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Gauthier T, Martin-Rodriguez O, Chagué C, Daoui A, Ceroi A, Varin A, Bonnefoy F, Valmary-Degano S, Couturier M, Behlke S, Saas P, Cartron PF, Perruche S. Amelioration of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by in vivo reprogramming of macrophages using pro-resolving factors. J Neuroinflammation 2023; 20:307. [PMID: 38124095 PMCID: PMC10734130 DOI: 10.1186/s12974-023-02994-5] [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: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Reinstating inflammation resolution represents an innovative concept to regain inflammation control in diseases marked by chronic inflammation. While most therapeutics target inflammatory molecules and inflammatory effector cells and mediators, targeting macrophages to initiate inflammation resolution to control neuroinflammation has not yet been attempted. Resolution-phase macrophages are critical in the resolution process to regain tissue homeostasis, and are programmed through the presence and elimination of apoptotic leukocytes. Hence, inducing resolution-phase macrophages might represent an innovative therapeutic approach to control and terminate dysregulated neuroinflammation. METHODS Here, we investigated if the factors released by in vitro induced resolution-phase macrophages (their secretome) are able to therapeutically reprogram macrophages to control neuroinflammation in the model of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE). RESULTS We found that injection of the pro-resolutive secretome reduced demyelination and decreased inflammatory cell infiltration in the CNS, notably through the in vivo reprogramming of macrophages at the epigenetic level. Adoptive transfer experiments with in vivo or in vitro reprogrammed macrophages using such pro-resolutive secretome confirmed the stability and transferability of this acquired therapeutic activity. CONCLUSIONS Overall, our data confirm the therapeutic activity of a pro-resolution secretome in the treatment of ongoing CNS inflammation, via the epigenetic reprogramming of macrophages and open with that a new therapeutic avenue for diseases marked by neuroinflammation.
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- Thierry Gauthier
- Université de Franche-Comté, EFS, INSERM, UMR RIGHT, 25000, Besançon, France
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- Université de Franche-Comté, EFS, INSERM, UMR RIGHT, 25000, Besançon, France
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- Université de Franche-Comté, EFS, INSERM, UMR RIGHT, 25000, Besançon, France
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- Université de Franche-Comté, EFS, INSERM, UMR RIGHT, 25000, Besançon, France
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- Université de Franche-Comté, EFS, INSERM, UMR RIGHT, 25000, Besançon, France
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- Université de Franche-Comté, EFS, INSERM, UMR RIGHT, 25000, Besançon, France
- MED'INN'Pharma, 25000, Besancon, France
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- Université de Franche-Comté, EFS, INSERM, UMR RIGHT, 25000, Besançon, France
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- Team "Apoptosis and Tumor Progression" CRCINA-INSERM U1232, Université de Nantes Nantes, LaBEX IGO, REpiCGO, EpiSAVMEN, LaBCT, Institut de Cancérologie de L'Ouest (ICO), 44000, Nantes, France
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- Université de Franche-Comté, EFS, INSERM, UMR RIGHT, 25000, Besançon, France.
- MED'INN'Pharma, 25000, Besancon, France.
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Gauthier T, Yao C, Dowdy T, Jin W, Lim YJ, Patiño LC, Liu N, Ohlemacher SI, Bynum A, Kazmi R, Bewley CA, Mitrovic M, Martin D, Morell RJ, Eckhaus M, Larion M, Tussiwand R, O’Shea J, Chen W. TGF-β uncouples glycolysis and inflammation in macrophages and controls survival during sepsis. Sci Signal 2023; 16:eade0385. [PMID: 37552767 PMCID: PMC11145950 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.ade0385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
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Changes in metabolism of macrophages are required to sustain macrophage activation in response to different stimuli. We showed that the cytokine TGF-β (transforming growth factor-β) regulates glycolysis in macrophages independently of inflammatory cytokine production and affects survival in mouse models of sepsis. During macrophage activation, TGF-β increased the expression and activity of the glycolytic enzyme PFKL (phosphofructokinase-1 liver type) and promoted glycolysis but suppressed the production of proinflammatory cytokines. The increase in glycolysis was mediated by an mTOR-c-MYC-dependent pathway, whereas the inhibition of cytokine production was due to activation of the transcriptional coactivator SMAD3 and suppression of the activity of the proinflammatory transcription factors AP-1, NF-κB, and STAT1. In mice with LPS-induced endotoxemia and experimentally induced sepsis, the TGF-β-induced enhancement in macrophage glycolysis led to decreased survival, which was associated with increased blood coagulation. Analysis of septic patient cohorts revealed that the expression of PFKL, TGFBRI (which encodes a TGF-β receptor), and F13A1 (which encodes a coagulation factor) in myeloid cells positively correlated with COVID-19 disease. Thus, these results suggest that TGF-β is a critical regulator of macrophage metabolism and could be a therapeutic target in patients with sepsis.
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- Thierry Gauthier
- Mucosal Immunology Section, National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Neuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Mucosal Immunology Section, National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Mucosal Immunology Section, National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Mucosal Immunology Section, National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Mucosal Immunology Section, National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Mucosal Immunology Section, National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Mucosal Immunology Section, National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Immune Regulation Unit, National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Genomics and Computational Biology Core, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Genomics and Computational Biology Core, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Division of Veterinary Resources, Pathology Service, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Neuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Immune Regulation Unit, National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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- Mucosal Immunology Section, National Institutes of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA, 20892
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Peixoto P, Guittaut M, Hervouet E. Proximity Ligation in Situ Assay to Monitor Autophagy-Related Protein Interactions and Autophagy in Cancer Cells. Methods Mol Biol 2022; 2543:167-178. [PMID: 36087267 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-2553-8_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Proximity ligation in situ assay (PLISA) is a powerful method to quantify endogen protein-protein interactions in cells and simultaneously identify localization of these interactions. PLISA can be used to quantify autophagy flux and can as well be adapted to assess global autophagy (SQSTM1/P62-LC3B interaction) or specific autophagy, such as mitophagy (NIX-LC3B). Here, we describe a step-by-step method to monitor autophagy using PLISA in adherent cancer cells.
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- Paul Peixoto
- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, RIGHT Institute, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Besançon, France
- EPIGENEXP platform, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, RIGHT Institute, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Besançon, France
- DImaCell platform, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, RIGHT Institute, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Besançon, France.
- EPIGENEXP platform, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France.
- DImaCell platform, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France.
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Jacquet M, Hervouet E, Baudu T, Herfs M, Parratte C, Feugeas JP, Perez V, Reynders C, Ancion M, Vigneron M, Baguet A, Guittaut M, Fraichard A, Despouy G. GABARAPL1 Inhibits EMT Signaling through SMAD-Tageted Negative Feedback. BIOLOGY 2021; 10:biology10100956. [PMID: 34681055 PMCID: PMC8533302 DOI: 10.3390/biology10100956] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2021] [Revised: 09/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Simple Summary Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) is involved in metastasis formation, chemoresistance, apoptosis resistance, and acquisition of stem cell properties, making this process an attractive target in cancer. However, direct targeting of EMT remains challenging. Autophagy—an intracellular mechanism—has been noted to be involved in the regulation of EMT—mainly by its involvement in the degradation of EMT actors, explaining why understanding of how autophagy could regulate EMT might be promising in the development of new cancer therapies. Here, we found that GABARAPL1—an autophagy-related gene—was increased in human NSCLC mesenchymal tumors compared to epithelial tumors, and induction of EMT in an A549 lung cancer cell line by TGF-β/TNF-α cytokines also led to an increase in GABARAPL1 expression. This regulation could involve the EMT-related transcription factors of the SMAD family. To understand the role of GABARAPL1 in EMT regulation in lung cancer cells, A549 KO GABARAPL1 were designed and used to investigate whether GABARAPL1 could inhibit EMT via its involvement in SMAD degradation. The results indicate that GABARAPL1-mediated autophagic degradation could intervene as a negative EMT-regulatory loop. Abstract The pathway of selective autophagy, leading to a targeted elimination of specific intracellular components, is mediated by the ATG8 proteins, and has been previously suggested to be involved in the regulation of the Epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) during cancer’s etiology. However, the molecular factors and steps of selective autophagy occurring during EMT remain unclear. We therefore analyzed a cohort of lung adenocarcinoma tumors using transcriptome analysis and immunohistochemistry, and found that the expression of ATG8 genes is correlated with that of EMT-related genes, and that GABARAPL1 protein levels are increased in EMT+ tumors compared to EMT- ones. Similarly, the induction of EMT in the A549 lung adenocarcinoma cell line using TGF-β/TNF-α led to a high increase in GABARAPL1 expression mediated by the EMT-related transcription factors of the SMAD family, whereas the other ATG8 genes were less modified. To determine the role of GABARAPL1 during EMT, we used the CRISPR/Cas9 technology in A549 and ACHN kidney adenocarcinoma cell lines to deplete GABARAPL1. We then observed that GABARAPL1 knockout induced EMT linked to a defect of GABARAPL1-mediated degradation of the SMAD proteins. These findings suggest that, during EMT, GABARAPL1 might intervene in an EMT-regulatory loop. Indeed, induction of EMT led to an increase in GABARAPL1 levels through the activation of the SMAD signaling pathway, and then GABARAPL1 induced the autophagy-selective degradation of SMAD proteins, leading to EMT inhibition.
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- Marine Jacquet
- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, F-25000 Besançon, France; (M.J.); (E.H.); (T.B.); (C.P.); (J.-P.F.); (V.P.); (A.B.); (M.G.); (A.F.)
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- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, F-25000 Besançon, France; (M.J.); (E.H.); (T.B.); (C.P.); (J.-P.F.); (V.P.); (A.B.); (M.G.); (A.F.)
- DImaCellplatform, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-25000 Besançon, France
- EPIGENExp, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-25000 Besançon, France
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- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, F-25000 Besançon, France; (M.J.); (E.H.); (T.B.); (C.P.); (J.-P.F.); (V.P.); (A.B.); (M.G.); (A.F.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathology, GIGA-Cancer, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, Belgium; (M.H.); (C.R.); (M.A.)
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- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, F-25000 Besançon, France; (M.J.); (E.H.); (T.B.); (C.P.); (J.-P.F.); (V.P.); (A.B.); (M.G.); (A.F.)
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- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, F-25000 Besançon, France; (M.J.); (E.H.); (T.B.); (C.P.); (J.-P.F.); (V.P.); (A.B.); (M.G.); (A.F.)
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- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, F-25000 Besançon, France; (M.J.); (E.H.); (T.B.); (C.P.); (J.-P.F.); (V.P.); (A.B.); (M.G.); (A.F.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathology, GIGA-Cancer, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, Belgium; (M.H.); (C.R.); (M.A.)
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- Laboratory of Experimental Pathology, GIGA-Cancer, University of Liege, 4000 Liege, Belgium; (M.H.); (C.R.); (M.A.)
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- Team Replisome Dynamics and Cancer, UMR7242 Biotechnologie et Signalisation Cellulaire, Ecole Supérieure de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, CNRS-Université de Strasbourg, F-67412 Illkirch, France;
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- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, F-25000 Besançon, France; (M.J.); (E.H.); (T.B.); (C.P.); (J.-P.F.); (V.P.); (A.B.); (M.G.); (A.F.)
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- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, F-25000 Besançon, France; (M.J.); (E.H.); (T.B.); (C.P.); (J.-P.F.); (V.P.); (A.B.); (M.G.); (A.F.)
- DImaCellplatform, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-25000 Besançon, France
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- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, F-25000 Besançon, France; (M.J.); (E.H.); (T.B.); (C.P.); (J.-P.F.); (V.P.); (A.B.); (M.G.); (A.F.)
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- Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, INSERM, EFS BFC, UMR1098, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur/Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, F-25000 Besançon, France; (M.J.); (E.H.); (T.B.); (C.P.); (J.-P.F.); (V.P.); (A.B.); (M.G.); (A.F.)
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Maranon DG, Sharma N, Huang Y, Selemenakis P, Wang M, Altina N, Zhao W, Wiese C. NUCKS1 promotes RAD54 activity in homologous recombination DNA repair. J Cell Biol 2021; 219:152064. [PMID: 32876692 PMCID: PMC7659731 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201911049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2019] [Revised: 05/04/2020] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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NUCKS1 (nuclear ubiquitous casein kinase and cyclin-dependent kinase substrate 1) is a chromatin-associated, vertebrate-specific, and multifunctional protein with a role in DNA damage signaling and repair. Previously, we have shown that NUCKS1 helps maintain homologous recombination (HR) DNA repair in human cells and functions as a tumor suppressor in mice. However, the mechanisms by which NUCKS1 positively impacts these processes had remained unclear. Here, we show that NUCKS1 physically and functionally interacts with the DNA motor protein RAD54. Upon exposure of human cells to DNA-damaging agents, NUCKS1 controls the resolution of RAD54 foci. In unperturbed cells, NUCKS1 prevents RAD54's inappropriate engagement with RAD51AP1. In vitro, NUCKS1 stimulates the ATPase activity of RAD54 and the RAD51-RAD54-mediated strand invasion step during displacement loop formation. Taken together, our data demonstrate that the NUCKS1 protein is an important new regulator of the spatiotemporal events in HR.
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- David G Maranon
- Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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- Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.,Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.,Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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- Department of Biochemistry and Structural Biology, University of Texas Health San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
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- Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.,Cell and Molecular Biology Graduate Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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Park S, Wu L, Tu J, Yu W, Toh Y, Carmon KS, Liu QJ. Unlike LGR4, LGR5 potentiates Wnt-β-catenin signaling without sequestering E3 ligases. Sci Signal 2020; 13:13/660/eaaz4051. [PMID: 33262293 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.aaz4051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
LGR4 and LGR5 encode two homologous receptors with critical, yet distinct, roles in organ development and adult stem cell survival. Both receptors are coexpressed in intestinal crypt stem cells, bind to R-spondins (RSPOs) with high affinity, and potentiate Wnt-β-catenin signaling, presumably by the same mechanism: forming RSPO-bridged complexes with the E3 ligases RNF43 and ZNRF3 to inhibit ubiquitylation of Wnt receptors. However, direct evidence for RSPO-bound, full-length LGR5 interacting with these E3 ligases in whole cells has not been reported, and only LGR4 is essential for the self-renewal of intestinal stem cells. Here, we examined the mechanisms of action of LGR4 and LGR5 in parallel using coimmunoprecipitation, proximity ligation, competition binding, and time-resolved FRET assays in whole cells. Full-length LGR4 formed a tight complex with ZNRF3 and RNF43 even without RSPO, whereas LGR5 did not interact with either E3 ligase with or without RSPO. Domain-swapping experiments with LGR4 and LGR5 revealed that the seven-transmembrane domain of LGR4 conferred interaction with the E3 ligases. Native LGR4 and LGR5 existed as dimers on the cell surface, and LGR5 interacted with both FZD and LRP6 of the Wnt signalosome to enhance LRP6 phosphorylation and potentiate Wnt-β-catenin signaling. These findings provide a molecular basis for the weaker activity of LGR5 in the potentiation of Wnt signaling that may underlie the distinct roles of LGR4 and LGR5 in organ development, as well as the self-renewal and fitness of adult stem cells.
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- Soohyun Park
- Center for Translational Cancer Research, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Center for Translational Cancer Research, The Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Hong CJ, Yeon J, Yeo BK, Woo H, An HK, Heo W, Kim K, Yu SW. Fas-apoptotic inhibitory molecule 2 localizes to the lysosome and facilitates autophagosome-lysosome fusion through the LC3 interaction region motif-dependent interaction with LC3. FASEB J 2020; 34:161-179. [PMID: 31914609 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201901626r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Revised: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Fas-apoptotic inhibitory molecule 2 (FAIM2) is a member of the transmembrane BAX inhibitor motif-containing (TMBIM) family. TMBIM family is comprised of six anti-apoptotic proteins that suppress cell death by regulating endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ homeostasis. Recent studies have implicated two TMBIM proteins, GRINA and BAX Inhibitor-1, in mediating cytoprotection via autophagy. However, whether FAIM2 plays a role in autophagy has been unknown. Here we show that FAIM2 localizes to the lysosomes at basal state and facilitates autophagy through interaction with microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3 proteins in human neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y cells. FAIM2 overexpression increased autophagy flux, while autophagy flux was impaired in shRNA-mediated knockdown (shFAIM2) cells, and the impairment was more evident in the presence of rapamycin. In shFAIM2 cells, autophagosome maturation through fusion with lysosomes was impaired, leading to accumulation of autophagosomes. A functional LC3-interacting region motif within FAIM2 was essential for the interaction with LC3 and rescue of autophagy flux in shFAIM2 cells while LC3-binding property of FAIM2 was dispensable for the anti-apoptotic function in response to Fas receptor-mediated apoptosis. Suppression of autophagosome maturation was also observed in a null mutant of Caenorhabditis elegans lacking xbx-6, the ortholog of FAIM2. Our study suggests that FAIM2 is a novel regulator of autophagy mediating autophagosome maturation through the interaction with LC3.
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- Caroline Jeeyeon Hong
- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST), Daegu, Republic of Korea
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Pearson G, Soleimanpour SA. Visualization of Endogenous Mitophagy Complexes In Situ in Human Pancreatic Beta Cells Utilizing Proximity Ligation Assay. J Vis Exp 2019. [PMID: 31107439 DOI: 10.3791/59398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Mitophagy is an essential mitochondrial quality control pathway, which is crucial for pancreatic islet beta cell bioenergetics to fuel glucose-stimulated insulin release. Assessment of mitophagy is challenging and often requires genetic reporters or multiple complementary techniques not easily utilized in tissue samples, such as primary human pancreatic islets. Here we demonstrate a robust approach to visualize and quantify formation of key endogenous mitophagy complexes in primary human pancreatic islets. Utilizing the sensitive proximity ligation assay technique to detect interaction of the mitophagy regulators NRDP1 and USP8, we are able to specifically quantify formation of essential mitophagy complexes in situ. By coupling this approach to counterstaining for the transcription factor PDX1, we can quantify mitophagy complexes, and the factors that can impair mitophagy, specifically within beta cells. The methodology we describe overcomes the need for large quantities of cellular extracts required for other protein-protein interaction studies, such as immunoprecipitation (IP) or mass spectrometry, and is ideal for precious human islet samples generally not available in sufficient quantities for these approaches. Further, this methodology obviates the need for flow sorting techniques to purify beta cells from a heterogeneous islet population for downstream protein applications. Thus, we describe a valuable protocol for visualization of mitophagy highly compatible for use in heterogeneous and limited cell populations.
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- Gemma Pearson
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor; VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System;
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Pejvakin-mediated pexophagy protects auditory hair cells against noise-induced damage. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:8010-8017. [PMID: 30936319 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1821844116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Noise overexposure causes oxidative stress, leading to auditory hair cell damage. Adaptive peroxisome proliferation involving pejvakin, a peroxisome-associated protein from the gasdermin family, has been shown to protect against this harmful oxidative stress. However, the role of pejvakin in peroxisome dynamics and homeostasis remains unclear. Here we show that sound overstimulation induces an early and rapid selective autophagic degradation of peroxisomes (pexophagy) in auditory hair cells from wild-type, but not pejvakin-deficient (Pjvk -/-), mice. Noise overexposure triggers recruitment of the autophagosome-associated protein MAP1LC3B (LC3B; microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3β) to peroxisomes in wild-type, but not Pjvk -/-, mice. We also show that pejvakin-LC3B binding involves an LC3-interacting region within the predicted chaperone domain of pejvakin. In transfected cells and in vivo transduced auditory hair cells, cysteine mutagenesis experiments demonstrated the requirement for both C328 and C343, the two cysteine residues closest to the C terminus of pejvakin, for reactive oxygen species-induced pejvakin-LC3B interaction and pexophagy. The viral transduction of auditory hair cells from Pjvk -/- mice in vivo with both Pjvk and Lc3b cDNAs completely restored sound-induced pexophagy, fully prevented the development of oxidative stress, and resulted in normal levels of peroxisome proliferation, whereas Pjvk cDNA alone yielded only a partial correction of the defects. Overall, our results demonstrate that pexophagy plays a key role in noise-induced peroxisome proliferation and identify defective pexophagy as a cause of noise-induced hearing loss. They suggest that pejvakin acts as a redox-activated pexophagy receptor/adaptor, thereby identifying a previously unknown function of gasdermin family proteins.
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Huang G, Massoudi D, Muir AM, Joshi DC, Zhang CL, Chiu SY, Greenspan DS. WBSCR16 Is a Guanine Nucleotide Exchange Factor Important for Mitochondrial Fusion. Cell Rep 2018; 20:923-934. [PMID: 28746876 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.06.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2017] [Revised: 06/19/2017] [Accepted: 06/30/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Regulated inter-mitochondrial fusion/fission is essential for maintaining optimal mitochondrial respiration and control of apoptosis and autophagy. In mammals, mitochondrial fusion is controlled by outer membrane GTPases MFN1 and MFN2 and by inner membrane (IM) GTPase OPA1. Disordered mitochondrial fusion/fission contributes to various pathologies, and MFN2 or OPA1 mutations underlie neurodegenerative diseases. Here, we show that the WBSCR16 protein is primarily associated with the outer face of the inner mitochondrial membrane and is important for mitochondrial fusion. We provide evidence of a WBSCR16/OPA1 physical interaction in the intact cell and of a WBSCR16 function as an OPA1-specific guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF). Homozygosity for a Wbscr16 mutation causes early embryonic lethality, whereas neurons of mice heterozygous for the mutation have mitochondria with reduced membrane potential and increased susceptibility to fragmentation upon exposure to stress, suggesting roles for WBSCR16 deficits in neuronal pathologies.
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- Guorui Huang
- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Department of Cell and Regenerative Biology, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
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Song H, Feng X, Zhang M, Jin X, Xu X, Wang L, Ding X, Luo Y, Lin F, Wu Q, Liang G, Yu T, Liu Q, Zhang Z. Crosstalk between lysine methylation and phosphorylation of ATG16L1 dictates the apoptosis of hypoxia/reoxygenation-induced cardiomyocytes. Autophagy 2018; 14:825-844. [PMID: 29634390 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2017.1389357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Post-translational modifications of autophagy-related (ATG) genes are necessary to modulate their functions. However, ATG protein methylation and its physiological role have not yet been elucidated. The methylation of non-histone proteins by SETD7, a SET domain-containing lysine methyltransferase, is a novel regulatory mechanism to control cell protein function in response to various cellular stresses. Here we present evidence that the precise activity of ATG16L1 protein in hypoxia/reoxygenation (H/R)-treated cardiomyocytes is regulated by a balanced methylation and phosphorylation switch. We first show that H/R promotes autophagy and decreases SETD7 expression, whereas autophagy inhibition by 3-MA increases SETD7 level in cardiomyocytes, implying a tight correlation between autophagy and SETD7. Then we demonstrate that SETD7 methylates ATG16L1 at lysine 151 while KDM1A/LSD1 (lysine demethylase 1A) removes this methyl mark. Furthermore, we validate that this methylation at lysine 151 impairs the binding of ATG16L1 to the ATG12-ATG5 conjugate, leading to inhibition of autophagy and increased apoptosis in H/R-treated cardiomyocytes. However, the cardiomyocytes with shRNA-knocked down SETD7 or inhibition of SETD7 activity by a small molecule chemical, display increased autophagy and decreased apoptosis following H/R treatment. Additionally, methylation at lysine 151 inhibits phosphorylation of ATG16L1 at S139 by CSNK2 which was previously shown to be critical for autophagy maintenance, and vice versa. Together, our findings define a novel modification of ATG16L1 and highlight the importance of an ATG16L1 phosphorylation-methylation switch in determining the fate of H/R-treated cardiomyocytes.
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- Huiwen Song
- a Department of Cardiology , Jiading District Central Hospital Affiliated Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences ; Shanghai , China.,b Longju Medical Research Center ; Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education ; Zunyi Medical University ; Zunyi , China
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- b Longju Medical Research Center ; Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education ; Zunyi Medical University ; Zunyi , China.,c Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey ; Rutgers University ; New Brunswick , NJ USA
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- d Laboratory of Cardiovascular Immunology; Key Laboratory of Biological Targeted Therapy of the Ministry of Education; Institute of Cardiology; Union Hospital; Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology ; Wuhan , China
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- e Department of Cardiology ; Minhang Hospital ; Fudan University ; Shanghai , China
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- a Department of Cardiology , Jiading District Central Hospital Affiliated Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences ; Shanghai , China
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- f Department of Cardiology ; Tongji Hospital ; Tongji Medical College ; Huazhong University of Science and Technology ; Wuhan , China
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- g Department of Cardiology ; the First Affiliated Hospital ; Harbin Medical University ; Harbin , China
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- b Longju Medical Research Center ; Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education ; Zunyi Medical University ; Zunyi , China
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- b Longju Medical Research Center ; Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education ; Zunyi Medical University ; Zunyi , China
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- h Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education ; Zunyi Medical University ; Zunyi , China
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- i Department of Cardiovascular Surgery ; Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University ; Zunyi , China
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- j Department of Anesthesia ; Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University ; Zunyi , China
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- f Department of Cardiology ; Tongji Hospital ; Tongji Medical College ; Huazhong University of Science and Technology ; Wuhan , China
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- b Longju Medical Research Center ; Key Laboratory of Basic Pharmacology of Ministry of Education ; Zunyi Medical University ; Zunyi , China.,k Department of Surgery ; Robert-Wood-Johnson Medical School University Hospital ; Rutgers University ; State University of New Jersey ; New Brunswick , NJ USA
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Poillet-Perez L, Jacquet M, Hervouet E, Gauthier T, Fraichard A, Borg C, Pallandre JR, Gonzalez BJ, Ramdani Y, Boyer-Guittaut M, Delage-Mourroux R, Despouy G. GABARAPL1 tumor suppressive function is independent of its conjugation to autophagosomes in MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Oncotarget 2017; 8:55998-56020. [PMID: 28915569 PMCID: PMC5593540 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.19639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The GABARAPL1 protein belongs to the ATG8 family whose members are involved in autophagy. Our laboratory previously demonstrated that GABARAPL1 associates with autophagic vesicles, regulates autophagic flux and acts as a tumor suppressor protein in breast cancer. In this study, we aimed to determine whether GABARAPL1 conjugation to autophagosomes is necessary for its tumor suppressive functions using the MCF-7 breast cancer cell line overexpressing GABARAPL1 or a G116A mutant, which is unable to be lipidated and associated to autophagosomes. We show that the G116A mutation impaired GABARAPL1 function in autophagosome/lysosome fusion and inhibited lysosome activity but did not alter MTOR and ULK1 activities or tumor growth in vivo. Our results demonstrate for the first time that GABARAPL1 plays different regulatory functions during early and late stages of autophagy, independently or not of its conjugation to autophagosomes, but its tumor suppressive function appeared to be independent of its conjugation to autophagic vesicles.
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- Laura Poillet-Perez
- Unité Mixte de Recherche, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur, Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France.,Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur, Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur, Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur, Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur, Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur, Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur, Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Microvascular Endothelium and Neonatal Brain Lesions, Université de Normandie, UFR de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Rouen, France
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- Microvascular Endothelium and Neonatal Brain Lesions, Université de Normandie, UFR de Médecine et de Pharmacie, Rouen, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur, Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur, Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche, Interactions Hôte-Greffon-Tumeur, Ingénierie Cellulaire et Génique, Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
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de Munnik SM, van der Lee R, Velders DM, van Offenbeek J, Smits-de Vries L, Leurs R, Smit MJ, Vischer HF. The viral G protein-coupled receptor ORF74 unmasks phospholipase C signaling of the receptor tyrosine kinase IGF-1R. Cell Signal 2016; 28:595-605. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2016.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2015] [Revised: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Zhou M, Li Q, Wang R. Current Experimental Methods for Characterizing Protein-Protein Interactions. ChemMedChem 2016; 11:738-56. [PMID: 26864455 PMCID: PMC7162211 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201500495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2015] [Revised: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Protein molecules often interact with other partner protein molecules in order to execute their vital functions in living organisms. Characterization of protein-protein interactions thus plays a central role in understanding the molecular mechanism of relevant protein molecules, elucidating the cellular processes and pathways relevant to health or disease for drug discovery, and charting large-scale interaction networks in systems biology research. A whole spectrum of methods, based on biophysical, biochemical, or genetic principles, have been developed to detect the time, space, and functional relevance of protein-protein interactions at various degrees of affinity and specificity. This article presents an overview of these experimental methods, outlining the principles, strengths and limitations, and recent developments of each type of method.
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- Mi Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic & Natural Products Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Rd, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic & Natural Products Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Rd, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic & Natural Products Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Rd, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China.
- State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Macau, 999078, People's Republic of China.
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Zhou M, Li Q, Wang R. Current Experimental Methods for Characterizing Protein-Protein Interactions. ChemMedChem 2016. [PMID: 26864455 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201500495.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Protein molecules often interact with other partner protein molecules in order to execute their vital functions in living organisms. Characterization of protein-protein interactions thus plays a central role in understanding the molecular mechanism of relevant protein molecules, elucidating the cellular processes and pathways relevant to health or disease for drug discovery, and charting large-scale interaction networks in systems biology research. A whole spectrum of methods, based on biophysical, biochemical, or genetic principles, have been developed to detect the time, space, and functional relevance of protein-protein interactions at various degrees of affinity and specificity. This article presents an overview of these experimental methods, outlining the principles, strengths and limitations, and recent developments of each type of method.
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- Mi Zhou
- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic & Natural Products Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Rd, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic & Natural Products Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Rd, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic & Natural Products Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Life Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 Lingling Rd, Shanghai, 200032, People's Republic of China. .,State Key Laboratory of Quality Research in Chinese Medicine, Macau Institute for Applied Research in Medicine and Health, Macau University of Science and Technology, Avenida Wai Long, Macau, 999078, People's Republic of China.
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