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RACK1 Regulates Poxvirus Protein Synthesis Independently of Its Role in Ribosome-Based Stress Signaling. J Virol 2022; 96:e0109322. [PMID: 36098514 PMCID: PMC9517738 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01093-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Receptor for activated C kinase 1 (RACK1) is a small ribosomal subunit protein that is phosphorylated by vaccinia virus (VacV) to maximize translation of postreplicative (PR) mRNAs that harbor 5' polyA leaders. However, RACK1 is a multifunctional protein that both controls translation directly and acts as a scaffold for signaling to and from the ribosome. This includes stress signaling that is activated by ribosome-associated quality control (RQC) and ribotoxic stress response (RSR) pathways. As VacV infection activates RQC and stress signaling, whether RACK1 influences viral protein synthesis through its effects on translation, signaling, or both remains unclear. Examining the effects of genetic knockout of RACK1 on the phosphorylation of key mitogenic and stress-related kinases, we reveal that loss of RACK1 specifically blunts the activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase/stress-activated protein kinase (JNK/SAPK) at late stages of infection. However, RACK1 was not required for JNK recruitment to ribosomes, and unlike RACK1 knockout, JNK inhibitors had no effect on viral protein synthesis. Moreover, reduced JNK activity during infection in RACK1 knockout cells contrasted with the absolute requirement for RACK1 in RSR-induced JNK phosphorylation. Comparing the effects of RACK1 knockout alongside inhibitors of late stage replication, our data suggest that JNK activation is only indirectly affected by the absence of RACK1 due to reduced viral protein accumulation. Cumulatively, our findings in the context of infection add further support for a model whereby RACK1 plays a specific and direct role in controlling translation of PR viral mRNAs that is independent of its role in ribosome-based stress signaling. IMPORTANCE Receptor for activated C kinase 1 (RACK1) is a multifunctional ribosomal protein that regulates translation directly and mediates signaling to and from the ribosome. While recent work has shown that RACK1 is phosphorylated by vaccinia virus (VacV) to stimulate translation of postreplicative viral mRNAs, whether RACK1 also contributes to VacV replication through its roles in ribosome-based stress signaling remains unclear. Here, we characterize the role of RACK1 in infected cells. In doing so, we find that RACK1 is essential for stress signal activation by ribotoxic stress responses but not by VacV infection. Moreover, although the loss of RACK1 reduces the level of stress-associated JNK activation in infected cells, this is an indirect consequence of RACK1's specific requirement for the synthesis of postreplicative viral proteins, the accumulation of which determines the level of cellular stress. Our findings reveal both the specific role of RACK1 and the complex downstream effects of its control of viral protein synthesis in the context of infection.
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Ruan T, Sun Y, Zhang J, Sun J, Liu W, Prinz RA, Peng D, Liu X, Xu X. H5N1 infection impairs the alveolar epithelial barrier through intercellular junction proteins via Itch-mediated proteasomal degradation. Commun Biol 2022; 5:186. [PMID: 35233032 PMCID: PMC8888635 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-022-03131-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The H5N1 subtype of the avian influenza virus causes sporadic but fatal infections in humans. H5N1 virus infection leads to the disruption of the alveolar epithelial barrier, a pathologic change that often progresses into acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and pneumonia. The mechanisms underlying this remain poorly understood. Here we report that H5N1 viruses downregulate the expression of intercellular junction proteins (E-cadherin, occludin, claudin-1, and ZO-1) in several cell lines and the lungs of H5N1 virus-infected mice. H5N1 virus infection activates TGF-β-activated kinase 1 (TAK1), which then activates p38 and ERK to induce E3 ubiquitin ligase Itch expression and to promote occludin ubiquitination and degradation. Inhibition of the TAK1-Itch pathway restores the intercellular junction structure and function in vitro and in the lungs of H5N1 virus-infected mice. Our study suggests that H5N1 virus infection impairs the alveolar epithelial barrier by downregulating the expression of intercellular junction proteins at the posttranslational level.
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- Tao Ruan
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, China.,Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Surgery, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL, 60201, USA
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- Animal Infectious Disease Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, 225009, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonosis, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Animal Infectious Disease Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, 225009, China.,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonosis, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, China. .,Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, China. .,Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonosis, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, China.
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Khatiwada S, Delhon G, Chaulagain S, Rock DL. The novel ORFV protein ORFV113 activates LPA-p38 signaling. PLoS Pathog 2021; 17:e1009971. [PMID: 34614034 PMCID: PMC8523077 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1009971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Revised: 10/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Viruses have evolved mechanisms to subvert critical cellular signaling pathways that regulate a wide range of cellular functions, including cell differentiation, proliferation and chemotaxis, and innate immune responses. Here, we describe a novel ORFV protein, ORFV113, that interacts with the G protein-coupled receptor Lysophosphatidic acid receptor 1 (LPA1). Consistent with its interaction with LPA1, ORFV113 enhances p38 kinase phosphorylation in ORFV infected cells in vitro and in vivo, and in cells transiently expressing ORFV113 or treated with soluble ORFV113. Infection of cells with virus lacking ORFV113 (OV-IA82Δ113) significantly decreased p38 phosphorylation and viral plaque size. Infection of cells with ORFV in the presence of a p38 kinase inhibitor markedly diminished ORFV replication, highlighting importance of p38 signaling during ORFV infection. ORFV113 enhancement of p38 activation was prevented in cells in which LPA1 expression was knocked down and in cells treated with LPA1 inhibitor. Infection of sheep with OV-IA82Δ113 led to a strikingly attenuated disease phenotype, indicating that ORFV113 is a major virulence determinant in the natural host. Notably, ORFV113 represents the first viral protein that modulates p38 signaling via interaction with LPA1 receptor.
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- Sushil Khatiwada
- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Nebraska Center for Virology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America
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Du S, Li Z, Xie X, Xu C, Shen X, Wang N, Shen Y. IL-17 stimulates the expression of CCL2 in cardiac myocytes via Act1/TRAF6/p38MAPK-dependent AP-1 activation. Scand J Immunol 2019; 91:e12840. [PMID: 31630418 DOI: 10.1111/sji.12840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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IL-17 participates in the development of many autoimmune diseases by promoting the expression of some chemokines. Chemokine C-C motif ligand 2 (CCL2) is an important factor at the infiltration of mononuclear cells in the myocardial tissue of viral myocarditis (VMC). It was found that IL-17 could aggravate myocardial injury by upregulating CCL2. But the underlying mechanism involved in CCL2 secretion induced by IL-17 in cardiac myocytes remains unclear. This study investigated the role of transcription factor AP-1 in IL-17 induced CCL2 expression. The results showed that IL-17 mediated the activation of Act1, TRAF6, p38MAPK and c-Jun/AP-1 not Wnt or PI3K signalling pathway to upregulate CCL2 expression in cardiac myocytes. After blocking Act1/TRAF6/p38MAPK cascade and interfering AP-1 with Curcumin or c-Jun siRNA, CCL2 expression induced by IL-17 was significantly attenuated at both mRNA and protein levels. Furthermore, the phosphorylation of c-Jun was suppressed when cardiac myocytes were treated with Act1 siRNA, TRAF6 siRNA, SB203580 (p38MAPK inhibitor) or SP600125 (JNK inhibitor) in cardiac myocytes. In conclusion, IL-17 could stimulate the expression of CCL2 in cardiac myocytes via Act1/TRAF6/p38MAPK-dependent AP-1 activation, which may provide a new target for the diagnosis and treatment of VMC.
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- Shiyou Du
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China.,Henan Key Laboratory of Precision Clinical Pharmacy, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Shanghai Institute of Immunology, Institutes of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Sheng T, Sun Y, Sun J, Prinz RA, Peng D, Liu X, Xu X. Role of TGF-β-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) activation in H5N1 influenza A virus-induced c-Jun terminal kinase activation and virus replication. Virology 2019; 537:263-271. [PMID: 31539775 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2019.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Activation of c-Jun terminal kinase (JNK) by the nonstructural protein 1 (NS1) of the H5N1 subtype of influenza A virus (IAV) plays an important role in inducing autophagy and virus replication. However, the mechanisms of NS1-induced JNK activation remain elusive. Here we first confirmed the ability of H5N1 (A/mallard/Huadong/S/2005) to activate JNK and to induce autophagy in 293T cells, a human embryonic kidney cell line. We further showed that TAK1, MAP kinase kinase 4 (MKK4), and JNK were activated in 293T cells transfected with the NS1 gene of the H5N1 virus. JNK activation by the NS1 protein or by H5N1 virus was blocked by 5Z-7-Oxozeaenol (5Z), a TAK1-specific inhibitor, and by TAK1 siRNA. Further study showed that 5Z and TAK1 siRNA suppressed H5N1 virus-induced autophagy and inhibited virus replication. Our study unveiled a previously unrecognized role of TAK1 in IAV replication, IAV-induced JNK activation, and autophagy.
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- Tianyu Sheng
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, PR China; Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Department of Surgery, NorthShore University Health System, Evanston, IL, 60201, USA
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- Animal Infectious Disease Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, PR China; Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonosis, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- Animal Infectious Disease Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, PR China; Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonosis, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, PR China; Institute of Comparative Medicine, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, PR China; Jiangsu Co-innovation Center for Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonosis, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, Jiangsu Province, PR China; Department of Cell and Molecular Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, 1653 W. Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL60612, USA.
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Youseff BH, Brewer TG, McNally KL, Izuogu AO, Lubick KJ, Presloid JB, Alqahtani S, Chattopadhyay S, Best SM, Hu X, Taylor RT. TRAF6 Plays a Proviral Role in Tick-Borne Flavivirus Infection through Interaction with the NS3 Protease. iScience 2019; 15:489-501. [PMID: 31129244 PMCID: PMC6536497 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2019.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Tick-borne flaviviruses (TBFVs) can cause life-threatening encephalitis and hemorrhagic fever. To identify virus-host interactions that may be exploited as therapeutic targets, we analyzed the TBFV polyprotein in silico for antiviral protein-binding motifs. We obtained two putative tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6)-binding motifs (TBMs) within the protease domain of the viral nonstructural 3 (NS3) protein. Here, we show that TBFV NS3 interacted with TRAF6 during infection and that TRAF6 supports TBFV replication. The proviral role of TRAF6 was not seen with mosquito-borne flaviviruses, consistent with the lack of conserved TBMs. Mutation of the second TBM within NS3 disrupted TRAF6 binding, coincident with reduced abundance of mature, autocatalytically derived form of the NS3 protease and significant virus attenuation in vitro. Our studies reveal insights into how flaviviruses exploit innate immunity for the purpose of viral replication and identify a potential target for therapeutic design. Langat virus (LGTV) NS3 protease interacts with TRAF6 during infection Tick-borne, unlike mosquito-borne, flaviviruses use TRAF6 for optimal replication E117A mutation of LGTV NS3 reduces TRAF6 binding and mature protease abundance LGTV with a mutated TRAF6-binding motif is attenuated in vitro
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- Brian H Youseff
- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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- Innate Immunity and Pathogenesis Unit, Laboratory of Virology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, DIR, NIAID, NIH, Hamilton, MT 59840, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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- Innate Immunity and Pathogenesis Unit, Laboratory of Virology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, DIR, NIAID, NIH, Hamilton, MT 59840, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH 43614, USA
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- Innate Immunity and Pathogenesis Unit, Laboratory of Virology, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, DIR, NIAID, NIH, Hamilton, MT 59840, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606, USA
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH 43614, USA.
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Zhang D, Li X, Hu Y, Jiang H, Wu Y, Ding Y, Yu K, He H, Xu J, Sun L, Qian F. Tabersonine attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury via suppressing TRAF6 ubiquitination. Biochem Pharmacol 2018; 154:183-192. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2018.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Li C, Miao R, Liu S, Wan Y, Zhang S, Deng Y, Bi J, Qu K, Zhang J, Liu C. Down-regulation of miR-146b-5p by long noncoding RNA MALAT1 in hepatocellular carcinoma promotes cancer growth and metastasis. Oncotarget 2018; 8:28683-28695. [PMID: 28404923 PMCID: PMC5438683 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.15640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2016] [Accepted: 01/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs play an important role in liver cancer genesis and progression. In this study, we identified down-regulation of miR-146b-5p associated with tumor growth, metastasis and poor survival in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patients. miR-146b-5p could suppress proliferation, migration, and invasion and induced apoptosis in vitro and in vivo. Remarkably, TNF receptor associated factor 6 (TRAF6) was confirmed as a direct target of miR-146b-5p in HCC and miR-146b-5p exerted the tumor suppression roles through inhibiting the phosphorylation of Akt mediated by TRAF6. Furthermore, we identified long non-coding RNA MALAT1 as a molecular sponge of miR-146b-5p to down-regulate its expression in HCC. In general, our results indicate that miR-146b-5p inhibits tumor growth and metastasis of HCC by targeting TRAF6 mediated Akt phosphorylation.
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- Chao Li
- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Geriatric Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710061, Shaanxi Province, China
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Bao X, Shi J, Xie F, Liu Z, Yu J, Chen W, Zhang Z, Xu Q. Proteolytic Release of the p75NTR Intracellular Domain by ADAM10 Promotes Metastasis and Resistance to Anoikis. Cancer Res 2018; 78:2262-2276. [DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-17-2789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Revised: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Interferon regulatory factor-1 activates autophagy to aggravate hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury via the P38/P62 pathway in mice. Sci Rep 2017; 7:43684. [PMID: 28266555 PMCID: PMC5339805 DOI: 10.1038/srep43684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Increasing evidence has linked autophagy to a detrimental role in hepatic ischemia- reperfusion (IR) injury (IRI). Here we focus on the role of interferon regulatory factor-1 (IRF-1) in regulating autophagy to aggravate hepatic IRI. We found that IRF-1 was up-regulated during hepatic IRI and was associated with an activation of the autophagic signaling. This increased IRF-1 expression, which was allied with high autophagic activity, amplified liver damage to IR, an effect which was abrogated by IRF-1 depletion. Moreover, IRF-1 contributed to P38 induced autophagic and apoptotic cell death, that can play a key role in liver dysfunction. The levels of P62 mRNA and protein were increased when P38 was activated and decreased when P38 was inhibited by SB203580. We conclude that IRF-1 functioned as a trigger to activate autophagy via P38 activation and that P62 was required for this P38-mediated autophagy. IRF-1 appears to exert a pivotal role in hepatic IRI, by predisposing hepatocytes to activate an autophagic pathway. Such an effect promotes autophagic cell death through the P38/P62 pathway. The identification of this novel pathway, that links expression levels of IRF-1 with autophagy, may provide new insights for the generation of novel protective therapies directed against hepatic IRI.
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Liu SZ, He XM, Zhang X, Zeng FC, Wang F, Zhou XY. Ischemic Preconditioning-Induced SOCS-1 Protects Rat Intestinal Ischemia Reperfusion Injury via Degradation of TRAF6. Dig Dis Sci 2017; 62:105-114. [PMID: 27538408 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-016-4277-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2016] [Accepted: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND The inflammatory immune response plays an important role in mesenteric ischemia and ischemia-reperfusion injury. Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is a critical receptor in transduction of the inflammatory response and plays an important role in intestinal homeostasis. Tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated factor 6 (TRAF6), known as a key adaptor protein downstream of TLR4, is involved in the inflammatory response by activating multiple apoptotic signaling pathways. However, mechanisms of the suppressor of cytokine signaling-1 (SOCS-1) in regulating cell inflammation and apoptosis are still obscure. OBJECTIVES To investigate the TLR4-TRAF6 signaling pathway in intestinal ischemia and reperfusion injury, as well as SOCS-1 expression after ischemic preconditioning in the rat intestine. METHODS The small bowel ischemia, ischemia-reperfusion, and preconditioning models were induced using ligation of the superior mesenteric artery in male Sprague-Dawley rats; then, the mRNA and protein levels of TLR4, TRAF6, and SOCS-1 were analyzed using real-time PCR, Western blot, and immunohistochemistry, respectively. RESULTS The expression of TLR4 and TRAF6 was gradually increased with increasing intestinal ischemia duration, but increased substantially after ischemia-reperfusion injury. After ischemic preconditioning, TLR4 and TRAF6 expressions decreased; however, expression of SOCS-1 and the TLR4-TRAF6 pathway inhibitor was increased. CONCLUSION These data show that ischemic preconditioning may induce the activation of SOCS-1 to inhibit the TLR4-TRAF6 signaling pathway, thereby playing a protective role in ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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- Sheng-Zhi Liu
- SouthWest Medical University Clinical Medicine, 25 Tai Ping Street, Lu Zhou, 646000, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China.,Department of Vascular Surgery, The Second People's Hospital of Yibin, 96 North Street, Yi Bin, 644000, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Medical Research Center, The Affiliated Hospital of SouthWest Medical University, 25 Tai Ping Street, Lu Zhou, 646000, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, The Affiliated Hospital of SouthWest Medical University, 25 Tai Ping Street, Lu Zhou, 646000, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Biochemistry, SouthWest Medical University, 25 Tai Ping Street, Lu Zhou, 646000, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Vascular and Thyroid Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of SouthWest Medical University, 25 Tai Ping Street, Lu Zhou, 646000, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Vascular and Thyroid Surgery, The Affiliated Hospital of SouthWest Medical University, 25 Tai Ping Street, Lu Zhou, 646000, Sichuan Province, People's Republic of China.
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Torres AA, Albarnaz JD, Bonjardim CA, Smith GL. Multiple Bcl-2 family immunomodulators from vaccinia virus regulate MAPK/AP-1 activation. J Gen Virol 2016; 97:2346-2351. [PMID: 27312213 PMCID: PMC5042131 DOI: 10.1099/jgv.0.000525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Vaccinia virus (VACV) is a poxvirus and encodes many proteins that modify the host cell metabolism or inhibit the host response to infection. For instance, it is known that VACV infection can activate the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)/activator protein 1 (AP-1) pathway and inhibit activation of the pro-inflammatory transcription factor NF-κB. Since NF-κB and MAPK/AP-1 share common upstream activators we investigated whether six different VACV Bcl-2-like NF-κB inhibitors can also influence MAPK/AP-1 activation. Data presented show that proteins A52, B14 and K7 each contribute to AP-1 activation during VACV infection, and when expressed individually outwith infection. B14 induced the greatest stimulation of AP-1 and further investigation showed B14 activated mainly the MAPKs ERK (extracellular signal-regulated kinase) and JNK (Jun N-terminal kinase), and their substrate c-Jun (a component of AP-1). These data indicate that the same viral protein can have different effects on distinct signalling pathways, in blocking NF-κB activation whilst leading to MAPK/AP-1 activation.
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- Alice A Torres
- Laboratório de Vírus, Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, CEP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.,Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Laboratório de Vírus, Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antonio Carlos, 6627, Pampulha, CEP 31270-901, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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Zhou YL, Xu YJ, Qiao CW. MiR-34c-3p suppresses the proliferation and invasion of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by inhibiting PAC1/MAPK pathway. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY 2015; 8:6312-6322. [PMID: 26261507 PMCID: PMC4525841] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 05/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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MicroRNAs have become recognized as key players in the development of malignancy. They are a family of small non-coding RNAs (22 nt~30 nt) that can negatively regulate the expression of cancer-related genes by sequence selective targeting of mRNAs, leading to either mRNA translational repression or degradation. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide with a substantially low survival rate. In this study, we analyzed the expression profile of miR-34c-3p in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tissues and cell lines, as its participation in some other types of cancer has been shown by previous reports. We found that miR-34c-3p was downregulated both in NSCLC tissues and cell lines. Overexpression of miR-34c-3p suppressed cell proliferation and colony formation and also limited migration and invasion in A549 cells. Furthermore, our results also shown miR-34c-3p reduction was associated with increased PAC1 expression levels in which miR-34c-3p downregulated PAC1 expression by recognizing and binding to specific binding sites in PAC1 3'-UTR. Taken together, our study implicates important roles of miR-34c-3p in NSCLC pathogenesis and implicates its potential application in cancer therapy.
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- Yuan-Li Zhou
- Department of Prevention and Health Section, Jinan Central Hospital of Shandong UniversityJinan 250013, Shandong, China
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- Reviewing Office of Health Care, Jinan Central Hospital of Shandong UniversityJinan 250013, Shandong, China
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- Department of Care Pharmacy, Jinan Central Hospital of Shandong UniversityJinan 250013, Shandong, China
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Neidel S, Maluquer de Motes C, Mansur DS, Strnadova P, Smith GL, Graham SC. Vaccinia virus protein A49 is an unexpected member of the B-cell Lymphoma (Bcl)-2 protein family. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:5991-6002. [PMID: 25605733 PMCID: PMC4358236 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.624650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2014] [Revised: 01/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Vaccinia virus (VACV) encodes several proteins that inhibit activation of the proinflammatory transcription factor nuclear factor κB (NF-κB). VACV protein A49 prevents translocation of NF-κB to the nucleus by sequestering cellular β-TrCP, a protein required for the degradation of the inhibitor of κB. A49 does not share overall sequence similarity with any protein of known structure or function. We solved the crystal structure of A49 from VACV Western Reserve to 1.8 Å resolution and showed, surprisingly, that A49 has the same three-dimensional fold as Bcl-2 family proteins despite lacking identifiable sequence similarity. Whereas Bcl-2 family members characteristically modulate cellular apoptosis, A49 lacks a surface groove suitable for binding BH3 peptides and does not bind proapoptotic Bcl-2 family proteins Bax or Bak. The N-terminal 17 residues of A49 do not adopt a single well ordered conformation, consistent with their proposed role in binding β-TrCP. Whereas pairs of A49 molecules interact symmetrically via a large hydrophobic surface in crystallo, A49 does not dimerize in solution or in cells, and we propose that this hydrophobic interaction surface may mediate binding to a yet undefined cellular partner. A49 represents the eleventh VACV Bcl-2 family protein and, despite these proteins sharing very low sequence identity, structure-based phylogenetic analysis shows that all poxvirus Bcl-2 proteins are structurally more similar to each other than they are to any cellular or herpesvirus Bcl-2 proteins. This is consistent with duplication and diversification of a single BCL2 family gene acquired by an ancestral poxvirus.
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- Sarah Neidel
- From the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom and
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- From the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom and
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- the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, 88040-900 Brazil
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- From the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom and
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- From the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom and
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- From the Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QP, United Kingdom and
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Liu SZ, He XM, Zhou XY, Xiang CN. Significance of changes in Toll-like receptor 4 and TRAF6 expression in intestinal ischemic injury in rats. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2014; 22:4901-4906. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v22.i32.4901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To investigate the changes in the expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and tumor necrosis factor receptor associated-factor 6 (TRAF6) in intestinal ischemic injury in rats and to analyze their significance.
METHODS: Thirty-two adult male SD rats were randomly and equally divided into four groups: a sham operation group, and 1-, 3- and 6-h ischemia groups. Superior mesenteric artery ligation was performed in SD rats to induce intestinal ischemia. Real-time quantitative PCR (qPCR) and Western blot were carried out to detect the expression of TLR4 and TRAF6 in intestinal tissues. Meanwhile, the level of myeloperoxidase (MPO) was measured.
RESULTS: Compared with the sham operation group (20.65 U/L ± 6.88 U/L), MPO level was slightly elevated in the intestine in the 1-h ischemia group (23.27 U/L ± 3.00 U/L), but significantly increased in the 3-h (35.73 U/L ± 5.04 U/L, P < 0.01) and 6-h ischemia groups (51.79 U/L ± 2.27 U/L, P < 0.01). TLR4 expression gradually increased in the three ischemia groups (P < 0.01), while TRAF6 expression decreased in the intestine in the 1-h ischemia group, but rapidly increased in the 3- and 6-h groups (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION: TLR4 and TRAF6 may be involved in regulating intestinal damage and inflammatory processes in rats with intestinal ischemic injury.
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