (UTR) to mediate mRNA decay. We hypothesized that ZFP36L1 is a negative regulator of a posttranscriptional hub involved in mRNA half-life regulation of cancer-related transcripts. Analysis of in silico data revealed that ZFP36L1 was significantly mutated, epigenetically silenced, and downregulated in a variety of cancers. Forced expression of ZFP36L1 in cancer cells markedly reduced cell proliferation in vitro and in vivo, whereas silencing of ZFP36L1 enhanced tumor cell growth. To identify direct downstream targets of ZFP36L1, systematic screening using RNA pull-down of wild-type and mutant ZFP36L1 as well as whole transcriptome sequencing of bladder cancer cells {plus minus} tet-on ZFP36L1 was performed. A network of 1,410 genes was identified as potential direct targets of ZFP36L1. These targets included a number of key oncogenic transcripts such as HIF1A, CCND1, and E2F1. ZFP36L1 specifically bound to the 3'UTRs of these targets for mRNA degradation, thus suppressing their expression. Dual luciferase reporter assays and RNA electrophoretic mobility shift assays showed that wild-type, but not zinc-finger mutant ZFP36L1, bound to HIF1A 3'UTR and mediated HIF1A mRNA degradation, leading to reduced expression of HIF1A and its downstream targets. Collectively, our findings reveal an indispensable role of ZFP36L1 as a posttranscriptional safeguard against aberrant hypoxic signaling and abnormal cell-cycle progression. SIGNIFICANCE: RNA-binding protein ZFP36L1 functions as a tumor suppressor by regulating the mRNA stability of a number of mRNAs involved in hypoxia and cell-cycle signaling.
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- Xin-Yi Loh
- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Genetics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.,Center for Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Center for Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.,Department of Developmental Biology and Cancer Research, Institute for Medical Research Israel-Canada, Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Pathology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Cancer Science Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore, Singapore.,Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.,National University Cancer Institute of Singapore, National University Hospital, Singapore
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Otsuka H, Fukao A, Funakami Y, Duncan KE, Fujiwara T. Emerging Evidence of Translational Control by AU-Rich Element-Binding Proteins. Front Genet 2019; 10:332. [PMID: 31118942 PMCID: PMC6507484 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.00332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) are key regulators of posttranscriptional gene expression and control many important biological processes including cell proliferation, development, and differentiation. RBPs bind specific motifs in their target mRNAs and regulate mRNA fate at many steps. The AU-rich element (ARE) is one of the major cis-regulatory elements in the 3′ untranslated region (UTR) of labile mRNAs. Many of these encode factors requiring very tight regulation, such as inflammatory cytokines and growth factors. Disruption in the control of these factors’ expression can cause autoimmune diseases, developmental disorders, or cancers. Therefore, these mRNAs are strictly regulated by various RBPs, particularly ARE-binding proteins (ARE-BPs). To regulate mRNA metabolism, ARE-BPs bind target mRNAs and affect some factors on mRNAs directly, or recruit effectors, such as mRNA decay machinery and protein kinases to target mRNAs. Importantly, some ARE-BPs have stabilizing roles, whereas others are destabilizing, and ARE-BPs appear to compete with each other when binding to target mRNAs. The function of specific ARE-BPs is modulated by posttranslational modifications (PTMs) including methylation and phosphorylation, thereby providing a means for cellular signaling pathways to regulate stability of specific target mRNAs. In this review, we summarize recent studies which have revealed detailed molecular mechanisms of ARE-BP-mediated regulation of gene expression and also report on the importance of ARE-BP function in specific physiological contexts and how this relates to disease. We also propose an mRNP regulatory network based on competition between stabilizing ARE-BPs and destabilizing ARE-BPs.
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- Hiroshi Otsuka
- Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, Kashiwa, Japan
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Kluska K, Adamczyk J, Krężel A. Metal binding properties, stability and reactivity of zinc fingers. Coord Chem Rev 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2018.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Yang Y, Wang Y, Jia L, Yang G, Xu X, Zhai H, He S, Li J, Dai X, Qin N, Zhu C, Liu Q. Involvement of an ABI-like protein and a Ca2+-ATPase in drought tolerance as revealed by transcript profiling of a sweetpotato somatic hybrid and its parents Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. and I. triloba L. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0193193. [PMID: 29466419 PMCID: PMC5821372 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0193193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Previously, we obtained the sweetpotato somatic hybrid KT1 from a cross between sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.) cv. Kokei No. 14 and its drought-tolerant wild relative I. triloba L. KT1 not only inherited the thick storage root characteristic of Kokei No. 14 but also the drought-tolerance trait of I. triloba L. The aim of this study was to explore the molecular mechanism of the drought tolerance of KT1. Four-week-old in vitro-grown plants of KT1, Kokei No. 14, and I. triloba L. were subjected to a simulated drought stress treatment (30% PEG6000) for 0, 6, 12 and 24 h. Total RNA was extracted from samples at each time point, and then used for transcriptome sequencing. The gene transcript profiles of KT1 and its parents were compared to identify differentially expressed genes, and drought-related modules were screened by a weighted gene co-expression network analysis. The functions of ABI-like protein and Ca2+-ATPase, two proteins screened from the cyan and light yellow modules, were analyzed in terms of their potential roles in drought tolerance in KT1 and its parents. These analyses of the drought responses of KT1 and its somatic donors at the transcriptional level provide new annotations for the molecular mechanism of drought tolerance in the somatic hybrid KT1 and its parents.
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- Yufeng Yang
- Food Crop Institute, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Sweetpotato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Food Crop Institute, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Sweetpotato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sweetpotato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Food Crop Institute, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- Food Crop Institute, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sweetpotato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sweetpotato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- Food Crop Institute, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- Food Crop Institute, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- Food Crop Institute, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- Food Crop Institute, Henan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Sweetpotato Biology and Biotechnology, Ministry of Agriculture, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Ribonucleic acid (RNA) homeostasis is dynamically modulated in response to changing physiological conditions. Tight regulation of RNA abundance through both transcription and degradation determines the amount, timing, and location of protein translation. This balance is of particular importance in neurons, which are among the most metabolically active and morphologically complex cells in the body. As a result, any disruptions in RNA degradation can have dramatic consequences for neuronal health. In this chapter, we will first discuss mechanisms of RNA stabilization and decay. We will then explore how the disruption of these pathways can lead to neurodegenerative disease.
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Inflammation-regulated mRNA stability and the progression of vascular inflammatory diseases. Clin Sci (Lond) 2017; 131:2687-2699. [PMID: 29109302 DOI: 10.1042/cs20171373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2017] [Revised: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Cardiovascular disease remains a major medical and socioeconomic burden in developed and developing societies, and will increase with an aging and increasingly sedentary society. Vascular disease and atherosclerotic vascular syndromes are essentially inflammatory disorders, and transcriptional and post-transcriptional processes play essential roles in the ability of resident vascular and inflammatory cells to adapt to environmental stimuli. The regulation of mRNA translocation, stability, and translation are key processes of post-transcriptional regulation that permit these cells to rapidly respond to inflammatory stimuli. For the most part, these processes are controlled by elements in the 3'-UTR of labile, proinflammatory transcripts. Since proinflammatory transcripts almost exclusively contain AU-rich elements (AREs), this represents a tightly regulated and specific mechanism for initiation and maintenance of the proinflammatory phenotype. RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) recognize cis elements in 3'-UTR, and regulate each of these processes, but there is little literature exploring the concept that RBPs themselves can be directly regulated by inflammatory stimuli. Conceptually, inflammation-responsive RBPs represent an attractive target of rational therapies to combat vascular inflammatory syndromes. Herein we briefly describe the cellular and molecular etiology of atherosclerosis, and summarize our current understanding of RBPs and their specific roles in regulation of inflammatory mRNA stability. We also detail RBPs as targets of current anti-inflammatory modalities and how this may translate into better treatment for vascular inflammatory diseases.
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García-Mauriño SM, Rivero-Rodríguez F, Velázquez-Cruz A, Hernández-Vellisca M, Díaz-Quintana A, De la Rosa MA, Díaz-Moreno I. RNA Binding Protein Regulation and Cross-Talk in the Control of AU-rich mRNA Fate. Front Mol Biosci 2017; 4:71. [PMID: 29109951 PMCID: PMC5660096 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2017.00071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2017] [Accepted: 10/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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mRNA metabolism is tightly orchestrated by highly-regulated RNA Binding Proteins (RBPs) that determine mRNA fate, thereby influencing multiple cellular functions across biological contexts. Here, we review the interplay between six well-known RBPs (TTP, AUF-1, KSRP, HuR, TIA-1, and TIAR) that recognize AU-rich elements (AREs) at the 3' untranslated regions of mRNAs, namely ARE-RBPs. Examples of the links between their cross-regulations and modulation of their targets are analyzed during mRNA processing, turnover, localization, and translational control. Furthermore, ARE recognition can be self-regulated by several factors that lead to the prevalence of one RBP over another. Consequently, we examine the factors that modulate the dynamics of those protein-RNA transient interactions to better understand the final consequences of the regulation mediated by ARE-RBPs. For instance, factors controlling the RBP isoforms, their conformational state or their post-translational modifications (PTMs) can strongly determine the fate of the protein-RNA complexes. Moreover, mRNA specific sequence and secondary structure or subtle environmental changes are also key determinants to take into account. To sum up, the whole understanding of such a fine tuned regulation is a challenge for future research and requires the integration of all the available structural and functional data by in vivo, in vitro and in silico approaches.
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas, Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Isla de la Cartuja, Universidad de Sevilla, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Seville, Spain
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Tseng KY, Chen YH, Lin S. Zinc finger protein ZFP36L1 promotes osteoblastic differentiation but represses adipogenic differentiation of mouse multipotent cells. Oncotarget 2017; 8:20588-20601. [PMID: 28206953 PMCID: PMC5400528 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.15246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/09/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Zinc finger protein 36, C3H type-like 1 (ZFP36L1) is a member of the tristetraprolin (TTP) family and its role in the aging-related bone loss is currently unknown. We present evidence that ZFP36L1 expression in rat femurs and bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (bmMSCs) was down-regulated with aging. ZFP36L1 knockdown decreased osteoblastic differentiation of MC3T3-E1 and C3H10T1/2 cells, and increased adipogenic differentiation of 3T3-L1 and C3H10T1/2 cells, whereas ZFP36L1 overexpression did the opposite. The finding that ZFP36L1 overexpression enhanced osteoblastic and repressed adipogenic differentiation was also corroborated by ex vivo experiments. Troglitazone prevented ZFP36L1 from inhibiting adipogenic differentiation, suggesting the significance of PPAR?2 repression in ZFP36L1s inhibitory effect on adipogenic differentiation. ZFP36L1 overexpression repressed the expression of Ppar?2 mRNA, but not the PPAR? promoter activity. Biotin pull-down and electrophoretic mobility-shift assays suggested that ZFP36L1 might interact with endogenous Ppar?2 mRNA by binding to its 3UTR. The ZFP36L1-containing ribonucleoprotein complexes of ZFP36L1-overexpressing cells contained less Ppar?2 mRNA than those of control cells. In a luciferase reporter construct, replacement of the SV40 poly(A) fragment by the 3UTR of Ppar?2 mRNA reduced the expression of luciferase transcripts in ZFP36L1-overexpressing cells. Examination of the kinetic expression of Ppar?2 mRNA after transcriptional blockage showed that ZFP36L1 might enhance the degradation of the transcripts. Together, these data imply that ZFP36L1 overexpression might repress adipogenesis at least by down-regulating PPAR?2 expression through post-transcriptional mechanisms. Thus, our findings support the notion that decrease of ZFP36L1 expression in bmMSCs with aging might contribute to the aging-related bone loss.
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- Kuo-Yun Tseng
- Institute of Cellular and System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan Town, Miaoli, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Cellular and System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan Town, Miaoli, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Cellular and System Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan Town, Miaoli, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Science, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Ghosh S, Chatterji D. Two zinc finger proteins from Mycobacterium smegmatis: DNA binding and activation of transcription. Genes Cells 2017. [PMID: 28639742 DOI: 10.1111/gtc.12507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Single zinc finger domain containing proteins are very few in number. Of numerous zinc finger proteins in eukaryotes, only three of them like GAGA, Superman and DNA binding by one finger (Dof) have single zinc finger domain. Although few zinc finger proteins have been described in eubacteria, no protein with single C4 zinc finger has been described in details in anyone of them. In this article, we are describing two novel C-terminal C4 zinc finger proteins-Msmeg_0118 and Msmeg_3613 from Mycobacterium smegmatis. We have named these proteins as Mszfp1 (Mycobacterial Single Zinc Finger Protein 1) and Mszfp2 (Mycobacterial Single Zinc Finger Protein 2). Both the proteins are expressed constitutively, can bind to DNA and regulate transcription. It appears that Mszfp1 and Mszfp2 may activate transcription by interacting with RNA polymerase.
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- Subho Ghosh
- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India
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Xu J, Chen Y, Qian L, Mu R, Yuan X, Fang H, Huang X, Xu E, Zhang H, Huang J. A Novel RNA-Binding Protein Involves ABA Signaling by Post-transcriptionally Repressing ABI2. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:24. [PMID: 28174577 PMCID: PMC5258706 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The Stress Associated RNA-binding protein 1 (SRP1) repressed by ABA, salt and cold encodes a C2C2-type zinc finger protein in Arabidopsis. The knock-out mutation in srp1 reduced the sensitivity of seed to ABA and salt stress during germination and post-germinative growth stages. In contrast, SRP1-overexpressing seedlings were more sensitive to ABA and salt compared to wild type plants. In the presence of ABA, the transcript levels of ABA signaling and germination-related genes including ABI3. ABI5. EM1 and EM6 were less induced in srp1 compared to WT. Interestingly, expression of ABI2 encoding a protein phosphatase 2C protein were significantly up-regulated in srp1 mutants. By in vitro analysis, SRP1 was identified as a novel RNA-binding protein directly binding to 3'UTR of ABI2 mRNA. Moreover, transient expression assay proved the function of SRP1 in reducing the activity of luciferase whose coding sequence was fused with the ABI2 3'UTR. Together, it is suggested that SRP1 is involved in the ABA signaling by post-transcriptionally repressing ABI2 expression in Arabidopsis.
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- Jianwen Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
- Institute of Industrial Crops, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural ScienceNanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
- Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Modern Crop Production, Nanjing Agricultural UniversityNanjing, China
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Seok HY, Woo DH, Park HY, Lee SY, Tran HT, Lee EH, Vu Nguyen L, Moon YH. AtC3H17, a Non-Tandem CCCH Zinc Finger Protein, Functions as a Nuclear Transcriptional Activator and Has Pleiotropic Effects on Vegetative Development, Flowering and Seed Development in Arabidopsis. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 57:603-15. [PMID: 26858286 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcw013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 01/13/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Despite increasing reports that CCCH zinc finger proteins function in plant development and stress responses, the functions and molecular aspects of many CCCH zinc finger proteins remain uncharacterized. Here, we characterized the biological and molecular functions of AtC3H17, a unique Arabidopsis gene encoding a non-tandem CCCH zinc finger protein. AtC3H17 was ubiquitously expressed throughout the life cycle of Arabidopsis plants and their organs. The rate and ratio of seed germination of atc3h17 mutants were slightly slower and lower, respectively, than those of the wild type (WT), whereas AtC3H17-overexpressing transgenic plants (OXs) showed an enhanced germination rate. atc3h17 mutant seedlings were smaller and lighter than WT seedlings while AtC3H17 OX seedlings were larger and heavier. In regulation of flowering time, atc3h17 mutants showed delayed flowering, whereas AtC3H17 OXs showed early flowering compared with the WT. In addition, overexpression of AtC3H17 affected seed development, displaying abnormalities compared with the WT. AtC3H17 protein was localized to the nucleus and showed transcriptional activation activity in yeast and Arabidopsis protoplasts. The N-terminal region of AtC3H17, containing a conserved EELR-like motif, was necessary for transcriptional activation activity, and the two conserved glutamate residues in the EELR-like motif played an important role in transcriptional activation activity. Real-time PCR and transactivation analyses showed that AtC3H17 might be involved in seed development via transcriptional activation of OLEO1, OLEO2 and CRU3. Our results suggest that AtC3H17 has pleiotropic effects on vegetative development such as seed germination and seedling growth, flowering and seed development, and functions as a nuclear transcriptional activator in Arabidopsis.
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- Hye-Yeon Seok
- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan, 609-735, Korea These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan, 609-735, Korea These authors contributed equally to this work
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan, 609-735, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan, 609-735, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan, 609-735, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan, 609-735, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan, 609-735, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Pusan National University, Busan, 609-735, Korea
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Frasca D, Diaz A, Romero M, Ferracci F, Blomberg BB. MicroRNAs miR-155 and miR-16 Decrease AID and E47 in B Cells from Elderly Individuals. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2015; 195. [PMID: 26223652 PMCID: PMC4546853 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1500520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Our research in the past few years has identified B cell-specific biomarkers able to predict optimal Ab responses in both young and elderly individuals. These biomarkers are activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID), the enzyme of class switch recombination and somatic hypermutation; the transcription factor E47, crucial for AID expression; and the ability to generate optimal memory B cells. Moreover, we have found that the increased proinflammatory status of the elderly, both in sera and intrinsic to B cells, negatively impacts B cell function. We have now investigated whether particular inflammatory microRNAs (miRs) contribute to decreased E47 and AID in aged B cells. Our data indicate that E47 and AID mRNA stability is lower in stimulated B cells from elderly individuals. We measured the expression of two miRs crucial for class switch recombination, miR-155 and miR-16, in human unstimulated B cells from young and elderly individuals with the rationale that increases in these before stimulation would decrease E47/AID upon cell activation. We found these miRs and B cell-intrinsic inflammation upregulated in aged unstimulated B cells and negatively associated with AID in the same B cells after stimulation with CpG. We propose that the downregulation of AID in aged human B cells may occur through binding of miR-155 to the 3'-untranslated regions of AID mRNA and/or binding of miR-16 to the 3'-untranslated regions of E47 mRNA, as well as at the transcriptional level of less E47 for AID. Our results indicate novel molecular pathways leading to reduced B cell function with aging.
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- Daniela Frasca
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101
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Wang KT, Wang HH, Wu YY, Su YL, Chiang PY, Lin NY, Wang SC, Chang GD, Chang CJ. Functional regulation of Zfp36l1 and Zfp36l2 in response to lipopolysaccharide in mouse RAW264.7 macrophages. JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION-LONDON 2015; 12:42. [PMID: 26180518 PMCID: PMC4502546 DOI: 10.1186/s12950-015-0088-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 06/25/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Background The tristetraprolin (TTP) family of mRNA-binding proteins contains three major members, Ttp, Zfp36l1, and Zfp36l2. Ttp down-regulates the stability of AU-rich element–containing mRNAs and functions as an anti-inflammation regulator. Methods To examine whether other TTP family proteins also play roles in the inflammatory response, their expression profiles and the possible mRNA targets were determined in the knockdown cells. Results Ttp mRNA and protein were highly induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS), whereas Zfp36l1 and Zfp36l2 mRNAs were down-regulated and their proteins were phosphorylated during early lipopolysaccharide stimulation. Biochemical and functional analyses exhibited that the decrease of Zfp36l2 mRNA was cross-regulated by Ttp. Knockdown of Zfp36l1 and Zfp36l2 increased the basal level of Mkp-1 mRNAs by prolonging its half-life. Increasing the expression of Mkp-1 inhibited the activation of p38 MAPK under lipopolysaccharide stimulation and down-regulated Tnfα, and Ttp mRNA. In addition, hyper-phosphorylation of Zfp36l1 might stabilize Mkp-1 expression by forming a complex with the adapter protein 14-3-3 and decreasing the interaction with deadenylase Caf1a. Conclusions Our findings imply that the expression and phosphorylation of Zfp36l1 and Zfp36l2 may modulate the basal level of Mkp-1 mRNA to control p38 MAPK activity during lipopolysaccharide stimulation, which would affect the inflammatory mediators production. Zfp36l1 and Zfp36l2 are important regulators of the innate immune response. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12950-015-0088-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Kuan-Ting Wang
- Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, No.1 Sec. 4 Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Immunology and Nephrology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No.201, Sec. 2, Shipai Road, Beitou District, Taipei, 112 Taiwan ; Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, and Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, No.155, Sec.2, Linong Street, Beitou District, Taipei, 112 Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, No.1 Sec. 4 Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, No.1 Sec. 4 Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, No.1 Sec. 4 Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, No.128, Sec.2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei, 11529 Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, No.128, Sec.2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei, 11529 Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, No.1 Sec. 4 Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, No.1 Sec. 4 Roosevelt Road, Taipei, 10617 Taiwan ; Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, No.128, Sec.2, Academia Road, Nankang, Taipei, 11529 Taiwan
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Yuan S, Xu B, Zhang J, Xie Z, Cheng Q, Yang Z, Cai Q, Huang B. Comprehensive analysis of CCCH-type zinc finger family genes facilitates functional gene discovery and reflects recent allopolyploidization event in tetraploid switchgrass. BMC Genomics 2015; 16:129. [PMID: 25765300 PMCID: PMC4352264 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-015-1328-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In recent years, dozens of Arabidopsis and rice CCCH-type zinc finger genes have been functionally studied, many of which confer important traits, such as abiotic and biotic stress tolerance, delayed leaf senescence and improved plant architecture. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) is an important bioenergy crop. Identification of agronomically important genes and/or loci is an important step for switchgrass molecular breeding. Annotating switchgrass CCCH genes using translational genomics methods will help further the goal of understanding switchgrass genetics and creating improved varieties. RESULTS Taking advantage of the publicly-available switchgrass genomic and transcriptomic databases, we carried out a comprehensive analysis of switchgrass CCCH genes (PvC3Hs). A total of 103 PvC3Hs were identified and divided into 21 clades according to phylogenetic analysis. Genes in the same clade shared similar gene structure and conserved motifs. Chromosomal location analysis showed that most of the duplicated PvC3H gene pairs are in homeologous chromosomes. Evolution analysis of 19 selected PvC3H pairs showed that 42.1% of them were under diversifying selection. Expression atlas of the 103 PvC3Hs in 21 different organs, tissues and developmental stages revealed genes with higher expression levels in lignified cells, vascular cells, or reproductive tissues/organs, suggesting the potential function of these genes in development. We also found that eight PvC3Hs in Clade-XIV were orthologous to ABA- or stress- responsive CCCH genes in Arabidopsis and rice with functions annotated. Promoter and qRT-PCR analyses of Clade-XIV PvC3Hs showed that these eight genes were all responsive to ABA and various stresses. CONCLUSIONS Genome-wide analysis of PvC3Hs confirmed the recent allopolyploidization event of tetraploid switchgrass from two closely-related diploid progenitors. The short time window after the polyploidization event allowed the existence of a large number of PvC3H genes with a high positive selection pressure onto them. The homeologous pairs of PvC3Hs may contribute to the heterosis of switchgrass and its wide adaptation in different ecological niches. Phylogenetic and gene expression analyses provide informative clues for discovering PvC3H genes in some functional categories. Particularly, eight PvC3Hs in Clade-XIV were found involved in stress responses. This information provides a foundation for functional studies of these genes in the future.
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- Shaoxun Yuan
- College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China.
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China.
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China.
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Poplar Germplasm Enhancement and Variety Improvement, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, PR China.
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- College of Agro-grassland Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China.
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- College of Life Science, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, PR China.
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- Department of Plant Biology and Pathology, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, 08901, USA.
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Hyatt LD, Wasserman GA, Rah YJ, Matsuura KY, Coleman FT, Hilliard KL, Pepper-Cunningham ZA, Ieong M, Stumpo DJ, Blackshear PJ, Quinton LJ, Mizgerd JP, Jones MR. Myeloid ZFP36L1 does not regulate inflammation or host defense in mouse models of acute bacterial infection. PLoS One 2014; 9:e109072. [PMID: 25299049 PMCID: PMC4192124 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2014] [Accepted: 09/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Zinc finger protein 36, C3H type-like 1 (ZFP36L1) is one of several Zinc Finger Protein 36 (Zfp36) family members, which bind AU rich elements within 3' untranslated regions (UTRs) to negatively regulate the post-transcriptional expression of targeted mRNAs. The prototypical member of the family, Tristetraprolin (TTP or ZFP36), has been well-studied in the context of inflammation and plays an important role in repressing pro-inflammatory transcripts such as TNF-α. Much less is known about the other family members, and none have been studied in the context of infection. Using macrophage cell lines and primary alveolar macrophages we demonstrated that, like ZFP36, ZFP36L1 is prominently induced by infection. To test our hypothesis that macrophage production of ZFP36L1 is necessary for regulation of the inflammatory response of the lung during pneumonia, we generated mice with a myeloid-specific deficiency of ZFP36L1. Surprisingly, we found that myeloid deficiency of ZFP36L1 did not result in alteration of lung cytokine production after infection, altered clearance of bacteria, or increased inflammatory lung injury. Although alveolar macrophages are critical components of the innate defense against respiratory pathogens, we concluded that myeloid ZFP36L1 is not essential for appropriate responses to bacteria in the lungs. Based on studies conducted with myeloid-deficient ZFP36 mice, our data indicate that, of the Zfp36 family, ZFP36 is the predominant negative regulator of cytokine expression in macrophages. In conclusion, these results imply that myeloid ZFP36 may fully compensate for loss of ZFP36L1 or that Zfp36l1-dependent mRNA expression does not play an integral role in the host defense against bacterial pneumonia.
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- Lynnae D. Hyatt
- Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Signal Transduction, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Signal Transduction, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
- Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Pulmonary Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
- Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Han G, Wang M, Yuan F, Sui N, Song J, Wang B. The CCCH zinc finger protein gene AtZFP1 improves salt resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 86:237-53. [PMID: 25074582 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-014-0226-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The CCCH type zinc finger proteins are a super family involved in many aspects of plant growth and development. In this study, we investigated the response of one CCCH type zinc finger protein AtZFP1 (At2g25900) to salt stress in Arabidopsis. The expression of AtZFP1 was upregulated by salt stress. Compared to transgenic strains, the germination rate, emerging rate of cotyledons and root length of wild plants were significantly lower under NaCl treatments, while the inhibitory effect was significantly severe in T-DNA insertion mutant strains. At germination stage, it was mainly osmotic stress when treated with NaCl. Relative to wild plants, overexpression strains maintained a higher K(+), K(+)/Na(+), chlorophyll and proline content, and lower Na(+) and MDA content. Quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that the expression of stress related marker genes KIN1, RD29B and RD22 increased more significantly in transgenic strains by salt stress. Overexpression of AtZFP1 also enhanced oxidative and osmotic stress tolerance which was determined by measuring the expression of a set of antioxidant genes, osmotic stress genes and ion transport protein genes such as SOS1, AtP5CS1 and AtGSTU5. Overall, our results suggest that overexpression of AtZFP1 enhanced salt tolerance by maintaining ionic balance and limiting oxidative and osmotic stress.
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- Guoliang Han
- Key Laboratory of Plant Stress Research, College of Life Science, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, 250014, China
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Bogamuwa SP, Jang JC. Tandem CCCH zinc finger proteins in plant growth, development and stress response. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2014; 55:1367-75. [PMID: 24850834 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcu074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Cysteine3Histidine (CCCH)-type zinc finger proteins comprise a large family that is well conserved across eukaryotes. Among them, tandem CCCH zinc finger proteins (TZFs) play critical roles in mRNA metabolism in animals and yeast. While there are only three TZF members in humans, a much higher number of TZFs has been found in many plant species. Notably, plant TZFs are over-represented by a class of proteins containing a unique TZF domain preceded by an arginine (R)-rich (RR) motif, hereafter called RR-TZF. Recently, there have been a large number of reports indicating that RR-TZF proteins can localize to processing bodies (P-bodies) and stress granules (SG), two novel cytoplasmic aggregations of messenger ribonucleoprotein complexes (mRNPs), and play critical roles in plant growth, development and stress response, probably via RNA regulation. This review focuses on the classification and most recent development of molecular, cellular and genetic analyses of plant RR-TZF proteins.
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- Srimathi P Bogamuwa
- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USADepartment of Molecular Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USACenter for Applied Plant Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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Qu J, Kang SG, Wang W, Musier-Forsyth K, Jang JC. The Arabidopsis thaliana tandem zinc finger 1 (AtTZF1) protein in RNA binding and decay. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2014; 78:452-67. [PMID: 24635033 PMCID: PMC4026020 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.12485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2013] [Revised: 01/22/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2014] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The Arabidopsis thaliana tandem zinc finger 1 (AtTZF1) protein is characterized by two tandem-arrayed CCCH-type zinc fingers. We have previously found that AtTZF1 affects hormone-mediated growth, stress and gene expression responses. While much has been learned at the genetic and physiological level, the molecular mechanisms underlying the effects of AtTZF1 on gene expression remain obscure. A human TZF protein, hTTP, is known to bind and trigger the degradation of mRNAs containing AU-rich elements (AREs) at the 3' untranslated regions. However, while the TZF motif of hTTP is characterized by C(X8)C(X5)C(X3)H-(X18)-C(X8)C(X5)C(X3)H, AtTZF1 contains an atypical motif of C(X7)C(X5)C(X3)H-(X16)-C(X5)C(X4)C(X3)H. Moreover, the TZF motif of AtTZF1 is preceded by an arginine-rich (RR) region that is unique to plants. Using fluorescence anisotropy and electrophoretic mobility shift binding assays, we have demonstrated that AtTZF1 binds to RNA molecules with specificity and the interaction is dependent on the presence of zinc. Compared with hTTP, in which TZF is solely responsible for RNA binding, both TZF and RR regions of AtTZF1 are required to achieve high-affinity RNA binding. Moreover, zinc finger integrity is vital for RNA binding. Using a plant protoplast transient expression analysis we have further revealed that AtTZF1 can trigger the decay of ARE-containing mRNAs in vivo. Taken together, our results support the notion that AtTZF1 is involved in RNA turnover.
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- Jie Qu
- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
- Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
- Center for RNA Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
- Department of Molecular Genetics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
- Center for Applied Plant Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210
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Yu F, Cangelosi VM, Zastrow ML, Tegoni M, Plegaria JS, Tebo AG, Mocny CS, Ruckthong L, Qayyum H, Pecoraro VL. Protein design: toward functional metalloenzymes. Chem Rev 2014; 114:3495-578. [PMID: 24661096 PMCID: PMC4300145 DOI: 10.1021/cr400458x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 340] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Fangting Yu
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Xiao J, Gao H, Jin Y, Zhao Z, Guo J, Liu Z, Zhao Z. The abnormal expressions of tristetraprolin and the VEGF family in uraemic rats with peritoneal dialysis. Mol Cell Biochem 2014; 392:229-38. [PMID: 24696420 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-014-2033-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2013] [Accepted: 03/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The effect of peritoneal dialysis (PD) with high-glucose dialysis fluid on the VEGF family, tristetraprolin (TTP), angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis was investigated. Forty male SD rats were randomised into five groups: normal group, sham operation group, uraemia group, PD 2-week group and PD4-week group. After 4 weeks of PD, microvessel density (MVD) and lymphatic vessel density (LVD) were measured. The expressions of both the VEGF family and TTP were detected. Compared with the normal group, the mRNA expression levels of the VEGF family were significantly increased in the uraemia group (P < 0.05), and also in the PD 2-week group and PD4-week group (P < 0.05) compared with uraemia group. The mRNAs of VEGF-A and VEGF-C in 4-week PD group likewise were significantly increased compared with the 2-week PD group. However, the mRNA expression of TTP was significantly decreased in the uraemia group compared with the normal group (P < 0.05), and also in the PD group compared with the uraemia group (P < 0.05). Compared with the normal group, the protein expressions of TTP were significantly decreased in the uraemia group (P < 0.05), and also in the PD group compared with the uraemia group (P < 0.05). Compared with the normal group, the MVD and LVD counts were gradually increased in the PD group, which was associated with PD time. In addition, the expression of TTP gradually decreased over PD time. High-glucose PD fluid and uraemic circumstance resulted in the abnormal expression of TTP and the VEGF family in a PD time-dependent manner; this may lead to UFF through angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis.
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- Jing Xiao
- Department of Nephrology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No.1 Eastern Jianshe Road, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan, China
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Mao R, Nie H, Cai D, Zhang J, Liu H, Yan R, Cuconati A, Block TM, Guo JT, Guo H. Inhibition of hepatitis B virus replication by the host zinc finger antiviral protein. PLoS Pathog 2013; 9:e1003494. [PMID: 23853601 PMCID: PMC3708887 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2013] [Accepted: 05/20/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The zinc finger antiviral protein (ZAP) is a mammalian host restriction factor that inhibits the replication of a variety of RNA viruses, including retroviruses, alphaviruses and filoviruses, through interaction with the ZAP-responsive elements (ZRE) in viral RNA, and recruiting the exosome to degrade RNA substrate. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a pararetrovirus that replicates its genomic DNA via reverse transcription of a viral pregenomic (pg) RNA precursor. Here, we demonstrate that the two isoforms of human ZAP (hZAP-L and -S) inhibit HBV replication in human hepatocyte-derived cells through posttranscriptional down-regulation of viral pgRNA. Mechanistically, the zinc finger motif-containing N-terminus of hZAP is responsible for the reduction of HBV RNA, and the integrity of the four zinc finger motifs is essential for ZAP to bind to HBV RNA and fulfill its antiviral function. The ZRE sequences conferring the susceptibility of viral RNA to ZAP-mediated RNA decay were mapped to the terminal redundant region (nt 1820–1918) of HBV pgRNA. In agreement with its role as a host restriction factor and as an innate immune mediator for HBV infection, ZAP was upregulated in cultured primary human hepatocytes and hepatocyte-derived cells upon IFN-α treatment or IPS-1 activation, and in the livers of hepatitis B patients during immune active phase. Knock down of ZAP expression increased the level of HBV RNA and partially attenuated the antiviral effect elicited by IPS-1 in cell cultures. In summary, we demonstrated that ZAP is an intrinsic host antiviral factor with activity against HBV through down-regulation of viral RNA, and that ZAP plays a role in the innate control of HBV replication. Our findings thus shed light on virus-host interaction, viral pathogenesis, and antiviral approaches. The dynamics of virus and host interaction greatly influence viral pathogenesis, and host cells have evolved multiple mechanisms to inhibit viral replication. Since it was first discovered as a cellular restriction factor for retroviruses, the host-encoded zinc finger antiviral protein (ZAP) has been shown to antagonize a variety of viral species, possibly through a common mechanism by which ZAP targets viral RNA for degradation. Here we report that hepatitis B virus (HBV) is also vulnerable to ZAP-mediated viral RNA reduction. ZAP is able to interact with HBV RNA through its zinc finger motifs, and the ZAP-responsive element which determines ZAP's antiviral specificity and activity is located within the 100-nucleotide-long terminal redundant region in the viral RNA genome. While the replication of HBV is constitutively restricted under the basal expression of intrahepatic ZAP, activation of host innate defenses, and potentially the acquired immune responses as well, could further elevate ZAP expression to suppress HBV replication. Therefore, our study not only expands the antiviral spectrum of ZAP, but also provides cumulative and novel information for a better understanding of ZAP biology and antiviral mechanisms. We also envision that the endogenous or engineered ZAP could be utilized in the future for development of therapeutic means to treat chronic hepatitis B, which currently affects more than 5% of the world's population.
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- Richeng Mao
- Institute for Biotechnology and Virology Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of the Ministries of Education and Health, Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute for Biotechnology and Virology Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Institute for Biotechnology and Virology Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of the Ministries of Education and Health, Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Virology of the Ministries of Education and Health, Department of Infectious Diseases, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute for Biotechnology and Virology Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Institute for Hepatitis and Virus Research, Hepatitis B Foundation, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Institute for Biotechnology and Virology Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Institute for Hepatitis and Virus Research, Hepatitis B Foundation, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Institute for Biotechnology and Virology Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Institute for Biotechnology and Virology Research, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Ciais D, Cherradi N, Feige JJ. Multiple functions of tristetraprolin/TIS11 RNA-binding proteins in the regulation of mRNA biogenesis and degradation. Cell Mol Life Sci 2013; 70:2031-44. [PMID: 22968342 PMCID: PMC11113850 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-012-1150-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2012] [Revised: 08/27/2012] [Accepted: 08/28/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Members of the tristetraprolin (TTP/TIS11) family are important RNA-binding proteins initially characterized as mediators of mRNA degradation. They act via their interaction with AU-rich elements present in the 3'UTR of regulated transcripts. However, it is progressively appearing that the different steps of mRNA processing and fate including transcription, splicing, polyadenylation, translation, and degradation are coordinately regulated by multifunctional integrator proteins that possess a larger panel of functions than originally anticipated. Tristetraprolin and related proteins are very good examples of such integrators. This review gathers the present knowledge on the functions of this family of RNA-binding proteins, including their role in AU-rich element-mediated mRNA decay and focuses on recent advances that support the concept of their broader involvement in distinct steps of mRNA biogenesis and degradation.
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- Delphine Ciais
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1036, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant (iRTSV)/Biologie du Cancer et de l’Infection (BCI), 38054 Grenoble, France
- Université Joseph Fourier-Grenoble 1, 38041 Grenoble, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1036, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant (iRTSV)/Biologie du Cancer et de l’Infection (BCI), 38054 Grenoble, France
- Université Joseph Fourier-Grenoble 1, 38041 Grenoble, France
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1036, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
- Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives (CEA), Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant (iRTSV)/Biologie du Cancer et de l’Infection (BCI), 38054 Grenoble, France
- Université Joseph Fourier-Grenoble 1, 38041 Grenoble, France
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Damgaard CK, Lykke-Andersen J. Regulation of ARE-mRNA Stability by Cellular Signaling: Implications for Human Cancer. Cancer Treat Res 2013; 158:153-80. [PMID: 24222358 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-31659-3_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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During recent years, it has become clear that regulation of mRNA stability is an important event in the control of gene expression. The stability of a large class of mammalian mRNAs is regulated by AU-rich elements (AREs) located in the mRNA 3' UTRs. mRNAs with AREs are inherently labile but as a response to different cellular cues they can become either stabilized, allowing expression of a given gene, or further destabilized to silence their expression. These tightly regulated mRNAs include many that encode growth factors, proto-oncogenes, cytokines, and cell cycle regulators. Failure to properly regulate their stability can therefore lead to uncontrolled expression of factors associated with cell proliferation and has been implicated in several human cancers. A number of transfactors that recognize AREs and regulate the translation and degradation of ARE-mRNAs have been identified. These transfactors are regulated by signal transduction pathways, which are often misregulated in cancers. This chapter focuses on the function of ARE-binding proteins with an emphasis on their regulation by signaling pathways and the implications for human cancer.
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Xia YJ, Zhao SH, Mao BY. Involvement of XZFP36L1, an RNA-binding protein, in Xenopus neural development. DONG WU XUE YAN JIU = ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH 2012; 33:E82-8. [PMID: 23266986 DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1141.2012.e05-06e82] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Xenopus ZFP36L1 (zinc finger protein 36, C3H type-like 1) belongs to the ZFP36 family of RNA-binding proteins, which contains two characteristic tandem CCCH-type zinc-finger domains. The ZFP36 proteins can bind AU-rich elements in 3' untranslated regions of target mRNAs and promote their turnover. However, the expression and role of ZFP36 genes during neural development in Xenopus embryos remains largely unknown. The present study showed that Xenopus ZFP36L1 was expressed at the dorsal part of the forebrain, forebrain-midbrain boundary, and midbrain-hindbrain boundary from late neurula stages to tadpole stages of embryonic development. Overexpression of XZFP36L1 in Xenopus embryos inhibited neural induction and differentiation, leading to severe neural tube defects. The function of XZP36L1 requires both its zinc finger and C terminal domains, which also affect its subcellular localization. These results suggest that XZFP36L1 is likely involved in neural development in Xenopus and might play an important role in post-transcriptional regulation.
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- Ying-Jie Xia
- Kunming Institute of Zoology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China
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Vindry C, Lauwers A, Hutin D, Soin R, Wauquier C, Kruys V, Gueydan C. dTIS11 Protein-dependent polysomal deadenylation is the key step in AU-rich element-mediated mRNA decay in Drosophila cells. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:35527-35538. [PMID: 22932903 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.356188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The destabilization of AU-rich element (ARE)-containing mRNAs mediated by proteins of the TIS11 family is conserved among eukaryotes including Drosophila. Previous studies have demonstrated that Tristetraprolin, a human protein of the TIS11 family, induces the degradation of ARE-containing mRNAs through a large variety of mechanisms including deadenylation, decapping, and P-body targeting. We have previously shown that the degradation of the mRNA encoding the antimicrobial peptide Cecropin A1 (CecA1) is controlled by the TIS11 protein (dTIS11) in Drosophila cells. In this study, we used CecA1 mRNA as a model to investigate the molecular mechanism of dTIS11-mediated mRNA decay. We observed that during the biphasic deadenylation and decay process of this mRNA, dTIS11 enhances deadenylation performed by the CCR4-CAF-NOT complex while the mRNA is still associated with ribosomes. Sequencing of mRNA degradation intermediates revealed that the complete deadenylation of the mRNA triggers its decapping and decay in both the 5'-3' and the 3'-5' directions. Contrary to the observations made for its mammalian homologs, overexpression of dTIS11 does not promote the localization of ARE-containing mRNAs in P-bodies but rather decreases the accumulation of CecA1 mRNA in these structures by enhancing the degradation process. Therefore, our results suggest that proteins of the TIS11 family may have acquired additional functions in the course of evolution from invertebrates to mammals.
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- Caroline Vindry
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire du Gène, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 12 rue Pr. Jeener et Brachet, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire du Gène, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 12 rue Pr. Jeener et Brachet, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- Laboratoire d'Immunobiologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 12 rue Pr. Jeener et Brachet, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire du Gène, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 12 rue Pr. Jeener et Brachet, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire du Gène, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 12 rue Pr. Jeener et Brachet, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire du Gène, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 12 rue Pr. Jeener et Brachet, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium; Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging, Faculté des Sciences, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 12 rue Pr. Jeener et Brachet, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire du Gène, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 12 rue Pr. Jeener et Brachet, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium.
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Jura J, Skalniak L, Koj A. Monocyte chemotactic protein-1-induced protein-1 (MCPIP1) is a novel multifunctional modulator of inflammatory reactions. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2012; 1823:1905-13. [PMID: 22771441 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2012.06.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2012] [Revised: 06/21/2012] [Accepted: 06/25/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The generalized inflammatory response leads to activation of hundreds of genes transcribed in an established sequence in specialized cells. Transcriptome analysis of human monocyte-derived cells stimulated with IL-1beta or with monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) has led to the identification of a new inflammation-related gene ZC3H12A encoding a chain of 599 amino acids corresponding to a 66-kDa protein. The protein, given a provisional name of MCPIP1 (monocyte chemotactic protein-induced protein-1), is expressed in several human and murine tissues such as bone marrow, spleen, heart and placenta. In in vivo studies, mice with inactivated MCPIP1-encoding gene showed growth retardation, lymphadenopathy, splenomegaly and enhanced inflammatory symptoms. Principal molecular features of MCPIP1 include a single zinc finger motif, an RNase-like PIN domain and ubiquitin-binding domain. Reports from independent laboratories suggest that MCPIP1 may function also as a deubiquitinase. Although MCPIP1 is regarded by some authors as a new transcription factor or cell differentiation factor modulating angiogenesis or adipogenesis, its principal function appears to be downregulation of inflammatory responses through at least two independent mechanisms: increased degradation of cytokine mRNAs and inhibition of LPS- and IL-1-induced NF-kappaB signaling pathway. The interference with NF-kappaB activation is highly complex and includes TRAF6 and TANK interaction with the ubiquitin-associated (UBA) domain of MCPIP1. Purified MCPIP1 protein was reported to degrade specific mRNA and cleave K48- and K63-linked polyubiquitin chains. Although some structural features and the mechanism of action of MCPIP1 are not fully explained yet, its importance in the regulation of inflammatory reactions has been firmly established.
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- Jolanta Jura
- Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
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Lin NY, Lin TY, Yang WH, Wang SC, Wang KT, Su YL, Jiang YW, Chang GD, Chang CJ. Differential expression and functional analysis of the tristetraprolin family during early differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. Int J Biol Sci 2012; 8:761-77. [PMID: 22701344 PMCID: PMC3371571 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.4036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2012] [Accepted: 05/15/2012] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The tristetraprolin (TTP) family comprises zinc finger-containing AU-rich element (ARE)-binding proteins consisting of three major members: TTP, ZFP36L1, and ZFP36L2. The present study generated specific antibodies against each TTP member to evaluate its expression during differentiation of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. In contrast to the inducible expression of TTP, results indicated constitutive expression of ZFP36L1 and ZFP36L2 in 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and their phosphorylation in response to differentiation signals. Physical RNA pull-down and functional luciferase assays revealed that ZFP36L1 and ZFP36L2 bound to the 3' untranslated region (UTR) of MAPK phosphatase-1 (MKP-1) mRNA and downregulated Mkp-1 3'UTR-mediated luciferase activity. Mkp-1 is an immediate early gene for which the mRNA is transiently expressed in response to differentiation signals. The half-life of Mkp-1 mRNA was longer at 30 min of induction than at 1 h and 2 h of induction. Knockdown of TTP or ZFP36L2 increased the Mkp-1 mRNA half-life at 1 h of induction. Knockdown of ZFP36L1, but not ZFP36L2, increased Mkp-1 mRNA basal levels via mRNA stabilization and downregulated ERK activation. Differentiation induced phosphorylation of ZFP36L1 through ERK and AKT signals. Phosphorylated ZFP36L1 then interacted with 14-3-3, which might decrease its mRNA destabilizing activity. Inhibition of adipogenesis also occurred in ZFP36L1 and TTP knockdown cells. The findings indicate that the differential expression of TTP family members regulates immediate early gene expression and modulates adipogenesis.
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- Nien-Yi Lin
- 1. Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128, Academia Road Sec 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- 2. Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, 1 Roosevelt Road Sec 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- 2. Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, 1 Roosevelt Road Sec 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- 1. Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128, Academia Road Sec 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- 2. Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, 1 Roosevelt Road Sec 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- 2. Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, 1 Roosevelt Road Sec 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- 2. Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, 1 Roosevelt Road Sec 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- 2. Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, 1 Roosevelt Road Sec 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- 1. Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128, Academia Road Sec 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
- 2. Graduate Institute of Biochemical Sciences, College of Life Science, National Taiwan University, 1 Roosevelt Road Sec 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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Yeh PA, Yang WH, Chiang PY, Wang SC, Chang MS, Chang CJ. Drosophila eyes absent is a novel mRNA target of the tristetraprolin (TTP) protein DTIS11. Int J Biol Sci 2012; 8:606-19. [PMID: 22553461 PMCID: PMC3341602 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.3782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2011] [Accepted: 04/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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The Tristetraprolin (TTP) protein family includes four mammalian members (TTP, TIS11b, TIS11d, and ZFP36L3), but only one in Drosophila melanogaster (DTIS11). These proteins bind target mRNAs with AU-rich elements (AREs) via two C3H zinc finger domains and destabilize the mRNAs. We found that overexpression of mouse TIS11b or DTIS11 in the Drosophila retina dramatically reduced eye size, similar to the phenotype of eyes absent (eya) mutants. The eya transcript is one of many ARE-containing mRNAs in Drosophila. We showed that TIS11b reduced levels of eya mRNA in vivo. In addition, overexpression of Eya rescued the TIS11b overexpression phenotype. RNA pull-down and luciferase reporter analyses demonstrated that the DTIS11 RNA-binding domain is required for DTIS11 to bind the eya 3' UTR and reduce levels of eya mRNA. Moreover, ectopic expression of DTIS11 in Drosophila S2 cells decreased levels of eya mRNA and reduced cell viability. Consistent with these results, TTP proteins overexpressed in MCF7 human breast cancer cells were associated with eya homologue 2 (EYA2) mRNA, and caused a decrease in EYA2 mRNA stability and cell viability. Our results suggest that eya mRNA is a target of TTP proteins, and that downregulation of EYA by TTP may lead to reduced cell viability in Drosophila and human cells.
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- Po-An Yeh
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Road Sec 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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Sanduja S, Blanco FF, Dixon DA. The roles of TTP and BRF proteins in regulated mRNA decay. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2012; 2:42-57. [PMID: 21278925 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.28] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Adenylate- and uridylate-rich element (ARE) motifs are cis-acting elements present in the 3′ untranslated region of mRNA transcripts that encode many inflammation- and cancer-associated genes. The TIS11 family of RNA-binding proteins, composed of tristetraprolin (TTP) and butyrate response factors 1 and 2 (BRF-1 and -2), plays a critical role in regulating the expression of ARE-containing mRNAs. Through their ability to bind and target ARE-containing mRNAs for rapid degradation, this class of RNA-binding proteins serves a fundamental role in limiting the expression of a number of critical genes, thereby exerting anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer effects. Regulation of TIS11 family members occurs on a number of levels through cellular signaling events to control their transcription, mRNA turnover, phosphorylation status, cellular localization, association with other proteins, and proteosomal degradation, all of which impact TIS11 members' ability to promote ARE-mediated mRNA decay along with decay-independent functions. This review summarizes our current understanding of posttranscriptional regulation of ARE-containing gene expression by TIS11 family members and discusses their role in maintaining normal physiological processes and the pathological consequences in their absence.
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- Sandhya Sanduja
- Department of Biological Sciences and Cancer Research Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, USA
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Sanduja S, Blanco FF, Young LE, Kaza V, Dixon DA. The role of tristetraprolin in cancer and inflammation. Front Biosci (Landmark Ed) 2012; 17:174-88. [PMID: 22201737 DOI: 10.2741/3920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Messenger RNA decay is a critical mechanism to control the expression of many inflammation- and cancer-associated genes. These transcripts are targeted for rapid degradation through AU-rich element (ARE) motifs present in the mRNA 3' untranslated region (3'UTR). Tristetraprolin (TTP) is an RNA-binding protein that plays a significant role in regulating the expression of ARE-containing mRNAs. Through its ability to bind AREs and target the bound mRNA for rapid degradation, TTP can limit the expression of a number of critical genes frequently overexpressed in inflammation and cancer. Regulation of TTP occurs on multiple levels through cellular signaling events to control transcription, mRNA turnover, phosphorylation status, cellular localization, association with other proteins, and proteosomal degradation, all of which impact TTP's ability to promote ARE-mediated mRNA decay along with decay-independent functions of TTP. This review summarizes the current understanding of post-transcriptional regulation of ARE-containing gene expression by TTP and discusses its role in maintaining homeostasis and the pathological consequences of losing TTP expression.
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- Sandhya Sanduja
- Department of Biological Sciences and Cancer Research Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
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Kedar VP, Zucconi BE, Wilson GM, Blackshear PJ. Direct binding of specific AUF1 isoforms to tandem zinc finger domains of tristetraprolin (TTP) family proteins. J Biol Chem 2011; 287:5459-71. [PMID: 22203679 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.312652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Tristetraprolin (TTP) is the prototype of a family of CCCH tandem zinc finger proteins that can bind to AU-rich elements in mRNAs and promote their decay. TTP binds to mRNA through its central tandem zinc finger domain; it then promotes mRNA deadenylation, considered to be the rate-limiting step in eukaryotic mRNA decay. We found that TTP and its related family members could bind to certain isoforms of another AU-rich element-binding protein, HNRNPD/AUF1, as well as a related protein, laAUF1. The interaction domain within AUF1p45 appeared to be a C-terminal "GY" region, and the interaction domain within TTP was the tandem zinc finger domain. Surprisingly, binding of AUF1p45 to TTP occurred even with TTP mutants that lacked RNA binding activity. In cell extracts, binding of AUF1p45 to TTP potentiated TTP binding to ARE-containing RNA probes, as determined by RNA gel shift assays; AUF1p45 did not bind to the RNA probes under these conditions. Using purified, recombinant proteins and a synthetic RNA target in FRET assays, we demonstrated that AUF1p45, but not AUF1p37, increased TTP binding affinity for RNA ∼5-fold. These data suggest that certain isoforms of AUF1 can serve as "co-activators" of TTP family protein binding to RNA. The results raise interesting questions about the ability of AUF1 isoforms to regulate the mRNA binding and decay-promoting activities of TTP and its family members as well as the ability of AUF1 proteins to serve as possible physical links between TTP and other mRNA decay proteins and structures.
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- Vishram P Kedar
- Laboratory of Signal Transduction, NIEHS, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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Molecular identification of the gene encoding porcine tristetraprolin (TTP). Mol Cell Biochem 2010; 345:145-51. [DOI: 10.1007/s11010-010-0567-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2010] [Accepted: 07/29/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Stumpo DJ, Lai WS, Blackshear PJ. Inflammation: cytokines and RNA-based regulation. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2010; 1:60-80. [PMID: 21956907 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The outcome of an inflammatory response depends upon the coordinated regulation of a variety of both pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines and other proteins. Regulation of these inflammation mediators can occur at multiple levels, including transcription, mRNA translation, post-translational modifications, and mRNA degradation. Post-transcriptional regulation has been shown to play an important role in controlling the expression of these mediators, allowing for normal initiation and resolution of the inflammatory response. Many inflammatory mediators have unstable mRNAs due, in part, to the presence of AU-rich elements in their 3'-untranslated regions. Increasing numbers of RNA-binding proteins have been identified that can bind to these AU-rich elements and then regulate the stability and/or translation of the mRNA. This review summarizes current knowledge about the role of several RNA-binding proteins that act through AU-rich elements to post-transcriptionally regulate the biosynthesis of proteins involved in inflammation.
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- Deborah J Stumpo
- Laboratory of Signal Transduction, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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Kedar VP, Darby MK, Williams JG, Blackshear PJ. Phosphorylation of human tristetraprolin in response to its interaction with the Cbl interacting protein CIN85. PLoS One 2010; 5:e9588. [PMID: 20221403 PMCID: PMC2833206 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0009588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2009] [Accepted: 02/09/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background Tristetraprolin (TTP) is the prototype member of a family of CCCH tandem zinc finger proteins and is considered to be an anti-inflammatory protein in mammals. TTP plays a critical role in the decay of tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) mRNA, among others, by binding AU-rich RNA elements in the 3′-untranslated regions of this transcript and promoting its deadenylation and degradation. Methodology/Principal Findings We used yeast two-hybrid analysis to identify potential protein binding partners for human TTP (hTTP). Various regions of hTTP recovered 31 proteins that fell into 12 categories based on sequence similarities. Among these, the interactions between hTTP and CIN85, cytoplasmic poly (A) binding protein (PABP), nucleolin and heat shock protein 70 were confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation experiments. CIN85 and hTTP co-localized in the cytoplasm of cells as determined by confocal microscopy. CIN85 contains three SH3 domains that specifically bind a unique proline-arginine motif (PXXXPR) found in several CIN85 effectors. We found that the SH3 domains of CIN85 bound to a PXXXPR motif located near the C-terminus of hTTP. Co-expression of CIN85 with hTTP resulted in the increased phosphorylation of hTTP at serine residues in positions 66 and 93, possibly due in part to the demonstrated association of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase 4 (MEKK4) to both proteins. The presence of CIN85 did not appear to alter hTTP's binding to RNA probes or its stimulated breakdown of TNF mRNA. Conclusions/Significance These studies describe interactions between hTTP and nucleolin, cytoplasmic PABP, heat shock protein 70 and CIN85; these interactions were initially discovered by two-hybrid analysis, and confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation. We found that CIN85 binding to a C-terminal motif within hTTP led to the increased phosphorylation of hTTP, possibly through enhanced association with MEKK4. The functional consequences to each of the members of this putative complex remain to be determined.
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- Vishram P. Kedar
- The Laboratory of Signal Transduction, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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- The Laboratory of Signal Transduction, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Protein Microcharacterization Core Facility, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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- The Laboratory of Signal Transduction, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
- Departments of Medicine and Biochemistry, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Racher H, Hansen D. Translational control in the C. elegans hermaphrodite germ line. Genome 2010; 53:83-102. [DOI: 10.1139/g09-090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The formation of a fully developed gamete from an undifferentiated germ cell requires progression through numerous developmental stages and cell fate decisions. The precise timing and level of gene expression guides cells through these stages. Translational regulation is highly utilized in the germ line of many species, including Caenorhabditis elegans , to regulate gene expression and ensure the proper formation of gametes. In this review, we discuss some of the developmental stages and cell fate decisions involved in the formation of functional gametes in the C. elegans germ line in which translational control has been implicated. These stages include the mitosis versus meiosis decision, the sperm/oocyte decision, and gamete maturation. We also discuss some of the techniques used to identify mRNA targets; the identification of these targets is necessary to clearly understand the role each RNA-binding protein plays in these decisions. Relatively few mRNA targets have been identified, thus providing a major focus for future research. Finally, we propose some reasons why translational control may be utilized so heavily in the germ line. Given that many species have this substantial reliance on translational regulation for the control of gene expression in the germ line, an understanding of translational regulation in the C. elegans germ line is likely to increase our understanding of gamete formation in general.
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- Hilary Racher
- University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, Department of Biological Sciences, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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- University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive, Department of Biological Sciences, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
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Lee SJ, Michel SLJ. Cysteine Oxidation Enhanced by Iron in Tristetraprolin, A Zinc Finger Peptide. Inorg Chem 2010; 49:1211-9. [DOI: 10.1021/ic9024298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Seung Jae Lee
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-1180
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-1180
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Sanduja S, Kaza V, Dixon DA. The mRNA decay factor tristetraprolin (TTP) induces senescence in human papillomavirus-transformed cervical cancer cells by targeting E6-AP ubiquitin ligase. Aging (Albany NY) 2009; 1:803-17. [PMID: 20157568 PMCID: PMC2815738 DOI: 10.18632/aging.100086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2009] [Accepted: 09/08/2009] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The RNA-binding
protein tristetraprolin (TTP) regulates expression of many
cancer-associated and proinflammatory factors through binding AU-rich
elements (ARE) in the 3'-untranslated region (3'UTR) and facilitating rapid
mRNA decay. Here we report on the ability of TTP to act in an
anti-proliferative capacity in HPV18-positive HeLa cells by inducing
senescence. HeLa cells maintain a dormant p53 pathway and elevated
telomerase activity resulting from HPV-mediated transformation, whereas TTP
expression counteracted this effect by stabilizing p53 protein and
inhibiting hTERT expression. Presence of TTP did not alter E6 and E7 viral
mRNA levels indicating that these are not TTP targets. It was found that
TTP promoted rapid mRNA decay of the cellular
ubiquitin ligase E6-associated protein (E6-AP). RNA-binding studies
demonstrated TTP and E6-AP mRNA interaction and deletion of the E6-AP mRNA
ARE-containing 3'UTR imparts resistance to TTP-mediated downregulation.
Similar results were obtained with high-risk HPV16-positive cells that
employ the E6-AP pathway to control p53 and hTERT levels. Furthermore, loss
of TTP expression was consistently observed in cervical cancer tissue
compared to normal tissue. These findings demonstrate the ability of TTP to
act as a tumor suppressor by inhibiting the E6-AP pathway
and indicate TTP loss to be a critical event during HPV-mediated
carcinogenesis.
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- Sandhya Sanduja
- Department of Biological Sciences and Cancer Research Center, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29203, USA
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TIS11 family proteins and their roles in posttranscriptional gene regulation. J Biomed Biotechnol 2009; 2009:634520. [PMID: 19672455 PMCID: PMC2722025 DOI: 10.1155/2009/634520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2009] [Accepted: 05/18/2009] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression of mRNAs containing adenine-uridine rich elements (AREs) in their 3′ untranslated regions is mediated by a number of different proteins that interact with these elements to either stabilise or destabilise them. The present review concerns the TPA-inducible sequence 11 (TIS11) protein family, a small family of proteins, that appears to interact with ARE-containing mRNAs and promote their degradation. This family of proteins has been extensively studied in the past decade. Studies have focussed on determining their biochemical functions, identifying their target mRNAs, and determining their roles in cell functions and diseases.
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Schichl YM, Resch U, Hofer-Warbinek R, de Martin R. Tristetraprolin impairs NF-kappaB/p65 nuclear translocation. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:29571-81. [PMID: 19654331 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.031237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Tristetraprolin (TTP) is a prototypic family member of CCCH-type tandem zinc-finger domain proteins that regulate mRNA destabilization in eukaryotic cells. TTP binds to AU-rich elements (AREs) in the 3'-untranslated region of certain mRNAs, including tumor necrosis factor alpha, granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and immediate early response 3, thereby facilitating their ARE-mediated decay. Expression of TTP is up-regulated by a variety of agents, including inflammatory mediators such as tumor necrosis factor alpha, a prominent activator of the nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) family of transcription factors. Accordingly, TTP is involved in the negative feedback regulation of NF-kappaB through promoting mRNA degradation. We describe here a novel, ARE-mediated decay-independent function of TTP on the termination of NF-kappaB response: TTP suppresses the transcriptional activity of NF-kappaB-dependent promoters independent of its mRNA-destabilizing property. In TTP knock-out mouse embryonic fibroblasts, lack of TTP leads to enhanced nuclear p65 levels, which is associated with the up-regulation of specific, ARE-less NF-kappaB target genes. We find that attenuation of NF-kappaB activity is at least in part due to an interference of TTP with the nuclear import of the p65 subunit of the transcription factor. This novel role of TTP may synergize with its mRNA-degrading function to contribute to the efficient regulation of proinflammatory gene expression.
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- Yvonne M Schichl
- Department of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Medical University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Targeted disruption of Zfp36l2, encoding a CCCH tandem zinc finger RNA-binding protein, results in defective hematopoiesis. Blood 2009; 114:2401-10. [PMID: 19633199 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2009-04-214619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Members of the tristetraprolin family of tandem CCCH finger proteins can bind to AU-rich elements in the 3'-untranslated region of mRNAs, leading to their deadenylation and subsequent degradation. Partial deficiency of 1 of the 4 mouse tristetraprolin family members, Zfp36l2, resulted in complete female infertility because of early embryo death. We have now generated mice completely deficient in the ZFP36L2 protein. Homozygous Zfp36l2 knockout (KO) mice died within approximately 2 weeks of birth, apparently from intestinal or other hemorrhage. Analysis of peripheral blood from KO mice showed a decrease in red and white cells, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and platelets. Yolk sacs from embryonic day 11.5 (E11.5) Zfp36l2 KO mice and fetal livers from E14.5 KO mice gave rise to markedly reduced numbers of definitive multilineage and lineage-committed hematopoietic progenitors. Competitive reconstitution experiments demonstrated that Zfp36l2 KO fetal liver hematopoietic stem cells were unable to adequately reconstitute the hematopoietic system of lethally irradiated recipients. These data establish Zfp36l2 as a critical modulator of definitive hematopoiesis and suggest a novel regulatory pathway involving control of mRNA stability in the life cycle of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells.
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Polo-like protein kinase 3 (Plk3) has been proposed to regulate entry into S phase and promote apoptosis in response to oxidative stress. Its mRNA contains three AU-rich elements (AREs) in its 3' untranslated region (3'-UTR) that can contribute to the rapid degradation of labile transcripts. We investigated the possibility that tristetraprolin (TTP), a tandem CCCH zinc finger protein, could promote the decay of Plk3 transcripts. TTP is known to stimulate the deadenylation and decay of mRNAs possessing one or more copies of the consensus nonamer motif UUAUUUAUU. In stable mouse fibroblast cell lines derived from wild-type and TTP knockout littermates, the decay of Plk3 transcripts after serum stimulation was slowed in the absence of TTP. The specificity of TTP for promoting the degradation of Plk3 was demonstrated by the unaltered decay of Plk3 mRNA in cell lines deficient in the TTP family members ZFP36L1 and ZFP36L2. We also found that the AREs present in the Plk3 transcript were essential for both the binding of TTP to the 3'-UTR and promoting the destruction of target transcripts in cotransfection experiments. The regulation of Plk3 mRNA stability by TTP may influence the control of the cell cycle by this protein kinase.
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Asirvatham AJ, Magner WJ, Tomasi TB. miRNA regulation of cytokine genes. Cytokine 2009; 45:58-69. [PMID: 19121586 PMCID: PMC3129852 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2008.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2008] [Revised: 10/23/2008] [Accepted: 11/19/2008] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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In this review we discuss specific examples of regulation of cytokine genes and focus on a new mechanism involving post-transcriptional regulation via miRNAs. The post-transcriptional regulation of cytokine genes via the destabilizing activity of AU-rich elements [AREs] and miRNAs is a pre-requisite for regulating the half-life of many cytokines and achieving the temporal and spatial distributions required for regulation of these genes.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ananthi J. Asirvatham
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Department of Immunology, Elm & Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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- Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Department of Immunology, Elm & Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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- Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Department of Immunology, Elm & Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
- Departments of Medicine and Microbiology & Immunology, State University of New York, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY 14214, USA
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