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Wang Z, Zhang J, Sun X, Yu J, Liu B, Peng B, Wang L, Yang J, Zhu L. Nanoparticulate bioceramic putty suppresses osteoclastogenesis and inflammatory bone loss in mice via inhibition of TRAF6-mediated signalling pathways: A laboratory investigation. Int Endod J 2024; 57:682-699. [PMID: 38403990 DOI: 10.1111/iej.14051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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AIM This study aimed to determine the effects of iRoot BP Plus on receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB ligand (RANKL)-induced osteoclastogenesis in vitro and inflammation-mediated bone resorption in vivo and investigated the underlying molecular mechanisms. METHODOLOGY CCK-8 was performed to test cell viability in RANKL-induced RAW 264.7 cells and BMDMs in response to iRoot BP Plus. The effect of iRoot BP Plus on osteoclastogenesis was determined using TRAP staining and phalloidin staining, respectively. Pit formation assay was conducted to measure osteoclast resorptive capacity. Western blot and qPCR were performed to examine osteoclast-related proteins and gene expression, respectively. Western blot was also used to investigate the signalling pathways involved. For in vivo experiments, an LPS-induced mouse calvarial bone resorption model was established to analyse the effect of iRoot BP Plus on bone resorption (n = 6 per group). At 7 days, mouse calvaria were collected and prepared for histological analysis. RESULTS We identified that iRoot BP Plus extracts significantly attenuated RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis, reduced sealing zone formation, restrained osteolytic capacity and decreased osteoclast-specific gene expression (p < .01). Mechanistically, iRoot BP Plus extracts reduced TRAF6 via proteasomal degradation, then suppressed the phosphorylation of mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), blocked the nuclear translocation of c-Fos and diminished nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) p65 and NFATc1 accumulation. Consistent with the in vitro results, iRoot BP Plus extracts attenuated osteoclast activity thus protecting against inflammatory bone resorption in vivo (p < .05), which was accompanied by a suppression of TRAF6, c-Fos, NFATc1 and cathepsin K expression. CONCLUSION These findings provide valuable insights into the signalling mechanisms underlying nanoparticulate bioceramic putty-mediated bone homeostasis.
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- Zijun Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
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Herbert A. Osteogenesis imperfecta type 10 and the cellular scaffolds underlying common immunological diseases. Genes Immun 2024:10.1038/s41435-024-00277-4. [PMID: 38811682 DOI: 10.1038/s41435-024-00277-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/31/2024]
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Osteogenesis imperfecta type 10 (OI10) is caused by loss of function codon variants in the gene SERPINH1 that encodes heat shock protein 47 (HSP47), rather than in a gene specifying bone formation. The HSP47 variants disrupt the folding of both collagen and the endonuclease IRE1α (inositol-requiring enzyme 1α) that splices X-Box Binding Protein 1 (XBP1) mRNA. Besides impairing bone development, variants likely affect osteoclast differentiation. Three distinct biochemical scaffold play key roles in the differentiation and regulated cell death of osteoclasts. These scaffolds consist of non-templated protein modifications, ordered lipid arrays, and protein filaments. The scaffold components are specified genetically, but assemble in response to extracellular perturbagens, pathogens, and left-handed Z-RNA helices encoded genomically by flipons. The outcomes depend on interactions between RIPK1, RIPK3, TRIF, and ZBP1 through short interaction motifs called RHIMs. The causal HSP47 nonsynonymous substitutions occur in a novel variant leucine repeat region (vLRR) that are distantly related to RHIMs. Other vLRR protein variants are causal for a variety of different mendelian diseases. The same scaffolds that drive mendelian pathology are associated with many other complex disease outcomes. Their assembly is triggered dynamically by flipons and other context-specific switches rather than by causal, mendelian, codon variants.
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- Alan Herbert
- InsideOutBio, 42 8th Street, Charlestown, MA, USA.
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Gao Y, Huang A, Zhao Y, Du Y. PMAIP1 regulates autophagy in osteoblasts via the AMPK/mTOR pathway in osteoporosis. Hum Cell 2024:10.1007/s13577-024-01067-w. [PMID: 38691334 DOI: 10.1007/s13577-024-01067-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Osteoporosis (OP) is a highly prevalent disorder characterized by low bone mass that severely reduces patient quality of life. Although numerous treatments for OP have been introduced in clinic, many have side effects and high costs. Therefore, there is still an unmet need for optimal solutions. Here, raw signal analysis was used to identify potential high-risk factors for OP, and the biological functions and possible mechanisms of action (MOAs) of these factors were explored via gene set enrichment analysis (GSEA). Subsequently, molecular biological experiments were performed to verify and analyze the discovered risk factors in vitro and in vivo. PMAIP1 was identified as a potential risk factor for OP and significantly suppressed autophagy in osteoblasts via the AMPK/mTOR pathway, thereby inhibiting the proliferation and differentiation of osteoblasts. Furthermore, we constructed an ovariectomy (OVX) model of OP in rats and simultaneously applied si-PMAIP1 for in vivo interference. si-PMAIP1 upregulated the expression of LC3B and p-AMPK and downregulated the expression of p-mTOR, and these effects were reversed by the autophagy inhibitor. Micro-CT revealed that, si-PMAIP1 significantly inhibited the development of osteoporosis in OVX model rats, and this therapeutic effect was attenuated by treatment with an autophagy inhibitor. This study explored the role and mechanism of PMAIP1 in OP and demonstrated that PMAIP1 may serve as a novel target for OP treatment.
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- Yijie Gao
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
- Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Dalian Municipal Central Hospital, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Joint Surgery, Dalian Municipal Central Hospital, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
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Sabooniha F. Psoriasis, bone and bowel: a comprehensive review and new insights. EXPLORATION OF MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES 2024; 2:1-19. [DOI: https:/doi.org/10.37349/emd.2024.00029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated disorder affecting about 2% of the population worldwide which is associated with significant morbidity. The disease usually presents as raised, well-demarcated erythematous plaques with adherent silvery scales. Psoriasis can appear at any age but it has two peaks occurring at 15–20 and 55–60 years of age. It affects males and females equally. Despite the multitude of investigations about psoriasis and even development of drugs with satisfactory results, its pathogenesis is not fully understood yet and its course is unpredictable. Various environmental triggers, e.g., obesity, stress and drugs may induce disease in genetically susceptible patients. Although psoriasis was considered primarily as a disease of the skin, more investigations have been revealed its systemic nature. Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) may complicate up to one-third of cases of psoriasis vulgaris (PV). Also, the association between psoriasis and a variety of other immune-mediated disorders such as inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and celiac disease (CD) has been confirmed in various studies. Moreover, a growing body of evidences indicates that psoriasis shares some common histological and phenotypical properties with the spectrum of osteoimmunological diseases such as Paget’s disease of bone (PDB). Thus, exploring the common molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying psoriasis and related disorders is of paramount importance for better elucidating disease pathogenesis and designing more targeted treatments.
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You J, Xu D, Zhang C, Chen Y, Huang S, Bian H, Lv J, Chen D, Su L, Yin H, Li Y, Wang Y. Koumine inhibits RANKL-induced ubiquitination and NF-κB activation to prevent ovariectomy and aging-induced bone loss. J Cell Biochem 2024; 125:100-114. [PMID: 38031891 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.30509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Osteoporosis (OP) is a bone remodeling disease characterized by an imbalance between bone resorption and formation. Osteoclasts are the primary therapeutic targets for treating bone destruction. Koumine (KM), the most bioactive component in Gelsemium alkaloids, exhibits antitumor, immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory, and analgesic properties. However, the effects of bone loss have not been well studied. This study conducted in vitro and in vivo verification experiments on KM. The results showed that KM inhibited bone resorption and tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase positive (TRAP+) osteoclasts development by mature osteoclasts in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, KM prevented OVX-induced OP in vivo and potentially inhibited ubiquitination, a process closely related to various biological activities, including protein interaction, transcription, and transmembrane signal transduction regulation, especially within the nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) pathway. Previous studies have demonstrated that several proteins ubiquitination promotes osteoclastogenesis, our study indicated that KM inhibits early NF-κB activation and receptor activator of NF-κB ligand induced ubiquitination, a critical factor in osteoclast differentiation. In conclusion, our research suggests that KM holds potential as an effective therapeutic agent for OP.
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- Jiongming You
- Department of Orthopaedics, Wenzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Wenzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Wenzhou, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Jiangsu CM Clinical Innovation Center of Degenerative Bone & Joint Disease, Wuxi TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Wuxi, China
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- Jiangsu CM Clinical Innovation Center of Degenerative Bone & Joint Disease, Wuxi TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Wuxi, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Jiangsu CM Clinical Innovation Center of Degenerative Bone & Joint Disease, Wuxi TCM Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Wuxi, China
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, Shanghai University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Wenzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Wenzhou, China
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Li X, Hu J, Zang X, Xing J, Mo X, Hei Z, Gong C, Chen C, Zhou S. Etomidate Improves the Antidepressant Effect of Electroconvulsive Therapy by Suppressing Hippocampal Neuronal Ferroptosis via Upregulating BDNF/Nrf2. Mol Neurobiol 2023; 60:6584-6597. [PMID: 37466875 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-023-03499-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) performed under general anesthesia is an effective treatment for severe depression. Etomidate is an intravenous anesthetic that shows beneficial effects on ECT. However, the potential mechanisms have rarely been reported. In this study, male rats were exposed to chronic unpredictable mild stress for 4 weeks, followed by ECT for 10 days, with or without intervention with ferrostatin-1 (2 mg/kg) or all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA, 5 mg/kg). Rats subjected to etomidate (20 mg/kg) or propofol (120 mg/kg) treatment were administered with designated anesthetic before ECT. Compared to depressive rats without ECT, those who received ECT showed increased numbers of hippocampal neurons, increased expression of negative regulators of ferroptosis including glutathione peroxidase 4, ferritin heavy chain 1, and ferroptosis suppressor protein 1, upregulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor, and downregulation of acyl-CoA synthetase long-chain family member 4, a positive regulator of ferroptosis in the hippocampus. Additionally, compared with propofol, etomidate used in ECT resulted in higher upregulation of BDNF/Nrf2 and inhibited neuronal ferroptosis in hippocampus. These results showed etomidate may enhance the antidepressant effect of ECT by protecting hippocampal neurons against ferroptosis.
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- Xiaoyue Li
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 600 Tianhe Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, 510630, People's Republic of China.
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Budnik A, Palewski M, Michnowska-Kobylińska M, Lisowski Ł, Łapińska M, Stachurska Z, Szpakowicz A, Konstantynowicz J, Kamiński K, Konopińska J. The prevalence of age-related macular degeneration and osteoporosis in the older Polish population: Is there a link? PLoS One 2023; 18:e0293143. [PMID: 37856460 PMCID: PMC10586687 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293143] [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: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Age-related macular degeneration is the primary cause of irreversible blindness in developed countries, whereas the global prevalence of osteoporosis-a major public health problem-is 19.7%. Both diseases may coincide in populations aged >50 years, leading to serious health deterioration and decreased quality of life. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to analyze the relationship between age-related macular degeneration and osteopenia, defined as decreased bone mineral density, in the Polish population. METHODS Participants were derived from the population-based Bialystok PLUS Study. Randomized individuals were stratified into two groups, those with age-related macular degeneration (AMD-1 group) or without age-related macular degeneration (AMD-0 group). Using a cutoff value of -1.0 to identify low bone mass, participants with femoral bone mineral density T-scores above -1.0 were assigned to the normal reference, and those with T-scores below -1.0 were assigned to the osteopenia category. Among 436 Caucasian participants aged 50-80 years (252 women, 184 men), the prevalence of age-related macular degeneration was 9.9% in women and 12.0% in men. Decreased bone mineral density based on T-scores was observed in 36.9% of women and in 18.9% of men. Significant differences in femoral bone mineral density between the AMD-0 and AMD-1 groups were detected only in men (mean difference [95% confidence interval] = 0.11 (0.02; 0.13); p = 0.012 for femoral bone mineral density, and 0.73 [0.015; 0.94]; p = 0.011 for the femoral T-score). No associations were observed between bone mineral density and age-related macular degeneration in women. CONCLUSION Decreased femoral bone mineral density may be associated with a higher risk of age-related macular degeneration in men, but a causal link remains unclear.
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- Agnieszka Budnik
- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Population Medicine and Lifestyle Diseases Prevention, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Population Research Centre, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Pediatrics, Rheumatology, Immunology and Metabolic Bone Diseases, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Population Medicine and Lifestyle Diseases Prevention, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland
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Liang P, Zhang J, Wang B. Emerging Roles of Ubiquitination in Biomolecular Condensates. Cells 2023; 12:2329. [PMID: 37759550 PMCID: PMC10527650 DOI: 10.3390/cells12182329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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Biomolecular condensates are dynamic non-membrane-bound macromolecular high-order assemblies that participate in a growing list of cellular processes, such as transcription, the cell cycle, etc. Disturbed dynamics of biomolecular condensates are associated with many diseases, including cancer and neurodegeneration. Extensive efforts have been devoted to uncovering the molecular and biochemical grammar governing the dynamics of biomolecular condensates and establishing the critical roles of protein posttranslational modifications (PTMs) in this process. Here, we summarize the regulatory roles of ubiquitination (a major form of cellular PTM) in the dynamics of biomolecular condensates. We propose that these regulatory mechanisms can be harnessed to combat many diseases.
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- Peigang Liang
- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; (P.L.); (J.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; (P.L.); (J.Z.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Cellular Stress Biology, School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China; (P.L.); (J.Z.)
- Shenzhen Research Institute of Xiamen University, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Huang T, Wang Y, Yu Z, Miao X, Jiang Z, Yu K, Fu M, Lai K, Wang Y, Yang G. Effect of mitophagy in the formation of osteomorphs derived from osteoclasts. iScience 2023; 26:106682. [PMID: 37250312 PMCID: PMC10214740 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 01/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023] Open
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Osteoclasts are specialized multinucleated giant cells with unique bone-destroying capacities. A recent study revealed that osteoclasts undergo an alternative cell fate by dividing into daughter cells called osteomorphs. To date, no studies have focused on the mechanisms of osteoclast fission. In this study, we analyzed the alternative cell fate process in vitro and, herein, reported the high expression of mitophagy-related proteins during osteoclast fission. Mitophagy was further confirmed by the colocalization of mitochondria with lysosomes, as observed in fluorescence images and transmission electron microscopy. We investigated the role played by mitophagy in osteoclast fission via drug stimulation experiments. The results showed that mitophagy promoted osteoclast division, and inhibition of mitophagy induced osteoclast apoptosis. In summary, this study reveals the role played by mitophagy as the decisive link in osteoclasts' fate, providing a new therapeutic target and perspective for the clinical treatment of osteoclast-related diseases.
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- Tingben Huang
- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
- Department of Implantology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
- Department of Implantology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
- Department of Implantology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
- Department of Implantology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
- Department of Implantology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
- Department of Implantology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
- Department of Implantology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
- Department of Endodontics, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
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- Stomatology Hospital, School of Stomatology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedical Research of Zhejiang Province, Cancer Center of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
- Department of Implantology, The Affiliated Stomatology Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, China
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Rashid S, Wilson SG, Zhu K, Walsh JP, Xu J, Mullin BH. Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes and Molecular Pathways Involved in Osteoclastogenesis Using RNA-seq. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:genes14040916. [PMID: 37107674 PMCID: PMC10137460 DOI: 10.3390/genes14040916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
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Osteoporosis is a disease that is characterised by reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and can be exacerbated by the excessive bone resorption of osteoclasts (OCs). Bioinformatic methods, including functional enrichment and network analysis, can provide information about the underlying molecular mechanisms that participate in the progression of osteoporosis. In this study, we harvested human OC-like cells differentiated in culture and their precursor peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) and characterised the transcriptome of the two cell types using RNA-sequencing in order to identify differentially expressed genes. Differential gene expression analysis was performed in RStudio using the edgeR package. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses were performed to identify enriched GO terms and signalling pathways, with inter-connected regions characterised using protein-protein interaction analysis. In this study, we identified 3201 differentially expressed genes using a 5% false discovery rate; 1834 genes were upregulated, whereas 1367 genes were downregulated. We confirmed a significant upregulation of several well-established OC genes including CTSK, DCSTAMP, ACP5, MMP9, ITGB3, and ATP6V0D2. The GO analysis suggested that upregulated genes are involved in cell division, cell migration, and cell adhesion, while the KEGG pathway analysis highlighted oxidative phosphorylation, glycolysis and gluconeogenesis, lysosome, and focal adhesion pathways. This study provides new information about changes in gene expression and highlights key biological pathways involved in osteoclastogenesis.
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- Sarah Rashid
- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6907, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6907, Australia
- Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
- Department of Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology, King's College London, London SE1 7EH, UK
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- Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6907, Australia
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- Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
- Medical School, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6907, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6907, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6907, Australia
- Department of Endocrinology & Diabetes, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA 6009, Australia
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Rabjohns EM, Rampersad RR, Ghosh A, Hurst K, Eudy AM, Brozowski JM, Lee HH, Ren Y, Mirando A, Gladman J, Bowser JL, Berg K, Wani S, Ralston SH, Hilton MJ, Tarrant TK. Aged G Protein-Coupled Receptor Kinase 3 (Grk3)-Deficient Mice Exhibit Enhanced Osteoclastogenesis and Develop Bone Lesions Analogous to Human Paget's Disease of Bone. Cells 2023; 12:981. [PMID: 37048054 PMCID: PMC10093054 DOI: 10.3390/cells12070981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
Abstract
Paget's Disease of Bone (PDB) is a metabolic bone disease that is characterized by dysregulated osteoclast function leading to focal abnormalities of bone remodeling. It can lead to pain, fracture, and bone deformity. G protein-coupled receptor kinase 3 (GRK3) is an important negative regulator of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling. GRK3 is known to regulate GPCR function in osteoblasts and preosteoblasts, but its regulatory function in osteoclasts is not well defined. Here, we report that Grk3 expression increases during osteoclast differentiation in both human and mouse primary cells and established cell lines. We also show that aged mice deficient in Grk3 develop bone lesions similar to those seen in human PDB and other Paget's Disease mouse models. We show that a deficiency in Grk3 expression enhances osteoclastogenesis in vitro and proliferation of hematopoietic osteoclast precursors in vivo but does not affect the osteoclast-mediated bone resorption function or cellular senescence pathway. Notably, we also observe decreased Grk3 expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with PDB compared with age- and gender-matched healthy controls. Our data suggest that GRK3 has relevance to the regulation of osteoclast differentiation and that it may have relevance to the pathogenesis of PDB and other metabolic bone diseases associated with osteoclast activation.
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- Emily M. Rabjohns
- Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University Department of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University Department of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- College of Arts and Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC 27510, USA
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- College of Arts and Sciences, Duke University, Durham, NC 27510, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University Department of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University Department of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University Department of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX 75390, USA
- Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas, TX 75219, USA
- Department of Orthopedics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Orthopedics, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK
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- Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK
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- Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK
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- Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University Department of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Durham Veterans Hospital, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Pediconi N, Gigante Y, Cama S, Pitea M, Mautone L, Ruocco G, Ghirga S, Di Angelantonio S. Retinal fingerprints of ALS in patients: Ganglion cell apoptosis and TDP-43/p62 misplacement. Front Aging Neurosci 2023; 15:1110520. [PMID: 37009460 PMCID: PMC10061015 DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2023.1110520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2023] Open
Abstract
IntroductionAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease characterized by the progressive loss of motor neuron function. Although ophthalmic deficits are not considered a classic symptom of ALS, recent studies suggest that changes in retinal cells, similar to those in the spinal cord motor neurons, have been observed in postmortem human tissues and animal models.MethodsIn this study, we examined by immunofluorescence analysis the retinal cell layers of sporadic ALS patients in post-mortem retinal slices. We evaluated the presence of cytoplasmic TDP-43 and SQSTM1/p62 aggregates, activation of the apoptotic pathway, and microglia and astrocytes reactivity.ResultsWe found in the retinal ganglion cell layer of ALS patients the increase of mislocalized TDP-43, SQSTM1/p62 aggregates, activation of cleaved caspase-3, and microglia density, suggesting that retinal changes can be used as an additional diagnostic tool for ALS.DiscussionThe retina is considered part of the central nervous system, and neurodegenerative changes in the brain may be accompanied by structural and possibly functional changes in the neuroretina and ocular vasculature. Therefore, using in vivo retinal biomarkers as an additional diagnostic tool for ALS may provide an opportunity to longitudinally monitor individuals and therapies over time in a noninvasive and cost-effective manner.
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- Natalia Pediconi
- Center for Life Nano- and Neuro-Science of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Rome, Italy
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- Center for Life Nano- and Neuro-Science of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Rome, Italy
- D-Tails s.r.l., Rome, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Life Nano- and Neuro-Science of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Rome, Italy
- D-Tails s.r.l., Rome, Italy
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- Center for Life Nano- and Neuro-Science of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Rome, Italy
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Life Nano- and Neuro-Science of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Rome, Italy
- Department of Physics, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Center for Life Nano- and Neuro-Science of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Rome, Italy
- Silvia Ghirga,
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- Center for Life Nano- and Neuro-Science of Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT), Rome, Italy
- D-Tails s.r.l., Rome, Italy
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
- *Correspondence: Silvia Di Angelantonio,
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Russo S, Scotto di Carlo F, Maurizi A, Fortunato G, Teti A, Licastro D, Settembre C, Mello T, Gianfrancesco F. A mutation in the ZNF687 gene that is responsible for the severe form of Paget's disease of bone causes severely altered bone remodeling and promotes hepatocellular carcinoma onset in a knock-in mouse model. Bone Res 2023; 11:16. [PMID: 36918542 PMCID: PMC10014847 DOI: 10.1038/s41413-023-00250-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Paget's disease (PDB) is a late-onset bone remodeling disorder with a broad spectrum of symptoms and complications. One of the most aggressive forms is caused by the P937R mutation in the ZNF687 gene. Although the genetic involvement of ZNF687 in PDB has been extensively studied, the molecular mechanisms underlying this association remain unclear. Here, we describe the first Zfp687 knock-in mouse model and demonstrate that the mutation recapitulates the PDB phenotype, resulting in severely altered bone remodeling. Through microcomputed tomography analysis, we observed that 8-month-old mutant mice showed a mainly osteolytic phase, with a significant decrease in the trabecular bone volume affecting the femurs and the vertebrae. Conversely, osteoblast activity was deregulated, producing disorganized bone. Notably, this phenotype became pervasive in 16-month-old mice, where osteoblast function overtook bone resorption, as highlighted by the presence of woven bone in histological analyses, consistent with the PDB phenotype. Furthermore, we detected osteophytes and intervertebral disc degeneration, outlining for the first time the link between osteoarthritis and PDB in a PDB mouse model. RNA sequencing of wild-type and Zfp687 knockout RAW264.7 cells identified a set of genes involved in osteoclastogenesis potentially regulated by Zfp687, e.g., Tspan7, Cpe, Vegfc, and Ggt1, confirming its role in this process. Strikingly, in this mouse model, the mutation was also associated with a high penetrance of hepatocellular carcinomas. Thus, this study established an essential role of Zfp687 in the regulation of bone remodeling, offering the potential to therapeutically treat PDB, and underlines the oncogenic potential of ZNF687.
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- Sharon Russo
- Institute of Genetics and Biophysics "Adriano Buzzati-Traverso", National Research Council of Italy, Naples, Italy.,Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy
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- Institute of Genetics and Biophysics "Adriano Buzzati-Traverso", National Research Council of Italy, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Institute of Genetics and Biophysics "Adriano Buzzati-Traverso", National Research Council of Italy, Naples, Italy.,Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies (DiSTABiF), University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Caserta, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Pozzuoli, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biochemical Sciences "Mario Serio", University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Institute of Genetics and Biophysics "Adriano Buzzati-Traverso", National Research Council of Italy, Naples, Italy. .,IRCCS INM Neuromed, Pozzilli, IS, Italy.
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Shen J, Lin X, Dai F, Chen G, Lin H, Fang B, Liu H. Ubiquitin-specific peptidases: Players in bone metabolism. Cell Prolif 2023:e13444. [PMID: 36883930 PMCID: PMC10392067 DOI: 10.1111/cpr.13444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/09/2023] Open
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Osteoporosis is an ageing-related disease, that has become a major public health problem and its pathogenesis has not yet been fully elucidated. Substantial evidence suggests a strong link between overall age-related disease progression and epigenetic modifications throughout the life cycle. As an important epigenetic modification, ubiquitination is extensively involved in various physiological processes, and its role in bone metabolism has attracted increasing attention. Ubiquitination can be reversed by deubiquitinases, which counteract protein ubiquitination degradation. As the largest and most structurally diverse cysteinase family of deubiquitinating enzymes, ubiquitin-specific proteases (USPs), comprising the largest and most structurally diverse cysteine kinase family of deubiquitinating enzymes, have been found to be important players in maintaining the balance between bone formation and resorption. The aim of this review is to explore recent findings highlighting the regulatory functions of USPs in bone metabolism and provide insight into the molecular mechanisms governing their actions during bone loss. An in-deep understanding of USPs-mediated regulation of bone formation and bone resorption will provide a scientific rationale for the discovery and development of novel USP-targeted therapeutic strategies for osteoporosis.
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- Jianlin Shen
- Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Putian University, Putian, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Putian University, Putian, China
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- School of Medicine, Putian Universtiy, Putian, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Putian University, Putian, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Putian University, Putian, China
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- Department of Emergency, Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Institute of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Putian University, Putian, China
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Kim SY, Park GI, Park SY, Lee EH, Choi H, Koh JT, Han S, Choi MH, Park EK, Kim IS, Kim JE. Gulp1 deficiency augments bone mass in male mice by affecting osteoclasts due to elevated 17β-estradiol levels. J Cell Physiol 2023; 238:1006-1019. [PMID: 36870066 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.30987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
Abstract
The engulfment adaptor phosphotyrosine-binding domain containing 1 (GULP1) is an adaptor protein involved in the engulfment of apoptotic cells via phagocytosis. Gulp1 was first found to promote the phagocytosis of apoptotic cells by macrophages, and its role in various tissues, including neurons and ovaries, has been well studied. However, the expression and function of GULP1 in bone tissue are poorly understood. Consequently, to determine whether GULP1 plays a role in the regulation of bone remodeling in vitro and in vivo, we generated Gulp1 knockout (KO) mice. Gulp1 was expressed in bone tissue, mainly in osteoblasts, while its expression is very low in osteoclasts. Microcomputed tomography and histomorphometry analysis in 8-week-old male Gulp1 KO mice revealed a high bone mass in comparison with male wild-type (WT) mice. This was a result of decreased osteoclast differentiation and function in vivo and in vitro as confirmed by a reduced actin ring and microtubule formation in osteoclasts. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis further showed that both 17β-estradiol (E2) and 2-hydroxyestradiol levels, and the E2/testosterone metabolic ratio, reflecting aromatase activity, were also higher in the bone marrow of male Gulp1 KO mice than in male WT mice. Consistent with mass spectrometry analysis, aromatase enzymatic activity was significantly higher in the bone marrow of male Gulp1 KO mice. Altogether, our results suggest that GULP1 deficiency decreases the differentiation and function of osteoclasts themselves and increases sex steroid hormone-mediated inhibition of osteoclast differentiation and function, rather than affecting osteoblasts, resulting in a high bone mass in male mice. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to explore the direct and indirect roles of GULP1 in bone remodeling, providing new insights into its regulation.
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- Soon-Young Kim
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Cell and Matrix Research Institute, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.,BK21 Four KNU Convergence Educational Program of Biomedical Sciences for Creative Future Talents, Department of Biomedical Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Cell and Matrix Research Institute, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Dongguk University, Gyeongju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Cell and Matrix Research Institute, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology and Dental Therapeutics, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacology and Dental Therapeutics, School of Dentistry, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Molecular Recognition Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Molecular Recognition Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Oral Pathology and Regenerative Medicine, School of Dentistry, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Theragnosis, Biomedical Research Institute, Korea Institute Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea.,KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Cell and Matrix Research Institute, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.,BK21 Four KNU Convergence Educational Program of Biomedical Sciences for Creative Future Talents, Department of Biomedical Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Mousavi S, Vakili S, Zal F, Savardashtaki A, Jafarinia M, Sabetian S, Razmjoue D, Veisi A, Azadbakht O, Sabaghan M, Behrouj H. Quercetin potentiates the anti-osteoporotic effects of alendronate through modulation of autophagy and apoptosis mechanisms in ovariectomy-induced bone loss rat model. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:3693-3703. [PMID: 36829081 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-023-08311-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Osteoporosis is a bone disease leading to bone fracture and affects 200 million women worldwide. Autophagy and apoptosis are two fundamental mechanisms that are involved in the development of osteoporosis. In this study we aim to investigate the combined effects of quercetin and alendronate on the markers of osteoporosis, autophagy, and apoptosis in the bone of ovariectomized rats. METHODS AND RESULTS Fifty adult female Sprague-Dawley rats were ovariectomized and treated with alendronate alone (5 µg/kg/day) or alendronate (5 µg/kg/day) in combination with quercetin (15 mg/kg/day) for 12 weeks. Then, ELISA, stereological tests, Real-time PCR analysis, and immunofluorescence assay were used to measure the markers of osteoporosis, autophagy, and apoptosis in the serum and tibia of rats. The serum osteocalcin was significantly decreased in ovariectomized rats that received quercetin and alendronate compared with alendronate only. Stereological data showed that except for osteoclasts, the total trabecular volume, bone weight, bone volume, osteocyte, and osteoblast numbers were increased in an ovariectomized group that was treated with quercetin and alendronate compared with alendronate alone. Except for Bcl2, the autophagy markers (Beclin-1 and LC3B) and Caspase-3 were significantly downregulated in ovariectomized rats that received quercetin and alendronate compared with those treated with alendronate alone. CONCLUSION Our results show that quercetin enhances the anti-osteoporotic effects of alendronate, possibly through the regulation of autophagy and apoptosis mechanisms. These findings suggest that the combination of quercetin and alendronate could be a useful therapeutic strategy in the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
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- Sima Mousavi
- Department of obstetrics and gynecology, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Infertility Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Biotechnology Department, School of advanced medical sciences and technologies, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Shiraz Neuroscience Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Infertility Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Medicinal Plants Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran
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- Behbahan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Behbahan, Iran
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- Behbahan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Behbahan, Iran.
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Strohm L, Hu Z, Suk Y, Rühmkorf A, Sternburg E, Gattringer V, Riemenschneider H, Berutti R, Graf E, Weishaupt JH, Brill MS, Harbauer AB, Dormann D, Dengjel J, Edbauer D, Behrends C. Multi-omics profiling identifies a deregulated FUS-MAP1B axis in ALS/FTD-associated UBQLN2 mutants. Life Sci Alliance 2022; 5:5/11/e202101327. [PMID: 35777956 PMCID: PMC9258132 DOI: 10.26508/lsa.202101327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Analysis of ALS patient-derived and engineered cells revealed that mutant UBQLN2 increases mRNA and protein of MAP1B which is mediated by dephosphorylation of FUS within its RNA-binding domain. Ubiquilin-2 (UBQLN2) is a ubiquitin-binding protein that shuttles ubiquitinated proteins to proteasomal and autophagic degradation. UBQLN2 mutations are genetically linked to the neurodegenerative disorders amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia (ALS/FTD). However, it remains elusive how UBQLN2 mutations cause ALS/FTD. Here, we systematically examined proteomic and transcriptomic changes in patient-derived lymphoblasts and CRISPR/Cas9–engineered HeLa cells carrying ALS/FTD UBQLN2 mutations. This analysis revealed a strong up-regulation of the microtubule-associated protein 1B (MAP1B) which was also observed in UBQLN2 knockout cells and primary rodent neurons depleted of UBQLN2, suggesting that a UBQLN2 loss-of-function mechanism is responsible for the elevated MAP1B levels. Consistent with MAP1B’s role in microtubule binding, we detected an increase in total and acetylated tubulin. Furthermore, we uncovered that UBQLN2 mutations result in decreased phosphorylation of MAP1B and of the ALS/FTD–linked fused in sarcoma (FUS) protein at S439 which is critical for regulating FUS-RNA binding and MAP1B protein abundance. Together, our findings point to a deregulated UBQLN2-FUS-MAP1B axis that may link protein homeostasis, RNA metabolism, and cytoskeleton dynamics, three molecular pathomechanisms of ALS/FTD.
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- Laura Strohm
- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology, Medical Faculty, Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Institute for Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Martinsried, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology, Medical Faculty, Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, Munich, Germany
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- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology, Medical Faculty, Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institut für Humangenetik, Klinikum Rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Munich, Germany
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- Division of Neurodegenerative Disorders, Department of Neurology, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Mannheim Center for Translational Neurosciences, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Neuronal Cell Biology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.,Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Martinsried, Germany.,Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology, Munich, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Physiology, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.,Institute of Molecule Biology, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology, Medical Faculty, Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, Munich, Germany.,German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology, Medical Faculty, Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, Munich, Germany
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Gurfinkel Y, Polain N, Sonar K, Nice P, Mancera RL, Rea SL. Functional and structural consequences of TBK1 missense variants in frontotemporal lobar degeneration and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neurobiol Dis 2022; 174:105859. [PMID: 36113750 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2022.105859] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
Abstract
Mutations in the Tank-binding kinase 1 (TBK1) gene were identified in 2015 in individuals with frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). They account for ∼3-4% of cases. To date, over 100 distinct mutations, including missense, nonsense, deletion, insertion, duplication, and splice-site mutations have been reported. While nonsense mutations are predicted to cause disease via haploinsufficiency, the mechanisms underlying disease pathogenesis with missense mutations is not fully elucidated. TBK1 is a kinase involved in neuroinflammation, which is commonly observed in these diseases. TBK1 also phosphorylates key autophagy mediators, thereby regulating proteostasis, a pathway that is dysregulated in ALS-FTLD. Recently, several groups have characterised various missense mutations with respect to their effects on the phosphorylation of known TBK1 substrates, TBK1 homodimerization, interaction with optineurin, and the regulation of autophagy and neuroinflammatory pathways. Further, the effects of either global or conditional heterozygous knock-out of Tbk1, or the heterozygous or homozygous knock-in of ALS-FTLD associated mutations, alone or when crossed with the SOD1G93A classical ALS mouse model or a TDP-43 mouse model, have been reported. In this review we summarise the known functional effects of TBK1 missense mutations. We also present novel modelling data that predicts the structural effects of missense mutations and discuss how they correlate with the known functional effects of these mutations.
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- Yuval Gurfinkel
- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Health Research Building, Discovery Way, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia; Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, University of Western Australia, Ralph and Patricia Sarich Neuroscience Building, QEII Medical Centre, Ground floor RR Block, 8 Verdun St, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia.; UWA Medical School, University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Crawley, Western Australia 6009, Australia.
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Health Research Building, Discovery Way, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
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- Curtin Medical School, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin Institute for Computation, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia.
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Health Research Building, Discovery Way, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia; Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, University of Western Australia, Ralph and Patricia Sarich Neuroscience Building, QEII Medical Centre, Ground floor RR Block, 8 Verdun St, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia
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- Curtin Medical School, Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin Institute for Computation, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia.
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine and Innovative Therapeutics, Murdoch University, Health Research Building, Discovery Way, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia; Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science, Centre for Neuromuscular and Neurological Disorders, University of Western Australia, Ralph and Patricia Sarich Neuroscience Building, QEII Medical Centre, Ground floor RR Block, 8 Verdun St, Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia..
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Gennari L, Rendina D, Merlotti D, Cavati G, Mingiano C, Cosso R, Materozzi M, Pirrotta F, Abate V, Calabrese M, Falchetti A. Update on the pathogenesis and genetics of Paget’s disease of bone. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:932065. [PMID: 36035996 PMCID: PMC9412102 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.932065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Studies over the past two decades have led to major advances in the pathogenesis of Paget’s disease of bone (PDB) and particularly on the role of genetic factors. Germline mutations of different genes have been identified, as a possible cause of this disorder, and most of the underlying pathways are implicated in the regulation of osteoclast differentiation and function, whereas other are involved in cell autophagy mechanisms. In particular, about 30 different germline mutations of the Sequestosome 1 gene (SQSTM1) have been described in a significant proportion of familial and sporadic PDB cases. The majority of SQSTM1 mutations affect the ubiquitin-binding domain of the protein and are associated to a more severe clinical expression of the disease. Also, germline mutations in the ZNF687 and PFN1 genes have been associated to severe, early onset, polyostotic PDB with increased susceptibly to neoplastic degeneration, particularly giant cell tumor. Mutations in the VCP (Valosin Containing Protein) gene cause the autosomal dominant syndrome “Inclusion Body Myopathy, PDB, Fronto-temporal Dementia,” characterized by pagetic manifestations, associated with myopathy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and fronto-temporal dementia. Moreover, germline mutations in the TNFRSF11A gene, which encodes for RANK, were associated with rare syndromes showing some histopathological, radiological, and clinical overlap with PDB and in two cases of early onset PDB-like disease. Likewise, genome wide association studies performed in unrelated PDB cases identified other potential predisposition genes and/or susceptibility loci. Thus, it is likely that polygenic factors are involved in the PDB pathogenesis in many individuals and that modifying genes may contribute in refining the clinical phenotype. Moreover, the contribution of somatic mutations of SQSTM1 gene and/or epigenetic mechanisms in the pathogenesis of skeletal pagetic abnormalities and eventually neoplastic degeneration, cannot be excluded. Indeed, clinical and experimental observations indicate that genetic susceptibility might not be a sufficient condition for the clinical development of PDB without the concomitant intervention of viral infection, in primis paramixoviruses, and/or other environmental factors (e.g., pesticides, heavy metals or tobacco exposure), at least in a subset of cases. This review summarizes the most important advances that have been made in the field of cellular and molecular biology PDB over the past decades.
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- Luigi Gennari
- Department of Medicine Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena Italy, Siena, Italy
- *Correspondence: Luigi Gennari, ; Alberto Falchetti,
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena Italy, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Medicine Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena Italy, Siena, Italy
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- Unit of Rehabilitation Medicine, San Giuseppe Hospital, Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Piancavallo, Italy
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- Department of Medicine Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena Italy, Siena, Italy
- Age Related Diseases Unit, Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Medicine Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena Italy, Siena, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena Italy, Siena, Italy
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- Experimental Research Laboratory on Bone Metabolism, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy
- *Correspondence: Luigi Gennari, ; Alberto Falchetti,
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Cozzi M, Ferrari V. Autophagy Dysfunction in ALS: from Transport to Protein Degradation. J Mol Neurosci 2022; 72:1456-1481. [PMID: 35708843 PMCID: PMC9293831 DOI: 10.1007/s12031-022-02029-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal neurodegenerative disease affecting upper and lower motor neurons (MNs). Since the identification of the first ALS mutation in 1993, more than 40 genes have been associated with the disorder. The most frequent genetic causes of ALS are represented by mutated genes whose products challenge proteostasis, becoming unable to properly fold and consequently aggregating into inclusions that impose proteotoxic stress on affected cells. In this context, increasing evidence supports the central role played by autophagy dysfunctions in the pathogenesis of ALS. Indeed, in early stages of disease, high levels of proteins involved in autophagy are present in ALS MNs; but at the same time, with neurodegeneration progression, autophagy-mediated degradation decreases, often as a result of the accumulation of toxic protein aggregates in affected cells. Autophagy is a complex multistep pathway that has a central role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. Several proteins are involved in its tight regulation, and importantly a relevant fraction of ALS-related genes encodes products that directly take part in autophagy, further underlining the relevance of this key protein degradation system in disease onset and progression. In this review, we report the most relevant findings concerning ALS genes whose products are involved in the several steps of the autophagic pathway, from phagophore formation to autophagosome maturation and transport and finally to substrate degradation.
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- Marta Cozzi
- Dipartimento Di Scienze Farmacologiche E Biomolecolari, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, 20133, Milan, Italy.
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- Dipartimento Di Scienze Farmacologiche E Biomolecolari, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, 20133, Milan, Italy.
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Orcinol Glucoside Improves Senile Osteoporosis through Attenuating Oxidative Stress and Autophagy of Osteoclast via Activating Nrf2/Keap1 and mTOR Signaling Pathway. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2022; 2022:5410377. [PMID: 35585885 PMCID: PMC9110208 DOI: 10.1155/2022/5410377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Oxidative stress and autophagy play essential roles in the development of senile osteoporosis which is characterized by disrupted osteoclastic bone resorption and osteoblastic bone formation. Orcinol glucoside (OG), a phenolic glycoside isolated from Curculigo orchioides Gaertn, possesses antiosteoporotic properties. This study examined the protective effects of OG on bone loss in SAMP6 mice and explored the underlying mechanisms. The osteoporotic SAMP6 mice were treated with OG oral administration. RAW264.7 cells were induced to differentiate into osteoclast by RANKL and H2O2 in vitro and received OG treatment. The results demonstrated that OG attenuated bone loss in SAMP6 mice and inhibited the formation and bone resorption activities of osteoclast and reduced levels of oxidative stress in bone tissue of SAMP6 mice and osteoclast. Furthermore, OG activated Nrf2/Keap1 signaling pathway and enhanced the phosphorylation of mTOR and p70S6K which are consequently suppressing autophagy. Of note, the effect of OG on Nrf2/Keap1 signaling was neutralized by the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin. Meanwhile, the inhibitory effect of OG on autophagy was reversed by the Nrf2 inhibitor ML385.Conclusively, OG attenuated bone loss by inhibiting formation, differentiation, and bone resorption activities of osteoclast. Regulation of Nrf2/Keap1 and mTOR signals is a possible mechanism by which OG suppressed oxidative and autophagy of osteoclasts. Thus, OG prevented senile osteoporosis through attenuating oxidative stress and autophagy of osteoclast via activating Nrf2/Keap1 and mTOR signaling pathway.
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Papendorf JJ, Krüger E, Ebstein F. Proteostasis Perturbations and Their Roles in Causing Sterile Inflammation and Autoinflammatory Diseases. Cells 2022; 11:cells11091422. [PMID: 35563729 PMCID: PMC9103147 DOI: 10.3390/cells11091422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Proteostasis, a portmanteau of the words protein and homeostasis, refers to the ability of eukaryotic cells to maintain a stable proteome by acting on protein synthesis, quality control and/or degradation. Over the last two decades, an increasing number of disorders caused by proteostasis perturbations have been identified. Depending on their molecular etiology, such diseases may be classified into ribosomopathies, proteinopathies and proteasomopathies. Strikingly, most—if not all—of these syndromes exhibit an autoinflammatory component, implying a direct cause-and-effect relationship between proteostasis disruption and the initiation of innate immune responses. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the molecular pathogenesis of these disorders and summarize current knowledge of the various mechanisms by which impaired proteostasis promotes autoinflammation. We particularly focus our discussion on the notion of how cells sense and integrate proteostasis perturbations as danger signals in the context of autoinflammatory diseases to provide insights into the complex and multiple facets of sterile inflammation.
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Keller C, Yorgan TA, Rading S, Schinke T, Karsak M. Impact of the Endocannabinoid System on Bone Formation and Remodeling in p62 KO Mice. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:858215. [PMID: 35392569 PMCID: PMC8980328 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.858215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Several studies have shown that the G-protein coupled cannabinoid receptor CB2 and its interaction partner p62 are molecularly involved in bone remodeling processes. Pharmacological activation of the CB2 receptor enhanced bone volume in postmenopausal osteoporosis and arthritis models in rodents, whereas knockout or mutation of the p62 protein in aged mice led to Paget’s disease of bone-like conditions. Studies of pharmacological CB2 agonist effects on bone metabolism in p62 KO mice have not been performed to date. Here, we assessed the effect of the CB2-specific agonist JWH133 after a short-term (5 days in 3-month-old mice) or long-term (4 weeks in 6-month-old mice) treatment on structural, dynamic, and cellular bone morphometry obtained by μCT of the femur and histomorphometry of the vertebral bodies in p62 KO mice and their WT littermates in vivo. A genotype-independent stimulatory effect of CB2 on bone formation, trabecular number, and trabecular thickness after short-term treatment and on tissue mineral density after long-term treatment was detected, indicating a weak osteoanabolic function of this CB2 agonist. Moreover, after short-term systemic CB2 receptor activation, we found significant differences at the cellular level in the number of osteoblasts and osteoclasts only in p62 KO mice, together with a weak increase in trabecular number and a decrease in trabecular separation. Long-term treatment showed an opposite JWH133 effect on osteoclasts in WT versus p62 KO animals and decreased cortical thickness only in treated p62 KO mice. Our results provide new insights into CB2 receptor signaling in vivo and suggest that CB2 agonist activity may be regulated by the presence of its macromolecular binding partner p62.
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- Christina Keller
- Neuronal and Cellular Signal Transduction, Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg (ZMNH), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Neuronal and Cellular Signal Transduction, Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg (ZMNH), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Osteology and Biomechanics, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Neuronal and Cellular Signal Transduction, Center for Molecular Neurobiology Hamburg (ZMNH), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Song S, Guo Y, Yang Y, Fu D. Advances in pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies for osteoporosis. Pharmacol Ther 2022; 237:108168. [PMID: 35283172 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2022.108168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Osteoporosis, is the most common bone disorder worldwide characterized by low bone mineral density, leaving affected bones vulnerable to fracture. Bone homeostasis depends on the precise balance between bone resorption by osteoclasts and bone matrix formation by mesenchymal lineage osteoblasts, and involves a series of complex and highly regulated steps. Bone homeostasis will be disrupted when the speed of bone resorption is faster than bone formation. Based on various regulatory mechanisms of bone homeostasis, a series of drugs targeting osteoporosis have emerged in clinical practice, including bisphosphonates, selective estrogen receptor modulators, calcitonin, molecular-targeted drugs and so on. However, many drugs have major adverse effects or are unsuitable for long-term use. Therefore, it is very urgent to find more effective therapeutic drugs based on the new pathogenesis of osteoporosis. In this review, we summarize novel mechanisms involved in the pathological process of osteoporosis, including the roles of gut microbiome, autophagy, iron balance and cellular senescence. Based on the above pathological mechanism, we found promising drugs for osteoporosis treatment, such as: probiotics, alpha-ketoglutarate, senolytics and hydrogen sulfide. This new finding may provide an important basis for elucidating the complex pathological mechanisms of osteoporosis and provide promising drugs for clinical osteoporosis treatment.
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- Shasha Song
- College of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, PR China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Liyuan Hospital, Tongji Medical School, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430077, PR China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, PR China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200080, PR China.
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Dessay M, Couture E, Maaroufi H, Fournier F, Gagnon E, Droit A, Brown JP, Michou L. Attenuated clinical and osteoclastic phenotypes of Paget's disease of bone linked to the p.Pro392Leu/SQSTM1 mutation by a rare variant in the DOCK6 gene. BMC Med Genomics 2022; 15:41. [PMID: 35241069 PMCID: PMC8895793 DOI: 10.1186/s12920-022-01198-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background We identified two families with Paget's disease of bone (PDB) linked to the p.Pro392Leu mutation within the SQSTM1 gene displaying a possible digenism. This study aimed at identifying this second genetic variant cosegregating with the p.Pro392Leu mutation and at characterizing its impact on the clinical and cellular phenotypes of PDB. Methods Whole exome sequencing was performed in one patient per family and two healthy controls. We compared clinical characteristics of PDB in 14 relatives from the two families. The osteoclastic phenotype was compared in in vitro differentiated osteoclasts from 31 participants carrying the DOCK6 and/or SQSTM1 variants. Tridimensional models of SQSTM1 and DOCK6 proteins were generated to evaluate the impact of these variants on their stability and flexibility. Statistical analyses were performed with Graphpad prism. Results Whole-exome sequencing allowed us to identify the p.Val45Ile missense variant in the DOCK6 gene in patients. In both families, the mean age at PDB diagnosis was delayed in pagetic patients carrier of the p.Val45Ile variant alone compared to those carrying the p.Pro392Leu mutation alone (67 vs. 44 years, P = 0.03). Although both p.Val45Ile and p.Pro392Leu variants gave rise to a pagetic phenotype of osteoclast versus healthy controls, the p.Val45Ile variant was found to attenuate the severity of the osteoclastic phenotype of PDB caused by the p.Pro392Leu mutation when both variants were present. The DOCK6 mRNA expression was higher in carriers of the p.Val45Ile variant than in pagetic patients without any mutations and healthy controls. Structural bioinformatics analyses suggested that the p.Pro392Leu mutation might rigidify the UBA domain and thus decrease its possible intramolecular interaction with a novel domain, the serum response factor–transcription factor (SRF-TF)-like domain, whereas the p.Val45Ile variant may decrease SRF-TF-like activity. Conclusion The p.Val45Ile variant may attenuate the severity of the clinical phenotype of PDB in patient carriers of both variants. In vitro, the rare variant of the DOCK6 may have a modifier effect on the p.Pro392Leu mutation, possibly via its effect on the SRF-TF-like. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12920-022-01198-9.
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- Mariam Dessay
- CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- Institut de Biologie Intégrative Et Des Systèmes (IBIS), Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec City, QC, Canada
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- CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec City, QC, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
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- CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Centre, Quebec City, QC, Canada. .,Department of Medicine, Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada. .,Department of Rheumatology-R4774, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, 2705 boulevard Laurier, Quebec, QC, G1V 4G2, Canada.
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Faruk MO, Ichimura Y, Kageyama S, Komatsu-Hirota S, El-Gowily AH, Sou YS, Koike M, Noda NN, Komatsu M. Phase-separated protein droplets of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis-associated p62/SQSTM1 mutants show reduced inner fluidity. J Biol Chem 2021; 297:101405. [PMID: 34774801 PMCID: PMC8649403 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Several amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)-related proteins such as FUS, TDP-43, and hnRNPA1 demonstrate liquid–liquid phase separation, and their disease-related mutations correlate with a transition of their liquid droplet form into aggregates. Missense mutations in SQSTM1/p62, which have been identified throughout the gene, are associated with ALS, frontotemporal degeneration (FTD), and Paget’s disease of bone. SQSTM1/p62 protein forms liquid droplets through interaction with ubiquitinated proteins, and these droplets serve as a platform for autophagosome formation and the antioxidative stress response via the LC3-interacting region (LIR) and KEAP1-interacting region (KIR) of p62, respectively. However, it remains unclear whether ALS/FTD-related p62 mutations in the LIR and KIR disrupt liquid droplet formation leading to defects in autophagy, the stress response, or both. To evaluate the effects of ALS/FTD-related p62 mutations in the LIR and KIR on a major oxidative stress system, the Keap1-Nrf2 pathway, as well as on autophagic turnover, we developed systems to monitor each of these with high sensitivity. These methods such as intracellular protein–protein interaction assay, doxycycline-inducible gene expression system, and gene expression into primary cultured cells with recombinant adenovirus revealed that some mutants, but not all, caused reduced NRF2 activation and delayed autophagic cargo turnover. In contrast, while all p62 mutants demonstrated sufficient ability to form liquid droplets, all of these droplets also exhibited reduced inner fluidity. These results indicate that like other ALS-related mutant proteins, p62 missense mutations result in a primary defect in ALS/FTD via a qualitative change in p62 liquid droplet fluidity.
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- Mohammad Omar Faruk
- Department of Physiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Cell Physiology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Chuo-ku, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Physiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan; Biochemistry Division, Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Structural Biology, Institute of Microbial Chemistry (BIKAKEN), Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Physiology, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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The SQSTM1/p62 UBA domain regulates Ajuba localisation, degradation and NF-κB signalling function. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0259556. [PMID: 34735553 PMCID: PMC8568271 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The LIM-domain containing protein Ajuba and the scaffold protein SQSTM1/p62 regulate signalling of NF-κB, a transcription factor involved in osteoclast differentiation and survival. The ubiquitin-associated domain of SQSTM1/p62 is frequently mutated in patients with Paget’s disease of bone. Here, we report that Ajuba activates NF-κB activity in HEK293 cells, and that co-expression with SQSTM1/p62 inhibits this activation in an UBA domain-dependent manner. SQSTM1/p62 regulates proteins by targeting them to the ubiquitin-proteasome system or the autophagy-lysosome pathway. We show that Ajuba is degraded by autophagy, however co-expression with SQSTM1/p62 (wild type or UBA-deficient) protects Ajuba levels both in cells undergoing autophagy and those exposed to proteasomal stress. Additionally, in unstressed cells co-expression of SQSTM1/p62 reduces the amount of Ajuba present in the nucleus. SQSTM1/p62 with an intact ubiquitin-associated domain forms holding complexes with Ajuba that are not destined for degradation yet inhibit signalling. Thus, in situations with altered levels and localization of SQSTM1/p62 expression, such as osteoclasts in Paget’s disease of bone and various cancers, SQSTM1/p62 may compartmentalize Ajuba and thereby impact its cellular functions and disease pathogenesis. In Paget’s, ubiquitin-associated domain mutations may lead to increased or prolonged Ajuba-induced NF-κB signalling leading to increased osteoclastogenesis. In cancer, Ajuba expression promotes cell survival. The increased levels of SQSTM1/p62 observed in cancer may enhance Ajuba-mediated cancer cell survival.
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Autophagy Promotes the Survival of Adipose Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cells and Enhances Their Therapeutic Effects in Cisplatin-Induced Liver Injury via Modulating TGF-β1/Smad and PI3K/AKT Signaling Pathways. Cells 2021; 10:cells10092475. [PMID: 34572126 PMCID: PMC8470434 DOI: 10.3390/cells10092475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Autophagy is a key metabolic process where cells can recycle its proteins and organelles to regenerate its own cellular building blocks. Chemotherapy is indispensable for cancer treatment but associated with various side-effects, including organ damage. Stem cell-based therapy is a promising approach for reducing chemotherapeutic side effects, however, one of its main culprits is the poor survival of transplanted stem cells in damaged tissues. Here, we aimed to test the effects of activating autophagy in adipose-derived mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (ADSCs) on the survival of ADSCs, and their therapeutic value in cisplatin-induced liver injury model. Autophagy was activated in ADSCs by rapamycin (50 nM/L) for two hours before transplantation and were compared to non-preconditioned ADSCs. Rapamycin preconditioning resulted in activated autophagy and improved survival of ADSCs achieved by increased autophagosomes, upregulated autophagy-specific LC3-II gene, decreased protein degradation/ubiquitination by downregulated p62 gene, downregulated mTOR gene, and finally, upregulated antiapoptotic BCL-2 gene. In addition, autophagic ADSCs transplantation in the cisplatin liver injury model, liver biochemical parameters (AST, ALT and albumin), lipid peroxidation (MDA), antioxidant profile (SOD and GPX) and histopathological picture were improved, approaching near-normal conditions. These promising autophagic ADSCs effects were achieved by modulation of components in TGF-β1/Smad and PI3K-AKT signaling pathways, besides reducing NF-κB gene expression (marker for inflammation), reducing TGF-β1 levels (marker for fibrosis) and increasing SDF-1 levels (liver regeneration marker) in liver. Therefore, current results highlight the importance of autophagy in augmenting the therapeutic potential of stem cell therapy in alleviating cisplatin-associated liver damage and opens the path for improved cell-based therapies, in general, and with chemotherapeutics, in particular.
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Chua JP, De Calbiac H, Kabashi E, Barmada SJ. Autophagy and ALS: mechanistic insights and therapeutic implications. Autophagy 2021; 18:254-282. [PMID: 34057020 PMCID: PMC8942428 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2021.1926656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Mechanisms of protein homeostasis are crucial for overseeing the clearance of misfolded and toxic proteins over the lifetime of an organism, thereby ensuring the health of neurons and other cells of the central nervous system. The highly conserved pathway of autophagy is particularly necessary for preventing and counteracting pathogenic insults that may lead to neurodegeneration. In line with this, mutations in genes that encode essential autophagy factors result in impaired autophagy and lead to neurodegenerative conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). However, the mechanistic details underlying the neuroprotective role of autophagy, neuronal resistance to autophagy induction, and the neuron-specific effects of autophagy-impairing mutations remain incompletely defined. Further, the manner and extent to which non-cell autonomous effects of autophagy dysfunction contribute to ALS pathogenesis are not fully understood. Here, we review the current understanding of the interplay between autophagy and ALS pathogenesis by providing an overview of critical steps in the autophagy pathway, with special focus on pivotal factors impaired by ALS-causing mutations, their physiologic effects on autophagy in disease models, and the cell type-specific mechanisms regulating autophagy in non-neuronal cells which, when impaired, can contribute to neurodegeneration. This review thereby provides a framework not only to guide further investigations of neuronal autophagy but also to refine therapeutic strategies for ALS and related neurodegenerative diseases.Abbreviations: ALS: amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Atg: autophagy-related; CHMP2B: charged multivesicular body protein 2B; DPR: dipeptide repeat; FTD: frontotemporal dementia; iPSC: induced pluripotent stem cell; LIR: LC3-interacting region; MAP1LC3/LC3: microtubule associated protein 1 light chain 3; MTOR: mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase; PINK1: PTEN induced kinase 1; RNP: ribonuclear protein; sALS: sporadic ALS; SPHK1: sphingosine kinase 1; TARDBP/TDP-43: TAR DNA binding protein; TBK1: TANK-binding kinase 1; TFEB: transcription factor EB; ULK: unc-51 like autophagy activating kinase; UPR: unfolded protein response; UPS: ubiquitin-proteasome system; VCP: valosin containing protein.
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- Jason P Chua
- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Recherche translationnelle sur les maladies neurologiques, Institut Imagine, UMR-1163 INSERM et Université Paris Descartes, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Recherche translationnelle sur les maladies neurologiques, Institut Imagine, UMR-1163 INSERM et Université Paris Descartes, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Department of Neurology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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The high stability of the three-helix bundle UBA domain of p62 protein as revealed by molecular dynamics simulations. J Mol Model 2021; 27:102. [PMID: 33665744 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-021-04698-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The ubiquitin-associated (UBA) domain is an important motif in the modulation of many molecular functionalities. It has been mainly associated with ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis, a multistep mechanism in which undesirable proteins are tagged with polyubiquitin chains for degradation in the proteasome complex. Comparison among UBA domains reveals a quite small structural variability, displaying an overall fold with a tightly packed three-helix bundle, and a common conserved hydrophobic patch on their surface that is important for ubiquitin binding. Mutations in the UBA domain, mainly in the highly conserved hydrophobic patch, induce conformational instabilities, which can be related to weak affinity for ubiquitin. This raises the question whether such hydrophobic patch presents conserved structural arrangement for selective recognition and protein binding. A concern that led us to investigate the stability of the p62-UBA domain as a case study regarding its structural arrangement as a function of temperature and two NaCl concentrations. Our results reveal that the temperature range and ionic strengths considered in this work produced a negligible effect on the three-helix bundle fold of p62-UBA domain.
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Su X, Guo W, Yuan B, Wang D, Liu L, Wu X, Zhang Y, Kong X, Lin N. Artesunate attenuates bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis by suppressing reactive oxygen species via activating p62/Nrf2 signaling. Biomed Pharmacother 2021; 137:111382. [PMID: 33761603 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Accumulating studies have indicated that reactive oxygen species (ROS) may be implicated into the destructive pathological events of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). As an effective antioxidant, artesunate (ARS) was reported to exert antiarthritic effects. However, whether ARS attenuates the bone erosion during RA progression by regulating ROS production remains to be defined. To address this problem, the inhibitive effects of ARS on osteoclastogenesis were observed in vitro. Mechanically, ARS significantly inhibited the NFATc1 signaling accompanied by markedly suppressing ROS production, which was abnormally enhanced during the pathological process of bone erosion. In addition, ARS may function as a potent ROS scavenger and significantly elevate the expression of HO-1 and NQO1 by activating Nrf2. Moreover, p62 accumulation induced by ARS was responsible for the activation of Nrf2, while the knockdown of p62 in osteoclast precursor cells diminished the suppressive effect of ARS on ROS production during osteoclastogenesis. Consistently, we also demonstrated that ARS effectively suppressed ROS production, leading to the inhibition of arthritic bone destruction by activating antioxidant enzyme and Nrf2/p62 signaling in the knee and ankle tissues of CIA rats. Collectively, our data offer the convincing evidence that ARS may inhibit osteoclastogenesis and ameliorate arthritic bone erosion through suppressing the generation of ROS via activating the p62/Nrf2 signaling.
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- Xiaohui Su
- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China; International Institute for Translational Research of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China; School of Pharmacy, Anhui University of Chinese Medicine, Hefei 230012, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
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- Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China.
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Li W, Gao H, Dong X, Zheng D. SQSTM1 variant in disorders of the frontotemporal dementia-amyotrophic lateral sclerosis spectrum: identification of a novel heterozygous variant and a review of the literature. J Neurol 2020; 268:1351-1357. [PMID: 33125541 DOI: 10.1007/s00415-020-10283-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Revised: 10/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Accumulating evidence shows that SQSTM1 plays a vital role in the pathogenesis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which represent a neurodegenerative disease continuum. Here, we report a novel SQSTM1 variant in a patient presenting with progressive nonfluent aphasia (PNFA) and progressive bulbar palsy (PBP). Relevant literature about FTD and FTD-ALS caused by SQSTM1 mutation was reviewed to better understand its clinical features. METHODS We collected data from a 66-year-old male patient with a novel heterozygous variant (c.995C > G, p.S332X) in the SQSTM1 gene who was diagnosed with PNFA and PBP and performed a PubMed literature search using the advanced research criteria: [("frontotemporal lobar degeneration") OR ("frontotemporal dementia") OR ("amyotrophic lateral sclerosis") OR ("motor neuron disease")] AND ("SQSTM1"). The clinical features of FTD and FTD-ALS related to SQSTM1 mutation were summarized based on previous cases and our new case. RESULTS The initial symptom of the current patient was progressive verb finding difficulties and effortful speech output, which developed into dysarthria and dysphagia in subsequent months. The results, including tongue atrophy, fasciculations, neurogenic changes, and mild left dominant hypometabolism of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose PET in the frontal cortex, suggest the possibility of PNFA and PBP. A novel likely pathogenic heterozygous variant (c.995C > G, p.S332X) in the SQSTM1 gene was identified. The literature search revealed a total of 33 FTD and FTD-ALS cases related to the SQSTM1 mutation with detailed clinical information. The mean age of onset (including our patient) was 63.5 ± 9.7 years. bvFTD was the most common clinical phenotype. The missense mutation in the SQSTM1 gene coding region and the UBA domain involvement are its main genetic characteristics. CONCLUSION Although rare, mutations in SQSTM1 can lead to various clinical subtypes of FTD and FTD-ALS, including the rare combination of PNFA and PBP. Exon missense mutation is the main type of mutation, which is common in the UBA domain.
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- Weishuai Li
- Department of Neurology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Sanhao Street 36, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Sanhao Street 36, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Sanhao Street 36, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Neurology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Sanhao Street 36, Shenyang, 110004, Liaoning, China.
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Shi Y, Shu H, Wang X, Zhao H, Lu C, Lu A, He X. Potential Advantages of Bioactive Compounds Extracted From Traditional Chinese Medicine to Inhibit Bone Destructions in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Front Pharmacol 2020; 11:561962. [PMID: 33117162 PMCID: PMC7577042 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.561962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Bone destruction is an important pathological feature of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which finally leads to the serious decline of life quality in RA patients. Bone metabolism imbalance is the principal factor of bone destruction in RA, which is manifested by excessive osteoclast-mediated bone resorption and inadequate osteoblast-mediated bone formation. Although current drugs alleviate the process of bone destruction to a certain extent, there are still many deficiencies. Recent studies have shown that traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) could effectively suppress bone destruction of RA. Some bioactive compounds from TCM have shown good effect on inhibiting osteoclast differentiation and promoting osteoblast proliferation. This article reviews the research progress of bioactive compounds exacted from TCM in inhibiting bone destruction of RA, so as to provide references for further clinical and scientific research.
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- Yingjie Shi
- Shanghai Innovation Center of TCM Health Service, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.,Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.,The Second Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.,College of Medicine, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.,The Second Clinical Medical College, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China
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- Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Shanghai Innovation Center of TCM Health Service, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.,School of Chinese Medicine, Law Sau Fai Institute for Advancing Translational Medicine in Bone and Joint Diseases, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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Ning S, Wang L. The Multifunctional Protein p62 and Its Mechanistic Roles in Cancers. Curr Cancer Drug Targets 2020; 19:468-478. [PMID: 30332964 PMCID: PMC8052633 DOI: 10.2174/1568009618666181016164920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 08/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The multifunctional signaling hub p62 is well recognized as a ubiquitin sensor and a selective autophagy receptor. As a ubiquitin sensor, p62 promotes NFκB activation by facilitating TRAF6 ubiquitination and aggregation. As a selective autophagy receptor, p62 sorts ubiquitinated substrates including p62 itself for lysosome-mediated degradation. p62 plays crucial roles in myriad cellular processes including DNA damage response, aging/senescence, infection and immunity, chronic inflammation, and cancerogenesis, dependent on or independent of autophagy. Targeting p62-mediated autophagy may represent a promising strategy for clinical interventions of different cancers. In this review, we summarize the transcriptional and post-translational regulation of p62, and its mechanistic roles in cancers, with the emphasis on its roles in regulation of DNA damage response and its connection to the cGAS-STING-mediated antitumor immune response, which is promising for cancer vaccine design.
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- Shunbin Ning
- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, United States.,Center of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, United States
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, United States.,Center of Excellence for Inflammation, Infectious Diseases and Immunity, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN 37614, United States
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Chen XD, Tan JL, Feng Y, Huang LJ, Zhang M, Cheng B. Autophagy in fate determination of mesenchymal stem cells and bone remodeling. World J Stem Cells 2020; 12:776-786. [PMID: 32952858 PMCID: PMC7477662 DOI: 10.4252/wjsc.v12.i8.776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been widely exploited as promising candidates in clinical settings for bone repair and regeneration in view of their self-renewal capacity and multipotentiality. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying their fate determination, which would illustrate their effectiveness in regenerative medicine. Recent evidence has shed light on a fundamental biological role of autophagy in the maintenance of the regenerative capability of MSCs and bone homeostasis. Autophagy has been implicated in provoking an immediately available cytoprotective mechanism in MSCs against stress, while dysfunction of autophagy impairs the function of MSCs, leading to imbalances of bone remodeling and a wide range of aging and degenerative bone diseases. This review aims to summarize the up-to-date knowledge about the effects of autophagy on MSC fate determination and its role as a stress adaptation response. Meanwhile, we highlight autophagy as a dynamic process and a double-edged sword to account for some discrepancies in the current research. We also discuss the contribution of autophagy to the regulation of bone cells and bone remodeling and emphasize its potential involvement in bone disease.
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- Xiao-Dan Chen
- Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510055, Guangdong Province, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510055, Guangdong Province, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510055, Guangdong Province, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510055, Guangdong Province, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510055, Guangdong Province, China
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- Hospital of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology; Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510055, Guangdong Province, China
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Wang S, Deng Z, Ma Y, Jin J, Qi F, Li S, Liu C, Lyu FJ, Zheng Q. The Role of Autophagy and Mitophagy in Bone Metabolic Disorders. Int J Biol Sci 2020; 16:2675-2691. [PMID: 32792864 PMCID: PMC7415419 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.46627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 07/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Bone metabolic disorders include osteolysis, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Osteoblasts and osteoclasts are two major types of cells in bone constituting homeostasis. The imbalance between bone formation by osteoblasts and bone resorption by osteoclasts has been shown to have a direct contribution to the onset of these diseases. Recent evidence indicates that autophagy and mitophagy, the selective autophagy of mitochondria, may play a vital role in regulating the proliferation, differentiation and function of osteoblasts and osteoclasts. Several signaling pathways, including PINK1/Parkin, SIRT1, MAPK8/FOXO3, Beclin-1/BECN1, p62/SQSTM1, and mTOR pathways, have been implied in the regulation of autophagy and mitophagy in these cells. Here we review the current progress about the regulation of autophagy and mitophagy in osteoblasts and osteoclasts in these bone metabolic disorders, as well as the molecular signaling activated or deactivated during this process. Together, we hope to draw attention to the role of autophagy and mitophagy in bone metabolic disorders, and their potential as a new target for the treatment of bone metabolic diseases and the requirements of further mechanism studies.
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- Shuai Wang
- Department of Orthopedics, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 510080, China.,South China University of Technology-The University of Western Australia Joint Center for Regenerative Medicine Research, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 510080, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 510080, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
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- Department of Orthopedics, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 510080, China.,South China University of Technology-The University of Western Australia Joint Center for Regenerative Medicine Research, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 510080, China.,South China University of Technology-The University of Western Australia Joint Center for Regenerative Medicine Research, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- South China University of Technology-The University of Western Australia Joint Center for Regenerative Medicine Research, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- South China University of Technology-The University of Western Australia Joint Center for Regenerative Medicine Research, School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, 510080, China
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Invasion of Human Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells by Porphyromonas gingivalis leading to Vacuolar/Cytosolic localization and Autophagy dysfunction In-Vitro. Sci Rep 2020; 10:7468. [PMID: 32366945 PMCID: PMC7198524 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-64449-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Recent epidemiological studies link Periodontal disease(PD) to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). We documented earlier that Porphyromonas gingivalis(Pg), keystone oral-pathobiont, causative of PD, efficiently invades human gingival epithelial and blood-dendritic cells. Here, we investigated the ability of dysbiotic Pg-strains to invade human-retinal pigment epithelial cells(ARPE-19), their survival, intracellular localization, and the pathological effects, as dysfunction of RPEs leads to AMD. We show that live, but not heat-killed Pg-strains adhere to and invade ARPEs. This involves early adhesion to ARPE cell membrane, internalization and localization of Pg within single-membrane vacuoles or cytosol, with some nuclear localization apparent. No degradation of Pg or localization inside double-membrane autophagosomes was evident, with dividing Pg suggesting a metabolically active state during invasion. We found significant downregulation of autophagy-related genes particularly, autophagosome complex. Antibiotic protection-based recovery assay further confirmed distinct processes of adhesion, invasion and amplification of Pg within ARPE cells. This is the first study to demonstrate invasion of human-RPEs, begin to characterize intracellular localization and survival of Pg within these cells. Collectively, invasion of RPE by Pg and its prolonged survival by autophagy evasion within these cells suggest a strong rationale for studying the link between oral infection and AMD pathogenesis in individuals with periodontitis.
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Shaik NA, Nasser KK, Alruwaili MM, Alallasi SR, Elango R, Banaganapalli B. Molecular modelling and dynamic simulations of sequestosome 1 (SQSTM1) missense mutations linked to Paget disease of bone. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2020; 39:2873-2884. [PMID: 32329415 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2020.1758212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The Paget disease (PDB; OMIM is 167250) is a chronic bone disease caused by pathogenic mutations in Sequestome1/p62 (SQSTM1) gene. This study has aimed to interpret the relationship of PDB linked SQSTM1 mutations with protein structure and its molecular dynamic features. The disease causative missense mutations were initially collected, and then analyzed for their, exonic and domain distribution, impact on secondary and tertiary structures, and their ability on protein-ligand interactions, using a combination of systems biology approaches. Our results show that most PDB linked SQSTM1 missense mutations affect amino acid residues clustered within or near the UBA domain (aa 389-434), which participates in the ubiquitination of substrates. We also report that the majority mutations occurred in α-helices over β-strands but their effects on the secondary structure were mostly neutral. Global tertiary structure deviations were minimal; however, at amino acid residue level minor structural changes were evident. The molecular dynamics simulation analysis showed that both PB1 and UBA domains were under constant structural fluctuations resulting in closed form conformation of SQSMT1 protein structure, when it is bound to PRKCI ligand. We also found salt bridge conformation changes in the UBA domain of SQSTM1 mutants when they bound to the PRKCI interactor protein. This finding suggests the possibility that mutations in SQSTM1 could impair its ability to ubiquitinate the substrates, eventually affecting autophagy and apoptosis, especially in mature osteoclasts. This study presents the additional insight into structure and function relationship between SQSTM1 mutations and PDB pathogenesis. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Noor Ahmad Shaik
- Department of Genetic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.,Princess Al-Jawhara Al-Brahim Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Princess Al-Jawhara Al-Brahim Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.,Department of Medical Laboratory Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.,Princess Al-Jawhara Al-Brahim Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Genetic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.,Princess Al-Jawhara Al-Brahim Center of Excellence in Research of Hereditary Disorders, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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Chen Y, Li Q, Li Q, Xing S, Liu Y, Liu Y, Chen Y, Liu W, Feng F, Sun H. p62/SQSTM1, a Central but Unexploited Target: Advances in Its Physiological/Pathogenic Functions and Small Molecular Modulators. J Med Chem 2020; 63:10135-10157. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b02038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Ying Chen
- Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210023, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Natural Medicinal Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, People’s Republic of China
- Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceuticals Science College, Institute of Food and Pharmaceuticals Research, Huaian 223005, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, People’s Republic of China
- Jiangsu Food and Pharmaceuticals Science College, Institute of Food and Pharmaceuticals Research, Huaian 223005, People’s Republic of China
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Usategui-Martín R, Gestoso-Uzal N, Calero-Paniagua I, De Pereda JM, Del Pino-Montes J, González-Sarmiento R. A mutation in p62 protein (p. R321C), associated to Paget's disease of bone, causes a blockade of autophagy and an activation of NF-kB pathway. Bone 2020; 133:115265. [PMID: 32036052 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2020.115265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2019] [Revised: 02/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Paget's disease of bone (PDB) is a bone disorder characterized by an increase in bone turnover in a disorganized way with a large increase in bone resorption followed by bone formation. The most important known genetic factor predisposing to PDB is mutation in Sequestosome1 (SQSTM1) gene. We have studied the prevalence of SQSTM1 mutations and examined genotype-phenotype correlations in a Spanish cohort of PDB patients. Also, we have characterized three PDB patients that carry the c.961C>T SQSTM1 gene mutation that it is localized in exon 6 of SQSTM1 gene and it causes the p. R321C mutation. This mutation has been reported in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and frontotemporal dementia but in our knowledge this is the first time that p62 p. R321C mutation is associated to PDB. We show that p62 p.R321C mutation could induce blockage of autophagy and cell proliferation through NF-kB pathway. These results reinforce the hypothesis of autophagy involvement in Paget's disease of bone.
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- Ricardo Usategui-Martín
- Molecular Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Salamanca Institute of Biomedical Research (IBSAL), University Hospital of Salamanca, University of Salamanca, Salamanca-CSIC, Spain
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- Molecular Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Salamanca Institute of Biomedical Research (IBSAL), University Hospital of Salamanca, University of Salamanca, Salamanca-CSIC, Spain
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- Salamanca Institute of Biomedical Research (IBSAL), University Hospital of Salamanca, University of Salamanca, Salamanca-CSIC, Spain; Rheumatology Service, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
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- Salamanca Institute of Biomedical Research (IBSAL), University Hospital of Salamanca, University of Salamanca, Salamanca-CSIC, Spain; Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Cancer (IBMCC), University of Salamanca-CSIC, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Salamanca Institute of Biomedical Research (IBSAL), University Hospital of Salamanca, University of Salamanca, Salamanca-CSIC, Spain; Rheumatology Service, University Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
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- Molecular Medicine Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain; Salamanca Institute of Biomedical Research (IBSAL), University Hospital of Salamanca, University of Salamanca, Salamanca-CSIC, Spain; Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology of Cancer (IBMCC), University of Salamanca-CSIC, Salamanca, Spain.
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Strohm L, Behrends C. Glia-specific autophagy dysfunction in ALS. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2020; 99:172-182. [DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2019.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2019] [Revised: 04/30/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Abramzon YA, Fratta P, Traynor BJ, Chia R. The Overlapping Genetics of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Front Neurosci 2020; 14:42. [PMID: 32116499 PMCID: PMC7012787 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia (FTD) are two diseases that form a broad neurodegenerative continuum. Considerable effort has been made to unravel the genetics of these disorders, and, based on this work, it is now clear that ALS and FTD have a significant genetic overlap. TARDBP, SQSTM1, VCP, FUS, TBK1, CHCHD10, and most importantly C9orf72, are the critical genetic players in these neurological disorders. Discoveries of these genes have implicated autophagy, RNA regulation, and vesicle and inclusion formation as the central pathways involved in neurodegeneration. Here we provide a summary of the significant genes identified in these two intrinsically linked neurodegenerative diseases and highlight the genetic and pathological overlaps.
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- Yevgeniya A Abramzon
- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Bethesda, MD, United States.,Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Sobell Department of Motor Neuroscience and Movement Disorders, Institute of Neurology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Bethesda, MD, United States.,Department of Neurology, Brain Science Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Neuromuscular Diseases Research Section, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, National Institute on Aging, NIH, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Zhou L, Hong G, Li S, Liu Q, Song F, Zhao J, Yuan J, Tickner J, Xu J. Fangchinoline protects against bone loss in OVX mice via inhibiting osteoclast formation, bone resorption and RANKL-induced signaling. Int J Biol Sci 2020; 16:309-319. [PMID: 31929758 PMCID: PMC6949157 DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.37162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2019] [Accepted: 09/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by abnormally increased formation and function of osteoclasts. Anti-RANKL treatment using natural medicine is a potential therapy for osteoporosis. Here, we studied the effect of fangchinoline, which is extracted from the root of Stephania tetrandra S. Moore, on osteoclast formation and function. We found that fangchinoline inhibited osteoclastogenesis at doses of 0.5 and 1 µM. In addition, we also examined the mechanism of the inhibitory effect of fangchinoline on osteoclasts. We found that fangchinoline down regulated NFATc1 activity and expression. However, fangchinoline did not affect IκBα degradation and MAPK pathways. In addition, we also found that fangchinoline could protect against bone loss in OVX mice. Taken together, fangchinoline may be a potential compound for osteoporosis.
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- Lin Zhou
- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia.,Department of Endocrinology, The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510700, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia.,Orthopedic Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia.,Department of Spine Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou Guangdong, 510630, P. R. China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia.,Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi, 530021, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia.,Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi, 530021, China
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- Research Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi, 530021, China
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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Foster A, Scott D, Layfield R, Rea S. An FTLD-associated SQSTM1 variant impacts Nrf2 and NF-κB signalling and is associated with reduced phosphorylation of p62. Mol Cell Neurosci 2019; 98:32-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcn.2019.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/02/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Sun D, Wu R, Li P, Yu L. Phase Separation in Regulation of Aggrephagy. J Mol Biol 2019; 432:160-169. [PMID: 31260696 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2019.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 06/21/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The selective degradation of protein aggregates is called aggrephagy. Misfolded proteins are thought to form aggregates, which are then surrounded by selective autophagy receptors and targeted to autophagosomes for degradation. Recent studies of p62 bodies, PGL granules, and stress granules indicate that proteins targeted for aggrephagy are not simple protein aggregates but rather form liquid-like protein condensates through liquid-liquid phase separation. The liquid-like properties of the condensates and hardening to a gel-like state may be crucial in the initiation of aggrephagy. Dysregulation of phase separation may cause human diseases. Here we review the potential roles of liquid-liquid phase separation in the process of aggrephagy.
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- Daxiao Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology, Beijing Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Structural Biology, Beijing Frontier Research Center for Biological Structure, Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Center for Life Sciences, School of Life Science, Center for Nano/Micro-Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Innovation Research, Beijing 100084, China.
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Gennari L, Rendina D, Falchetti A, Merlotti D. Paget's Disease of Bone. Calcif Tissue Int 2019; 104:483-500. [PMID: 30671590 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-019-00522-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Paget's disease of bone (PDB) is a chronic and focal bone disorder, characterized by increased osteoclast-mediated bone resorption and a subsequent compensatory increase in bone formation, resulting in a disorganized mosaic of woven and lamellar bone at one or more affected skeletal sites. As a result, bone pain, noticeable deformities, arthritis at adjacent joints, and fractures can occur. In a small proportion of cases neoplastic degeneration in osteosarcoma, or, less frequently, giant cell tumor has been also described at PDB sites. While recent epidemiological evidences clearly indicate a decrease in the prevalence and the severity of PDB, over the past 2 decades there have been consistent advances on the genetic mechanisms of disease. It is now clear that PDB is a genetically heterogeneous disorder, with mutations in at least two different genes (SQSTM1, ZNF687) and more common predisposing variants. As a counterpart to the genetic hypothesis, the focal nature of lesions, the decline in prevalence rates, and the incomplete penetrance of the disease among family members suggest that one or more environmental triggers may play a role in the pathophysiology of PDB. The exact nature of these triggers and how they might interact with the genetic factors are less understood, but recent experimental data from mice models suggest the implication of paramixoviral infections. The clinical management of PDB has also evolved considerably, with the development of potent aminobisphosphonates such as zoledronic acid which, given as a single intravenous infusion, now allows a long-term disease remission in the majority of patients.
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- Luigi Gennari
- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
- Policlinico Santa Maria alle Scotte, Viale Bracci, 53100, Siena, Italy.
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Centro Hercolani and Villa Alba (GVM), 40123 Bologna and EndOsMet, Villa Donatello Private Hospital, 50132, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
- Division of Genetics and Cell Biology, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Denk H, Stumptner C, Abuja PM, Zatloukal K. Sequestosome 1/p62-related pathways as therapeutic targets in hepatocellular carcinoma. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2019; 23:393-406. [PMID: 30987486 DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2019.1601703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Protein sequestosome 1/p62 (p62) plays a crucial role in vital complex and interacting signaling pathways in normal and neoplastic cells. P62 is involved in autophagy, defense against oxidative stress via activation of the Keap1/Nrf2 system, in protein aggregation and sequestration, and in apoptosis. Autophagy contributes to cell survival and proliferation by eliminating damaged organelles, potentially toxic protein aggregates and invading microorganisms, and by providing nutrients under starvation conditions. The same holds true for oxidative stress defense, which may prevent genomic alterations and tumor initiation but also protect established tumor cells and promote tumor progression. Cross-talk between autophagy and apoptosis is regulated by a signaling network with the involvement of p62. Areas covered: The review deals with structure, function, and regulation of p62 and its role in liver carcinogenesis. Emphasis is placed on mechanisms leading to overexpression of p62 and its accumulation as inclusion bodies in HCC and on the impact of p62-dependent signaling pathways in tumor cells with the aim to explore the possible role of p62 as the therapeutic target. Expert opinion: Depending on the context, targeting p62 or interference with related pathways, such as autophagy, is a potential therapeutic strategy in HCC. However, the heterogeneity of this tumor entity and the complexity and mutual interactions of the p62-dependent pathways involved are challenges for a targeted therapy since interference with p62-mediated regulatory processes could result likewise in inhibition of tumorigenesis and in its promotion and thus provoke harmful side effects. Therapy-related patient stratification based on reliable markers to better define pathogenic principles of the tumor is a necessity when this type of treatment is considered.
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- Helmut Denk
- a Institute of Pathology , Medical University of Graz , Graz , Austria
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- a Institute of Pathology , Medical University of Graz , Graz , Austria
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- a Institute of Pathology , Medical University of Graz , Graz , Austria
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- a Institute of Pathology , Medical University of Graz , Graz , Austria
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Targeted sequencing of DCSTAMP in familial Paget's disease of bone. Bone Rep 2019; 10:100198. [PMID: 30886882 PMCID: PMC6403439 DOI: 10.1016/j.bonr.2019.100198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2018] [Revised: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Paget's disease of bone (PDB) has a strong genetic component. Variants in SQSTM1 are found in up to 40% of patients with a family history of the disease, where a pattern of autosomal dominance with incomplete penetrance is apparent. By contrast, SQSTM1 variants are only found in up to 10% of patients with sporadic disease. It has been hypothesised that the remaining genetic susceptibility to PDB, particularly in familial cases, could be explained by rare genetic variants in loci previously identified by Genome Wide Association Studies. It is likely that polygenic factors are involved in many individuals. In this study we utilised whole exome sequencing to investigate predisposing genetic factors in an unsolved PDB kindred and identified a c.1189C > T p.L397F variant in DC-STAMP, also known as TM7SF4, that co-segregated with disease. DCSTAMP was identified as a gene of interest in PDB following Genome Wide Association Studies and has been previously shown to play critical roles in osteoclast fusion. The variant we identified has also been reported in association with PDB in a French-Canadian cohort however the significance of this variant was inconclusive. Targeted screening of DCSTAMP in our familial cohort of PDB patients revealed an additional 8 variants; however we did not find a significant association between any of these, including p.L397F, with PDB. Osteoclastogenesis assays from the affected proband and his unaffected brother demonstrated an increase in osteoclast number and nucleation, consistent with the pagetic phenotype. In converse to other established Paget's associated genetic variations such as SQSTM1, TNFRSF11A and OPTN, expression of the mutant DC-STAMP protein attenuated the activation of transcription factors NFκB and AP-1 when exogenously expressed. We found that the p.L397F variant did not influence the subcellular localization of the protein. Based on these findings we conclude that genetic variation in DCSTAMP is not a significant predisposing factor in our specific cohort of PDB patients and the p.L397F variant is unlikely to be a contributing factor in PDB pathogenesis. Variants in DC-STAMP do not appear to be significantly associated with Paget’s disease of bone in our cohort. The DC-STAMP p.L397F variant attenuates both NFkB and AP-1 signalling compared to the wild type protein. No significant differences in cellular colocalisation were found between DC-STAMP wild type and p.L397F.
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Genetic regulatory mechanisms in human osteoclasts suggest a role for the STMP1 and DCSTAMP genes in Paget's disease of bone. Sci Rep 2019; 9:1052. [PMID: 30705363 PMCID: PMC6355970 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37609-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Paget’s disease of bone (PDB) is characterised by focal abnormalities of bone remodelling, with increased osteoclastic resorption the primary feature of the disease. Genetic factors have been shown to play an important role in PDB, and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 7 genetic loci as associated with PDB at the genome-wide level. Expression quantitative trait locus (eQTL) studies using cell types that are directly relevant to the disease of interest are increasingly being used to identify putative effector genes for GWAS loci. We have recently constructed a unique osteoclast-specific eQTL resource using cells differentiated in vitro from 158 subjects for study of the genetics of bone disease. Considering the major role osteoclasts have in PDB, we used this resource to investigate potential genetic regulatory effects for the 7 PDB genome-wide significant loci on genes located within 500 kb of each locus. After correction for multiple testing, we observed statistically significant associations for rs4294134 with expression of the gene STMP1, and rs2458413 with expression of the genes DPYS and DCSTAMP. The eQTL associations observed for rs4294134 with STMP1, and rs2458413 with DCSTAMP were further supported by eQTL data from other tissue types. The product of the STMP1 gene has not been extensively studied, however the DCSTAMP gene has an established role in osteoclast differentiation and the associations seen between rs2458413 and PDB are likely mediated through regulatory effects on this gene. This study highlights the value of eQTL data in determining which genes are relevant to GWAS loci.
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Sanchez-Garrido J, Sancho-Shimizu V, Shenoy AR. Regulated proteolysis of p62/SQSTM1 enables differential control of autophagy and nutrient sensing. Sci Signal 2018; 11:11/559/eaat6903. [PMID: 30514811 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aat6903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The multidomain scaffold protein p62 (also called sequestosome-1) is involved in autophagy, antimicrobial immunity, and oncogenesis. Mutations in SQSTM1, which encodes p62, are linked to hereditary inflammatory conditions such as Paget's disease of the bone, frontotemporal dementia (FTD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and distal myopathy with rimmed vacuoles. Here, we report that p62 was proteolytically trimmed by the protease caspase-8 into a stable protein, which we called p62TRM We found that p62TRM, but not full-length p62, was involved in nutrient sensing and homeostasis through the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1). The kinase RIPK1 and caspase-8 controlled p62TRM production and thus promoted mTORC1 signaling. An FTD-linked p62 D329G polymorphism and a rare D329H variant could not be proteolyzed by caspase-8, and these noncleavable variants failed to activate mTORC1, thereby revealing the detrimental effect of these mutations. These findings on the role of p62TRM provide new insights into SQSTM1-linked diseases and mTORC1 signaling.
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- Julia Sanchez-Garrido
- Section of Microbiology, Medical Research Council Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK
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- Section of Paediatrics, Imperial College London, London W21 PG, UK.,Section of Virology, Imperial College London, London W21 PG, UK
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- Section of Microbiology, Medical Research Council Centre for Molecular Bacteriology and Infection, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK.
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