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Duan Y, Szlam F, Hu Y, Chen W, Li R, Ke Y, Sniecinski R, Salaita K. Detection of cellular traction forces via the force-triggered Cas12a-mediated catalytic cleavage of a fluorogenic reporter strand. Nat Biomed Eng 2023; 7:1404-1418. [PMID: 37957275 DOI: 10.1038/s41551-023-01114-1] [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: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Molecular forces generated by cell receptors are infrequent and transient, and hence difficult to detect. Here we report an assay that leverages the CRISPR-associated protein 12a (Cas12a) to amplify the detection of cellular traction forces generated by as few as 50 adherent cells. The assay involves the immobilization of a DNA duplex modified with a ligand specific for a cell receptor. Traction forces of tens of piconewtons trigger the dehybridization of the duplex, exposing a cryptic Cas12-activating strand that sets off the indiscriminate Cas12-mediated cleavage of a fluorogenic reporter strand. We used the assay to perform hundreds of force measurements using human platelets from a single blood draw to extract individualized dose-response curves and half-maximal inhibitory concentrations for a panel of antiplatelet drugs. For seven patients who had undergone cardiopulmonary bypass, platelet dysfunction strongly correlated with the need for platelet transfusion to limit bleeding. The Cas12a-mediated detection of cellular traction forces may be used to assess cell state, and to screen for genes, cell-adhesion ligands, drugs or metabolites that modulate cell mechanics.
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- Yuxin Duan
- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Departments of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Departments of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
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Valdivia A, Vagadia PP, Guo G, O'Brien E, Matei D, Schiltz GE. Discovery and Characterization of PROTACs Targeting Tissue Transglutaminase (TG2). J Med Chem 2023. [PMID: 37449845 PMCID: PMC10388319 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Tissue transglutaminase (TG2) is a multifunctional enzyme involved in the cross-linking of extracellular matrix proteins, formation of complexes with fibronectin (FN) and integrins, and GTP hydrolysis. TG2 is activated in several pathological conditions, including cancer. We recently described a novel series of ligands that bind to TG2 and inhibit its interaction with FN. Because TG2 acts via multiple mechanisms, we set out to pursue a targeted protein degradation strategy to abolish TG2's myriad functions. Here, we report the synthesis and characterization of a series of VHL-based degraders that reduce TG2 in ovarian cancer cells in a proteasome-dependent manner. Degradation of TG2 resulted in significantly reduced cancer cell adhesion and migration in vitro in scratch-wound and migration assays. These results strongly indicate that further development of more potent and in vivo efficient TG2 degraders could be a new strategy for reducing the dissemination of ovarian and other cancers.
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- Andres Valdivia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- WuXi AppTec, Shanghai 200131, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
- Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60612, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
- Department of Pharmacology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
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Medved L, Weisel JW. The Story of the Fibrin(ogen) αC-Domains: Evolution of Our View on Their Structure and Interactions. Thromb Haemost 2022; 122:1265-1278. [PMID: 34902868 PMCID: PMC10658776 DOI: 10.1055/a-1719-5584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Although much has been established concerning the overall structure and function of fibrinogen, much less has been known about its two αC regions, each consisting of an αC-connector and an αC-domain, but new information has been accumulating. This review summarizes the state of our current knowledge of the structure and interactions of fibrinogen's αC regions. A series of studies with isolated αC regions and their fragments demonstrated that the αC-domain forms compact ordered structures consisting of N- and C-terminal subdomains including β sheets and suggested that the αC-connector has a poly(L-proline) type II structure. Functionally, the αC-domains interact intramolecularly with each other and with the central region of the molecule, first demonstrated by electron microscopy and then quantified by optical trap force spectroscopy. Upon conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin, the αC-domains switch from intra- to intermolecular interactions to form ordered αC polymers. The formation of αC polymers occurs mainly through the homophilic interaction between the N-terminal subdomains; interaction between the C-terminal subdomains and the αC-connectors also contributes to this process. Considerable evidence supports the idea that the αC-regions accelerate fibrin polymerization and affect the final structure of fibrin clots. The interactions between αC-regions are important for the mechanical properties of clots, increasing their stiffness and extensibility. Conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin results in exposure of multiple binding sites in its αC regions, providing interaction of fibrin with different proteins and cell types during hemostasis and wound healing. This heretofore mysterious part of the fibrinogen molecule is finally giving up its secrets.
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- Leonid Medved
- Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases and the Department of Biochemistry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
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- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Sima LE, Matei D, Condello S. The Outside-In Journey of Tissue Transglutaminase in Cancer. Cells 2022; 11:cells11111779. [PMID: 35681474 PMCID: PMC9179582 DOI: 10.3390/cells11111779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Revised: 05/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Tissue transglutaminase (TG2) is a member of the transglutaminase family that catalyzes Ca2+-dependent protein crosslinks and hydrolyzes guanosine 5′-triphosphate (GTP). The conformation and functions of TG2 are regulated by Ca2+ and GTP levels; the TG2 enzymatically active open conformation is modulated by high Ca2+ concentrations, while high intracellular GTP promotes the closed conformation, with inhibition of the TG-ase activity. TG2’s unique characteristics and its ubiquitous distribution in the intracellular compartment, coupled with its secretion in the extracellular matrix, contribute to modulate the functions of the protein. Its aberrant expression has been observed in several cancer types where it was linked to metastatic progression, resistance to chemotherapy, stemness, and worse clinical outcomes. The N-terminal domain of TG2 binds to the 42 kDa gelatin-binding domain of fibronectin with high affinity, facilitating the formation of a complex with β-integrins, essential for cellular adhesion to the matrix. This mechanism allows TG2 to interact with key matrix proteins and to regulate epithelial to mesenchymal transition and stemness. Here, we highlight the current knowledge on TG2 involvement in cancer, focusing on its roles translating extracellular cues into activation of oncogenic programs. Improved understanding of these mechanisms could lead to new therapeutic strategies targeting this multi-functional protein.
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- Livia Elena Sima
- Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy, 060031 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA;
- Robert H Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
- Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
- Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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Poole LG, Kopec AK, Flick MJ, Luyendyk JP. Cross-linking by tissue transglutaminase-2 alters fibrinogen-directed macrophage proinflammatory activity. J Thromb Haemost 2022; 20:1182-1192. [PMID: 35158413 PMCID: PMC9035112 DOI: 10.1111/jth.15670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The blood coagulation factor fibrin(ogen) can modulate inflammation by altering leukocyte activity. Analyses of fibrin(ogen)-mediated proinflammatory activity have largely focused on leukocyte integrin binding activity revealed by conversion of fibrinogen to a stabilized fibrin polymer by blood coagulation enzymes. In addition to coagulation enzymes, fibrinogen is a substrate for tissue transglutaminase-2 (TG2), a widely expressed enzyme that produces unique fibrinogen Aα-γ chain cross-linked products. OBJECTIVES We tested the hypothesis that TG2 dependent cross-linking alters the proinflammatory activity of surface-adhered fibrinogen. METHODS Mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) were cultured on tissue culture plates coated with fibrinogen or TG2-cross-linked fibrinogen (10 µg/ml) and then stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS, 1 ng/ml) or vehicle for various times. RESULTS In the absence of LPS stimulation, TG2-cross-linked fibrin(ogen) enhanced inflammatory gene induction (e.g., Tnfα) compared with unmodified fibrinogen. LPS stimulation induced mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphorylation, IκBα degradation, and expression of proinflammatory cytokines (e.g., tumor necrosis factor α) within 60 min. This initial cellular activation was unaffected by unmodified or TG2-cross-linked fibrinogen. In contrast, LPS induction of interleukin-10 mRNA and protein and STAT3 phosphorylation was selectively attenuated by TG2-cross-linked fibrinogen, which was associated with enhanced proinflammatory cytokine secretion by LPS-stimulated BMDMs at later time points (6 and 24 h). CONCLUSIONS The results indicate that atypical cross-linking by TG2 imparts unique proinflammatory activity to surface-adhered fibrinogen. The results suggest a novel coagulation-independent mechanism controlling fibrinogen-directed macrophage activation.
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- Lauren G. Poole
- Department of Pathobiology & Diagnostic Investigation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
- Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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- Department of Pathobiology & Diagnostic Investigation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
- Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UNC Blood Research Center, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Department of Pathobiology & Diagnostic Investigation, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
- Institute for Integrative Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
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Yan Y, Ramakrishnan A, Estévez-Lao TY, Hillyer JF. Transglutaminase 3 negatively regulates immune responses on the heart of the mosquito, Anopheles gambiae. Sci Rep 2022; 12:6715. [PMID: 35468918 PMCID: PMC9038791 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-10766-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The immune and circulatory systems of insects are functionally integrated. Following infection, immune cells called hemocytes aggregate around the ostia (valves) of the heart. An earlier RNA sequencing project in the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae, revealed that the heart-associated hemocytes, called periostial hemocytes, express transglutaminases more highly than hemocytes elsewhere in the body. Here, we further queried the expression of these transglutaminase genes and examined whether they play a role in heart-associated immune responses. We found that, in the whole body, injury upregulates the expression of TGase2, whereas infection upregulates TGase1, TGase2 and TGase3. RNAi-based knockdown of TGase1 and TGase2 did not alter periostial hemocyte aggregation, but knockdown of TGase3 increased the number of periostial hemocytes during the early stages of infection and the sequestration of melanin by periostial hemocytes during the later stages of infection. In uninfected mosquitoes, knockdown of TGase3 also slightly reduced the number of sessile hemocytes outside of the periostial regions. Taken altogether, these data show that TGase3 negatively regulates periostial hemocyte aggregation, and we hypothesize that this occurs by negatively regulating the immune deficiency pathway and by altering hemocyte adhesion. In conclusion, TGase3 is involved in the functional integration between the immune and circulatory systems of mosquitoes.
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Kattula S, Sang Y, de Ridder G, Silver AC, Bouck EG, Cooley BC, Wolberg AS. Novel venous thromboembolism mouse model to evaluate the role of complete and partial factor XIII deficiency in pulmonary embolism risk. J Thromb Haemost 2021; 19:2997-3007. [PMID: 34431201 PMCID: PMC8605765 DOI: 10.1111/jth.15510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Venous thrombosis (VT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), collectively venous thromboembolism (VTE), cause high mortality and morbidity. Factor XIII (FXIII) crosslinks fibrin to enhance thrombus stability and consequently may influence PE risk. Elucidating mechanisms contributing to PE is limited by a lack of models that recapitulate human PE characteristics. OBJECTIVE We aimed to develop a mouse model that permits embolization of red blood cell (RBC)- and fibrin-rich VT and determine the contribution of FXIII to PE risk. METHODS AND RESULTS In a thrombin-infusion PE model, F13a+/+ , F13a+/- , and F13a-/- mice had similar incidence of microthrombi in the lungs; however, thrombi were small, with low RBC content (≤7%), unlike human PEs (~70%). To identify a model producing PE consistent with histological characteristics of human PE, we compared mouse femoral vein electrolytic injury, femoral vein FeCl3 injury, and infrarenal vena cava (IVC) stasis models of VT. Electrolytic and FeCl3 models produced small thrombi with few RBCs (5% and 4%, respectively), whereas IVC stasis produced large thrombi with higher RBC content (68%) that was similar to human PEs. After IVC stasis and ligature removal (de-ligation) to permit thrombus embolization, compared to F13a+/+ mice, F13a+/- and F13a-/- mice had similar and increased PE incidence, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Compared to thrombin infusion-, electrolytic injury-, and FeCl3 -based models, IVC stasis produces thrombi that are more histologically similar to human thrombi. IVC stasis followed by de-ligation permits embolization of existing RBC- and fibrin-rich thrombi. Complete FXIII deficiency increases PE incidence, but partial deficiency does not.
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- Sravya Kattula
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and UNC Blood Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and UNC Blood Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Transfusion Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and UNC Blood Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and UNC Blood Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and UNC Blood Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and UNC Blood Research Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
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Kearney KJ, Ariëns RAS, Macrae FL. The Role of Fibrin(ogen) in Wound Healing and Infection Control. Semin Thromb Hemost 2021; 48:174-187. [PMID: 34428799 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1732467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Fibrinogen, one of the most abundant plasma proteins playing a key role in hemostasis, is an important modulator of wound healing and host defense against microbes. In the current review, we address the role of fibrin(ogen) throughout the process of wound healing and subsequent tissue repair. Initially fibrin(ogen) acts as a provisional matrix supporting incoming leukocytes and acting as reservoir for growth factors. It later goes on to support re-epithelialization, angiogenesis, and fibroplasia. Importantly, removal of fibrin(ogen) from the wound is essential for wound healing to progress. We also discuss how fibrin(ogen) functions through several mechanisms to protect the host against bacterial infection by providing a physical barrier, entrapment of bacteria in fibrin(ogen) networks, and by directing immune cell function. The central role of fibrin(ogen) in defense against bacterial infection has made it a target of bacterial proteins, evolved to interact with fibrin(ogen) to manipulate clot formation and degradation for the purpose of promoting microbial virulence and survival. Further understanding of the dual roles of fibrin(ogen) in wound healing and infection could provide novel means of therapy to improve recovery from surgical or chronic wounds and help to prevent infection from highly virulent bacterial strains, including those resistant to antibiotics.
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- Katherine J Kearney
- Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom.,Department of Biochemistry, Cardiovascular Research Institute Maastricht, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Discovery and Translational Science Department, Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Knobe S, Dzierma Y, Wenske M, Berdel C, Fleckenstein J, Melchior P, Palm J, Nuesken FG, Hunt A, Engwer C, Surulescu C, Yilmaz U, Reith W, Rübe C. Feasibility and clinical usefulness of modelling glioblastoma migration in adjuvant radiotherapy. Z Med Phys 2021; 32:149-158. [PMID: 33966944 PMCID: PMC9948823 DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2021.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Glioblastoma (GBM) is one of the most common primary brain tumours in adults, with a dismal prognosis despite aggressive multimodality treatment by a combination of surgery and adjuvant radiochemotherapy. A detailed knowledge of the spreading of glioma cells in the brain might allow for more targeted escalated radiotherapy, aiming to reduce locoregional relapse. Recent years have seen the development of a large variety of mathematical modelling approaches to predict glioma migration. The aim of this study is hence to evaluate the clinical applicability of a detailed micro- and meso-scale mathematical model in radiotherapy. First and foremost, a clinical workflow is established, in which the tumour is automatically segmented as input data and then followed in time mathematically based on the diffusion tensor imaging data. The influence of several free model parameters is individually evaluated, then the full model is retrospectively validated for a collective of 3 GBM patients treated at our institution by varying the most important model parameters to achieve optimum agreement with the tumour development during follow-up. Agreement of the model predictions with the real tumour growth as defined by manual contouring based on the follow-up MRI images is analyzed using the dice coefficient. The tumour evolution over 103-212 days follow-up could be predicted by the model with a dice coefficient better than 60% for all three patients. In all cases, the final tumour volume was overestimated by the model by a factor between 1.05 and 1.47. To evaluate the quality of the agreement between the model predictions and the ground truth, we must keep in mind that our gold standard relies on a single observer's (CB) manually-delineated tumour contours. We therefore decided to add a short validation of the stability and reliability of these contours by an inter-observer analysis including three other experienced radiation oncologists from our department. In total, a dice coefficient between 63% and 89% is achieved between the four different observers. Compared with this value, the model predictions (62-66%) perform reasonably well, given the fact that these tumour volumes were created based on the pre-operative segmentation and DTI.
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- Sven Knobe
- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Institute for Analysis and Numerics, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Institute for Analysis and Numerics, University of Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Felix Klein Centre for Mathematics, University of Kaiserslautern, Kaiserslautern, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany
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Ghosh K, Ghosh M. Thrombohaemorhhagic balance in coronavirus disease 2019 and its management: a perspective. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2021; 32:167-171. [PMID: 33827111 DOI: 10.1097/mbc.0000000000000993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Coronavirus disease 2019 infection produce a prothrombotic state. This is initiated through multiple pathways and is finally aggravated by cross talks with cytokine storm and neutrophil, platelet, complement activation. All these combine towards the second week of illness to produce thrombosis in the lung capillaries surrounding the alveolus producing characteristic pulmonary dysfunction (PaO2/FiO2 > 300, normal or minimally increased lung compliance and very high d-dimer levels) and a high rate of peripheral venous thrombosis. International and many national guidelines have approached this state in different ways but all emphasized the need for management and prevention of widespread thrombosis. It is felt more aggressive and graded thrombosis prevention and management should be initiated early in the treatment. d-Dimer, neutrophil count, SaO2, fibrinogen levels should be used to control the hypercoagulability. Drugs like statins which have anti-inflammatory action as well as ability to reduce fibrinogen and other clotting factors should be used in the beginning along with antiplatelet drugs and progressively complement activation and neutrophil extracellular traps inhibitors, oral mucopolysaccharides, full-scale anticoagulation along with judicial use of fibrinolysis supporting drugs should be added. In the present review, we have evaluated the various studies and argued the rationality that the anticoagulation in this condition should be initiated early during the infection and should be increased in a graded manner depending on clinical and laboratory progression of the condition until a strong specific antiviral drug for coronavirus disease 2019 infection is available.
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- Formerly Head of the Department of Haematology, Nil Ratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata 7000'2, India
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DiStefano TJ, Shmukler JO, Danias G, Iatridis JC. The Functional Role of Interface Tissue Engineering in Annulus Fibrosus Repair: Bridging Mechanisms of Hydrogel Integration with Regenerative Outcomes. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:6556-6586. [PMID: 33320618 PMCID: PMC7809646 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.0c01320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Hydrogels are extraordinarily versatile by design and can enhance repair in diseased and injured musculoskeletal tissues. Biological fixation of these constructs is a significant determinant factor that is critical to the clinical success and functionality of regenerative technologies for musculoskeletal repair. In the context of an intervertebral disc (IVD) herniation, nucleus pulposus tissue protrudes through the ruptured annulus fibrosus (AF), consequentially impinging on spinal nerve roots and causing debilitating pain. Discectomy is the surgical standard of care to treat symptomatic herniation; however these procedures do not repair AF defects, and these lesions are a significant risk factor for recurrent herniation. Advances in tissue engineering utilize adhesive hydrogels as AF sealants; however these repair strategies have yet to progress beyond preclinical animal models because these biomaterials are often plagued by poor integration with AF tissue and lead to large variability in repair outcomes. These critical barriers to translation motivate this article to review the material composition of hydrogels that have been evaluated in situ for AF repair, proposed mechanisms of how these biomaterials interface with AF tissue, and their functional outcomes after treatment in order to inform the development of new hydrogels for AF repair. In this systematic review, we identify 18 hydrogel formulations evaluated for AF repair, all of which demonstrate large heterogeneity in their interfacing mechanisms and reported outcome measures to assess the effectiveness of repair. Hydrogels that covalently bond to AF tissue were found to be the most successful in improving IVD biomechanical properties from the injured state, but none were able to restore properties to the intact state suggesting that new repair strategies with innovative surface chemistries are an important future direction. We additionally review biomechanical evaluation methods and recommend standardization in the field of AF tissue engineering to establish mechanical benchmarks for translation and ensure clinical feasibility.
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- Tyler J DiStefano
- Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, United States
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- Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, United States
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- Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, United States
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- Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, United States
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Transglutaminase 2 modulation of NF-κB signaling in astrocytes is independent of its ability to mediate astrocytic viability in ischemic injury. Brain Res 2017; 1668:1-11. [PMID: 28522262 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2017.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Revised: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) is a multifunctional protein that can contribute to cell death and cell survival processes in a variety of disease contexts. Within the brain, TG2 has been shown to promote cell death in ischemic injury when expressed in astrocytes (Colak and Johnson, 2012). However, the specific functions and characteristics of astrocytic TG2 that mediate this effect are largely unknown. Therefore, the goal of this study was to investigate the role of astrocytic TG2 in mediating cellular viability processes in the context of ischemic injury, with a specific focus on its contributions to intracellular signaling cascades. We show that, in response to oxygen/glucose deprivation (OGD), acute lentiviral-mediated knockdown of TG2, as well as inhibition with an irreversible TG2 inhibitor, enhances cell survival. We also show that TG2 depletion increases nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling, whereas inhibition reduces NF-κB activity. Despite its clear contribution to NF-κB signaling, however, TG2 modulation of NF-κB signaling is not likely to be a major contributor to its ability to mediate astrocytic viability in this context. Overall, the results of this study provide insight into the role of TG2 in astrocytes and suggest possible avenues for future study of the relationship between astrocytic TG2 and ischemic injury.
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Cui H, Liu GL, Padua GW. Cell spreading and viability on zein films may be facilitated by transglutaminase. Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces 2016; 145:839-844. [PMID: 27315332 DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2016.05.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Revised: 04/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Zein is a biocompatible corn protein potentially useful in the development of biomaterials. In this study, the deposition of zein on oxygen plasma treated glass cover slips significantly enhanced cell spreading and viability. The mechanism for cellular response to zein coated surfaces was thought to involve the polyglutamine peptides on the zein structure. We hypothesized that zein was a substrate for tissue transglutaminase (tTG), an extracellular enzyme involved in cell-surface interactions. SDS-PAGE results suggested an interaction between zein and tTG, where zein was the glutamine donor. Cross-linking between zein and tTG may be the first step in successful cell adhesion and spreading.
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- Hemiao Cui
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, United States.
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Engwer C, Knappitsch M, Surulescu C. A multiscale model for glioma spread including cell-tissue interactions and proliferation. MATHEMATICAL BIOSCIENCES AND ENGINEERING : MBE 2016; 13:443-60. [PMID: 27105989 DOI: 10.3934/mbe.2015011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Glioma is a broad class of brain and spinal cord tumors arising from glia cells, which are the main brain cells that can develop into neoplasms. They are highly invasive and lead to irregular tumor margins which are not precisely identifiable by medical imaging, thus rendering a precise enough resection very difficult. The understanding of glioma spread patterns is hence essential for both radiological therapy as well as surgical treatment. In this paper we propose a multiscale model for glioma growth including interactions of the cells with the underlying tissue network, along with proliferative effects. Our current accounting for two subpopulations of cells to accomodate proliferation according to the go-or-grow dichtomoty is an extension of the setting in [16]. As in that paper, we assume that cancer cells use neuronal fiber tracts as invasive pathways. Hence, the individual structure of brain tissue seems to be decisive for the tumor spread. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) is able to provide such information, thus opening the way for patient specific modeling of glioma invasion. Starting from a multiscale model involving subcellular (microscopic) and individual (mesoscale) cell dynamics, we perform a parabolic scaling to obtain an approximating reaction-diffusion-transport equation on the macroscale of the tumor cell population. Numerical simulations based on DTI data are carried out in order to assess the performance of our modeling approach.
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- Christian Engwer
- WWU Munster, Institute for Computational und Applied Mathematics and Cluster of Excellence EXC 1003, Cells in Motion, Orleans-Ring 10, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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Ranking reactive glutamines in the fibrinogen αC region that are targeted by blood coagulant factor XIII. Blood 2016; 127:2241-8. [PMID: 26951791 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-09-672303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2015] [Accepted: 02/24/2016] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Factor XIIIa (FXIIIa) introduces covalent γ-glutamyl-ε-lysyl crosslinks into the blood clot network. These crosslinks involve both the γ and α chains of fibrin. The C-terminal portion of the fibrin α chain extends into the αC region (210-610). Crosslinks within this region help generate a stiffer clot, which is more resistant to fibrinolysis. Fibrinogen αC (233-425) contains a binding site for FXIIIa and three glutamines Q237, Q328, and Q366 that each participate in physiological crosslinking reactions. Although these glutamines were previously identified, their reactivities toward FXIIIa have not been ranked. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time of flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) methods were thus used to directly characterize these three glutamines and probe for sources of FXIIIa substrate specificity. Glycine ethyl ester (GEE) and ammonium chloride served as replacements for lysine. Mass spectrometry and 2D heteronuclear single quantum coherence NMR revealed that Q237 is rapidly crosslinked first by FXIIIa followed by Q366 and Q328. Both (15)NH4Cl and (15)N-GEE could be crosslinked to the three glutamines in αC (233-425) with a similar order of reactivity as observed with the MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry assay. NMR studies using the single αC mutants Q237N, Q328N, and Q366N demonstrated that no glutamine is dependent on another to react first in the series. Moreover, the remaining two glutamines of each mutant were both still reactive. Further characterization of Q237, Q328, and Q366 is important because they are located in a fibrinogen region susceptible to physiological truncations and mutation. The current results suggest that these glutamines play distinct roles in fibrin crosslinking and clot architecture.
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Aper T, Wilhelmi M, Gebhardt C, Hoeffler K, Benecke N, Hilfiker A, Haverich A. Novel method for the generation of tissue-engineered vascular grafts based on a highly compacted fibrin matrix. Acta Biomater 2016; 29:21-32. [PMID: 26472610 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2015.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2015] [Revised: 10/04/2015] [Accepted: 10/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The generation of tissue-engineered blood vessel substitutes remains an ongoing challenge for cardiovascular tissue engineering. Full biocompatibility and immediate availability have emerged as central issues for clinical use. To address these issues, we developed a technique that allows the generation of highly stable tubular fibrin segments. The process is based on the compaction of fibrin in a custom-made high-speed rotation mold. In an automated process, fibrin is precipitated from plasma by means of the Vivostat® system. Following application to the rotating mold, the fibrin was compacted by centrifugal force and excess fluid was pressed out. This compaction results in increasing cross-links between the fibrin fibrils and a corresponding significant increase of biomechanical stability up to a burst strength of 230mm of mercury. The molding process allows for a simultaneous seeding procedure. In a first in vivo evaluation in a sheep model, segments of the carotid artery were replaced by tissue-engineered vascular grafts, generated immediately prior to implantation (n=6). Following subjection to the body's remodeling mechanisms, the segments showed a high structural similarity to a native artery after explantation at 6months. Thus, this technique may represent a powerful tool for the generation of biomechanically stable vascular grafts immediately prior to implantation. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Fibrin has previously been shown to be suitable as a matrix for the seeding of different celltypes and for that reason was widely used as scaffold in different fields of tissue engineering. Nevertheless, fibrin's lack of stability has strongly limited its application. Our study describes a novel moulding technique for the generation of a highly compacted fibrin matrix. Using this approach, it was possible to optimize the engineering process of tubular fibrin segments to provide bioartificial vascular grafts within one hour with sufficient stability for immediate implantation in the arterial system. Thus, this technique may represent a powerful tool to get closer to the ultimate aim of an optimal bioartificial vascular graft.
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- Thomas Aper
- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Division for Cardiothoracic-, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Division for Cardiothoracic-, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Division for Cardiothoracic-, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Division for Cardiothoracic-, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Division for Cardiothoracic-, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Division for Cardiothoracic-, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Division for Cardiothoracic-, Transplantation and Vascular Surgery, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Engwer C, Hunt A, Surulescu C. Effective equations for anisotropic glioma spread with proliferation: a multiscale approach and comparisons with previous settings. MATHEMATICAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY-A JOURNAL OF THE IMA 2015; 33:435-459. [DOI: 10.1093/imammb/dqv030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Revised: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Kim JT, Chung HJ, Seo JY, Yang YI, Choi MY, Kim HI, Yang TH, Lee WJ, Youn YC, Kim HJ, Kim YM, Lee H, Jang YS, Lee SJ. A fibrin-supported myocardial organ culture for isolation of cardiac stem cells via the recapitulation of cardiac homeostasis. Biomaterials 2015; 48:66-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.01.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2014] [Revised: 01/11/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Rocco M, Weisel JW. Exposed: the elusive αC regions in fibrinogen, fibrin protofibrils and fibers. J Thromb Haemost 2015; 13:567-9. [PMID: 25556398 DOI: 10.1111/jth.12835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- M Rocco
- Biopolimeri e Proteomica, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, Genova, Italy
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Zhang Z, He Q, Deng W, Chen Q, Hu X, Gong A, Cao X, Yu J, Xu X. Nasal ectomesenchymal stem cells: multi-lineage differentiation and transformation effects on fibrin gels. Biomaterials 2015; 49:57-67. [PMID: 25725555 DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.01.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2014] [Revised: 01/09/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ectomesenchymal stem cells (EMSCs) are novel adult stem cells derived from the cranial neural crest. However, their stemness and multi-lineage differentiation potential on three-dimensional fibrin gels has not yet been explored. The objective of this study was to investigate induced differentiation of EMSCs on fibrin gels and their remodeling effects on the scaffolds during the induced differentiation process. The results indicated that CD133(+)/nestin(+)/CD44(+) EMSCs were extensively distributed in the lamina propria of the nasal mucosa. The passaged cells could be induced to differentiate to a greater degree into neurons, Schwann cells and osteoblasts on three-dimensional fibrin gels than on two-dimensional glass slides. More importantly, the induced Schwann cells and osteoblasts exerted channelized and calcified remodeling effects, respectively, on the fibrin gels. Thus, these reshaped scaffolds have desirable biological properties, such as good cell adhesion, biocompatibility and guidance over the cell behavior, providing a tissue-committed niche for specific tissue generation.
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- Zhijian Zhang
- School of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, PR China; Center for Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, PR China
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- Center for Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, PR China; Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, PR China
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- Center for Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, PR China; Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, PR China
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- School of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, PR China; Center for Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, PR China
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- School of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, PR China; Center for Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, PR China
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- School of Medical Science and Laboratory Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, PR China; Center for Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, PR China
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- Center for Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, PR China; Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, PR China
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- Center for Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, PR China; Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, PR China
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- Center for Drug/Gene Delivery and Tissue Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, PR China; Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212001, PR China.
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Yakovlev S, Mikhailenko I, Tsurupa G, Belkin AM, Medved L. Polymerisation of fibrin αC-domains promotes endothelial cell migration and proliferation. Thromb Haemost 2014; 112:1244-51. [PMID: 25220673 DOI: 10.1160/th14-01-0079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Upon conversion of fibrinogen into fibrin, fibrinogen αC-domains containing the RGD recognition motif form ordered αC polymers. Our previous study revealed that polymerisation of these domains promotes integrin-dependent adhesion and spreading of endothelial cells, as well as integrin-mediated activation of the FAK and ERK1/2 signalling pathways. The major goal of this study was to test the impact of αC-domain polymerisation on endothelial cell migration and proliferation during wound healing, and to clarify the mechanism underlying superior activity of αC polymers toward endothelial cells. In an in vitro wound healing assay, confluent endothelial cell monolayers on tissue culture plates coated with the αC monomer or αC polymers were wounded by scratching and wound closure was monitored by time-lapse videomicroscopy. Although the plates were coated with equal amounts of αC species, as confirmed by ELISA, wound closure by the cells occurred much faster on αC polymers, indicating that αC-domain polymerisation promotes cell migration and proliferation. In agreement, endothelial cell proliferation was also more efficient on αC polymers, as revealed by cell proliferation assay. Wound closure on both types of substrates was equally inhibited by the integrin-blocking GRGDSP peptide and a specific antagonist of the ERK1/2 signalling pathway. In contrast, blocking the FAK signaling pathway by a specific antagonist decreased wound closure only on αC polymers. These results indicate that polymerisation of the αC-domains enhances integrin-dependent endothelial cell migration and proliferation mainly through the FAK signalling pathway. Furthermore, clustering of integrin-binding RGD motifs in αC polymers is the major mechanism triggering these events.
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- Leonid Medved, PhD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases, 800 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA, Tel.: +1 410 706 8065, Fax: +1 410 706 8121, E-mail:
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Engwer C, Hillen T, Knappitsch M, Surulescu C. Glioma follow white matter tracts: a multiscale DTI-based model. J Math Biol 2014; 71:551-82. [PMID: 25212910 DOI: 10.1007/s00285-014-0822-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2013] [Revised: 07/28/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Gliomas are a class of rarely curable tumors arising from abnormal glia cells in the human brain. The understanding of glioma spreading patterns is essential for both radiological therapy as well as surgical treatment. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) allows to infer the white matter fibre structure of the brain in a noninvasive way. Painter and Hillen (J Theor Biol 323:25-39, 2013) used a kinetic partial differential equation to include DTI data into a class of anisotropic diffusion models for glioma spread. Here we extend this model to explicitly include adhesion mechanisms between glioma cells and the extracellular matrix components which are associated to white matter tracts. The mathematical modelling follows the multiscale approach proposed by Kelkel and Surulescu (Math Models Methods Appl Sci 23(3), 2012). We use scaling arguments to deduce a macroscopic advection-diffusion model for this process. The tumor diffusion tensor and the tumor drift velocity depend on both, the directions of the white matter tracts as well as the binding dynamics of the adhesion molecules. The advanced computational platform DUNE enables us to accurately solve our macroscopic model. It turns out that the inclusion of cell binding dynamics on the microlevel is an important factor to explain finger-like spread of glioma.
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- Christian Engwer
- Institut für Numerische und Angewandte Mathematik, WWU Münster, Münster, Germany,
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Hoppe B. Fibrinogen and factor XIII at the intersection of coagulation, fibrinolysis and inflammation. Thromb Haemost 2014; 112:649-58. [PMID: 25182841 DOI: 10.1160/th14-01-0085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2014] [Accepted: 07/09/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Fibrinogen and factor XIII are two essential proteins that are involved directly in fibrin gel formation as the final step of a sequence of reactions triggered by a procoagulant stimulus. Haemostasis is the most obvious function of the resulting fibrin clot. Different variables affect the conversion of fibrinogen to fibrin as well as the mode of fibrin polymerisation and fibrin crosslinking, hereby, critically influencing the architecture of the resulting fibrin network and consequently determining its mechanical strength and resistance against fibrinolysis. Due to fibrinogen's structure with a multitude of domains and binding motifs the fibrin gel allows for complex interactions with other coagulation factors, with profibrinolytic as well as antifibrinolyic proteins, with complement factors and with various cellular receptors. These interactions enable the fibrin network to control its own further state (i. e. expansion or degradation), to influence innate immunity, and to function as a scaffold for cell migration processes. During the whole process of fibrin gel formation biologically active peptides and protein fragments are released that additionally influence cellular processes via chemotaxis or by modulating cell-cell interactions. Thus, it is not surprising that fibrinogen and factor XIII in addition to their haemostatic function influence innate immunity as well as cell-mediated reactions like wound healing, response to tissue injury or inflammatory processes. The present review summarises current knowledge of fibrinogen's and factor XIII's function in coagulation and fibrinolysis giving special emphasis on their relation to inflammation control.
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- Berthold Hoppe
- PD Dr. Berthold Hoppe, Institute of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiochemistry, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany, Tel.: +49 30 40 50 26 209, Fax: +49 30 40 50 26 77 209, E-mail:
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Eckert RL, Kaartinen MT, Nurminskaya M, Belkin AM, Colak G, Johnson GVW, Mehta K. Transglutaminase regulation of cell function. Physiol Rev 2014; 94:383-417. [PMID: 24692352 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00019.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 289] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Transglutaminases (TGs) are multifunctional proteins having enzymatic and scaffolding functions that participate in regulation of cell fate in a wide range of cellular systems and are implicated to have roles in development of disease. This review highlights the mechanism of action of these proteins with respect to their structure, impact on cell differentiation and survival, role in cancer development and progression, and function in signal transduction. We also discuss the mechanisms whereby TG level is controlled and how TGs control downstream targets. The studies described herein begin to clarify the physiological roles of TGs in both normal biology and disease states.
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Lai TS, Greenberg CS. Histaminylation of fibrinogen by tissue transglutaminase-2 (TGM-2): potential role in modulating inflammation. Amino Acids 2014; 45:857-64. [PMID: 23797785 DOI: 10.1007/s00726-013-1532-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2013] [Accepted: 06/05/2013] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Plasma fibrinogen plays an important role in hemostasis and inflammation. Fibrinogen is converted to fibrin to impede blood loss and serves as the provisional matrix that aids wound healing. Fibrinogen also binds to cytokine activated endothelial cells and promotes the binding and migration of leukocytes into tissues during inflammation. Tissue transglutaminase (TGM-2) released from injured cells could cross-link fibrinogen to form multivalent complexes that could promote adhesion of platelets and vascular cells to endothelium. Histamine released by mast cells is a potent biogenic amine that promotes inflammation. The covalent attachment of histamine to proteins (histaminylation) by TGM-2 could modify local inflammatory reactions. We investigated TGM-2 crosslinking of several biogenic amines (serotonin, histamine, dopamine and noradrenaline) to fibrinogen. We identified histaminylation of fibrinogen by TGM-2 as a preferred reaction in solid and solution phase transglutaminase assays. Histamine caused a concentration-dependent inhibition of fibrinogen cross-linking by TGM-2. Fibrinogen that was not TGM-2 crosslinked bound to unactivated endothelial cells with low affinity. However, the binding was increased by sevenfold when fibrinogen was cross-linked by TGM-2. Histaminylation of fibrinogen also inhibited TGM-2 crosslinking of fibrinogen and the binding to un-activated HUVEC cells by 75–90 %. In summary, the histaminylation of fibrinogen by TGM-2 could play a role in modifying inflammation by sequestering free histamine and by inhibiting TGM-2 crosslinking of fibrinogen.
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Kumar A, Hu J, LaVoie HA, Walsh KB, DiPette DJ, Singh US. Conformational changes and translocation of tissue-transglutaminase to the plasma membranes: role in cancer cell migration. BMC Cancer 2014; 14:256. [PMID: 24725450 PMCID: PMC4021189 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Tissue-transglutaminase (TG2), a dual function G-protein, plays key roles in cell differentiation and migration. In our previous studies we reported the mechanism of TG2-induced cell differentiation. In present study, we explored the mechanism of how TG2 may be involved in cell migration. METHODS To study the mechanism of TG2-mediated cell migration, we used neuroblastoma cells (SH-SY5Y) which do not express TG2, neuroblastoma cells expressing exogenous TG2 (SHYTG2), and pancreatic cancer cells which express high levels of endogenous TG2. Resveratrol, a natural compound previously shown to inhibit neuroblastoma and pancreatic cancer in the animal models, was utilized to investigate the role of TG2 in cancer cell migration. Immunofluorescence assays were employed to detect expression and intracellular localization of TG2, and calcium levels in the migrating cells. Native gel electrophoresis was performed to analyze resveratrol-induced cellular distribution and conformational states of TG2 in migrating cells. Data are presented as the mean and standard deviation of at least 3 independent experiments. Comparisons were made among groups using one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey-Kramer ad hoc test. RESULTS TG2 containing cells (SHYTG2 and pancreatic cancer cells) exhibit increased cell migration and invasion in collagen-coated and matrigel-coated transwell plate assays, respectively. Resveratrol (1 μM-10 μM) prevented migration of TG2-expressing cells. During the course of migration, resveratrol increased the immunoreactivity of TG2 without affecting the total TG2 protein level in migrating cells. In these cells, resveratrol increased calcium levels, and depletion of intracellular calcium by a calcium chelator, BAPTA, attenuated resveratrol-enhanced TG2 immunoreactivity. In native-polyacrylamide gels, we detected an additional TG2 protein band with slower migration in total cell lysates of resveratrol treated cells. This TG2 form is non-phosphorylated, exclusively present in plasma membrane fractions and sensitive to intracellular Ca(2+) concentration suggesting a calcium requirement in TG2-regulated cell migration. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, we conclude that resveratrol induces conformational changes in TG2, and that Ca(2+)-mediated TG2 association with the plasma membrane is responsible for the inhibitory effects of resveratrol on cell migration.
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29209, USA.
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Rocco M, Molteni M, Ponassi M, Giachi G, Frediani M, Koutsioubas A, Profumo A, Trevarin D, Cardinali B, Vachette P, Ferri F, Pérez J. A comprehensive mechanism of fibrin network formation involving early branching and delayed single- to double-strand transition from coupled time-resolved X-ray/light-scattering detection. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:5376-84. [PMID: 24654923 DOI: 10.1021/ja5002955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The formation of a fibrin network following fibrinogen enzymatic activation is the central event in blood coagulation and has important biomedical and biotechnological implications. A non-covalent polymerization reaction between macromolecular monomers, it consists basically of two complementary processes: elongation/branching generates an interconnected 3D scaffold of relatively thin fibrils, and cooperative lateral aggregation thickens them more than 10-fold. We have studied the early stages up to the gel point by fast fibrinogen:enzyme mixing experiments using simultaneous small-angle X-ray scattering and wide-angle, multi-angle light scattering detection. The coupled evolutions of the average molecular weight, size, and cross section of the solutes during the fibrils growth phase were thus recovered. They reveal that extended structures, thinner than those predicted by the classic half-staggered, double-stranded mechanism, must quickly form. Following extensive modeling, an initial phase is proposed in which single-bonded "Y-ladder" polymers rapidly elongate before undergoing a delayed transition to the double-stranded fibrils. Consistent with the data, this alternative mechanism can intrinsically generate frequent, random branching points in each growing fibril. The model predicts that, as a consequence, some branches in these expanding "lumps" eventually interconnect, forming the pervasive 3D network. While still growing, other branches will then undergo a Ca(2+)/length-dependent cooperative collapse on the resulting network scaffolding filaments, explaining their sudden thickening, low final density, and basic mechanical properties.
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- Mattia Rocco
- Biopolimeri e Proteomica, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST , I-16132 Genova, Italy
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Aizman I, Tirumalashetty BJ, McGrogan M, Case CC. Comparison of the neuropoietic activity of gene-modified versus parental mesenchymal stromal cells and the identification of soluble and extracellular matrix-related neuropoietic mediators. Stem Cell Res Ther 2014; 5:29. [PMID: 24572070 PMCID: PMC4055059 DOI: 10.1186/scrt418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Introduction Transplanting mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) or their derivatives into a neurodegenerative environment is believed to be beneficial because of the trophic support, migratory guidance, immunosuppression, and neurogenic stimuli they provide. SB623, a cell therapy for the treatment of chronic stroke, currently in a clinical trial, is derived from bone marrow MSCs by using transient transfection with a vector encoding the human Notch1 intracellular domain. This creates a new phenotype, which is effective in experimental stroke, exhibits immunosuppressive and angiogenic activity equal or superior to parental MSCs in vitro, and produces extracellular matrix (ECM) that is exceptionally supportive for neural cell growth. The neuropoietic activity of SB623 and parental MSCs has not been compared, and the SB623-derived neuropoietic mediators have not been identified. Methods SB623 or parental MSCs were cocultured with rat embryonic brain cortex cells on cell-derived ECM in a previously characterized quantitative neuropoiesis assay. Changes in expression of rat neural differentiation markers were quantified by using rat-specific qRT-PCR. Human mediators were identified by using expression profiling, an enzymatic crosslinking activity, and functional interference studies by means of blocking antibodies, biologic inhibitors, and siRNA. Cocultures were immunolabeled for presynaptic vesicular transporters to assess neuronal specialization. Results Among six MSC/SB623 pairs, SB623 induced expression of rat neural precursor, oligodendrocyte, and astrocyte markers on average 2.6 to 3 times stronger than did their parental MSCs. SB623 expressed significantly higher FGF2, FGF1, and BMP4, and lower FGFR1 and FGFR2 levels; and human FGF1, FGF2, BMPs, and HGF were implicated as neuropoietic mediators. Neural precursors grew faster on SB623- than on MSC-derived ECM. SB623 exhibited higher expression levels and crosslinking activity of tissue transglutaminase (TGM2). TGM2 silencing reduced neural precursor growth on SB623-ECM. SB623 also promoted the induction of GABA-ergic, but not glutamatergic, neurons more effectively than did MSCs. Conclusions These data demonstrate that SB623 cells tend to support neural cell growth more effectively than their parental MSCs and identify both soluble and insoluble mediators responsible, at least in part, for enhanced neuropoietic potency of SB623. The neuropoiesis assay is a useful tool for identifying beneficial factors produced by MSCs and their derivatives.
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Yakubov B, Chen L, Belkin AM, Zhang S, Chelladurai B, Zhang ZY, Matei D. Small molecule inhibitors target the tissue transglutaminase and fibronectin interaction. PLoS One 2014; 9:e89285. [PMID: 24586660 PMCID: PMC3930694 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0089285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Tissue transglutaminase (TG2) mediates protein crosslinking through generation of ε-(γ-glutamyl) lysine isopeptide bonds and promotes cell adhesion through interaction with fibronectin (FN) and integrins. Cell adhesion to the peritoneal matrix regulated by TG2 facilitates ovarian cancer dissemination. Therefore, disruption of the TG2-FN complex by small molecules may inhibit cell adhesion and metastasis. A novel high throughput screening (HTS) assay based on AlphaLISA™ technology was developed to measure the formation of a complex between His-TG2 and the biotinylated FN fragment that binds TG2 and to discover small molecules that inhibit this protein-protein interaction. Several hits were identified from 10,000 compounds screened. The top candidates selected based on >70% inhibition of the TG2/FN complex formation were confirmed by using ELISA and bioassays measuring cell adhesion, migration, invasion, and proliferation. In conclusion, the AlphaLISA bead format assay measuring the TG2-FN interaction is robust and suitable for HTS of small molecules. One compound identified from the screen (TG53) potently inhibited ovarian cancer cell adhesion to FN, cell migration, and invasion and could be further developed as a potential inhibitor for ovarian cancer dissemination.
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- Bakhtiyor Yakubov
- Indiana University Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
- * E-mail: (DM); (BY)
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- Chemical Genomics Core Facility, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- University of Maryland Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Chemical Genomics Core Facility, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Indiana University Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
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- Indiana University Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
- Indiana University Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
- VA Roudebush Hospital, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
- * E-mail: (DM); (BY)
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Dependence of cancer cell adhesion kinetics on integrin ligand surface density measured by a high-throughput label-free resonant waveguide grating biosensor. Sci Rep 2014; 4:4034. [PMID: 24503534 PMCID: PMC3916899 DOI: 10.1038/srep04034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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A novel high-throughput label-free resonant waveguide grating (RWG) imager biosensor, the Epic® BenchTop (BT), was utilized to determine the dependence of cell spreading kinetics on the average surface density (vRGD) of integrin ligand RGD-motifs. vRGD was tuned over four orders of magnitude by co-adsorbing the biologically inactive PLL-g-PEG and the RGD-functionalized PLL-g-PEG-RGD synthetic copolymers from their mixed solutions onto the sensor surface. Using highly adherent human cervical tumor (HeLa) cells as a model system, cell adhesion kinetic data of unprecedented quality were obtained. Spreading kinetics were fitted with the logistic equation to obtain the spreading rate constant (r) and the maximum biosensor response (Δλmax), which is assumed to be directly proportional to the maximum spread contact area (Amax). r was found to be independent of the surface density of integrin ligands. In contrast, Δλmax increased with increasing RGD surface density until saturation at high densities. Interpreting the latter behavior with a simple kinetic mass action model, a 2D dissociation constant of 1753 ± 243 μm−2 (corresponding to a 3D dissociation constant of ~30 μM) was obtained for the binding between RGD-specific integrins embedded in the cell membrane and PLL-g-PEG-RGD. All of these results were obtained completely noninvasively without using any labels.
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Snir A, Brenner B, Paz B, Ohel G, Lanir N. The role of fibrin matrices and tissue factor in early-term trophoblast proliferation and spreading. Thromb Res 2013; 132:477-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2013.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2013] [Revised: 08/01/2013] [Accepted: 08/27/2013] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Deasey S, Nurminsky D, Shanmugasundaram S, Lima F, Nurminskaya M. Transglutaminase 2 as a novel activator of LRP6/β-catenin signaling. Cell Signal 2013; 25:2646-51. [PMID: 23993960 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2013.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2013] [Accepted: 08/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The β-catenin signaling axis is critical for normal embryonic development and tissue homeostasis in adults. We have previously shown that extracellular enzyme transglutaminase 2 (TG2) activates β-catenin signaling in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). In this study, we provide several lines of evidence that TG2 functions as an activating ligand of the LRP5/6 receptors. Specifically, we show that TG2 synergizes with LRP6 in the activation of β-catenin-dependent gene expression in Cos-7 cells. Interfering with the LRP5/6 receptors attenuates TG2-induced activation of β-catenin in Cos-7 cells. Further, we show that TG2 binds directly to the extracellular domain of LRP6, which is also able to act as a substrate for TG2-mediated protein cross-linking. Furthermore, inhibitors of TG2 protein cross-linking quench the observed TG2-induced β-catenin activation, implicating protein cross-linking as a novel regulatory mechanism for this pathway. Together, our findings identify and characterize a new activating ligand of the LRP5/6 receptors and uncover a novel activity of TG2 as an agonist of β-catenin signaling, contributing to the understanding of diverse developmental events and pathological conditions in which transglutaminase and β-catenin signaling are implicated.
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- S Deasey
- Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
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Tong L, Png E, Aihua H, Yong SS, Yeo HL, Riau A, Mendoz E, Chaurasia SS, Lim CT, Yiu TW, Iismaa SE. Molecular mechanism of transglutaminase-2 in corneal epithelial migration and adhesion. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2013; 1833:1304-15. [PMID: 23466867 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2013.02.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2012] [Revised: 01/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Migration of cells in the ocular surface underpins physiological wound healing as well as many human diseases. Transglutaminase (TG)-2 is a multifunctional cross-linking enzyme involved in the migration of skin fibroblasts and wound healing, however, its functional role in epithelial migration has not been evaluated. This study investigated the importance of TG-2 in a murine corneal wound healing model as well as the mechanistic role of TG-2 in the regulation of related biological processes such as cell adhesion and migration of cultured human corneal epithelial (HCE-T) cells. Corneal wound closure was delayed in homozygous TG-2 deleted mice compared to wild type mice. HCE-T cells that were knocked-down for TG-2 expression through stable expression of a short-hairpin (sh) RNA targeting TG-2, were delayed in closure of scratch wounds (48 compared to 12h in control cells expressing scrambled shRNA). TG-2 knockdown did not influence epithelial cell cycle progression or proliferation, rather, it led to reduced epithelial cell adhesion, spreading and velocity of migration. At the molecular level, TG-2 knockdown reduced phosphorylation of β-3 integrin at Tyr747, paxillin at Ser178, vinculin at Tyr822 and focal adhesion kinase at Tyr925 simultaneous with reduced activation of Rac and CDC42. Phosphorylation of paxillin at Ser178A has been shown to be indispensable for the migration of corneal epithelial cells (Kimura et al., 2008) [18]. TG-2 dependent β-3 integrin activation, serine-phosphorylation of paxillin, and Rac and CDC42 activation may thus play a key functional role in enhancing corneal epithelial cell adhesion and migration during wound healing.
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- Louis Tong
- Ocular Surface Research Group, Singapore Eye Research Institute, Singapore.
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Coagulation and the fibrin network in rheumatic disease: a role beyond haemostasis. Nat Rev Rheumatol 2012; 8:738-46. [PMID: 23147903 DOI: 10.1038/nrrheum.2012.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Activation of the immune system has been increasingly recognised to be associated with procoagulatory status in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease. Changes in endothelial cell and platelet activation, blood flow, expression and activity of different coagulation factors, and impaired fibrinolysis serve as pathophysiological basis for enhanced risk of venous thromboembolism in inflammatory rheumatic diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), connective tissue diseases and vasculitides. Recent studies identifying mechanisms for a functional role of coagulation factors beyond haemostasis have provided examples of interesting links between the coagulation system and innate immune activation. Furthermore, citrullinated fibrinogen is an important and early autoantigen in patients with RA carrying the HLA-DRβ1 shared epitope allele, which demonstrates an adaptive immune response to a coagulation factor in an inflammatory rheumatic disease. Additional studies have provided strong evidence that a multitude of different components of the haemostatic system (such as thrombin, fibrinogen, coagulation factor XIII and factors of the fibrinolytic system) are relevant mediators of inflammatory processes as well as of inflammatory control. Understanding the interactions between coagulation and the immune system in inflammatory rheumatic diseases will not only improve our knowledge of disease mechanisms, but could also permit the development of innovative therapeutic interventions.
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The isolation and in situ identification of MSCs residing in loose connective tissues using a niche-preserving organ culture system. Biomaterials 2012; 33:4469-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2012] [Accepted: 03/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Koo J, Galanakis D, Liu Y, Ramek A, Fields A, Ba X, Simon M, Rafailovich MH. Control of Anti-Thrombogenic Properties: Surface-Induced Self-Assembly of Fibrinogen Fibers. Biomacromolecules 2012; 13:1259-68. [DOI: 10.1021/bm2015976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Department
of Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge,
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- Department
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Tsurupa G, Pechik I, Litvinov RI, Hantgan RR, Tjandra N, Weisel JW, Medved L. On the mechanism of αC polymer formation in fibrin. Biochemistry 2012; 51:2526-38. [PMID: 22397628 DOI: 10.1021/bi2017848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Our previous studies revealed that the fibrinogen αC-domains undergo conformational changes and adopt a physiologically active conformation upon their self-association into αC polymers in fibrin. In the present study, we analyzed the mechanism of αC polymer formation and tested our hypothesis that self-association of the αC-domains occurs through the interaction between their N-terminal subdomains and may include β-hairpin swapping. Our binding experiments performed by size-exclusion chromatography and optical trap-based force spectroscopy revealed that the αC-domains self-associate exclusively through their N-terminal subdomains, while their C-terminal subdomains were found to interact with the αC-connectors that tether the αC-domains to the bulk of the molecule. This interaction should reinforce the structure of αC polymers and provide the proper orientation of their reactive residues for efficient cross-linking by factor XIIIa. Molecular modeling of self-association of the N-terminal subdomains confirmed that the hypothesized β-hairpin swapping does not impose any steric hindrance. To "freeze" the conformation of the N-terminal subdomain and prevent the hypothesized β-hairpin swapping, we introduced by site-directed mutagenesis an extra disulfide bond between two β-hairpins of the bovine Aα406-483 fragment corresponding to this subdomain. The experiments performed by circular dichroism revealed that Aα406-483 mutant containing Lys429Cys/Thr463Cys mutations preserved its β-sheet structure. However, in contrast to wild-type Aα406-483, this mutant had lower tendency for oligomerization, and its structure was not stabilized upon oligomerization, in agreement with the above hypothesis. On the basis of the results obtained and our previous findings, we propose a model of fibrin αC polymer structure and molecular mechanism of assembly.
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- Galina Tsurupa
- Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases and the Department of Biochemistry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States
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Nurminskaya MV, Belkin AM. Cellular functions of tissue transglutaminase. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2012; 294:1-97. [PMID: 22364871 PMCID: PMC3746560 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-394305-7.00001-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Transglutaminase 2 (TG2 or tissue transglutaminase) is a highly complex multifunctional protein that acts as transglutaminase, GTPase/ATPase, protein disulfide isomerase, and protein kinase. Moreover, TG2 has many well-documented nonenzymatic functions that are based on its noncovalent interactions with multiple cellular proteins. A vast array of biochemical activities of TG2 accounts for its involvement in a variety of cellular processes, including adhesion, migration, growth, survival, apoptosis, differentiation, and extracellular matrix organization. In turn, the impact of TG2 on these processes implicates this protein in various physiological responses and pathological states, contributing to wound healing, inflammation, autoimmunity, neurodegeneration, vascular remodeling, tumor growth and metastasis, and tissue fibrosis. TG2 is ubiquitously expressed and is particularly abundant in endothelial cells, fibroblasts, osteoblasts, monocytes/macrophages, and smooth muscle cells. The protein is localized in multiple cellular compartments, including the nucleus, cytosol, mitochondria, endolysosomes, plasma membrane, and cell surface and extracellular matrix, where Ca(2+), nucleotides, nitric oxide, reactive oxygen species, membrane lipids, and distinct protein-protein interactions in the local microenvironment jointly regulate its activities. In this review, we discuss the complex biochemical activities and molecular interactions of TG2 in the context of diverse subcellular compartments and evaluate its wide ranging and cell type-specific biological functions and their regulation.
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- Maria V Nurminskaya
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Structure of fibrin network of two abnormal fibrinogens with mutations in the αC domain on the human dermal microvascular endothelial cells 1. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2011; 22:706-11. [DOI: 10.1097/mbc.0b013e32834c8246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Yang YI, Kim HI, Shelby J, Choi MY, Jang SH, Kim JT, Jang WH, Choi CS, Cheong SH. Fibrin matrix-supported three-dimensional organ culture of adipose tissue for selective outgrowth, expansion, and isolation of adipose-derived stem cells. Acta Biomater 2011; 7:4109-19. [PMID: 21839865 DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2011.07.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2011] [Revised: 07/15/2011] [Accepted: 07/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Conventional systems for isolating adipose-derived stem cells (ASC) require enzymatic digestion of adipose tissue (AT), followed by monolayer culture to the enrich the stem cell population. However, these systems are hindered by low cell yields and a lack of reproducibility. The present study was aimed at developing a unique strategy for isolating ASC based on fibrin matrix-supported three-dimensional (3-D) organ culture of native AT. Furthermore, we tried to optimize the fibrin composition by adjusting the fibrinogen and thrombin concentrations to allow rapid outgrowth and proliferation of ASC in the 3-D fibrin matrix. Human cutaneous AT fragments were encapsulated within the fibrin matrix to construct a 3-D environment and cultured under dynamic conditions. During in vitro culture the fibrin matrix provided physical support for the AT and also allowed selective outgrowth of ASC from embedded AT fragments. In situ expanded outgrown cells were recovered from the fibrin matrix by selective fibrinolysis and propagated under monolayer culture conditions. The cultured cells fulfilled the following criteria for ASC: adhesion to culture plastic, multipotent differentiation, correct immunophenotypic profile. Fibrin matrix-supported 3-D organ culture produced ASC that with high competency in terms of growth and differentiation capabilities, and resulted in a larger and more consistent cell yield than obtained with conventional culture systems. The fibrinogen and thrombin concentrations inversely affected spreading, migration, and ASC outgrowth from native AT. Our results indicate that this 3-D organ culture system for AT can be used as an efficient and reproducible method for ASC isolation.
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Identification of VLDLR as a novel endothelial cell receptor for fibrin that modulates fibrin-dependent transendothelial migration of leukocytes. Blood 2011; 119:637-44. [PMID: 22096238 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-09-382580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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While testing the effect of the (β15-66)(2) fragment, which mimics a pair of fibrin βN-domains, on the morphology of endothelial cells, we found that this fragment induces redistribution of vascular endothelial-cadherin in a process that is inhibited by the receptor-associated protein (RAP). Based on this finding, we hypothesized that fibrin may interact with members of RAP-dependent low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor family. To test this hypothesis, we examined the interaction of (β15-66)(2), fibrin, and several fibrin-derived fragments with 2 members of this family by ELISA and surface plasmon resonance. The experiments showed that very LDL (VLDL) receptor (VLDLR) interacts with high affinity with fibrin through its βN-domains, and this interaction is inhibited by RAP and (β15-66)(2). Furthermore, RAP inhibited transendothelial migration of neutrophils induced by fibrin-derived NDSK-II fragment containing βN-domains, suggesting the involvement of VLDLR in fibrin-dependent leukocyte transmigration. Our experiments with VLDLR-deficient mice confirmed this suggestion by showing that, in contrast to wild-type mice, fibrin-dependent leukocyte transmigration does not occur in such mice. Altogether, the present study identified VLDLR as a novel endothelial cell receptor for fibrin that promotes fibrin-dependent leukocyte transmigration and thereby inflammation. Establishing the molecular mechanism underlying this interaction may result in the development of novel inhibitors of fibrin-dependent inflammation.
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Li B, Cerione RA, Antonyak M. Tissue transglutaminase and its role in human cancer progression. ADVANCES IN ENZYMOLOGY AND RELATED AREAS OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2011; 78:247-93. [PMID: 22220476 DOI: 10.1002/9781118105771.ch6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- Bo Li
- Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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Tsurupa G, Mahid A, Veklich Y, Weisel JW, Medved L. Structure, stability, and interaction of fibrin αC-domain polymers. Biochemistry 2011; 50:8028-37. [PMID: 21806028 DOI: 10.1021/bi2008189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Our previous studies revealed that in fibrinogen the αC-domains are not reactive with their ligands, suggesting that their binding sites are cryptic and become exposed upon its conversion to fibrin, in which these domains form αC polymers. On the basis of this finding, we hypothesized that polymerization of the αC-domains in fibrin results in the exposure of their binding sites and that these domains adopt the physiologically active conformation only in αC-domain polymers. To test this hypothesis, we prepared a recombinant αC region (residues Aα221-610) including the αC-domain (Aα392-610), demonstrated that it forms soluble oligomers in a concentration-dependent and reversible manner, and stabilized such oligomers by covalently cross-linking them with factor XIIIa. Cross-linked Aα221-610 oligomers were stable in solution and appeared as ordered linear, branching filaments when analyzed by electron microscopy. Spectral studies revealed that the αC-domains in such oligomers were folded into compact structures of high thermal stability with a significant amount of β-sheets. These findings indicate that cross-linked Aα221-610 oligomers are highly ordered and mimic the structure of fibrin αC polymers. The oligomers also exhibited functional properties of polymeric fibrin because, in contrast to the monomeric αC-domain, they bound tPA and plasminogen and stimulated activation of the latter by the former. Altogether, the results obtained with cross-linked Aα221-610 oligomers clarify the structure of the αC-domains in fibrin αC polymers and confirm our hypothesis that their binding sites are exposed upon polymerization. Such oligomers represent a stable, soluble model of fibrin αC polymers that can be used for further structure-function studies of fibrin αC-domains.
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- Galina Tsurupa
- Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-1138, USA
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Marchi R, Rojas H, Meyer M, Castillo O, De Sáez Ruiz A, Weisel JW. A novel missense mutation in the FGB g. 3354 T>A (p. Y41N), fibrinogen Caracas VIII. Thromb Haemost 2011; 105:627-34. [PMID: 21301788 DOI: 10.1160/th10-03-0179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2010] [Accepted: 01/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A novel dysfibrinogenaemia with a replacement of Tyr by Asn at Bβ41 has been discovered (fibrinogen Caracas VIII). An asymptomatic 39-year-old male was diagnosed as having dysfibrinogenaemia due to a mildly prolonged thrombin time (+ 5.8 seconds); his fibrinogen concentration was in the low normal range, both by Clauss and gravimetric determination, 1.9 g/l and 2.1 g/l, respectively. The plasma polymerization process was slightly impaired, characterised by a mildly prolonged lag time and a slightly increased final turbidity. Permeation through the patients' clots was dramatically increased, with the Darcy constant around four times greater than that of the control (22 ± 2 x 10(-9) cm² compared to 6 ± 0.5 x 10(-9) cm² in controls). The plasma fibrin structure of the patient, by scanning electron microscopy, featured a mesh composed of thick fibres (148 ± 50 nm vs. 120 ± 31 nm in controls, p<0.05) and larger pores than those of the control fibrin clot. The viscoelastic properties of the clot from the patient were also altered, as the storage modulus (G', 310 ± 30) was much lower than in the control (831 ± 111) (p ≤0.005). The interaction of the fibrin clot with a monolayer of human microvascular endothelial cells, by confocal laser microscopy, revealed that the patients' fibrin network had less interaction with the cells. These results demonstrate the significance of the amino terminal end of the β chain of fibrin in the polymerisation process and its consequences on the clot organisation on the surface of endothelial cells.
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- Rita Marchi
- Centro de Medicina Experimental, Laboratorio Biología del Desarrollo de la Hemostasia, Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas, Caracas, República Bolivariana de Venezuela.
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Cilia La Corte AL, Philippou H, Ariëns RAS. Role of fibrin structure in thrombosis and vascular disease. ADVANCES IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY AND STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY 2011; 83:75-127. [PMID: 21570666 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-381262-9.00003-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Fibrin clot formation is a key event in the development of thrombotic disease and is the final step in a multifactor coagulation cascade. Fibrinogen is a large glycoprotein that forms the basis of a fibrin clot. Each fibrinogen molecule is comprised of two sets of Aα, Bβ, and γ polypeptide chains that form a protein containing two distal D regions connected to a central E region by a coiled-coil segment. Fibrin is produced upon cleavage of the fibrinopeptides by thrombin, which can then form double-stranded half staggered oligomers that lengthen into protofibrils. The protofibrils then aggregate and branch, yielding a three-dimensional clot network. Factor XIII, a transglutaminase, cross-links the fibrin stabilizing the clot protecting it from mechanical stress and proteolytic attack. The mechanical properties of the fibrin clot are essential for its function as it must prevent bleeding but still allow the penetration of cells. This viscoelastic property is generated at the level of each individual fiber up to the complete clot. Fibrinolysis is the mechanism of clot removal, and involves a cascade of interacting zymogens and enzymes that act in concert with clot formation to maintain blood flow. Clots vary significantly in structure between individuals due to both genetic and environmental factors and this has an effect on clot stability and susceptibility to lysis. There is increasing evidence that clot structure is a determinant for the development of disease and this review will discuss the determinants for clot structure and the association with thrombosis and vascular disease.
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- Amy L Cilia La Corte
- Division of Cardiovascular and Diabetes Research, Section on Mechanisms of Thrombosis, Leeds Institute for Genetics Health and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
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Macasev D, Diorio JP, Gugerell A, Goppelt A, Gulle H, Bittner M. Cell Compatibility of Fibrin Sealants: In Vitro Study with Cells Involved in Soft Tissue Repair. J Biomater Appl 2010; 26:129-49. [DOI: 10.1177/0885328210369574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Fibrin sealants can be used to support tissue regeneration or as vehicles for delivery of cells in tissue engineering. Differences in the composition of fibrin sealants, however, could determine the success of such applications. The results presented in this article show clear differences between Fibrin sealant A (FS A) clots and Fibrin sealant B (FS B) clots with respect to their compatibility with primary human cells involved in soft tissue repair. FS A clots, which are characterized by a physiological coarse fibrin structure, promoted attachment, spreading, and proliferation of keratinocytes, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells. In contrast, FS B clots displaying a fine to medium clot structure failed to support spreading of all three cell types. Adhesion of keratinocytes was decreased on FS B clots compared to FS A clots after 3 h incubation, whereas number of attached fibroblasts and endothelial cells was initially comparable between the two fibrin sealants. However, all three cell types proliferated on FS A clots but no sustained proliferation was detected on FS B clots. We further demonstrate that the observed differences between FS A and B clots are partly based upon 1 M sodium chloride extractable constituents, like thrombin, and partly on nonextractable constituents or the fibrin structure. In conclusion, our in vitro results demonstrate that FS A clots serve as a provisional matrix that encourages adhesion and growth of keratinocytes, fibroblasts, and endothelial cells. Therefore, FS A seems to be well suited for applications in tissue engineering.
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- Diana Macasev
- Baxter Innovations GmbH, Biosurgery Division Industriestrasse 131, A-1220 Vienna, Austria
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- Baxter Healthcare Corporation Inc. Technology Resources Round Lake, Illinois, USA
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- Baxter Innovations GmbH, Biosurgery Division Industriestrasse 131, A-1220 Vienna, Austria
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- Baxter Innovations GmbH, Biosurgery Division, Wagramerstrasse 17-19, A-1221 Vienna, Austria
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- Baxter Innovations GmbH, Biosurgery Division Industriestrasse 131, A-1220 Vienna, Austria
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- Baxter Innovations GmbH, Biosurgery Division Industriestrasse 131, A-1220 Vienna, Austria,
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An extracellular form of the calcium-dependent protein-cross-linking enzyme TGase (transglutaminase) was demonstrated to be involved in the apical growth of Malus domestica pollen tube. Apple pollen TGase and its substrates were co-localized within aggregates on the pollen tube surface, as determined by indirect immunofluorescence staining and the in situ cross-linking of fluorescently labelled substrates. TGase-specific inhibitors and an anti-TGase monoclonal antibody blocked pollen tube growth, whereas incorporation of a recombinant fluorescent mammalian TGase substrate (histidine-tagged green fluorescent protein: His6–Xpr–GFP) into the growing tube wall enhanced tube length and germination, consistent with a role of TGase as a modulator of cell wall building and strengthening. The secreted pollen TGase catalysed the cross-linking of both PAs (polyamines) into proteins (released by the pollen tube) and His6-Xpr-GFP into endogenous or exogenously added substrates. A similar distribution of TGase activity was observed in planta on pollen tubes germinating inside the style, consistent with a possible additional role for TGase in the interaction between the pollen tube and the style during fertilization.
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Fibrinogen triggers astrocyte scar formation by promoting the availability of active TGF-beta after vascular damage. J Neurosci 2010; 30:5843-54. [PMID: 20427645 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0137-10.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 271] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Scar formation in the nervous system begins within hours after traumatic injury and is characterized primarily by reactive astrocytes depositing proteoglycans that inhibit regeneration. A fundamental question in CNS repair has been the identity of the initial molecular mediator that triggers glial scar formation. Here we show that the blood protein fibrinogen, which leaks into the CNS immediately after blood-brain barrier (BBB) disruption or vascular damage, serves as an early signal for the induction of glial scar formation via the TGF-beta/Smad signaling pathway. Our studies revealed that fibrinogen is a carrier of latent TGF-beta and induces phosphorylation of Smad2 in astrocytes that leads to inhibition of neurite outgrowth. Consistent with these findings, genetic or pharmacologic depletion of fibrinogen in mice reduces active TGF-beta, Smad2 phosphorylation, glial cell activation, and neurocan deposition after cortical injury. Furthermore, stereotactic injection of fibrinogen into the mouse cortex is sufficient to induce astrogliosis. Inhibition of the TGF-beta receptor pathway abolishes the fibrinogen-induced effects on glial scar formation in vivo and in vitro. These results identify fibrinogen as a primary astrocyte activation signal, provide evidence that deposition of inhibitory proteoglycans is induced by a blood protein that leaks in the CNS after vasculature rupture, and point to TGF-beta as a molecular link between vascular permeability and scar formation.
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Tsurupa G, Hantgan RR, Burton RA, Pechik I, Tjandra N, Medved L. Structure, stability, and interaction of the fibrin(ogen) alphaC-domains. Biochemistry 2010; 48:12191-201. [PMID: 19928926 DOI: 10.1021/bi901640e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Our recent study established the NMR structure of the recombinant bAalpha406-483 fragment corresponding to the NH(2)-terminal half of the bovine fibrinogen alphaC-domain and revealed that at increasing concentrations this fragment forms oligomers (self-associates). The major goals of the study presented here were to determine the structure and self-association of the full-length human fibrinogen alphaC-domains. To accomplish these goals, we prepared a recombinant human fragment, hAalpha425-503, homologous to bovine bAalpha406-483, and demonstrated using NMR, CD, and size-exclusion chromatography that its overall fold and ability to form oligomers are similar to those of bAalpha406-483. We also prepared recombinant hAalpha392-610 and bAalpha374-568 fragments corresponding to the full-length human and bovine alphaC-domains, respectively, and tested their structure, stability, and ability to self-associate. Size-exclusion chromatography revealed that both fragments form reversible oligomers in a concentration-dependent manner. Their oligomerization was confirmed in sedimentation equilibrium experiments, which also established the self-association affinities of these fragments and revealed that the addition of each monomer to assembling alphaC-oligomers substantially increases the stabilizing free energy. In agreement, unfolding experiments monitored by CD established that self-association of both fragments results in a significant increase in their thermal stability. Analysis of CD spectra of both fragments revealed that alphaC self-association results in an increase in the level of regular structure, implying that the COOH-terminal half of the alphaC-domain adopts an ordered conformation in alphaC-oligomers and that this domain contains two independently folded subdomains. Altogether, these data further clarify the structure of the human and bovine alphaC-domains and the molecular mechanism of their self-association into alphaC-polymers in fibrin.
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- Galina Tsurupa
- Center for Vascular and Inflammatory Diseases and Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 800 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
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Laurens N, Engelse MA, Jungerius C, Löwik CW, van Hinsbergh VWM, Koolwijk P. Single and combined effects of alphavbeta3- and alpha5beta1-integrins on capillary tube formation in a human fibrinous matrix. Angiogenesis 2009; 12:275-85. [PMID: 19449108 PMCID: PMC2752504 DOI: 10.1007/s10456-009-9150-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2008] [Accepted: 04/30/2009] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The fibrinous exudate of a wound or tumor stroma facilitates angiogenesis. We studied the involvement of RGD-binding integrins during tube formation in human plasma-derived fibrin clots and human purified fibrin matrices. Capillary-like tube formation by human microvascular endothelial cells in a 3D plasma-derived fibrinous matrix was induced by FGF-2 and TNF-α and depended largely on cell-bound u-PA and plasmin activities. While tube formation was minimally affected by the addition of either the αvβ3-integrin inhibiting mAb LM609 or the α5-integrin inhibiting mAb IIA1, the general RGD-antagonist echistatin completely inhibited this process. Remarkably, when αvβ3- and α5β1-integrins were inhibited simultaneously, tube formation was reduced by 78%. It was accompanied by a 44% reduction of u-PA antigen accumulation and 41% less production of fibrin degradation products. αvβ5-integrin-blocking antibodies further enhanced the inhibition by mAb LM609 and mAb IIA1 to 94%, but had no effect by themselves. αv-specific cRGD only inhibited angiogenesis when α5β1-integrin was simultaneously blocked. Endostatin mimicked the effect of α5β1-integrin and inhibited tube formation only in the presence of LM609 or cRGD (73 and 80%, respectively). Comparable results were obtained when purified fibrin matrices were used instead of the plasma-derived fibrinous matrices. These data show that blocking of tube formation in a fibrinous exudate requires the simultaneous inhibition of αvβ3- and α5β1-integrins. This may bear impact on attempts to influence angiogenesis in a fibrinous environment.
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- Nancy Laurens
- Laboratory for Physiology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research, VU University Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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