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Zhu J, Miao Q, Tang J, Wang X, Dong D, Liu T, Qi R, Yang Z, Liu G. Nucleolin mediates the internalization of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus through clathrin-dependent endocytosis. PLoS Pathog 2018; 14:e1007383. [PMID: 30339712 PMCID: PMC6209375 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 10/04/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV) is an important member of the Caliciviridae family and a highly lethal pathogen in rabbits. Although the cell receptor of RHDV has been identified, the mechanism underlying RHDV internalization remains unknown. In this study, the entry and post-internalization of RHDV into host cells were investigated using several biochemical inhibitors and RNA interference. Our data demonstrate that rabbit nucleolin (NCL) plays a key role in RHDV internalization. Further study revealed that NCL specifically interacts with the RHDV capsid protein (VP60) through its N-terminal residues (aa 285-318), and the exact position of the VP60 protein for the interaction with NCL is located in a highly conserved region (472Asp-Val-Asn474; DVN motif). Following competitive blocking of the interaction between NCL and VP60 with an artificial DVN peptide (RRTGDVNAAAGSTNGTQ), the internalization efficiency of the virus was markedly reduced. Moreover, NCL also interacts with the C-terminal residues of clathrin light chain A, which is an important component in clathrin-dependent endocytosis. In addition, the results of animal experiments also demonstrated that artificial DVN peptides protected most rabbits from RHDV infection. These findings demonstrate that NCL is involved in RHDV internalization through clathrin-dependent endocytosis.
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- Jie Zhu
- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China
- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, P. R. China
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- Shanghai Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shanghai, P. R. China
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Tang Z, Qiu H, Luo L, Liu N, Zhong J, Kang K, Gou D. miR-34b Modulates Skeletal Muscle Cell Proliferation and Differentiation. J Cell Biochem 2017; 118:4285-4295. [PMID: 28422320 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.26079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Myogenesis involves myoblast proliferation and differentiation to myocytes, followed by fusion and hypertrophy to form myotubes during muscle development. Increasing evidence showed that microRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in the regulation of myogenesis. We have previously revealed that miR-34b is steadily increased during this process. This miRNA regulates differentiation in various cell types, though its function in myogenesis remains to be elucidated. In this study, we show that miR-34b represses muscle cell proliferation and promotes myotube formation. Our quantitative iTRAQ-based proteomic analysis reveals 97 proteins are regulated by miR-34b in mouse myoblast C2C12. We identified that miR-34b targets 14-3-3 protein gamma, adenosylhomocysteinase and nucleolin by binding to their 3'UTR. Further analysis of these proteins expression patterns show that nucleolin is a cognate target of miR-34b during myogenic differentiation. Here, we proved that a moderate reduction of nucleolin in cells enhanced the myotube formation. However, nucleolin is required for myogenesis, as cells with low levels of nucleolin reduced cell proliferation rate and are unable to differentiate. Our data demonstrated that nucleolin regulates myogenesis in a protein-abundance-dependent manner. J. Cell. Biochem. 118: 4285-4295, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Zhixiong Tang
- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
- Biomedical Engineering, Health and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518000, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shenzhen University Health Sciences Center, Shenzhen, 518000, China
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- Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Microbial Genetic Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518060, China
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Bates PJ, Reyes-Reyes EM, Malik MT, Murphy EM, O'Toole MG, Trent JO. G-quadruplex oligonucleotide AS1411 as a cancer-targeting agent: Uses and mechanisms. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2017; 1861:1414-1428. [PMID: 28007579 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 190] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2016] [Revised: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 12/17/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AS1411 is a 26-mer G-rich DNA oligonucleotide that forms a variety of G-quadruplex structures. It was identified based on its cancer-selective antiproliferative activity and subsequently determined to be an aptamer to nucleolin, a multifunctional protein that preferentially binds quadruplex nucleic acids and which is present at high levels on the surface of cancer cells. AS1411 has exceptionally efficient cellular internalization compared to non-quadruplex DNA sequences. SCOPE OF REVIEW Recent developments related to AS1411 will be examined, with a focus on its use for targeted delivery of therapeutic and imaging agents. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Numerous research groups have used AS1411 as a targeting agent to deliver nanoparticles, oligonucleotides, and small molecules into cancer cells. Studies in animal models have demonstrated that AS1411-linked materials can accumulate selectively in tumors following systemic administration. The mechanism underlying the cancer-targeting ability of AS1411 is not completely understood, but recent studies suggest a model that involves: (1) initial uptake by macropinocytosis, a form of endocytosis prevalent in cancer cells; (2) stimulation of macropinocytosis by a nucleolin-dependent mechanism resulting in further uptake; and (3) disruption of nucleolin-mediated trafficking and efflux leading to cargoes becoming trapped inside cancer cells. SIGNIFICANCE Human trials have indicated that AS1411 is safe and can induce durable remissions in a few patients, but new strategies are needed to maximize its clinical impact. A better understanding of the mechanisms by which AS1411 targets and kills cancer cells may hasten the development of promising technologies using AS1411-linked nanoparticles or conjugates for cancer-targeted therapy and imaging. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled "G-quadruplex" Guest Editor: Dr. Concetta Giancola and Dr. Daniela Montesarchio.
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- Paula J Bates
- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, USA; James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, USA; James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Louisville, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Louisville, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, USA; James Graham Brown Cancer Center, University of Louisville, USA
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Proteomic Analysis of Kveim Reagent Identifies Targets of Cellular Immunity in Sarcoidosis. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0170285. [PMID: 28114394 PMCID: PMC5256960 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Accepted: 01/03/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background Kveim-reagent (Kv) skin testing was a historical method of diagnosing sarcoidosis. Intradermal injection of treated sarcoidosis spleen tissue resulted in a granuloma response at injection site by 4–6 weeks. Previous work indicates proteins as the possible trigger of this reaction. We aimed to identify Kv-specific proteins and characterise the ex vivo response of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMCs) from sarcoidosis, tuberculosis and healthy control patients when stimulated with both Kv and selected Kv-specific proteins. Methods Kv extracts were separated by 1D-SDS-PAGE and 2D-DIGE and then underwent mass spectrometric analysis for protein identification. Sarcoidosis and control PBMCs were first stimulated with Kv and then with three selected recombinant protein candidates which were identified from the proteomic analysis. PBMC secreted cytokines were subsequently measured by Multiplex Cytokine Assay. Results We observed significantly increased IFN-γ and TNF-α secretion from Kv-stimulated PBMCs of sarcoidosis patients vs. PBMCs from healthy volunteers (IFN-γ: 207.2 pg/mL vs. 3.86 pg/mL, p = 0.0018; TNF-α: 2375 pg/mL vs. 42.82 pg/mL, p = 0.0003). Through proteomic approaches we then identified 74 sarcoidosis tissue-specific proteins. Of these, 3 proteins (vimentin, tubulin and alpha-actinin-4) were identified using both 1D-SDS-PAGE and 2D-DIGE. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD005150. Increased cytokine secretion was subsequently observed with vimentin stimulation of sarcoidosis PBMCs vs. tuberculosis PBMCs (IFN-γ: 396.6 pg/mL vs 0.1 pg/mL, p = 0.0009; TNF-α: 1139 pg/mL vs 0.1 pg/mL, p<0.0001). This finding was also observed in vimentin stimulation of sarcoidosis PBMCs compared to PBMCs from healthy controls (IFN-γ: 396.6 pg/mL vs. 0.1 pg/mL, p = 0.014; TNF-α: 1139 pg/mL vs 42.29 pg/mL, p = 0.027). No difference was found in cytokine secretion between sarcoidosis and control PBMCs when stimulated with either tubulin or alpha-actinin-4. Conclusions Stimulation with both Kveim reagent and vimentin induces a specific pro-inflammatory cytokine secretion from sarcoidosis PBMCs. Further investigation of cellular immune responses to Kveim-specific proteins may identify novel biomarkers to assist the diagnosis of sarcoidosis.
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Mayeur S, Spahis S, Pouliot Y, Levy E. Lactoferrin, a Pleiotropic Protein in Health and Disease. Antioxid Redox Signal 2016; 24:813-36. [PMID: 26981846 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2015.6458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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SIGNIFICANCE Lactoferrin (Lf) is a nonheme iron-binding glycoprotein strongly expressed in human and bovine milk and it plays many functions during infancy such as iron homeostasis and defense against microorganisms. In humans, Lf is mainly expressed in mucosal epithelial and immune cells. Growing evidence suggests multiple physiological roles for Lf after weaning. RECENT ADVANCES The aim of this review is to highlight the recent advances concerning multifunctional Lf activities. CRITICAL ISSUES First, we will provide an overview of the mechanisms related to Lf intrinsic synthesis or intestinal absorption as well as its interaction with a wide spectrum of mammalian receptors and distribution in organs and cell types. Second, we will discuss the large variety of its physiological functions such as iron homeostasis, transportation, immune regulation, oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis while specifying the mechanisms of action. Third, we will focus on its recent physiopathology implication in metabolic disorders, including obesity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Additional efforts are necessary before suggesting the potential use of Lf as a diagnostic marker or as a therapeutic tool. FUTURE DIRECTIONS The main sources of Lf in human cardiometabolic disorders should be clarified to identify new perspectives for future research and develop new strategies using Lf in therapeutics. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 24, 813-836.
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- Sylvain Mayeur
- 1 Research Centre, CHU Ste-Justine, Université de Montréal , Montreal, Canada .,2 Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (INAF) , Université Laval, Quebec, Canada
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- 1 Research Centre, CHU Ste-Justine, Université de Montréal , Montreal, Canada .,2 Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (INAF) , Université Laval, Quebec, Canada .,3 Department of Nutrition, Université de Montréal , Montreal, Canada
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- 3 Department of Nutrition, Université de Montréal , Montreal, Canada
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- 1 Research Centre, CHU Ste-Justine, Université de Montréal , Montreal, Canada .,2 Institute of Nutraceuticals and Functional Foods (INAF) , Université Laval, Quebec, Canada .,3 Department of Nutrition, Université de Montréal , Montreal, Canada
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Receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases (RPTPs) form a group of over 20 enzymes in vertebrates, each with unique ectodomains subject to potential extracellular interactions with ligands. It has recently become clear that a remarkably diverse range of ligands exist, including homophilic binders, adhesion molecules, neurotrophin receptors, and proteoglycans. Individual RPTPs can bind several ligands, and vice versa, suggesting that complex cell signaling networks exist. The identification of RPTP ligands and where they are located in tissues remains a challenge for a large number of these enzymes. Here we describe some powerful methods that have proved successful for several research groups, leading to our improved understanding of RPTP-ligand interactions and functional regulation.
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- Andrew William Stoker
- UCL Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guilford Street, London, WC1N 1EH, UK.
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Su PY, Wang YF, Huang SW, Lo YC, Wang YH, Wu SR, Shieh DB, Chen SH, Wang JR, Lai MD, Chang CF. Cell surface nucleolin facilitates enterovirus 71 binding and infection. J Virol 2015; 89:4527-38. [PMID: 25673703 PMCID: PMC4442404 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.03498-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2014] [Accepted: 01/28/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Because the pathogenesis of enterovirus 71 (EV71) remains mostly ambiguous, identifying the factors that mediate viral binding and entry to host cells is indispensable to ultimately uncover the mechanisms that underlie virus infection and pathogenesis. Despite the identification of several receptors/attachment molecules for EV71, the binding, entry, and infection mechanisms of EV71 remain unclear. Herein, we employed glycoproteomic approaches to identify human nucleolin as a novel binding receptor for EV71. Glycoproteins purified by lectin chromatography from the membrane extraction of human cells were treated with sialidase, followed by immunoprecipitation with EV71 particles. Among the 16 proteins identified by tandem mass spectrometry analysis, cell surface nucleolin attracted our attention. We found that EV71 interacted directly with nucleolin via the VP1 capsid protein and that an antinucleolin antibody reduced the binding of EV71 to human cells. In addition, the knockdown of cell surface nucleolin decreased EV71 binding, infection, and production in human cells. Furthermore, the expression of human nucleolin on the cell surface of a mouse cell line increased EV71 binding and conferred EV71 infection and production in the cells. These results strongly indicate that human nucleolin can mediate EV71 binding to and infection of cells. Our findings also demonstrate that the use of glycoproteomic approaches is a reliable methodology to discover novel receptors for pathogens. IMPORTANCE Outbreaks of EV71 have been reported in Asia-Pacific countries and have caused thousands of deaths in young children during the last 2 decades. The discovery of new EV71-interacting molecules to understand the infection mechanism has become an emergent issue. Hence, this study uses glycoproteomic approaches to comprehensively investigate the EV71-interacting glycoproteins. Several EV71-interacting glycoproteins are identified, and the role of cell surface nucleolin in mediating the attachment and entry of EV71 is characterized and validated. Our findings not only indicate a novel target for uncovering the EV71 infection mechanism and anti-EV71 drug discovery but also provide a new strategy for virus receptor identification.
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- Pei-Yi Su
- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Oral Medicine and Department of Stomatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Oral Medicine and Department of Stomatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Oral Medicine and Department of Stomatology, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China Advanced Optoelectronic Technology Center and Center for Micro/Nano Science and Technology, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China Center of Infectious Disease and Signaling Research, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Niu H, Yang X, Xu Z, Du T, Wang R. Cell surface nucleolin interacts with CXCR4 receptor via the 212 c-terminal portion. Tumour Biol 2015; 36:1099-104. [PMID: 25326811 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-014-2734-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2014] [Accepted: 10/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Previously, we reported that CXCR4 receptor interacted with cell surface nucleolin, and the synergy of CXCR4 and nucleolin plays an essential role in malignant transformation. Here, we continued to conduct a structure-function analysis of nucleolin to identify which portion can efficaciously bind to CXCR4. In the present study, the expression of CXCR4 and nucleolin in 100 cases of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) samples was investigated through immunohistochemistry (IHC). Subsequently, using nucleolin mutants and pull-down assay, we investigated precise interactions between CXCR4 and nucleolin in HEK-293 cells. A previous study demonstrated CXCR4 and nucleolin co-expressed in cell lines, and the present study further identified that CXCR4 and nucleolin co-expressed in PTC tissues, instead of normal tissues. The nucleolin mutant analysis revealed that nucleolin can efficaciously bind CXCR4 to activate CXCR4 signaling by 212 C-terminal domain. Conversely, N-terminal, RBD and GAR mutants of nucleolin showed no sign of activation of CXCR4 signaling, and differences were statistically insignificant (p > 0.05). In conclusion, these results suggested nucleolin is essential to activate CXCR4 signaling via 212 C-terminal domain, which is required for cell growth, migration, and invasiveness. Furthermore, nucleolin may interact with more G protein-coupled receptors, at least chemokine receptor. Our study will lay a new foundation for cancer therapy by antagonizing nucleolin and CXCR4.
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- Hongxin Niu
- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 38# Wuyingshan Road, Jinan, 250031, China,
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Lv S, Zhang J, Han M, Wang W, Zhang Y, Zhuang D, Shi R, Bian R, Yao C. Nucleolin promotes TGF-β signaling initiation via TGF-β receptor I in glioblastoma. J Mol Neurosci 2015; 55:1-6. [PMID: 24682943 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-014-0292-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) pathway plays a key role in oncogenesis of advanced cancers, involving the non-Smad and Smad pathways. Meanwhile, nucleolin on the cell surface has been also reported to affect activation of signaling pathways. However, the effect of cell surface nucleolin on TGF-β pathway in glioblastoma is not still understood. Here, using antibodies of nucleolin and TGF-β receptor I (TβR-I), we observed blocking of either nucleolin or TβR-I inhibited the phosphorylation of CrkL, Erk1/2, and Smad2. Using nucleolin siRNA, nucleolin knockdown was also identified to suppress the expression of p-CrkL, p-Erk1/2, and p-Smad2. Furthermore, immunoprecipitation revealed the interaction between cell surface nucleolin and TβR-I on the U87 cell membrane. In addition, U87 cell wound-healing, soft-agar and MTT assay also showed si-nucleolin could obviously impair wound closure (p < 0.001), colony formation (p < 0.001) and cell growth (p < 0.001). In conclusion, nucleolin promotes and regulates the TGF-β pathway by interacting with TβR-I and is required for initiation and activation of TGF-β signaling. Thus, nucleolin could be a key factor in glioblastoma pathogenesis and considered a therapeutic target, which may also mediate more signaling pathways.
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- Shunzeng Lv
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
- The First Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Glioma Surgery Division, Neurological Surgery Department, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 200040
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- Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Glioma Surgery Division, Neurological Surgery Department, Huashan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 200040.
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Stoker AW. RPTPs in axons, synapses and neurology. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2014; 37:90-7. [PMID: 25234542 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2014.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2014] [Revised: 09/04/2014] [Accepted: 09/05/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatases represent a large protein family related to cell adhesion molecules, with diverse roles throughout neural development in vertebrates and invertebrates. This review focuses on their roles in axon growth, guidance and repair, as well as more recent findings demonstrating their key roles in pre-synaptic and post-synaptic maturation and function. These enzymes have been linked to memory and neuropsychiatric defects in loss-of-function rodent models, highlighting their potential as future drug targets.
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- Andrew W Stoker
- Institute of Child Health, University College London, United Kingdom.
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Pantazaka E, Papadimitriou E. Chondroitin sulfate-cell membrane effectors as regulators of growth factor-mediated vascular and cancer cell migration. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2014; 1840:2643-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2014.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2013] [Revised: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 01/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Muise A, Rotin D. Apical junction complex proteins and ulcerative colitis: a focus on thePTPRSgene. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2014; 8:465-77. [DOI: 10.1586/14737159.8.4.465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Yang X, Xu Z, Li D, Cheng S, Fan K, Li C, Li A, Zhang J, Feng M. Cell surface nucleolin is crucial in the activation of the CXCL12/CXCR4 signaling pathway. Tumour Biol 2014; 35:333-8. [PMID: 23918302 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-013-1044-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2013] [Accepted: 07/19/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Recently, CXCL12-CXCR4 has been focused on therapeutic strategies for papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and other cancers. At the same time, cell surface nucleolin is also over-expressed in PTC and others. Interestingly, a few reports suggest that either CXCR4 or cell surface nucleolin is a co-receptor for HIV-1 entry into CD4+ T cells, which indicates that there is a relationship between CXCR4 and nucleolin. In this study, antibody and siRNA were used to identify effects of cell surface nucleolin and CXCR4 on cell signaling; soft-agar colony formation assay and Transwell assay were used to determine roles of nucleolin and CXCR4 in cell proliferation and migration. Importantly, co-immunoprecipitation was used to demonstrate the relationship between CXCR4 and nucleolin. Results showed CXCR4 and nucleolin were co-expressed in PTC cell line K1, B-CPAP, and TPC-1. Either cell surface nucleolin or CXCR4 was necessary to prompt extracellular signal-regulated kinase phosphorylation. When blocked, CXCR4 or nucleolin can significantly affect TPC-1 proliferation and migration (p < 0.01). Co-immunoprecipitation analysis identified that nucleolin can bind and interact with CXCR4 to activate CXCR4 signaling. This study suggests that nucleolin is crucial in the activation of CXCR4 signaling, which affects cell growth, migration, and invasiveness. Further, nucleolin may interact with other receptors. Our study also offers new ideas for cancer therapy.
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- Xiangshan Yang
- Department of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China,
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Chesini IM, Debyser G, Croes H, Ten Dam GB, Devreese B, Stoker AW, Hendriks WJAJ. PTPBR7 binding proteins in myelinating neurons of the mouse brain. Int J Biol Sci 2011; 7:978-91. [PMID: 21850207 PMCID: PMC3157272 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.7.978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2011] [Accepted: 07/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Mouse protein tyrosine phosphatase PTPBR7 is a receptor-like, transmembrane protein that is localized on the surface of neuronal cells. Its protein phosphatase activity is reduced upon multimerization, and PTPBR7-deficient mice display motor coordination defects. Extracellular molecules that may influence PTPBR7 activity, however, remain to be determined. We here show that the PTPBR7 extracellular domain binds to highly myelinated regions in mouse brain, in particular the white matter tracks in cerebellum. PTPBR7 deficiency does not alter this binding pattern, as witnessed by RAP in situ staining of Ptprr-/- mouse brain sections. Additional in situ and in vitro experiments also suggest that sugar moieties of heparan sulphate and chondroitin sulphate glycosaminoglycans are not critical for PTPBR7 binding. Candidate binding proteins were affinity-purified exploiting the PTPBR7 extracellular domain and identified by mass spectrometric means. Results support the suggested link between PTPRR isoforms and cerebellar calcium ion homeostasis, and suggest an additional role in the process of cell-cell adhesion.
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- Irene M Chesini
- Department of Cell Biology, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Geert Grooteplein 28, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Krust B, El Khoury D, Nondier I, Soundaramourty C, Hovanessian AG. Targeting surface nucleolin with multivalent HB-19 and related Nucant pseudopeptides results in distinct inhibitory mechanisms depending on the malignant tumor cell type. BMC Cancer 2011; 11:333. [PMID: 21812966 PMCID: PMC3199867 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-11-333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2011] [Accepted: 08/03/2011] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Nucleolin expressed at the cell surface is a binding protein for a variety of ligands implicated in tumorigenesis and angiogenesis. By using a specific antagonist that binds the C-terminal RGG domain of nucleolin, the HB-19 pseudopeptide, we recently reported that targeting surface nucleolin with HB-19 suppresses progression of established human breast tumor cells in the athymic nude mice, and delays development of spontaneous melanoma in the RET transgenic mice. METHODS By the capacity of HB-19 to bind stably surface nucleolin, we purified and identified nucleolin partners at the cell surface. HB-19 and related multivalent Nucant pseudopeptides, that present pentavalently or hexavalently the tripeptide Lysψ(CH2N)-Pro-Arg, were then used to show that targeting surface nucleolin results in distinct inhibitory mechanisms on breast, prostate, colon carcinoma and leukemia cells. RESULTS Surface nucleolin exists in a 500-kDa protein complex including several other proteins, which we identified by microsequencing as two Wnt related proteins, Ku86 autoantigen, signal recognition particle subunits SRP68/72, the receptor for complement component gC1q-R, and ribosomal proteins S4/S6. Interestingly, some of the surface-nucleolin associated proteins are implicated in cell signaling, tumor cell adhesion, migration, invasion, cell death, autoimmunity, and bacterial infections. Surface nucleolin in the 500-kDa complex is highly stable. Surface nucleolin antagonists, HB-19 and related multivalent Nucant pseudopeptides, exert distinct inhibitory mechanisms depending on the malignant tumor cell type. For example, in epithelial tumor cells they inhibit cell adhesion or spreading and induce reversion of the malignant phenotype (BMC cancer 2010, 10:325) while in leukemia cells they trigger a rapid cell death associated with DNA fragmentation. The fact that these pseudopeptides do not cause cell death in epithelial tumor cells indicates that cell death in leukemia cells is triggered by a specific signaling mechanism, rather than nonspecific cellular injury. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that targeting surface nucleolin could change the organization of the 500-kDa complex to interfere with the proper functioning of surface nucleolin and the associated proteins, and thus lead to distinct inhibitory mechanisms. Consequently, HB-19 and related Nucant pseudopeptides provide novel therapeutic opportunities in treatment of a wide variety of cancers and related malignancies.
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- Bernard Krust
- CNRS-Université Paris Descartes, Unité Régulation de la Transcription de Maladies Génétique, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France
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- CNRS-Université Paris Descartes, Unité Régulation de la Transcription de Maladies Génétique, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France
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- CNRS-Université Paris Descartes, Unité Régulation de la Transcription de Maladies Génétique, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France
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- CNRS-Université Paris Descartes, Unité Régulation de la Transcription de Maladies Génétique, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France
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- CNRS-Université Paris Descartes, Unité Régulation de la Transcription de Maladies Génétique, 45 rue des Saints Pères, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France
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Krust B, El Khoury D, Soundaramourty C, Nondier I, Hovanessian AG. Suppression of tumorigenicity of rhabdoid tumor derived G401 cells by the multivalent HB-19 pseudopeptide that targets surface nucleolin. Biochimie 2011; 93:426-33. [PMID: 21040752 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2010.10.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2010] [Accepted: 10/21/2010] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Several studies have indicated that the cell-surface expressed nucleolin is implicated in tumorigenesis and angiogenesis, and represents an important target for cancer therapy. Here we show that treatment of rhabdoid tumor derived G401 cells with a nucleolin antagonist, the HB-19 pseudopeptide, could restore contact inhibition, impair anchorage-independent growth, and suppress tumor development in nude mice. G401 cells grow without contact inhibition, which is an in vitro characteristic property of malignant tumor cells. At concentrations of HB-19 that does not affect cell viability and multiplication index, there is restoration of contact inhibition thus suggesting that HB-19 treatment causes reversion of the malignant phenotype. Accordingly, HB-19 pretreated G401 cells lose the capacity to form colonies in soft agar. When assayed for tumorigenicity in nude mice, only 50% of mice injected with HB-19 pretreated G401 cells developed tumors with the mean tumor weight of 0.32 g, compared to 100% of mice injected with control G401 cells with the mean tumor weight of 2.36 g. Interestingly, the restoration of contact inhibition in HB-19 treated G401 cells is concomitant with marked reduction of transcripts coding the Wilms' tumor 1 gene, matrix metalloproteinase-2, epithelial isoform of CD44, and vascular endothelial growth factor, whereas no apparent modification is detected for transcripts coding the proto-oncogene c-Myc, anti-apoptotic Bcl-2, pro-apoptotic Bax, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase TIMP-1, angiogenesis inhibitor TSP-1, and growth factor Midkine. These findings indicate that the molecular mechanism of action of HB-19 on such highly malignant rhabdoid tumor cells is associated with a selective inhibitory effect on the expression of genes implicated in tumorigenesis and angiogenesis.
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- Bernard Krust
- CNRS-Université Paris Descartes, Unité Régulation de la Transcription de Maladies Génétique, 45 rue des Saints Pères, Paris Cedex 06, France
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Hovanessian AG, Soundaramourty C, El Khoury D, Nondier I, Svab J, Krust B. Surface expressed nucleolin is constantly induced in tumor cells to mediate calcium-dependent ligand internalization. PLoS One 2010; 5:e15787. [PMID: 21203423 PMCID: PMC3009748 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2010] [Accepted: 11/24/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Nucleolin is one of the major proteins of the nucleolus, but it is also expressed on the cell surface where is serves as a binding protein for variety of ligands implicated in tumorigenesis and angiogenesis. Emerging evidence suggests that the cell-surface expressed nucleolin is a strategic target for an effective and nontoxic cancer therapy. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS By monitoring the expression of nucleolin mRNA, and by measuring the level of nucleolin protein recovered from the surface and nucleus of cells, here we show that the presence of nucleolin at the cell surface is dependent on the constant induction of nucleolin mRNA. Indeed, inhibitors of RNA transcription or translation block expression of surface nucleolin while no apparent effect is observed on the level of nucleolin in the nucleus. The estimated half-life of surface nucleolin is less than one hour, whereas that of nuclear nucleolin is more than 8 hours. Nucleolin mRNA induction is reduced markedly in normal fibroblasts that reach confluence, while it occurs continuously even in post-confluent epithelial tumor cells consistent with their capacity to proliferate without contact inhibition. Interestingly, cold and heat shock induce nucleolin mRNA concomitantly to enhanced mRNA expression of the heat shock protein 70, thus suggesting that surface nucleolin induction also occurs in response to an environmental insult. At the cell surface, one of the main functions of nucleolin is to shuttle specific extracellular ligands by an active transport mechanism, which we show here to be calcium dependent. CONCLUSION/SIGNIFICANCE Our results demonstrate that the expression of surface nucleolin is an early metabolic event coupled with tumor cell proliferation and stress response. The fact that surface nucleolin is constantly and abundantly expressed on the surface of tumor cells, makes them a preferential target for the inhibitory action of anticancer agents that target surface nucleolin.
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- Ara G Hovanessian
- CNRS-Université Paris Descartes, Unité Régulation de la Transcription de Maladies Génétique, Paris, France.
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Kwon SK, Woo J, Kim SY, Kim H, Kim E. Trans-synaptic adhesions between netrin-G ligand-3 (NGL-3) and receptor tyrosine phosphatases LAR, protein-tyrosine phosphatase delta (PTPdelta), and PTPsigma via specific domains regulate excitatory synapse formation. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:13966-78. [PMID: 20139422 PMCID: PMC2859559 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.061127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2009] [Revised: 01/12/2010] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Synaptic cell adhesion molecules regulate various steps of synapse formation. The trans-synaptic adhesion between postsynaptic NGL-3 (for netrin-G ligand-3) and presynaptic LAR (for leukocyte antigen-related) regulates excitatory synapse formation in a bidirectional manner. However, little is known about the molecular details of the NGL-3-LAR adhesion and whether two additional LAR family proteins, protein-tyrosine phosphatase delta (PTPdelta), and PTPsigma, also interact with NGL-3 and are involved in synapse formation. We report here that the leucine-rich repeat (LRR) domain of NGL-3, containing nine LRRs, interacts with the first two fibronectin III (FNIII) domains of LAR to induce bidirectional synapse formation. Moreover, Gln-96 in the first LRR motif of NGL-3 is critical for LAR binding and induction of presynaptic differentiation. PTPdelta and PTPsigma also interact with NGL-3 via their first two FNIII domains. These two interactions promote synapse formation in a different manner; the PTPsigma-NGL-3 interaction promotes synapse formation in a bidirectional manner, whereas the PTPdelta-NGL-3 interaction instructs only presynaptic differentiation in a unidirectional manner. mRNAs encoding LAR family proteins display overlapping and differential expression patterns in various brain regions. These results suggest that trans-synaptic adhesion between NGL-3 and the three LAR family proteins regulates excitatory synapse formation in shared and distinct neural circuits.
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- Seok-Kyu Kwon
- From the National Creative Research Initiative Center for Synaptogenesis, Department of Biological Sciences, and Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701 and
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- From the National Creative Research Initiative Center for Synaptogenesis, Department of Biological Sciences, and Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701 and
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- the Department of Anatomy and Division of Brain Korea 21 Biomedical Science, College of Medicine, Korea University, 126-1, 5-Ka, Anam-Dong, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul 136-705, Korea
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- the Department of Anatomy and Division of Brain Korea 21 Biomedical Science, College of Medicine, Korea University, 126-1, 5-Ka, Anam-Dong, Seongbuk-Gu, Seoul 136-705, Korea
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- From the National Creative Research Initiative Center for Synaptogenesis, Department of Biological Sciences, and Department of Nanoscience and Technology, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon 305-701 and
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Farin K, Di Segni A, Mor A, Pinkas-Kramarski R. Structure-function analysis of nucleolin and ErbB receptors interactions. PLoS One 2009; 4:e6128. [PMID: 19578540 PMCID: PMC2700965 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2008] [Accepted: 06/05/2009] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The ErbB receptor tyrosine kinases and nucleolin are major contributors to malignant transformation. Recently we have found that cell-surface ErbB receptors interact with nucleolin via their cytoplasmic tail. Overexpression of ErbB1 and nucleolin leads to receptor phosphorylation, dimerization and anchorage independent growth. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS In the present study we explored the regions of nucleolin and ErbB responsible for their interaction. Using mutational analyses, we addressed the structure-function relationship of the interaction between ErbB1 and nucleolin. We identified the ErbB1 nuclear localization domain as nucleolin interacting region. This region is important for nucleolin-associated receptor activation. Notably, though the tyrosine kinase domain is important for nucleolin-associated receptor activation, it is not involved in nucleolin/ErbB interactions. In addition, we demonstrated that the 212 c-terminal portion of nucleolin is imperative for the interaction with ErbB1 and ErbB4. This region of nucleolin is sufficient to induce ErbB1 dimerization, phosphorylation and growth in soft agar. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE The oncogenic potential of ErbB depends on receptor levels and activation. Nucleolin affects ErbB dimerization and activation leading to enhanced cell growth. The C-terminal region of nucleolin and the ErbB1 NLS-domain mediate this interaction. Moreover, when the C-terminal 212 amino acids region of nucleolin is expressed with ErbB1, it can enhance anchorage independent cell growth. Taken together these results offer new insight into the role of ErbB1 and nucleolin interaction in malignant cells.
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- Keren Farin
- Department of Neurobiology, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Neurobiology, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Neurobiology, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel
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Bates PJ, Laber DA, Miller DM, Thomas SD, Trent JO. Discovery and development of the G-rich oligonucleotide AS1411 as a novel treatment for cancer. Exp Mol Pathol 2009; 86:151-64. [PMID: 19454272 PMCID: PMC2716701 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexmp.2009.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 589] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Certain guanine-rich (G-rich) DNA and RNA molecules can associate intermolecularly or intramolecularly to form four stranded or "quadruplex" structures, which have unusual biophysical and biological properties. Several synthetic G-rich quadruplex-forming oligodeoxynucleotides have recently been investigated as therapeutic agents for various human diseases. We refer to these biologically active G-rich oligonucleotides as aptamers because their activities arise from binding to protein targets via shape-specific recognition (analogous to antibody-antigen binding). As therapeutic agents, the G-rich aptamers may have some advantages over monoclonal antibodies and other oligonucleotide-based approaches. For example, quadruplex oligonucleotides are non-immunogenic, heat stable and they have increased resistance to serum nucleases and enhanced cellular uptake compared to unstructured sequences. In this review, we describe the characteristics and activities of G-rich oligonucleotides. We also give a personal perspective on the discovery and development of AS1411, an antiproliferative G-rich phosphodiester oligonucleotide that is currently being tested as an anticancer agent in Phase II clinical trials. This molecule functions as an aptamer to nucleolin, a multifunctional protein that is highly expressed by cancer cells, both intracellularly and on the cell surface. Thus, the serendipitous discovery of the G-rich oligonucleotides also led to the identification of nucleolin as a new molecular target for cancer therapy.
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- Paula J Bates
- James Graham Brown Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, USA.
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Losfeld ME, Khoury DE, Mariot P, Carpentier M, Krust B, Briand JP, Mazurier J, Hovanessian AG, Legrand D. The cell surface expressed nucleolin is a glycoprotein that triggers calcium entry into mammalian cells. Exp Cell Res 2009; 315:357-69. [PMID: 19026635 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2008.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2008] [Revised: 10/16/2008] [Accepted: 10/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nucleolin is an ubiquitous nucleolar phosphoprotein involved in fundamental aspects of transcription regulation, cell proliferation and growth. It has also been described as a shuttling molecule between nucleus, cytosol and the cell surface. Several studies have demonstrated that surface nucleolin serves as a receptor for various extracellular ligands implicated in cell proliferation, differentiation, adhesion, mitogenesis and angiogenesis. Previously, we reported that nucleolin in the extranuclear cell compartment is a glycoprotein containing N- and O-glycans. In the present study, we show that glycosylation is an essential requirement for surface nucleolin expression, since it is prevented when cells are cultured in the presence of tunicamycin, an inhibitor of N-glycosylation. Accordingly, surface but not nuclear nucleolin is radioactively labeled upon metabolic labeling of cells with [(3)H]glucosamine. Besides its well-demonstrated role in the internalization of specific ligands, here we show that ligand binding to surface nucleolin could also induce Ca(2+) entry into cells. Indeed, by flow cytometry, microscopy and patch-clamp experiments, we show that the HB-19 pseudopeptide, which binds specifically surface nucleolin, triggers rapid and intense membrane Ca(2+) fluxes in various types of cells. The use of several drugs then indicated that Store-Operated Ca(2+) Entry (SOCE)-like channels are involved in the generation of these fluxes. Taken together, our findings suggest that binding of an extracellular ligand to surface nucleolin could be involved in the activation of signaling pathways by promoting Ca(2+) entry into cells.
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- Marie-Estelle Losfeld
- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle, Unité Mixte de Recherche no 8576 du Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
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Di Segni A, Farin K, Pinkas-Kramarski R. Identification of nucleolin as new ErbB receptors- interacting protein. PLoS One 2008; 3:e2310. [PMID: 18523588 PMCID: PMC2390759 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2008] [Accepted: 04/15/2008] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The ErbB receptor tyrosine kinases are major contributors to malignant transformation. These receptors are frequently overexpressed in a variety of human carcinomas. The role of the ErbB receptors and their ligands in carcinomas and the mechanism by which their overexpression leads to cancer development is still unclear. Ligand binding to specific ErbB receptor is followed by receptor dimerization, phosphorylation and recruitment of SH2 containing cytoplasmic proteins, which initiate the cascade of signaling events. Nevertheless, increasing data suggest that there are non-phosphorylated receptor-substrate interactions that may affect ErbB-mediated responses. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS In the present study, using GST-ErbB4 fusion protein pull down assay and mass spectroscopic analysis, we have found the ErbB receptors interact with nucleolin via their cytoplasmic tail. Nucleolin is a ubiquitous, nonhistone, nucleolar, multifunctional phosphoprotein that is also overexpressed in cancer cells. Our results demonstrate that overexpression of ErbB1 and nucleolin may lead to receptor dimerization, phosphorylation and to anchorage independent growth. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE The oncogenic potential of ErbB depends on receptor levels and activation. Our results suggest that nucleolin may affect ErbB dimerization and activation leading to enhanced cell growth.
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- Ayelet Di Segni
- Department of Neurobiology, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Neurobiology, Tel-Aviv University, Ramat-Aviv, Israel
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Protein-tyrosine phosphatases are tightly controlled by various mechanisms, ranging from differential expression in specific cell types to restricted subcellular localization, limited proteolysis, post-translational modifications affecting intrinsic catalytic activity, ligand binding and dimerization. Here, we review the regulatory mechanisms found to control the classical protein-tyrosine phosphatases.
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Tabernero L, Aricescu AR, Jones EY, Szedlacsek SE. Protein tyrosine phosphatases: structure-function relationships. FEBS J 2008; 275:867-82. [PMID: 18298793 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06251.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Structural analysis of protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) has expanded considerably in the last several years, producing more than 200 structures in this class of enzymes (from 35 different proteins and their complexes with ligands). The small-medium size of the catalytic domain of approximately 280 residues plus a very compact fold makes it amenable to cloning and overexpression in bacterial systems thus facilitating crystallographic analysis. The low molecular weight PTPs being even smaller, approximately 150 residues, are also perfect targets for NMR analysis. The availability of different structures and complexes of PTPs with substrates and inhibitors has provided a wealth of information with profound effects in the way we understand their biological functions. Developments in mammalian expression technology recently led to the first crystal structure of a receptor-like PTP extracellular region. Altogether, the PTP structural work significantly advanced our knowledge regarding the architecture, regulation and substrate specificity of these enzymes. In this review, we compile the most prominent structural traits that characterize PTPs and their complexes with ligands. We discuss how the data can be used to design further functional experiments and as a basis for drug design given that many PTPs are now considered strategic therapeutic targets for human diseases such as diabetes and cancer.
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Granot-Attas S, Elson A. Protein tyrosine phosphatases in osteoclast differentiation, adhesion, and bone resorption. Eur J Cell Biol 2008; 87:479-90. [PMID: 18342392 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2008.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2007] [Revised: 01/16/2008] [Accepted: 01/16/2008] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Osteoclasts are large cells derived from the monocyte-macrophage hematopoietic cell lineage. Their primary function is to degrade bone in various physiological contexts. Osteoclasts adhere to bone via podosomes, specialized adhesion structures whose structure and subcellular organization are affected by mechanical contact of the cell with bone matrix. Ample evidence indicates that reversible tyrosine phosphorylation of podosomal proteins plays a major role in determining the organization and dynamics of podosomes. Although roles of several tyrosine kinases are known in detail in this respect, little is known concerning the roles of protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) in regulating osteoclast adhesion. Here we summarize available information concerning the known and hypothesized roles of the best-researched PTPs in osteoclasts - PTPRO, PTP epsilon, SHP-1, and PTP-PEST. Of these, PTPRO, PTP epsilon, and PTP-PEST appear to support osteoclast activity while SHP-1 inhibits it. Additional studies are required to provide full molecular details of the roles of these PTPs in regulating osteoclast adhesion, and to uncover additional PTPs that participate in this process.
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- Shira Granot-Attas
- Department of Molecular Genetics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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alpha-Latrotoxin (alpha-LTX) from black widow spider venom induces exhaustive release of neurotransmitters from vertebrate nerve terminals and endocrine cells. This 130-kDa protein has been employed for many years as a molecular tool to study exocytosis. However, its action is complex: in neurons, alpha-LTX induces massive secretion both in the presence of extracellular Ca(2+) (Ca(2+) (e)) and in its absence; in endocrine cells, it usually requires Ca(2+) (e). To use this toxin for further dissection of secretory mechanisms, one needs an in-depth understanding of its functions. One such function that explains some alpha-LTX effects is its ability to form cation-permeable channels in artificial lipid bilayers. The mechanism of alpha-LTX pore formation, revealed by cryo-electron microscopy, involves toxin assembly into homotetrameric complexes which harbor a central channel and can insert into lipid membranes. However, in biological membranes, alpha-LTX cannot exert its actions without binding to specific receptors of the plasma membrane. Three proteins with distinct structures have been found to bind alpha-LTX: neurexin Ialpha, latrophilin 1, and receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatase sigma. Upon binding a receptor, alpha-LTX forms channels permeable to cations and small molecules; the toxin may also activate the receptor. To distinguish between the pore- and receptor-mediated effects, and to study structure-function relationships in the toxin, alpha-LTX mutants have been used.
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- Yuri A Ushkaryov
- Division of Cell and Molecular Biology, Imperial College London, London, SW7 2AY, UK.
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Faux C, Hawadle M, Nixon J, Wallace A, Lee S, Murray S, Stoker A. PTPσ binds and dephosphorylates neurotrophin receptors and can suppress NGF-dependent neurite outgrowth from sensory neurons. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2007; 1773:1689-700. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2007.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2007] [Revised: 06/22/2007] [Accepted: 06/25/2007] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Lee S, Faux C, Nixon J, Alete D, Chilton J, Hawadle M, Stoker AW. Dimerization of protein tyrosine phosphatase sigma governs both ligand binding and isoform specificity. Mol Cell Biol 2006; 27:1795-808. [PMID: 17178832 PMCID: PMC1820468 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00535-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Signaling through receptor protein tyrosine phosphatases (RPTPs) can influence diverse processes, including axon development, lymphocyte activation, and cell motility. The molecular regulation of these enzymes, however, is still poorly understood. In particular, it is not known if, or how, the dimerization state of RPTPs is related to the binding of extracellular ligands. Protein tyrosine phosphatase sigma (PTPsigma) is an RPTP with major isoforms that differ in their complements of fibronectin type III domains and in their ligand-binding specificities. In this study, we show that PTPsigma forms homodimers in the cell, interacting at least in part through the transmembrane region. Using this knowledge, we provide the first evidence that PTPsigma ectodomains must be presented as dimers in order to bind heterophilic ligands. We also provide evidence of how alternative use of fibronectin type III domain complements in two major isoforms of PTPsigma can alter the ligand binding specificities of PTPsigma ectodomains. The data suggest that the alternative domains function largely to change the rotational conformations of the amino-terminal ligand binding sites of the ectodomain dimers, thus imparting novel ligand binding properties. These findings have important implications for our understanding of how heterophilic ligands interact with, and potentially regulate, RPTPs.
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- Simon Lee
- Neural Development Unit, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, United Kingdom
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