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Kuschman HP, Palczewski MB, Hoffman B, Menhart M, Wang X, Glynn S, Islam ABMMK, Benevolenskaya EV, Thomas DD. Nitric oxide inhibits FTO demethylase activity to regulate N 6-methyladenosine mRNA methylation. Redox Biol 2023; 67:102928. [PMID: 37866163 PMCID: PMC10623363 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2023.102928] [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: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
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N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant internal modification on eukaryotic mRNAs. Demethylation of m6A on mRNA is catalyzed by the enzyme fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO), a member of the nonheme Fe(II) and 2-oxoglutarate (2-OG)-dependent family of dioxygenases. FTO activity and m6A-mRNA are dysregulated in multiple diseases including cancers, yet endogenous signaling molecules that modulate FTO activity have not been identified. Here we show that nitric oxide (NO) is a potent inhibitor of FTO demethylase activity by directly binding to the catalytic iron center, which causes global m6A hypermethylation of mRNA in cells and results in gene-specific enrichment of m6A on mRNA of NO-regulated transcripts. Both cell culture and tumor xenograft models demonstrated that endogenous NO synthesis can regulate m6A-mRNA levels and transcriptional changes of m6A-associated genes. These results build a direct link between NO and m6A-mRNA regulation and reveal a novel signaling mechanism of NO as an endogenous regulator of the epitranscriptome.
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- University of Illinois Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USA
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- Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, Northwestern University, Department of Chemistry, USA
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- College of Medicine, Departments of Pharmacology and Bioengineering, USA
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- College of Medicine, Departments of Pharmacology and Bioengineering, USA
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- University of Galway, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, School of Medicine, D. of Pathology, USA
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- University of Illinois Chicago, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USA.
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Sibgatullina G, Al Ebrahim R, Gilizhdinova K, Tokmakova A, Malomouzh A. Differentiation of Myoblasts in Culture: Focus on Serum and Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid. Cells Tissues Organs 2023; 213:203-212. [PMID: 36871556 DOI: 10.1159/000529839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/06/2023] Open
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There are many facts about the possible role of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the development and differentiation of cells not only in nervous but also in muscle tissue. In the present study, a primary culture of rat skeletal muscle myocytes was used to evaluate the correlation between the content of GABA in the cytoplasm and the processes of myocyte division and their fusion into myotubes. The effect of exogenous GABA on the processes of culture development was also estimated. Since the classical protocol for working with myocyte cultures involves the use of fetal bovine serum (FBS) to stimulate cell division (growth medium) and horse serum (HS) to activate the differentiation process (differentiation medium), the studies were carried out both in the medium with FBS and with HS. It was found that cells grown in medium supplemented with FBS contain more GABA compared to cultures growing in medium supplemented with HS. Addition of exogeneous GABA leads to a decrease in the number of myotubes formed in both media, while the addition of an amino acid to the medium supplemented with HS had a more pronounced inhibitory effect. Thus, we have obtained data indicating that GABA is able to participate in the early stages of skeletal muscle myogenesis by modulating the fusion process.
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- Guzel Sibgatullina
- Laboratory of Biophysics of Synaptic Processes, Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Department of Human and Animal Physiology, Institute of Fundamental Medicine and Biology, Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russian Federation
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- Laboratory of Biophysics of Synaptic Processes, Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Kazan, Russian Federation
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Montagna C, Filomeni G. Looking at denitrosylation to understand the myogenesis gone awry theory of rhabdomyosarcoma. Nitric Oxide 2022; 122-123:1-5. [PMID: 35182743 DOI: 10.1016/j.niox.2022.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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S-nitrosylation of proteins is a nitric oxide (NO)-based post-translational modification of cysteine residues. By removing the NO moiety from S-nitrosothiol adducts, denitrosylases restore sulfhydryl protein pool and act as downstream tuners of S-nitrosylation signaling. Alterations in the S-nitrosylation/denitrosylation dynamics are implicated in many pathological states, including cancer ontogenesis and progression, skeletal muscle myogenesis and function. Here, we aim to provide and link different lines of evidence, and elaborate on the possible role of S-nitrosylation/denitrosylation signaling in rhabdomyosarcoma, one of the most common pediatric mesenchymal malignancy.
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- Costanza Montagna
- Department of Biology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy; Unicamillus-Saint Camillus University of Health Sciences, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Biology, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy; Redox Signaling and Oxidative Stress Group, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, Copenhagen, Denmark; Center for Healthy Aging, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Sibisi NC, Snyman C, Myburgh KH, Niesler CU. Evaluating the role of nitric oxide in myogenesis in vitro. Biochimie 2021; 196:216-224. [PMID: 34838884 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2021.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Revised: 10/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Skeletal muscle injury activates satellite cells to proliferate as myoblasts and migrate, differentiate and fuse with existing fibres at the site of injury. Nitric oxide (NO), a free radical produced by NO synthase, is elevated and supports healing after in vivo injury. NOS-independent elevation of NO levels in vitro is possible via donors such as molsidomine (SIN-1). We hypothesized that alterations in NO levels may directly influence myogenic processes critical for skeletal muscle wound healing. This study aimed to clarify the role of NO in myoblast proliferation, migration and differentiation. Baseline NO levels were established in vitro, whereafter NO levels were manipulated during myogenesis using l-NAME (NOS inhibitor) or SIN-1. Baseline NO levels generated by myoblasts in proliferation media did not change 1 h after stimulation. Addition of a pro-proliferative dose of HGF slightly elevated NO levels 1 h post-stimulation, whereas cell numbers assessed 24 h later increased significantly; l-NAME reduced the HGF-driven increase in NO and proliferation, reducing wound closure over 16 h. In differentiation media, NO levels increased significantly within 24 h, returning to baseline over several days. Regular addition of l-NAME to differentiating cells significantly reduced NO levels and fusion. SIN-1 increased NO levels in a dose-dependent manner, reaching maximal levels 16 h post-treatment. SIN-1, added at 0, 2 and 4 days, significantly increased myofiber area (26 ± 1.8% vs 18.6 ± 3.4% in control at 5 day, p < 0.0001), without affecting proliferation or migration. In conclusion, this study demonstrates that, during skeletal muscle regeneration, increased NO specifically stimulates myoblast differentiation.
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- N C Sibisi
- Discipline of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, South Africa
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- Discipline of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, South Africa
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- Department Physiological Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa
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- Discipline of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, 3209, South Africa.
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Yoon S, Eom GH, Kang G. Nitrosative Stress and Human Disease: Therapeutic Potential of Denitrosylation. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22189794. [PMID: 34575960 PMCID: PMC8464666 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22189794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Proteins dynamically contribute towards maintaining cellular homeostasis. Posttranslational modification regulates the function of target proteins through their immediate activation, sudden inhibition, or permanent degradation. Among numerous protein modifications, protein nitrosation and its functional relevance have emerged. Nitrosation generally initiates nitric oxide (NO) production in association with NO synthase. NO is conjugated to free thiol in the cysteine side chain (S-nitrosylation) and is propagated via the transnitrosylation mechanism. S-nitrosylation is a signaling pathway frequently involved in physiologic regulation. NO forms peroxynitrite in excessive oxidation conditions and induces tyrosine nitration, which is quite stable and is considered irreversible. Two main reducing systems are attributed to denitrosylation: glutathione and thioredoxin (TRX). Glutathione captures NO from S-nitrosylated protein and forms S-nitrosoglutathione (GSNO). The intracellular reducing system catalyzes GSNO into GSH again. TRX can remove NO-like glutathione and break down the disulfide bridge. Although NO is usually beneficial in the basal context, cumulative stress from chronic inflammation or oxidative insult produces a large amount of NO, which induces atypical protein nitrosation. Herein, we (1) provide a brief introduction to the nitrosation and denitrosylation processes, (2) discuss nitrosation-associated human diseases, and (3) discuss a possible denitrosylation strategy and its therapeutic applications.
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- Somy Yoon
- Department of Pharmacology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun 58128, Korea;
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- Department of Pharmacology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Hwasun 58128, Korea;
- Correspondence: (G.-H.E.); (G.K.); Tel.: +82-61-379-2837 (G.-H.E.); +82-62-220-5262 (G.K.)
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- Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju 61469, Korea
- Correspondence: (G.-H.E.); (G.K.); Tel.: +82-61-379-2837 (G.-H.E.); +82-62-220-5262 (G.K.)
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Ausems CRM, van Engelen BGM, van Bokhoven H, Wansink DG. Systemic cell therapy for muscular dystrophies : The ultimate transplantable muscle progenitor cell and current challenges for clinical efficacy. Stem Cell Rev Rep 2021; 17:878-899. [PMID: 33349909 PMCID: PMC8166694 DOI: 10.1007/s12015-020-10100-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The intrinsic regenerative capacity of skeletal muscle makes it an excellent target for cell therapy. However, the potential of muscle tissue to renew is typically exhausted and insufficient in muscular dystrophies (MDs), a large group of heterogeneous genetic disorders showing progressive loss of skeletal muscle fibers. Cell therapy for MDs has to rely on suppletion with donor cells with high myogenic regenerative capacity. Here, we provide an overview on stem cell lineages employed for strategies in MDs, with a focus on adult stem cells and progenitor cells resident in skeletal muscle. In the early days, the potential of myoblasts and satellite cells was explored, but after disappointing clinical results the field moved to other muscle progenitor cells, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. Most recently, mesoangioblasts and pericytes have been pursued for muscle cell therapy, leading to a handful of preclinical studies and a clinical trial. The current status of (pre)clinical work for the most common forms of MD illustrates the existing challenges and bottlenecks. Besides the intrinsic properties of transplantable cells, we discuss issues relating to cell expansion and cell viability after transplantation, optimal dosage, and route and timing of administration. Since MDs are genetic conditions, autologous cell therapy and gene therapy will need to go hand-in-hand, bringing in additional complications. Finally, we discuss determinants for optimization of future clinical trials for muscle cell therapy. Joined research efforts bring hope that effective therapies for MDs are on the horizon to fulfil the unmet clinical need in patients.
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- C Rosanne M Ausems
- Donders lnstitute for Brain Cognition and Behavior, Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525, GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Donders lnstitute for Brain Cognition and Behavior, Department of Neurology, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525, GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Department of Cell Biology, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525, GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Donders lnstitute for Brain Cognition and Behavior, Department of Neurology, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525, GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Donders lnstitute for Brain Cognition and Behavior, Department of Human Genetics, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525, GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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- Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Department of Cell Biology, Radboud University Medical Center, 6525, GA, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Costa ML, Jurberg AD, Mermelstein C. The Role of Embryonic Chick Muscle Cell Culture in the Study of Skeletal Myogenesis. Front Physiol 2021; 12:668600. [PMID: 34093232 PMCID: PMC8173222 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.668600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
The mechanisms involved in the development of skeletal muscle fibers have been studied in the last 70 years and yet many aspects of this process are still not completely understood. A myriad of in vivo and in vitro invertebrate and vertebrate animal models has been used for dissecting the molecular and cellular events involved in muscle formation. Among the most used animal models for the study of myogenesis are the rodents rat and mouse, the fruit fly Drosophila, and the birds chicken and quail. Here, we describe the robustness and advantages of the chick primary muscle culture model for the study of skeletal myogenesis. In the myoblast culture obtained from embryonic chick pectoralis muscle it is possible to analyze all the steps involved in skeletal myogenesis, such as myoblast proliferation, withdrawal from cell cycle, cell elongation and migration, myoblast alignment and fusion, the assembly of striated myofibrils, and the formation of multinucleated myotubes. The fact that in vitro chick myotubes can harbor hundreds of nuclei, whereas myotubes from cell lines have only a dozen nuclei demonstrates the high level of differentiation of the autonomous chick myogenic program. This striking differentiation is independent of serum withdrawal, which points to the power of the model. We also review the major pro-myogenic and anti-myogenic molecules and signaling pathways involved in chick myogenesis, in addition to providing a detailed protocol for the preparation of embryonic chick myogenic cultures. Moreover, we performed a bibliometric analysis of the articles that used this model to evaluate which were the main explored topics of interest and their contributors. We expect that by describing the major findings, and their advantages, of the studies using the embryonic chick myogenic model we will foster new studies on the molecular and cellular process involved in muscle proliferation and differentiation that are more similar to the actual in vivo condition than the muscle cell lines.
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- Manoel L Costa
- Laboratório de Diferenciação Muscular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diferenciação Muscular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.,Faculdade de Medicina-Presidente Vargas, Universidade Estácio de Sá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diferenciação Muscular, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Costa PPC, Waller SB, dos Santos GR, Gondim FDL, Serra DS, Cavalcante FSÁ, Gouveia Júnior FS, de Paula Júnior VF, Sousa EHS, Lopes LGDF, Ribeiro WLC, Monteiro HSA. Anti-asthmatic effect of nitric oxide metallo-donor FOR811A [cis-[Ru(bpy)2(2-MIM)(NO)](PF6)3] in the respiratory mechanics of Swiss mice. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0248394. [PMID: 33711054 PMCID: PMC7954307 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
We aimed at evaluating the anti-asthmatic effect of cis-[Ru(bpy)2(2-MIM)(NO)](PF6)3 (FOR811A), a nitrosyl-ruthenium compound, in a murine model of allergic asthma. The anti-asthmatic effects were analyzed by measuring the mechanical lung and morphometrical parameters in female Swiss mice allocated in the following groups: untreated control (Ctl+Sal) and control treated with FOR811A (Ctl+FOR), along asthmatic groups untreated (Ast+Sal) and treated with FOR811A (Ast+FOR). The drug-protein interaction was evaluated by in-silico assay using molecular docking. The results showed that the use of FOR811A in experimental asthma (Ast+FOR) decreased the pressure-volume curve, hysteresis, tissue elastance, tissue resistance, and airway resistance, similar to the control groups (Ctl+Sal; Ctl+FOR). However, it differed from the untreated asthmatic group (Ast+Sal, p<0.05), indicating that FOR811A corrected the lung parenchyma and relaxed the smooth muscles of the bronchi. Similar to control groups (Ctl+Sal; Ctl+FOR), FOR811A increased the inspiratory capacity and static compliance in asthmatic animals (Ast+Sal, p<0.05), showing that this metallodrug improved the capacity of inspiration during asthma. The morphometric parameters showed that FOR811A decreased the alveolar collapse and kept the bronchoconstriction during asthma. Beyond that, the molecular docking using FOR811A showed a strong interaction in the distal portion of the heme group of the soluble guanylate cyclase, particularly with cysteine residue (Cys141). In summary, FOR811A relaxed bronchial smooth muscles and improved respiratory mechanics during asthma, providing a protective effect and promising use for the development of an anti-asthmatic drug.
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- Paula Priscila Correia Costa
- Department of Veterinary Clinics, Faculty of Veterinary, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
- * E-mail: (PPCC); (SBW); (WLCR)
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- Department of Veterinary Clinics, Faculty of Veterinary, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
- * E-mail: (PPCC); (SBW); (WLCR)
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- Laboratory of Biophysics of Respiration, Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biophysics of Respiration, Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biophysics of Respiration, Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biophysics of Respiration, Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioinorganic, Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Superior Institute of Biomedical Sciences, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioinorganic, Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Bioinorganic, Department of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
- * E-mail: (PPCC); (SBW); (WLCR)
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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Exploiting S-nitrosylation for cancer therapy: facts and perspectives. Biochem J 2021; 477:3649-3672. [PMID: 33017470 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20200064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
S-nitrosylation, the post-translational modification of cysteines by nitric oxide, has been implicated in several cellular processes and tissue homeostasis. As a result, alterations in the mechanisms controlling the levels of S-nitrosylated proteins have been found in pathological states. In the last few years, a role in cancer has been proposed, supported by the evidence that various oncoproteins undergo gain- or loss-of-function modifications upon S-nitrosylation. Here, we aim at providing insight into the current knowledge about the role of S-nitrosylation in different aspects of cancer biology and report the main anticancer strategies based on: (i) reducing S-nitrosylation-mediated oncogenic effects, (ii) boosting S-nitrosylation to stimulate cell death, (iii) exploiting S-nitrosylation through synthetic lethality.
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de Andrade Rosa I, Corrêa S, Costa ML, Mermelstein C. The scaffolding protein calpain-3 has multiple distributions in embryonic chick muscle cells and it is essential for the formation of muscle fibers. Tissue Cell 2020; 67:101436. [PMID: 32932207 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2020.101436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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CAPN3 is a muscle-specific and an intrinsically disordered protein. Thus, as a scaffolding protein CAPN3 could play a role during early stages of myogenesis. To test this hypothesis, we studied the distribution and function of CAPN3 during myogenesis using embryonic chick muscle cells grown in vitro. Super-resolution microscopy showed CAPN3 distribution in (i) amorphous patches in myoblasts, (ii) a region near the nuclei of myotubes; (iii) adhesion plaques in myotubes, (iv) stress fiber-like structures in myotubes, and (v) filaments in fibroblasts. Downregulation of CAPN3 induced a decrease in the number of muscle cells and in the size of myotubes formed. These data show a diverse intracellular distribution of CAPN3, compatible with a scaffolding protein, and suggest a multitude of different interactions of CAPN3 with other partners during muscle formation.
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- Ivone de Andrade Rosa
- Laboratório de Diferenciação Muscular e Citoesqueleto, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diferenciação Muscular e Citoesqueleto, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Diferenciação Muscular e Citoesqueleto, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Gois Beghini D, Iwao Horita S, Monteiro da Fonseca Cardoso L, Anastacio Alves L, Nagaraju K, Henriques-Pons A. A Promising Future for Stem-Cell-Based Therapies in Muscular Dystrophies-In Vitro and In Vivo Treatments to Boost Cellular Engraftment. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20215433. [PMID: 31683627 PMCID: PMC6861917 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20215433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Muscular dystrophies (MD) are a group of genetic diseases that lead to skeletal muscle wasting and may affect many organs (multisystem). Unfortunately, no curative therapies are available at present for MD patients, and current treatments mainly address the symptoms. Thus, stem-cell-based therapies may present hope for improvement of life quality and expectancy. Different stem cell types lead to skeletal muscle regeneration and they have potential to be used for cellular therapies, although with several limitations. In this review, we propose a combination of genetic, biochemical, and cell culture treatments to correct pathogenic genetic alterations and to increase proliferation, dispersion, fusion, and differentiation into new or hybrid myotubes. These boosted stem cells can also be injected into pretreate recipient muscles to improve engraftment. We believe that this combination of treatments targeting the limitations of stem-cell-based therapies may result in safer and more efficient therapies for MD patients. Matricryptins have also discussed.
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- Daniela Gois Beghini
- Laboratório de Inovações em Terapias, Ensino e Bioprodutos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 21040-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Inovações em Terapias, Ensino e Bioprodutos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 21040-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Comunicação Celular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 21040-900, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghamton University, New York, NY 13902, USA.
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- Laboratório de Inovações em Terapias, Ensino e Bioprodutos, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro (RJ) 21040-900, Brazil.
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Montagna C, Rizza S, Cirotti C, Maiani E, Muscaritoli M, Musarò A, Carrí MT, Ferraro E, Cecconi F, Filomeni G. nNOS/GSNOR interaction contributes to skeletal muscle differentiation and homeostasis. Cell Death Dis 2019; 10:354. [PMID: 31043586 PMCID: PMC6494884 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-019-1584-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) plays a crucial role in the maintenance of correct skeletal muscle function due, at least in part, to S-nitrosylation of specific protein targets. Similarly, we recently provided evidence for a muscular phenotype in mice lacking the denitrosylase S-nitrosoglutathione reductase (GSNOR). Here, we demonstrate that nNOS and GSNOR are concomitantly expressed during differentiation of C2C12. They colocalizes at the sarcolemma and co-immunoprecipitate in cells and in myofibers. We also provide evidence that GSNOR expression decreases in mouse models of muscular dystrophies and of muscle atrophy and wasting, i.e., aging and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, suggesting a more general regulatory role of GSNOR in skeletal muscle homeostasis.
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- Costanza Montagna
- Cell Stress and Survival Unit, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Institute of Sports Medicine Copenhagen, Bispebjerg Hospital, 2400, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Cell Stress and Survival Unit, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, Tor Vergata University of Rome, 00133, Rome, Italy.,Fondazione Santa Lucia, IRCCS, 00143, Rome, Italy
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- Cell Stress and Survival Unit, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Translational and Precision Medicine (formerly Department of Clinical Medicine), Sapienza University of Rome, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- DAHFMO-Unit of Histology and Medical Embryology, Sapienza University of Rome, 00161, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology, Tor Vergata University of Rome, 00133, Rome, Italy.,Fondazione Santa Lucia, IRCCS, 00143, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Hospital "Maggiore della Carità", University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO), Novara, Italy
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- Cell Stress and Survival Unit, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Biology, Tor Vergata University of Rome, 00133, Rome, Italy.,Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, IRCCS Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Cell Stress and Survival Unit, Danish Cancer Society Research Center, 2100, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,Department of Biology, Tor Vergata University of Rome, 00133, Rome, Italy.
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Monteiro HP, Ogata FT. S-nitrosylation/denitrosylation regulates myoblast proliferation. Focus on "Balance between S-nitrosylation and denitrosylation modulates myoblast proliferation independently of soluble guanylyl cyclase activation". Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2017. [PMID: 28637676 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00127.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Hugo P Monteiro
- Department of Biochemistry - Center for Cellular and Molecular Therapy, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and
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- Division of Biochemistry, Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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