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Smith V, Mukherjee D, Lunj S, Choudhury A, Hoskin P, West C, Illidge T. The effect of hypoxia on PD-L1 expression in bladder cancer. BMC Cancer 2021; 21:1271. [PMID: 34819027 PMCID: PMC8613983 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-021-09009-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Recent data has demonstrated that hypoxia drives an immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment (TME) via various mechanisms including hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-dependent upregulation of programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1). Both hypoxia and an immunosuppressive TME are targetable independent negative prognostic factors for bladder cancer. Therefore we sought to investigate whether hypoxia is associated with upregulation of PD-L1 in the disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three human muscle-invasive bladder cancer cell lines (T24, J82, UMUC3) were cultured in normoxia (20% oxygen) or hypoxia (1 and 0.1% oxygen) for 24 h. Differences in PD-L1 expression were measured using Western blotting, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and flow cytometry (≥3 independent experiments). Statistical tests performed were unpaired t tests and ANOVA. For in silico work an hypoxia signature was used to apply hypoxia scores to muscle-invasive bladder cancers from a clinical trial (BCON; n = 142) and TCGA (n = 404). Analyses were carried out using R and RStudio and statistical tests performed were linear models and one-way ANOVA. RESULTS When T24 cells were seeded at < 70% confluence, there was decreased PD-L1 protein (p = 0.009) and mRNA (p < 0.001) expression after culture in 0.1% oxygen. PD-L1 protein expression decreased in both 0.1% oxygen and 1% oxygen in a panel of muscle-invasive bladder cancer cells: T24 (p = 0.009 and 0.001), J82 (p = 0.008 and 0.013) and UMUC3 (p = 0.003 and 0.289). Increasing seeding density decreased PD-L1 protein (p < 0.001) and mRNA (p = 0.001) expression in T24 cells grown in both 20 and 1% oxygen. Only when cells were 100% confluent, were PD-L1 protein and mRNA levels higher in 1% versus 20% oxygen (p = 0.056 and p = 0.037). In silico analyses showed a positive correlation between hypoxia signature scores and PD-L1 expression in both BCON (p = 0.003) and TCGA (p < 0.001) cohorts, and between hypoxia and IFNγ signature scores (p < 0.001 for both). CONCLUSION Tumour hypoxia correlates with increased PD-L1 expression in patient derived bladder cancer tumours. In vitro PD-L1 expression was affected by cell density and decreased PD-L1 expression was observed after culture in hypoxia in muscle-invasive bladder cancer cell lines. As cell density has such an important effect on PD-L1 expression, it should be considered when investigating PD-L1 expression in vitro.
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- Vicky Smith
- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, M20 4BX, Manchester, UK.
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, M20 4BX, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, M20 4BX, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, M20 4BX, Manchester, UK
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, M20 4BX, Manchester, UK
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, M20 4BX, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, M20 4BX, Manchester, UK
- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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Stulpinas A, Uzusienis T, Imbrasaite A, Krestnikova N, Unguryte A, Kalvelyte AV. Cell-cell and cell-substratum contacts in the regulation of MAPK and Akt signalling: Importance in therapy, biopharmacy and bioproduction. Cell Signal 2021; 84:110034. [PMID: 33933583 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2021.110034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 04/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The use of cultured cells as a tool for research, precision medicine, biopharmacy, and biomanufacturing is constantly increasing. In parallel, the role of cell-cell and cell-substratum contacts in cell functioning is increasingly validated. Adhesion signalling plays a key role here. The activity of cell fate-regulating signalling molecules is an important factor in determining cell behaviour, as well as their response to treatment, depending on cell phenotypic status and location in the body. Three cellular state models (adherent, single cells in suspension, and aggregated cells) were compared for cell signalling, including focal adhesion (FAK), mitogen-activated (MAPK), as well as Akt protein kinases, and transcription factor cJun, by using lung adenocarcinoma A549, muscle-derived stem Myo, as well as primary lung cancer cell lines. Survival of both A549 and Myo cells was dependent on kinases Akt and ERK in detached conditions. Intercellular contacts in aggregates promoted activation of Akt and ERK, and cell survival. Loss of contacts with the substrate increased phosphorylation of MAP kinases JNK and p38, while decreased Akt phosphorylation by processes involving FAK. Unexpectedly, detachment increased phosphorylation of antiapoptotic kinase ERK in A549, while in Myo stem cells ERK phosphorylation was downregulated. JNK target transcription factor cJun protein level was markedly diminished by contacts between cells possibly involving mechanism of proteasomal degradation. Furthermore, studies revealed the opposite dependence of molecules of the same signalling pathway - phospho-cJun and phospho-JNK - on cell culture density. Differences in ERK activation under detachment conditions indicate that targeting of prosurvival kinases during anoikis should be different in different cells. Moreover, the outcome of JNK activation in cells may depend on the amount of cJun, which is determined by cell-cell contacts.
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- Aurimas Stulpinas
- Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio al. 7, LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio al. 7, LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio al. 7, LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio al. 7, LT-10257, Lithuania
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- Centre for Innovative Medicine, Santariškių g. 5, LT-08406, Lithuania
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- Dept. of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry, Life Sciences Centre, Vilnius University, Saulėtekio al. 7, LT-10257, Lithuania.
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Knirsh R, Ben-Dror I, Modai S, Shomron N, Vardimon L. MicroRNA 10b promotes abnormal expression of the proto-oncogene c-Jun in metastatic breast cancer cells. Oncotarget 2018; 7:59932-59944. [PMID: 27494896 PMCID: PMC5312359 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.11000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs have been shown to act as oncogenes or tumor suppressers via various cellular pathways. Specifically, in breast cancer, upregulation of miR-10b is positively associated with aggressiveness of tumors. However, the mechanism by which miR-10b contributes to cell malignancy is largely unknown. Here we show that at the receiving end of the miR-10b pathway is the proto-oncogene c-Jun, a transcription factor that plays a critical role in stimulation of cell proliferation and tumor progression. c-Jun is known to be translationally activated by loss of cell contacts or restructuring of the cytoskeleton. A comprehensive analysis of miRNA expression exhibited a significant increase in miR-10b expression. This was supported by analysis of breast cancer cells, which showed that loss of E-cadherin in metastatic cells is accompanied by elevation of miR-10b and interestingly, by a marked increase in accumulation of c-Jun. Silencing miR-10b in metastatic breast cancer cells leads to a decline in c-Jun expression, whereas overexpression of miR-10b in HaCaT cells is sufficient to elevate the accumulation of c-Jun. The increase in c-Jun protein accumulation in metastatic cells is not accompanied by an increase in c-Jun mRNA and is not dependent on MAPK activity. Knockdown and overexpression experiments revealed that the increase is mediated by NF1 and RhoC, downstream targets of miR-10b that affect cytoskeletal dynamics through the ROCK pathway. Overall, we show the ability of miR-10b to activate the expression of c-Jun through RhoC and NF1, which represents a novel pathway for promoting migration and invasion of human cancer cells.
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- Revital Knirsh
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Demoulin JB, Essaghir A. PDGF receptor signaling networks in normal and cancer cells. Cytokine Growth Factor Rev 2014; 25:273-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cytogfr.2014.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2014] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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You H, Lei P, Andreadis ST. JNK is a novel regulator of intercellular adhesion. Tissue Barriers 2013; 1:e26845. [PMID: 24868495 PMCID: PMC3942331 DOI: 10.4161/tisb.26845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Revised: 10/16/2013] [Accepted: 10/16/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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c-Jun N-terminal Kinase (JNK) is a family of protein kinases, which are activated by stress stimuli such as inflammation, heat stress and osmotic stress, and regulate diverse cellular processes including proliferation, survival and apoptosis. In this review, we focus on a recently discovered function of JNK as a regulator of intercellular adhesion. We summarize the existing knowledge regarding the role of JNK during the formation of cell-cell junctions. The potential mechanisms and implications for processes requiring dynamic formation and dissolution of cell-cell junctions including wound healing, migration, cancer metastasis and stem cell differentiation are also discussed.
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- Hui You
- Bioengineering Laboratory; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; University at Buffalo; The State University of New York; Amherst, NY USA
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- Bioengineering Laboratory; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; University at Buffalo; The State University of New York; Amherst, NY USA
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- Bioengineering Laboratory; Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering; University at Buffalo; The State University of New York; Amherst, NY USA ; Department of Biomedical Engineering; University at Buffalo; The State University of New York; Amherst, NY USA ; Center for Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences; University at Buffalo; The State University of New York; Amherst, NY USA
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LI Q, HAN Q, YU DH, TANG LJ, WANG J, WANG XH, XU WX, ZHAN YQ, LI CY, GE CH, YU M, YANG XM. JNK3 Cooperates With RelA/p65 to Decrease Bel-7402 Cell Adhesion Upon The Inhibition of NF-κB Pathway*. PROG BIOCHEM BIOPHYS 2012. [DOI: 10.3724/sp.j.1206.2012.00041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Aberrant expression of c-Jun in glioblastoma by internal ribosome entry site (IRES)-mediated translational activation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2012; 109:E2875-84. [PMID: 23027969 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1203659109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Although the protooncogene c-Jun plays a critical role in cell proliferation, cell death, and malignant transformation, DNA microarray screens have identified only a few human cancer types with aberrant expression of c-Jun. Here, we show that c-Jun accumulation is robustly elevated in human glioblastoma and that this increase contributes to the malignant properties of the cells. Most importantly, the increase in c-Jun protein accumulation occurs with no corresponding increase in c-Jun mRNA or the half-life of the c-Jun protein but, rather, in the translatability of the transcript. The c-Jun 5'UTR harbors a potent internal ribosomal entry site (IRES) with a virus-like IRES domain that directs cap-independent translation in glioblastoma cells. Accumulation of c-Jun is not dependent on MAPK activity but can be stimulated by a cytoskeleton-dependent pathway. Our findings provide evidence that human c-Jun is an IRES-containing cellular transcript that contributes to cancer development through translational activation. This previously undescribed mechanism of c-Jun regulation might also be relevant to other types of human cancer and offers unique potential targets for therapy.
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Martínez-Mora C, Mrowiec A, García-Vizcaíno EM, Alcaraz A, Cenis JL, Nicolás FJ. Fibroin and sericin from Bombyx mori silk stimulate cell migration through upregulation and phosphorylation of c-Jun. PLoS One 2012; 7:e42271. [PMID: 22860103 PMCID: PMC3409175 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2012] [Accepted: 07/02/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Wound healing is a biological process directed to the restoration of tissue that has suffered an injury. An important phase of wound healing is the generation of a basal epithelium able to wholly replace the epidermis of the wound. A broad range of products derived from fibroin and sericin from Bombyx mori silk are used to stimulate wound healing. However, so far the molecular mechanism underlying this phenomenon has not been elucidated. The aim of this work was to determine the molecular basis underlying wound healing properties of silk proteins using a cell model. For this purpose, we assayed fibroin and sericin in a wound healing scratch assay using MDA-MB-231 and Mv1Lu cells. Both proteins stimulated cell migration. Furthermore, treatment with sericin and fibroin involved key factors of the wound healing process such as upregulation of c-Jun and c-Jun protein phosphorylation. Moreover, fibroin and sericin stimulated the phosphorylation of ERK 1/2 and JNK 1/2 kinases. All these experiments were done in the presence of specific inhibitors for some of the cell signalling pathways referred above. The obtained results revealed that MEK, JNK and PI3K pathways are involved in fibroin and sericin stimulated cells migration. Inhibition of these three kinases prevented c-Jun upregulation and phosphorylation by fibroin or sericin. Fibroin and sericin were tested in the human keratinocyte cell line, HaCaT, with similar results. Altogether, our results showed that fibroin and sericin initiate cell migration by activating the MEK, JNK and PI3K signalling pathways ending in c-Jun activation.
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- Celia Martínez-Mora
- Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario (IMIDA), La Alberca, Murcia, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Oncología Molecular y TGF-ß, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Oncología Molecular y TGF-ß, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Oncología Molecular y TGF-ß, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain
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- Instituto Murciano de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario y Alimentario (IMIDA), La Alberca, Murcia, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Oncología Molecular y TGF-ß, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, El Palmar, Murcia, Spain
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Brose RD, Shin G, McGuinness MC, Schneidereith T, Purvis S, Dong GX, Keefer J, Spencer F, Smith KD. Activation of the stress proteome as a mechanism for small molecule therapeutics. Hum Mol Genet 2012; 21:4237-52. [PMID: 22752410 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/dds247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Various small molecule pharmacologic agents with different known functions produce similar outcomes in diverse Mendelian and complex disorders, suggesting that they may induce common cellular effects. These molecules include histone deacetylase inhibitors, 4-phenylbutyrate (4PBA) and trichostatin A, and two small molecules without direct histone deacetylase inhibitor activity, hydroxyurea (HU) and sulforaphane. In some cases, the therapeutic effects of histone deacetylase inhibitors have been attributed to an increase in expression of genes related to the disease-causing gene. However, here we show that the pharmacological induction of mitochondrial biogenesis was necessary for the potentially therapeutic effects of 4PBA or HU in two distinct disease models, X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy and sickle cell disease. We hypothesized that a common cellular response to these four molecules is induction of mitochondrial biogenesis and peroxisome proliferation and activation of the stress proteome, or adaptive cell survival response. Treatment of human fibroblasts with these four agents induced mitochondrial and peroxisomal biogenesis as monitored by flow cytometry, immunofluorescence and/or western analyses. In treated normal human fibroblasts, all four agents induced the adaptive cell survival response: heat shock, unfolded protein, autophagic and antioxidant responses and the c-jun N-terminal kinase pathway, at the transcriptional and translational levels. Thus, activation of the evolutionarily conserved stress proteome and mitochondrial biogenesis may be a common cellular response to such small molecule therapy and a common basis of therapeutic action in various diseases. Modulation of this novel therapeutic target could broaden the range of treatable diseases without directly targeting the causative genetic abnormalities.
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- Rebecca Deering Brose
- McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Deng Z, Sui G, Rosa PM, Zhao W. Radiation-induced c-Jun activation depends on MEK1-ERK1/2 signaling pathway in microglial cells. PLoS One 2012; 7:e36739. [PMID: 22606284 PMCID: PMC3351464 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2011] [Accepted: 04/09/2012] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Radiation-induced normal brain injury is associated with acute and/or chronic inflammatory responses, and has been a major concern in radiotherapy. Recent studies suggest that microglial activation is a potential contributor to chronic inflammatory responses following irradiation; however, the molecular mechanism underlying the response of microglia to radiation is poorly understood. c-Jun, a component of AP-1 transcription factors, potentially regulates neural cell death and neuroinflammation. We observed a rapid increase in phosphorylation of N-terminal c-Jun (on serine 63 and 73) and MAPK kinases ERK1/2, but not JNKs, in irradiated murine microglial BV2 cells. Radiation-induced c-Jun phosphorylation is dependent on the canonical MEK-ERK signaling pathway and required for both ERK1 and ERK2 function. ERK1/2 directly interact with c-Jun in vitro and in cells; meanwhile, the JNK binding domain on c-Jun is not required for its interaction with ERK kinases. Radiation-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) potentially contribute to c-Jun phosphorylation through activating the ERK pathway. Radiation stimulates c-Jun transcriptional activity and upregulates c-Jun-regulated proinflammatory genes, such as tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-1β, and cyclooxygenase-2. Pharmacologic blockade of the ERK signaling pathway interferes with c-Jun activity and inhibits radiation-stimulated expression of c-Jun target genes. Overall, our study reveals that the MEK-ERK1/2 signaling pathway, but not the JNK pathway, contributes to the c-Jun-dependent microglial inflammatory response following irradiation.
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- Zhiyong Deng
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Brain Tumor Center of Excellence, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Brain Tumor Center of Excellence, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Brain Tumor Center of Excellence, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America
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Tai MH, Weng CH, Mon DP, Hu CY, Wu MH. Ultraviolet C irradiation induces different expression of cyclooxygenase 2 in NIH 3T3 cells and A431 cells: the roles of COX-2 are different in various cell lines. Int J Mol Sci 2012; 13:4351-4366. [PMID: 22605982 PMCID: PMC3344218 DOI: 10.3390/ijms13044351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2012] [Revised: 03/05/2012] [Accepted: 03/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Ultraviolet C (UVC) is a DNA damage inducer, and 20 J/m2 of UVC irradiation caused cell growth inhibition and induced cell death after exposure for 24–36 h. The growth of NIH 3T3 cells was significantly suppressed at 24 h after UVC irradiation whereas the proliferation of A431 cells was inhibited until 36 h after UVC irradiation. UVC irradiation increased COX-2 expression and such up-regulation reached a maximum during 3–6 h in NIH 3T3 cells. In contrast, UVC-induced COX-2 reached a maximum after 24–36 h in A431 cells. Measuring prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) level showed a biphasic profile that PGE2 release was rapidly elevated in 1–12 h after UVC irradiation and increased again at 24 h in both cell lines. Treatment with the selective COX-2 inhibitor, SC-791, during maximum expression of COX-2 induction, attenuated the UVC induced-growth inhibition in NIH 3T3 cells. In contrast, SC-791 treatment after UVC irradiation enhanced death of A431 cells. These data showed that the patterns of UVC-induced PGE2 secretion from NIH 3T3 cells and A431 cells were similar despite the differential profile in UVC-induced COX-2 up-regulation. Besides, COX-2 might play different roles in cellular response to UVC irradiation in various cell lines.
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- Ming-Hong Tai
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan; E-Mail:
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan; E-Mail:
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- Department of Nutrition and Health Science, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung 83102, Taiwan; E-Mails: (D.-P.M.); (C.-Y.H.)
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- Department of Nutrition and Health Science, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung 83102, Taiwan; E-Mails: (D.-P.M.); (C.-Y.H.)
- Research Center of Health Food, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung 83102, Taiwan
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- Department of Nutrition and Health Science, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung 83102, Taiwan; E-Mails: (D.-P.M.); (C.-Y.H.)
- Research Center of Health Food, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung 83102, Taiwan
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +886-7-7811151 (ext. 6800); Fax: +886-7-7861949
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Planar cell polarity (PCP) pathway of Wnt signaling plays a crucial role to establish the polarization of cells during tissue development. Our recent findings using in vitro analyses have revealed that Ror2, a member of the Ror-family receptor tyrosine kinases, acts as a receptor or co-receptor for Wnt5a and plays a crucial role for Wnt5a-induced polarized cell migration through activating PCP pathway. Indeed, analyses of both Wnt5a and Ror2 mutant mice have shown that Wnt5a-Ror2 signaling is involved in establishing the PCP in epithelial tissues in vivo, indicating that in vitro analyses of polarized cell migration and PCP signaling induced by Wnt5a can be useful tools to explore putative regulators involved in Wnt/PCP pathway. Here, we introduce in vitro methods using cultured cells to monitor polarized cell migration and PCP signaling induced by Wnt5a.
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Spangler B, Kappelmann M, Schittek B, Meierjohann S, Vardimon L, Bosserhoff AK, Kuphal S. ETS-1/RhoC signaling regulates the transcription factor c-Jun in melanoma. Int J Cancer 2011; 130:2801-11. [PMID: 21732343 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.26277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2010] [Accepted: 06/17/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Recently, we discovered that the loss of E-cadherin induces c-Jun protein expression, which is a member of the AP-1 transcription factor family and a key player in the processes of cell proliferation and tumor development and also found in elevated levels in melanomas. Notably, the mRNA level of c-Jun was not affected, suggesting that c-Jun is regulated at post-transcriptional level. Here, we present data that suggest that the dynamic cytoskeletal network, linked to E-cadherin, is involved in the regulation of the c-Jun protein and transcriptional activity. In a signaling cascade, the loss of E-cadherin activates the transcriptional regulator ETS-1 and consequently leads to the induction of RhoC expression that stabilizes c-Jun in melanoma. The link between RhoC and c-Jun seems to be indirect via the cytoskeleton. We conclude that the loss of E-cadherin mediated cell-adhesion induces c-Jun protein expression in a multistep process, offering several possibilities for therapeutic intervention.
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- Barbara Spangler
- Institute of Pathology, University of Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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Defining the role of syndecan-4 in mechanotransduction using surface-modification approaches. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:22102-7. [PMID: 20080785 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0902639106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The ability of cells to respond to external mechanical stimulation is a complex and robust process involving a diversity of molecular interactions. Although mechanotransduction has been heavily studied, many questions remain regarding the link between physical stimulation and biochemical response. Of significant interest has been the contribution of the transmembrane proteins involved, and integrins in particular, because of their connectivity to both the extracellular matrix and the cytoskeleton. Here, we demonstrate the existence of a mechanically based initiation molecule, syndecan-4. We first demonstrate the ability of syndecan-4 molecules to support cell attachment and spreading without the direct extracellular binding of integrins. We also examine the distribution of focal adhesion-associated proteins through controlling surface interactions of beads with molecular specificity in binding to living cells. Furthermore, after adhering cells to elastomeric membranes via syndecan-4-specific attachments we mechanically strained the cells via our mechanical stimulation and polymer surface chemical modification approach. We found ERK phosphorylation similar to that shown for mechanotransductive response for integrin-based cell attachments through our elastomeric membrane-based approach and optical magnetic twisting cytometry for syndecan-4. Finally, through the use of cytoskeletal disruption agents, this mechanical signaling was shown to be actin cytoskeleton dependent. We believe that these results will be of interest to a wide range of fields, including mechanotransduction, syndecan biology, and cell-material interactions.
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Ksiazek K. A comprehensive review on mesenchymal stem cell growth and senescence. Rejuvenation Res 2009; 12:105-16. [PMID: 19405814 DOI: 10.1089/rej.2009.0830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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In recent years mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have generated a great deal of excitement as an attractive alternative to embryonic stem cells (ESCs) in cell-based regenerative medicine. In contrast to cells of embryonic origin, however, the clinical application of MSCs is heavily restricted by their finite ability of self-renewal, in which they resemble the rest of the somatic cells. Yet the mechanisms controlling MSC proliferation and senescence remain unclear. This review summarizes recent advances in our understanding of the factors affecting MSC expansion in vitro and discusses the pattern of their senescence with particular emphasis on the role of telomere shortening, activation of effectory pathways, and oxidative stress. The issues associated with MSC growth and senescence will be shown in the context of other somatic cells, and all of the parallels and disparities will be delineated precisely.
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- Krzysztof Ksiazek
- Department of Pathophysiology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
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Lee MH, Koria P, Qu J, Andreadis ST. JNK phosphorylates beta-catenin and regulates adherens junctions. FASEB J 2009; 23:3874-83. [PMID: 19667122 DOI: 10.1096/fj.08-117804] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The c-Jun amino-terminal kinase (JNK) is an important player in inflammation, proliferation, and apoptosis. More recently, JNK was found to regulate cell migration by phosphorylating paxillin. Here, we report a novel role of JNK in cell adhesion. Specifically, we provide evidence that JNK binds to E-cadherin/beta-catenin complex and phosphorylates beta-catenin at serine 37 and threonine 41, the sites also phosphorylated by GSK-3beta. Inhibition of JNK kinase activity using dominant-negative constructs reduces phosphorylation of beta-catenin and promotes localization of E-cadherin/beta-catenin complex to cell-cell contact sites. Conversely, activation of JNK induces beta-catenin phosphorylation and disruption of cell contacts, which are prevented by JNK siRNA. We propose that JNK binds to beta-catenin and regulates formation of adherens junctions, ultimately controlling cell-to-cell adhesion.
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- Meng-Horng Lee
- Bioengineering Laboratory, 908 Furnas Hall, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Amherst, NY 14260, USA
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Knirsh R, Ben-Dror I, Spangler B, Matthews GD, Kuphal S, Bosserhoff AK, Vardimon L. Loss of E-cadherin-mediated cell-cell contacts activates a novel mechanism for up-regulation of the proto-oncogene c-Jun. Mol Biol Cell 2009; 20:2121-9. [PMID: 19193763 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e08-12-1196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Loss of E-cadherin-mediated cell-cell contacts can elicit a signaling pathway that leads to acquisition of an invasive phenotype. Here, we show that at the receiving end of this pathway is the proto-oncogene c-Jun, a member of the activator protein-1 family of transcription factors that play a key role in stimulation of cell proliferation and tumor promotion. Cell separation or abrogation of E-cadherin-mediated cell-cell contacts both cause a dramatic increase in accumulation of the c-Jun protein. Unlike growth factors that enhance the expression of c-Jun by activating the transcription of the c-jun gene, the cell contact-dependent increase in c-Jun accumulation is not accompanied by a corresponding increase in c-Jun mRNA or c-Jun protein stability but rather in the translatability of the c-Jun transcript. Consistently, the increase in c-Jun accumulation is not dependent on activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase or beta-catenin pathways but is mediated by signals triggered by the restructured cytoskeleton. Depolymerization of the cytoskeleton can mimic the effect of cell separation and cause a dramatic increase in c-Jun accumulation, whereas Taxol inhibits the cell contact-dependent increase. This novel mechanism of c-Jun regulation seems to underlie the robust overexpression of c-Jun in tumor cells of patients with colon carcinoma.
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- Revital Knirsh
- Department of Biochemistry, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel
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Nomachi A, Nishita M, Inaba D, Enomoto M, Hamasaki M, Minami Y. Receptor tyrosine kinase Ror2 mediates Wnt5a-induced polarized cell migration by activating c-Jun N-terminal kinase via actin-binding protein filamin A. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:27973-27981. [PMID: 18667433 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m802325200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 160] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The receptor tyrosine kinase Ror2 has recently been shown to act as an alternative receptor or coreceptor for Wnt5a and to mediate Wnt5a-induced migration of cultured cells. However, little is known about the molecular mechanism underlying this migratory process. Here we show by wound-healing assays that Ror2 plays critical roles in Wnt5a-induced cell migration by regulating formation of lamellipodia and reorientation of microtubule-organizing center (MTOC). Wnt5a stimulation induces activation of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase JNK at the wound edge in a Ror2-dependent manner, and inhibiting JNK activity abrogates Wnt5a-induced lamellipodia formation and MTOC reorientation. Additionally, the association of Ror2 with the actin-binding protein filamin A is required for Wnt5a-induced JNK activation and polarized cell migration. We further show that Wnt5a-induced JNK activation and MTOC reorientation can be suppressed by inhibiting PKCzeta. Taken together, our findings indicate that Wnt5a/Ror2 activates JNK, through a process involving filamin A and PKCzeta, to regulate polarized cell migration.
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- Akira Nomachi
- Physiology and Cell Biology, Kobe University, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan
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- Physiology and Cell Biology, Kobe University, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
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- Physiology and Cell Biology, Kobe University, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan
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- Physiology and Cell Biology, Kobe University, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan; Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe University, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan
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- Physiology and Cell Biology, Kobe University, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan
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- Physiology and Cell Biology, Kobe University, 7-5-1, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0017, Japan.
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Monteiro HP, Arai RJ, Travassos LR. Protein tyrosine phosphorylation and protein tyrosine nitration in redox signaling. Antioxid Redox Signal 2008; 10:843-89. [PMID: 18220476 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2007.1853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Reversible phosphorylation of protein tyrosine residues by polypeptide growth factor-receptor protein tyrosine kinases is implicated in the control of fundamental cellular processes including the cell cycle, cell adhesion, and cell survival, as well as cell proliferation and differentiation. During the last decade, it has become apparent that receptor protein tyrosine kinases and the signaling pathways they activate belong to a large signaling network. Such a network can be regulated by various extracellular cues, which include cell adhesion, agonists of G protein-coupled receptors, and oxidants. It is well documented that signaling initiated by receptor protein tyrosine kinases is directly dependent on the intracellular production of oxidants, including reactive oxygen and nitrogen species. Accumulated evidence indicates that the intracellular redox environment plays a major role in the mechanisms underlying the actions of growth factors. Oxidation of cysteine thiols and nitration of tyrosine residues on signaling proteins are described as posttranslational modifications that regulate, positively or negatively, protein tyrosine phosphorylation (PTP). Early observations described the inhibition of PTP activities by oxidants, resulting in increased levels of proteins phosphorylated on tyrosine. Therefore, a redox circuitry involving the increasing production of intracellular oxidants associated with growth-factor stimulation/cell adhesion, oxidative reversible inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatases, and the activation of protein tyrosine kinases can be delineated.
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- Hugo P Monteiro
- Department of Biochemistry/Molecular Biology and CINTERGEN, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Slisz M, Rothenberger E, Hutter D. Attenuation of p38 MAPK activity upon contact inhibition in fibroblasts. Mol Cell Biochem 2007; 308:65-73. [PMID: 17906919 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-007-9613-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2007] [Accepted: 09/13/2007] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The molecular events, which govern growth control upon contact inhibition have not yet been clearly defined. Previous work has indicated that there is an increase in the expression of mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatases (MKPs) upon the attainment of contact inhibition in normal fibroblasts, concurrently with a decrease in ERK activity. To investigate the potential role of p38 and JNK in the transition to a contact-inhibited state, normal human fibroblasts (BJ) were grown to subconfluent and confluent densities. The total levels and phosphorylation states of p38 and JNK were assayed, and were compared to protein levels seen in HT-1080 fibrosarcoma cells, which lack contact-inhibited growth control. Activation of JNK was not apparent in these cells, though p38 was found to be active in proliferating cells, but attenuated in contact-inhibited cultures. Such fluctuations in p38 activity were not seen in cultures of fibrosarcoma cells of increasing density. This alteration in p38 activity was also reflected by attenuated activation of the downstream transcription factor ATF-2 upon contact inhibition. Overexpression of MKP-1 in fibrosarcoma cells and fibroblasts reduced proliferation, while expression of a phosphatase-resistant p38 protein (p38(N316)) enhanced proliferation of normal fibroblasts. Taken together, these results suggest the involvement of negative regulation of p38 in contact-inhibited growth control.
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- Michael Slisz
- Department of Biology, Monmouth University, 400 Cedar Avenue, West Long Branch, NJ 07764, USA
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Bakiri L, Takada Y, Radolf M, Eferl R, Yaniv M, Wagner EF, Matsuo K. Role of heterodimerization of c-Fos and Fra1 proteins in osteoclast differentiation. Bone 2007; 40:867-75. [PMID: 17189721 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2006.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2006] [Revised: 10/11/2006] [Accepted: 11/08/2006] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Bone resorbing osteoclasts are specialized macrophages that cannot differentiate in the absence of c-Fos, a member of the dimeric transcription factor AP-1 (activator protein-1). However, osteoclast differentiation in the absence of c-Fos can be rescued in vitro and in vivo by Fra1, a Fos-like protein and transcriptional target of c-Fos. To enable AP-1 proteins binding to DNA, c-Fos or Fra1 must heterodimerize with a partner such as c-Jun, JunB and JunD. In this study, we investigated the dimerization partners of c-Fos and Fra1 required for osteoclast differentiation using synthetic "single-chain" AP-1 dimers in which c-Fos or Fra1 is tethered via a linker to Jun proteins. When c-Fos was analyzed in combination with any Jun protein, including a c-Jun mutant lacking major phosphorylation sites for c-Jun amino-terminal kinase (JNK), osteoclasts were efficiently formed from c-Fos-deficient hematopoietic precursors. However, Fra1 in combination with any Jun protein could not rescue osteoclastogenesis. The ability to rescue was compared to transcriptional activity measured in transient transfection assays using promoters driven by consensus AP-1 sites or a composite AP-1/NFAT binding site. These data show that a single Jun/c-Fos dimer is sufficient for osteoclast differentiation, likely due to its transactivation ability for a broader range of promoters, in particular consensus AP-1 sites. We propose that Fra1 together with a dimerization partner different from Jun proteins can rescue osteoclast differentiation in c-Fos-deficient precursors.
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- Latifa Bakiri
- Research Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP), A-1030 Vienna, Austria
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Mariani O, Brennetot C, Coindre JM, Gruel N, Ganem C, Delattre O, Stern MH, Aurias A. JUN oncogene amplification and overexpression block adipocytic differentiation in highly aggressive sarcomas. Cancer Cell 2007; 11:361-74. [PMID: 17418412 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2007.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 141] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2006] [Revised: 08/16/2006] [Accepted: 02/08/2007] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The human oncogene JUN encodes a component of the AP-1 complex and is consequently involved in a wide range of pivotal cellular processes, including cell proliferation, transformation, and apoptosis. Nevertheless, despite extensive analyses of its functions, it has never been directly involved in a human cancer. We demonstrate here that it is highly amplified and overexpressed in undifferentiated and aggressive human sarcomas, which are blocked at an early step of adipocyte differentiation. We confirm by cellular and xenograft mouse models recapitulating these sarcoma genetics that the failure to differentiate is dependent upon JUN amplification/overexpression.
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- Odette Mariani
- Institut Curie, Genetics and Biology of Cancers, 26 rue d'Ulm, 75248 Paris cedex 05, France; INSERM U830, F-75005 Paris, France
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Koivusalo R, Mialon A, Pitkänen H, Westermarck J, Hietanen S. Activation of p53 in cervical cancer cells by human papillomavirus E6 RNA interference is transient, but can be sustained by inhibiting endogenous nuclear export-dependent p53 antagonists. Cancer Res 2007; 66:11817-24. [PMID: 17178878 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-06-2185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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p53 is degraded in cervical cancer cells by the human papillomavirus E6 and can be stabilized with short interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules targeting E6 mRNA. In this in vitro study, we show that E6 siRNA-induced p53 activation is transient in HeLa cervical cancer cells despite continuous suppression of E6 mRNA; activation can be sustained if the endogenous p53 antagonists COP1, MDM2, Pirh2, and c-Jun-NH(2)-kinase are also targeted by siRNAs or by inhibiting the nuclear export of p53 with leptomycin B. The direct targeting of any one of these four cellular p53 antagonists had no effect on p53 activity when E6 was intact, but inhibited the fading off of E6 siRNA-induced p53 activation in nonstress conditions. The effect was additive when multiple cellular antagonists were concomitantly inhibited, indicating that all these proteins degrade p53 when E6 is inactivated. The antiproliferative effect induced by E6 silencing was enhanced when the endogenous p53 antagonists were additionally targeted. In conclusion, if human papillomavirus E6 is inhibited under nonstress conditions, the subsequent p53 activation is quickly reversed by the endogenous p53 degenerative machinery. The present results indicate that several cellular p53 antagonists must be inhibited for sustained p53 activity if E6 siRNA therapy is attempted and if no combined genotoxic therapy is applied.
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- Riku Koivusalo
- The Joint Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory of University of Turku, Turku University Central Hospital and Wallac Oy, Turku, Finland
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Jaeschke A, Karasarides M, Ventura JJ, Ehrhardt A, Zhang C, Flavell RA, Shokat KM, Davis RJ. JNK2 is a positive regulator of the cJun transcription factor. Mol Cell 2006; 23:899-911. [PMID: 16973441 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2006.07.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2006] [Revised: 06/14/2006] [Accepted: 07/21/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The cJun NH(2)-terminal kinase (JNK) signal transduction pathway is established to be an important mechanism of regulation of the cJun transcription factor. Studies of Jnk1(-/-) and Jnk2(-/-) mice suggest that the JNK1 and JNK2 isoforms have opposite effects on cJun expression and proliferation. Here, we demonstrate, using a chemical genetic approach, that both JNK1 and JNK2 are positive regulators of these processes. We show that competition between JNK1 and JNK2 contributes to the opposite phenotypes caused by JNK1 and JNK2 deficiency. Our analysis illustrates the power of a chemical genetics approach for the analysis of signal transduction pathways and also highlights the limitations of single gene knockout strategies for the analysis of signaling pathways that are formed by a network of interacting proteins.
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- Anja Jaeschke
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
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Yogev O, Anzi S, Inoue K, Shaulian E. Induction of transcriptionally active Jun proteins regulates drug-induced senescence. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:34475-83. [PMID: 16966326 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m602865200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The drug hydroxyurea (HU) is used for cancer therapy and treatment of sickle cell anemia. It inhibits cell cycle progression by blocking DNA synthesis and drives cells to undergo apoptosis or enter senescence. We demonstrate here that HU induces the expression of two AP-1 proteins, c-Jun and JunB, which exert antagonistic effects on the cell cycle. Moreover, the induction of c-Jun is observed following treatment with two other drugs that inhibit the cell cycle in S phase, aphidicolin and camptothecin. The induction of c-Jun, which promotes cell cycle progression, up-regulates expression of cyclin D after exposure of cells to HU. Deficiency in c-jun prevents elevation of cyclin D expression and extends entrance into HU-induced senescence but also renders cells more resistant to HU-dependent apoptosis. The induction of c-Jun is independent of JNK activity, and additionally, of c-Jun autoregulatory activity but is inhibited upon inhibition of protein kinase C activity. Therefore, we suggest that c-Jun activity prevents drug-induced senescence. Conversely, the JunB target gene, tumor suppressor p16(INK4a), a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor essential for the induction of drug-induced senescence, is also up-regulated by HU in a JunB-dependent manner. Constitutive expression of JunB up-regulates p16(INK4a) and increases the sensitivity of mouse fibroblasts to drug-induced-senescence. Thus, we suggest that in contrast to c-Jun, JunB drives cells to enter HU-dependent senescence. The effect of HU treatment, which regulates the intricate web of AP-1 transcription, depends on the balance between c-Jun and JunB activities.
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- Orli Yogev
- Department of Experimental Medicine and Cancer Research, Hebrew University Medical School, Hadassah Ein Kerem, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
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Vardimon L, Ben-Dror I, Oren A, Polak P. Cytoskeletal and cell contact control of the glucocorticoid pathway. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2006; 252:142-7. [PMID: 16687209 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2006.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The cytoskeleton is a dynamic network that undergoes restructuring during a variety of cellular events including cell contact formation, cell invasion and the mitotic phase of the cell cycle. Here, we review the contribution of the cytoskeletal network to the inductive activity of glucocorticoids by focusing on the hormonal control of glutamine synthetase in the chick neural retina. Depolymerization of the cytoskeleton in cells of the intact retinal tissue inhibits the hormonal induction of glutamine synthetase, but does not alter the cellular amount of the glucocorticoid-receptor protein or the ability of the receptor molecules to translocate into the nucleus. Inhibition of glutamine synthetase induction occurs via a mechanism that involves elevation of c-Jun protein accumulation and repression of glucocorticoid-receptor transcriptional activity. Unlike growth factors and other c-Jun inducing stimuli that control the transcription of the c-Jun gene, depolymerization of the cytoskeleton elevates c-Jun accumulation by upregulating the translation of the c-Jun transcript. We postulate that the cytoskeletal-dependent increase in c-Jun accumulation is involved in cell contact control of both cell proliferation and transcriptional activity of the glucocorticoid-receptor protein.
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- Lily Vardimon
- Department of Biochemistry, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, 69978 Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Kolmakova A, Chatterjee S. Platelet derived growth factor recruits lactosylceramide to induce cell proliferation in UDP Gal:GlcCer: beta1 --> 4Galactosyltransferase (GalT-V) mutant Chinese hamster ovary cells. Glycoconj J 2006; 22:401-7. [PMID: 16311884 DOI: 10.1007/s10719-005-3351-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2005] [Revised: 06/24/2005] [Accepted: 06/29/2005] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Recent molecular cloning studies have suggested the presence of at least two beta4Gal transferase genes (beta4GalT-V and beta4GalT-VI) that may encode lactosylceramide synthase but whether they are functional in vivo and whether they mediate growth factor induced phenotypic change such as cell proliferation is not known. Our previous studies lead to the suggestion that various risk factors in atherosclerosis such as oxidized LDL, shear stress, nicotine, tumor necrosis factor-alpha converge upon LacCer synthase to induce critical phenotypic changes such as cell proliferation and cell adhesion. However, whether platelet-derived growth factor also recruits LacCer synthase in mediating cell proliferation is not known. Here we have employed a Chinese hamster ovary mutant cell line Pro(-)5Lec20 to determine whether this enzyme physiologically functions to mediate cell proliferation. We show that PDGF stimulates the activity of UDP galactose:glucosylceramide, beta1,4galactosyltransferase. The activity of LacCer synthase increased about 2.5 fold within 2.5-5 min of incubation with PDGF in both wild type and Pro(-)5Lec20 cells. Concomitantly, there was an increase in the generation of superoxide radicals, p44MAPK phosphorylation and cell proliferation in CHO cells. D-phenyl-2-decanoylamino-3-morpholino-1-propanol (D-PDMP), a potent inhibitor of GlcCer synthase/LacCer synthase impaired PDGF mediated induction of LacCer synthase activity, superoxide generation, p44 MAPK activation and cell proliferation in Pro(-)5Lec20 cells. PDGF-induced superoxide generation was also mitigated by the use of diphenylene iodonium; an inhibitor of NADPH oxidase activity that is required for superoxide generation. This inhibition was bypassed by the addition of lactosylceramide. Thus, beta4GalT-V gene produces a bona fide LacCer synthase that can function in vivo to generate LacCer. Moreover, this enzyme alone can mediate PDGF induced activation of a signal transduction cascade involving superoxide generation, p44MAPK activation, phosphorylation of Akt and cell proliferation.
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- Antonina Kolmakova
- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Lam V, Boehme KW, Compton T, Yin J. Spatial patterns of protein expression in focal infections of human cytomegalovirus. Biotechnol Bioeng 2006; 93:1029-39. [PMID: 16506244 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a medically significant human pathogen that infects a wide range of cell and tissue types. During infection, HCMV activates a variety of signal transduction pathways that induce profound changes in cellular processes and dramatically affect cellular gene expression patterns. To better define how these virus-host interactions affect the local microenvironment and influence the spatial and temporal spread of HCMV, we initiated HCMV focal infections on normal human dermal fibroblast monolayers and monitored viral gene expression patterns and infection spread over 45 days. To establish baseline temporal measurements of HCMV infection and spread in cell monolayers, we characterized the influence of three experimental variables on viral gene expression: cell plating density, the presence of serum, and neutralization of cellular antiviral responses with an antibody against interferon-beta. We found that high cell plating density or the inclusion of serum correlated with enhanced HCMV infection spread. Dramatic differences in the expression pattern of the viral immediate early 2 (IE2) gene were observed under these conditions as compared to low plating density or the absence of serum. In the latter case round, uniform foci were observed with a clear wave of IE2 expression visible in advance of a late stage viral protein, envelope glycoprotein B. By contrast, larger irregular foci with arms of IE2 expression were observed in the presence of serum. Addition of the antibody had little effect on the rate of spread, which is consistent with the knowledge that HCMV represses antiviral responses during infection. This experimental system provides a useful means to visualize and quantify complex virus-host interactions.
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- Vy Lam
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, 1415 Engineering Dr., University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
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Polak P, Oren A, Ben-Dror I, Steinberg D, Sapoznik S, Arditi-Duvdevany A, Vardimon L. The cytoskeletal network controls c-Jun translation in a UTR-dependent manner. Oncogene 2006; 25:665-76. [PMID: 16247475 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1209114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The cytoskeleton is a dynamic network that undergoes restructuring during various cellular events, influencing cell proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. Here, we report that accumulation of c-Jun, a member of the AP1 family of transcription factors that play a key role in normal and aberrant cell growth, dramatically increases upon depolymerization of the cytoskeleton, and that, unexpectedly, this increase is controlled translationally. Depolymerization of the actin or microtubule network induces an increase in c-Jun accumulation with no corresponding increase in c-Jun mRNA or in the half-life of the c-Jun protein, but rather in the translatability of its transcript. This increase is mediated by the untranslated regions (UTRs) of c-Jun mRNA, and is not dependent on activated mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways. This novel mechanism of c-Jun regulation might be relevant to physiological conditions in which c-Jun plays a pivotal role.
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- P Polak
- Department of Biochemistry, George S Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Wayne J, Sielski J, Rizvi A, Georges K, Hutter D. ERK regulation upon contact inhibition in fibroblasts. Mol Cell Biochem 2006; 286:181-9. [PMID: 16467968 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-005-9089-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2005] [Accepted: 11/23/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Despite the understanding of the importance of mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase activation in the stimulation of growth, little is known about the role of MAP kinase regulation during contact inhibited growth control. To investigate the role of the MAP kinase extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) during the transition to a contact inhibited state, cultures of normal fibroblasts (BJ) were grown to different stages of confluency. The levels of MAP kinase phosphatase (MKP) expression and the amount of active ERK and MAP ERK kinase (MEK) in these cultures were assessed through western blot analysis and were compared to fibrosarcoma cell cultures (HT-1080), which lack contact inhibition. In normal fibroblasts, the amounts of active MEK and ERK decline at contact inhibition, concurrently with a rise in MKP-1, MKP-2, and MKP-3 protein levels. In contrast, fibrosarcoma cells appear to lack density-dependent regulation of the ERK pathway. Additionally, altering the redox environment of fibrosarcoma cells to a less reducing state, as seen during contact inhibition, results in increased MKP-1 expression. Taken together, these results suggest that the altered redox environment upon contact inhibition may contribute to the regulation of ERK inactivation by MKPs.
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- Joshua Wayne
- Department of Biology, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ 07764, USA
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Weng JJ, Yung BYM. Nucleophosmin/B23 regulates PCNA promoter through YY1. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 335:826-31. [PMID: 16099430 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.07.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2005] [Accepted: 07/27/2005] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ectopic over-expression of nucleophosmin/B23 caused a marked up-regulation in the amounts of Yin Yang 1 (YY1) and proliferating cellular nuclear antigen (PCNA) proteins. Transfection with nucleophosmin/B23-targeting siRNA induced a decrease in the intracellular amounts of nucleophosmin/B23, YY1, and PCNA. PCNA expression and its promoter activity were attenuated either by nucleophosmin/B23-siRNA or YY1-siRNA. The ChIP assay showed that positive regulation of PCNA is achieved by binding of YY1 to the initiation site of PCNA promoter. The binding of YY1 to the PCNA promoter and histone H4 acetylation was significantly decreased in nucleophosmin/B23-siRNA-treated cells as compared to control vector-transfected cells. Mutation in YY1 binding site resulted in the loss of PCNA promoter activity and the binding of YY1 to the promoter. The results have indicated that YY1 binds to the initiation site of the PCNA promoter along with histone H4 acetylation, leading to transcriptional activity. We have demonstrated that nucleophosmin/B23 plays an important role in the regulation of PCNA through YY1.
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- Jing J Weng
- Cancer Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-San, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan, ROC
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Nakagawa T, Yabe T, Schwartz JP. Gene expression profiles of reactive astrocytes cultured from dopamine-depleted striatum. Neurobiol Dis 2005; 20:275-82. [PMID: 16242635 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2005.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2004] [Revised: 02/23/2005] [Accepted: 03/15/2005] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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We have carried out cDNA array analysis in order to characterize the gene expression profiles of reactive astrocytes from dopamine-depleted striatum. Astrocytes were cultured from the striatum of normal adult rats (adult astrocytes) or adult rats in which the substantia nigra had been lesioned 1 week earlier with 6-hydroxydopamine (reactive astrocytes), an animal model for Parkinson's disease. Three antibodies, 19D1, O1E4, and 13A11, known to label only reactive astrocytes in vivo, stained cultured reactive astrocytes but not adult astrocytes. Analysis with cDNA arrays showed that 38 genes were up-regulated and 75 genes down-regulated in reactive astrocytes compared to normal adult astrocytes. The expression of growth factor and transcription factor genes predominated among the up-regulated genes while those for signal transduction molecules, metabolic enzymes, and receptors for growth factors, hormones, and neurotransmitters predominated among the down-regulated genes. These results will allow the field to address the molecular profiles and functions of astrocytes activated in response to dopamine depletion and may be useful for developing new therapies for Parkinson's disease.
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- Takao Nakagawa
- Neurotrophic Factors Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, DHHS, Building 1, Room 135, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Miled C, Pontoglio M, Garbay S, Yaniv M, Weitzman JB. A Genomic Map of p53 Binding Sites Identifies Novel p53 Targets Involved in an Apoptotic Network. Cancer Res 2005; 65:5096-104. [PMID: 15958553 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-04-4232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The transcriptional activity of the p53 protein is central to its role in tumor suppression. Identification of the complete repertoire of p53-regulated genes is critical for dissecting the complexity of the p53 network. Although several different approaches have been used to characterize the p53 genetic program, we still lack a comprehensive molecular understanding of how p53 prevents cancer. Using a computational approach, we generated a genome-wide map of p53 binding sites (p53BS) to identify novel p53 target genes. We show that the presence of nearby p53BS can identify new proapoptotic members of the Bcl2 family. We show that p53 binds to p53BS identified in the BCL-G/BCL2L14 gene and that induction of this gene contributes to p53-mediated apoptosis. We found that p53 activates the COL18A1 gene encoding the precursor for the antiangiogenic factor endostatin. We also show that p53 up-regulates the MAP4K4 gene and activates the c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) pathway to drive apoptosis. Thus, unbiased mapping of the genomic landscape of p53BS provides a systematic and complementary approach to identify novel factors and connections in the p53 genetic network. Our study illustrates how systematic genomic approaches can identify binding sites that are functionally relevant for a p53 transcriptional program. The genetic link among p53, antiangiogenic factors, and the JNK signaling pathway adds new dimensions to understanding p53 function in highly connected genetic networks.
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- Chaouki Miled
- Unit of Gene Expression and Disease CNRS FRE2850, Department of Developmental Biology, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France
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Kuwano H, Miyazaki T, Tsutsumi S, Hirayama I, Shimura T, Mochiki E, Nomoto KI, Fukuchi M, Kato H, Asao T. Cell Density Modulates the Metastatic Aggressiveness of a Mouse Colon Cancer Cell Line, Colon 26. Oncology 2005; 67:441-9. [PMID: 15714001 DOI: 10.1159/000082929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2003] [Accepted: 04/23/2004] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Although cell density in cultured cells has demonstrated several alterations in the nature of cell kinetics, the changes in the metastatic aggressiveness of cancer lines under different cell densities have not yet been studied. METHODS In the current study, we investigated the influence of changing the cell density of cultured cancer cells (colon 26 and B16-F10) injected into the tail vein in BALB/c mice on the metastatic activity by evaluating the number of lung metastases, and the possible mechanisms of this phenomenon were discussed based on the basis of the results of an invasion assay and a cell adhesion assay. RESULTS The number of metastatic nodules was significantly higher in the high-density group than in the low one in colon 26 (p < 0.005), however, this phenomenon was not seen in B16-F10. Next, we performed the same experiment by changing the environment to the opposite conditions for the cells in the low- and high-density groups, and the results showed the metastatic activities to be always higher in the high-density group. Moreover, although no difference was seen regarding the invasive activity between the high- and low-density groups, an adhesion assay showed the difference in the adhesion cell rate to be significantly higher in the high-density group especially in early period after coculture with human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION In some cell types, the metastatic activity could be altered and reversed by changing the environment, such as the cell density, during a relatively short period. As a result, the epigenetic changes of cancer cells are thus suggested to play a certain role in the malignant potentiality.
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- Hiroyuki Kuwano
- Department of General Surgical Science (Surgery I), Gunma University, Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan
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Ishimaru S, Ueda R, Hinohara Y, Ohtani M, Hanafusa H. PVR plays a critical role via JNK activation in thorax closure during Drosophila metamorphosis. EMBO J 2004; 23:3984-94. [PMID: 15457211 PMCID: PMC524349 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2004] [Accepted: 08/28/2004] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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PVR, the Drosophila homolog of the PDGF/VEGF receptor, has been implicated in border cell migration during oogenesis and hemocyte migration during embryogenesis. It was earlier shown that Mbc, a CDM family protein, and its effector, Rac, transduced the guidance signal from PVR during border cell migration. Here we demonstrate that PVR is also required for the morphogenetic process, thorax closure, during metamorphosis. The results of genetic and biochemical experiments indicate that PVR activates the JNK pathway. We present evidence showing Crk (an adaptor molecule), Mbc, ELMO (a homolog of Caenorhabditis elegans CED-12 and mammalian ELMO), and Rac to be mediators of JNK activation by PVR. In addition, we suppose that not only Rac but also Cdc42 is activated and involved in JNK activation downstream of PVR.
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- Satoshi Ishimaru
- Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, Osaka Bioscience Institute, Furuedai, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
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Parkinson DB, Bhaskaran A, Droggiti A, Dickinson S, D'Antonio M, Mirsky R, Jessen KR. Krox-20 inhibits Jun-NH2-terminal kinase/c-Jun to control Schwann cell proliferation and death. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 164:385-94. [PMID: 14757751 PMCID: PMC2172235 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200307132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The transcription factor Krox-20 controls Schwann cell myelination. Schwann cells in Krox-20 null mice fail to myelinate, and unlike myelinating Schwann cells, continue to proliferate and are susceptible to death. We find that enforced Krox-20 expression in Schwann cells cell-autonomously inactivates the proliferative response of Schwann cells to the major axonal mitogen β–neuregulin-1 and the death response to TGFβ or serum deprivation. Even in 3T3 fibroblasts, Krox-20 not only blocks proliferation and death but also activates the myelin genes periaxin and protein zero, showing properties in common with master regulatory genes in other cell types. Significantly, a major function of Krox-20 is to suppress the c-Jun NH2-terminal protein kinase (JNK)–c-Jun pathway, activation of which is required for both proliferation and death. Thus, Krox-20 can coordinately control suppression of mitogenic and death responses. Krox-20 also up-regulates the scaffold protein JNK-interacting protein 1 (JIP-1). We propose this as a possible component of the mechanism by which Krox-20 regulates JNK activity during Schwann cell development.
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- David B Parkinson
- Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT UK.
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Shrivastava P, Pantano C, Watkin R, McElhinney B, Guala A, Poynter ML, Persinger RL, Budd R, Janssen-Heininger Y. Reactive nitrogen species-induced cell death requires Fas-dependent activation of c-Jun N-terminal kinase. Mol Cell Biol 2004; 24:6763-72. [PMID: 15254243 PMCID: PMC444859 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.24.15.6763-6772.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Nitrogen dioxide is a highly toxic reactive nitrogen species (RNS) recently discovered as an inflammatory oxidant with great potential to damage tissues. We demonstrate here that cell death by RNS was caused by c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK). Activation of JNK by RNS was density dependent and caused mitochondrial depolarization and nuclear condensation. JNK activation by RNS was abolished in cells lacking functional Fas or following expression of a truncated version of Fas lacking the intracellular death domain. In contrast, RNS induced JNK potently in cells expressing a truncated version of tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 or cells lacking tumor necrosis factor receptor 1 (TNF-R1), illustrating a dependence of Fas but not TNF-R1 in RNS-induced signaling to JNK. Furthermore, Fas was oxidized, redistributed, and colocalized with Fas-associated death domain (FADD) in RNS-exposed cells, illustrating that RNS directly targeted Fas. JNK activation and cell death by RNS occurred in a Fas ligand- and caspase-independent manner. While the activation of JNK by RNS or FasL required FADD, the cysteine-rich domain 1 containing preligand assembly domain required for FasL signaling was not involved in JNK activation by RNS. These findings illustrate that RNS cause cell death in a Fas- and JNK-dependent manner and that this occurs through a pathway distinct from FasL. Thus, avenues aimed at preventing the interaction of RNS with Fas may attenuate tissue damage characteristic of chronic inflammatory diseases that are accompanied by high levels of RNS.
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- Punya Shrivastava
- Department of Pathology, University of Vermont, 89 Beaumont Ave., Burlington, VT 05405, USA
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Zhu H, Tamot B, Quinton M, Walton J, Hacker RR, Li J. Influence of tissue origins and external microenvironment on porcine foetal fibroblast growth, proliferative life span and genome stability. Cell Prolif 2004; 37:255-66. [PMID: 15144502 PMCID: PMC6760691 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2004.00310.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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One of the challenges of manipulating genes in primary cells is that the cells have a finite proliferation capacity. This, combined with the lower gene targeting efficiency of somatic cells, makes identification of targeted clones very difficult. The objective of this study was to establish a system that allows porcine foetal fibroblasts to reach their maximal proliferation capacity in vitro. The influence of fibroblast origin, stage of foetal development, cell seeding densities and concentration of foetal bovine serum (FBS) on the population doublings, the percentage of beta-galactosidase-activity-positive cells and the genome stability of foetal fibroblasts during in vitro culture was investigated. It was found that porcine foetal fibroblasts could be cultured for over 80 population doublings in the appropriate culture system. Fibroblasts from earlier stages of foetal development were better candidate cells than those from the later stages. Cells from the heart were more actively proliferative and more resistant to replicative senescence than those from the liver. Compared to 10% FBS content, 15% FBS provided better homeostatic support, not only to proliferative performance, but also in maintaining a normal karyotype. In addition, the proliferative life span of porcine foetal fibroblasts is also dependent on seeding density of the culture.
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- H. Zhu
- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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- Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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Block ER, Matela AR, SundarRaj N, Iszkula ER, Klarlund JK. Wounding Induces Motility in Sheets of Corneal Epithelial Cells through Loss of Spatial Constraints. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:24307-12. [PMID: 15039441 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m401058200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Cellular responses to wounding have often been studied at a molecular level after disrupting cell layers by mechanical means. This invariably results in damage to cells at the edges of the wounds, which has been suggested to be instrumental for initiating wound healing. To test this, we devised an alternative procedure to introduce gaps in layers of corneal epithelial cells by casting agarose strips on tissue culture plates. In contrast to mechanical wounding, removal of the strips did not lead to detectable membrane leakage or to activation of the stress-activated kinase JNK. Nonetheless, cells at the edge underwent the typical morphological transition to a highly motile phenotype, and the gaps closed at rates similar to those of mechanically induced wounds. To allow biochemical analysis of cell extracts, a procedure was devised that makes cell-free surface area acutely available to a large proportion of cells in culture. Rapid activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) was detected by immunoblotting, and the addition of an EGFR-blocking antibody completely abolished wound healing. In addition, wound healing was inhibited by agents that block signaling by the heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor (HB-EGF). Cells stimulated with cell-free tissue culture surface released a soluble factor that induced activation of the EGFR, which was distinct from HB-EGF. These studies suggest that the triggering event for the induction of motility in corneal epithelial cells is related to the sudden availability of permissive surface area rather than to mechanical damage, and they demonstrate a central role of signaling through HB-EGF.
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- Ethan R Block
- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA
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Lin RJ, Liao CL, Lin YL. Replication-incompetent virions of Japanese encephalitis virus trigger neuronal cell death by oxidative stress in a culture system. J Gen Virol 2004; 85:521-533. [PMID: 14769909 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.19496-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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It has been shown that replication of the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) can trigger infected cells to undergo apoptosis. In the present study, it is further demonstrated that replication-incompetent virions of JEV, obtained by short-wavelength ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, could also induce host-cell death. It was found that UV-inactivated JEV (UV-JEV) caused cell death in neuronal cells such as mouse neuroblastoma N18 and human neuronal NT-2 cells, but not in non-neuronal baby hamster kidney BHK-21 fibroblast or human cervical HeLa cells. Only actively growing, but not growth-arrested, cells were susceptible to the cytotoxic effects of UV-JEV. Killing of UV-JEV-infected N18 cells could be antagonized by co-infection with live, infectious JEV, suggesting that virions of UV-JEV might engage an as-yet-unidentified receptor-mediated death-signalling pathway. Characteristically, mitochondrial alterations were evident in UV-JEV-infected N18 cells, as revealed by electron microscopy and a loss of membrane potential. N18 cells infected by UV-JEV induced generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) as well as the activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappaB), and the addition of anti-oxidants or specific NF-kappaB inhibitors to the media greatly reduced the cytotoxicity of UV-JEV. Together, the results presented here suggest that replication-incompetent UV-JEV damages actively growing neuronal cells through a ROS-mediated pathway.
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- Ren-Jye Lin
- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Sec. 2, Yen-Jiou-Yuan Rd, Taipei 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica, No. 128, Sec. 2, Yen-Jiou-Yuan Rd, Taipei 11529, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Du L, Lyle CS, Obey TB, Gaarde WA, Muir JA, Bennett BL, Chambers TC. Inhibition of cell proliferation and cell cycle progression by specific inhibition of basal JNK activity: evidence that mitotic Bcl-2 phosphorylation is JNK-independent. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:11957-66. [PMID: 14704147 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m304935200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The c-Jun NH(2)-terminal kinase (JNK) subgroup of mitogen-activated protein kinases has been implicated largely in stress responses, but an increasing body of evidence has suggested that JNK also plays a role in cell proliferation and survival. We examined the effect of JNK inhibition, using either SP600125 or specific antisense oligonucleotides, on cell proliferation and cell cycle progression. SP600125 was selective for JNK in vitro and in vivo versus other kinases tested including ERK, p38, cyclin-dependent protein kinase 1 (CDK1), and CDK2. SP600125 inhibited JNK activity and KB-3 cell proliferation with the same dose dependence, suggesting that inhibition of proliferation was a direct consequence of JNK inhibition. Inhibition of proliferation by SP600125 was associated with an increase in the G(2)-M and apoptotic fractions of cells but was not associated with p53 or p21 induction. Antisense oligonucleotides to JNK2 but not JNK1 caused highly significant inhibition of cell proliferation. Wild-type mouse fibroblasts responded similarly with proliferation inhibition and apoptosis induction, whereas c-jun(-/-) fibroblasts were refractory to the effects of SP600125, suggesting that JNK signaling to c-Jun is required for cell proliferation. Studies in synchronized KB-3 cells indicated that SP600125 delayed transit time through S and G(2)-M phases. Correspondingly, JNK activity increased in late S phase and peaked in late G(2) phase. During synchronous mitotic progression, cyclin B levels increased concomitant with phosphorylation of c-Jun, H1 histone, and Bcl-2. In the presence of SP600125, mitotic progression was prolonged, and c-Jun phosphorylation was inhibited, but neither H1 nor Bcl-2 phosphorylation was inhibited. However, the CDK inhibitor roscovitine inhibited mitotic Bcl-2 phosphorylation. These results indicate that JNK, and more specifically the JNK2 isoform, plays a key role in cell proliferation and cell cycle progression. In addition, conclusive evidence is presented that a kinase other than JNK, most likely CDK1 or a CDK1-regulated kinase, is responsible for mitotic Bcl-2 phosphorylation.
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- Lihua Du
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
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Ezeonu I, Wang M, Kumar R, Dutt K. Density-dependent differentiation in nontransformed human retinal progenitor cells in response to basic fibroblast growth factor- and transforming growth factor-alpha. DNA Cell Biol 2003; 22:607-20. [PMID: 14611682 DOI: 10.1089/104454903770238085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Multipotential retinal precursors give rise to all cell types seen in multilayered retina. The generation of differentiation and diversity of neuronal cell types is determined by both extrinsic regulatory signals and endogenous genetic programs. We have previously reported that cell commitment in human retinal precursor cells (SV-40T) can be modified in response to exogenous growth factors, basic fibroblast growth factor, and transforming growth factor alpha (bFGF and TGFalpha). We report in this study that nontransformed human retinal precursors differentiate into photoreceptors by a cell density-dependent mechanism, and the effects were potentiated by bFGF and TGFalpha alone or in combination. A larger proportion of multipotential precursors plated at a density of 1 x 10(4) cells/cm(2) differentiated into neurons (photoreceptors) compared to cells plated at 3-5 x 10(4)/cm(2) and 1 x 10(5) cells/cm(2) under serum-free conditions and the effects were amplified seven- to eightfold in response to growth factors. Basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and TGFalpha can induce 90% of the cells to assume a photoreceptor phenotype at a lower cell density, compared to only 30 and 25% of the cells acquiring a photoreceptor phenotype at intermediate and higher cell densities. Furthermore, at a lower cell density, 60-70% of the cells incorporate Bromodeoxyuridine (Brdu), suggesting that cells in a cell cycle may make a commitment to a specific fate in response to neurotrophins. Neurons with a photoreceptor phenotype were positive for three different sets of antibodies for rods/cones. Cells also exhibited upregulation of other proteins such as a D4 receptor protein expressed in photoreceptors, protein kinase Calpha (PKCalpha) expressed in rod bipolars and blue cones, and some other neuronal cell types. This was also confirmed by Western blot analysis. Newly derived photoreceptors survive for a few days before significant cell death ensues under serum-free conditions. To summarize, differentiation in precursors is density dependent, and growth factors amplify the effects.
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- Ifeoma Ezeonu
- Department of Pathology, Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30310, USA
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Mutations in the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) gene are involved in the VHL family cancer syndrome and sporadic renal cell carcinoma. Previous studies indicated that VHL-induced growth arrest required high cell density and growth on extracellular matrix. In the present study, VHL protein (pVHL) levels were observed to be dramatically increased in cells grown to high cell density compared to cells grown at low cell density. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction and Northern blot analysis indicated that VHL mRNA levels were equivalent in sparse and dense cells. The pVHL was rapidly degraded when cell-cell contact was disturbed by trypsinization or EDTA release. Treatment of cells with a proteasome inhibitor blocked the degradation of pVHL. Using a set of VHL deletions fused to GFP, a cell density-dependent region (CDDR) was identified and localized to the c-terminus of pVHL. In addition, other members of the VBC protein complex also showed a cell density-dependent regulation similar to pVHL. Cell density regulation of VHL did not require elongin binding and density-dependent regulation of other VBC components was not dependent on pVHL. In addition, hypoxia inducible factor-2alpha protein levels were elevated in sparse cells with low levels of pVHL and reduced or absent in confluent cells containing abundant VHL. These results indicate that pVHL levels and thus function are tightly regulated by cell-cell signaling. In addition, care must be taken when interpreting studies of VHL function and subcellular localization of cells grown at subconfluent conditions.
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- Sankar Mohan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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Lim J, Lennard A, Sheppard PW, Kellie S. Identification of residues which regulate activity of the STE20-related kinase hMINK. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003; 300:694-8. [PMID: 12507505 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(02)02909-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Activity of the STE20-related kinase hMINK was investigated. hMINK was expressed widely, though not ubiquitously, in human tissues; highest levels being found in haematopoietic tissues but also in brain, placenta, and lung. Mutagenesis revealed that T(191) and Y(193) in the substrate recognition loop of the catalytic domain were critical for kinase activity against exogenous substrates and autophosphorylation. A mutation on T(187) showed reduced enzymatic activity against exogenous substrates but retained autophosphorylation activity. Phosphorylation was confirmed by the use of a phospho-specific T(187) antibody. hMINK activated the JNK signal transduction pathway and optimal JNK activation occurred when the C-terminus was deleted. In addition, overexpression of the C-terminal domain devoid of kinase activity also resulted in significant activation of the JNK pathway. These data suggest that hMINK requires an activation step that dissociates the C terminal, thereby freeing the catalytic domain to interact with substrates. Models for receptor-mediated activation of hMINK are discussed.
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- Jaeseung Lim
- Yamanouchi Research Institute, Littlemore Park, Oxford, OX4 4SX, UK
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Ponta H, Sherman L, Herrlich PA. CD44: from adhesion molecules to signalling regulators. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2003; 4:33-45. [PMID: 12511867 DOI: 10.1038/nrm1004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1711] [Impact Index Per Article: 81.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Cell-adhesion molecules, once believed to function primarily in tethering cells to extracellular ligands, are now recognized as having broader functions in cellular signalling cascades. The CD44 transmembrane glycoprotein family adds new aspects to these roles by participating in signal-transduction processes--not only by establishing specific transmembrane complexes, but also by organizing signalling cascades through association with the actin cytoskeleton. CD44 and its associated partner proteins monitor changes in the extracellular matrix that influence cell growth, survival and differentiation.
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- Helmut Ponta
- Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe, Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, PO Box 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Voss AK, Gruss P, Thomas T. The guanine nucleotide exchange factor C3G is necessary for the formation of focal adhesions and vascular maturation. Development 2003; 130:355-67. [PMID: 12466202 DOI: 10.1242/dev.00217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The Ras signalling pathway has major roles in normal cell function and oncogenesis. C3G is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor for members of the Ras family of GTPases. We generated a mouse strain with a hypomorphic C3G allele. C3G(gt/gt) mutant embryos died of vascular defects around E11.5 due to haemorrhage and vascular integrity defects. Vascular supporting cells did not develop appropriately. C3G-deficient fibroblasts responded to PDGF-BB abnormally, exhibited cell adhesion defects and lacked paxillin and integrin-beta1-positive cell adhesions. In contrast, integrin-beta3-positive cell adhesions formed normally. These results show that C3G is required for (1) vascular myogenesis, (2) the formation of paxillin- and integrin beta1-positive, but not integrin beta3-positive, cell adhesions and (3) normal response to PDGF, necessary for vascular myogenesis.
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- Anne K Voss
- Development and Neurobiology, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Parkville, Victoria 3050, Australia.
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Sharma D, Ohri S, Dixit A. The -148 to -124 region of c-jun interacts with a positive regulatory factor in rat liver and enhances transcription. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2003; 270:181-9. [PMID: 12605669 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2003.03369.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The c-jun gene encodes the protein Jun, a component of the essential transcription factor, AP1. Jun/AP-1 occupies a central position in signal transduction pathways as it is responsible for the induction of a number of genes in response to growth promoters. However, the exact mechanisms leading to an enhanced expression of the c-jun gene itself during proliferation, differentiation, cell growth and development are not fully understood. Cell culture studies have given some insight in the mechanisms involved in the up-regulation of c-jun expression by UV irradiation and phorbol esters. However, it is well known that transformed cells do not accurately reflect the biology of a normal cell. We now report the identification of a positive regulatory factor from normal rat liver that activates transcription from the c-jun promoter by binding to the -148 to -124 region of c-jun. Preincubation of fractionated rat liver nuclear extract with an oligonucleotide encompassing this region of the gene significantly reduced transcription from cloned c-jun promoter. In vitro transfection studies using green fluorescent protein as a reporter gene under the control of the c-jun promoter with (-148 to +53) and without (-123 to +53) this region further confirmed its role in transcription. A DNA-binding protein factor, interacting with this region of c-jun was identified from rat liver by using electrophoretic mobility shift assays. This factor binds to its recognition sequence only in the phosphorylated form and exhibits high affinity and specificity. UV cross-linking studies, South-Western analysis and affinity purification collectively indicated the factor to be approximately 40 kDa and to bind to its recognition sequence as a dimer.
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- Dipali Sharma
- Gene Regulation Laboratory, Center for Biotechnology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067, India
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Charrasse S, Meriane M, Comunale F, Blangy A, Gauthier-Rouvière C. N-cadherin-dependent cell-cell contact regulates Rho GTPases and beta-catenin localization in mouse C2C12 myoblasts. J Cell Biol 2002; 158:953-65. [PMID: 12213839 PMCID: PMC2173149 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200202034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 187] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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N-cadherin, a member of the Ca(2+)-dependent cell-cell adhesion molecule family, plays an essential role in skeletal muscle cell differentiation. We show that inhibition of N-cadherin-dependent adhesion impairs the upregulation of the two cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors p21 and p27, the expression of the muscle-specific genes myogenin and troponin T, and C2C12 myoblast fusion. To determine the nature of N-cadherin-mediated signals involved in myogenesis, we investigated whether N-cadherin-dependent adhesion regulates the activity of Rac1, Cdc42Hs, and RhoA. N-cadherin-dependent adhesion decreases Rac1 and Cdc42Hs activity, and as a consequence, c-jun NH2-terminal kinase (JNK) MAPK activity but not that of the p38 MAPK pathway. On the other hand, N-cadherin-mediated adhesion increases RhoA activity and activates three skeletal muscle-specific promoters. Furthermore, RhoA activity is required for beta-catenin accumulation at cell-cell contact sites. We propose that cell-cell contacts formed via N-cadherin trigger signaling events that promote the commitment to myogenesis through the positive regulation of RhoA and negative regulation of Rac1, Cdc42Hs, and JNK activities.
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- Sophie Charrasse
- Centre de Recherche de Biochimie Macromoléculaire, 34293 Montpellier Cedex, France
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The JunD transcription factor is one member of the Jun family of proteins that also includes c-Jun and JunB. Although c-Jun can function to promote cell proliferation and can cooperate with other oncogenes to transform cells, JunD slows proliferation of fibroblasts and antagonizes transformation by activated ras. Two isoforms of JunD, a full-length isoform containing 341 amino acids (JunD-FL) and a truncated isoform lacking 48 amino acids at the N terminus (Delta JunD), are generated through utilization of two translation start sites within a single mRNA. Here we show that both isoforms of JunD are phosphorylated by Jun N-terminal kinases (JNKs) at three identical residues and that both contain a docking domain that specifically binds JNKs. The JunD-FL isoform binds to and is phosphorylated by JNK more efficiently than Delta JunD in vitro; correspondingly, JunD-FL is a more potent transcriptional activator than Delta JunD. Although increased JNK signaling can activate both JunD isoforms, mutating either the JNK docking domain or the target JNK phosphorylation sites blocks this activation. These results identify two distinct isoforms of JunD with differential responses to JNK signaling pathways.
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- Oya Yazgan
- Department of Cell Biology and Biochemistry and the Southwest Cancer Center at University Medical Center, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas 79430, USA
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Mathas S, Hinz M, Anagnostopoulos I, Krappmann D, Lietz A, Jundt F, Bommert K, Mechta-Grigoriou F, Stein H, Dörken B, Scheidereit C. Aberrantly expressed c-Jun and JunB are a hallmark of Hodgkin lymphoma cells, stimulate proliferation and synergize with NF-kappa B. EMBO J 2002; 21:4104-13. [PMID: 12145210 PMCID: PMC126136 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdf389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 277] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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AP-1 family transcription factors have been implicated in the control of proliferation, apoptosis and malignant transformation. However, their role in oncogenesis is unclear and no recurrent alterations of AP-1 activities have been described in human cancers. Here, we show that constitutively activated AP-1 with robust c-Jun and JunB overexpression is found in all tumor cells of patients with classical Hodgkin's disease. A similar AP-1 activation is present in anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), but is absent in other lymphoma types. Whereas c-Jun is up-regulated by an autoregulatory process, JunB is under control of NF-kappa B. Activated AP-1 supports proliferation of Hodgkin cells, while it suppresses apoptosis of ALCL cells. Furthermore, AP-1 cooperates with NF-kappa B and stimulates expression of the cell-cycle regulator cyclin D2, proto-oncogene c-met and the lymphocyte homing receptor CCR7, which are all strongly expressed in primary HRS cells. Together, these data suggest an important role of AP-1 in lymphoma pathogenesis.
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MESH Headings
- Cell Division
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics
- Cyclin D2
- Cyclins/biosynthesis
- Cyclins/genetics
- DNA, Neoplasm/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/drug effects
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/physiology
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/radiation effects
- Genes, jun
- Hodgkin Disease/genetics
- Hodgkin Disease/pathology
- Humans
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/genetics
- Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse/pathology
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/genetics
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin/pathology
- MAP Kinase Signaling System/drug effects
- MAP Kinase Signaling System/radiation effects
- Mitogens/pharmacology
- NF-kappa B/physiology
- Neoplasm Proteins/biosynthesis
- Neoplasm Proteins/genetics
- Neoplasm Proteins/physiology
- Proto-Oncogene Mas
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun/biosynthesis
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun/genetics
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun/physiology
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met/biosynthesis
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met/genetics
- Receptors, CCR7
- Receptors, Chemokine/biosynthesis
- Receptors, Chemokine/genetics
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/physiology
- Reed-Sternberg Cells/drug effects
- Reed-Sternberg Cells/metabolism
- Reed-Sternberg Cells/radiation effects
- Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate/pharmacology
- Transcription Factor AP-1/genetics
- Transcription Factor AP-1/physiology
- Transcription, Genetic
- Transfection
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/drug effects
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/metabolism
- Tumor Cells, Cultured/radiation effects
- Ultraviolet Rays
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- Stephan Mathas
- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125 Berlin, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Robert-Rössle-Klinik, Humboldt University, Lindenberger Weg 80, D-13125 Berlin, Institute for Pathology, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Free University, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany and Unité des Virus Oncogènes, URA CNRS 1644, Institut Pasteur, 28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris cedex 15, France Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125 Berlin, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Robert-Rössle-Klinik, Humboldt University, Lindenberger Weg 80, D-13125 Berlin, Institute for Pathology, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Free University, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany and Unité des Virus Oncogènes, URA CNRS 1644, Institut Pasteur, 28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris cedex 15, France Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125 Berlin, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Robert-Rössle-Klinik, Humboldt University, Lindenberger Weg 80, D-13125 Berlin, Institute for Pathology, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Free University, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany and Unité des Virus Oncogènes, URA CNRS 1644, Institut Pasteur, 28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris cedex 15, France Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125 Berlin, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Robert-Rössle-Klinik, Humboldt University, Lindenberger Weg 80, D-13125 Berlin, Institute for Pathology, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Free University, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany and Unité des Virus Oncogènes, URA CNRS 1644, Institut Pasteur, 28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris cedex 15, France Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125 Berlin, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Robert-Rössle-Klinik, Humboldt University, Lindenberger Weg 80, D-13125 Berlin, Institute for Pathology, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Free University, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany and Unité des Virus Oncogènes, URA CNRS 1644, Institut Pasteur, 28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris cedex 15, France Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125 Berlin, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Robert-Rössle-Klinik, Humboldt University, Lindenberger Weg 80, D-13125 Berlin, Institute for Pathology, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Free University, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany and Unité des Virus Oncogènes, URA CNRS 1644, Institut Pasteur, 28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris cedex 15, France Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125 Berlin, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Robert-Rössle-Klinik, Humboldt University, Lindenberger Weg 80, D-13125 Berlin, Institute for Pathology, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Free University, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany and Unité des Virus Oncogènes, URA CNRS 1644, Institut Pasteur, 28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris cedex 15, France Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125 Berlin, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Robert-Rössle-Klinik, Humboldt University, Lindenberger Weg 80, D-13125 Berlin, Institute for Pathology, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Free University, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany and Unité des Virus Oncogènes, URA CNRS 1644, Institut Pasteur, 28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris cedex 15, France Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125 Berlin, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Robert-Rössle-Klinik, Humboldt University, Lindenberger Weg 80, D-13125 Berlin, Institute for Pathology, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Free University, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany and Unité des Virus Oncogènes, URA CNRS 1644, Institut Pasteur, 28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris cedex 15, France Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125 Berlin, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Robert-Rössle-Klinik, Humboldt University, Lindenberger Weg 80, D-13125 Berlin, Institute for Pathology, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Free University, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany and Unité des Virus Oncogènes, URA CNRS 1644, Institut Pasteur, 28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris cedex 15, France Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Max-Delbrück-Center for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle-Straße 10, D-13125 Berlin, Universitätsklinikum Charité, Robert-Rössle-Klinik, Humboldt University, Lindenberger Weg 80, D-13125 Berlin, Institute for Pathology, Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Free University, Hindenburgdamm 30, 12200 Berlin, Germany and Unité des Virus Oncogènes, URA CNRS 1644, Institut Pasteur, 28 Rue du Dr Roux, 75724 Paris cedex 15, France Corresponding author e-mail:
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