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Garitano N, Aguado-Alvaro LP, Pelacho B. Emerging Epigenetic Therapies for the Treatment of Cardiac Fibrosis. Biomedicines 2025; 13:1170. [PMID: 40426997 PMCID: PMC12109272 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines13051170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2025] [Revised: 04/27/2025] [Accepted: 05/03/2025] [Indexed: 05/29/2025] Open
Abstract
Fibrosis is a pathological process characterized by excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition, leading to tissue stiffening and organ dysfunction. It is a major contributor to chronic diseases affecting various organs, with limited therapeutic options available. Among the different forms of fibrosis, cardiac fibrosis is particularly relevant due to its impact on cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), which remain the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. This process is driven by activated cardiac fibroblasts (CFs), which promote ECM accumulation in response to chronic stressors. Epigenetic mechanisms, including DNA methylation, histone modifications, and chromatin remodeling, are key regulators of fibroblast activation and fibrotic gene expression. Enzymes such as DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs), histone methyltransferases (HMTs), histone acetyltransferases (HATs), and histone deacetylases (HDACs) have emerged as potential therapeutic targets, and epigenetic inhibitors have shown promise in modulating these enzymes to attenuate fibrosis by controlling fibroblast function and ECM deposition. These small-molecule compounds offer advantages such as reversibility and precise temporal control, making them attractive candidates for therapeutic intervention. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the mechanisms by which epigenetic regulators influence cardiac fibrosis and examines the latest advances in preclinical epigenetic therapies. By integrating recent data from functional studies, single-cell profiling, and drug development, it highlights key molecular targets, emerging therapeutic strategies, and current limitations, offering a critical framework to guide future research and clinical translation.
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- Nerea Garitano
- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain; (N.G.); (L.P.A.-A.)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain; (N.G.); (L.P.A.-A.)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, University of Navarra, 31008 Pamplona, Spain; (N.G.); (L.P.A.-A.)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria de Navarra (IdiSNA), 31008 Pamplona, Spain
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Wang X, Harty KR, Wan TC, Qu Z, Smith BC, Lough JW, Auchampach JA. Mitigation of Injury from Myocardial Infarction by Pentamidine, an Inhibitor of the Acetyltransferase Tip60. Cardiovasc Drugs Ther 2025:10.1007/s10557-025-07696-z. [PMID: 40202550 DOI: 10.1007/s10557-025-07696-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/31/2025] [Indexed: 04/10/2025]
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PURPOSE There is an urgent unmet need for new pharmacologic approaches that promote re-muscularization and repair following myocardial infarction (MI). We previously reported that genetic depletion of the acetyltransferase Tip60 after MI in a mouse model activates the CM cell-cycle, reduces scarring, and restores cardiac function, and that these beneficial effects are mimicked by the Tip60-selective inhibitor TH1834. Here, we investigated whether the FDA-approved anti-microbial agent pentamidine, a Tip60 inhibitor from which TH1834 is derived, also protects from the damaging effects of MI. METHODS Adult (10-14 weeks old) C57Bl/6 mice were subjected to permanent left coronary artery ligation to induce MI. Subsequently, echocardiography, electrocardiography, cardiac staining, and molecular analyses were performed to monitor the effects of treatment with pentamidine on cardiac injury and function. RESULTS We report that transient systemic administration of pentamidine on days 3-16 post-MI at a daily dose of 3 mg/kg efficiently improved cardiac function for up to ten months. This was accompanied by improved survival, diminished scarring, and increased activation of cell-cycle markers in CMs located in the infarct border zone in the absence of hypertrophy. Histological assessments suggested that post-MI treatment with pentamidine reduced site-specific acetylation of the minor histone variant H2A.Z at lysines K4 and K7 in CMs, indicative of the dedifferentiation process which must occur prior to CM proliferation. Treating mice with pentamidine post-MI produced no prominent electrophysiological changes. CONCLUSIONS These findings support the translational potential of pentamidine for treatment of MI, and provide evidence that functional improvement is mediated, in part, by CM renewal due to inhibition of the acetyltransferase activity of Tip60.
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- Xinrui Wang
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology Neurobiology & Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA.
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Buddell T, Purdy AL, Patterson M. The genetics of cardiomyocyte polyploidy. Curr Top Dev Biol 2024; 156:245-295. [PMID: 38556425 DOI: 10.1016/bs.ctdb.2024.01.008] [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] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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The regulation of ploidy in cardiomyocytes is a complex and tightly regulated aspect of cardiac development and function. Cardiomyocyte ploidy can range from diploid (2N) to 8N or even 16N, and these states change during key stages of development and disease progression. Polyploidization has been associated with cellular hypertrophy to support normal growth of the heart, increased contractile capacity, and improved stress tolerance in the heart. Conversely, alterations to ploidy also occur during cardiac pathogenesis of diseases, such as ischemic and non-ischemic heart failure and arrhythmia. Therefore, understanding which genes control and modulate cardiomyocyte ploidy may provide mechanistic insight underlying cardiac growth, regeneration, and disease. This chapter summarizes the current knowledge regarding the genes involved in the regulation of cardiomyocyte ploidy. We discuss genes that have been directly tested for their role in cardiomyocyte polyploidization, as well as methodologies used to identify ploidy alterations. These genes encode cell cycle regulators, transcription factors, metabolic proteins, nuclear scaffolding, and components of the sarcomere, among others. The general physiological and pathological phenotypes in the heart associated with the genetic manipulations described, and how they coincide with the respective cardiomyocyte ploidy alterations, are further discussed in this chapter. In addition to being candidates for genetic-based therapies for various cardiac maladies, these genes and their functions provide insightful evidence regarding the purpose of widespread polyploidization in cardiomyocytes.
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- Tyler Buddell
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States; Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States
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- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States; Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology, and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, United States.
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Wang X, Wan TC, Kulik KR, Lauth A, Smith BC, Lough JW, Auchampach JA. Pharmacological inhibition of the acetyltransferase Tip60 mitigates myocardial infarction injury. Dis Model Mech 2023; 16:dmm049786. [PMID: 36341679 PMCID: PMC9672930 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.049786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Pharmacologic strategies that target factors with both pro-apoptotic and anti-proliferative functions in cardiomyocytes (CMs) may be useful for the treatment of ischemic heart disease. One such multifunctional candidate for drug targeting is the acetyltransferase Tip60, which is known to acetylate both histone and non-histone protein targets that have been shown in cancer cells to promote apoptosis and to initiate the DNA damage response, thereby limiting cellular expansion. Using a murine model, we recently published findings demonstrating that CM-specific disruption of the Kat5 gene encoding Tip60 markedly protects against the damaging effects of myocardial infarction (MI). In the experiments described here, in lieu of genetic targeting, we administered TH1834, an experimental drug designed to specifically inhibit the acetyltransferase domain of Tip60. We report that, similar to the effect of disrupting the Kat5 gene, daily systemic administration of TH1834 beginning 3 days after induction of MI and continuing for 2 weeks of a 4-week timeline resulted in improved systolic function, reduced apoptosis and scarring, and increased activation of the CM cell cycle, effects accompanied by reduced expression of genes that promote apoptosis and inhibit the cell cycle and reduced levels of CMs exhibiting phosphorylated Atm. These results support the possibility that drugs that inhibit the acetyltransferase activity of Tip60 may be useful agents for the treatment of ischemic heart disease.
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- Xinrui Wang
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
- Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
- Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
- Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
- Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
- Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA
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Post-Translational Modifications by Lipid Metabolites during the DNA Damage Response and Their Role in Cancer. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12111655. [DOI: 10.3390/biom12111655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Genomic DNA damage occurs as an inevitable consequence of exposure to harmful exogenous and endogenous agents. Therefore, the effective sensing and repair of DNA damage are essential for maintaining genomic stability and cellular homeostasis. Inappropriate responses to DNA damage can lead to genomic instability and, ultimately, cancer. Protein post-translational modifications (PTMs) are a key regulator of the DNA damage response (DDR), and recent progress in mass spectrometry analysis methods has revealed that a wide range of metabolites can serve as donors for PTMs. In this review, we will summarize how the DDR is regulated by lipid metabolite-associated PTMs, including acetylation, S-succinylation, N-myristoylation, palmitoylation, and crotonylation, and the implications for tumorigenesis. We will also discuss potential novel targets for anti-cancer drug development.
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Wang X, Wan TC, Lauth A, Purdy AL, Kulik KR, Patterson M, Lough JW, Auchampach JA. Conditional depletion of the acetyltransferase Tip60 protects against the damaging effects of myocardial infarction. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2022; 163:9-19. [PMID: 34610340 PMCID: PMC8816866 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2021.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Injury from myocardial infarction (MI) and consequent post-MI remodeling is accompanied by massive loss of cardiomyocytes (CM), a cell type critical for contractile function that is for all practical purposes non-regenerable due to its profound state of proliferative senescence. Identification of factors that limit CM survival and/or constrain CM renewal provides potential therapeutic targets. Tip60, a pan-acetyltransferase encoded by the Kat5 gene, has been reported to activate apoptosis as well as multiple anti-proliferative pathways in non-cardiac cells; however, its role in CMs, wherein it is abundantly expressed, remains unknown. Here, using mice containing floxed Kat5 alleles and a tamoxifen-activated Myh6-MerCreMer recombinase transgene, we report that conditional depletion of Tip60 in CMs three days after MI induced by permanent coronary artery ligation greatly improves functional recovery for up to 28 days. This is accompanied by diminished scarring, activation of cell-cycle transit markers in CMs within the infarct border and remote zones, reduced expression of cell-cycle inhibitors pAtm and p27, and reduced apoptosis in the remote regions. These findings implicate Tip60 as a novel, multifactorial target for limiting the damaging effects of ischemic heart disease.
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- Xinrui Wang
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226,Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226,Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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- Department of Cell Biology Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226,Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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- Department of Cell Biology Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226,Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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- Department of Cell Biology Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226,Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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- Department of Cell Biology Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226,Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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- Department of Cell Biology Neurobiology and Anatomy, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226,Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226,Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226
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Wang X, Lupton C, Lauth A, Wan TC, Foster P, Patterson M, Auchampach JA, Lough JW. Evidence that the acetyltransferase Tip60 induces the DNA damage response and cell-cycle arrest in neonatal cardiomyocytes. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2021; 155:88-98. [PMID: 33609538 PMCID: PMC8154663 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2021.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
Tip60, a pan-acetyltransferase encoded by the Kat5 gene, is enriched in the myocardium; however, its function in the heart is unknown. In cancer cells, Tip60 acetylates Atm (Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated), enabling its auto-phosphorylation (pAtm), which activates the DNA damage response (DDR). It was recently reported that activation of pAtm at the time of birth induces the DDR in cardiomyocytes (CMs), resulting in proliferative senescence. We therefore hypothesized that Tip60 initiates this process, and that depletion of Tip60 accordingly diminishes the DDR while extending the duration of CM cell-cycle activation. To test this hypothesis, an experimental model was used wherein a Myh6-driven Cre-recombinase transgene was activated on postnatal day 0 (P0) to recombine floxed Kat5 alleles and induce Tip60 depletion in neonatal CMs, without causing pathogenesis. Depletion of Tip60 resulted in reduced numbers of pAtm-positive CMs during the neonatal period, which correlated with reduced numbers of pH2A.X-positive CMs and decreased expression of genes encoding markers of the DDR as well as inflammation. This was accompanied by decreased expression of the cell-cycle inhibitors Meis1 and p27, activation of the cell-cycle in CMs, reduced CM size, and increased numbers of mononuclear/diploid CMs. Increased expression of fetal markers suggested that Tip60 depletion promotes a fetal-like proliferative state. Finally, infarction of Tip60-depleted hearts at P7 revealed improved cardiac function at P39 accompanied by reduced fibrosis, increased CM cell-cycle activation, and reduced apoptosis in the remote zone. These findings indicate that, among its pleiotropic functions, Tip60 induces the DDR in CMs, contributing to proliferative senescence.
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- Xinrui Wang
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and the Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy and the Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy and the Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and the Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy and the Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States of America
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- Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy and the Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and the Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States of America.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy and the Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States of America.
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Mucke HA. Patent highlights October-November 2020. Pharm Pat Anal 2021; 10:51-58. [PMID: 33594903 DOI: 10.4155/ppa-2021-0003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A snapshot of noteworthy recent developments in the patent literature of relevance to pharmaceutical and medical research and development.
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Humbert J, Salian S, Makrythanasis P, Lemire G, Rousseau J, Ehresmann S, Garcia T, Alasiri R, Bottani A, Hanquinet S, Beaver E, Heeley J, Smith ACM, Berger SI, Antonarakis SE, Yang XJ, Côté J, Campeau PM. De Novo KAT5 Variants Cause a Syndrome with Recognizable Facial Dysmorphisms, Cerebellar Atrophy, Sleep Disturbance, and Epilepsy. Am J Hum Genet 2020; 107:564-574. [PMID: 32822602 PMCID: PMC7477011 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2020.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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KAT5 encodes an essential lysine acetyltransferase, previously called TIP60, which is involved in regulating gene expression, DNA repair, chromatin remodeling, apoptosis, and cell proliferation; but it remains unclear whether variants in this gene cause a genetic disease. Here, we study three individuals with heterozygous de novo missense variants in KAT5 that affect normally invariant residues, with one at the chromodomain (p.Arg53His) and two at or near the acetyl-CoA binding site (p.Cys369Ser and p.Ser413Ala). All three individuals have cerebral malformations, seizures, global developmental delay or intellectual disability, and severe sleep disturbance. Progressive cerebellar atrophy was also noted. Histone acetylation assays with purified variant KAT5 demonstrated that the variants decrease or abolish the ability of the resulting NuA4/TIP60 multi-subunit complexes to acetylate the histone H4 tail in chromatin. Transcriptomic analysis in affected individual fibroblasts showed deregulation of multiple genes that control development. Moreover, there was also upregulated expression of PER1 (a key gene involved in circadian control) in agreement with sleep anomalies in all of the individuals. In conclusion, dominant missense KAT5 variants cause histone acetylation deficiency with transcriptional dysregulation of multiples genes, thereby leading to a neurodevelopmental syndrome with sleep disturbance, cerebellar atrophy, and facial dysmorphisms, and suggesting a recognizable syndrome.
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- Jonathan Humbert
- St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Laval University Cancer Research Center, Axe Oncologie du Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec-Université Laval, Quebec City, QC G1R 3S3, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada
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- Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens, Athens 115 27, Greece; Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School and Geneva University Hospitals, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada
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- Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 1A3, Canada
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- Service of Genetic Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Unit of Pediatric Radiology, Geneva University Hospitals, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Mercy Kids Genetics, St. Louis, MO 63141, USA
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- Office of the Clinical Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
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- Children's National Health System, Washington, DC 20010, USA
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- Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School and Geneva University Hospitals, 1211 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 1A3, Canada
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- St-Patrick Research Group in Basic Oncology, Laval University Cancer Research Center, Axe Oncologie du Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Quebec-Université Laval, Quebec City, QC G1R 3S3, Canada
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- Sainte-Justine Hospital Research Center, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
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Lam B, Roudier E. Considering the Role of Murine Double Minute 2 in the Cardiovascular System? Front Cell Dev Biol 2020; 7:320. [PMID: 31921839 PMCID: PMC6916148 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2019.00320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The E3 ubiquitin ligase Murine double minute 2 (MDM2) is the main negative regulator of the tumor protein p53 (TP53). Extensive studies over more than two decades have confirmed MDM2 oncogenic role through mechanisms both TP53-dependent and TP53-independent oncogenic function. These studies have contributed to designate MDM2 as a therapeutic target of choice for cancer treatment and the number of patents for MDM2 antagonists has increased immensely over the last years. However, the question of the physiological functions of MDM2 has not been fully resolved yet, particularly when expressed and regulated physiologically in healthy tissue. Cardiovascular complications are almost an inescapable side-effect of anti-cancer therapies. While several MDM2 antagonists are entering phase I, II and even III of clinical trials, this review proposes to bring awareness on the physiological role of MDM2 in the cardiovascular system.
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- Brian Lam
- Angiogenesis Research Group, School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Muscle Health Research Center, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Angiogenesis Research Group, School of Kinesiology and Health Sciences, Muscle Health Research Center, Faculty of Health, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Liu Z, Zhang Z, Yao J, Xie Y, Dai Q, Zhang Y, Zhou L. Serum extracellular vesicles promote proliferation of H9C2 cardiomyocytes by increasing miR-17-3p. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 499:441-446. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.03.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Yang G, Cheng BH, Yang SB, Liu ZQ, Qiu SQ, Yang LT, Xie RD, Geng XR, Li MG, Gao L, Liu ZG, Yang PC. Targeting histone-acetyltransferase Tat-interactive protein 60 inhibits intestinal allergy. Allergy 2018; 73:387-394. [PMID: 28871603 DOI: 10.1111/all.13304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The overproduction of IgE plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of allergy; the mechanism is unclear. Histone-acetyltransferase (HAT) activities are required in gene transcription of a large number of molecules in the immune system of the body. OBJECTIVES This study tests a hypothesis that HAT Tat-interactive protein 60 (Tip60) plays an important role in the initiation of IgE-mediated allergy. METHODS The effects of Tip60 on regulating IgE expression were assessed with B cells. An intestinal allergy mouse model was developed to assess the role of Tip60 in the induction of IgE-mediated allergic inflammation. RESULTS High levels of Tip60 were observed in the peripheral B cells of patients with FA. Tat-interactive protein 60 (Tip60) was required in the expression of IgE and IgG1 in B cells by inducing the chromatin remolding at the gene locus, in which histone acetylation, signal transducer and activator of transcription 6 (STAT6), and nuclear factor-κB at the locus of Iε promoter were markedly increased. Blocking Tip60 significantly attenuated the allergic inflammation in the mouse intestinal mucosa. CONCLUSIONS Tat-interactive protein 60 (Tip60) plays an important role in the induction of IgE in B cells. Blocking Tip60 inhibits the allergic inflammation in the intestine, suggesting Tip60 inhibitor may be a potential anti-allergy drug.
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- G. Yang
- The Affiliated ENT Hospital and the Research Center of Allergy & Immunology; Shenzhen University School of Medicine; Shenzhen China
- The Brain Body Institute; McMaster University; Hamilton ON Canada
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- The Affiliated ENT Hospital and the Research Center of Allergy & Immunology; Shenzhen University School of Medicine; Shenzhen China
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- Department of Cadre Clinic; Chinese PLA General Hospital; Beijing China
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- The Affiliated ENT Hospital and the Research Center of Allergy & Immunology; Shenzhen University School of Medicine; Shenzhen China
- The Brain Body Institute; McMaster University; Hamilton ON Canada
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- The Affiliated ENT Hospital and the Research Center of Allergy & Immunology; Shenzhen University School of Medicine; Shenzhen China
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- The Affiliated ENT Hospital and the Research Center of Allergy & Immunology; Shenzhen University School of Medicine; Shenzhen China
- The Brain Body Institute; McMaster University; Hamilton ON Canada
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- The Affiliated ENT Hospital and the Research Center of Allergy & Immunology; Shenzhen University School of Medicine; Shenzhen China
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- The Affiliated ENT Hospital and the Research Center of Allergy & Immunology; Shenzhen University School of Medicine; Shenzhen China
- The Brain Body Institute; McMaster University; Hamilton ON Canada
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- The Affiliated ENT Hospital and the Research Center of Allergy & Immunology; Shenzhen University School of Medicine; Shenzhen China
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- The Affiliated ENT Hospital and the Research Center of Allergy & Immunology; Shenzhen University School of Medicine; Shenzhen China
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- The Affiliated ENT Hospital and the Research Center of Allergy & Immunology; Shenzhen University School of Medicine; Shenzhen China
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- The Affiliated ENT Hospital and the Research Center of Allergy & Immunology; Shenzhen University School of Medicine; Shenzhen China
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Depletion of Tip60 from In Vivo Cardiomyocytes Increases Myocyte Density, Followed by Cardiac Dysfunction, Myocyte Fallout and Lethality. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0164855. [PMID: 27768769 PMCID: PMC5074524 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0164855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2016] [Accepted: 09/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Tat-interactive protein 60 (Tip60), encoded by the Kat5 gene, is a member of the MYST family of acetyltransferases. Cancer biology studies have shown that Tip60 induces the DNA damage response, apoptosis, and cell-cycle inhibition. Although Tip60 is expressed in the myocardium, its role in cardiomyocytes (CMs) is unclear. Earlier studies here showed that application of cardiac stress to globally targeted Kat5+/—haploinsufficient mice resulted in inhibition of apoptosis and activation of the CM cell-cycle, despite only modest reduction of Tip60 protein levels. It was therefore of interest to ascertain the effects of specifically and substantially depleting Tip60 from CMs using Kat5LoxP/-;Myh6-Cre mice in the absence of stress. We report initial findings using this model, in which the effects of specifically depleting Tip60 protein from ventricular CMs, beginning at early neonatal stages, were assessed in 2–12 week-old mice. Although 5’-bromodeoxyuridine immunostaining indicated that CM proliferation was not altered at any of these stages, CM density was increased in 2 week-old ventricles, which persisted in 4 week-old hearts when TUNEL staining revealed inhibition of apoptosis. By week 4, levels of connexin-43 were depleted, and its patterning was dysmorphic, concomitant with an increase in cardiac hypertrophy marker expression and interstitial fibrosis. This was followed by systolic dysfunction at 8 weeks, after which extensive apoptosis and CM fallout occurred, followed by lethality as mice approached 12 weeks of age. In summary, chronic depletion of Tip60 from the ventricular myocardium beginning at early stages of neonatal heart development causes CM death after 8 weeks; hence, Tip60 protein has a crucial function in the heart.
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The acetyltransferase Tip60 contributes to mammary tumorigenesis by modulating DNA repair. Cell Death Differ 2016; 23:1198-208. [PMID: 26915295 PMCID: PMC4946888 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2015.173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Revised: 11/13/2015] [Accepted: 12/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The acetyltransferase Tip60/Kat5 acetylates both histone and non-histone proteins, and is involved in a variety of biological processes. By acetylating p53, Tip60 controls p53-dependent transcriptional activity and so is implicated as a tumor suppressor. However, many breast cancers with low Tip60 also show p53 mutation, implying that Tip60 has a tumor suppressor function independent of its acetylation of p53. Here, we show in a p53-null mouse model of sporadic invasive breast adenocarcinoma that heterozygosity for Tip60 deletion promotes mammary tumorigenesis. Low Tip60 reduces DNA repair in normal and tumor mammary epithelial cells, both under resting conditions and following genotoxic stress. We demonstrate that Tip60 controls homologous recombination (HR)-directed DNA repair, and that Tip60 levels correlate inversely with a gene expression signature associated with defective HR-directed DNA repair. In human breast cancer data sets, Tip60 mRNA is downregulated, with low Tip60 levels correlating with p53 mutations in basal-like breast cancers. Our findings indicate that Tip60 is a novel breast tumor suppressor gene whose loss results in genomic instability leading to cancer formation.
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Gao Y, Hamers N, Rakhshandehroo M, Berger R, Lough J, Kalkhoven E. Allele compensation in tip60+/- mice rescues white adipose tissue function in vivo. PLoS One 2014; 9:e98343. [PMID: 24870614 PMCID: PMC4037199 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2013] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Adipose tissue is a key regulator of energy homestasis. The amount of adipose tissue is largely determined by adipocyte differentiation (adipogenesis), a process that is regulated by the concerted actions of multiple transcription factors and cofactors. Based on in vitro studies in murine 3T3-L1 preadipocytes and human primary preadipocytes, the transcriptional cofactor and acetyltransferase Tip60 was recently identified as an essential adipogenic factor. We therefore investigated the role of Tip60 on adipocyte differentiation and function, and possible consequences on energy homeostasis, in vivo. Because homozygous inactivation results in early embryonic lethality, Tip60+/− mice were used. Heterozygous inactivation of Tip60 had no effect on body weight, despite slightly higher food intake by Tip60+/− mice. No major effects of heterozygous inactivation of Tip60 were observed on adipose tissue and liver, and Tip60+/− displayed normal glucose tolerance, both on a low fat and a high fat diet. While Tip60 mRNA was reduced to 50% in adipose tissue, the protein levels were unaltered, suggesting compensation by the intact allele. These findings indicate that the in vivo role of Tip60 in adipocyte differentiation and function cannot be properly addressed in Tip60+/− mice, but requires the generation of adipose tissue-specific knock out animals or specific knock-in mice.
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- Yuan Gao
- Molecular Cancer Research, Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Metabolomics Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Cancer Research, Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Metabolomics Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Cancer Research, Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Molecular Cancer Research, Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Metabolomics Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cell Biology, Neurobiology and Anatomy and the Cardiovascular Center, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Molecular Cancer Research, Center for Molecular Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Netherlands Metabolomics Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Epigenetics in cardiac development, function, and disease. Cell Tissue Res 2014; 356:585-600. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-014-1887-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Zheng H, Seit-Nebi A, Han X, Aslanian A, Tat J, Liao R, Yates JR, Sun P. A posttranslational modification cascade involving p38, Tip60, and PRAK mediates oncogene-induced senescence. Mol Cell 2013; 50:699-710. [PMID: 23685072 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2013] [Revised: 03/21/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Oncogene-induced senescence is an important tumor-suppressing defense mechanism. However, relatively little is known about the signaling pathway mediating the senescence response. Here, we demonstrate that a multifunctional acetyltransferase, Tip60, plays an essential role in oncogenic ras-induced senescence. Further investigation reveals a cascade of posttranslational modifications involving p38, Tip60, and PRAK, three proteins that are essential for ras-induced senescence. Upon activation by ras, p38 induces the acetyltransferase activity of Tip60 through phosphorylation of Thr158; activated Tip60 in turn directly interacts with and induces the protein kinase activity of PRAK through acetylation of K364 in a manner that depends on phosphorylation of both Tip60 and PRAK by p38. These posttranslational modifications are critical for the prosenescent function of Tip60 and PRAK, respectively. These results have defined a signaling pathway that mediates oncogene-induced senescence, and identified posttranslational modifications that regulate the enzymatic activity and biological functions of Tip60 and PRAK.
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- Hui Zheng
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Rosenbaum J, Baek SH, Dutta A, Houry WA, Huber O, Hupp TR, Matias PM. The emergence of the conserved AAA+ ATPases Pontin and Reptin on the signaling landscape. Sci Signal 2013; 6:mr1. [PMID: 23482663 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2003906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Pontin (also known as RUVBL1 and RVB1) and Reptin (also called RUVBL2 and RVB2) are related members of the large AAA+ (adenosine triphosphatase associated with diverse cellular activities) superfamily of conserved proteins. Various cellular functions depend on Pontin and Reptin, mostly because of their functions in the assembly of protein complexes that play a role in the regulation of cellular energetic metabolism, transcription, chromatin remodeling, and the DNA damage response. Little is known, though, about the interconnections between these multiple functions, how the relevant signaling pathways are regulated, whether the interconnections are affected in human disease, and whether components of these pathways are suitable targets for therapeutic intervention. The First International Workshop on Pontin (RUVBL1) and Reptin (RUVBL2), held between 16 and 19 October 2012, discussed the nature of the oligomeric organization of these proteins, their structures, their roles as partners in various protein complexes, and their involvement in cellular regulation, signaling, and pathophysiology, as well as their potential for therapeutic targeting. A major outcome of the meeting was a general consensus that most functions of Pontin and Reptin are related to their roles as chaperones or adaptor proteins that are important for the assembly and function of large signaling protein complexes.
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- Jean Rosenbaum
- Université Bordeaux, Physiopathologie du Cancer du Foie, U1053, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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