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Hämälistö S, Del Valle Batalla F, Yuseff MI, Mattila PK. Endolysosomal vesicles at the center of B cell activation. J Cell Biol 2024; 223:e202307047. [PMID: 38305771 PMCID: PMC10837082 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202307047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
Abstract
The endolysosomal system specializes in degrading cellular components and is crucial to maintaining homeostasis and adapting rapidly to metabolic and environmental cues. Cells of the immune system exploit this network to process antigens or promote cell death by secreting lysosome-related vesicles. In B lymphocytes, lysosomes are harnessed to facilitate the extraction of antigens and to promote their processing into peptides for presentation to T cells, critical steps to mount protective high-affinity antibody responses. Intriguingly, lysosomal vesicles are now considered important signaling units within cells and also display secretory functions by releasing their content to the extracellular space. In this review, we focus on how B cells use pathways involved in the intracellular trafficking, secretion, and function of endolysosomes to promote adaptive immune responses. A basic understanding of such mechanisms poses an interesting frontier for the development of therapeutic strategies in the context of cancer and autoimmune diseases.
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- Saara Hämälistö
- Institute of Biomedicine, and MediCity Research Laboratories, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Turku Bioscience, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
- InFLAMES Research Flagship, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Cancer Research Unit and FICAN West Cancer Centre Laboratory, Turku, Finland
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- Laboratory of Immune Cell Biology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Laboratory of Immune Cell Biology, Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Institute of Biomedicine, and MediCity Research Laboratories, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Turku Bioscience, University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
- InFLAMES Research Flagship, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Kim S, Song HS, Yu J, Kim YM. MiT Family Transcriptional Factors in Immune Cell Functions. Mol Cells 2021; 44:342-355. [PMID: 33972476 PMCID: PMC8175148 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2021.0067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2021] [Revised: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The microphthalmia-associated transcription factor family (MiT family) proteins are evolutionarily conserved transcription factors that perform many essential biological functions. In mammals, the MiT family consists of MITF (microphthalmia-associated transcription factor or melanocyte-inducing transcription factor), TFEB (transcription factor EB), TFE3 (transcription factor E3), and TFEC (transcription factor EC). These transcriptional factors belong to the basic helix-loop-helix-leucine zipper (bHLH-LZ) transcription factor family and bind the E-box DNA motifs in the promoter regions of target genes to enhance transcription. The best studied functions of MiT proteins include lysosome biogenesis and autophagy induction. In addition, they modulate cellular metabolism, mitochondria dynamics, and various stress responses. The control of nuclear localization via phosphorylation and dephosphorylation serves as the primary regulatory mechanism for MiT family proteins, and several kinases and phosphatases have been identified to directly determine the transcriptional activities of MiT proteins. In different immune cell types, each MiT family member is shown to play distinct or redundant roles and we expect that there is far more to learn about their functions and regulatory mechanisms in host defense and inflammatory responses.
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- Seongryong Kim
- Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- Graduate School of Medical Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
- The Center for Epidemic Preparedness, KAIST, Daejeon 34141, Korea
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Transcription factor enhancer 3 (TFE3), on the short arm of chromosome Xp11.23 and its protein, belongs to the microphthalmia transcription family (MiTF) of transcription factors. It shares close homology with another member of the family, MiTF which is involved in melanocyte development. When a cell is stressed and/or starved, TFE3 protein translocates into the nucleus. TFE3 gene fusions with multiple different partner genes occur in several tumours with resultant nuclear expression of TFE3 protein. The main tumours associated with TFE3 gene fusions are: renal cell carcinoma, alveolar soft part sarcoma, a subset of epithelioid haemangioendotheliomas (EHE), some perivascular epithelioid cell tumours and rare examples of ossifying fibromyxoid tumour and malignant chondroid syringoma. TFE3 immunohistochemistry is of use in routine diagnostic practice with the aforementioned tumours harbouring TFE3 fusions leading to nuclear staining. In addition, there are tumours lacking TFE3 fusions but also display TFE3 nuclear immunolabeling, and these include: granular cell tumour, solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas and ovarian sclerosing stromal tumour.
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- Karen Pinto
- Pathology, Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Shuwaikh, Kuwait
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- Department of Histopathology, Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
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Lehalle D, Vabres P, Sorlin A, Bierhals T, Avila M, Carmignac V, Chevarin M, Torti E, Abe Y, Bartolomaeus T, Clayton-Smith J, Cogné B, Cusco I, Duplomb L, De Bont E, Duffourd Y, Duijkers F, Elpeleg O, Fattal A, Geneviève D, Guillen Sacoto MJ, Guimier A, Harris DJ, Hempel M, Isidor B, Jouan T, Kuentz P, Koshimizu E, Lichtenbelt K, Loik Ramey V, Maik M, Miyakate S, Murakami Y, Pasquier L, Pedro H, Simone L, Sondergaard-Schatz K, St-Onge J, Thevenon J, Valenzuela I, Abou Jamra R, van Gassen K, van Haelst MM, van Koningsbruggen S, Verdura E, Whelan Habela C, Zacher P, Rivière JB, Thauvin-Robinet C, Betschinger J, Faivre L. De novo mutations in the X-linked TFE3 gene cause intellectual disability with pigmentary mosaicism and storage disorder-like features. J Med Genet 2020; 57:808-819. [PMID: 32409512 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2019-106508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2019] [Revised: 02/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Pigmentary mosaicism (PM) manifests by pigmentation anomalies along Blaschko's lines and represents a clue toward the molecular diagnosis of syndromic intellectual disability (ID). Together with new insights on the role for lysosomal signalling in embryonic stem cell differentiation, mutations in the X-linked transcription factor 3 (TFE3) have recently been reported in five patients. Functional analysis suggested these mutations to result in ectopic nuclear gain of functions. MATERIALS AND METHODS Subsequent data sharing allowed the clustering of de novo TFE3 variants identified by exome sequencing on DNA extracted from leucocytes in patients referred for syndromic ID with or without PM. RESULTS We describe the detailed clinical and molecular data of 17 individuals harbouring a de novo TFE3 variant, including the patients that initially allowed reporting TFE3 as a new disease-causing gene. The 12 females and 5 males presented with pigmentation anomalies on Blaschko's lines, severe ID, epilepsy, storage disorder-like features, growth retardation and recognisable facial dysmorphism. The variant was at a mosaic state in at least two male patients. All variants were missense except one splice variant. Eleven of the 13 variants were localised in exon 4, 2 in exon 3, and 3 were recurrent variants. CONCLUSION This series further delineates the specific storage disorder-like phenotype with PM ascribed to de novo TFE3 mutation in exons 3 and 4. It confirms the identification of a novel X-linked human condition associated with mosaicism and dysregulation within the mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, as well as a link between lysosomal signalling and human development.
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- Daphné Lehalle
- Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Médecine Translationnelle et Anomalies du Développement (TRANSLAD), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Dijon, France .,UF de Génétique Médicale, Département de Génétique, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, APHP Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.,INSERM LNC UMR 1231, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Médecine Translationnelle et Anomalies du Développement (TRANSLAD), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Dijon, France.,INSERM LNC UMR 1231, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France.,Centre de Référence MAGEC, Service de Dermatologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, Bourgogne, France
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- Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Médecine Translationnelle et Anomalies du Développement (TRANSLAD), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Dijon, France.,INSERM LNC UMR 1231, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg, Germany
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- INSERM LNC UMR 1231, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Médecine Translationnelle et Anomalies du Développement (TRANSLAD), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Dijon, France.,INSERM LNC UMR 1231, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- INSERM LNC UMR 1231, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Division of Neurology, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Leipzig Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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- Genomic Medicine, Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, Manchester, Manchester, UK.,Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, Nantes, France.,L'institut du thorax, INSERM, CNRS, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Genetics and Rare Disease Unit, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- INSERM LNC UMR 1231, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Ommelander Hospital Groningen, Scheemda, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Médecine Translationnelle et Anomalies du Développement (TRANSLAD), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Dijon, France.,INSERM LNC UMR 1231, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Department of Genetics, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
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- Monique and Jacques Roboh Department of Genetic Research, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Pediatric Neurology Institute, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Departement de Génétique Medicale, Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve, CHRU Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Genetics, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospitals, Paris, Île-de-France, France
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- Division of Genomics and Genetics, Boston Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, Hamburg, Germany
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- Service de Génétique Médicale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, Nantes, France.,L'institut du thorax, INSERM, CNRS, Université de Nantes, Nantes, France
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- INSERM LNC UMR 1231, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- INSERM LNC UMR 1231, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France.,Génétique Biologique Histologie, PCBio, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon, Besancon, France
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University School of Medicine Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Genetics, University Medical Centre Utrecht Brain Centre, Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Genomics and Genetics, Boston Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Hackensack Meridian Health Inc, Edison, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Yabumoto Department of Intractable Disease Research, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Service de Génétique Clinique, CLAD Ouest, CHU Rennes, Rennes, France
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- Hackensack Meridian Health Inc, Edison, New Jersey, USA
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- Hackensack Meridian Health Inc, Edison, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- INSERM LNC UMR 1231, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France.,Child Health and Human Development Program, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Médecine Translationnelle et Anomalies du Développement (TRANSLAD), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Dijon, France.,INSERM LNC UMR 1231, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France.,Département de Génétique et Procréation, CHU Grenoble Alpes, Université Grenoble Alpes, Grenoble, France
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Genetics and Rare Disease Unit, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Human Genetics, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Genetics, University of Amsterdam, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Neurometabolic Diseases Laboratory, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.,Centre for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Neurology, John M. Freeman Pediatric Epilepsy Center, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- The Saxon Epilepsy Center Kleinwachau, Radeberg, Germany
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- INSERM LNC UMR 1231, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France.,Department of Human Genetics, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Médecine Translationnelle et Anomalies du Développement (TRANSLAD), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Dijon, France.,INSERM LNC UMR 1231, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
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- Fédération Hospitalo-Universitaire Médecine Translationnelle et Anomalies du Développement (TRANSLAD), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon, Dijon, France.,INSERM LNC UMR 1231, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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Cellular adaptation response to a myriad of stressors is key for survival. The lysosomal/autophagy pathway is inextricably connected to the stress response regulation. Two transcription factors, TFEB and TFE3, have recently emerged as master regulators of this degradative pathway. Their function modulating different cellular pathways will be discussed.
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- José A Martina
- a Cell Biology and Physiology Center , National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda , MD , USA
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- a Cell Biology and Physiology Center , National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda , MD , USA
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In recent years, our vision of lysosomes has drastically changed. Formerly considered to be mere degradative compartments, they are now recognized as key players in many cellular processes. The ability of lysosomes to respond to different stimuli revealed a complex and coordinated regulation of lysosomal gene expression. This review discusses the participation of the transcription factors TFEB and TFE3 in the regulation of lysosomal function and biogenesis, as well as the role of the lysosomal pathway in cellular adaptation to a variety of stress conditions, including nutrient deprivation, mitochondrial dysfunction, protein misfolding, and pathogen infection. We also describe how cancer cells make use of TFEB and TFE3 to promote their own survival and highlight the potential of these transcription factors as therapeutic targets for the treatment of neurological and lysosomal diseases.
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- Nina Raben
- Laboratory of Muscle Stem Cells and Gene Regulation, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892;
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- Cell Biology and Physiology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892;
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Pastore N, Brady OA, Diab HI, Martina JA, Sun L, Huynh T, Lim JA, Zare H, Raben N, Ballabio A, Puertollano R. TFEB and TFE3 cooperate in the regulation of the innate immune response in activated macrophages. Autophagy 2016; 12:1240-58. [PMID: 27171064 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2016.1179405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 211] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The activation of transcription factors is critical to ensure an effective defense against pathogens. In this study we identify a critical and complementary role of the transcription factors TFEB and TFE3 in innate immune response. By using a combination of chromatin immunoprecipitation, CRISPR-Cas9-mediated genome-editing technology, and in vivo models, we determined that TFEB and TFE3 collaborate with each other in activated macrophages and microglia to promote efficient autophagy induction, increased lysosomal biogenesis, and transcriptional upregulation of numerous proinflammatory cytokines. Furthermore, secretion of key mediators of the inflammatory response (CSF2, IL1B, IL2, and IL27), macrophage differentiation (CSF1), and macrophage infiltration and migration to sites of inflammation (CCL2) was significantly reduced in TFEB and TFE3 deficient cells. These new insights provide us with a deeper understanding of the transcriptional regulation of the innate immune response.
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- Nunzia Pastore
- a Department of Molecular and Human Genetics , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA.,b Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children Hospital , Houston , TX , USA
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- c Cell Biology and Physiology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda , MD , USA
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- c Cell Biology and Physiology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda , MD , USA
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- c Cell Biology and Physiology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda , MD , USA
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- c Cell Biology and Physiology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda , MD , USA
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- a Department of Molecular and Human Genetics , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA.,b Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children Hospital , Houston , TX , USA
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- d Laboratory of Muscle Stem Cells and Gene Regulation, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda , MD , USA
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- d Laboratory of Muscle Stem Cells and Gene Regulation, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda , MD , USA
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- d Laboratory of Muscle Stem Cells and Gene Regulation, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda , MD , USA
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- a Department of Molecular and Human Genetics , Baylor College of Medicine , Houston , TX , USA.,b Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute, Texas Children Hospital , Houston , TX , USA.,e Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM) , Naples , Italy.,f Medical Genetics, Department of Translational Medicine, Federico II University , Naples , Italy
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- c Cell Biology and Physiology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda , MD , USA
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Taniguchi M, Nadanaka S, Tanakura S, Sawaguchi S, Midori S, Kawai Y, Yamaguchi S, Shimada Y, Nakamura Y, Matsumura Y, Fujita N, Araki N, Yamamoto M, Oku M, Wakabayashi S, Kitagawa H, Yoshida H. TFE3 is a bHLH-ZIP-type transcription factor that regulates the mammalian Golgi stress response. Cell Struct Funct 2014; 40:13-30. [PMID: 25399611 DOI: 10.1247/csf.14015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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The Golgi stress response is a mechanism by which, under conditions of insufficient Golgi function (Golgi stress), the transcription of Golgi-related genes is upregulated through an enhancer, the Golgi apparatus stress response element (GASE), in order to maintain homeostasis in the Golgi. The molecular mechanisms associated with GASE remain to be clarified. Here, we identified TFE3 as a GASE-binding transcription factor. TFE3 was phosphorylated and retained in the cytoplasm in normal growth conditions, whereas it was dephosphorylated, translocated to the nucleus and activated Golgi-related genes through GASE under conditions of Golgi stress, e.g. in response to inhibition of oligosaccharide processing in the Golgi apparatus. From these observations, we concluded that the TFE3-GASE pathway is one of the regulatory pathways of the mammalian Golgi stress response, which regulates the expression of glycosylation-related proteins in response to insufficiency of glycosylation in the Golgi apparatus.
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- Mai Taniguchi
- Department of Molecular Biochemistry, Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo
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Kauffman EC, Ricketts CJ, Rais-Bahrami S, Yang Y, Merino MJ, Bottaro DP, Srinivasan R, Linehan WM. Molecular genetics and cellular features of TFE3 and TFEB fusion kidney cancers. Nat Rev Urol 2014; 11:465-75. [PMID: 25048860 DOI: 10.1038/nrurol.2014.162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 207] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Despite nearly two decades passing since the discovery of gene fusions involving TFE3 or TFEB in sporadic renal cell carcinoma (RCC), the molecular mechanisms underlying the renal-specific tumorigenesis of these genes remain largely unclear. The recently published findings of The Cancer Genome Atlas Network reported that five of the 416 surveyed clear cell RCC tumours (1.2%) harboured SFPQ-TFE3 fusions, providing further evidence for the importance of gene fusions. A total of five TFE3 gene fusions (PRCC-TFE3, ASPSCR1-TFE3, SFPQ-TFE3, NONO-TFE3, and CLTC-TFE3) and one TFEB gene fusion (MALAT1-TFEB) have been identified in RCC tumours and characterized at the mRNA transcript level. A multitude of molecular pathways well-described in carcinogenesis are regulated in part by TFE3 or TFEB proteins, including activation of TGFβ and ETS transcription factors, E-cadherin expression, CD40L-dependent lymphocyte activation, mTORC1 signalling, insulin-dependent metabolism regulation, folliculin signalling, and retinoblastoma-dependent cell cycle arrest. Determining which pathways are most important to RCC oncogenesis will be critical in discovering the most promising therapeutic targets for this disease.
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- Eric C Kauffman
- Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, CRC Room 1-5940, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, CRC Room 1-5940, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, CRC Room 1-5940, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, CRC Room 1-5940, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, CRC Room 1-5940, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, CRC Room 1-5940, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, CRC Room 1-5940, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Urologic Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, CRC Room 1-5940, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Martina JA, Diab HI, Li H, Puertollano R. Novel roles for the MiTF/TFE family of transcription factors in organelle biogenesis, nutrient sensing, and energy homeostasis. Cell Mol Life Sci 2014; 71:2483-97. [PMID: 24477476 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-014-1565-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2013] [Revised: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 01/14/2014] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The MiTF/TFE family of basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper transcription factors includes MITF, TFEB, TFE3, and TFEC. The involvement of some family members in the development and proliferation of specific cell types, such as mast cells, osteoclasts, and melanocytes, is well established. Notably, recent evidence suggests that the MiTF/TFE family plays a critical role in organelle biogenesis, nutrient sensing, and energy metabolism. The MiTF/TFE family is also implicated in human disease. Mutations or aberrant expression of most MiTF/TFE family members has been linked to different types of cancer. At the same time, they have recently emerged as novel and very promising targets for the treatment of neurological and lysosomal diseases. The characterization of this fascinating family of transcription factors is greatly expanding our understanding of how cells synchronize environmental signals, such as nutrient availability, with gene expression, energy production, and cellular homeostasis.
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- José A Martina
- Cell Biology and Physiology Center, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg. 50/3537, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA
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Martina JA, Diab HI, Lishu L, Jeong-A L, Patange S, Raben N, Puertollano R. The nutrient-responsive transcription factor TFE3 promotes autophagy, lysosomal biogenesis, and clearance of cellular debris. Sci Signal 2014; 7:ra9. [PMID: 24448649 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2004754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 440] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The discovery of a gene network regulating lysosomal biogenesis and its transcriptional regulator transcription factor EB (TFEB) revealed that cells monitor lysosomal function and respond to degradation requirements and environmental cues. We report the identification of transcription factor E3 (TFE3) as another regulator of lysosomal homeostasis that induced expression of genes encoding proteins involved in autophagy and lysosomal biogenesis in ARPE-19 cells in response to starvation and lysosomal stress. We found that in nutrient-replete cells, TFE3 was recruited to lysosomes through interaction with active Rag guanosine triphosphatases (GTPases) and exhibited mammalian (or mechanistic) target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1)-dependent phosphorylation. Phosphorylated TFE3 was retained in the cytosol through its interaction with the cytosolic chaperone 14-3-3. After starvation, TFE3 rapidly translocated to the nucleus and bound to the CLEAR elements present in the promoter region of many lysosomal genes, thereby inducing lysosomal biogenesis. Depletion of endogenous TFE3 entirely abolished the response of ARPE-19 cells to starvation, suggesting that TFE3 plays a critical role in nutrient sensing and regulation of energy metabolism. Furthermore, overexpression of TFE3 triggered lysosomal exocytosis and resulted in efficient cellular clearance in a cellular model of a lysosomal storage disorder, Pompe disease, thus identifying TFE3 as a potential therapeutic target for the treatment of lysosomal disorders.
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- José A Martina
- 1Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 50/3537, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Transcription factor E3, a major regulator of mast cell-mediated allergic response. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2012; 129:1357-1366.e5. [PMID: 22360977 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.11.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2011] [Revised: 11/23/2011] [Accepted: 11/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Microphthalmia transcription factor, an MiT transcription family member closely related to transcription factor E3 (TFE3), is essential for mast cell development and survival. TFE3 was previously reported to play a role in the functions of B and T cells; however, its role in mast cells has not yet been explored. OBJECTIVE We sought to explore the role played by TFE3 in mast cell function. METHODS Mast cell numbers were evaluated by using toluidine blue staining. FACS analysis was used to determine percentages of Kit and FcεRI double-positive cells in the peritoneum of wild-type (WT) and TFE3 knockout (TFE3(-/-)) mice. Cytokine and inflammatory mediator secretion were measured in immunologically activated cultured mast cells derived from either knockout or WT mice. In vivo plasma histamine levels were measured after immunologic triggering of these mice. RESULTS No significant differences in mast cell numbers between WT and TFE3(-/-) mice were observed in the peritoneum, lung, and skin. However, TFE3(-/-) mice showed a marked decrease in the number of Kit(+) and FcεRI(+) peritoneal and cultured mast cells. Surface expression levels of FcεRI in TFE3(-/-) peritoneal mast cells was significantly lower than in control cells. Cultured mast cells derived from TFE3(-/-) mice showed a marked decrease in degranulation and mediator secretion. In vivo experiments showed that the level of plasma histamine in TFE3(-/-) mice after an allergic trigger was substantially less than that seen in WT mice. CONCLUSION TFE3 is a novel regulator of mast cell functions and as such could emerge as a new target for the manipulation of allergic diseases.
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Lister JA, Lane BM, Nguyen A, Lunney K. Embryonic expression of zebrafish MiT family genes tfe3b, tfeb, and tfec. Dev Dyn 2011; 240:2529-38. [PMID: 21932325 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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The MiT family comprises four genes in mammals: Mitf, Tfe3, Tfeb, and Tfec, which encode transcription factors of the basic-helix-loop-helix/leucine zipper class. Mitf is well-known for its essential role in the development of melanocytes, however the functions of the other members of this family, and of interactions between them, are less well understood. We have now characterized the complete set of MiT genes from zebrafish, which totals six instead of four. The zebrafish genome contain two mitf (mitfa and mitfb), two tfe3 (tfe3a and tfe3b), and single tfeb and tfec genes; this distribution is shared with other teleosts. We present here the sequence and embryonic expression patterns for the zebrafish tfe3b, tfeb, and tfec genes, and identify a new isoform of tfe3a. These findings will assist in elucidating the roles of the MiT gene family over the course of vertebrate evolution.
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- James A Lister
- Department of Human and Molecular Genetics and Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, PO Box 980033, Richmond, Virginia 23298, USA.
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Medendorp K, van Groningen JJM, Schepens M, Vreede L, Thijssen J, Schoenmakers EFPM, van den Hurk WH, Geurts van Kessel A, Kuiper RP. Molecular mechanisms underlying the MiT translocation subgroup of renal cell carcinomas. Cytogenet Genome Res 2007; 118:157-65. [PMID: 18000366 DOI: 10.1159/000108296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2006] [Accepted: 01/04/2007] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Renal cell carcinomas (RCCs) represent a heterogeneous group of neoplasms, which differ in histological, pathologic and clinical characteristics. The tumors originate from different locations within the nephron and are accompanied by different recurrent (cyto)genetic anomalies. Recently, a novel subgroup of RCCs has been defined, i.e., the MiT translocation subgroup of RCCs. These tumors originate from the proximal tubule of the nephron, exhibit pleomorphic histological features including clear cell morphologies and papillary structures, and are found predominantly in children and young adults. In addition, these tumors are characterized by the occurrence of recurrent chromosomal translocations, which result in disruption and fusion of either the TFE3 or TFEB genes, both members of the MiT family of basic helix-loop-helix/leucine-zipper transcription factor genes. Hence the name MiT translocation subgroup of RCCs. In this review several features of this RCC subgroup will be discussed, including the molecular mechanisms that may underlie their development.
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- K Medendorp
- Department of Human Genetics, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Manola KN, Georgakakos VN, Marinakis T, Stavropoulou C, Paterakis G, Anagnostopoulos NI, Pantelias GE, Sambani C. Translocation (X;12)(p11;p13) as a sole abnormality in biphenotypic acute leukemia. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 173:159-63. [PMID: 17321333 DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2006.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2006] [Accepted: 10/27/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A reciprocal t(X;12)(p11;p13) was found as the sole clonal abnormality in biphenotypic leukemia with myeloid and B-lymphoid differentiation. With fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis, the ETV6 gene (previously TEL) was found to be translocated intact to the derivative X chromosome; no MLL and BCR/ABL rearrangements were found. The patient achieved complete remission after induction chemotherapy. To our knowledge, this cytogenetic aberration has not been reported previously as a sole abnormality in hematological malignancies. Its presence may suggest an important role in the pathogenesis of biphenotypic leukemia.
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- Kalliopi N Manola
- Laboratory of Health Physics and Environmental Hygiene, National Center for Scientific Research (NCSR) Demokritos, 15310 Aghia Paraskevi, Athens, Greece.
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Kuiper RP, Schepens M, Thijssen J, Schoenmakers EFPM, van Kessel AG. Regulation of the MiTF/TFE bHLH-LZ transcription factors through restricted spatial expression and alternative splicing of functional domains. Nucleic Acids Res 2004; 32:2315-22. [PMID: 15118077 PMCID: PMC419459 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkh571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The MiTF/TFE (MiT) family of basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper transcription factors is composed of four closely related members, MiTF, TFE3, TFEB and TFEC, which can bind target DNA both as homo- or heterodimers. Using real-time RT-PCR, we have analyzed the relative expression levels of the four members in a broad range of human tissues, and found that their ratio of expression is tissue-dependent. We found that, similar to the MiTF gene, the genes for TFEB and TFEC contain multiple alternative first exons with restricted and differential tissue distributions. Seven alternative 5' exons were identified in the TFEB gene, of which three displayed specific expression in placenta and brain, respectively. A novel TFEC transcript (TFEC-C) encodes an N-terminally truncated TFEC isoform lacking the acidic activation domain (AAD), and is exclusively expressed in kidney and small intestine. Furthermore, we observed that a considerable proportion of the TFEC transcripts splice out protein-coding exons, resulting in transcription factor isoforms lacking one or more functional domains, primarily the basic region and/or the AAD. These isoforms were always co-expressed with the intact transcription factors and may act as negative regulators of MiTF/TFE proteins. Our data reveal that multiple levels of regulation exist for the MiTF/TFE family of transcription factors, which indicates how these transcription factors may participate in various cellular processes in different tissues.
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- Roland P Kuiper
- Department of Human Genetics, University Medical Center Nijmegen, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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McCarthy KM, McDevit D, Andreucci A, Reeves R, Nikolajczyk BS. HMGA1 co-activates transcription in B cells through indirect association with DNA. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:42106-14. [PMID: 12907668 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m308586200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The immunoglobulin heavy chain enhancer, or mu enhancer, is required for B cell development. Only the appropriate combination of transcription factors results in B cell-specific enhancer activation. HMGA1 (formerly (HMG-I(Y)) is a proposed co-activator of the ETS transcription factors required for mu enhancer activity. HMGA1 associates with the ETS factor PU.1, resulting in changes in PU.1 structure, and enhanced transcriptional synergy with Ets-1 on the mu enhancer in nonlymphoid cells. New data show HMGA1 directly interacts with Ets-1 in addition to PU.1. In vitro HMGA1/Ets-1 interaction facilitates Ets-1/mu enhancer binding in the absence of an HMGA1.Ets-1.DNA complex. To address whether HMGA1 is present in the transcriptionally active mu nucleoprotein complex, we completed DNA pull-down assays to detect protein tethering in the context of protein/DNA interaction. Results show that HMGA1 is not tightly associated with mu enhancer DNA through PU.1 or Ets-1, despite strong associations between these proteins in solution. However, chromatin immunoprecipitation assays show HMGA1 associates with the endogenous enhancer in B cells. Furthermore, antisense HMGA1 substantially decreases mu enhancer activity in B cells. Taken together, these data suggest that HMGA1 functions as a transcriptional mu enhancer co-activator in B cells through indirect association with DNA.
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- Kevin M McCarthy
- Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Steingrimsson E, Tessarollo L, Pathak B, Hou L, Arnheiter H, Copeland NG, Jenkins NA. Mitf and Tfe3, two members of the Mitf-Tfe family of bHLH-Zip transcription factors, have important but functionally redundant roles in osteoclast development. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2002; 99:4477-82. [PMID: 11930005 PMCID: PMC123673 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.072071099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 168] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Mitf-Tfe family of basic helix-loop-helix-leucine zipper (bHLH-Zip) transcription factors encodes four family members: Mitf, Tfe3, Tfeb, and Tfec. In vitro, each protein in the family can bind DNA as a homo- or heterodimer with other family members. Mutational studies in mice have shown that Mitf is essential for melanocyte and eye development, whereas Tfeb is required for placental vascularization. Here, we uncover a role for Tfe3 in osteoclast development, a role that is functionally redundant with Mitf. Although osteoclasts seem normal in Mitf or Tfe3 null mice, the combined loss of the two genes results in severe osteopetrosis. We also show that Tfec mutant mice are phenotypically normal, and that the Tfec mutation does not alter the phenotype of Mitf, Tfeb, or Tfe3 mutant mice. Surprisingly, our studies failed to identify any phenotypic overlap between the different Mitf-Tfe mutations. These results suggest that heterodimeric interactions are not essential for Mitf-Tfe function in contrast to other bHLH-Zip families like Myc/Max/Mad, where heterodimeric interactions seem to be essential.
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- Eiríkur Steingrimsson
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, 101 Reykjavik, Iceland.
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Andreucci A, Reeves R, McCarthy KM, Nikolajczyk BS. Dominant-negative HMGA1 blocks mu enhancer activation through a novel mechanism. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2002; 292:427-33. [PMID: 11906180 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2002.6672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The immunoglobulin mu intronic enhancer is a potent B cell-specific transcriptional activator. The enhancer is activated by the appropriate combination of transcription factors, amongst which are ets and bHLH proteins. HMGA1 (formerly HMG-I(Y)) is a demonstrated co-activator of the mu enhancer. HMGA1 functions through direct interaction with PU.1, one of the ets proteins critical for enhancer activation. New data demonstrates dominant negative HMGA1 dramatically decreases enhancer activity in B cells. EMSA analysis demonstrated that DN HMGA1 disrupts established PU.1/mu enhancer binding. Similarly, DN HMGA1 blocks mu enhancer binding by Ets-1. In sharp contrast, DN HMGA1 had no effect on binding activity of the ETS DNA binding domains of either PU.1 or Ets-1, or the bHLH-zip protein TFE3, suggesting specificity. Taken together, the data suggest that DN HMGA1 utilizes a novel mechanism to specifically block interaction between ets proteins and mu enhancer DNA, suggesting DN HMGA1 represents a new, highly specific means of regulating mu enhancer activity.
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- Amy Andreucci
- Department of Medicine, Immunobiology Unit, Evans Memorial Department of Clinical Research, EBRC-438, Boston Medical Center, 650 Albany Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA
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Affiliation(s)
- D G Hesslein
- Department of Cell Biology and Section of Immunobiology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8011, USA.
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Tippin B, Goodman MF. A new class of errant DNA polymerases provides candidates for somatic hypermutation. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 2001; 356:47-51. [PMID: 11205329 PMCID: PMC1087690 DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2000.0747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The mechanism of somatic hypermutation of the immunoglobulin genes remains a mystery after nearly 30 years of intensive research in the field. While many clues to the process have been discovered in terms of the genetic elements required in the immunoglobulin genes, the key enzymatic players that mediate the introduction of mutations into the variable region are unknown. The recent wave of newly discovered eukaryotic DNA polymerases have given a fresh supply of potential candidates and a renewed vigour in the search for the elusive mutator factor governing affinity maturation. In this paper, we discuss the relevant genetic and biochemical evidence known to date regarding both somatic hypermutation and the new DNA polymerases and address how the two fields can be brought together to identify the strongest candidates for further study. In particular we discuss evidence for the in vitro biochemical misincorporation properties of human Rad30B/Pol iota and how it compares to the in vivo somatic hypermutation spectra.
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- B Tippin
- Department of Biological Sciences and Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90089-1340, USA
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Chatila TA, Blaeser F, Ho N, Lederman HM, Voulgaropoulos C, Helms C, Bowcock AM. JM2, encoding a fork head-related protein, is mutated in X-linked autoimmunity-allergic disregulation syndrome. J Clin Invest 2000; 106:R75-81. [PMID: 11120765 PMCID: PMC387260 DOI: 10.1172/jci11679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 657] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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X-linked autoimmunity-allergic disregulation syndrome (XLAAD) is an X-linked recessive immunological disorder characterized by multisystem autoimmunity, particularly early-onset type 1 diabetes mellitus, associated with manifestations of severe atopy including eczema, food allergy, and eosinophilic inflammation. Consistent with the allergic phenotype, analysis of two kindreds with XLAAD revealed marked skewing of patient T lymphocytes toward the Th2 phenotype. Using a positional-candidate approach, we have identified in both kindreds mutations in JM2, a gene on Xp11.23 that encodes a fork head domain-containing protein. One point mutation at a splice junction site results in transcripts that encode a truncated protein lacking the fork head homology domain. The other mutation involves an in-frame, 3-bp deletion that is predicted to impair the function of a leucine zipper dimerization domain. Our results point to a critical role for JM2 in self tolerance and Th cell differentiation.
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- T A Chatila
- Department of Pediatrics, and. Department of Pathology and Immunology and the Center for Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110, USA.
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Means GD, Toy DY, Baum PR, Derry JM. A transcript map of a 2-Mb BAC contig in the proximal portion of the mouse X chromosome and regional mapping of the scurfy mutation. Genomics 2000; 65:213-23. [PMID: 10857745 DOI: 10.1006/geno.2000.6173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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A physical clone contig has been constructed, spanning 2 Mb on the proximal mouse X chromosome containing the mouse scurfy (sf) and tattered (Td) mutations. Extensive transcript mapping in this interval has identified 37 potential transcription units, including a number of novel genes, and 4 pseudogenes. These genes have been ordered by STS content and restriction mapping. Comparison of the transcript map to the corresponding region in human Xp11.23-p11.22 shows extensive homology, with complete conservation of gene order for loci in common between the two maps. Further, using a novel method to identify simple sequence length polymorphisms, we have developed a number of genetic markers, which has enabled the region containing the sf mutation to be narrowed to <300 kb. This contig has already allowed the cloning of the Td gene using a candidate gene approach and now serves as a starting point for the cloning of the sf mutation.
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- G D Means
- Immunex Corporation, Seattle, Washington 98101-2936, USA
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Kiermaier A, Gawn JM, Desbarats L, Saffrich R, Ansorge W, Farrell PJ, Eilers M, Packham G. DNA binding of USF is required for specific E-box dependent gene activation in vivo. Oncogene 1999; 18:7200-11. [PMID: 10602473 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1203166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Although USF-1 and -2 are the major proteins that bind to Myc-regulated E-box (CACGTG) elements in many cells, there is no clear role for USF during Myc-dependent gene regulation. Using dominant negative alleles of USF-1 we now show that DNA binding by USF at a Myc-regulated E-box limits the ability of another E-box binding factor, TFE-3, to activate a target gene of Myc in vivo and to stimulate S phase entry in resting fibroblasts. Similarly, dominant negative alleles of USF-1 relieve the restriction that prevents activation of the IgH enhancer by TFE-3 in non B-cells. DNA binding activity of USF complexes is abundant in primary human B-cells and is significantly downregulated during B-cell immortalization. Re-expression of USF-1 in immortalized B-cells retards proliferation. Our data establish an essential role for USF in restricting E-box dependent gene activation in vivo and suggest that this control is relaxed during cellular immortalization.
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- A Kiermaier
- Institute for Molecular Biology and Tumour Research, University of Marburg, Emil-Mannkopff-Str 2, 35033 Marburg, Germany
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Tian G, Erman B, Ishii H, Gangopadhyay SS, Sen R. Transcriptional activation by ETS and leucine zipper-containing basic helix-loop-helix proteins. Mol Cell Biol 1999; 19:2946-57. [PMID: 10082562 PMCID: PMC84089 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.19.4.2946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The immunoglobulin mu heavy-chain gene enhancer contains closely juxtaposed binding sites for ETS and leucine zipper-containing basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH-zip) proteins. To understand the mu enhancer function, we have investigated transcription activation by the combination of ETS and bHLH-zip proteins. The bHLH-zip protein TFE3, but not USF, cooperated with the ETS domain proteins PU.1 and Ets-1 to activate a tripartite domain of this enhancer. Deletion mutants were used to identify the domains of the proteins involved. Both TFE3 and USF enhanced Ets-1 DNA binding in vitro by relieving the influence of an autoinhibitory domain in Ets-1 by direct protein-protein associations. Several regions of Ets-1 were found to be necessary, whereas the bHLH-zip domain was sufficient for this effect. Our studies define novel interactions between ETS and bHLH-zip proteins that may regulate combinatorial transcription activation by these protein families.
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- G Tian
- Rosenstiel Research Center, Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254, USA
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Rehli M, Den Elzen N, Cassady AI, Ostrowski MC, Hume DA. Cloning and characterization of the murine genes for bHLH-ZIP transcription factors TFEC and TFEB reveal a common gene organization for all MiT subfamily members. Genomics 1999; 56:111-20. [PMID: 10036191 DOI: 10.1006/geno.1998.5588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The microphthalmia-TFE (MiT) subfamily of basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper (bHLH-ZIP) transcription factors, including TFE3, TFEB, TFEC, and Mitf, has been implicated in the regulation of tissue-specific gene expression in several cell lineages. In this report, we investigate the genomic organization and structural relatedness of MiT transcription factors. We characterized the gene for mTFEC, which covers a region of more than 50 kb and is composed of seven exons. Further, we cloned a cDNA for the murine TFEB homologue and characterized its genomic structure. The eight coding exons of mTFEB are distributed over a 6-kb region. A multiple alignment of amino acid sequences of known MiT subfamily members indicates undescribed, conserved N-terminal regions and common putative phosphorylation sites for TFE3, TFEB, and Mitf. Also, intron-exon borders for characterized MiT genes appear completely conserved. A new family member and closely related putative transcription factor in Caenorhabditis elegans was identified by database searches that show a similar genomic organization within the bHLH-ZIP region and the acidic domain. Evolutionary aspects and implications for structure-function relationships are discussed.
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- M Rehli
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Q4072, Australia
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Information is increasingly available concerning the molecular events that occur during primary and antigen-dependent stages of B cell development. In this review the roles of transcription factors and coactivators are discussed with respect to changes in expression patterns of various genes during B cell development. Transcriptional regulation is also discussed in the context of developmentally regulated immunoglobulin gene V(D)J recombination, somatic hypermutation, and isotype switch recombination.
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- A Henderson
- Department of Veterinary Science, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA.
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Weilbaecher KN, Hershey CL, Takemoto CM, Horstmann MA, Hemesath TJ, Tashjian AH, Fisher DE. Age-resolving osteopetrosis: a rat model implicating microphthalmia and the related transcription factor TFE3. J Exp Med 1998; 187:775-85. [PMID: 9480987 PMCID: PMC2212164 DOI: 10.1084/jem.187.5.775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Microphthalmia (Mi) is a basic helix-loop-helix-leucine zipper (b-HLH-ZIP) transcription factor implicated in pigmentation, mast cells, and bone development. Two dominant-negative mi alleles (mi/mi and Mior/Mior) in mice cause osteopetrosis. In contrast, osteopetrosis has not been observed in a number of recessive mi alleles, suggesting the existence of Mi protein partners important in osteoclast function. An osteopetrotic rat of unknown genetic defect (mib) has been described whose skeletal sclerosis improves dramatically with age and that is associated with pigmentation defects reminiscent of mouse mi alleles. Here we report that this rat strain harbors a large genomic deletion encompassing the 3' half of mi including most of the b-HLH-ZIP region. Osteoclasts from these animals lack Mi protein in contrast to wild-type rat, mouse, and human osteoclasts. Mi is not detectable in primary osteoblasts. In addition TFE3, a b-HLH-ZIP transcription factor related to Mi, was found to be expressed in osteoclasts, but not osteoblasts, and to coimmunoprecipitate with Mi. These results demonstrate the existence of members of a family of biochemically related transcription factors that may cooperate to play a central role in osteoclast function and possibly in age-related osteoclast homeostasis.
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- K N Weilbaecher
- Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Pediatric Oncology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Erman B, Cortes M, Nikolajczyk BS, Speck NA, Sen R. ETS-core binding factor: a common composite motif in antigen receptor gene enhancers. Mol Cell Biol 1998; 18:1322-30. [PMID: 9488447 PMCID: PMC108845 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.18.3.1322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/1997] [Accepted: 12/09/1997] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
A tripartite domain of the murine immunoglobulin mu heavy-chain enhancer contains the muA and muB elements that bind ETS proteins and the muE3 element that binds leucine zipper-containing basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH-zip) factors. Analysis of the corresponding region of the human mu enhancer revealed high conservation of the muA and muB motifs but a striking absence of the muE3 element. Instead of bHLH-zip proteins, we found that the human enhancer bound core binding factor (CBF) between the muA and mu elements; CBF binding was shown to be a common feature of both murine and human enhancers. Furthermore, mutant enhancers that bound prototypic bHLH-zip proteins but not CBF did not activate transcription in B cells, and conversely, CBF transactivated the murine enhancer in nonlymphoid cells. Taking these data together with the earlier analysis of T-cell-specific enhancers, we propose that ETS-CBF is a common composite element in the regulation of antigen receptor genes. In addition, these studies identify the first B-cell target of CBF, a protein that has been implicated in the development of childhood pre-B-cell leukemias.
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Affiliation(s)
- B Erman
- Rosenstiel Research Center and Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts 02254, USA
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