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Wang L, Zhang X, Zhang Z, Qin Q, Wang S. Rab32, a novel Rab small GTPase from orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides involved in SGIV infection. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2023; 143:109229. [PMID: 37972745 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
Abstract
Rab32 is a member of the Rab GTPase family that is involved in membrane trafficking and immune response, which are crucial for controlling pathogen infection. However, the role of Rab32 in virus infection is not well understood. In this study, we focused on the regulation of Rab32 on virus infection and the host immunity in orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides. EcRab32 encoded a 213-amino acid polypeptide, which shared a high sequence identity with other Rab32 proteins from fishes to mammals. In healthy orange-spotted grouper, the mRNA of EcRab32 was expressed in all the detected tissues, with the more expression levels in the head kidney, liver and gill. Upon SGIV infection, the expression of EcRab32 was significantly up-regulated in vitro, indicating its potential role in viral infection. EcRab32 was observed to be distributed in the cytoplasm as punctate and vesicle-like structures. EcRab32 overexpression was found to notably inhibit SGIV infection, while the interruption of EcRab32 significantly promoted SGIV infection. In addition, using single particle imaging analysis, we found that EcRab32 overexpression prominently reduced the attachment and internalization of SGIV particles. Furthermore, the results demonstrated that EcRab32 played a positive role in regulating the interferon immune and inflammatory responses. Taken together, these findings indicated that EcRab32 influenced SGIV infection by regulating the host immune response, providing an overall understanding of the interplay between the Rab32 and innate immunity.
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- Liqun Wang
- College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Henry Fok School of Biology and Agriculture, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, 512005, China
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- College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Nansha-South China Agricultural University Fishery Research Institute, Guangzhou, 511464, China.
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- College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Nansha-South China Agricultural University Fishery Research Institute, Guangzhou, 511464, China.
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Hajdú G, Somogyvári M, Csermely P, Sőti C. Lysosome-related organelles promote stress and immune responses in C. elegans. Commun Biol 2023; 6:936. [PMID: 37704756 PMCID: PMC10499889 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05246-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023] Open
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Lysosome-related organelles (LROs) play diverse roles and their dysfunction causes immunodeficiency. However, their primordial functions remain unclear. Here, we report that C. elegans LROs (gut granules) promote organismal defenses against various stresses. We find that toxic benzaldehyde exposure induces LRO autofluorescence, stimulates the expression of LRO-specific genes and enhances LRO transport capacity as well as increases tolerance to benzaldehyde, heat and oxidative stresses, while these responses are impaired in glo-1/Rab32 and pgp-2 ABC transporter LRO biogenesis mutants. Benzaldehyde upregulates glo-1- and pgp-2-dependent expression of heat shock, detoxification and antimicrobial effector genes, which requires daf-16/FOXO and/or pmk-1/p38MAPK. Finally, benzaldehyde preconditioning increases resistance against Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA14 in a glo-1- and pgp-2-dependent manner, and PA14 infection leads to the deposition of fluorescent metabolites in LROs and induction of LRO genes. Our study suggests that LROs may play a role in systemic responses to stresses and in pathogen resistance.
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- Gábor Hajdú
- Department of Molecular Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
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Yan J, Chen J, Mao X, Li Q. Improvements in skills and knowledge after a comprehensive ELISA teaching course for biotechnology undergraduates. Biochem Mol Biol Educ 2023; 51:418-427. [PMID: 37139960 DOI: 10.1002/bmb.21739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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As a universal and extensively adopted technique, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) can be used to detect and quantify small molecules in many applications both clinical and analytical. However, generally, students experiment mechanically using commercial ELISA kits according to the instructions and eventually produce a standard curve to calculate the concentration of the sample to be measured, cannot understand the critical factors and process of method establishment. This study systematically introduced undergraduates to using the pathogen-specific antigen and establishing an indirect ELISA method to detect the diagnostic target pathogen Burkholderia pseudomallei. This course aimed to develop the experimental skills of the students and improve their scientific research knowledge, which fully embody the organic combination of scientific research and teaching. Students independently selected the diagnostic antigen target of interest, obtained the antigen proteins using genetic engineering techniques, and established an ELISA method through a series of conditional optimization experiments. In addition, typical student-generated data, experimental methods, and a student feedback interpretation are presented in this study. Overall, the students were able to combine abstract knowledge with practice and understand the principles and applications of antigen-antibody interactions, thus enabling them to gain practical experience in molecular biology techniques, and learn how to use this principle to establish an ELISA method for detecting infectious diseases.
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- Jingmin Yan
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
- Department of General Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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Beyers WC, Detry AM, Di Pietro SM. OCA7 is a melanosome membrane protein that defines pigmentation by regulating early stages of melanosome biogenesis. J Biol Chem 2022; 298:102669. [PMID: 36334630 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Mutations in C10orf11 (oculocutaneous albinism type 7 [OCA7]) cause OCA, a disorder that presents with hypopigmentation in skin, eyes, and hair. The OCA7 pathophysiology is unknown, and there is virtually no information on the OCA7 protein and its cellular function. Here, we discover that OCA7 localizes to the limiting membrane of melanosomes, the specialized pigment cell organelles where melanin is synthesized. We demonstrate that OCA7 is recruited through interaction with a canonical effector-binding surface of melanosome proteins Rab32 and Rab38. Using newly generated OCA7-KO MNT1 cells, we show OCA7 regulates overall melanin levels in a melanocyte autonomous manner by controlling melanosome maturation. Importantly, we found that OCA7 regulates premelanosome protein (PMEL) processing, impacting fibrillation and the striations that define transition from melanosome stage I to stage II. Furthermore, the melanosome lumen of OCA7-KO cells displays lower pH than control cells. Together, our results reveal that OCA7 regulates pigmentation through two well-established determinants of melanosome biogenesis and function, PMEL processing, and organelle pH.
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- Wyatt C Beyers
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA.
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Kuo IY, Hsieh CH, Kuo WT, Chang CP, Wang YC. Recent advances in conventional and unconventional vesicular secretion pathways in the tumor microenvironment. J Biomed Sci 2022; 29:56. [PMID: 35927755 PMCID: PMC9354273 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-022-00837-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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All cells in the changing tumor microenvironment (TME) need a class of checkpoints to regulate the balance among exocytosis, endocytosis, recycling and degradation. The vesicular trafficking and secretion pathways regulated by the small Rab GTPases and their effectors convey cell growth and migration signals and function as meditators of intercellular communication and molecular transfer. Recent advances suggest that Rab proteins govern conventional and unconventional vesicular secretion pathways by trafficking widely diverse cargoes and substrates in remodeling TME. The mechanisms underlying the regulation of conventional and unconventional vesicular secretion pathways, their action modes and impacts on the cancer and stromal cells have been the focus of much attention for the past two decades. In this review, we discuss the current understanding of vesicular secretion pathways in TME. We begin with an overview of the structure, regulation, substrate recognition and subcellular localization of vesicular secretion pathways. We then systematically discuss how the three fundamental vesicular secretion processes respond to extracellular cues in TME. These processes are the conventional protein secretion via the endoplasmic reticulum-Golgi apparatus route and two types of unconventional protein secretion via extracellular vesicles and secretory autophagy. The latest advances and future directions in vesicular secretion-involved interplays between tumor cells, stromal cell and host immunity are also described.
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- I-Ying Kuo
- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, University Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan.,Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, University Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, University Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, University Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, University Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan. .,Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, University Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan. .,Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan.
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Gierlikowski W, Gierlikowska B. MicroRNAs as Regulators of Phagocytosis. Cells 2022; 11:cells11091380. [PMID: 35563685 PMCID: PMC9106007 DOI: 10.3390/cells11091380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression and thus act as important regulators of cellular phenotype and function. As their expression may be dysregulated in numerous diseases, they are of interest as biomarkers. What is more, attempts of modulation of some microRNAs for therapeutic reasons have been undertaken. In this review, we discuss the current knowledge regarding the influence of microRNAs on phagocytosis, which may be exerted on different levels, such as through macrophages polarization, phagosome maturation, reactive oxygen species production and cytokines synthesis. This phenomenon plays an important role in numerous pathological conditions.
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- Wojciech Gierlikowski
- Department of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Medical University of Warsaw, Banacha 1a, 02-097 Warsaw, Poland
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Laboratory Diagnostics and Clinical Immunology of Developmental Age, Medical University of Warsaw, Żwirki i Wigury 63a, 02-091 Warsaw, Poland;
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Mourenza Á, Lorente-Torres B, Durante E, Llano-Verdeja J, Aparicio JF, Fernández-López A, Gil JA, Mateos LM, Letek M. Understanding microRNAs in the Context of Infection to Find New Treatments against Human Bacterial Pathogens. Antibiotics (Basel) 2022; 11:antibiotics11030356. [PMID: 35326819 PMCID: PMC8944844 DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics11030356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/04/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The development of RNA-based anti-infectives has gained interest with the successful application of mRNA-based vaccines. Small RNAs are molecules of RNA of <200 nucleotides in length that may control the expression of specific genes. Small RNAs include small interference RNAs (siRNAs), Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs), or microRNAs (miRNAs). Notably, the role of miRNAs on the post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression has been studied in detail in the context of cancer and many other genetic diseases. However, it is also becoming apparent that some human miRNAs possess important antimicrobial roles by silencing host genes essential for the progress of bacterial or viral infections. Therefore, their potential use as novel antimicrobial therapies has gained interest during the last decade. The challenges of the transport and delivery of miRNAs to target cells are important, but recent research with exosomes is overcoming the limitations in RNA-cellular uptake, avoiding their degradation. Therefore, in this review, we have summarised the latest developments in the exosomal delivery of miRNA-based therapies, which may soon be another complementary treatment to pathogen-targeted antibiotics that could help solve the problem caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria.
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- Álvaro Mourenza
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Área de Microbiología, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain; (Á.M.); (B.L.-T.); (E.D.); (J.L.-V.); (J.F.A.); (J.A.G.)
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Área de Microbiología, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain; (Á.M.); (B.L.-T.); (E.D.); (J.L.-V.); (J.F.A.); (J.A.G.)
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Área de Microbiología, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain; (Á.M.); (B.L.-T.); (E.D.); (J.L.-V.); (J.F.A.); (J.A.G.)
- L’Università di Urbino Carlo Bo, Via Aurelio Saffi, 2, 61029 Urbino, Italy
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Área de Microbiología, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain; (Á.M.); (B.L.-T.); (E.D.); (J.L.-V.); (J.F.A.); (J.A.G.)
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Área de Microbiología, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain; (Á.M.); (B.L.-T.); (E.D.); (J.L.-V.); (J.F.A.); (J.A.G.)
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Área de Biología Celular, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain;
- Instituto de Biomedicina (IBIOMED), Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
- Neural Therapies SL, Campus de Vegazana s/n, 24071 León, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Área de Microbiología, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain; (Á.M.); (B.L.-T.); (E.D.); (J.L.-V.); (J.F.A.); (J.A.G.)
- Instituto de Biología Molecular, Genómica y Proteómica (INBIOMIC), Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Área de Microbiología, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain; (Á.M.); (B.L.-T.); (E.D.); (J.L.-V.); (J.F.A.); (J.A.G.)
- Instituto de Biología Molecular, Genómica y Proteómica (INBIOMIC), Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
- Correspondence: (L.M.M.); (M.L.)
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Área de Microbiología, Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain; (Á.M.); (B.L.-T.); (E.D.); (J.L.-V.); (J.F.A.); (J.A.G.)
- Instituto de Desarrollo Ganadero y Sanidad Animal (INDEGSAL), Universidad de León, 24071 León, Spain
- Correspondence: (L.M.M.); (M.L.)
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Liu X, Wu Y, Mao C, Shen J, Zhu K. Host-acting antibacterial compounds combat cytosolic bacteria. Trends Microbiol 2022; 30:761-777. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2022.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Zimmann N, Rada P, Žárský V, Smutná T, Záhonová K, Dacks J, Harant K, Hrdý I, Tachezy J. Proteomic Analysis of Trichomonas vaginalis Phagolysosome, Lysosomal Targeting, and Unconventional Secretion of Cysteine Peptidases. Mol Cell Proteomics 2022; 21:100174. [PMID: 34763061 PMCID: PMC8717582 DOI: 10.1016/j.mcpro.2021.100174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
The lysosome represents a central degradative compartment of eukaryote cells, yet little is known about the biogenesis and function of this organelle in parasitic protists. Whereas the mannose 6-phosphate (M6P)-dependent system is dominant for lysosomal targeting in metazoans, oligosaccharide-independent sorting has been reported in other eukaryotes. In this study, we investigated the phagolysosomal proteome of the human parasite Trichomonas vaginalis, its protein targeting and the involvement of lysosomes in hydrolase secretion. The organelles were purified using Percoll and OptiPrep gradient centrifugation and a novel purification protocol based on the phagocytosis of lactoferrin-covered magnetic nanoparticles. The analysis resulted in a lysosomal proteome of 462 proteins, which were sorted into 21 classes. Hydrolases represented the largest functional class and included proteases, lipases, phosphatases, and glycosidases. Identification of a large set of proteins involved in vesicular trafficking (80) and turnover of actin cytoskeleton rearrangement (29) indicate a dynamic phagolysosomal compartment. Several cysteine proteases such as TvCP2 were previously shown to be secreted. Our experiments showed that secretion of TvCP2 was strongly inhibited by chloroquine, which increases intralysosomal pH, thus indicating that TvCP2 secretion occurs through lysosomes rather than the classical secretory pathway. Unexpectedly, we identified divergent homologues of the M6P receptor TvMPR in the phagolysosomal proteome, although T. vaginalis lacks enzymes for M6P formation. To test whether oligosaccharides are involved in lysosomal targeting, we selected the lysosome-resident cysteine protease CLCP, which possesses two glycosylation sites. Mutation of any of the sites redirected CLCP to the secretory pathway. Similarly, the introduction of glycosylation sites to secreted β-amylase redirected this protein to lysosomes. Thus, unlike other parasitic protists, T. vaginalis seems to utilize glycosylation as a recognition marker for lysosomal hydrolases. Our findings provide the first insight into the complexity of T. vaginalis phagolysosomes, their biogenesis, and role in the unconventional secretion of cysteine peptidases.
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- Nadine Zimmann
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic; Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Parasitology, Biology Centre, Czech Academy of Sciences, České Budějovice, Czech Republic; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Science, Charles University, BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic.
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He Z, Tian M, Fu X. Reduced expression of miR-30c-5p promotes hepatocellular carcinoma progression by targeting RAB32. Mol Ther Nucleic Acids 2021; 26:603-612. [PMID: 34703646 PMCID: PMC8517094 DOI: 10.1016/j.omtn.2021.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains among the most lethal of human cancers, despite recent advances in modern medicine. miR-30c-5p is frequently dysregulated in different diseases. However, the effects and the underlying mechanism of miR-30c-5p in HCC are still elusive. Here, we show that miR-30c-5p is downregulated in HCC and significantly associated with survival and tumor size in patients with HCC. We demonstrate that aberrant miR-30c-5p markedly affects HCC cell proliferation and migration. Further experiments show that RAB32 is an essential target of miR-30c-5p in HCC. These studies highlight an important role of miR-30c-5p in growth and invasion of HCC and indicate that the miR-30c-5p-RAB32 axis is an important underlying mechanism.
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- Zheng He
- Department of General Surgery, Shiyan People's Hospital of Bao'an District, No. 11 Jixiang Road, Bao'an District, Shenzhen, 518108 Guangdong, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shiyan People's Hospital of Bao'an District, No. 11 Jixiang Road, Bao'an District, Shenzhen, 518108 Guangdong, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shiyan People's Hospital of Bao'an District, No. 11 Jixiang Road, Bao'an District, Shenzhen, 518108 Guangdong, China
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Fountain A, Inpanathan S, Alves P, Verdawala MB, Botelho RJ. Phagosome maturation in macrophages: Eat, digest, adapt, and repeat. Adv Biol Regul 2021; 82:100832. [PMID: 34717137 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbior.2021.100832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Phagocytosis is a dynamic process that requires an intricate interplay between phagocytic receptors, membrane lipids, and numerous signalling proteins and their effectors, to coordinate the engulfment of a bound particle. These particles are diverse in their physico-chemical properties such as size and shape and include bacteria, fungi, apoptotic cells, living tumour cells, and abiotic particles. Once engulfed, these particles are enclosed within a phagosome, which undergoes a striking transformation referred to as phagosome maturation, which will ultimately lead to the processing and degradation of the enclosed particulate. In this review, we focus on recent advancements in phagosome maturation in macrophages, highlighting new discoveries and emerging themes. Such advancements include identification of new GTPases and their effectors and the intricate spatio-temporal dynamics of phosphoinositides in governing phagosome maturation. We then explore phagosome fission and recycling, the emerging role of membrane contact sites, and delve into mechanisms of phagosome resolution to recycle and reform lysosomes. We further illustrate how phagosome maturation is context-dependent, subject to the type of particle, phagocytic receptors, the phagocytes and their state of activation during phagocytosis. Lastly, we discuss how phagosomes serve as signalling platforms to help phagocytes adapt to their environmental conditions. Overall, this review aims to cover recent findings, identify emerging themes, and highlight current challenges and directions to improve our understanding of phagosome maturation in macrophages.
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- Aaron Fountain
- Department of Chemistry and Biology and Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, M5B2K3, Canada; Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, M5B2K3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology and Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, M5B2K3, Canada; Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, M5B2K3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology and Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, M5B2K3, Canada; Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, M5B2K3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology and Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, M5B2K3, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology and Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, M5B2K3, Canada; Graduate Program in Molecular Science, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, M5B2K3, Canada.
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Sherpa RT, Fiore C, Moshal KS, Wadsworth A, Rudokas MW, Agarwal SR, Harvey RD. Mitochondrial A-kinase anchoring proteins in cardiac ventricular myocytes. Physiol Rep 2021; 9:e15015. [PMID: 34514737 PMCID: PMC8436057 DOI: 10.14814/phy2.15015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Compartmentation of cAMP signaling is a critical factor for maintaining the integrity of receptor-specific responses in cardiac myocytes. This phenomenon relies on various factors limiting cAMP diffusion. Our previous work in adult rat ventricular myocytes (ARVMs) indicates that PKA regulatory subunits anchored to the outer membrane of mitochondria play a key role in buffering the movement of cytosolic cAMP. PKA can be targeted to discrete subcellular locations through the interaction of both type I and type II regulatory subunits with A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs). The purpose of this study is to identify which AKAPs and PKA regulatory subunit isoforms are associated with mitochondria in ARVMs. Quantitative PCR data demonstrate that mRNA for dual specific AKAP1 and 2 (D-AKAP1 & D-AKAP2), acyl-CoA-binding domain-containing 3 (ACBD3), optic atrophy 1 (OPA1) are most abundant, while Rab32, WAVE-1, and sphingosine kinase type 1 interacting protein (SPHKAP) were barely detectable. Biochemical and immunocytochemical analysis suggests that D-AKAP1, D-AKAP2, and ACBD3 are the predominant mitochondrial AKAPs exposed to the cytosolic compartment in these cells. Furthermore, we show that both type I and type II regulatory subunits of PKA are associated with mitochondria. Taken together, these data suggest that D-AKAP1, D-AKAP2, and ACBD3 may be responsible for tethering both type I and type II PKA regulatory subunits to the outer mitochondrial membrane in ARVMs. In addition to regulating PKA-dependent mitochondrial function, these AKAPs may play an important role by buffering the movement of cAMP necessary for compartmentation.
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- Department of PharmacologyUniversity of NevadaRenoNevadaUSA
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- Department of PharmacologyUniversity of NevadaRenoNevadaUSA
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Pérez-Cremades D, Paes AB, Vidal-Gómez X, Mompeón A, Hermenegildo C, Novella S. Regulatory Network Analysis in Estradiol-Treated Human Endothelial Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22158193. [PMID: 34360960 PMCID: PMC8348965 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22158193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2021] [Revised: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background/Aims: Estrogen has been reported to have beneficial effects on vascular biology through direct actions on endothelium. Together with transcription factors, miRNAs are the major drivers of gene expression and signaling networks. The objective of this study was to identify a comprehensive regulatory network (miRNA–transcription factor–downstream genes) that controls the transcriptomic changes observed in endothelial cells exposed to estradiol. Methods: miRNA/mRNA interactions were assembled using our previous microarray data of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) treated with 17β-estradiol (E2) (1 nmol/L, 24 h). miRNA–mRNA pairings and their associated canonical pathways were determined using Ingenuity Pathway Analysis software. Transcription factors were identified among the miRNA-regulated genes. Transcription factor downstream target genes were predicted by consensus transcription factor binding sites in the promoter region of E2-regulated genes by using JASPAR and TRANSFAC tools in Enrichr software. Results: miRNA–target pairings were filtered by using differentially expressed miRNAs and mRNAs characterized by a regulatory relationship according to miRNA target prediction databases. The analysis identified 588 miRNA–target interactions between 102 miRNAs and 588 targets. Specifically, 63 upregulated miRNAs interacted with 295 downregulated targets, while 39 downregulated miRNAs were paired with 293 upregulated mRNA targets. Functional characterization of miRNA/mRNA association analysis highlighted hypoxia signaling, integrin, ephrin receptor signaling and regulation of actin-based motility by Rho among the canonical pathways regulated by E2 in HUVEC. Transcription factors and downstream genes analysis revealed eight networks, including those mediated by JUN and REPIN1, which are associated with cadherin binding and cell adhesion molecule binding pathways. Conclusion: This study identifies regulatory networks obtained by integrative microarray analysis and provides additional insights into the way estradiol could regulate endothelial function in human endothelial cells.
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Hu ZQ, Li Q, Hu ZH, Liu HC, Rao CL, Zhang MJ, Xia YP, Deng L, Mao XH, Fang Y. MicroRNA-146a inhibits autophagy to maintain the intracellular survival of Burkholderia pseudomallei by targeting LIPA. Microb Pathog 2021; 158:104969. [PMID: 34044047 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2021.104969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is the etiological agent of melioidosis, which is an emerging infectious disease endemic to many tropical regions. Autophagy is an intrinsic cellular process that degrades cytoplasmic components and plays an important role in protecting the host against pathogens. Like many intracellular pathogens, B. pseudomallei can evade the autophagy-dependent cellular clearance. However, the underlying mechanism remains unclear. In this study, we applied a combination of multiple assays to monitor autophagy processes and found that B. pseudomallei induced an incomplete autophagic flux and eliminate autophagy clearance in macrophages by blocking autophagosome-lysosome fusion. Based on a high-throughput microarray screening, we found that LIPA (lysosomal acid LIPAse A) was downregulated during B. pseudomallei infection. MiR-146a was then identified to be specifically upregulated upon infection with B. pseudomallei and further regulated LIPA expression by interacting with 3'UTR of LIPA. Furthermore, overexpression of miR-146a contributed to the defect of autophagic flux caused by B. pseudomallei and was beneficial for the survival of B. pseudomallei in macrophages. Therefore, our findings suggest that miR-146a inhibits autophagy via posttranscriptional suppression of LIPA expression to maintain B. pseudomallei survival in macrophages.
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- Zhi-Qiang Hu
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, PR China; Shigatse Branch, Xinqiao Hospital, Army 953 Hospital, Army Medical University, Shigatse, 857000, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Respiratory, General Hospital of Center Theater of PLA, PLA's Health Service Scientific Research Plan, Wuhan, PR China
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- Department of Respiratory, General Hospital of Center Theater of PLA, PLA's Health Service Scientific Research Plan, Wuhan, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, PR China.
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, PR China; Department of Respiratory, General Hospital of Center Theater of PLA, PLA's Health Service Scientific Research Plan, Wuhan, PR China.
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Yuan S, Fang Y, Tang M, Hu Z, Rao C, Chen J, Xia Y, Zhang M, Yan J, Tang B, He X, Xie J, Mao X, Li Q. Tauroursodeoxycholic acid prevents Burkholderia pseudomallei-induced endoplasmic reticulum stress and is protective during melioidosis in mice. BMC Microbiol 2021; 21:137. [PMID: 33947331 PMCID: PMC8094575 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-021-02199-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Burkholderia pseudomallei, a facultative intracellular bacterium, is the aetiological agent of melioidosis that is responsible for up to 40% sepsis-related mortality in epidemic areas. However, no effective vaccine is available currently, and the drug resistance is also a major problem in the treatment of melioidosis. Therefore, finding new clinical treatment strategies in melioidosis is extremely urgent. Results We demonstrated that tauroursodeoxycholic acid (TUDCA), a clinically available endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress inhibitor, can promote B. pseudomallei clearance both in vivo and in vitro. In this study, we investigated the effects of TUDCA on the survival of melioidosis mice, and found that treatment with TUDCA significantly decreased intracellular survival of B. pseudomallei. Mechanistically, we found that B. pseudomallei induced apoptosis and activated IRE1 and PERK signaling ways of ER stress in RAW264.7 macrophages. TUDCA treatment could reduce B. pseudomallei-induced ER stress in vitro, and TUDCA is protective in vivo. Conclusion Taken together, our study has demonstrated that B. pseudomallei infection results in ER stress-induced apoptosis, and TUDCA enhances the clearance of B. pseudomallei by inhibiting ER stress-induced apoptosis both in vivo and in vitro, suggesting that TUDCA could be used as a potentially alternative treatment for melioidosis. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12866-021-02199-x.
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- Siqi Yuan
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China.,Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Eco-Environment and Bio-Resource of the Three Gorges Area, Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Department of Respiratory, General Hospital of Center Theater Command, Wuhan, 400070, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China.,Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Eco-Environment and Bio-Resource of the Three Gorges Area, Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China.,Department of General Medicine, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Institute of Modern Biopharmaceuticals, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Eco-Environment and Bio-Resource of the Three Gorges Area, Key Laboratory of Eco-environments in Three Gorges Reservoir Region, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Southwest University, Beibei, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, 400038, China.
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Phillips IL, Danelishvili L, Bermudez LE. Macrophage Proteome Analysis at Different Stages of Mycobacterium avium Subspecies paratuberculosis Infection Reveals a Mechanism of Pathogen Dissemination. Proteomes 2021; 9:20. [PMID: 33946162 DOI: 10.3390/proteomes9020020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Johne’s disease is a chronic and usually fatal enteric infection of ruminants caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) and is responsible for hundreds of millions of dollars in losses for the agricultural industry. Natural infection typically begins with bacterial uptake and translocation through the epithelium of the small intestine, followed by ingestion by tissue macrophages and dissemination via the lymphatic or blood system throughout the body. To gain insights into the host responses and adaptation of MAP within phagocytic cells, we utilized the previously developed cell culture passage model, and mass spectrometric-based quantitative proteomic approach. Using the cell culture system, which mimics an in vivo interaction of MAP with intestinal epithelium and tissue macrophages, bacteria were passed through the bovine epithelial cells and, subsequently, used for macrophage infection (termed indirect infection), while uninfected cells and macrophage infection initiated with the culture grown bacteria (termed direct infection) served as controls. Approximately 3900 proteins were identified across all studied groups. The comparison within the subset of proteins that showed synthesis for more than two-fold in the direct infection over the uninfected control revealed an enrichment for the pro-inflammatory pathways such as the NF-κB and cytokine/chemokine signaling, positive regulation of defense response, cell activation involved in the immune response and adaptive immune system. While these responses were absent in the indirect infection, cellular pathways such as cell cycle, healing, regulation of cell adhesion, ensemble of core extracellular matrix proteins, cell surface integrins and proteins mediating the integrin signaling were remarkably high within the indirect infection. In addition to global analysis of the macrophage proteome, we further validated the proteomics data and confirmed that MAP passage through epithelial cells modulates the expression and signaling of integrins in phagocytes. In this study, we demonstrate that predominant expression of integrins in the indirectly infected macrophages allows phagocytic cells to initiate stronger binding and efficient translocation through the endothelial cells, suggesting the important role of integrins in the spread of MAP infection.
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Mishra R, Krishnamoorthy P, Kumar H. MicroRNA-30e-5p Regulates SOCS1 and SOCS3 During Bacterial Infection. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2021; 10:604016. [PMID: 33585275 PMCID: PMC7873556 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.604016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Host innate immunity is the major player against continuous microbial infection. Various pathogenic bacteria adopt the strategies to evade the immunity and show resistance toward the various established therapies. Despite the advent of many antibiotics for bacterial infections, there is a substantial need for the host-directed therapies (HDTs) to combat the infection. HDTs are recently being adopted to be useful in eradicating intracellular bacterial infection. Changing the innate immune responses of the host cells alters pathogen's ability to reside inside the cell. MicroRNAs are the small non-coding endogenous molecules and post-transcriptional regulators to target the 3'UTR of the messenger RNA. They are reported to modulate the host's immune responses during bacterial infections. Exploiting microRNAs as a therapeutic candidate in HDTs upon bacterial infection is still in its infancy. Here, initially, we re-analyzed the publicly available transcriptomic dataset of macrophages, infected with different pathogenic bacteria and identified significant genes and microRNAs common to the differential infections. We thus identified and miR-30e-5p, to be upregulated in different bacterial infections which enhances innate immunity to combat bacterial replication by targeting key negative regulators such as SOCS1 and SOCS3 of innate immune signaling pathways. Therefore, we propose miR-30e-5p as one of the potential candidates to be considered for additional clinical validation toward HDTs.
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- Richa Mishra
- Laboratory of Immunology and Infectious Disease Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Bhopal, India
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- Laboratory of Immunology and Infectious Disease Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Bhopal, India
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- Laboratory of Immunology and Infectious Disease Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal, Bhopal, India.,WPI Immunology, Frontier Research Centre, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Baldassarre M, Solano-Collado V, Balci A, Colamarino RA, Dambuza IM, Reid DM, Wilson HM, Brown GD, Mukhopadhyay S, Dougan G, Spanò S. The Rab32/BLOC-3-dependent pathway mediates host defense against different pathogens in human macrophages. Sci Adv 2021; 7:7/3/eabb1795. [PMID: 33523895 PMCID: PMC7810368 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb1795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Macrophages provide a first line of defense against microorganisms, and while some mechanisms to kill pathogens such as the oxidative burst are well described, others are still undefined or unknown. Here, we report that the Rab32 guanosine triphosphatase and its guanine nucleotide exchange factor BLOC-3 (biogenesis of lysosome-related organelles complex-3) are central components of a trafficking pathway that controls both bacterial and fungal intracellular pathogens. This host-defense mechanism is active in both human and murine macrophages and is independent of well-known antimicrobial mechanisms such as the NADPH (reduced form of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate)-dependent oxidative burst, production of nitric oxide, and antimicrobial peptides. To survive in human macrophages, Salmonella Typhi actively counteracts the Rab32/BLOC-3 pathway through its Salmonella pathogenicity island-1-encoded type III secretion system. These findings demonstrate that the Rab32/BLOC-3 pathway is a novel and universal host-defense pathway and protects mammalian species from various pathogens.
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB252ZD, UK
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB252ZD, UK
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB252ZD, UK
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB252ZD, UK
- MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Geoffrey Pope Building, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB252ZD, UK
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB252ZD, UK
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB252ZD, UK
- MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Geoffrey Pope Building, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK
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- MRC Centre for Transplantation, Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology, School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 9RT, UK
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- Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge CB10 1SA, UK
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB252ZD, UK
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Rao C, Mao C, Xia Y, Zhang M, Hu Z, Yuan S, Yang W, Yan J, Deng L, Cai X, Mao X, Li Q, Liao Y. Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Unfolded Protein Response Was Induced During the Early Stage of Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection in A549 Cells. Front Genet 2020; 11:585203. [PMID: 33363569 PMCID: PMC7753206 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.585203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Burkholderia pseudomallei is a zoonotic pathogen that usually affects patients' lungs and causes serious melioidosis. The interaction of B. pseudomallei with its hosts is complex, and cellular response to B. pseudomallei infection in humans still remains to be elucidated. In this study, transcriptomic profiling of B. pseudomallei-infected human lung epithelial A549 cells was performed to characterize the cellular response dynamics during the early infection (EI) stage. Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway analyses were performed by using the online databases DAVID 6.8 and KOBAS 3.0. Real-time quantitative PCR and western blot were used for validation experiments. Compared with the negative control group (NC), a set of 36 common genes varied over time with a cut-off level of 1.5-fold change, and a P-value < 0.05 was identified. Bioinformatics analysis indicated that the PERK-mediated unfolded protein response (UPR) was enriched as the most noteworthy biological process category, which was enriched as a branch of UPR in the signaling pathway of protein processing in the endoplasmic reticulum. Other categories, such as inflammatory responses, cell migration, and apoptosis, were also focused. The molecular chaperone Bip (GRP78), PERK, and PERK sensor-dependent phosphorylation of eIF2α (p-eIF2α) and ATF4 were verified to be increasing over time during the EI stage, suggesting that B. pseudomallei infection activated the PERK-mediated UPR in A549 cells. Collectively, these results provide important initial insights into the intimate interaction between B. pseudomallei and lung epithelial cells, which can be further explored toward the elucidation of the cellular mechanisms of B. pseudomallei infections in humans.
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- Chenglong Rao
- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Second Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Pharmacy and Medical Laboratory, Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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Balci A, Solano-Collado V, Baldassarre M, Spanò S. VARP and Rab9 Are Dispensable for the Rab32/BLOC-3 Dependent Salmonella Killing. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2020; 10:581024. [PMID: 33392103 PMCID: PMC7772198 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2020.581024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi (S. Typhi) is the causative agent of typhoid fever, a disease that kills an estimated 200,000 people annually. Previously, we discovered an antimicrobial pathway dependent on Rab32 and BLOC-3 (BRAM) that is critical to kill S. Typhi in murine macrophages. The BLOC-3 complex is comprised of the two sub-units HPS1 and HPS4 and exhibits guanine-nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) activity to Rab32. In melanocytes, Rab9 has been shown to interact with HPS4 and RUTBC1, a Rab32 GTPase activating (GAP) protein, and regulate the Rab32-mediated melanosome biogenesis. Intriguingly, Rab9-deficient melanocytes exhibit hypopigmentation, a similar phenotype to Rab32 or BLOC-3 deficient melanocytes. Additionally, VPS9-ankyrin-repeat-protein (VARP) has been shown to regulate melanocytic enzyme trafficking into the melanosomes through interaction with Rab32. Although Rab32, Rab9 and VARP are a part of melanogenesis in melanocytes, whether Rab9 and VARP are required for the BRAM mediated killing in macrophages is currently unknown. Here we showed that HPS4 is recruited to the Salmonella-containing vacuoles (SCV) and over-expression of BLOC-3 significantly increased Rab32-positive bacteria vacuoles. We found that SCV acquire Rab9, however over-expressing Rab9 did not change HPS4 localization on bacteria vacuoles. Importantly, we used shRNA to knock-down Rab9 and VARP in macrophages and showed that these proteins are dispensable for Rab32 recruitment to the SCV. Furthermore, we assessed the survival of S. Typhimurium in macrophages deficient for Rab9 or VARP and demonstrated that these proteins are not essential for BRAM pathway-dependent killing.
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Savitskiy S, Wachtel R, Pourjafar-Dehkordi D, Kang HS, Trauschke V, Lamb DC, Sattler M, Zacharias M, Itzen A. Proteolysis of Rab32 by Salmonella GtgE induces an inactive GTPase conformation. iScience 2020; 24:101940. [PMID: 33426511 PMCID: PMC7779776 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Rab GTPases are central regulators of intracellular vesicular trafficking. They are frequently targeted by bacterial pathogens through post-translational modifications. Salmonella typhimurium secretes the cysteine protease GtgE during infection, leading to a regioselective proteolytic cleavage of the regulatory switch I loop in the small GTPases of the Rab32 subfamily. Here, using a combination of biochemical methods, molecular dynamics simulations, NMR spectroscopy, and single-pair Förster resonance energy transfer, we demonstrate that the cleavage of Rab32 causes a local increase of conformational flexibility in both switch regions. Cleaved Rab32 maintains its ability to interact with the GDP dissociation inhibitor (GDI). Interestingly, the Rab32 cleavage enables GDI binding also with an active GTP-bound Rab32 in vitro. Furthermore, the Rab32 proteolysis provokes disturbance in the interaction with its downstream effector VARP. Thus, the proteolysis of Rab32 is not a globally degradative mechanism but affects various biochemical and structural properties of the GTPase in a diverse manner.
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- Sergey Savitskiy
- Department of Biochemistry and Signaltransduction, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.,Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM), Department Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM), Department Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Physics Department T38, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Strasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.,Chemistry Department, Biomolecular NMR and Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Nanoscience (CeNS), NanoSystems Initiative Munich (NIM) and Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM), Ludwig Maximilians-Universität München, Munich Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Center for Nanoscience (CeNS), NanoSystems Initiative Munich (NIM) and Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM), Ludwig Maximilians-Universität München, Munich Germany
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- Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany.,Chemistry Department, Biomolecular NMR and Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Physics Department T38, Technical University of Munich, James-Franck-Strasse 1, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Signaltransduction, University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistrasse 52, 20246 Hamburg, Germany.,Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM), Department Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85748 Garching, Germany.,Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB), University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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Soond SM, Kozhevnikova MV, Townsend PA, Zamyatnin AA Jr. Integrative p53, micro-RNA and Cathepsin Protease Co-Regulatory Expression Networks in Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:E3454. [PMID: 33233599 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12113454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Revised: 11/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Simple Summary This article describes an emerging area of significant interest in cancer and cell death and the relationships shared by these through the transcriptional regulation of cathepsin protease genes by micro-RNAs that are connected to p53 activation. While it has been demonstrated that the p53 protein can directly regulate some cathepsin genes and the expression of their upstream regulatory micro-RNAs, very little is known about what input the p53 isoform proteins may have in regulating this relationship. Herein, we draw attention to this important regulatory aspect in the context of describing mechanisms that are being established for the micro-RNA regulation of cathepsin protease genes and their collective use in diagnostic or prognostic assays. Abstract As the direct regulatory role of p53 and some of its isoform proteins are becoming established in modulating gene expression in cancer research, another aspect of this mode of gene regulation that has captured significant interest over the years is the mechanistic interplay between p53 and micro-RNA transcriptional regulation. The input of this into modulating gene expression for some of the cathepsin family members has been viewed as carrying noticeable importance based on their biological effects during normal cellular homeostasis and cancer progression. While this area is still in its infancy in relation to general cathepsin gene regulation, we review the current p53-regulated micro-RNAs that are generating significant interest through their regulation of cathepsin proteases, thereby strengthening the link between activated p53 forms and cathepsin gene regulation. Additionally, we extend our understanding of this developing relationship to how such micro-RNAs are being utilized as diagnostic or prognostic tools and highlight their future uses in conjunction with cathepsin gene expression as potential biomarkers within a clinical setting.
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Romano G, Nigita G, Calore F, Saviana M, Le P, Croce CM, Acunzo M, Nana-Sinkam P. MiR-124a Regulates Extracellular Vesicle Release by Targeting GTPase Rabs in Lung Cancer. Front Oncol 2020; 10:1454. [PMID: 32974168 PMCID: PMC7469878 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.01454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide. Increased understanding of the molecular mechanisms of the disease has led to the development of novel therapies and improving outcomes. Recently, extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as vehicles for the transfer of genetic information between tumors and their microenvironment and have been implicated in lung cancer initiation, progression, and response to therapy. However, the mechanisms that drive the biogenesis and selective packaging of EVs remain poorly understood. Rab family guanosine triphosphates (GTPases) and their regulators are important membrane trafficking organizers. In this study, we investigated the role of select Rab GTPases on the regulation of EV release. We found that microRNAs target Rab GTPases to regulate EV release from lung cancer cell lines. In particular, Rab32 is a target of miR-124a, and siRNA and miRNA mediated inhibition of Rab32 leads to impaired EV secretion. The downstream implications for microRNA-based regulation of EV release are currently under investigation.
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- Giulia Romano
- Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States.,Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States.,Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States.,Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
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- Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States.,Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States
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- Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, United States
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- Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States.,Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States
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- Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States.,Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States
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French CT, Bulterys PL, Woodward CL, Tatters AO, Ng KR, Miller JF. Virulence from the rhizosphere: ecology and evolution of Burkholderia pseudomallei-complex species. Curr Opin Microbiol 2020; 54:18-32. [PMID: 32028234 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2019.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Christopher T French
- California NanoSystems Institute, UCLA, 570 Westwood Plaza Bldg. 114, 4538 West, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States; Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, UCLA, 609 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States; Northern Arizona University, Department of Biological Sciences, Pathogen and Microbiome Institute 1395 S Knoles Drive, Flagstaff, AZ 86011, United States.
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Lane Building, L235, 300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
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- California NanoSystems Institute, UCLA, 570 Westwood Plaza Bldg. 114, 4538 West, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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- California NanoSystems Institute, UCLA, 570 Westwood Plaza Bldg. 114, 4538 West, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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- California NanoSystems Institute, UCLA, 570 Westwood Plaza Bldg. 114, 4538 West, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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- California NanoSystems Institute, UCLA, 570 Westwood Plaza Bldg. 114, 4538 West, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States; Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA, 611 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States; Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics, UCLA, 609 Charles E. Young Drive East, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States
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