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Gallego D, Serrano M, Cordoba-Caballero J, Gámez A, Seoane P, Perkins JR, Ranea JAG, Pérez B. Transcriptomic analysis identifies dysregulated pathways and therapeutic targets in PMM2-CDG. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2024; 1870:167163. [PMID: 38599261 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2024.167163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
Abstract
PMM2-CDG (MIM # 212065), the most common congenital disorder of glycosylation, is caused by the deficiency of phosphomannomutase 2 (PMM2). It is a multisystemic disease of variable severity that particularly affects the nervous system; however, its molecular pathophysiology remains poorly understood. Currently, there is no effective treatment. We performed an RNA-seq based transcriptomic study using patient-derived fibroblasts to gain insight into the mechanisms underlying the clinical symptomatology and to identify druggable targets. Systems biology methods were used to identify cellular pathways potentially affected by PMM2 deficiency, including Senescence, Bone regulation, Cell adhesion and Extracellular Matrix (ECM) and Response to cytokines. Functional validation assays using patients' fibroblasts revealed defects related to cell proliferation, cell cycle, the composition of the ECM and cell migration, and showed a potential role of the inflammatory response in the pathophysiology of the disease. Furthermore, treatment with a previously described pharmacological chaperone reverted the differential expression of some of the dysregulated genes. The results presented from transcriptomic data might serve as a platform for identifying therapeutic targets for PMM2-CDG, as well as for monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic strategies, including pharmacological candidates and mannose-1-P, drug repurposing.
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- Diana Gallego
- Centro de Diagnóstico de Enfermedades Moleculares, Centro de Biología Molecular-SO UAM-CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco, U746- CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria IdiPAZ, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Pediatric Neurology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu, 08950 Barcelona, Spain; U-703 Centre for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBER-ER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain; U-741, CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Diagnóstico de Enfermedades Moleculares, Centro de Biología Molecular-SO UAM-CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco, U746- CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria IdiPAZ, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain; U-741, CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain; U-741, CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; The Biomedical Research Institute of Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, Spain; Spanish National Bioinformatics Institute (INB/ELIXIR-ES), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain; U-741, CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; The Biomedical Research Institute of Málaga (IBIMA), Málaga, Spain; Spanish National Bioinformatics Institute (INB/ELIXIR-ES), Madrid, Spain.
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- Centro de Diagnóstico de Enfermedades Moleculares, Centro de Biología Molecular-SO UAM-CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Cantoblanco, U746- CIBER de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria IdiPAZ, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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Liu M, Liu X, Pan M, Zhang Y, Tang X, Liu W, Zhao M, Ma J, Zhou N, Jiang Y, Wang W, Liu M. Characterization and microRNA Expression Analysis of Serum-Derived Extracellular Vesicles in Severe Liver Injury from Chronic HBV Infection. Life (Basel) 2023; 13:life13020347. [PMID: 36836704 PMCID: PMC9967308 DOI: 10.3390/life13020347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Extracellular vesicle (EV) microRNAs have been documented in several studies to have significantly different expressions in hepatitis B virus (HBV)-related liver diseases, such as hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The current work aimed to observe the characteristics of EVs and EV miRNA expressions in patients with severe liver injury chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and patients with HBV-associated decompensated cirrhosis (DeCi). METHODS The characterization of the EVs in the serum was carried out for three different groups, namely, patients with severe liver injury-CHB, patients with DeCi, and healthy controls. EV miRNAs were analyzed using miRNA-seq and RT-qPCR arrays. Additionally, we assessed the predictive and observational values of the miRNAs with significant differential expressions in serum EVs. RESULTS Patients with severe liver injury-CHB had the highest EV concentrations when compared to the normal controls (NCs) and patients with DeCi (p < 0.001). The miRNA-seq of the NC and severe liver injury-CHB groups identified 268 differentially expressed miRNAs (|FC| > 2, p < 0.05). In this case, 15 miRNAs were verified using RT-qPCR, and it was found that novel-miR-172-5p and miR-1285-5p in the severe liver injury-CHB group showed marked downregulation in comparison to the NC group (p < 0.001). Furthermore, compared with the NC group, three EV miRNAs (novel-miR-172-5p, miR-1285-5p, and miR-335-5p) in the DeCi group showed various degrees of downregulated expression. However, when comparing the DeCi group with the severe liver injury-CHB group, only the expression of miR-335-5p in the DeCi group decreased significantly (p < 0.05). For the severe liver injury-CHB and DeCi groups, the addition of miR-335-5p improved the predictive accuracy of the serological levels, while miR-335-5p was significantly correlated with ALT, AST, AST/ALT, GGT, and AFP. Conclusions: The patients with severe liver injury-CHB had the highest number of EVs. The combination of novel-miR-172-5p and miR-1285-5p in serum EVs helped in predicting the progression of the NCs to severe liver injury-CHB, while the addition of EV miR-335-5p improved the serological accuracy of predicting the progression of severe liver injury-CHB to DeCi.
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- Min Liu
- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Hematology, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics & Hunan Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
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- Department of Infectious Disease, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha 410011, China
- Correspondence: (W.W.); (M.L.)
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- Hunan Key Laboratory of Basic and Applied Hematology, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China
- Hunan Key Laboratory of Animal Models for Human Diseases, Central South University, Changsha 410078, China
- Department of Cell Biology, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410013, China
- Correspondence: (W.W.); (M.L.)
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Kot M, Mazurkiewicz E, Wiktor M, Wiertelak W, Mazur AJ, Rahalevich A, Olczak M, Maszczak-Seneczko D. SLC35A2 Deficiency Promotes an Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition-like Phenotype in Madin–Darby Canine Kidney Cells. Cells 2022; 11:cells11152273. [PMID: 35892570 PMCID: PMC9331475 DOI: 10.3390/cells11152273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In mammalian cells, SLC35A2 delivers UDP–galactose for galactosylation reactions that take place predominantly in the Golgi lumen. Mutations in the corresponding gene cause a subtype of a congenital disorder of glycosylation (SLC35A2-CDG). Although more and more patients are diagnosed with SLC35A2-CDG, the link between defective galactosylation and disease symptoms is not fully understood. According to a number of reports, impaired glycosylation may trigger the process of epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT). We therefore examined whether the loss of SLC35A2 activity would promote EMT in a non-malignant epithelial cell line. For this purpose, we knocked out the SLC35A2 gene in Madin–Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cells. The resulting clones adopted an elongated, spindle-shaped morphology and showed impaired cell–cell adhesion. Using qPCR and western blotting, we revealed down-regulation of E-cadherin in the knockouts, while the fibronectin and vimentin levels were elevated. Moreover, the knockout cells displayed reorganization of vimentin intermediate filaments and altered subcellular distribution of a vimentin-binding protein, formiminotransferase cyclodeaminase (FTCD). Furthermore, depletion of SLC35A2 triggered Golgi compaction. Finally, the SLC35A2 knockouts displayed increased motility and invasiveness. In conclusion, SLC35A2-deficient MDCK cells showed several hallmarks of EMT. Our findings point to a novel role for SLC35A2 as a gatekeeper of the epithelial phenotype.
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- Magdalena Kot
- Department of Cell Pathology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, 14A F. Joliot-Curie St., 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland; (M.K.); (E.M.); (A.J.M.)
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- Department of Cell Pathology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, 14A F. Joliot-Curie St., 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland; (M.K.); (E.M.); (A.J.M.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, 14A F. Joliot-Curie St., 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland; (M.W.); (W.W.); (A.R.); (M.O.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, 14A F. Joliot-Curie St., 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland; (M.W.); (W.W.); (A.R.); (M.O.)
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- Department of Cell Pathology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, 14A F. Joliot-Curie St., 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland; (M.K.); (E.M.); (A.J.M.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, 14A F. Joliot-Curie St., 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland; (M.W.); (W.W.); (A.R.); (M.O.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, 14A F. Joliot-Curie St., 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland; (M.W.); (W.W.); (A.R.); (M.O.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wroclaw, 14A F. Joliot-Curie St., 50-383 Wroclaw, Poland; (M.W.); (W.W.); (A.R.); (M.O.)
- Correspondence:
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Parrado A, Rubio G, Serrano M, De la Morena-Barrio ME, Ibáñez-Micó S, Ruiz-Lafuente N, Schwartz-Albiez R, Esteve-Solé A, Alsina L, Corral J, Hernández-Caselles T. Dissecting the transcriptional program of phosphomannomutase 2 deficient cells: B-LCL as a valuable model for congenital disorders of glycosylation studies. Glycobiology 2021; 32:84-100. [PMID: 34420056 DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwab087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) include 150 disorders constituting in genetically and clinically heterogeneous diseases, showing significant glycoprotein hypoglycosylation that leads to pathological consequences on multiple organs and systems which underlying mechanisms are not yet understood. A few cellular and animal models have been used to study specific CDG characteristics although they have given limited information due to the few CDG mutations tested and the still missing comprehensive molecular and cellular basic research. Here we provide specific gene expression profiles, based on RNA microarray analysis, together with some biochemical and cellular characteristics of a total of 9 control EBV-transformed lymphoblastoid B cell lines (B-LCL) and 13 CDG B-LCL from patients carrying severe mutations in the PMM2 gene, strong serum protein hypoglycosylation and neurological symptoms. Significantly dysregulated genes in PMM2-CDG cells included those regulating stress responses, transcription factors, glycosylation, motility, cell junction and, importantly, those related to development and neuronal differentiation and synapse such as CA2 and ADAM23. PMM2-CDG associated biological consequences involved the unfolded protein response, RNA metabolism and the endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus and mitochondria components. Changes in transcriptional and CA2 protein levels are consistent with CDG physiopathology. These results demonstrate the global transcriptional impact in phosphomannomutase 2 deficient cells, reveal CA2 as a potential cellular biomarker and confirm B-LCL as an advantageous model for CDG studies.
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- Antonio Parrado
- Immunology Service, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinic Hospital, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (B) and Immunology, Universidad de Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Institute of Pediatric Research-Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, U-703 Center for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases, CIBERER, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Hematología y Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Universidad de Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, CIBERER, Spain
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- Pediatric Neurology Unit, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinic Hospital, Murcia, Spain
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- Immunology Service, Virgen de la Arrixaca University Clinic Hospital, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Clinical Immunology and Primary Immunodeficiencies Unit, Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Clinical Immunology and Primary Immunodeficiencies Unit, Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology Department, Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Servicio de Hematología y Oncología Médica, Hospital Universitario Morales Meseguer, Centro Regional de Hemodonación, Universidad de Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, CIBERER, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (B) and Immunology, Universidad de Murcia, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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DeRossi C, Bambino K, Morrison J, Sakarin I, Villacorta-Martin C, Zhang C, Ellis JL, Fiel MI, Ybanez M, Lee YA, Huang KL, Yin C, Sakaguchi TF, Friedman SL, Villanueva A, Chu J. Mannose Phosphate Isomerase and Mannose Regulate Hepatic Stellate Cell Activation and Fibrosis in Zebrafish and Humans. Hepatology 2019; 70:2107-2122. [PMID: 31016744 PMCID: PMC6812593 DOI: 10.1002/hep.30677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The growing burden of liver fibrosis and lack of effective antifibrotic therapies highlight the need for identification of pathways and complementary model systems of hepatic fibrosis. A rare, monogenic disorder in which children with mutations in mannose phosphate isomerase (MPI) develop liver fibrosis led us to explore the function of MPI and mannose metabolism in liver development and adult liver diseases. Herein, analyses of transcriptomic data from three human liver cohorts demonstrate that MPI gene expression is down-regulated proportionate to fibrosis in chronic liver diseases, including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and hepatitis B virus. Depletion of MPI in zebrafish liver in vivo and in human hepatic stellate cell (HSC) lines in culture activates fibrotic responses, indicating that loss of MPI promotes HSC activation. We further demonstrate that mannose supplementation can attenuate HSC activation, leading to reduced fibrogenic activation in zebrafish, culture-activated HSCs, and in ethanol-activated HSCs. Conclusion: These data indicate the prospect that modulation of mannose metabolism pathways could reduce HSC activation and improve hepatic fibrosis.
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- Charles DeRossi
- Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- Department of Pathology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Laboratory of RNA Molecular Biology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY,Division of Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Laboratory of RNA Molecular Biology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY
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- Department of Genetics and Genomic Sciences, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
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- Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Division of Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Pediatrics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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Schiff M, Roda C, Monin ML, Arion A, Barth M, Bednarek N, Bidet M, Bloch C, Boddaert N, Borgel D, Brassier A, Brice A, Bruneel A, Buissonnière R, Chabrol B, Chevalier MC, Cormier-Daire V, De Barace C, De Maistre E, De Saint-Martin A, Dorison N, Drouin-Garraud V, Dupré T, Echenne B, Edery P, Feillet F, Fontan I, Francannet C, Labarthe F, Gitiaux C, Héron D, Hully M, Lamoureux S, Martin-Coignard D, Mignot C, Morin G, Pascreau T, Pincemaille O, Polak M, Roubertie A, Thauvin-Robinet C, Toutain A, Viot G, Vuillaumier-Barrot S, Seta N, De Lonlay P. Clinical, laboratory and molecular findings and long-term follow-up data in 96 French patients with PMM2-CDG (phosphomannomutase 2-congenital disorder of glycosylation) and review of the literature. J Med Genet 2017; 54:843-851. [DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2017-104903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2017] [Revised: 08/22/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Hamburg-Shields E, DiNuoscio GJ, Mullin NK, Lafyatis R, Atit RP. Sustained β-catenin activity in dermal fibroblasts promotes fibrosis by up-regulating expression of extracellular matrix protein-coding genes. J Pathol 2015; 235:686-97. [PMID: 25385294 DOI: 10.1002/path.4481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2014] [Revised: 11/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Fibrosis is an end-stage response to tissue injury that is associated with loss of organ function as a result of excess extracellular matrix (ECM) production by fibroblasts. In skin, pathological fibrosis is evident during keloid scar formation, systemic sclerosis (SSc) and morphea. Dermal fibroblasts in these fibrotic diseases exhibit increased Wnt/β-catenin signalling, a pathway that is sufficient to cause fibrosis in mice. However, in the context of this complex pathology, the precise pro-fibrotic consequences of Wnt/β-catenin signalling are not known. We found that expression of stabilized β-catenin in mouse dermal fibroblasts resulted in spontaneous, progressive skin fibrosis with thickened collagen fibres and altered collagen fibril morphology. The fibrotic phenotype was predominated by resident dermal fibroblasts. Genome-wide profiling of the fibrotic mouse dermis revealed elevated expression of matrix-encoding genes, and the promoter regions of these genes were enriched for Tcf/Lef family transcription factor binding sites. Additionally, we identified 32 β-catenin-responsive genes in our mouse model that are also over-expressed in human fibrotic tissues and poised for regulation by Tcf/Lef family transcription factors. Therefore, we have uncovered a matrix-regulatory role for stabilized β-catenin in fibroblasts in vivo and have defined a set of β-catenin-responsive genes with relevance to fibrotic disease.
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Welti M, Hülsmeier AJ. Ethanol-induced impairment in the biosynthesis of N-linked glycosylation. J Cell Biochem 2014; 115:754-62. [PMID: 24243557 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.24713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2013] [Accepted: 11/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Deficiency in N-linked protein glycosylation is a long-known characteristic of alcoholic liver disease and congenital disorders of glycosylation. Previous investigations of ethanol-induced glycosylation deficiency demonstrated perturbations in the early steps of substrate synthesis and in the final steps of capping N-linked glycans in the Golgi. The significance of the biosynthesis of N-glycan precursors in the endoplasmic reticulum, however, has not yet been addressed in alcoholic liver disease. Ethanol-metabolizing hepatoma cells were treated with increasing concentrations of ethanol. Transcript analysis of genes involved in the biosynthesis of N-glycans, activity assays of related enzymes, dolichol-phosphate quantification, and analysis of dolichol-linked oligosaccharides were performed. Upon treatment of cells with ethanol, we found a decrease in the final N-glycan precursor Dol-PP-GlcNAc(2) Man(9) Glc(3) and in C95- and C100-dolichol-phosphate levels. Transcript analysis of genes involved in N-glycosylation showed a 17% decrease in expression levels of DPM1, a subunit of the dolichol-phosphate-mannose synthase, and an 8% increase in RPN2, a subunit of the oligosaccharyl transferase. Ethanol treatment decreases the biosynthesis of dolichol-phosphate. Consequently, the formation of N-glycan precursors is affected, resulting in an aberrant precursor assembly. Messenger RNA levels of genes involved in N-glycan biosynthesis are slightly affected by ethanol treatment, indicating that the assembly of N-glycan precursors is not regulated at the transcriptional level. This study confirms that ethanol impairs N-linked glycosylation by affecting dolichol biosynthesis leading to impaired dolichol-linked oligosaccharide assembly. Together our data help to explain the underglycosylation phenotype observed in alcoholic liver disease and congenital disorders of glycosylation.
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- Michael Welti
- Institute of Physiology, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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Rymen D, Jaeken J. Skin manifestations in CDG. J Inherit Metab Dis 2014; 37:699-708. [PMID: 24554337 DOI: 10.1007/s10545-014-9678-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2013] [Revised: 12/01/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The group of congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG) has expanded tremendously since its first description in 1980, with around 70 distinct disorders described to date. A great phenotypic variability exists, ranging from multisystem disease to single organ involvement. Skin manifestations, although inconsistently present, are part of this broad clinical spectrum. Indeed, the presence of inverted nipples, fat pads and orange peel skin in a patient with developmental delay are considered as a hallmark of CDG, particularly seen in PMM2 deficiency. However, over the years many more dermatological findings have been observed (e.g., ichthyosis, cutis laxa, tumoral calcinosis…). In this review we will discuss the variety of skin manifestations reported in CDG. Moreover, we will explore the possible mechanisms that link a certain glycosylation deficiency to its skin phenotype.
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- D Rymen
- Center for Human Genetics, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium,
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Vantyghem MC, Dobbelaere D, Mention K, Wemeau JL, Saudubray JM, Douillard C. Endocrine manifestations related to inherited metabolic diseases in adults. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2012; 7:11. [PMID: 22284844 PMCID: PMC3349544 DOI: 10.1186/1750-1172-7-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2011] [Accepted: 01/28/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Most inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) are recessive, genetically transmitted diseases and are classified into 3 main groups according to their mechanisms: cellular intoxication, energy deficiency, and defects of complex molecules. They can be associated with endocrine manifestations, which may be complications from a previously diagnosed IEM of childhood onset. More rarely, endocrinopathies can signal an IEM in adulthood, which should be suspected when an endocrine disorder is associated with multisystemic involvement (neurological, muscular, hepatic features, etc.). IEM can affect all glands, but diabetes mellitus, thyroid dysfunction and hypogonadism are the most frequent disorders. A single IEM can present with multiple endocrine dysfunctions, especially those involving energy deficiency (respiratory chain defects), and metal (hemochromatosis) and storage disorders (cystinosis). Non-autoimmune diabetes mellitus, thyroid dysfunction and/or goiter and sometimes hypoparathyroidism should steer the diagnosis towards a respiratory chain defect. Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism is frequent in haemochromatosis (often associated with diabetes), whereas primary hypogonadism is reported in Alström disease and cystinosis (both associated with diabetes, the latter also with thyroid dysfunction) and galactosemia. Hypogonadism is also frequent in X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (with adrenal failure), congenital disorders of glycosylation, and Fabry and glycogen storage diseases (along with thyroid dysfunction in the first 3 and diabetes in the last). This is a new and growing field and is not yet very well recognized in adulthood despite its consequences on growth, bone metabolism and fertility. For this reason, physicians managing adult patients should be aware of these diagnoses.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marie-Christine Vantyghem
- Service d'Endocrinologie et Maladies Métaboliques, 1, Rue Polonovski, Hôpital C Huriez, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire de Lille, 59037 Lille cedex, France.
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