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Yan C, Chen J, Wang B, Wang J, Luo M, Tong J, Xu X, Zhang Q, Wang X. PD-L1 Expression Is Increased in LPS-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by PI3K-AKT-Egr-1/C/EBPδ Signaling Pathway. Inflammation 2024:10.1007/s10753-024-01988-6. [PMID: 38376609 DOI: 10.1007/s10753-024-01988-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2023] [Revised: 01/19/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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The role of programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) has been extensively investigated in adaptive immune system. However, increasing data show that innate immune responses are also affected by the immune checkpoint molecule. It has been demonstrated that regulation of PD-L1 signaling in macrophages may be a potential therapeutic method for acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). However, the PD-L1 expression pattern in local macrophages and whole lung tissues remains mysterious, hindering optimization of the potential treatment program. Therefore, we aim to determine the PD-L1 expression pattern during ARDS. Our findings show that PD-L1 levels are markedly increased in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated lung tissues, which might be attributable to an increase in the gene expression by immune cells, including macrophages and neutrophils. In vitro experiments are performed to explore the mechanism involved in LPS-induced PD-L1 production. We find that PD-L1 generation is controlled by transcription factors early growth response 1 (Egr-1) and CCAAT/enhancer binding protein delta (C/EBPδ). Strikingly, PD-L1 production is enhanced by phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K)-protein kinase B (AKT) signaling pathway via up-regulation of Egr-1 and C/EBPδ expressions. Additionally, we observe that expressions of Egr-1 and C/EBPδ mutually reinforce each other. Moreover, we observe that PD-L1 is protective for ARDS due to its regulatory role in macrophage-associated inflammatory response. In summary, during LPS-induced ARDS, PD-L1 expression, which is beneficial for the disease, is increased via the PI3K-AKT1-Egr-1/C/EBPδ signaling pathway, providing theoretical basis for application of methods controlling PD-L1 signaling in macrophages for ARDS treatment in clinic.
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- Chunguang Yan
- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China.
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongda Hospital of Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China.
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Acute Abdomen Disease Associated Organ Injury and ITCWM Repair, Institute of Integrative Medicine for Acute Abdominal Diseases, Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300100, China.
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Acute Abdomen Disease Associated Organ Injury and ITCWM Repair, Institute of Integrative Medicine for Acute Abdominal Diseases, Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300100, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology and Immunology, Medical School of Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, China
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- Department of Respiratory, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Acute Abdomen Disease Associated Organ Injury and ITCWM Repair, Institute of Integrative Medicine for Acute Abdominal Diseases, Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300100, China.
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Acute Abdomen Disease Associated Organ Injury and ITCWM Repair, Institute of Integrative Medicine for Acute Abdominal Diseases, Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300100, China.
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Billah M, Naz A, Noor R, Bhindi R, Khachigian LM. Early Growth Response-1: Friend or Foe in the Heart? Heart Lung Circ 2023; 32:e23-e35. [PMID: 37024319 DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2023.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. Early growth response-1 (Egr-1) plays a critical regulatory role in a range of experimental models of cardiovascular diseases. Egr-1 is an immediate-early gene and is upregulated by various stimuli including shear stress, oxygen deprivation, oxidative stress and nutrient deprivation. However, recent research suggests a new, underexplored cardioprotective side of Egr-1. The main purpose of this review is to explore and summarise the dual nature of Egr-1 in cardiovascular pathobiology.
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- Muntasir Billah
- Department of Cardiology, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Sydney Medical School Northern, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Department of Molecular Sciences, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Independent University Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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- Department of Cardiology, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, NSW, Australia; Sydney Medical School Northern, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Vascular Biology and Translational Research, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Early Growth Response 1 Deficiency Protects the Host against Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lung Infection. Infect Immun 2019; 88:IAI.00678-19. [PMID: 31611276 PMCID: PMC6921661 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00678-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that is a common cause of nosocomial infections. The molecular mechanisms governing immune responses to P. aeruginosa infection remain incompletely defined. Early growth response 1 (Egr-1) is a zinc-finger transcription factor that controls inflammatory responses. Here, we characterized the role of Egr-1 in host defense against P. aeruginosa infection in a mouse model of acute bacterial pneumonia. Egr-1 expression was rapidly and transiently induced in response to P. aeruginosa infection. Egr-1-deficient mice displayed decreased mortality, reduced levels of proinflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor [TNF], interleukin-1β [IL-1β], IL-6, IL-12, and IL-17), and enhanced bacterial clearance from the lung. Egr-1 deficiency caused diminished NF-κB activation in P. aeruginosa-infected macrophages independently of IκBα phosphorylation. A physical interaction between Egr-1 and NF-κB p65 was found in P. aeruginosa-infected macrophages, suggesting that Egr-1 could be required for assembly of heterodimeric transcription factors that direct synthesis of inflammatory mediators. Interestingly, Egr-1 deficiency had no impact on neutrophil recruitment in vivo due to its differential effects on chemokine production, which included diminished accumulation of KC (CXCL1), MIP2 (CXCL2), and IP-10 (CXCL10) and increased accumulation of LIX (CXCL5). Importantly, Egr-1-deficient macrophages and neutrophils displayed significant increases in nitric oxide production and bacterial killing ability that correlated with enhanced bacterial clearance in Egr-1-deficient mice. Together, these findings suggest that Egr-1 plays a detrimental role in host defense against P. aeruginosa acute lung infection by promoting systemic inflammation and negatively regulating the nitric oxide production that normally assists with bacterial clearance.
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Gupta R, Yan XJ, Barrientos J, Kolitz JE, Allen SL, Rai K, Chiorazzi N, Mongini PKA. Mechanistic Insights into CpG DNA and IL-15 Synergy in Promoting B Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Clonal Expansion. JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY (BALTIMORE, MD. : 1950) 2018; 201:1570-1585. [PMID: 30068596 PMCID: PMC6103916 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1800591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Malignant cell growth within patients with B cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL) is largely restricted to lymphoid tissues, particularly lymph nodes. The recent in vitro finding that TLR-9 ligand (oligodeoxynucleotide [ODN]) and IL-15 exhibit strong synergy in promoting B-CLL growth may be particularly relevant to growth in these sites. This study shows IL-15-producing cells are prevalent within B-CLL-infiltrated lymph nodes and, using purified B-CLL cells from blood, investigates the mechanism for ODN and IL-15 synergy in driving B-CLL growth. ODN boosts baseline levels of phospho-RelA(S529) in B-CLL and promotes NF-κB-driven increases in IL15RA and IL2RB mRNA, followed by elevated IL-15Rα and IL-2/IL-15Rβ (CD122) protein. IL-15→CD122 signaling during a critical interval, 20 to 36-48 h following initial ODN exposure, is required for optimal induction of the cycling process. Furthermore, experiments with neutralizing anti-IL-15 and anti-CD122 mAbs indicate that clonal expansion requires continued IL-15/CD122 signaling during cycling. The latter is consistent with evidence of heightened IL2RB mRNA in the fraction of recently proliferated B-CLL cells within patient peripheral blood. Compromised ODN+IL-15 growth with limited cell density is consistent with a role for upregulated IL-15Rα in facilitating homotypic trans IL-15 signaling, although there may be other explanations. Together, the findings show that ODN and IL-15 elicit temporally distinct signals that function in a coordinated manner to drive B-CLL clonal expansion.
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- Rashmi Gupta
- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030
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- Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11303
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030
- Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11303
- Department of Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY 11549; and
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030
- Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11303
- Department of Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY 11549; and
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030
- Department of Medicine, North Shore University Hospital-Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11303
- Department of Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY 11549; and
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030
- Department of Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY 11549; and
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY 11549
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- The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY 11030;
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Duclot F, Kabbaj M. The Role of Early Growth Response 1 (EGR1) in Brain Plasticity and Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Front Behav Neurosci 2017; 11:35. [PMID: 28321184 PMCID: PMC5337695 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2017.00035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 195] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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It is now clearly established that complex interactions between genes and environment are involved in multiple aspects of neuropsychiatric disorders, from determining an individual's vulnerability to onset, to influencing its response to therapeutic intervention. In this perspective, it appears crucial to better understand how the organism reacts to environmental stimuli and provide a coordinated and adapted response. In the central nervous system, neuronal plasticity and neurotransmission are among the major processes integrating such complex interactions between genes and environmental stimuli. In particular, immediate early genes (IEGs) are critical components of these interactions as they provide the molecular framework for a rapid and dynamic response to neuronal activity while opening the possibility for a lasting and sustained adaptation through regulation of the expression of a wide range of genes. As a result, IEGs have been tightly associated with neuronal activity as well as a variety of higher order processes within the central nervous system such as learning, memory and sensitivity to reward. The immediate early gene and transcription factor early growth response 1 (EGR1) has thus been revealed as a major mediator and regulator of synaptic plasticity and neuronal activity in both physiological and pathological conditions. In this review article, we will focus on the role of EGR1 in the central nervous system. First, we will summarize the different factors influencing its activity. Then, we will analyze the amount of data, including genome-wide, that has emerged in the recent years describing the wide variety of genes, pathways and biological functions regulated directly or indirectly by EGR1. We will thus be able to gain better insights into the mechanisms underlying EGR1's functions in physiological neuronal activity. Finally, we will discuss and illustrate the role of EGR1 in pathological states with a particular interest in cognitive functions and neuropsychiatric disorders.
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- Florian Duclot
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL, USA; Program in Neuroscience, Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL, USA; Program in Neuroscience, Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL, USA
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Early Growth Response-1 Plays an Important Role in Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Lung Transplants by Regulating Polymorphonuclear Neutrophil Infiltration. Transplantation 2016; 99:2285-93. [PMID: 26079744 DOI: 10.1097/tp.0000000000000783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Early growth response-1 (Egr-1) has been shown to be a trigger-switch transcription factor that is involved in lung ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI). METHODS Mouse lung transplants were performed in wild-type (WT) C57BL/6 and Egr1-knockout (KO) mice in the following donor → recipient combinations: WT → WT, KO → WT, WT → KO, and KO → KO to determine whether the presence of Egr-1 in the donor or recipient is the most critical factor for IRI. Pulmonary grafts were retrieved after 18 hours of ischemia after 4 hours of reperfusion. We analyzed graft function by analyzing arterial blood gas and histology in each combination and assessed the effects of Egr1 depletion on inflammatory cytokines that are regulated by Egr-1 as well on polymorphonuclear neutrophil (PMN) infiltration. RESULTS Deletion of Egr1 improved pulmonary graft function in the following order of donor → recipient combinations: WT → WT < WT → KO < KO → WT < KO → KO. Polymerase chain reaction assays for Il1B, Il6, Mcp1, Mip2, Icam1, and Cox2 showed significantly lower expression levels in the KO → KO group than in the other groups. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated clear Egr-1 expression in the nuclei of pulmonary artery endothelial cells and PMN cytoplasm in the WT grafts. Flow cytometry analysis showed that Egr1 deletion reduced PMN infiltration and that the extent of reduction correlated with graft function. CONCLUSIONS Both graft and recipient Egr-1 played a role in lung IRI, but the graft side contributed more to this phenomenon through regulation of PMN infiltration. Donor Egr-1 expression in pulmonary artery endothelial cells may play an important role in PMN infiltration, which results in IRI after lung transplantation.
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Kawashima T, Okuno H, Bito H. A new era for functional labeling of neurons: activity-dependent promoters have come of age. Front Neural Circuits 2014; 8:37. [PMID: 24795570 PMCID: PMC4005930 DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2014.00037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Genetic labeling of neurons with a specific response feature is an emerging technology for precise dissection of brain circuits that are functionally heterogeneous at the single-cell level. While immediate early gene mapping has been widely used for decades to identify brain regions which are activated by external stimuli, recent characterization of the promoter and enhancer elements responsible for neuronal activity-dependent transcription have opened new avenues for live imaging of active neurons. Indeed, these advancements provided the basis for a growing repertoire of novel experiments to address the role of active neuronal networks in cognitive behaviors. In this review, we summarize the current literature on the usage and development of activity-dependent promoters and discuss the future directions of this expanding new field.
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- Takashi Kawashima
- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of TokyoTokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of TokyoTokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of TokyoTokyo, Japan
- Core Research for Evolutionary Science and Technology, Japan Science and Technology AgencySaitama, Japan
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Zins K, Pomyje J, Hofer E, Abraham D, Lucas T, Aharinejad S. Egr-1 upregulates Siva-1 expression and induces cardiac fibroblast apoptosis. Int J Mol Sci 2014; 15:1538-53. [PMID: 24451137 PMCID: PMC3907885 DOI: 10.3390/ijms15011538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2013] [Revised: 12/21/2013] [Accepted: 01/13/2014] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The early growth response transcription factor Egr-1 controls cell specific responses to proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. Expression of Egr-1 and downstream transcription is closely controlled and cell specific upregulation induced by processes such as hypoxia and ischemia has been previously linked to multiple aspects of cardiovascular injury. In this study, we showed constitutive expression of Egr-1 in cultured human ventricular cardiac fibroblasts, used adenoviral mediated gene transfer to study the effects of continuous Egr-1 overexpression and studied downstream transcription by Western blotting, immunohistochemistry and siRNA transfection. Apoptosis was assessed by fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry in the presence of caspase inhibitors. Overexpression of Egr-1 directly induced apoptosis associated with caspase activation in human cardiac fibroblast cultures in vitro assessed by fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. Apoptotic induction was associated with a caspase activation associated loss of mitochondrial membrane potential and transient downstream transcriptional up-regulation of the pro-apoptotic gene product Siva-1. Suppression of Siva-1 induction by siRNA partially reversed Egr-1 mediated loss of cell viability. These findings suggest a previously unknown role for Egr-1 and transcriptional regulation of Siva-1 in the control of cardiac accessory cell death.
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- Karin Zins
- Laboratory for Molecular Cellular Biology, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna A-1090, Austria.
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- Molecular Vascular Biology, Department of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Vienna Competence Center, Vienna Medical University, Vienna A-1090, Austria.
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- Molecular Vascular Biology, Department of Vascular Biology and Thrombosis Research, Vienna Competence Center, Vienna Medical University, Vienna A-1090, Austria.
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- Laboratory for Molecular Cellular Biology, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna A-1090, Austria.
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- Laboratory for Molecular Cellular Biology, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna A-1090, Austria.
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- Laboratory for Molecular Cellular Biology, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna A-1090, Austria.
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Vascular bed-specific regulation of the von Willebrand factor promoter in the heart and skeletal muscle. Blood 2010; 117:342-51. [PMID: 20980682 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-06-287987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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A region of the human von Willebrand factor (VWF) gene between -2812 and the end of the first intron (termed vWF2) was previously shown to direct expression in the endothelium of capillaries and a subset of larger blood vessels in the heart and skeletal muscle. Here, our goal was to delineate the DNA sequences responsible for this effect. A series of constructs containing deletions or mutations of vWF2 coupled to LacZ were targeted to the Hprt locus of mice, and the resulting animals were analyzed for reporter gene expression. The findings demonstrate that DNA sequences between -843 and -620 are necessary for expression in capillary but not large vessel endothelium in heart and skeletal muscle. Further, expression of VWF in capillaries and larger vessels of both tissues required the presence of a native or heterologous intron. In vitro assays implicated a role for ERG-binding ETS motif at -56 in mediating basal expression of VWF. In Hprt-targeted mice, mutation of the ETS consensus motif resulted in loss of LacZ expression in the endothelium of the heart and skeletal muscle. Together, these data indicate that distinct DNA modules regulate vascular bed-specific expression of VWF.
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Srinivasan P, Maric M. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 negatively regulates constitutive gamma interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase expression. Immunology 2010; 132:209-16. [PMID: 21039465 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2010.03355.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Gamma interferon-inducible lysosomal thiol reductase (GILT) is an enzyme that catalyzes thiol bond reduction and plays an important role in the early steps of antigen processing. The key factor involved in the regulation of GILT expression upon cell stimulation with interferon-γ (IFN-γ) is signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1). In this study, we examined the role of STAT1 in regulating the constitutive expression of GILT. We showed that STAT1 interacts with the GILT promoter, even in the absence of IFN-γ, and that STAT1 represses GILT expression. These results reveal an atypical negative regulatory role for STAT1 in the constitutive regulation of genes involved in antigen processing.
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- Priya Srinivasan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20057, USA
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Bhattacharyya S, Chen SJ, Wu M, Warner-Blankenship M, Ning H, Lakos G, Mori Y, Chang E, Nihijima C, Takehara K, Feghali-Bostwick C, Varga J. Smad-independent transforming growth factor-beta regulation of early growth response-1 and sustained expression in fibrosis: implications for scleroderma. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2008; 173:1085-99. [PMID: 18772333 DOI: 10.2353/ajpath.2008.080382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) plays a key role in scleroderma pathogenesis. The transcription factor early growth response-1 (Egr-1) mediates the stimulation of collagen transcription elicited by TGF-beta and is necessary for the development of pulmonary fibrosis in mice. Here, we report that TGF-beta causes a time- and dose-dependent increase in Egr-1 protein and mRNA levels and enhanced transcription of the Egr-1 gene via serum response elements in normal fibroblasts. The ability of TGF-beta to stimulate Egr-1 was preserved in Smad3-null mice and in explanted Smad3-null fibroblasts. The response was blocked by a specific mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1 (MEK1) inhibitor but not by an ALK5 kinase inhibitor. Furthermore, MEK1 was phosphorylated by TGF-beta, which was sufficient to drive Egr-1 transactivation. Stimulation by TGF-beta enhanced the transcriptional activity of Elk-1 via the MEK-extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 pathway. Bleomycin-induced scleroderma in the mouse was accompanied by increased Egr-1 accumulation in lesional fibroblasts. Furthermore, biopsies of lesional skin and lung from patients with scleroderma showed increased Egr-1 levels, which were highest in early diffuse disease. Moreover, both Egr-1 mRNA and protein were elevated in explanted scleroderma skin fibroblasts in vitro. Together, these findings define a Smad-independent TGF-beta signal transduction mechanism that underlies the stimulation of Egr-1, demonstrate for the first time sustained Egr-1 up-regulation in fibrotic lesions and suggests that Egr-1 has a role in the induction and progression of fibrosis.
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- Swati Bhattacharyya
- Division of Rheumatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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Hansson AC, Rimondini R, Neznanova O, Sommer WH, Heilig M. Neuroplasticity in brain reward circuitry following a history of ethanol dependence. Eur J Neurosci 2008; 27:1912-22. [PMID: 18412612 PMCID: PMC2486413 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2008.06159.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Mitogen-activated and extracellular regulated kinase (MEK) and extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) pathways may underlie ethanol-induced neuroplasticity. Here, we used the MEK inhibitor 1,4-diamino-2,3-dicyano-1,4-bis(2-aminophenylthio)butadiene (UO126) to probe the role of MEK/ERK signaling for the cellular response to an acute ethanol challenge in rats with or without a history of ethanol dependence. Ethanol (1.5 g/kg, i.p.) induced expression of the marker genes c-fos and egr-1 in brain regions associated with both rewarding and stressful ethanol actions. Under non-dependent conditions, ethanol-induced c-fos expression was generally not affected by MEK inhibition, with the exception of the medial amygdala (MeA). In contrast, following a history of dependence, a markedly suppressed c-fos response to acute ethanol was found in the medial pre-frontal/orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), nucleus accumbens shell (AcbSh) and paraventricular nucleus (PVN). The suppressed ethanol response in the OFC and AcbSh, key regions involved in ethanol preference and seeking, was restored by pre-treatment with UO126, demonstrating a recruitment of an ERK/MEK-mediated inhibitory regulation in the post-dependent state. Conversely, in brain areas involved in stress responses (MeA and PVN), an MEK/ERK-mediated cellular activation by acute ethanol was lost following a history of dependence. These data reveal region-specific neuroadaptations encompassing the MEK/ERK pathway in ethanol dependence. Recruitment of MEK/ERK-mediated suppression of the ethanol response in the OFC and AcbSh may reflect devaluation of ethanol as a reinforcer, whereas loss of an MEK/ERK-mediated response in the MeA and PVN may reflect tolerance to its aversive actions. These two neuroadaptations could act in concert to facilitate progression into ethanol dependence.
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- Anita C Hansson
- Laboratory of Clinical and Translational Studies, NIAAA/NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892-1108, USA.
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Shi Y, Reitmaier B, Regenbogen J, Slowey RM, Opalenik SR, Wolf E, Goppelt A, Davidson JM. CARP, a cardiac ankyrin repeat protein, is up-regulated during wound healing and induces angiogenesis in experimental granulation tissue. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2005; 166:303-12. [PMID: 15632022 PMCID: PMC1602297 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)62254-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Cardiac ankyrin repeat protein (CARP) was identified by subtractive hybridization as one of a group of genes that are rapidly modulated by acute wounding of mouse skin. Quantitative RT-PCR showed that CARP was strongly induced during the first day after wounding (157.1-fold), and the high level persisted for up to 14 days. Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization revealed that CARP was expressed in skeletal muscle, vessel wall, hair follicle, inflammatory cells, and epidermis in the wound area. To examine the effects of CARP on wound healing, we developed an adenoviral CARP vector to treat subcutaneously implanted sponges in either rats or Flk-1(LacZ) knock-in mice. Four days after infection, CARP-infected sponges in rats showed a remarkable increase in the vascular component in granulation tissue as compared to Ad-LacZ controls. This result was confirmed by CD34 immunostaining. By 7 days post-infection of sponge implants in Flk-1(LacZ) knock-in mice, granulation tissue showed many more LacZ-positive cells in Ad-CARP-infected sponges than in virus controls. Ad-CARP treatment also induced neovascularization and increased blood perfusion in rabbit excisional wounds in and ischemic rat wounds. These findings indicate that CARP could play a unique role in therapeutic angiogenesis during wound healing.
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- Yubin Shi
- Department of Pathology C3321 MCN, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-2562, USA
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Thompson W, Palumbo MJ, Wasserman WW, Liu JS, Lawrence CE. Decoding human regulatory circuits. Genome Res 2004; 14:1967-74. [PMID: 15466295 PMCID: PMC524421 DOI: 10.1101/gr.2589004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2004] [Accepted: 07/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Clusters of transcription factor binding sites (TFBSs) which direct gene expression constitute cis-regulatory modules (CRMs). We present a novel algorithm, based on Gibbs sampling, which locates, de novo, the cis features of these CRMs, their component TFBSs, and the properties of their spatial distribution. The algorithm finds 69% of experimentally reported TFBSs and 85% of the CRMs in a reference data set of regions upstream of genes differentially expressed in skeletal muscle cells. A discriminant procedure based on the output of the model specifically discriminated regulatory sequences in muscle-specific genes in an independent test set. Application of the method to the analysis of 2710 10-kb fragments upstream of annotated human genes identified 17 novel candidate modules with a false discovery rate =0.05, demonstrating the applicability of the method to genome-scale data.
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- William Thompson
- Center for Bioinformatics, Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York 12208, USA.
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Yang F, Agulian T, Sudati JE, Rhoads DB, Levitsky LL. Developmental regulation of galactokinase in suckling mouse liver by the Egr-1 transcription factor. Pediatr Res 2004; 55:822-9. [PMID: 14973178 DOI: 10.1203/01.pdr.0000120682.05408.79] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The numerous changes in metabolic pathways that accompany liver development entail associated changes in gene expression. Egr-1 is a zinc-finger transcription factor that regulates genes involved in cellular growth, differentiation, stress response, and apoptosis in many cell types. Egr-1 is induced in liver regeneration in rodents, but its role in normal hepatocyte function has not been characterized. We examined the developmental expression of Egr-1 in mouse liver and found that its expression increased during the suckling period. In screening the sequences of the genes involved in lactose assimilation, we found that the galactokinase gene Glk contains four potential Egr-1 binding sites in its proximal promoter. A minimal promoter of 155 nucleotides encompassing the four Egr-1 sites exhibited activity in hepatoma cell lines by transient transfection assays. Moreover, co-transfection of an Egr-1 expression plasmid increased promoter activity. Finally, mutations introduced into three of the four Egr-1 binding sites decreased activity, whereas mutation of the remaining site increased promoter activity. These data tie Egr-1 and galactokinase together in a developmentally regulated chain to prepare the neonate for suckling.
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- Fang Yang
- Pediatric Endocrine Unit, MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Zhou A, Scoggin S, Gaynor RB, Williams NS. Identification of NF-kappa B-regulated genes induced by TNFalpha utilizing expression profiling and RNA interference. Oncogene 2003; 22:2054-64. [PMID: 12673210 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1206262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) is a proinflammatory cytokine with important roles in regulating inflammatory responses as well as cell cycle proliferation and apoptosis. Although TNFalpha stimulates apoptosis, it also activates the transcription factor NF-kappa B, and studies have shown that inhibition of NF-kappa B potentiates the cytotoxicity of TNFalpha. Since several chemotherapy agents act like TNFalpha to both promote apoptosis and activate NF-kappa B, understanding the role of NF-kappa B in suppressing apoptosis may have significant clinical applications. To understand the effects of stimulation with TNFalpha and the role of NF-kappa B in regulating this response, a 23k human cDNA microarray was used to screen TNFalpha-inducible genes in HeLa cells. Real-time PCR verified expression changes in 16 of these genes and revealed three distinct temporal patterns of expression after TNFalpha stimulation. Using RNA interference to disrupt expression of the p65 subunit of NF-kappa B, all but two of the genes were shown to depend on this transcription factor for their expression, which correlated well with the existence of NF-kappa B binding sites in most of their promoters. Inflammatory, proapoptotic, and antiapoptotic genes were all shown to be regulated by NF-kappa B, demonstrating the wide variety of targets activated by NF-kappa B signaling and the necessity of differentiating among these genes for therapeutic purposes.
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- Anwu Zhou
- Department of Medicine, Harold Simmons Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75390-8594, USA
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OBJECTIVE To review recent advances in the field of endothelial cell heterogeneity, and to apply this knowledge to an understanding of site-specific vasculopathy, including acute lung injury. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SELECTION Published research and review articles in the English language related to endothelial cell biology and endothelial cell heterogeneity. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS The results of published studies have been used to provide a perspective of endothelial cell phenotypes in health and disease. CONCLUSIONS The structure and function of endothelial cells are differentially regulated in space and time. Far from being a giant monopoly of homogeneous cells, the endothelium represents a consortium of smaller enterprises of cells located within blood vessels of different tissues. Although united in certain functions, each enterprise is uniquely adapted to meet the demands of the underlying tissue. The endothelium may also vary in its response to pathophysiologic stimuli and therefore contribute to the focal nature of vasculopathic disease states. In acute lung injury, the unique properties of the endothelium may conspire with systemic imbalances to localize pathology to the pulmonary vasculature.
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- William C Aird
- Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Minami T, Donovan DJ, Tsai JC, Rosenberg RD, Aird WC. Differential regulation of the von Willebrand factor and Flt-1 promoters in the endothelium of hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase-targeted mice. Blood 2002; 100:4019-25. [PMID: 12393668 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2002-03-0955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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An important limitation of standard transgenic assays is that multiple copies of the transgene are inserted randomly into the mouse genome, resulting in line-to-line variation in expression. One way to control for these variables is to target a single copy of the transgene to a defined locus of the mouse genome by homologous recombination. In the present study, we have used such an approach to target the promoters of 2 different genes, namely von Willebrand factor (VWF) and Flt-1, to the hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase (Hprt) gene locus. Consistent with previous findings in standard transgenic animals, we report that the VWF promoter contains information for expression in a subset of endothelial cells in the heart, skeletal muscle, and brain. In contrast, the Flt-1 promoter directs expression in all vascular beds except for the liver. The Flt-1 transgene was active in the endothelium of tumor xenografts, whereas the VWF promoter was not. Under in vitro conditions, conditioned medium from tumor cells resulted in a significant up-regulation of Flt-1 mRNA and promoter activity, but no change in VWF levels. Taken together, these results suggest that (1) Hprt locus targeting is a valuable tool for studying vascular bed-specific gene regulation, (2) the VWF and Flt-1 promoters are regulated by distinct transcriptional mechanisms in the intact endothelium, and (3) tumor angiogenesis results in the differential activation of endothelial cell-specific promoters.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Culture Media, Conditioned/pharmacology
- Embryo, Mammalian
- Endothelium, Vascular/metabolism
- Extracellular Matrix Proteins/genetics
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase/deficiency
- Hypoxanthine Phosphoribosyltransferase/genetics
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Mice, Transgenic
- Myosin Heavy Chains
- Neoplasms, Experimental/blood supply
- Neoplasms, Experimental/pathology
- Neovascularization, Pathologic/genetics
- Nonmuscle Myosin Type IIB
- Organ Specificity
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis
- RNA, Messenger/drug effects
- Tumor Cells, Cultured
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1
- von Willebrand Factor/genetics
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- Takashi Minami
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
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Regulated expression of Egr-1 (Zif268/NGFIA) in a variety of brain networks suggests a diversity of roles in neuronal plasticity. Here, we aimed to determine whether an egr-1 transgene would mediate transcriptional responses to different pharmacological and physiological stimuli in the brain of transgenic rats. Constitutive transgene expression was observed in the cortex, CA1 hippocampal area and pituitary, recapitulating expression of egr-1. Transgene induction was stimulus-specific. Metrazole induced widespread expression in the dentate gyrus, CA2 and CA3 areas, amygdala, and ventromedial nucleus. In contrast, induction following a light stimulus was restricted to the hypothalamic suprachiasmatic and periventricular nuclei. Our studies have provided novel insights into the differential regulation of egr-1, and facilitated approaches to the genetic manipulation of Egr-1-regulated neuronal systems.
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- J Paul Slade
- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, PO Box 911, Museum Avenue, CF10 3US, UK
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Tsai JC, Liu L, Zhang J, Spokes KC, Topper JN, Aird WC. Epidermal growth factor induces Egr-1 promoter activity in hepatocytes in vitro and in vivo. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2001; 281:G1271-8. [PMID: 11668036 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.2001.281.5.g1271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Early growth response-1 (Egr-1) is a transcription factor that couples short-term changes in the extracellular milieu to long-term changes in gene expression. Under in vitro conditions, the Egr-1 gene has been shown to respond to many extracellular signals. In most cases, these findings have not been extended to the in vivo setting. The goal of the present study was to explore the role of epidermal growth factor (EGF) in mediating Egr-1 expression in hepatocytes under both in vitro and in vivo conditions. In HepG2 cells, Egr-1 protein and mRNA were upregulated in the presence of EGF. In stable transfections of HepG2 cells, a 1,200-bp Egr-1 promoter contained information for EGF response via a protein kinase C-independent, mitogen-activated protein kinase-dependent signaling pathway. A promoter region containing the two most proximal serum response elements was sufficient to transduce the EGF signal. In transgenic mice that carry the Egr-1 promoter coupled to the LacZ reporter gene, systemic delivery of EGF by intraperitoneal injection resulted in an induction of the endogenous Egr-1 gene and the Egr-1-lacZ transgene in hepatocytes. Together, these results suggest that the 1,200-bp promoter contains information for EGF response in hepatocytes both in vitro and in intact animals.
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- J C Tsai
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA
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Ayadi A, Zheng H, Sobieszczuk P, Buchwalter G, Moerman P, Alitalo K, Wasylyk B. Net-targeted mutant mice develop a vascular phenotype and up-regulate egr-1. EMBO J 2001; 20:5139-52. [PMID: 11566878 PMCID: PMC125619 DOI: 10.1093/emboj/20.18.5139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The ternary complex factors (TCFs) Net, Elk-1 and Sap-1 regulate immediate early genes through serum response elements (SREs) in vitro, but, surprisingly, their in vivo roles are unknown. Net is a repressor that is expressed in sites of vasculogenesis during mouse development. We have made gene-targeted mice that express a hypomorphic mutant of Net, Net delta, which lacks the Ets DNA-binding domain. Strikingly, homozygous mutant mice develop a vascular defect and up-regulate an immediate early gene implicated in vascular disease, egr-1. They die after birth due to respiratory failure, resulting from the accumulation of chyle in the thoracic cage (chylothorax). The mice have dilated lymphatic vessels (lymphangiectasis) as early as E16.5. Interestingly, they express more egr-1 in heart and pulmonary arteries at E18.5. Net negatively regulates the egr-1 promoter and binds specifically to SRE-5. Egr-1 has been associated with pathologies involving vascular stenosis (e.g. atherosclerosis), and here egr-1 dysfunction could possibly be associated with obstructions that ultimately affect the lymphatics. These results show that Net is involved in vascular biology and egr-1 regulation in vivo.
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- Abdelkader Ayadi
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, BP 163, 67404 Illkirch cedex, France, Afdeling Morfologie en moleculaire pathologie, Minderbroedersstraat 12, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium and Molecular/Cancer Biology Laboratory, Haartmann Institute, University of Helsinki, POB 21 (Haartmaninkatu 3), SF-00014 Helsinki, Finland Present address: University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences, MTG–Incubator Building, Grafton Street, Manchester M13 9XX, UK Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, BP 163, 67404 Illkirch cedex, France, Afdeling Morfologie en moleculaire pathologie, Minderbroedersstraat 12, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium and Molecular/Cancer Biology Laboratory, Haartmann Institute, University of Helsinki, POB 21 (Haartmaninkatu 3), SF-00014 Helsinki, Finland Present address: University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences, MTG–Incubator Building, Grafton Street, Manchester M13 9XX, UK Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, BP 163, 67404 Illkirch cedex, France, Afdeling Morfologie en moleculaire pathologie, Minderbroedersstraat 12, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium and Molecular/Cancer Biology Laboratory, Haartmann Institute, University of Helsinki, POB 21 (Haartmaninkatu 3), SF-00014 Helsinki, Finland Present address: University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences, MTG–Incubator Building, Grafton Street, Manchester M13 9XX, UK Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, BP 163, 67404 Illkirch cedex, France, Afdeling Morfologie en moleculaire pathologie, Minderbroedersstraat 12, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium and Molecular/Cancer Biology Laboratory, Haartmann Institute, University of Helsinki, POB 21 (Haartmaninkatu 3), SF-00014 Helsinki, Finland Present address: University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences, MTG–Incubator Building, Grafton Street, Manchester M13 9XX, UK Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, BP 163, 67404 Illkirch cedex, France, Afdeling Morfologie en moleculaire pathologie, Minderbroedersstraat 12, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium and Molecular/Cancer Biology Laboratory, Haartmann Institute, University of Helsinki, POB 21 (Haartmaninkatu 3), SF-00014 Helsinki, Finland Present address: University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences, MTG–Incubator Building, Grafton Street, Manchester M13 9XX, UK Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, BP 163, 67404 Illkirch cedex, France, Afdeling Morfologie en moleculaire pathologie, Minderbroedersstraat 12, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium and Molecular/Cancer Biology Laboratory, Haartmann Institute, University of Helsinki, POB 21 (Haartmaninkatu 3), SF-00014 Helsinki, Finland Present address: University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences, MTG–Incubator Building, Grafton Street, Manchester M13 9XX, UK Corresponding author e-mail:
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS/INSERM/ULP, 1 Rue Laurent Fries, BP 163, 67404 Illkirch cedex, France, Afdeling Morfologie en moleculaire pathologie, Minderbroedersstraat 12, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium and Molecular/Cancer Biology Laboratory, Haartmann Institute, University of Helsinki, POB 21 (Haartmaninkatu 3), SF-00014 Helsinki, Finland Present address: University of Manchester, School of Biological Sciences, MTG–Incubator Building, Grafton Street, Manchester M13 9XX, UK Corresponding author e-mail:
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