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Sadabadi F, Zirak RG, Ghazizadeh H, Rastgar Moghadam A, Mouhebati M, Ehyaei S, Fadihe FT, Zare-Feyzabadi R, Ferns GA, Ghayour-Mobarhan M. Physical activity level (PAL) and risk factors of cardiovascular disease in the MASHAD study cohort. Diabetes Metab Syndr 2021; 15:102316. [PMID: 34739910 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2021.102316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM The relationship between physical activity levels (PAL) and the presence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors such as anthropometric and biochemical indices and heat shock proteins 27 antibody (anti-HSP-27) concentration, and serum inflammatory markers, was investigated in the MASHAD cohort study. METHODS The overall study population consisted of 9,684 subjects (3,858 men, 5,826 women) with a mean age of 47.73 ± 8.08 to 48.87 ± 9.26 years respectively. They were divided into four categories based on their PAL. Biochemical parameters were determined for all participants. Also, serum anti-HSP-27 levels were measured using an in-house enzyme-linked immune sorbent assay method. Multiple regression analysis was used to explore the association between the anti-HSP antibody titers and physical activity after adjusting for confounding factors. The level of statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. RESULTS Several CVD risk factors were associated with the level of PAL including: body mass index, waist hip ratio, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, serum HDL-C and TG (p < 0.001) and also fasting blood glucose (0.004). Also, serum anti-HSP-27 titers were significantly higher in inactive subjects (P > 0.05). CONCLUSION We found that PAL was significantly associated with several established CVD risk factors. Also, the level of anti-HSP-27 was lower in individuals with moderate and high PAL.
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- Fatemeh Sadabadi
- Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Cardiovascular Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Medical Education, Brighton & Sussex Medical School, Brighton, BN1 9PH, UK
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- Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; International UNESCO Center for Health-Related Basic Sciences and Human Nutrition, Department of Nutrition, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
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Poley JD, Braden LM, Messmer AM, Whyte SK, Koop BF, Fast MD. Cypermethrin exposure induces metabolic and stress-related gene expression in copepodid salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY D-GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2016; 20:74-84. [PMID: 27612154 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2016.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2016] [Revised: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 08/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Cypermethrin has been administered for decades to control salmon lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) infestations in Atlantic salmon farming regions globally. However, resistance to cypermethrin and other available therapeutants has threatened the sustainability of this growing industry. To better understand the effects of cypermethrin on L. salmonis, a 38K oligonucleotide microarray and RT-qPCR analyses were applied to pools of copepodid larvae exposed to 1.0ppb cypermethrin or seawater controls for 24h. Phenotypic assessments and global gene expression profiles showed a significant disruption of homeostasis in copepodid L. salmonis exposed to cypermethrin. Multiple degradative enzymes were overexpressed in cypermethrin-treated lice including five trypsin-like serine proteases and three cytochrome p450s CYP3a24 (p=0.03, fold change (FC)=3.8; GenBank accession no. JP326960.1), CYP6w1 (p=0.008, FC=5.3; GenBank accession no. JP317875.1), and CYP6d4 (p=0.01; FC=7.9; GenBank accession no. JP334550.1). These enzymes represent preliminary markers for understanding the physiological response of L. salmonis to cypermethrin exposure. A general stress response was also observed in cypermethrin-treated lice which included differential expression of cell signaling genes involved in the induction of cell growth, solute transport, and metabolism. Lastly, a consensus-based analysis was completed with two previously published L. salmonis transcriptome studies revealing genes that respond to cypermethrin, emamectin benzoate (another delousing agent) and hyposalinity. This included concordant differential expression of heat shock beta-1, ammonium transporter Rh types B, and 72kDa type IV collagenase across different L. salmonis studies. This is currently the most comprehensive transcriptome assessment of chemical exposure on the first infectious stage of L. salmonis, providing novel markers for studying drug resistance and general stress in this important parasite.
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- Jordan D Poley
- Hoplite Lab, Department of Pathology & Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Ave, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 4P3, Canada.
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- Hoplite Lab, Department of Pathology & Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Ave, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 4P3, Canada.
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- Centre for Biomedical Research, Department of Biology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8W 3N5, Canada.
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- Hoplite Lab, Department of Pathology & Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Ave, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 4P3, Canada.
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- Centre for Biomedical Research, Department of Biology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8W 3N5, Canada.
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- Hoplite Lab, Department of Pathology & Microbiology, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Ave, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 4P3, Canada.
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Fabre B, Korona D, Groen A, Vowinckel J, Gatto L, Deery MJ, Ralser M, Russell S, Lilley KS. Analysis of Drosophila melanogaster proteome dynamics during embryonic development by a combination of label-free proteomics approaches. Proteomics 2016; 16:2068-80. [PMID: 27029218 PMCID: PMC5737838 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201500482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Revised: 02/23/2016] [Accepted: 03/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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During embryogenesis, organisms undergo considerable cellular remodelling requiring the combined action of thousands of proteins. In case of the well-studied model Drosophila melanogaster, transcriptomic studies, most notably from the modENCODE project, have described in detail changes in gene expression at the mRNA level across development. Although such data are clearly very useful to understand how the genome is regulated during embryogenesis, it is important to understand how changes in gene expression are reflected at the level of the proteome. In this study, we describe a combination of two quantitative label-free approaches, SWATH and data-dependent acquisition, to monitor changes in protein expression across a timecourse of D. melanogaster embryonic development. We demonstrate that both approaches provide robust and reproducible methods for the analysis of proteome changes. In a preliminary analysis of Drosophila embryogenesis, we identified several pathways, including the heat-shock response, nuclear protein import and energy production that are regulated during embryo development. In some cases changes in protein expression mirrored transcript levels across development, whereas other proteins showed signatures of post-transcriptional regulation. Taken together, our pilot study provides a solid platform for a more detailed exploration of the embryonic proteome.
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- Bertrand Fabre
- Cambridge Centre for Proteomics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Cambridge Systems Biology Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Cambridge Systems Biology Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge Centre for Proteomics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Cambridge Systems Biology Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Cambridge Systems Biology Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Cambridge Systems Biology Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Computational Proteomics Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge Centre for Proteomics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Cambridge Systems Biology Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Cambridge Systems Biology Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- The Francis Crick Institute, Mill Hill Laboratory, The Ridgeway, London, UK
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- Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Cambridge Systems Biology Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge Centre for Proteomics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Cambridge Systems Biology Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Hull R, Oosthuysen B, Cajee UF, Mokgohloa L, Nweke E, Antunes RJ, Coetzer THT, Ntwasa M. The Drosophila retinoblastoma binding protein 6 family member has two isoforms and is potentially involved in embryonic patterning. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:10242-66. [PMID: 25955646 PMCID: PMC4463644 DOI: 10.3390/ijms160510242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The human retinoblastoma binding protein 6 (RBBP6) is implicated in esophageal, lung, hepatocellular and colon cancers. Furthermore, RBBP6 was identified as a strong marker for colon cancer prognosis and as a predisposing factor in familial myeloproliferative neoplasms. Functionally, the mammalian protein interacts with p53 and enhances the activity of Mdm2, the prototypical negative regulator of p53. However, since RBBP6 (known as PACT in mice) exists in multiple isoforms and pact-/- mice exhibit a more severe phenotype than mdm2-/- mutants, it must possess some Mdm2-independent functions. The function of the invertebrate homologue is poorly understood. This is complicated by the absence of the Mdm2 gene in both Drosophila and Caenorhabditis elegans. We have experimentally identified the promoter region of Snama, the Drosophila homologue, analyzed potential transcription factor binding sites and confirmed the existence of an additional isoform. Using band shift and co-immunoprecipitation assays combined with mass spectrometry, we found evidence that this gene may be regulated by, amongst others, DREF, which regulates hundreds of genes related to cell proliferation. The potential transcription factors for Snama fall into distinct functional groups, including anteroposterior embryonic patterning and nucleic acid metabolism. Significantly, previous work in mice shows that pact-/- induces an anteroposterior phenotype in embryos when rescued by simultaneous deletion of p53. Taken together, these observations indicate the significance of RBBP6 proteins in carcinogenesis and in developmental defects.
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- Rodney Hull
- School of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Private Bag 3, WITS-2050 Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- School of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Private Bag 3, WITS-2050 Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- School of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Private Bag 3, WITS-2050 Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- School of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Private Bag 3, WITS-2050 Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- School of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Private Bag 3, WITS-2050 Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- School of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Private Bag 3, WITS-2050 Johannesburg, South Africa.
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- School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Pietermaritzburg campus); 3209 Scottsville, South Africa.
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- School of Molecular & Cell Biology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Private Bag 3, WITS-2050 Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Sahebkar A, Mohammadi A, Atabati A, Rahiman S, Tavallaie S, Iranshahi M, Akhlaghi S, Ferns GAA, Ghayour-Mobarhan M. Curcuminoids Modulate Pro-Oxidant-Antioxidant Balance but not the Immune Response to Heat Shock Protein 27 and Oxidized LDL in Obese Individuals. Phytother Res 2013; 27:1883-8. [DOI: 10.1002/ptr.4952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2012] [Revised: 01/19/2013] [Accepted: 01/28/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Amirhossein Sahebkar
- Biotechnology Research Center and School of Pharmacy; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
- Biochemistry and Nutrition Research Center; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
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- Biochemistry and Nutrition Research Center; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
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- School of Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad branch; Mashhad Iran
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- School of Medicine, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad branch; Mashhad Iran
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- Biochemistry and Nutrition Research Center; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
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- Biotechnology Research Center and School of Pharmacy; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
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- Deputy of Research, Faculty of Medicine; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
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- Brighton & Susssex Medical School; Division of Medical Education, Mayfield House, University of Brighton; BN1 9PH Staffordshire UK
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- Biochemistry and Nutrition Research Center; Mashhad University of Medical Sciences; Mashhad Iran
- Molecular Medicine Research Department; ACECR-Mashhad Branch; Mashhad Iran
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Arrigo AP. Pathology-dependent effects linked to small heat shock proteins expression: an update. SCIENTIFICA 2012; 2012:185641. [PMID: 24278676 PMCID: PMC3820616 DOI: 10.6064/2012/185641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2012] [Accepted: 09/17/2012] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Small heat shock proteins (small Hsps) are stress-induced molecular chaperones that act as holdases towards polypeptides that have lost their folding in stress conditions or consequently of mutations in their coding sequence. A cellular protection against the deleterious effects mediated by damaged proteins is thus provided to cells. These chaperones are also highly expressed in response to protein conformational and inflammatory diseases and cancer pathologies. Through specific and reversible modifications in their phospho-oligomeric organization, small Hsps can chaperone appropriate client proteins in order to provide cells with resistance to different types of injuries or pathological conditions. By helping cells to better cope with their pathological status, their expression can be either beneficial, such as in diseases characterized by pathological cell degeneration, or deleterious when they are required for tumor cell survival. Moreover, small Hsps are actively released by cells and can act as immunogenic molecules that have dual effects depending on the pathology. The cellular consequences linked to their expression levels and relationships with other Hsps as well as therapeutic strategies are discussed in view of their dynamic structural organization required to interact with specific client polypeptides.
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- A.-P. Arrigo
- Apoptosis Cancer and Development Laboratory, Lyon Cancer Research Center, INSERM U1052-CNRS UMR5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Claude Bernard University Lyon1, 28 Rue Laennec, 69008 Lyon, France
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Dimant H, Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, McLean PJ. Molecular chaperones and co-chaperones in Parkinson disease. Neuroscientist 2012; 18:589-601. [PMID: 22829394 DOI: 10.1177/1073858412441372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Parkinson disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, is caused by the pathological accumulation of proteins, including the ubiquitous presynaptic protein α-synuclein. Alterations in the metabolism of α-synuclein have clearly been linked to neurodegeneration, and early steps in the pathological sequence of this protein include the formation of oligomers, fibrils, and small aggregates. Targeting these early steps of oligomerization is one of the main therapeutic approaches in the quest to develop disease-modifying agents. Molecular chaperones, molecules that can mediate the proper folding and refolding of client proteins, are vital to cell function and survival and thus have been explored as potential therapeutic agents. Important to Parkinson disease, chaperones are capable of preventing α-synuclein misfolding, oligomerization, and aggregate formation as shown in vitro and in Parkinson disease animal models. Furthermore, chaperones and associated co-chaperones are closely linked to pathways of protein degradation, like the ubiquitin-proteasome system and autophagy, and are thus able to remove irreversibly misfolded proteins. In this review, we summarize the role of molecular chaperones in Parkinson disease models and discuss the importance of preserving protein homeostasis to prevent neurodegeneration. We also review the growing number of exciting studies that have targeted molecular chaperone function as a novel therapeutic approach.
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- Hemi Dimant
- MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, Charlestown, MA 02219, USA
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Gomez F, Saiki R, Chin R, Srinivasan C, Clarke CF. Restoring de novo coenzyme Q biosynthesis in Caenorhabditis elegans coq-3 mutants yields profound rescue compared to exogenous coenzyme Q supplementation. Gene 2012; 506:106-16. [PMID: 22735617 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2012.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2012] [Revised: 05/16/2012] [Accepted: 06/15/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Coenzyme Q (ubiquinone or Q) is an essential lipid component of the mitochondrial electron transport chain. In Caenorhabditis elegans Q biosynthesis involves at least nine steps, including the hydroxylation of the hydroquinone ring by CLK-1 and two O-methylation steps mediated by COQ-3. We characterize two C. elegans coq-3 deletion mutants, and show that while each has defects in Q synthesis, their phenotypes are distinct. First generation homozygous coq-3(ok506) mutants are fertile when fed the standard lab diet of Q-replete OP50 Escherichia coli, but their second generation homozygous progeny does not reproduce. In contrast, the coq-3(qm188) deletion mutant remains sterile when fed Q-replete OP50. Quantitative PCR analyses suggest that the longer qm188 deletion may alter expression of the flanking nuo-3 and gdi-1 genes, located 5' and 3', respectively of coq-3 within an operon. We surmise that variable expression of nuo-3, a subunit of complex I, or of gdi-1, a guanine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor, may act in combination with defects in Q biosynthesis to produce a more severe phenotype. The phenotypes of both coq-3 mutants are more drastic as compared to the C. elegans clk-1 mutants. When fed OP50, clk-1 mutants reproduce for many generations, but show reduced fertility, slow behaviors, and enhanced life span. The coq-3 and clk-1 mutants all show arrested development and are sterile when fed the Q-deficient E. coli strain GD1 (harboring a mutation in the ubiG gene). However, unlike clk-1 mutant worms, neither coq-3 mutant strain responded to dietary supplementation with purified exogenous Q(10). Here we show that the Q(9) content can be determined in lipid extracts from just 200 individual worms, enabling the determination of Q content in the coq-3 mutants unable to reproduce. An extra-chromosomal array expressing wild-type C. elegans coq-3 rescued fertility of both coq-3 mutants and partially restored steady-state levels of COQ-3 polypeptide and Q(9) content, indicating that primary defect in both is limited to coq-3. The limited response of the coq-3 mutants to dietary supplementation with Q provides a powerful model to probe the effectiveness of exogenous Q supplementation as compared to restoration of de novo Q biosynthesis.
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- Fernando Gomez
- Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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Naeem A, Fazili NA. Defective protein folding and aggregation as the basis of neurodegenerative diseases: the darker aspect of proteins. Cell Biochem Biophys 2012; 61:237-50. [PMID: 21573992 DOI: 10.1007/s12013-011-9200-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The ability of a polypeptide to fold into a unique, functional, and three-dimensional structure depends on the intrinsic properties of the amino acid sequence, function of the molecular chaperones, proteins, and enzymes. Every polypeptide has a finite tendency to misfold and this forms the darker side of the protein world. Partially folded and misfolded proteins that escape the cellular quality control mechanism have the high tendency to form inter-molecular hydrogen bonding between the same protein molecules resulting in aggregation. This review summarizes the underlying and universal mechanism of protein folding. It also deals with the factors responsible for protein misfolding and aggregation. This article describes some of the consequences of such behavior particularly in the context of neurodegenerative conformational diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other non-neurodegenerative conformational diseases such as cancer and cystic fibrosis etc. This will encourage a more proactive approach to the early diagnosis of conformational diseases and nutritional counseling for patients.
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- Aabgeena Naeem
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.
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Zhang M, Lv Y, Yue Z, Islam A, Rehana B, Bao E, Hartung J. Effects of transportation on expression of Hsp90, Hsp70, Hsp27 and αB-crystallin in the pig stomach. Vet Rec 2011; 169:312. [PMID: 21862472 DOI: 10.1136/vr.d4775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Twenty pigs were randomly divided into four groups based on the amount of time spent in transport (zero, one, two or four hours). Pathological examination of all transported pigs showed that exfoliation of chief cells from the gastric surface occurred in pigs during transportation. These results imply that integrity of the gastric mucosa was compromised by damage occurring during the four-hour transportation, despite the fact that gastric ulcers were not present. Levels of Hsp90 expression in stomach tissues were significantly decreased (P<0.01) after two-hour transportation, but Hsp70 levels increased significantly (P<0.05) after one, two and four hours of transportation. Hsp27 levels remained relatively stable independent of the length of transport. Levels of αB-crystallin expression in the stomach were significantly increased (P<0.05) after four hours of transportation. Variations in Hsp90, Hsp70, Hsp27 and αB-crystallin levels suggest that distinct protective functions are modulated by different Hsps in stomach tissues during transportation. Alterations in Hsp70 and αB-crystallin expression appear to be associated with protective functions, as no apparent gastric ulcers were present in pigs that underwent four hours of transportation. Levels of heat shock transcription factor-1, which regulate the expression of Hsps, remained relatively stable independent of the transportation period.
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- M Zhang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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He Z, Eichel K, Ruvinsky I. Functional conservation of cis-regulatory elements of heat-shock genes over long evolutionary distances. PLoS One 2011; 6:e22677. [PMID: 21799932 PMCID: PMC3143172 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2011] [Accepted: 06/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Transcriptional control of gene regulation is an intricate process that requires precise orchestration of a number of molecular components. Studying its evolution can serve as a useful model for understanding how complex molecular machines evolve. One way to investigate evolution of transcriptional regulation is to test the functions of cis-elements from one species in a distant relative. Previous results suggested that few, if any, tissue-specific promoters from Drosophila are faithfully expressed in C. elegans. Here we show that, in contrast, promoters of fly and human heat-shock genes are upregulated in C. elegans upon exposure to heat. Inducibility under conditions of heat shock may represent a relatively simple “on-off” response, whereas complex expression patterns require integration of multiple signals. Our results suggest that simpler aspects of regulatory logic may be retained over longer periods of evolutionary time, while more complex ones may be diverging more rapidly.
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- Zhengying He
- Department of Ecology and Evolution, Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, Institute for Genomics and Systems Biology, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
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Hsp27 associates with the titin filament system in heat-shocked zebrafish cardiomyocytes. Exp Cell Res 2009; 315:3176-86. [PMID: 19580808 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2009.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2009] [Revised: 06/18/2009] [Accepted: 06/29/2009] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Injury to muscle tissue plays a central role in various cardiovascular pathologies. Overexpression of the small heat shock protein Hsp27 protects muscle cells against thermal, oxidative and ischemic stress. However, underlying mechanisms of this protection have not been resolved. A distinctive feature of muscle cells is the stress-induced association of Hsp27 with the sarcomere. The association of Hsp27 with the cytoskeleton, in both muscle and non-muscle cells, is thought to represent interaction with Z-line components or filamentous actin. Here, we examined the association of Hsp27 with myofibrils in adult zebrafish myocardium subjected to hyperthermia and mechanical stretching. Consistent with previously published results, Hsp27 in resting length myofibrils localized to narrowly defined regions, or bands, which colocalized with Z-line markers. However, analysis of stretched myofibrils revealed that the association of Hsp27 with myofibrils was independent of desmin, alpha-actinin, myosin, and filamentous actin. Instead, Hsp27 maintained a consistent relationship with a marker for the titin A/I border over various sarcomeric lengths. Finally, extraction of actin filaments revealed that Hsp27 binds to a component of the remaining sarcomere. Together, these novel data support a mechanism of Hsp27 function where interactions with the titin filament system protect myofibrils from stress-induced degradation.
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Kokolakis G, Tatari M, Zacharopoulou A, Mintzas AC. The hsp27 gene of the Mediterranean fruit fly, Ceratitis capitata: structural characterization, regulation and developmental expression. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2008; 17:699-710. [PMID: 19133079 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2583.2008.00840.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In the present study, a genomic DNA clone encoding the medfly homolog of Drosophila melanogaster hsp27 gene, named Cchsp27, was isolated. We sequenced a part of the clone containing the coding region, the 5' untranslated region and approximately 2.8 Kb of the 5' flanking region of the gene. Phylogenetic analysis of several insect small heat shock proteins, suggested that CcHsp27 is orthologous to Drosophila Hsp27 and Sarcophaga crassipalpis Hsp25. The Cchsp27 gene was mapped at the 81A division of the sixth chromosome which coincides with one of the major heat shock puffs of medfly. Structural analysis of the 5' flanking region of the Cchsp27 gene revealed the presence of five putative heat shock elements and one putative ecdysone response element. In addition to heat induction, the Cchsp27 gene was expressed at several stages of normal medfly development. In general, the developmental expression pattern of the Cchsp27 gene was similar to the respective pattern of Drosophila hsp27 gene. However, there were some important differences in certain developmental stages suggesting differential regulation of the hsp27 gene in the two dipterans species. Salivary gland culture experiments showed that the Cchsp27 gene is regulated by 20-hydroxyecdysone.
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- G Kokolakis
- Division of Genetics, Cell and Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
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Saiki R, Lunceford AL, Shi Y, Marbois B, King R, Pachuski J, Kawamukai M, Gasser DL, Clarke CF. Coenzyme Q10 supplementation rescues renal disease in Pdss2kd/kd mice with mutations in prenyl diphosphate synthase subunit 2. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2008; 295:F1535-44. [PMID: 18784258 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.90445.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Homozygous mice carrying kd (kidney disease) mutations in the gene encoding prenyl diphosphate synthase subunit 2 (Pdss2kd/kd) develop interstitial nephritis and eventually die from end-stage renal disease. The PDSS2 polypeptide in concert with PDSS1 synthesizes the polyisoprenyl tail of coenzyme Q (Q or ubiquinone), a lipid quinone required for mitochondrial respiratory electron transport. We have shown that a deficiency in Q content is evident in Pdss2kd/kd mouse kidney lipid extracts by 40 days of age and thus precedes the onset of proteinuria and kidney disease by several weeks. The presence of the kd (V117M) mutation in PDSS2 does not prevent its association with PDSS1. However, heterologous expression of the kd mutant form of PDSS2 together with PDSS1 in Escherichia coli recapitulates the Q deficiency observed in the Pdss2kd/kd mouse. Dietary supplementation with Q10 provides a dramatic rescue of both proteinuria and interstitial nephritis in the Pdss2kd/kd mutant mice. The results presented suggest that Q may be acting as a potent lipid-soluble antioxidant, rather than by boosting kidney mitochondrial respiration. Such Q10 supplementation may have profound and beneficial effects in treatment of certain forms of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis that mirror the renal disease of the Pdss2kd/kd mouse.
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- Ryoichi Saiki
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1569, USA
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Hao X, Zhang S, Timakov B, Zhang P. The Hsp27 gene is not required for Drosophila development but its activity is associated with starvation resistance. Cell Stress Chaperones 2008; 12:364-72. [PMID: 18229455 DOI: 10.1379/csc-308.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Heat shock proteins are induced under stress conditions and they act as molecular chaperones to refold denatured polypeptides. Stress resistances including thermotolerance generally are correlated with levels of the heat shock proteins. We investigated a fruit fly gene encoding a small heat shock protein, Hsp27, to determine if it functions in stress response of Drosophila melanogaster. A knockout Hsp27 allele was generated. Flies homozygous for this allele were viable, without obvious defects, and fertile, indicating Hsp27 is not essential for development. In stress-response tests, loss of the Hsp27 gene caused no defects in resistance to heat shock or oxidative treatments. However, a significant reduction in starvation resistance was associated with the genotype without a functional Hsp27 gene. The data suggest that the Drosophila HSP27 protein acts as a chaperone to provide cellular stress resistance, although its function may be limited to a subset of the stress response such as the starvation resistance.
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- Xinming Hao
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-2131, USA
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Hsieh EJ, Gin P, Gulmezian M, Tran UC, Saiki R, Marbois BN, Clarke CF. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Coq9 polypeptide is a subunit of the mitochondrial coenzyme Q biosynthetic complex. Arch Biochem Biophys 2007; 463:19-26. [PMID: 17391640 PMCID: PMC2080827 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2007.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2007] [Accepted: 02/09/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Coenzyme Q (Q) is a redox active lipid that is an essential component of the electron transport chain. Here, we show that steady state levels of Coq3, Coq4, Coq6, Coq7 and Coq9 polypeptides in yeast mitochondria are dependent on the expression of each of the other COQ genes. Submitochondrial localization studies indicate Coq9p is a peripheral membrane protein on the matrix side of the mitochondrial inner membrane. To investigate whether Coq9p is a component of a complex of Q-biosynthetic proteins, the native molecular mass of Coq9p was determined by Blue Native-PAGE. Coq9p was found to co-migrate with Coq3p and Coq4p at a molecular mass of approximately 1 MDa. A direct physical interaction was shown by the immunoprecipitation of HA-tagged Coq9 polypeptide with Coq4p, Coq5p, Coq6p and Coq7p. These findings, together with other work identifying Coq3p and Coq4p interactions, identify at least six Coq polypeptides in a multi-subunit Q biosynthetic complex.
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- Edward J Hsieh
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Institute, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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Wang J, Martin E, Gonzales V, Borchelt DR, Lee MK. Differential regulation of small heat shock proteins in transgenic mouse models of neurodegenerative diseases. Neurobiol Aging 2007; 29:586-97. [PMID: 17316906 PMCID: PMC2292815 DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2006] [Revised: 11/04/2006] [Accepted: 11/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Previously, several studies have demonstrated changes in the levels of small heat shock proteins (sHSP) in the transgenic mouse models of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (fALS) linked to mutations in Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase. Here, we compared the expression of sHSPs in transgenic mouse models of fALS, Parkinson's disease (PD), dentato-rubral pallido-luysian atrophy (DRPLA) and Huntington's disease (HD); where the expression of mutant cDNA genes was under the transcriptional regulation of the mouse prion protein promoter. These models express G37R mutant Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD1G37R; fALS), A53T mutant alpha-synuclein (alpha-SynA53T; PD), full-length mutant atrophin-1-65Q, and htt-N171-82Q (huntingtin N-terminal fragment; HD). We found that the levels and solubilities of two sHSPs, Hsp25 and alpha B-crystallin, were differentially regulated in these mice. Levels of both Hsp25 and alpha B-crystallin were markedly increased in subgroups of glias at the affected regions of symptomatic SODG37R and alpha-SynA53T transgenic mice; abnormal deposits or cells intensely positive for alpha B-crystallin were observed in SODG37R mice. By contrast, neither sHSP was induced in spinal cords of htt-N171-82Q or atrophin-1-65Q mice, which do not develop astrocytosis or major motor neuron abnormalities. Interestingly, the levels of insoluble alpha B-crystallin in spinal cords gradually increased as a function of age in nontransgenic animals. In vitro, alpha B-crystallin was capable of suppressing the aggregation of alpha-SynA53T, as previously described for a truncated mutant SOD1. The transgenes in these mice are expressed highly in astrocytes and thus our results suggest a role for small heat shock proteins in protecting activated glial cells such as astrocytes in neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Jiou Wang
- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Ave., Room 558, Baltimore, MD 21205
- Department of Neuroscience, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Ave., Room 558, Baltimore, MD 21205
- Address correspondence to: Michael K Lee, Ph.D., Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Ave., Room 558, Baltimore, MD 21205. Phone: 410-502-5171. FAX: 410-955-9777. ; or Jiou Wang, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, BCMM 145, 295 Congress Ave., New Haven, Connecticut 06510. Phone: 203-737-4431. FAX: 203-737-1761.
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- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Ave., Room 558, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Ave., Room 558, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Ave., Room 558, Baltimore, MD 21205
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- Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Ave., Room 558, Baltimore, MD 21205
- Address correspondence to: Michael K Lee, Ph.D., Department of Pathology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 720 Rutland Ave., Room 558, Baltimore, MD 21205. Phone: 410-502-5171. FAX: 410-955-9777. ; or Jiou Wang, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, BCMM 145, 295 Congress Ave., New Haven, Connecticut 06510. Phone: 203-737-4431. FAX: 203-737-1761.
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Outeiro TF, Klucken J, Strathearn KE, Liu F, Nguyen P, Rochet JC, Hyman BT, McLean PJ. Small heat shock proteins protect against alpha-synuclein-induced toxicity and aggregation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 351:631-8. [PMID: 17081499 PMCID: PMC1934426 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.10.085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2006] [Accepted: 10/17/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Protein misfolding and inclusion formation are common events in neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's disease (PD), Alzheimer's disease (AD) or Huntington's disease (HD). Alpha-synuclein (aSyn) is the main protein component of inclusions called Lewy bodies (LB) which are pathognomic of PD, Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), and other diseases collectively known as LB diseases. Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are one class of the cellular quality control system that mediate protein folding, remodeling, and even disaggregation. Here, we investigated the role of the small heat shock proteins Hsp27 and alphaB-crystallin, in LB diseases. We demonstrate, via quantitative PCR, that Hsp27 messenger RNA levels are approximately 2-3-fold higher in DLB cases compared to control. We also show a corresponding increase in Hsp27 protein levels. Furthermore, we found that Hsp27 reduces aSyn-induced toxicity by approximately 80% in a culture model while alphaB-crystallin reduces toxicity by approximately 20%. In addition, intracellular inclusions were immunopositive for endogenous Hsp27, and overexpression of this protein reduced aSyn aggregation in a cell culture model.
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- Tiago Fleming Outeiro
- Alzheimer’s Research Unit, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, MGH, Harvard Medical School, CNY 114, 16th St., Charlestown, MA 02129, U.S.A
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- Alzheimer’s Research Unit, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, MGH, Harvard Medical School, CNY 114, 16th St., Charlestown, MA 02129, U.S.A
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2091, U.S.A
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2091, U.S.A
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- Alzheimer’s Research Unit, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, MGH, Harvard Medical School, CNY 114, 16th St., Charlestown, MA 02129, U.S.A
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2091, U.S.A
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- Alzheimer’s Research Unit, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, MGH, Harvard Medical School, CNY 114, 16th St., Charlestown, MA 02129, U.S.A
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- Alzheimer’s Research Unit, MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, MGH, Harvard Medical School, CNY 114, 16th St., Charlestown, MA 02129, U.S.A
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El-Ghobashy AA, Shaaban AM, Innes J, Prime W, Herrington CS. Upregulation of heat shock protein 27 in metaplastic and neoplastic lesions of the endocervix. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2005; 15:503-9. [PMID: 15882177 DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1438.2005.15316.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Heat shock proteins (hsps) are molecular chaperones that are known to play a pivotal role in regulating intracellular homeostasis. hsp27 may have diagnostic and prognostic values for different gynecological malignancies. A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted at the Department of Pathology, The University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK. Included in the study were 80 cervical glandular lesions of various histologic types, representing tuboendometrial metaplasia/endometriosis (n = 19), cervical glandular intraepithelial neoplasia (n = 33), and invasive adenocarcinoma (n = 28). Paraffin-embedded sections were stained using a commercial mouse monoclonal anti-hsp27 antibody with prior pressure-cooking for antigen retrieval. Sections of 11 normal cervices were used as controls. The median percentage of cells expressing hsp27 in each group was calculated. Normal cervical glands showed minimal expression of hsp27 (median: 10%, interquartile ranges [IQ]: 5-15). Expression was significantly more widespread in tuboendometrial metaplasia/endometriosis (median: 35%, IQ: 15-80), cervical glandular intraepithelial neoplasia (median: 60%, IQ: 32-80), and invasive adenocarcinoma (median: 40%, IQ: 25-80) when compared with normal endocervix (P = 0.007, < 0.001, and 0.001, respectively). However, no significant difference in hsp27 protein expression was found between cervical glandular intraepithelial neoplasia and invasive adenocarcinoma. In invasive adenocarcinoma, hsp27 showed no correlation with tumor grade, lymph node involvement, and lymphovascular space invasion. Our data highlight early dysregulation of hsp27 expression in both metaplastic and neoplastic lesions of the cervix.
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- A A El-Ghobashy
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bradford Royal Infirmary, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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Lelj-Garolla B, Mauk AG. Self-association of a Small Heat Shock Protein. J Mol Biol 2005; 345:631-42. [PMID: 15581903 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2004.10.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2004] [Revised: 10/14/2004] [Accepted: 10/18/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Human Hsp27 oligomerizes in vivo in a phosphorylation-dependent manner that regulates the functional activity of the protein. We have studied the self-association of wild-type Hsp27 by both sedimentation velocity and sedimentation equilibrium analysis and established that the protein forms an equilibrium mixture of monomers/dimers, tetramers, 12-mers and 16-mers (20 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.4), 100 mM NaCl, 20 degrees C). Corresponding analysis of the S15D/S78D/S82D triple variant, which is believed to mimic the behavior of phosphorylated Hsp27, establishes that this form of the protein forms primarily monomers and dimers but also forms a small fraction of very large oligomers. Variants in which critical N-terminal sequences have been deleted exhibit oligomerization behavior that is intermediate between that of the triple variant and the wild-type protein. On the other hand a C-terminal sequence deletion variant forms larger oligomers than does the wild-type protein, but also exhibits a greater fraction of smaller oligomers. Notably, the presence of an N-terminal His6-tag induces formation of much larger oligomers than observed for any other form of the protein. The results of this work establish that the wild-type protein forms smaller oligomers than previously believed, define the roles played by various structural domains in Hsp27 oligomerization, and provide improved molecular probes with better-defined properties for the design of future experiments.
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- Barbara Lelj-Garolla
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Arrigo AP. In search of the molecular mechanism by which small stress proteins counteract apoptosis during cellular differentiation. J Cell Biochem 2005; 94:241-6. [PMID: 15546148 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.20349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Many differentiation programs are accompanied by an increase in small heat shock proteins (sHsps) level. Most of the time transient, this accumulation takes place during the early phase of the process and is correlated with the growth arrest that precedes the differentiation. Important biochemical modifications of sHsps occur, such as changes in phosphorylation and oligomerization. The fact that these proteins are induced independently of the signal that triggers differentiation, of the differentiation type, and of the cell type strongly suggests their involvement in fundamental mechanisms of cellular differentiation. Moreover, impairment of sHsps accumulation leads to abortion of the differentiation program and, subsequently, to a massive commitment to cell death. Recent advances in this field of research are presented as well as the hypothesis that should be tested to unravel the mode of action of these proteins during cellular differentiation.
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- André-Patrick Arrigo
- Laboratoire stress oxydant, chaperons et apoptose, Centre de Génétique Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR-5534, Université Claude Bernard Lyon-I, 69622 Villeurbanne, France.
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de Wit NJW, Verschuure P, Kappé G, King SM, de Jong WW, van Muijen GNP, Boelens WC. Testis-specific human small heat shock protein HSPB9 is a cancer/testis antigen, and potentially interacts with the dynein subunit TCTEL1. Eur J Cell Biol 2004; 83:337-45. [PMID: 15503857 DOI: 10.1078/0171-9335-00396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Searching EST databases for new members of the human small heat shock protein family, we recently identified HSPB9, which is expressed exclusively in testis as determined by Northern blotting (Kappé et al., Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1520, 1-6, 2001). Here we confirm this testis-specific expression pattern by RT-PCR in a larger series of normal tissues. Interestingly, while screening HSPB9 ESTs, we also noted expression in tumours, which could be verified by RT-PCR. Protein expression of HSPB9 was also detected in normal human testis and various tumour samples using immunohistochemical staining. We thus conclude that HSPB9 belongs to the steadily growing number of cancer/testis antigens. To get a better understanding of the function of HSPB9, we performed a yeast two-hybrid screen to search for HSPB9-interacting proteins. TCTEL1, a light chain component of cytoplasmic and flagellar dynein, interacted in both the yeast two-hybrid system and in immunoprecipitation experiments with HSPB9. Additionally, immunohistochemical staining showed co-expression of HSPB9 and TCTEL1 in similar stages of spermatogenesis and in tumour cells. The possible functional significance of this interaction is discussed.
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- Nicole J W de Wit
- Department of Pathology, University Medical Centre Nijmegen, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Heat shock proteins (Hsps) are conserved molecular chaperones that are upregulated following exposure to environmental stress and during aging. The mechanisms underlying the aging process are only beginning to be understood. The beneficial effects of Hsps on aging revealed in mild stress and overexpression experiments suggest that these proteins are part of an important cell protection system rather than being unspecific molecular chaperones. Among the Hsps families, small Hsps have the greatest influence on aging and the modulation of their expression during aging in Drosophila suggest that they are involved in pathways of longevity determination.
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- Geneviève Morrow
- Laboratory of Cellular and Developmental Genetics, Department of Medicine and CREFSIP, Université Laval, Pavillon C.E. Marchand, Ste-Foy, Que., Canada G1K 7P4
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Aldrian S, Kindas-Mügge I, Trautinger F, Fröhlich I, Gsur A, Herbacek I, Berger W, Micksche M. Overexpression of Hsp27 in a human melanoma cell line: regulation of E-cadherin, MUC18/MCAM, and plasminogen activator (PA) system. Cell Stress Chaperones 2003; 8:249-57. [PMID: 14984058 PMCID: PMC514878 DOI: 10.1379/1466-1268(2003)008<0249:oohiah>2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2002] [Revised: 03/04/2003] [Accepted: 03/12/2003] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Hsp27 is considered a potential marker for cell differentiation in diverse tissues. Several aspects linked to the differentiation process and to the transition from high to low metastatic potential were analyzed in melanoma cells transfected with Hsp27. E-cadherin plays a central role in cell differentiation, migration, and normal development. Loss of expression or function of E-cadherin has been documented in a variety of human malignancies. We observed by fluorescence-activated cell sorter (FACS) as well as immunofluorescence (IF) analysis a pronounced expression of E-cadherin in Hsp27-transfected A375 melanoma cells compared with control melanoma cells. The expression of the adhesion molecule MUC18/MCAM correlates directly with the metastatic potential of melanoma cells. In contrast to wild-type and neotransfected melanoma cells, in Hsp27-transfected cells the expression of MUC18/MCAM could not be detected by FACS and IF analysis. The plasminogen activator (PA) system plays a central role in mediating extracellular proteolysis and also in nonproteolytic events such as cell adhesion, migration, and transmembrane signaling. Hsp27 transfectants revealed elevated messenger ribonucleic acid expression of the urokinase-type PA (uPA) and its inhibitor, PA inhibitor type 1, which might indicate a neutralization effect of the proteolytic activity of uPA. Control cells failed to express both these molecules. The influence of Hsp27 expression on uPA activity and the involvement of E-cadherin could be demonstrated by use of anti-E-cadherin-blocking antibody. Our data provide evidence for an inhibitory-regulatory role of Hsp27 in tumor progression as found in our system.
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- Silke Aldrian
- Institute of Cancer Research, University of Vienna, Borschkegasse 8a, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Michaud S, Morrow G, Marchand J, Tanguay RM. Drosophila small heat shock proteins: cell and organelle-specific chaperones? PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR AND SUBCELLULAR BIOLOGY 2002; 28:79-101. [PMID: 11908067 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-56348-5_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Sébastien Michaud
- Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Genetics, Department of Medicine, Pavillon Marchand, Université Laval, Ste-Foy, Québec, G1K 7P4, Canada
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Arrigo AP, Paul C, Ducasse C, Manero F, Kretz-Remy C, Virot S, Javouhey E, Mounier N, Diaz-Latoud C. Small stress proteins: novel negative modulators of apoptosis induced independently of reactive oxygen species. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR AND SUBCELLULAR BIOLOGY 2002; 28:185-204. [PMID: 11908059 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-56348-5_10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- André-Patrick Arrigo
- Laboratoire Stress Oxydant, Chaperons et Apoptose, Centre de Génétique Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR-5534, Université Claude Bernard Lyon-I, 69622 Villeurbanne, France
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Haslbeck M, Buchner J. Chaperone function of sHsps. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR AND SUBCELLULAR BIOLOGY 2002; 28:37-59. [PMID: 11908065 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-56348-5_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Martin Haslbeck
- Institut für Organische Chemie und Biochemie, Technische Universität München, 85747 Garching, Germany
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Hell-Pourmojib M, Neuner P, Fischer H, Rezaie S, Kindås-Mügge I, Knobler R, Trautinger F. Differential expression of a novel gene in response to hsp27 and cell differentiation in human keratinocytes. J Invest Dermatol 2002; 119:154-9. [PMID: 12164938 DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.2002.01793.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The 27 kDa heat shock protein (hsp27) is expressed in keratinocytes in a differentiation-related pattern. Keratinocyte differentiation involves a coordinated program of expression and interaction of specific differentiation-related genes and proteins. To investigate the functional role of hsp27 in these processes we used a differential display approach to identify genes that might be regulated by the expression of hsp27 in human keratinocytes. mRNA was extracted from the human squamous carcinoma cell line A431 and a subclone stably transfected with human hsp27. Reverse transcriptase differential display polymerase chain reaction was performed using one base anchored oligo-dT and arbitrary primers. Differentially expressed genes were confirmed by northern blot analysis and further characterized by sequencing. Their expression in human skin and other tissues was investigated by northern blot and in situ hybridization. Out of five fragments detected with the initial reverse transcriptase differential display polymerase chain reaction screen one could be confirmed by northern blot to be downregulated in hsp27-overexpressing A431. This mRNA (G24) is not only downregulated by overexpression of hsp27 in A431 but also during differentiation in normal human keratinocytes in culture and in situ, situations where hsp27 is known to be induced. According to sequence analysis G24 represents a novel gene that does not code for a protein and thus might belong to the growing family of noncoding RNAs. These results not only demonstrate for the first time that overexpression of hsp27 by gene transfer is associated with regulation of gene expression but also reveal a novel differentiation-associated gene in human keratinocytes.
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- Mojgan Hell-Pourmojib
- Department of Dermatology, Division of Special and Environmental Dermatology, University of Vienna, Waeringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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Aldrian S, Trautinger F, Fröhlich I, Berger W, Micksche M, Kindas-Mügge I. Overexpression of Hsp27 affects the metastatic phenotype of human melanoma cells in vitro. Cell Stress Chaperones 2002; 7:177-85. [PMID: 12380685 PMCID: PMC514815 DOI: 10.1379/1466-1268(2002)007<0177:oohatm>2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2001] [Revised: 12/11/2001] [Accepted: 12/11/2001] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Overexpression of the small heat shock protein Hsp27 has been shown by us to inhibit the in vitro proliferation rate and to delay tumor development of a human melanoma cell line (A375) in nude mice. We hypothesized that Hsp27 may influence the neoplastic phenotype. In the present study Hsp27 transfectants from this cell line were analyzed for various cellular aspects associated with the metastatic process. We found that Hsp27-overexpressing clones exhibited an altered cellular morphology as compared with control transfected cells. The Hsp27-positive cells tended to develop an epithelial-like phenotype growing in clusters and were characterized by a loss of transcytoplasmic stressfibers. In parallel, Hsp27-expressing cells lost the ability to form colonies in soft agar. The invasive potential was studied in vitro by the use of a reconstituted extracellular matrix-coated filter (Matrigel). Compared with controls, Hsp27-overexpressing cells showed decreased cell invasiveness through Matrigel. A correlation between invasion and activation of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) has been shown in several cell models. Secretion of MMPs (MMP-2 and MMP-9) was studied by gelatin-substrate zymogram analysis, as well as by a sensitive gelatinase activity assay. The Hsp27-transfected A375 melanoma cell line showed decreased secretion of MMP-2 and MMP-9 as compared with the control transfected cells. Integrins are adhesion receptors and function in cell invasion by mediating cell movement on matrix molecules and by regulating the expression of MMPs. Both fluorescence-activated cell sorter analysis and immunofluorescence analysis revealed a loss of alpha(v)beta3 integrin in Hsp27-transfected cell colonies. Our results demonstrate that Hsp27 overexpression has a profound impact on several parameters regulating the invasive and metastatic potential of melanoma cells in vitro.
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- Silke Aldrian
- Institute of Cancer Research, University of Vienna, Austria
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Kodym R, Calkins PR, Story MD. Anthracycline-induced erythroid differentiation of K562 cells is inhibited by p28, a novel mammalian glutathione-binding stress protein. Leuk Res 2001; 25:151-6. [PMID: 11166830 DOI: 10.1016/s0145-2126(00)00095-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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When exposed to the anthracycline doxorubicin, K562 cells undergo differentiation which is characterized by arrested cell division, an increased mean cell diameter, and the production of hemoglobin. The influence of expression of p28, a low-molecular weight stress protein, on the differentiation of K562 cells was examined. Expression of p28 was modulated by transfection of K562 cells with expression vectors containing the murine p28 cDNA in either the sense or antisense orientation, or without the p28 cDNA. In K562 cells where p28 expression was either unaltered or downregulated, exposure to 40 nM Doxorubicin resulted in an arrest of cell division, the production of hemoglobin, and an increased cell diameter consistent with cells undergoing differentiation. K562 cells that overexpressed p28 continued to divide, had fewer hemoglobin-producing cells, had a smaller mean cell diameter and had a 5.5-fold increase in cell survival. Consistent with an inhibition of doxorubicin-induced erythroid differentiation, p28 may act by changes in redox regulation via the glutathione-binding activity of p28 and suggests a general role for p28 in cellular differentiation. Furthermore, p28 expression may be useful in predicting resistance to chemo- or radiation therapy in the treatment of leukemia and lymphoma.
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- R Kodym
- Department of Experimental Radiation Biology, Box 66, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Posey KL, Jones LB, Cerda R, Bajaj M, Huynh T, Hardin PE, Hardin SH. Survey of transcripts in the adult Drosophila brain. Genome Biol 2001; 2:RESEARCH0008. [PMID: 11276425 PMCID: PMC30707 DOI: 10.1186/gb-2001-2-3-research0008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2000] [Revised: 01/22/2001] [Accepted: 01/24/2001] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Classic methods of identifying genes involved in neural function include the laborious process of behavioral screening of mutagenized flies and then rescreening candidate lines for pleiotropic effects due to developmental defects. To accelerate the molecular analysis of brain function in Drosophila we constructed a cDNA library exclusively from adult brains. Our goal was to begin to develop a catalog of transcripts expressed in the brain. These transcripts are expected to contain a higher proportion of clones that are involved in neuronal function. RESULTS The library contains approximately 6.75 million independent clones. From our initial characterization of 271 randomly chosen clones, we expect that approximately 11% of the clones in this library will identify transcribed sequences not found in expressed sequence tag databases. Furthermore, 15% of these 271 clones are not among the 13,601 predicted Drosophila genes. CONCLUSIONS Our analysis of this unique Drosophila brain library suggests that the number of genes may be underestimated in this organism. This work complements the Drosophila genome project by providing information that facilitates more complete annotation of the genomic sequence. This library should be a useful resource that will help in determining how basic brain functions operate at the molecular level.
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- Karen L Posey
- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5513, USA
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5513, USA
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5513, USA
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5513, USA
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5513, USA
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5513, USA
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204-5513, USA
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Morrow G, Inaguma Y, Kato K, Tanguay RM. The small heat shock protein Hsp22 of Drosophila melanogaster is a mitochondrial protein displaying oligomeric organization. J Biol Chem 2000; 275:31204-10. [PMID: 10896659 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m002960200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Drosophila melanogaster has four main small heat shock proteins (Hsps), D. melanogaster Hsp22 (DmHsp22), Hsp23 (DmHsp23), Hsp26 (DmHsp26), and Hsp27 (DmHsp27). These proteins, although they have high sequence homology, show distinct developmental expression patterns. The function(s) of each small heat shock protein is unknown. DmHsp22 is shown to localize in mitochondria both in D. melanogaster S2 cells and after heterologous expression in mammalian cells. Fractionation of mitochondria indicates that DmHsp22 resides in the mitochondrial matrix, where it is found in oligomeric complexes, as shown by sedimentation and gel filtration analysis and by cross-linking experiments. Deletion analysis using a DmHsp22-EGFP construct reveals that residues 1-17 and an unknown number of residues between 17-28 are necessary for import. Site-directed mutagenesis within a putative mitochondrial motif (WRMAEE) at positions 8-13 shows that the first four residues are necessary for mitochondrial localization. Immunoprecipitation results indicate that there is no interaction between DmHsp22 and the other small heat shock proteins. The mitochondrial localization of this small Hsp22 of Drosophila and its high level of expression in aging suggests a role for this small heat shock protein in protection against oxidative stress.
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- G Morrow
- Laboratoire de Génétique Cellulaire et Développementale, Département de Médecine, Pavillon Marchand, Université Laval, Ste-Foy, Quebec G1K 7P4, Canada
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Pandey P, Farber R, Nakazawa A, Kumar S, Bharti A, Nalin C, Weichselbaum R, Kufe D, Kharbanda S. Hsp27 functions as a negative regulator of cytochrome c-dependent activation of procaspase-3. Oncogene 2000; 19:1975-81. [PMID: 10803458 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1203531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 243] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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The release of mitochondrial cytochrome c by genotoxic stress induces the formation of a cytosolic complex with Apaf-1 (mammalian CED4 homolog) and thereby the activation of procaspase-3 (cas-3) and procaspase-9 (cas-9). Here we demonstrate that heat-shock protein 27 (Hsp27) inhibits cytochrome c (cyt c)-dependent activation of cas-3. Hsp27 had no effect on cyt c release, Apaf-1 and cas-9 activation. By contrast, our results show that Hsp27 associates with cas-3, but not Apaf-1 or cas-9, and inhibits activation of cas-3 by cas-9-mediated proteolysis. Furthermore, the present results demonstrate that immunodepletion of Hsp27 depletes cas-3. Importantly, treatment of cells with DNA damaging agents dissociates the Hsp27/cas-3 complex and relieves inhibition of cas-3 activation. These findings define a novel function for Hsp27 and provide the first evidence that a heat shock protein represses cas-3 activation.
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- P Pandey
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- I F Zhimulev
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Division of Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
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Sahut-Barnola I, Pauli D. The Drosophila gene stand still encodes a germline chromatin-associated protein that controls the transcription of the ovarian tumor gene. Development 1999; 126:1917-26. [PMID: 10101125 DOI: 10.1242/dev.126.9.1917] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The Drosophila gene stand still (stil) encodes a novel protein required for survival, sexual identity and differentiation of female germ cells. Using specific antibodies, we show that the Stil protein accumulates in the nucleus of all female germ cells throughout development, and is transiently expressed during early stages of male germline differentiation. Changes of Stil subnuclear localization during oogenesis suggest an association with chromatin. Several mutant alleles, which are point mutations in the Stil N-terminal domain, encode proteins that no longer co-localized with chromatin. We find that Stil binds to many sites on polytene chromosomes with strong preference for decondensed chromatin. This localization is very similar to that of RNA polymerase II. We show that Stil is required for high levels of transcription of the ovarian tumor gene in germ cells. Expression of ovarian tumor in somatic cells can be induced by ectopic expression of Stil. Finally, we find that transient ubiquitous somatic expression of Stil results in lethality of the fly at all stages of development.
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- I Sahut-Barnola
- Department of Zoology and Animal Biology, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Joanisse DR, Michaud S, Inaguma Y, Tanguay RM. Small heat shock proteins ofDrosophila: Developmental expression and functions. J Biosci 1998. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02936130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Jantschitsch C, Kindas-Mügge I, Metze D, Amann G, Micksche M, Trautinger F. Expression of the small heat shock protein HSP 27 in developing human skin. Br J Dermatol 1998; 139:247-53. [PMID: 9767238 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.1998.02361.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The 27 kDa heat shock protein (HSP 27) is expressed in keratinocytes of the upper epidermal layers, and recent evidence suggests that this protein is involved in the regulation of epidermal differentiation. The expression of HSP 27 was investigated in developing human skin by immunohistochemistry utilizing a specific monoclonal antibody. We used formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue of abdominal skin obtained from 34 human fetuses ranging between 13 and 30 weeks estimated gestational age (EGA). We found that HSP 27 is not expressed in keratinocytes until week 14 EGA. At this stage staining is observed in the periderm and the upper intermediate cells but not in hair germs. During further development, HSP 27 expression correlates with increasing epidermal differentiation, i.e. shedding of the periderm and beginning of keratinization. HSP 27 expression is confined to the upper cell layers and sparse basal cells. In hair follicles, HSP 27 can be detected in the innermost cell layer of the outer root sheath and in keratinocytes of the bulge identical to what is observed in adult skin. The hair papilla, matrix cells and sebaceous glands are negative for HSP 27 and remain so during further development. In eccrine sweat glands of the 24th week EGA, HSP 27 is confined to the superficial cell layer of the sweat ducts. In the present report we demonstrate differentiation-related expression of HSP 27 in developing human skin. Further in vitro studies will address the molecular function of HSP 27 in epidermal differentiation and development.
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- C Jantschitsch
- Institute of Tumour Biology, University of Vienna, Borschkegasse 8a, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- I R Brown
- Division of Life Sciences, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Meyer V, Oliver B, Pauli D. Multiple developmental requirements of noisette, the Drosophila homolog of the U2 snRNP-associated polypeptide SP3a60. Mol Cell Biol 1998; 18:1835-43. [PMID: 9528755 PMCID: PMC121413 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.18.4.1835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/1997] [Accepted: 01/20/1998] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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We report the cloning of the noisette gene (noi), which encodes the Drosophila melanogaster ortholog of a U2 snRNP-associated splicing factor, SF3a60 (SAP61) in humans and PRP9p in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Antibodies raised against human SF3a60 recognized NOI in flies, showing a nuclear localization in all the stages examined, including the embryo, the dividing cells of imaginal discs, and the larval polyploid nuclei. NOI is expressed in somatic and germinal cells of both male and female gonads. By mobilization of P transposons, we have generated a large number of noi mutations. Complete loss of function resulted in lethality at the end of embryogenesis, without obvious morphological defects. Hypomorphic alleles revealed multiple roles of noi for the survival and differentiation of male germ cells, the differentiation of female germ cells, and the development of several adult structures.
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- V Meyer
- Department of Zoology and Animal Biology, University of Geneva, Switzerland
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Frappier JR, Walden DB, Atkinson BG. Translation of some maize small heat shock proteins is initiated from internal in-frame AUGs. Genetics 1998; 148:471-7. [PMID: 9475756 PMCID: PMC1459782 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/148.1.471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Etiolated maize radicles (inbred Oh43) subjected to a brief heat shock synthesize a family of small heat shock proteins (approximately 18 kD) that is composed of at least 12 members. We previously described the cDNA-derived sequence of three maize shsp mRNAs (cMHSP18-1, cMHSP18-3, and cMHSP18-9). In this report, we demonstrate that the mRNA transcribed in vitro from one of these cDNAs (cMHSP18-9) is responsible for the synthesis of three members of the shsp family, and we suggest that cMHSP18-3 may be responsible for the synthesis of three additional members and cMHSP18-1 for the synthesis of two other members of this family. The fact that these genes do not contain introns, coupled with the observations reported herein, suggest that maize may have established another method of using a single gene to produce a number of different proteins.
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- J R Frappier
- Western Science Centre, Department of Zoology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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Mucins are widely distributed in mucous secretion fluids or are associated with plasma membranes. Up to now 9 genes of epithelial mucins have been identified, distributed over five chromosomes. Superposed on the genetic diversity, each type of mucin displays heterogeneity in oligosaccharide composition, including the terminal sugar residues. On top of that there is variation between individuals brought about by blood group antigens. Heterogeneity is further incited by the degree of sulfation. This tremendous structural heterogeneity endows mucin molecules with properties suggestive for a multifunctional role. The major biological function assigned to mucins is still the protection of tissues covered by the mucous gel. Current knowledge on the specific biological functions of the sulfate residues is fragmentary and periphrastic. Glycosylation including sulfation appears to be subject to modification under pathological conditions. There is evidence that sulfation rate-limits bacterial degradation of mucins. Moreover, accumulating data focus towards their involvement in recognition phenomena. Sulfate residues on blood group related structures provoke specific epitopes for selective interaction with microorganisms e.g. Helicobacter pylori. A distinct class of mucins acts as ligands for selectins, crucial in cellular recognition processes like cellular homing of lymphocytes. Whereas in earlier days mucins were only seen as water-binding molecules, protecting the underlying mucosa against harmful agents, the current picture of these molecules is characterized by the selective interaction with their environment, including epithelial-, and endothelial cells and microorganisms, thereby regulating a great number of biological processes. However, the specific role of sulfate remains to be further elucidated.
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- A V Nieuw Amerongen
- Dept. of Oral Biochemistry, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands
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Mehlen P, Mehlen A, Godet J, Arrigo AP. hsp27 as a switch between differentiation and apoptosis in murine embryonic stem cells. J Biol Chem 1997; 272:31657-65. [PMID: 9395507 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.272.50.31657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Small stress proteins are developmentally regulated and linked to cell growth and differentiation. The early phase of murine embryonic stem (ES) cell differentiation, characterized by a gradual growth arrest, is accompanied with hsp27 transient accumulation. This differentiation process also correlated with changes in hsp27 phosphorylation and oligomerization. The role of hsp27 was investigated in ES clones stably transfected with murine or human hsp27 genes, placed in sense or antisense orientation. Several clones were obtained that either underexpressed endogenous murine hsp27 or overexpressed murine or human hsp27. Maintained undifferentiated, these clones showed similar growth rates. We report here that hsp27 constitutive overexpression enhanced the differentiation-mediated decreased rate of ES cell proliferation but did not alter morphological changes. In contrast, hsp27 underexpression, which attenuated cell growth arrest, induced differentiation abortion because of an overall cell death by apoptosis. Recently, we showed that hsp27 interfered with cell death probably because of its ability to modulate intracellular glutathione. hsp27 accumulation during ES cell differentiation was also correlated with an increase in glutathione, which was attenuated by hsp27 down-expression. Hence, hsp27 transient expression seems essential for preventing differentiating ES cells from undergoing apoptosis, a switch that may be redox regulated.
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- P Mehlen
- Laboratoire du Stress Cellulaire, Centre de Génétique Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR-5534, Université Claude Bernard Lyon-I, 69622 Villeurbanne Cédex, France
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Ehrnsperger M, Gräber S, Gaestel M, Buchner J. Binding of non-native protein to Hsp25 during heat shock creates a reservoir of folding intermediates for reactivation. EMBO J 1997; 16:221-9. [PMID: 9029143 PMCID: PMC1169629 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.2.221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 601] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Small heat shock proteins (sHsps) are a conserved and ubiquitous protein family. Their ability to convey thermoresistance suggests their participation in protecting the native conformation of proteins. However, the underlying functional principles of their protective properties and their role in concert with other chaperone families remain enigmatic. Here, we analysed the influence of Hsp25 on the inactivation and subsequent aggregation of a model protein, citrate synthase (CS), under heat shock conditions in vitro. We show that stable binding of several non-native CS molecules to one Hsp25 oligomer leads to an accumulation of CS unfolding intermediates, which are protected from irreversible aggregation. Furthermore, a number of different proteins which bind to Hsp25 can be isolated from heat-shocked extracts of cells. Under permissive folding conditions, CS can be released from Hsp25 and, in cooperation with Hsp70, an ATP-dependent chaperone, the native state can be restored. Taken together, our findings allow us to integrate sHsps functionally in the cellular chaperone system operating under heat shock conditions. The task of sHsps in this context is to efficiently trap a large number of unfolding proteins in a folding-competent state and thus create a reservoir of non-native proteins for an extended period of time, allowing refolding after restoration of physiological conditions in cooperation with other chaperones.
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- M Ehrnsperger
- Institut für Biophysik and Physikalische Biochemie, Universität Regensburg, Germany
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Arata S, Hamaguchi S, Nose K. Inhibition of colony formation of NIH 3T3 cells by the expression of the small molecular weight heat shock protein HSP27: involvement of its phosphorylation and aggregation at the C-terminal region. J Cell Physiol 1997; 170:19-26. [PMID: 9012781 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4652(199701)170:1<19::aid-jcp3>3.0.co;2-o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The ectopic expression of the small molecular weight heat shock protein HSP27 reportedly confers resistance to heat and other types of stress, but our recent findings indicated that it rendered human immortalized fibroblast cells (KMST-6) more sensitive to oxidative stress and caused irreversible growth arrest (Arata et al., 1995, J. Cell. Physiol., 163:458-465). To clarify the relationship between HSP27 and growth regulation, we investigated the effect of overexpression of HSP27 and its mutants on the growth potential of several cell lines. Mammalian expression vectors of the wild-type, hypophosphorylatable, or C-terminal deletion mutants of human HSP27 were constructed from the pRc/CMV plasmid that contained the neomycin-resistant gene. The plasmid was introduced into mouse fibroblasts (NIH 3T3), normal human fibroblasts (TIG-3), Chinese hamster ovary (CHO-K1), or mammary tumor cells (MCF-7), which were then selected in medium containing G418. The number of drug-resistant colonies was significantly decreased by transfection with the expression vector for wild-type HSP27 compared with vector alone, whereas the overexpression of HSP27 in CHO-K1 cells had essentially no effect. The expression vectors of an hypophosphorylatable mutant (pKSm, human HSP27 gene in which codons for Ser-15, -78, and -82 were converted to code for Gly by site-directed mutagenesis) as well as C-terminal deletion mutants in which 12-36 amino acid residues from the C-terminus were deleted had no significant effect on the colony-forming efficiency of NIH 3T3 cells. Cells isolated from G418-resistant colonies formed by transfection of NIH 3T3 cells with the HSP27 expression vector expressed no detectable levels of wild-type HSP27 and did not form stable clonal transformants expressing high levels of HSP27 from NIH 3T3 cells. In contrast, several clones expressing high levels of HSP27 were obtained from CHO-K1 cells transfected with the HSP27 expression vector. In KMST-6 clones expressing high levels of HSP27, the wild-type HSP27 formed aggregates with a mean molecular mass of about 200 kDa as determined by gel filtration, and the size of the oligomers changed with oxidative stress. On the other hand, the size of aggregates of HSP27 encoded by pKSm or C-terminal deletion mutants did not change. These observations indicated that the forced expression of wild-type HSP27 participates in inhibiting the growth of some cell types and that the inhibition may be associated with its phosphorylation and aggregation.
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- S Arata
- Department of Microbiology, Showa University School of Pharmaceutical Science, Tokyo, Japan
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Marin R, Tanguay RM. Stage-specific localization of the small heat shock protein Hsp27 during oogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster. Chromosoma 1996; 105:142-9. [PMID: 8781182 DOI: 10.1007/bf02509495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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The developmental and heat shock-induced expression of the small heat shock protein Hsp27 was investigated by confocal microscopy of whole-mount immunostained preparations of ovarioles during oogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster. In unstressed flies, Hsp27 was mainly associated with germline nurse cells throughout egg development. A small group of somatic follicle cells also expressed Hsp27 specifically at stages 8 to 10 of oogenesis. Interestingly, this Hsp showed a different intracellular localization depending on the stages of egg chamber development. Thus Hsp27 was localized in the nucleus of nurse cells during the first stages of oogenesis (from germarium to stage 6) whereas it showed a perinuclear and cytoplasmic localization from stage 8. After a heat shock, Hsp27 accumulated in somatic follicle cells surrounding the egg chamber whereas the expression of this small Hsp did not seem to be enhanced in nurse cells. The stage-dependent pattern of intracellular localization of Hsp27 observed in nurse cells of unstressed flies was also observed following heat shock. At late stages of oogenesis, Hsp27 also showed a perinuclear distribution in follicle and nurse cells after heat stress. These observations suggest that different factors may modulate the expression and intracellular distribution of Hsp27. This modulation may be associated with the specific activities occurring in each particular cell type throughout oogenesis during both normal development and under heat shock conditions.
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- R Marin
- Centre de Recherches du CHUL and Laboratoire de génétique cellulaire et développementale, RSVS, Pavillon C.E. Marchand, Université Laval, Ste-Foy, Québec, Canada G1K 7P4.
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Zakeri Z, Quaglino D, Latham T, Woo K, Lockshin RA. Programmed cell death in the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta: alteration in protein synthesis. Microsc Res Tech 1996; 34:192-201. [PMID: 8743407 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0029(19960615)34:3<192::aid-jemt2>3.0.co;2-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The metamorphic death of the labial glands of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta, occurs during a 4 day period during larva-to-pupa metamorphosis. The earliest changes marking the death of the cell, all occurring on the first day, are a sharp drop in protein synthesis, coupled with the selective survival or upregulation of a few messages. An early rearrangement of the rough endoplasmic reticulum is presumably related to the generalized decrease in protein synthesis. Lysosomal acid phosphatase also begins to increase very early, and ultimately the bulk of the cytoplasm is destroyed in autophagic vacuoles, but activation of lysosomes does not account for the decreased rate of synthesis. The mechanism by which most protein synthesis is depressed remains under investigation.
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- Z Zakeri
- Department of Biology, Queens College, Flushing, New York 11367, USA
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Mehlen P, Kretz-Remy C, Préville X, Arrigo AP. Human hsp27, Drosophila hsp27 and human alphaB-crystallin expression-mediated increase in glutathione is essential for the protective activity of these proteins against TNFalpha-induced cell death. EMBO J 1996; 15:2695-706. [PMID: 8654367 PMCID: PMC450205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Expression of small stress proteins (shsp) enhances the survival of mammalian cells exposed to heat or oxidative injuries. Recently, we have shown that the expression of shsp from different species, such as human hsp27, Drosophila hsp27 or human alphaB-crystallin protected murine L929 cells against cell death induced by tumor necrosis factor (TNFalpha), hydrogen peroxide or menadione. Here, we report that, in growing L929 cell lines, the presence of these shsp decreased the intracellular level of reactive oxygen species (ROS). shsp expression also abolished the burst of intracellular ROS induced by TNFalpha. Several downstream effects resulting from the TNFalpha-mediated ROS increment, such as NF-kappaB activation, lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation, were inhibited by shsp expression. We also report that the expression of these different shsp raised the total glutathione level in both L929 cell lines and transiently transfected NIH 3T3-ras cells. This phenomenon was essential for the shsp-mediated decrease in ROS and resistance against TNFalpha. Our results therefore suggest that the protective activity shared by human hsp27, Drosophila hsp27 and human alphaB-crystallin against TNFalpha-mediated cell death and probably other types of oxidative stress results from their conserved ability to raise the intracellular concentration of glutathione.
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Affiliation(s)
- P Mehlen
- Laboratoire du Stress Cellulaire, Centre de Génétique Moléculaire etCellulaire, CNRS-UMR-5534, France
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