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Sfeir N, Kajdan M, Jalaguier S, Bonnet S, Teyssier C, Pyrdziak S, Yuan R, Bousquet E, Maraver A, Bernex F, Pirot N, Boissière-Michot F, Castet-Nicolas A, Lapierre M, Cavaillès V. RIP140 regulates transcription factor HES1 oscillatory expression and mitogenic activity in colon cancer cells. Mol Oncol 2024. [PMID: 38459621 DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.13626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024] Open
Abstract
The transcription factor receptor-interacting protein 140 (RIP140) regulates intestinal homeostasis and tumorigenesis through Wnt signaling. In this study, we investigated its effect on the Notch/HES1 signaling pathway. In colorectal cancer (CRC) cell lines, RIP140 positively regulated HES1 gene expression at the transcriptional level via a recombining binding protein suppressor of hairless (RBPJ)/neurogenic locus notch homolog protein 1 (NICD)-mediated mechanism. In support of these in vitro data, RIP140 and HES1 expression significantly correlated in mouse intestine and in a cohort of CRC samples, thus supporting the positive regulation of HES1 gene expression by RIP140. Interestingly, when the Notch pathway is fully activated, RIP140 exerted a strong inhibition of HES1 gene transcription controlled by the level of HES1 itself. Moreover, RIP140 directly interacts with HES1 and reversed its mitogenic activity in human CRC cells. In line with this observation, HES1 levels were associated with a better patient survival only when tumors expressed high levels of RIP140. Our data identify RIP140 as a key regulator of the Notch/HES1 signaling pathway, with a dual effect on HES1 gene expression at the transcriptional level and a strong impact on colon cancer cell proliferation.
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- Nour Sfeir
- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U1194, France
- Université de Montpellier, France
- Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U1194, France
- Université de Montpellier, France
- Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U1194, France
- Université de Montpellier, France
- Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U1194, France
- Université de Montpellier, France
- Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U1194, France
- Université de Montpellier, France
- Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U1194, France
- Université de Montpellier, France
- Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, France
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL, USA
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U1194, France
- Université de Montpellier, France
- Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U1194, France
- Université de Montpellier, France
- Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U1194, France
- Université de Montpellier, France
- Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U1194, France
- Université de Montpellier, France
- Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U1194, France
- Université de Montpellier, France
- Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, France
- Translational Research Unit, Montpellier Cancer Institute Val d'Aurelle, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U1194, France
- Université de Montpellier, France
- Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U1194, France
- Université de Montpellier, France
- Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, France
- INSERM, U1194, France
- Université de Montpellier, France
- Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, France
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Watanabe F, Sato S, Hirose T, Endo M, Endo A, Ito H, Ohba K, Mori T, Takahashi K. NRIP1 regulates cell proliferation in lung adenocarcinoma cells. J Biochem 2024; 175:323-333. [PMID: 38102728 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvad107] [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: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023] Open
Abstract
Nuclear receptor interacting protein 1 (NRIP1) is a transcription cofactor that regulates the activity of nuclear receptors and transcription factors. Functional expression of NRIP1 has been identified in multiple cancers. However, the expression and function of NRIP1 in lung adenocarcinoma have remained unclear. Thus, we aimed to clarify the NRIP1 expression and its functions in lung adenocarcinoma cells. NRIP1 and Ki-67 were immunostained in the tissue microarray section consisting of 64 lung adenocarcinoma cases, and the association of NRIP1 immunoreactivity with clinical phenotypes was examined. Survival analysis was performed in lung adenocarcinoma data from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Human A549 lung adenocarcinoma cell line with an NRIP1-silencing technique was used in vitro study. Forty-three of 64 cases were immunostained with NRIP1. Ki-67-positive cases were more frequent in NRIP1-positive cases as opposed to NRIP1-negative cases. Higher NRIP1 mRNA expression was associated with poor prognosis in the TCGA lung adenocarcinoma data. NRIP1 was mainly located in the nucleus of A549 cells. NRIP1 silencing significantly reduced the number of living cells, suppressed cell proliferation, and induced apoptosis. These results suggest that NRIP1 participates in the progression and development of lung adenocarcinoma. Targeting NRIP1 may be a possible therapeutic strategy against lung adenocarcinoma.
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- Fumihiko Watanabe
- Department of Endocrinology and Applied Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1, Seiryo, Aoba, 980-8575 Sendai, Japan
- Department of Blood Transfusion and Transplantation Immunology, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1, Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295 Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Applied Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1, Seiryo, Aoba, 980-8575 Sendai, Japan
- Division of Integrative Renal Replacement Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 1-15-1, Fukumuro, Miyagino, 983-8536 Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Applied Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1, Seiryo, Aoba, 980-8575 Sendai, Japan
- Division of Integrative Renal Replacement Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 1-15-1, Fukumuro, Miyagino, 983-8536 Sendai, Japan
- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 1-15-1, Fukumuro, Miyagino, 983-8536 Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Applied Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1, Seiryo, Aoba, 980-8575 Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Applied Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1, Seiryo, Aoba, 980-8575 Sendai, Japan
- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 1-15-1, Fukumuro, Miyagino, 983-8536 Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Applied Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1, Seiryo, Aoba, 980-8575 Sendai, Japan
- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 1-15-1, Fukumuro, Miyagino, 983-8536 Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Applied Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1, Seiryo, Aoba, 980-8575 Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Integrative Renal Replacement Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 1-15-1, Fukumuro, Miyagino, 983-8536 Sendai, Japan
- Division of Nephrology and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, 1-15-1, Fukumuro, Miyagino, 983-8536 Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Endocrinology and Applied Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1, Seiryo, Aoba, 980-8575 Sendai, Japan
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Notaro US, Huber E, Stassi AF, Ormaechea NE, Chiaraviglio JA, Baravalle ME, Ortega HH, Rey F, Salvetti NR. Estrogens receptors, nuclear coactivator 1 and ligand-dependent corepressor expression are altered early during induced ovarian follicular persistence in dairy cattle. Theriogenology 2023; 210:17-27. [PMID: 37467695 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2023.07.004] [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] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/04/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
Abstract
Failure of ovulation can lead to follicular persistence, one of the main components of the pathogenesis of cystic ovarian disease (COD) in dairy cattle. Follicular persistence causes the permanence of a functional follicular structure in the ovary, which alters the cyclicity of the female and causes infertility. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the expression of estrogen receptors (ESR) 1 and 2, and the coregulatory proteins NCOA1, NRIP1 and LCOR by immunohistochemistry, in antral and preovulatory/persistent follicles in a model of follicular persistence induced by low levels of progesterone, to detect incipient changes during COD development, on the expected day of ovulation (P0) and after 5 (P5), 10 (P10) and 15 (P15) days of follicular persistence. Twenty-five Holstein cows were used, which were distributed in 5 groups: control group (n = 5), group P0 (n = 5), group P5 (n = 5), group P10 (n = 5), group P15 (n = 5). ESR1 expression was lower in antral follicles of the P5 (theca), P10 and P15 (theca and granulosa) groups relative to the control group (p < 0.05), and also lower in granulosa cells of persistent follicles of the P5, P10 and P15 groups than in dominant follicles of the control group (p < 0.05), without differences in theca cells. ESR2 expression showed no differences between groups. The ESR1:ESR2 balance favored ESR2 expression along the development of persistent follicles, as from 5 days of persistence (p < 0.05). NCOA1 expression was higher in granulosa cells of both antral and persistent follicles from the P0 group relative to the P5 and P10 groups, but showed no differences with the control and P15 groups (p < 0.05). Theca cells of antral and persistent follicles showed higher expression in the P0 and P15 groups in relation to the control, P5 and P10 groups (p < 0.05). No differences were detected for NRIP1 in antral, dominant and persistent follicles between groups. LCOR expression showed a decrease in granulosa cells of antral follicles from all persistence groups relative to the control group (p < 0.05). In theca cells, antral follicles of the P10 group showed lower LCOR expression than the control group (p < 0.05). LCOR expression was similar for dominant and persistent follicles. Considering that the ESR1:ESR2 balance favored ESR2 expression along the development of persistent follicles, as well as the decreased LCOR and NCOA1 expression, we may assume that, at the early stages of persistence, there is a negative regulation of ESR transcription. This coincides with the effects of estrogens through ESR on proliferation and apoptosis among other processes that favor follicular persistence. The results obtained provide relevant information in the knowledge of local events during the development of follicular persistence that could explain the failures in the reversion of the disease through hormonal treatments and the high recurrence rates reported for COD. In addition, it contributes to the study and identification of possible therapeutic targets, for the design of new treatments.
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- Ulises S Notaro
- Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias Del Litoral (ICiVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional Del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias Del Litoral (ICiVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional Del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias Del Litoral (ICiVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional Del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral, Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias Del Litoral (ICiVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional Del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias Del Litoral (ICiVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional Del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias Del Litoral (ICiVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional Del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina; Centro Universitario Gálvez (CUG-UNL), Gálvez, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias Del Litoral (ICiVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional Del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral, Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias Del Litoral (ICiVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional Del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral, Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias Veterinarias Del Litoral (ICiVET-Litoral), Universidad Nacional Del Litoral - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas (CONICET), Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral, Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina.
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Shatnawi A, Ayoub NM, Alkhalifa AE, Ibrahim DR. Estrogen-Related Receptors Gene Expression and Copy Number Alteration Association With the Clinicopathologic Characteristics of Breast Cancer. BREAST CANCER: BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH 2022; 16:11782234221086713. [PMID: 35359609 PMCID: PMC8961373 DOI: 10.1177/11782234221086713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Purpose: It has been suggested that dysregulation of transcription factors expression
or activity plays significant roles in breast cancer (BC) severity and poor
prognosis. Therefore, our study aims to thoroughly evaluate the
estrogen-related receptor isoforms (ESRRs) expression and copy number
alteration (CNA) status and their association with clinicopathologic
characteristics in BC. Methods: A METABRIC dataset consist of 2509 BC patients’ samples was obtained from the
cBioPortal public domain. The gene expression, putative CNA, and relevant
tumor information of ESRRs were retrieved. ESRRs messenger RNA (mRNA)
expression in BC cell lines was obtained from the Cancer Cell Line
Encyclopedia (CCLE). Association and correlation analysis of ESRRs
expression with BC clinicopathologic characteristics and molecular subtype
were performed. Kaplan–Meier survival analysis was conducted to evaluate the
prognostic value of ESRRs expression on patient survival. Results: ESRRα expression correlated negatively with patients’ age and overall
survival, whereas positively correlated with tumor size, the number of
positive lymph nodes, and Nottingham prognostic index (NPI). Conversely,
ESRRγ expression was positively correlated with patients’ age and negatively
correlated with NPI. ESRRα and ESRRγ expression were significantly
associated with tumor grade, expression of hormone receptors, human
epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), and molecular subtype, whereas
ESRRβ was only associated with tumor stage. A significant and distinct
association of each of ESRRs CNA with various clinicopathologic and
prognostic factors was also observed. Kaplan–Meier survival analysis
demonstrated no significant difference for survival curves among BC patients
with high or low expression of ESRRα, β, or γ. On stratification, high ESRRα
expression significantly reduced survival among premenopausal patients,
patients with grade I/II, and early-stage disease. In BC cell lines, only
ESRRα expression was significantly higher in HER2-positive cells. No
significant association was observed between ESRRβ expression and any of the
clinicopathologic characteristics examined. Conclusions: In this clinical dataset, ESRRα and ESRRγ mRNA expression and CNA show a
significant correlation and association with distinct clinicopathologic and
prognostic parameters known to influence treatment outcomes; however, ESRRβ
failed to show a robust role in BC pathogenesis. ESRRα and ESRRγ can be
employed as therapeutic targets in BC-targeted therapy. However, the role of
ESRRβ in BC pathogenesis remains unclear.
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- Aymen Shatnawi
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Administrative Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Charleston, Charleston, WV, USA
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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Zheng B, Wang C, Seltzsam S, Schneider S, Schierbaum L, Wu W, Dai R, Connaughton DM, Nakayama M, Mann N, Bauer SB, Awad HS, Eid LA, Tasic V, Shril S, Hildebrandt F. A truncating NRIP1 variant in an Arabic family with congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract. Am J Med Genet A 2022; 188:310-313. [PMID: 34525250 PMCID: PMC10067133 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.62502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Revised: 07/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Congenital anomalies of the kidneys and urinary tract (CAKUT) constitute the most common cause of early-onset chronic kidney disease. In a previous study, we identified a heterozygous truncating variant in nuclear receptor-interacting protein 1 (NRIP1) as CAKUT causing via dysregulation of retinoic acid signaling. This large family remains the only family with NRIP1 variant reported so far. Here, we describe one additional CAKUT family with a truncating variant in NRIP1. By whole-exome sequencing, we identified one heterozygous frameshift variant (p.Asn676Lysfs*27) in an isolated CAKUT patient with bilateral hydroureteronephrosis and right grade V vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) and in the affected father with left renal hypoplasia. The variant is present twice in a heterozygous state in the gnomAD database of 125,000 control individuals. We report the second CAKUT family with a truncating variant in NRIP1, confirming that loss-of-function mutations in NRIP1 are a novel monogenic cause of human autosomal dominant CAKUT.
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- Bixia Zheng
- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Nanjing Key Laboratory of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.,Department of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Urology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Pediatric Nephrology Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Pediatric Nephrology Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Medical Faculty Skopje, University Children's Hospital, Skopje, Macedonia
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Grasedieck S, Cabantog A, MacPhee L, Im J, Ruess C, Demir B, Sperb N, Rücker FG, Döhner K, Herold T, Pollack JR, Bullinger L, Rouhi A, Kuchenbauer F. The retinoic acid receptor co-factor NRIP1 is uniquely upregulated and represents a therapeutic target in acute myeloid leukemia with chromosome 3q rearrangements. Haematologica 2021; 107. [PMID: 34854277 PMCID: PMC9335095 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2020.276048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Aberrant expression of Ecotropic Viral Integration Site 1 (EVI1) is a hallmark of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with inv(3) or t(3;3), which is a disease subtype with especially poor outcome. In studying transcriptomes from AML patients with chromosome 3q rearrangements, we identified a significant upregulation of the Nuclear Receptor Interacting Protein 1 (NRIP1) as well as its adjacent non-coding RNA LOC101927745. Utilizing transcriptomic and epigenomic data from over 900 primary samples from patients as well as genetic and transcriptional engineering approaches, we have identified several mechanisms that can lead to upregulation of NRIP1 in AML. We hypothesize that the LOC101927745 transcription start site harbors a context-dependent enhancer that is bound by EVI1, causing upregulation of NRIP1 in AML with chromosome 3 abnormalities. Furthermore, we showed that NRIP1 knockdown negatively affects the proliferation and survival of 3qrearranged AML cells and increases their sensitivity to all-trans retinoic acid, suggesting that NRIP1 is relevant for the pathogenesis of inv(3)/t(3;3) AML and could serve as a novel therapeutic target in myeloid malignancies with 3q abnormalities.
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- Sarah Grasedieck
- University of British Columbia, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Ulm University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine III, Ulm, Germany
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- Ulm University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine III, Ulm, Germany
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- Ulm University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine III, Ulm, Germany
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- Ulm University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine III, Ulm, Germany
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- Ulm University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine III, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Tumor Immunology, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,AR and FK contributed equally as co-senior authors
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- Terry Fox Laboratory, BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,AR and FK contributed equally as co-senior authors
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A Truncated NRIP1 Mutant Amplifies Microsatellite Instability of Colorectal Cancer by Regulating MSH2/MSH6 Expression, and Is a Prognostic Marker of Stage III Tumors. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:cancers13174449. [PMID: 34503257 PMCID: PMC8430632 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13174449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Simple Summary The alteration of mismatch repair (MMR) genes leads to microsatellite instability and plays a key role in colorectal cancer (CRC) pathogenesis and prognosis. The transcription factor NRIP1 is involved in intestinal tumorigenesis and is a good prognostic marker in CRC. In this study, we demonstrate that NRIP1 induces MSH2 and MSH6 MMR gene transcription and reduces microsatellite instability. A dominant-negative truncated NRIP1 mutant amplifies the MMR-deficient phenotype and appears as a key player in MSI-driven tumorigenesis since it significantly correlates with a short overall survival of patients with advanced CRC, especially MLH1-deficient ones. Abstract Microsatellite instability (MSI) is related to the alteration of mismatch repair (MMR) genes and plays a key role in colorectal cancer (CRC) pathogenesis. We previously reported that the transcription factor Nuclear Receptor Interacting Protein 1 (NRIP1) is involved in sporadic intestinal tumorigenesis. The aim of this study was to decipher its role in MSI CRC. By using different mouse models and engineered cell lines, we demonstrated that NRIP1 increased MSH2 and MSH6 MMR gene transcription and mRNA/protein levels. In human CRC cells, NRIP1 expression was associated with decreased MSI and the hypermutator phenotype, and with resistance to chemotherapy drugs. Using a cohort of 194 CRC patients, we detected in 22% of the cases a MSI-induced frameshift mutation in the NRIP1 coding sequence. This genetic alteration generates a truncated protein with a dominant negative activity that increased human CRC cell proliferation and impaired the regulation of MSH2 and MSH6 gene expression. Moreover, the NRIP1 mutant correlated with a decreased overall survival of patients with advanced CRC, especially when MLH1-deficient. By decreasing the expression of MSH2 and MSH6 gene expression, the NRIP1 variant may amplify MLH1-dependent CRC progression and behave as a new prognostic marker of advanced MSI CRC.
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Flindris S, Katsoulas N, Goussia A, Lazaris AC, Navrozoglou I, Paschopoulos M, Thymara I. The Expression of NRIP1 and LCOR in Endometrioid Endometrial Cancer. In Vivo 2021; 35:2631-2640. [PMID: 34410950 DOI: 10.21873/invivo.12545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to analyze the expression of nuclear receptor interacting protein 1 (NRIP1) and its partner ligand-dependent nuclear receptor co-repressor (LCOR) in endometrioid endometrial cancer and to investigate their association with estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), Ki-67, clinicopathological parameters and patient survival. MATERIALS AND METHODS Immunohistochemical evaluation was carried out to investigate the subcellular expression of NRIP1 and LCOR in endometrioid endometrial cancer samples. Statistical analysis was used to identify the correlations of NRIP1 and LCOR expression with clinicopathological variables and to estimate the survival rates. RESULTS Endometrial cancer tissues exhibited higher expression of NRIP1 and LCOR in comparison with the normal tissues. Cytoplasmic LCOR expression was positively associated with ER and PR expression, while cytoplasmic NRIP1 expression was positively associated with ER expression. Moreover, cytoplasmic expression of NRIP1 was positively associated with Ki-67. CONCLUSION Our study demonstrated that high cytoplasmic expression of LCOR may predict a longer overall survival of patients with endometrioid endometrial cancer. Patients with tumors expressing low levels of LCOR showed a worse survival compared to those expressing high levels.
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- Stefanos Flindris
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece;
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- First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- First Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Laiko General Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Hu Y, Zhu Y, Gerber SD, Osland JM, Chen M, Rao KA, Gu H, Yuan R. Deletion of Nrip1 delays skin aging by reducing adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs) senescence, and maintaining ADMSCs quiescence. GeroScience 2021; 43:1815-1833. [PMID: 33704619 PMCID: PMC8492836 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-021-00344-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Our previous studies found that deletion of nuclear receptor interacting protein 1 (Nrip1) extended longevity in female mice and delayed cell senescence. The current study investigates the role of NRIP1 in regulating functions of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ADMSCs) and explores the mechanisms of NRIP1 in skin aging. We first verified the skin aging phenotypes in young (6 months) and old (20 months) C57BL/6J (B6) mice and found deletion of Nrip1 can delay skin aging phenotypes, including reduced thickness of dermis and subcutaneous white adipose tissue (sWAT), as well as the accumulation of senescent cells in sWAT. In ADMSCs isolated from sWAT, we found that deletion of Nrip1 could decrease cell proliferation, prevent cell apoptosis, and suppress adipogenesis. Interestingly, deletion of Nrip1 also reduced cell senescence and maintain cell quiescence of ADMSCs. Moreover, the expressions of genes associated with senescence (p21, and p53), inflammation (p65, IL6, and IL1a), and growth factor (mTOR, Igf1) were reduced in Nrip1 knockout ADMSCs, as well as in siNrip1-treated ADMSCs. Suppression of Nrip1 by siNrip1 also decreased the expressions of mTOR, p-mTOR, p65, and p-p65 in ADMSCs. Reduced expressions of p65 and p-p65 were also confirmed in the skin of Nrip1 knockout mice. These findings suggest that NRIP1 plays an important role in delaying skin aging by reducing ADMSCs senescence and maintaining ADMSCs quiescence.
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- Yu Hu
- Division of Geriatric Research, Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 801 N. Rutledge Street Room 4361, Springfield, IL, 62702, USA
- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 12 Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Division of Geriatric Research, Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 801 N. Rutledge Street Room 4361, Springfield, IL, 62702, USA
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- Division of Geriatric Research, Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 801 N. Rutledge Street Room 4361, Springfield, IL, 62702, USA
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- Division of Geriatric Research, Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 801 N. Rutledge Street Room 4361, Springfield, IL, 62702, USA
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- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 12 Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Simmons Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA
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- Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 12 Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
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- Division of Geriatric Research, Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 801 N. Rutledge Street Room 4361, Springfield, IL, 62702, USA.
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Gleizes A, Triki M, Bonnet S, Baccari N, Jimenez-Dominguez G, Covinhes A, Pirot N, Blache P, Yuan R, Győrffy B, Cavaillès V, Lapierre M. RIP140 Represses Intestinal Paneth Cell Differentiation and Interplays with SOX9 Signaling in Colorectal Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:3192. [PMID: 34206767 PMCID: PMC8268705 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13133192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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RIP140 is a major transcriptional coregulator of gut homeostasis and tumorigenesis through the regulation of Wnt/APC signaling. Here, we investigated the effect of RIP140 on Paneth cell differentiation and its interplay with the transcription factor SOX9. Using loss of function mouse models, human colon cancer cells, and tumor microarray data sets we evaluated the role of RIP140 in SOX9 expression and activity using RT-qPCR, immunohistochemistry, luciferase reporter assays, and GST-pull down. We first evidence that RIP140 strongly represses the Paneth cell lineage in the intestinal epithelium cells by inhibiting Sox9 expression. We then demonstrate that RIP140 interacts with SOX9 and inhibits its transcriptional activity. Our results reveal that the Wnt signaling pathway exerts an opposite regulation on SOX9 and RIP140. Finally, the levels of expression of RIP140 and SOX9 exhibit a reverse response and prognosis value in human colorectal cancer biopsies. This work highlights an intimate transcriptional cross-talk between RIP140 and SOX9 in intestinal physiopathology.
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- Antoine Gleizes
- IRCM—Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, INSERM U1194, Université de Montpellier, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier, CNRS, 208 rue des Apothicaires, F-34298 Montpellier, France; (A.G.); (M.T.); (S.B.); (N.B.); (G.J.-D.); (P.B.); (V.C.)
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- IRCM—Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, INSERM U1194, Université de Montpellier, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier, CNRS, 208 rue des Apothicaires, F-34298 Montpellier, France; (A.G.); (M.T.); (S.B.); (N.B.); (G.J.-D.); (P.B.); (V.C.)
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- IRCM—Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, INSERM U1194, Université de Montpellier, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier, CNRS, 208 rue des Apothicaires, F-34298 Montpellier, France; (A.G.); (M.T.); (S.B.); (N.B.); (G.J.-D.); (P.B.); (V.C.)
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- IRCM—Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, INSERM U1194, Université de Montpellier, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier, CNRS, 208 rue des Apothicaires, F-34298 Montpellier, France; (A.G.); (M.T.); (S.B.); (N.B.); (G.J.-D.); (P.B.); (V.C.)
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- IRCM—Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, INSERM U1194, Université de Montpellier, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier, CNRS, 208 rue des Apothicaires, F-34298 Montpellier, France; (A.G.); (M.T.); (S.B.); (N.B.); (G.J.-D.); (P.B.); (V.C.)
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- BioCampus, RHEM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM, F-34093 Montpellier, France; (A.C.); (N.P.)
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- BioCampus, RHEM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM, F-34093 Montpellier, France; (A.C.); (N.P.)
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- IRCM—Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, INSERM U1194, Université de Montpellier, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier, CNRS, 208 rue des Apothicaires, F-34298 Montpellier, France; (A.G.); (M.T.); (S.B.); (N.B.); (G.J.-D.); (P.B.); (V.C.)
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology, School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University, Springfield, IL 62794-9628, USA;
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- Department of Bioinformatics, Semmelweis University, 1094 Budapest, Hungary;
- Lendület Cancer Biomarker Research Group, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, 1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- IRCM—Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, INSERM U1194, Université de Montpellier, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier, CNRS, 208 rue des Apothicaires, F-34298 Montpellier, France; (A.G.); (M.T.); (S.B.); (N.B.); (G.J.-D.); (P.B.); (V.C.)
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- IRCM—Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, INSERM U1194, Université de Montpellier, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier, CNRS, 208 rue des Apothicaires, F-34298 Montpellier, France; (A.G.); (M.T.); (S.B.); (N.B.); (G.J.-D.); (P.B.); (V.C.)
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Vogelsang TLR, Schmoeckel E, Kuhn C, Blankenstein T, Temelkov M, Heidegger H, Kolben TM, Kolben T, Mahner S, Mayr D, Jeschke U, Vattai A. Regulation of LCoR and RIP140 expression in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and correlation with CIN progression and dedifferentiation. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2020; 146:1847-1855. [PMID: 32157438 PMCID: PMC7256097 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-020-03178-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Purpose Ligand-dependent corepressor (LCoR) and receptor-interacting protein 140 (RIP140/NRIP1) play an important role in the regulation of multiple oncogenic signaling pathways and the development of cancer. LCoR and RIP140 form a nuclear complex in breast cancer cells and are of prognostic value in further prostate and cervical cancer. The purpose of this study was to analyze the regulation of these proteins in the development of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN I–III). Methods Immunohistochemical analysis was obtained to quantify RIP140 and LCoR expression in formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissue sections of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia samples. Tissue (n = 94) was collected from patients treated in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany, between 2002 and 2014. Correlations of expression levels with clinical outcome were carried out to assess for prognostic relevance in patients with CIN2 progression. Kruskal–Wallis test and Mann–Whitney U test were used for data analysis. Results Nuclear LCoR overexpression correlates significantly with CIN II progression. Nuclear RIP140 expression significantly increases and nuclear LCoR expression decreases with higher grading of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Cytoplasmic RIP140 expression is significantly higher in CIN III than in CIN I or CIN II. Conclusion A decrease of nuclear LCoR expression in line with an increase of dedifferentiation of CIN can be observed. Nuclear LCoR overexpression correlates with CIN II progression indicating a prognostic value of LCoR in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. Nuclear and cytoplasmic RIP140 expression increases significantly with higher grading of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia underlining its potential role in the development of pre-cancerous lesions. These findings support the relevance of LCoR and RIP140 in the tumorigenesis indicating a possible role of LCoR and RIP140 as targets for novel therapeutic approaches in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer.
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- Tilman L R Vogelsang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich, 80337, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, LMU Munich, 80337, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337, Munich, Germany. .,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Augsburg, 86156, Augsburg, Germany.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, 80337, Munich, Germany
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Müller K, Sixou S, Kuhn C, Jalaguier S, Mayr D, Ditsch N, Weissenbacher T, Harbeck N, Mahner S, Cavaillès V, Jeschke U. Prognostic relevance of RIP140 and ERβ expression in unifocal versus multifocal breast cancers: a preliminary report. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20020418. [PMID: 30669416 PMCID: PMC6359229 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20020418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2018] [Revised: 12/21/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The aim of this study was to investigate the expression of two nuclear receptor transcriptional coregulators, namely RIP140 (receptor-interacting protein of 140 kDa) and LCoR (ligand-dependent corepressor) in unifocal versus multifocal breast cancers. The expression of these two proteins was analyzed by immunohistochemistry in a matched-pair cohort of 21 unifocal and 21 multifocal breast tumors. The expression of the two estrogen receptors (ERα and ERβ) was studied in parallel. RIP140 and LCoR levels appeared lower in unifocal tumors compared to multifocal samples (decreased of immune-reactive scores and reduced number of high expressing cells). In both tumor types, RIP140 and LCoR expression was correlated with each other and with expression of ERβ. Very interestingly, the expression of RIP140, LCoR, and ERβ was inversely correlated with overall survival only for the unifocal group. The negative correlation with overall and recurrence free survival was more pronounced in patients whose unifocal tumors expressed high levels of both RIP140 and ERβ. Altogether, this preliminary report indicates that the ERβ/RIP140 signaling is altered in unifocal breast cancers and correlated with patient outcome. Further investigation is needed to decipher the molecular mechanisms and the biological relevance of this deregulation.
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- Katharina Müller
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, LMU Munich, University Hospital, 81377 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, LMU Munich, University Hospital, 81377 Munich, Germany.
- Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques, Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, 31062 Toulouse CEDEX 09, France.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, LMU Munich, University Hospital, 81377 Munich, Germany.
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, 34298 Montpellier, France.
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- Department of Pathology, LMU Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, LMU Munich, University Hospital, 81377 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, LMU Munich, University Hospital, 81377 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, LMU Munich, University Hospital, 81377 Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, LMU Munich, University Hospital, 81377 Munich, Germany.
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, 34298 Montpellier, France.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, LMU Munich, University Hospital, 81377 Munich, Germany.
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Luan C, Chen X, Hu Y, Hao Z, Osland JM, Chen X, Gerber SD, Chen M, Gu H, Yuan R. Overexpression and potential roles of NRIP1 in psoriasis. Oncotarget 2018; 7:74236-74246. [PMID: 27708240 PMCID: PMC5342049 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.12371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 09/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Nuclear receptor interacting protein 1 (NRIP1, also known as RIP140) is a co-regulator for various transcriptional factors and nuclear receptors, and has been shown to take part in many biological and pathological processes, such as regulating mammary gland development and inflammatory response. The aim of this study is to investigate the expression of NRIP1 and to explore its roles in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. Thirty active psoriasis patients and 16 healthy volunteers were enrolled for this study. qRT-PCR analyses found that both NRIP1 and RelA/p65 were elevated in psoriatic lesions compared to psoriatic non-lesions and normal controls, and also overexpressed in peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMCs) of psoriasis patients. Suppression of NRIP1 in HaCaT cells could significantly inhibit cell growth and induce apoptosis, and the suppression of NRIP1 in CD4+ T cells isolated from psoriasis patients could downregulate the expression of RelA/p65 and decrease the secretion of IL-17. Furthermore, in Nrip1 knockout mice, IMQ-induced inflammation of skin was delayed and the RelA/p65 expression in lesions was reduced. In conclusion, our data suggests that NRIP1 is overexpressed both in skin and PBMCs of psoriasis patients and may be involved in the abnormal proliferation and apoptosis of keratinocytes, as well as the immune reaction through the regulation of RelA/p65. Therefore, NRIP1 may be a potential therapeutic target for psoriasis.
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- Chao Luan
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.,Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA.,Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA.,Department of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Skin Diseases and STIs, Institute of Dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield, IL, USA
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Triki M, Ben Ayed-Guerfali D, Saguem I, Charfi S, Ayedi L, Sellami-Boudawara T, Cavailles V, Mokdad-Gargouri R. RIP140 and LCoR expression in gastrointestinal cancers. Oncotarget 2017; 8:111161-111175. [PMID: 29340045 PMCID: PMC5762313 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.22686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2017] [Accepted: 11/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The transcription coregulators RIP140 and LCoR are part of a same complex which controls the activity of various transcription factors and cancer cell proliferation. In this study, we have investigated the expression of these two genes in human colorectal and gastric cancers by immunohistochemistry. In both types of tumors, the levels of RIP140 and LCoR appeared highly correlated. Their expression tended to decrease in colorectal cancer as compared to adjacent normal tissues but was found higher in gastric cancer as compared to normal stomach. RIP140 and LCoR expression correlated with TNM and tumor differentiation. Significant correlations were observed with expression levels of key proteins involved in tumor progression and invasion namely E-cadherin and Cyclooxygenase-2. Survival analysis showed that patients with LCoRlow/RIP140high colorectal tumors have a significant prolonged overall and disease-free survival. In gastric cancer, high LCoR expression was identified as an independent marker of poor prognosis suggesting a key role in this malignancy. Altogether, these results demonstrate that RIP140 and LCoR have a prognostic relevance in gastrointestinal cancers and could represent new potential biomarkers in these tumors.
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- Mouna Triki
- IRCM (Institute of Cancer Research of Montpellier), INSERM U1194, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France.,Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, Laboratory of Eukaryotic Molecular Biotechnology, Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, Laboratory of Eukaryotic Molecular Biotechnology, Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Anatomopathology, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Anatomopathology, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Anatomopathology, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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- IRCM (Institute of Cancer Research of Montpellier), INSERM U1194, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France
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- Center of Biotechnology of Sfax, Laboratory of Eukaryotic Molecular Biotechnology, Sfax University, Sfax, Tunisia
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Vattai A, Cavailles V, Sixou S, Beyer S, Kuhn C, Peryanova M, Heidegger H, Hermelink K, Mayr D, Mahner S, Dannecker C, Jeschke U, Kost B. Investigation of RIP140 and LCoR as independent markers for poor prognosis in cervical cancer. Oncotarget 2017; 8:105356-105371. [PMID: 29285256 PMCID: PMC5739643 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.22187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Introduction RIP140 (Receptor Interacting Protein) is involved in the regulation of oncogenic signaling pathways and in the development of breast and colon cancers. The aim of the study was to analyze the expression of RIP140 and its partner LCoR in cervical cancers, to decipher their relationship with histone protein modifications and to identify a potential link with patient survival. Methods Immunohistochemical analyses were carried out to quantify RIP140 and LCoR expression in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue sections cervical cancer samples. Correlations of RIP140 and LCoR expression with histopathological variables were determined by correlation analyses. Survival rates of patients expressing low or high levels of RIP140 and LCoR were compared by Kaplan-Meier curves. Results RIP140 overexpression was associated with a significantly shorter overall survival of cervical cancer patients. This effect was significant in the squamous cell carcinoma subtype but not in adenocarcinomas. RIP140 is no longer a significant negative prognosticator for cervical cancer when LCoR expression is low. Discussion RIP140 is an independent predictor of poor survival of patients with cervical cancer. Patients with tumors expressing low levels of both RIP140 and LCoR showed a better survival compared to patients expressing high levels of RIP140. Modulation of RIP140 and LCoR may represent a novel targeting strategy for cervical cancer prevention and therapy.
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- Aurelia Vattai
- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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- Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM U1194, Université Montpellier, F-34298 Montpellier, France
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- Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, F-31062 Toulouse, France
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, 81337 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, 80337 Munich, Germany
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Jalaguier S, Teyssier C, Nait Achour T, Lucas A, Bonnet S, Rodriguez C, Elarouci N, Lapierre M, Cavaillès V. Complex regulation of LCoR signaling in breast cancer cells. Oncogene 2017; 36:4790-4801. [PMID: 28414308 PMCID: PMC5562849 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2017.97] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2016] [Revised: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 02/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Ligand-dependent corepressor (LCoR) is a transcriptional repressor of ligand-activated estrogen receptors (ERs) and other transcription factors that acts both by recruiting histone deacetylases and C-terminal binding proteins. Here, we first studied LCOR gene expression in breast cancer cell lines and tissues. We detected two mRNAs variants, LCoR and LCoR2 (which encodes a truncated LCoR protein). Their expression was highly correlated and localized in discrete nuclear foci. LCoR and LCoR2 strongly repressed transcription, inhibited estrogen-induced target gene expression and decreased breast cancer cell proliferation. By mutagenesis analysis, we showed that the helix-turn-helix domain of LCoR is required for these effects. Using in vitro interaction, coimmunoprecipitation, proximity ligation assay and confocal microscopy experiments, we found that receptor-interacting protein of 140 kDa (RIP140) is a LCoR and LCoR2 partner and that this interaction requires the HTH domain of LCoR and RIP140 N- and C-terminal regions. By increasing or silencing LCoR and RIP140 expression in human breast cancer cells, we then showed that RIP140 is necessary for LCoR inhibition of gene expression and cell proliferation. Moreover, LCoR and RIP140 mRNA levels were strongly correlated in breast cancer cell lines and biopsies. In addition, RIP140 positively regulated LCoR expression in human breast cancer cells and in transgenic mouse models. Finally, their expression correlated with overall survival of patients with breast cancer. Taken together, our results provide new insights into the mechanism of action of LCoR and RIP140 and highlight their strong interplay for the control of gene expression and cell proliferation in breast cancer cells.
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- S Jalaguier
- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,INSERM, U1194, Montpellier, France.,Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,INSERM, U1194, Montpellier, France.,Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,INSERM, U1194, Montpellier, France.,Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,INSERM, U1194, Montpellier, France.,Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,INSERM, U1194, Montpellier, France.,Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,INSERM, U1194, Montpellier, France.,Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Programme Cartes d'Identité des Tumeurs (CIT), Ligue Nationale Contre Le Cancer, Paris, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,INSERM, U1194, Montpellier, France.,Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,INSERM, U1194, Montpellier, France.,Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Vivante A, Mann N, Yonath H, Weiss AC, Getwan M, Kaminski MM, Bohnenpoll T, Teyssier C, Chen J, Shril S, van der Ven AT, Ityel H, Schmidt JM, Widmeier E, Bauer SB, Sanna-Cherchi S, Gharavi AG, Lu W, Magen D, Shukrun R, Lifton RP, Tasic V, Stanescu HC, Cavaillès V, Kleta R, Anikster Y, Dekel B, Kispert A, Lienkamp SS, Hildebrandt F. A Dominant Mutation in Nuclear Receptor Interacting Protein 1 Causes Urinary Tract Malformations via Dysregulation of Retinoic Acid Signaling. J Am Soc Nephrol 2017; 28:2364-2376. [PMID: 28381549 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2016060694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2016] [Accepted: 02/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) are the most common cause of CKD in the first three decades of life. However, for most patients with CAKUT, the causative mutation remains unknown. We identified a kindred with an autosomal dominant form of CAKUT. By whole-exome sequencing, we identified a heterozygous truncating mutation (c.279delG, p.Trp93fs*) of the nuclear receptor interacting protein 1 gene (NRIP1) in all seven affected members. NRIP1 encodes a nuclear receptor transcriptional cofactor that directly interacts with the retinoic acid receptors (RARs) to modulate retinoic acid transcriptional activity. Unlike wild-type NRIP1, the altered NRIP1 protein did not translocate to the nucleus, did not interact with RARα, and failed to inhibit retinoic acid-dependent transcriptional activity upon expression in HEK293 cells. Notably, we also showed that treatment with retinoic acid enhanced NRIP1 binding to RARα RNA in situ hybridization confirmed Nrip1 expression in the developing urogenital system of the mouse. In explant cultures of embryonic kidney rudiments, retinoic acid stimulated Nrip1 expression, whereas a pan-RAR antagonist strongly reduced it. Furthermore, mice heterozygous for a null allele of Nrip1 showed a CAKUT-spectrum phenotype. Finally, expression and knockdown experiments in Xenopus laevis confirmed an evolutionarily conserved role for NRIP1 in renal development. These data indicate that dominant NRIP1 mutations can cause CAKUT by interference with retinoic acid transcriptional signaling, shedding light on the well documented association between abnormal vitamin A levels and renal malformations in humans, and suggest a possible gene-environment pathomechanism in this disease.
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- Asaf Vivante
- Departments of Medicine and.,Talpiot Medical Leadership Program, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Department of Internal Medicine A and Genetics Institute, Sheba Medical Center and Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institut für Molekularbiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Renal Division, University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, and
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- Department of Medicine, Renal Division, University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, and
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- Institut für Molekularbiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier (IRCM), Montpellier, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Montpellier, France; Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Departments of Medicine and.,Department of Medicine, Renal Division, University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, and
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- Urology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Nephrology, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- Renal Section, Department of Medicine, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Pediatric Nephrology Institute, Rambam Health Care Campus, and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Pediatrics, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Human Genetics, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut.,Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland
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- Department of Pediatric Nephrology, Medical Faculty Skopje, University Children's Hospital, Skopje, Macedonia; and
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- Centre for Nephrology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier (IRCM), Montpellier, France; Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Montpellier, France; Université Montpellier, Montpellier, France; Institut régional du Cancer de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Centre for Nephrology, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pediatrics, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Pediatrics, Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Institut für Molekularbiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Renal Division, University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, and.,Center for Biological Signaling Studies (BIOSS), Albert Ludwig University, Freiburg, Germany
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The emerging role of the transcriptional coregulator RIP140 in solid tumors. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2015; 1856:144-50. [PMID: 26116758 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2015.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2015] [Revised: 06/19/2015] [Accepted: 06/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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RIP140 is a transcriptional coregulator (also known as NRIP1) which plays very important physiological roles by finely tuning the activity of a large number of transcription factors. Noticeably, the RIP140 gene has been shown to be involved in the regulation of energy expenditure, in mammary gland development and intestinal homeostasis as well as in behavior and cognition. RIP140 is also involved in the regulation of various oncogenic signaling pathways and participates in the development and progression of solid tumors. This short review aims to summarize the role of this transcription factor on nuclear estrogen receptors, E2F and Wnt signaling pathways based on recent observations focusing on breast, ovary, liver and colon tumors.
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Expression and role of RIP140/NRIP1 in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. J Hematol Oncol 2015; 8:20. [PMID: 25879677 PMCID: PMC4354752 DOI: 10.1186/s13045-015-0116-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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RIP140 is a transcriptional coregulator, (also known as NRIP1), which finely tunes the activity of various transcription factors and plays very important physiological roles. Noticeably, the RIP140 gene has been implicated in the control of energy expenditure, behavior, cognition, mammary gland development and intestinal homeostasis. RIP140 is also involved in the regulation of various oncogenic signaling pathways and participates in the development and progression of solid tumors. During the past years, several papers have reported evidences linking RIP140 to hematologic malignancies. Among them, two recent studies with correlative data suggested that gene expression signatures including RIP140 can predict survival in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). This review aims to summarize the literature dealing with the expression of RIP140 in CLL and to explore the potential impact of this factor on transcription pathways which play key roles in this pathology.
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di Masi A, Leboffe L, De Marinis E, Pagano F, Cicconi L, Rochette-Egly C, Lo-Coco F, Ascenzi P, Nervi C. Retinoic acid receptors: from molecular mechanisms to cancer therapy. Mol Aspects Med 2015; 41:1-115. [PMID: 25543955 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2014.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 12/15/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Retinoic acid (RA), the major bioactive metabolite of retinol or vitamin A, induces a spectrum of pleiotropic effects in cell growth and differentiation that are relevant for embryonic development and adult physiology. The RA activity is mediated primarily by members of the retinoic acid receptor (RAR) subfamily, namely RARα, RARβ and RARγ, which belong to the nuclear receptor (NR) superfamily of transcription factors. RARs form heterodimers with members of the retinoid X receptor (RXR) subfamily and act as ligand-regulated transcription factors through binding specific RA response elements (RAREs) located in target genes promoters. RARs also have non-genomic effects and activate kinase signaling pathways, which fine-tune the transcription of the RA target genes. The disruption of RA signaling pathways is thought to underlie the etiology of a number of hematological and non-hematological malignancies, including leukemias, skin cancer, head/neck cancer, lung cancer, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, renal cell carcinoma, pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, glioblastoma and neuroblastoma. Of note, RA and its derivatives (retinoids) are employed as potential chemotherapeutic or chemopreventive agents because of their differentiation, anti-proliferative, pro-apoptotic, and anti-oxidant effects. In humans, retinoids reverse premalignant epithelial lesions, induce the differentiation of myeloid normal and leukemic cells, and prevent lung, liver, and breast cancer. Here, we provide an overview of the biochemical and molecular mechanisms that regulate the RA and retinoid signaling pathways. Moreover, mechanisms through which deregulation of RA signaling pathways ultimately impact on cancer are examined. Finally, the therapeutic effects of retinoids are reported.
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- Alessandra di Masi
- Department of Science, Roma Tre University, Viale Guglielmo Marconi 446, Roma I-00146, Italy
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- Department of Science, Roma Tre University, Viale Guglielmo Marconi 446, Roma I-00146, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, University of Roma "La Sapienza", Corso della Repubblica 79, Latina I-04100
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, University of Roma "La Sapienza", Corso della Repubblica 79, Latina I-04100
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Roma "Tor Vergata", Via Montpellier 1, Roma I-00133, Italy; Laboratory of Neuro-Oncohematology, Santa Lucia Foundation, Via Ardeatina, 306, Roma I-00142, Italy
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- Department of Functional Genomics and Cancer, IGBMC, CNRS UMR 7104 - Inserm U 964, University of Strasbourg, 1 rue Laurent Fries, BP10142, Illkirch Cedex F-67404, France.
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Roma "Tor Vergata", Via Montpellier 1, Roma I-00133, Italy; Laboratory of Neuro-Oncohematology, Santa Lucia Foundation, Via Ardeatina, 306, Roma I-00142, Italy.
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- Interdepartmental Laboratory for Electron Microscopy, Roma Tre University, Via della Vasca Navale 79, Roma I-00146, Italy.
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, University of Roma "La Sapienza", Corso della Repubblica 79, Latina I-04100.
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Cavaillès V, Lapierre M. Regulation of intestinal homeostasis and tumorigenesis by the transcriptional coregulator RIP140. Mol Cell Oncol 2014; 1:e960761. [PMID: 27308333 PMCID: PMC4905177 DOI: 10.4161/23723548.2014.960761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2014] [Revised: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Colon cancer frequently results from mutations that constitutively activate the Wnt signaling pathway, a major target being the tumor suppressor gene adenomatous polyposis coli (APC). We recently identified the transcription factor RIP140 as a new inducer of APC gene transcription that inhibits colon cancer cell growth and impedes the Wnt signaling pathway by reducing β-catenin activation.
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- Vincent Cavaillès
- IRCM; Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier; INSERM U896; Université Montpellier1 ; Montpellier, France
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- IRCM; Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier; INSERM U896; Université Montpellier1 ; Montpellier, France
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Lapierre M, Bonnet S, Bascoul-Mollevi C, Ait-Arsa I, Jalaguier S, Del Rio M, Plateroti M, Roepman P, Ychou M, Pannequin J, Hollande F, Parker M, Cavailles V. RIP140 increases APC expression and controls intestinal homeostasis and tumorigenesis. J Clin Invest 2014; 124:1899-913. [PMID: 24667635 DOI: 10.1172/jci65178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2012] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Deregulation of the Wnt/APC/β-catenin signaling pathway is an important consequence of tumor suppressor APC dysfunction. Genetic and molecular data have established that disruption of this pathway contributes to the development of colorectal cancer. Here, we demonstrate that the transcriptional coregulator RIP140 regulates intestinal homeostasis and tumorigenesis. Using Rip140-null mice and mice overexpressing human RIP140, we found that RIP140 inhibited intestinal epithelial cell proliferation and apoptosis. Interestingly, following whole-body irradiation, mice lacking RIP140 exhibited improved regenerative capacity in the intestine, while mice overexpressing RIP140 displayed reduced recovery. Enhanced RIP140 expression strongly repressed human colon cancer cell proliferation in vitro and after grafting onto nude mice. Moreover, in murine tissues and human cancer cells, RIP140 stimulated APC transcription and inhibited β-catenin activation and target gene expression. Finally, RIP140 mRNA and RIP140 protein levels were decreased in human colon cancers compared with those in normal mucosal tissue, and low levels of RIP140 expression in adenocarcinomas from patients correlated with poor prognosis. Together, these results support a tumor suppressor role for RIP140 in colon cancer.
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Docquier A, Garcia A, Savatier J, Boulahtouf A, Bonnet S, Bellet V, Busson M, Margeat E, Jalaguier S, Royer C, Balaguer P, Cavaillès V. Negative regulation of estrogen signaling by ERβ and RIP140 in ovarian cancer cells. Mol Endocrinol 2013; 27:1429-41. [PMID: 23885094 DOI: 10.1210/me.2012-1351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In hormone-dependent tissues such as breast and ovary, tumorigenesis is associated with an altered expression ratio between the two estrogen receptor (ER) subtypes. In this study, we investigated the effects of ERβ ectopic expression on 17β-estradiol (E2)-induced transactivation and cell proliferation in ERα-positive BG1 ovarian cancer cells. As expected, ERβ expression strongly decreased the mitogenic effect of E2, significantly reduced E2-dependent transcriptional responses (both on a stably integrated estrogen response element [ERE] reporter gene and on E2-induced mRNAs), and strongly enhanced the formation of ER heterodimers as evidenced by chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis. Inhibition by the ERα-selective ligand propyl pyrazole triol was less marked than with the pan-agonist (E2) or the ERβ-selective (8β-vinyl-estradiol) ligands, indicating that ERβ activation reinforced the inhibitory effects of ERβ. Interestingly, in E2-stimulated BG1 cells, ERβ was more efficient than ERα to regulate the expression of receptor-interacting protein 140 (RIP140), a major ERα transcriptional corepressor. In addition, we found that the RIP140 protein interacted better with ERβ than with ERα (both in vitro and in intact cells by fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy). Moreover, RIP140 recruitment on the stably integrated reporter ERE was increased upon ERβ overexpression, and ERβ activity was more sensitive to repression by RIP140. Finally, small interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of RIP140 expression abolished the repressive effect exerted by activated ERβ on the regulation of ERE-controlled transcription by estrogens. Altogether, these data demonstrate the inhibitory effects of ERβ on estrogen signaling in ovarian cancer cells and the key role that RIP140 plays in this phenomenon.
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- Aurélie Docquier
- Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, INSERM, U896, Montpellier F-34298, France
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Nguyen HD, Phan TTP, Carraz M, Brunsveld L. Estrogen receptor α/β-cofactor motif interactions; interplay of tyrosine 537/488 phosphorylation and LXXLL motifs. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2013; 8:3134-41. [PMID: 22930062 DOI: 10.1039/c2mb25257k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The Estrogen Receptors ERα and ERβ bind cofactor proteins via short LXXLL motifs. The exact regulation and selectivity of these interactions remains an open question and the role of post-translational modifications (PTMs) is virtually unexplored. Here, we designed an X(7)-LXXLL-X(7) T7 phage display library and screened this against four ER protein constructs: the 'naked' ERα and ERβ Ligand Binding Domains (LBDs) and the tyrosine phosphorylated ERα (pY537) and ERβ (pY488) LBDs. The site-selective tyrosine phosphorylated protein constructs were obtained via a protein semi-synthesis approach. Phage display screening yielded preferential sets of peptides. LXXLL peptides with a low pI/acidic C-terminus prefer binding to the naked ERβ over the phosphorylated ERβ analogue and ERα constructs. Peptides with a high pI/basic C-terminus show the opposite behaviour. These findings not only show regulation of the ERβ-cofactor interaction via tyrosine phosphorylation, but also suggest that ERβ and its tyrosine 488 phosphorylation play crucial roles in modulating interactions of coactivators to ERα since the natural Steroid Receptor Coactivators (SRCs) feature LXXLL motifs with acidic C-termini, while the repressor protein RIP140 features LXXLL motifs with basic C-termini. This insight provides explanation for ER transcriptional activity and can lead to more focussed targeting of the ER-coactivator interaction.
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- Hoang D Nguyen
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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Zalachoras I, Houtman R, Meijer OC. Understanding stress-effects in the brain via transcriptional signal transduction pathways. Neuroscience 2013; 242:97-109. [PMID: 23545270 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2012] [Revised: 03/22/2013] [Accepted: 03/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Glucocorticoid hormones exert crucial effects on the brain in relation to physiology, endocrine regulation, mood and cognition. Their two receptor types, glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors (GR and MR), are members of the nuclear receptor superfamily and act in large measure as transcription factors. The outcome of MR/GR action on the genome depends on interaction with members from different protein families, which are of crucial importance for cross-talk with other neuronal and hormonal signals that impinge on the glucocorticoid sensitive circuitry. Relevant interacting proteins include other transcription factors that may either tether the receptor to the DNA, or that bind in the vicinity of GR and MR to tune the transcriptional response. In addition, transcriptional coregulator proteins constitute the actual signal transduction pathway to the transcription machinery. We review the current evidence for involvement of individual coregulators in GR-dependent effects on stress responses, and learning and memory. We discuss the use of in vitro and in silico tools to predict those coregulators that are of importance for particular brain processes. Finally, we discuss the potential of selective receptor modulators that may only allow a subset of all interactions, thus allowing more selective targeting of glucocorticoid-dependent processes in the brain.
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- I Zalachoras
- Department of Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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Puzianowska-Kuznicka M, Pawlik-Pachucka E, Owczarz M, Budzińska M, Polosak J. Small-molecule hormones: molecular mechanisms of action. Int J Endocrinol 2013; 2013:601246. [PMID: 23533406 PMCID: PMC3603355 DOI: 10.1155/2013/601246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2012] [Revised: 12/30/2012] [Accepted: 01/17/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Small-molecule hormones play crucial roles in the development and in the maintenance of an adult mammalian organism. On the molecular level, they regulate a plethora of biological pathways. Part of their actions depends on their transcription-regulating properties, exerted by highly specific nuclear receptors which are hormone-dependent transcription factors. Nuclear hormone receptors interact with coactivators, corepressors, basal transcription factors, and other transcription factors in order to modulate the activity of target genes in a manner that is dependent on tissue, age and developmental and pathophysiological states. The biological effect of this mechanism becomes apparent not earlier than 30-60 minutes after hormonal stimulus. In addition, small-molecule hormones modify the function of the cell by a number of nongenomic mechanisms, involving interaction with proteins localized in the plasma membrane, in the cytoplasm, as well as with proteins localized in other cellular membranes and in nonnuclear cellular compartments. The identity of such proteins is still under investigation; however, it seems that extranuclear fractions of nuclear hormone receptors commonly serve this function. A direct interaction of small-molecule hormones with membrane phospholipids and with mRNA is also postulated. In these mechanisms, the reaction to hormonal stimulus appears within seconds or minutes.
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- Monika Puzianowska-Kuznicka
- Department of Human Epigenetics, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, 5 Pawinskiego Street, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Medical Center of Postgraduate Education, 61/63 Kleczewska Street, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland
- *Monika Puzianowska-Kuznicka:
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- Department of Human Epigenetics, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, 5 Pawinskiego Street, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
- Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Medical Center of Postgraduate Education, 61/63 Kleczewska Street, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Medical Center of Postgraduate Education, 61/63 Kleczewska Street, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Geriatrics and Gerontology, Medical Center of Postgraduate Education, 61/63 Kleczewska Street, 01-826 Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Human Epigenetics, Mossakowski Medical Research Centre, 5 Pawinskiego Street, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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Katsouri L, Blondrath K, Sastre M. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ cofactors in neurodegeneration. IUBMB Life 2012; 64:958-64. [DOI: 10.1002/iub.1097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2012] [Accepted: 09/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Docquier A, Augereau P, Lapierre M, Harmand PO, Badia E, Annicotte JS, Fajas L, Cavaillès V. The RIP140 gene is a transcriptional target of E2F1. PLoS One 2012; 7:e35839. [PMID: 22629304 PMCID: PMC3356364 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2011] [Accepted: 03/23/2012] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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RIP140 is a transcriptional coregulator involved in energy homeostasis and ovulation which is controlled at the transcriptional level by several nuclear receptors. We demonstrate here that RIP140 is a novel target gene of the E2F1 transcription factor. Bioinformatics analysis, gel shift assay, and chromatin immunoprecipitation demonstrate that the RIP140 promoter contains bona fide E2F response elements. In transiently transfected MCF-7 breast cancer cells, the RIP140 promoter is transactivated by overexpression of E2F1/DP1. Interestingly, RIP140 mRNA is finely regulated during cell cycle progression (5-fold increase at the G1/S and G2/M transitions). The positive regulation by E2F1 requires sequences located in the proximal region of the promoter (-73/+167), involves Sp1 transcription factors, and undergoes a negative feedback control by RIP140. Finally, we show that E2F1 participates in the induction of RIP140 expression during adipocyte differentiation. Altogether, this work identifies the RIP140 gene as a new transcriptional target of E2F1 which may explain some of the effect of E2F1 in both cancer and metabolic diseases.
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- Aurélie Docquier
- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, and INSERM, U896, Montpellier, France
- Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, France
- CRLC Centre Régional de Lutte contre le Cancer Val d’Aurelle Paul Lamarque, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, and INSERM, U896, Montpellier, France
- Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, France
- CRLC Centre Régional de Lutte contre le Cancer Val d’Aurelle Paul Lamarque, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, and INSERM, U896, Montpellier, France
- Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, France
- CRLC Centre Régional de Lutte contre le Cancer Val d’Aurelle Paul Lamarque, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, and INSERM, U896, Montpellier, France
- Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, France
- CRLC Centre Régional de Lutte contre le Cancer Val d’Aurelle Paul Lamarque, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, and INSERM, U896, Montpellier, France
- Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, France
- CRLC Centre Régional de Lutte contre le Cancer Val d’Aurelle Paul Lamarque, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, and INSERM, U896, Montpellier, France
- Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, France
- CRLC Centre Régional de Lutte contre le Cancer Val d’Aurelle Paul Lamarque, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, and INSERM, U896, Montpellier, France
- Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, France
- CRLC Centre Régional de Lutte contre le Cancer Val d’Aurelle Paul Lamarque, Montpellier, France
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- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, and INSERM, U896, Montpellier, France
- Université Montpellier1, Montpellier, France
- CRLC Centre Régional de Lutte contre le Cancer Val d’Aurelle Paul Lamarque, Montpellier, France
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Vitamin B6 is well-known for its role as a cofactor in many enzymatic reactions and recently, several epidemiological studies have highlighted the importance of this vitamin as a protective agent against various cancers: elevated vitamin B6 plasma levels were associated with a lower risk of colorectal cancer development, for example. In vivo studies have shown that vitamin B6 decreased cell proliferation and enhanced the immune response. At the cellular level, antioxidant, pro-apoptotic and anti-angiogenic effects have been identified. At the molecular level, vitamin B6 is able to inhibit the transactivation potential of various nuclear receptors. Interestingly, a recent paper has described the conjugation of vitamin B6 to RIP140 (receptor interacting protein of 140 kDa), a protein that acts as a transcriptional corepressor of nuclear receptors. This post-translational modification increases the transcriptional repression of RIP140 and regulates its subcellular localization and its ability to interact with different protein partners. Finally, vitamin B6 is involved in the methyl donor cycle ant thus, some of the antitumor properties of vitamin B6 may involve an indirect effect on the level of DNA or histone methylation. All of these mechanistic and clinical data justify further studies to decipher the mechanism of action of vitamin B6 and its clinical interest in combination with molecules typically used in chemotherapy or hormonal therapy.
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Duclot F, Lapierre M, Fritsch S, White R, Parker MG, Maurice T, Cavaillès V. Cognitive impairments in adult mice with constitutive inactivation of RIP140 gene expression. GENES BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR 2011; 11:69-78. [PMID: 21906262 DOI: 10.1111/j.1601-183x.2011.00731.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Receptor-interacting protein 140 (RIP140) is a negative transcriptional coregulator of nuclear receptors such as estrogen, retinoic acid or glucocorticoid receptors. Recruitment of RIP140 results in an inhibition of target gene expression through different repressive domains interacting with histone deacetylases or C-terminal binding proteins. In this study, we analyzed the role of RIP140 activity in memory processes using RIP140-deficient transgenic mice. Although the RIP140 protein was clearly expressed in the brain (cortical and hippocampus areas), the morphological examination of RIP140(-/-) mouse brain failed to show grossly observable alterations. Using male 2-month-old RIP140(-/-) , RIP140(+/-) or RIP140(+/+) mice, we did not observe any significant differences in the open-field test, rotarod test and in terms of spontaneous alternation in the Y-maze. By contrast, RIP140(-/-) mice showed long-term memory deficits, with an absence of decrease in escape latencies when animals were tested using a fixed platform position procedure in the water maze and in the passive avoidance test. Noteworthy, RIP140(-/-) mice showed decreased swimming speed, suggesting swimming alterations that may in part account for the marked alterations measured in the water maze. Moreover, RIP140(+/-) and RIP140(-/-) mice showed a significant increase in immobility time in the forced swimming test as compared with wild-type animals. These observations showed that RIP140 gene depletion results in learning and memory deficits as well as stress response, bringing to light a major role for this transcriptional coregulator in the neurophysiological developmental mechanisms underlying cognitive functions.
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- F Duclot
- INSERM U710, Montpellier, France
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Eichner LJ, Giguère V. Estrogen related receptors (ERRs): a new dawn in transcriptional control of mitochondrial gene networks. Mitochondrion 2011; 11:544-52. [PMID: 21497207 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2011.03.121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 134] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2010] [Revised: 02/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/23/2011] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Mitochondrial dysfunction contributes to the etiology of numerous diseases. Consequently, improving our knowledge of how to modulate mitochondrial activity is of considerable interest. One means to achieve this goal would be to control in a global and comprehensive manner the expression of most if not all nuclear encoded mitochondrial genes. The advent of genome-wide location analysis of transcription factor occupancy coupled with functional studies in cell and animal models has recently shown that three transcription factors possess this unique attribute. Unexpectedly, these factors are orphan members of the superfamily of nuclear receptors known as estrogen-related receptors (ERRs) α, β and γ. In this review, we will integrate current knowledge gathered through several functional and physiological genomic studies to provide persuasive evidence that the ERRs are indeed master regulators of mitochondrial biogenesis and function.
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- Lillian J Eichner
- Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada H3A 1A3
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Sugiura K, Su YQ, Li Q, Wigglesworth K, Matzuk MM, Eppig JJ. Estrogen promotes the development of mouse cumulus cells in coordination with oocyte-derived GDF9 and BMP15. Mol Endocrinol 2010; 24:2303-14. [PMID: 21047911 DOI: 10.1210/me.2010-0260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The differentiation and function of cumulus cells depend upon oocyte-derived paracrine factors, but studies on the estrogen receptor knockout mice suggested that estrogen also participates in these processes. This study investigates the possible coordination of estrogen and oocytes in the development and function of cumulus cells using cumulus expansion and the expression of transcripts required for expansion as functional endpoints. Preantral granulosa cell-oocyte complexes developed in vitro with 17β-estradiol (E2) exhibited increased levels of cumulus expansion and Has2 transcripts, encoding hyaluronan synthase 2, compared with those developed without E2. Moreover, cumulus cell-oocyte complexes (COCs) isolated from antral follicles and maintained in culture without E2 exhibited reduced cumulus expansion and Has2 mRNA levels compared with freshly isolated COCs. Exogenous E2, provided during the maintenance culture, alleviated these deficiencies. However, when oocytes were removed from COCs, E2 supplementation did not maintain competence to undergo expansion; the presence in culture of either fully grown oocytes or recombinant growth differentiation factor 9 (GDF9) was required. Recombinant bone morphogenetic protein 15, but not fibroblast growth factor 8, augmented the GDF9 effect. Oocytes or GDF9 suppressed cumulus cell levels of Nrip1 transcripts encoding nuclear receptor-interacting protein 1, a potential inhibitor of estrogen receptor signals. Therefore, E2 and oocyte-derived paracrine factors GDF9 and bone morphogenetic protein 15 coordinate to promote the development of cumulus cells and maintain their competence to undergo expansion. Furthermore, suppression of Nrip1 expression in cumulus cells by oocyte may be one mechanism mediating cross talk between oocyte and E2 signals that promotes follicular development.
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- Koji Sugiura
- The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor, Maine 04609, USA
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Mandal S, Davie JR. Estrogen regulated expression of the p21 Waf1/Cip1 gene in estrogen receptor positive human breast cancer cells. J Cell Physiol 2010; 224:28-32. [PMID: 20301197 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor protein p21(Waf1/Cip1) is a potent tumor suppressor. Here, we demonstrate that estradiol regulates the p21(Waf1/Cip1) gene. Estradiol induces p21(Waf1/Cip1) mRNA expression within 30-60 min independent of new protein synthesis in the estrogen receptor alpha (ER alpha) positive human breast cancer cell line MCF-7. Similar to other estradiol responsive promoters, the p21(Waf1/Cip1) upstream promoter region has several estrogen response element (ERE) half-sites nestled in AP-1 binding sites, which are positioned upstream to Sp1 binding sites. Using the chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) assay, we show that estradiol stimulation resulted in the recruitment of transcription factors ER alpha, Sp1, and Sp3 to the p21(Waf1/Cip1) upstream promoter element. The Sp1 inhibitor mithramycin A abrogated Sp1, and to a lesser extent Sp3 binding, and markedly reduced the estradiol stimulated p21(Waf1/Cip1) gene expression. However, ER alpha binding was not affected in the mithramycin A and estradiol treated cells. On closer examination of the half-site ERE/AP-1 sites upstream to the Sp1 sites in a separate ChIP experiment, we found a pronounced association of ER alpha upon estradiol treatment compared to almost negligible binding of Sp1 or Sp3. Together these studies provide evidence that ER alpha is recruited to the half-site ERE/AP-1 sites in the p21(Waf1/Cip1) upstream promoter element. Although Sp1/Sp3 is not involved in the recruitment of ER alpha to the promoter, Sp1 is necessary for estrogen-induced p21(Waf1/Cip1) promoter activity.
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- Soma Mandal
- Manitoba Institute of Cell Biology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Docquier A, Harmand PO, Fritsch S, Chanrion M, Darbon JM, Cavaillès V. The transcriptional coregulator RIP140 represses E2F1 activity and discriminates breast cancer subtypes. Clin Cancer Res 2010; 16:2959-70. [PMID: 20410059 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-09-3153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Receptor-interacting protein of 140 kDa (RIP140) is a transcriptional cofactor for nuclear receptors involved in reproduction and energy homeostasis. Our aim was to investigate its role in the regulation of E2F1 activity and target genes both in breast cancer cell lines and in tumor biopsies. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Glutathione S-transferase pull-down assays, coimmunoprecipitation experiments, and chromatin immunoprecipitation analysis were used to evidence interaction between RIP140 and E2F1. The effects of RIP140 expression on E2F1 activity were determined using transient transfection and quantification of E2F target mRNAs by quantitative real-time PCR. The effect on cell cycle was assessed by fluorescence-activated cell sorting analysis on cells overexpressing green fluorescent protein-tagged RIP140. A tumor microarray data set was used to investigate the expression of RIP140 and E2F1 target genes in 170 breast cancer patients. RESULTS We first evidenced the complex interaction between RIP140 and E2F1 and showed that RIP140 represses E2F1 transactivation on various transiently transfected E2F target promoters and inhibits the expression of several E2F1 target genes (such as CCNE1 and CCNB2). In agreement with a role for RIP140 in the control of E2F activity, we show that increasing RIP140 levels results in a reduction in the proportion of cells in S phase in various human cell lines. Finally, analysis of human breast cancers shows that low RIP140 mRNA expression was associated with high E2F1 target gene levels and basal-like tumors. CONCLUSION This study shows that RIP140 is a regulator of the E2F pathway, which discriminates luminal- and basal-like tumors, emphasizing the importance of these regulations for a clinical cancer phenotype.
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- Aurélie Docquier
- IRCM, Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Teyssier C, Le Romancer M, Sentis S, Jalaguier S, Corbo L, Cavaillès V. Protein arginine methylation in estrogen signaling and estrogen-related cancers. Trends Endocrinol Metab 2010; 21:181-9. [PMID: 20005732 DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2009.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2009] [Revised: 11/13/2009] [Accepted: 11/13/2009] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Estrogen signaling pathways regulate multiple cellular processes including proliferation and differentiation, and dysregulation of these pathways underlies several human pathologies. Post-translational modifications (PTMs) play an important role in estrogen signaling. This review focuses on recent findings pertinent to arginine methylation of non-histone proteins and their implications in estrogen signaling. We describe protein arginine methyltransferases and demethylases, the role of methylarginine proteins in estrogen action and crosstalk with other PTMs such as phosphorylation and lysine methylation. The relationships between various PTMs form a specific code that is likely to play an important role in hormone signaling. In addition, dysregulation of arginine methylation or of enzymes responsible for these modifications could be key events in estrogen-dependent cancers such as breast cancer.
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Daverey A, Saxena R, Tewari S, Goel SK, Dwivedi A. Expression of estrogen receptor co-regulators SRC-1, RIP140 and NCoR and their interaction with estrogen receptor in rat uterus, under the influence of ormeloxifene. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2009; 116:93-101. [PMID: 19460436 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2009.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2008] [Revised: 04/22/2009] [Accepted: 05/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ormeloxifene binds competitively to ERs and antagonizes estrogen-induced gene expression in the uterus. However its detailed molecular mechanisms are not well understood. Present study was aimed to examine the changes in expression pattern of co-regulatory proteins SRC-1 (co-activator), RIP140 and NCoR (co-repressors) and their interaction with ERalpha in rat uterus under the influence of ormeloxifene (Orm) and tamoxifen (Tam). Adult ovariectomized rats were treated with estradiol (E(2)) (5 microg/100g), or Orm or Tam (200 microg/100g, s.c.) alone or along with E(2), for 3 days. RT-PCR analysis of uterine RNA and immunoblotting of uterine extracts revealed that expression of SRC-1, RIP140 and NCoR was insensitive to E(2) or Orm or Tam treatment. Direct protein-protein interaction experiments using co-immunoprecipitation revealed that E(2)-induced the interaction of ERalpha with co-activator SRC-1. In rats given Orm alone or along with E(2), there was a significant reduction in E(2)-induced effect on ERalpha-SRC-1 interaction. In case of ERbeta and SRC-1, Orm reduced interaction only in the absence of E(2). Interaction of RIP140 or NCoR with ERalpha was found to be more in rats treated with Orm along with E(2) as compared to that in E(2)-treated rats whereas no such recruitment was found in Tam treated rats. Interaction of RIP140 with ERbeta was insensitive to Orm or Tam treatment whereas the interaction of NCoR with ERalpha and ERbeta was increased in Orm treated rats. Ormeloxifene also showed inhibitory effects on uterine ER-ERE binding and estrogen-induced expression of progesterone receptor. Taken together, these findings demonstrate that ormeloxifene antagonizes ERalpha-mediated transcription by inhibiting the recruitment of SRC-1 and inducing the recruitment of RIP140 and NCoR.
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- Amita Daverey
- Division of Endocrinology, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226001, India
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Liu D, Benlhabib H, Mendelson CR. cAMP enhances estrogen-related receptor alpha (ERRalpha) transcriptional activity at the SP-A promoter by increasing its interaction with protein kinase A and steroid receptor coactivator 2 (SRC-2). Mol Endocrinol 2009; 23:772-83. [PMID: 19264843 PMCID: PMC2691680 DOI: 10.1210/me.2008-0282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2008] [Accepted: 02/24/2009] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Estrogen-related receptor (ERRalpha) plays a critical role in basal and cAMP-induced expression of the human surfactant protein-A (SP-A) gene in lung type II cells through direct binding to an ERR response element (ERRE, 5'-TGACCTTA-3') within its 5'-flanking region. Furthermore, protein kinase A (PKA) up-regulates ERRalpha activation of the hSP-A promoter. In the present study, using cultured human fetal lung type II cells, we observed that cAMP enhanced ERRalpha phosphorylation and nuclear expression levels. cAMP/PKA stimulation of ERRalpha activation of the SP-A promoter was blocked by the PKA inhibitor, H89, whereas the MAPK P38 inhibitor, SB203580, and the MAPK kinase inhibitor, PD98059, had negligible to modest effects. This suggests that cAMP acts selectively through PKA to increase ERRalpha transcriptional activity. Of several coactivators tested, steroid receptor coactivator 2 (SRC-2) had the most pronounced effect to increase ERRalpha transcriptional activity at the SP-A promoter; this was enhanced by cotransfection with PKA catalytic subunit (PKAcat). Interestingly, SRC-2, ERRalpha, and PKAcat in type II cell nuclear extracts interacted at the ERRE; this was enhanced by cAMP and inhibited by H89. cAMP increased in vivo binding of PKAcat and SRC-2 to the ERRE genomic region in lung type II cells. In mutagenesis studies, three serines (S87, S114, and S277) were found to be critical for PKA and SRC-2 induction of ERRalpha transcriptional activity. Collectively, these findings indicate that cAMP/PKA signaling enhances ERRalpha phosphorylation and nuclear localization, recruitment to the SP-A promoter, and interaction with PKAcat and SRC-2, resulting in the up-regulation of SP-A gene transcription.
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- Dongyuan Liu
- Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 75390-9038, USA
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Rochette-Egly C, Germain P. Dynamic and combinatorial control of gene expression by nuclear retinoic acid receptors (RARs). NUCLEAR RECEPTOR SIGNALING 2009; 7:e005. [PMID: 19471584 PMCID: PMC2686084 DOI: 10.1621/nrs.07005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 175] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2009] [Accepted: 04/17/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Nuclear retinoic acid receptors (RARs) are transcriptional regulators controlling the expression of specific subsets of genes in a ligand-dependent manner. The basic mechanism for switching on transcription of cognate target genes involves RAR binding at specific response elements and a network of interactions with coregulatory protein complexes, the assembly of which is directed by the C-terminal ligand-binding domain of RARs. In addition to this scenario, new roles for the N-terminal domain and the ubiquitin-proteasome system recently emerged. Moreover, the functions of RARs are not limited to the regulation of cognate target genes, as they can transrepress other gene pathways. Finally, RARs are also involved in nongenomic biological activities such as the activation of translation and of kinase cascades. Here we will review these mechanisms, focusing on how kinase signaling and the proteasome pathway cooperate to influence the dynamics of RAR transcriptional activity.
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- Cécile Rochette-Egly
- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Department of Functional Genomics, INSERM U596, CNRS UMR7104, Université Louis Pasteur de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France.
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Catalán V, Gómez-Ambrosi J, Lizanzu A, Rodríguez A, Silva C, Rotellar F, Gil MJ, Cienfuegos JA, Salvador J, Frühbeck G. RIP140 gene and protein expression levels are downregulated in visceral adipose tissue in human morbid obesity. Obes Surg 2009; 19:771-6. [PMID: 19367438 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-009-9834-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2008] [Accepted: 03/23/2009] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Receptor-interacting protein 140 (RIP140) is a corepressor for nuclear receptors with an important role in the inhibition of energy expenditure. Rip140-knockout mice are lean and resistant to diet-induced obesity due to an increase in mitochondrial biogenesis, fatty acid oxidation, and oxidative phosphorylation. The aim of the present work was to evaluate the effect of morbid obesity on gene and protein expression levels of RIP140 in visceral adipose tissue (VAT). METHODS VAT biopsies obtained from 17 subjects were used in the study. Patients were classified as lean (body mass index [BMI]=21.8+/-1.3 kg/m2) or obese (BMI=48.2+/-2.6 kg/m2). Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and Western blot analyses were performed to quantify the expression levels of RIP140 in VAT. We also analyzed glucose and lipid profile as well as some inflammatory factors. RESULTS Obese patients exhibited significantly lower RIP140 mRNA expression levels compared to lean subjects (lean=1.00+/-0.17 arbitrary units, obese=0.65+/-0.18 arbitrary units; P<0.05). Protein expression of RIP140 followed the same trend, being significantly higher in lean volunteers (lean=1.00+/-0.18 arbitrary units, obese=0.45+/-0.11 arbitrary units; P<0.05). Furthermore, a significant negative correlation was found between RIP140 protein levels and both BMI (rho=-0.85; P<0.001) and body fat percentage (rho=-0.88; P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS The lower gene and protein expression levels of RIP140 in obese subjects may suggest a compensatory mechanism in order to favor energy expenditure and reduce fat accumulation in obesity states.
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- Victoria Catalán
- Metabolic Research Laboratory, Department of Endocrinology, Clínica Universitaria de Navarra, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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Ghosh S, Thakur MK. Tissue-specific expression of receptor-interacting protein in aging mouse. AGE (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2008; 30:237-243. [PMID: 19424847 PMCID: PMC2585652 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-008-9062-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2007] [Accepted: 05/17/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Receptor-interacting protein (RIP) is a well-characterized coregulator for nuclear receptors. Here, we report the expression of RIP as two isoforms with molecular weights of 140 kDa and 137 kDa in liver and kidney, but only as one isoform of 140 kDa in lung, adipose tissue, prostate and testis of mice. The levels of both the isoforms decreased in liver and kidney of old mice compared with adult mice. The expression of RIP140 in kidney was relatively lower in old males than females. In contrast, adipose tissue showed remarkably higher levels of RIP140 in old than adult mice of both sexes. Thus, the expression of RIP varied with the type of tissue, sex and age of mice, suggesting differences in its function as a coregulator.
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- Swati Ghosh
- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005 India
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- Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005 India
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Transcriptional control of cellular energy metabolic pathways is achieved by the coordinated action of numerous transcription factors and associated coregulators. Several members of the nuclear receptor superfamily have been shown to play important roles in this process because they can translate hormonal, nutrient, and metabolite signals into specific gene expression networks to satisfy energy demands in response to distinct physiological cues. Estrogen-related receptor (ERR) alpha, ERRbeta, and ERRgamma are nuclear receptors that have yet to be associated with a natural ligand and are thus considered as orphan receptors. However, the transcriptional activity of the ERRs is exquisitely sensitive to the presence of coregulatory proteins known to be essential for the control of energy homeostasis, and for all intents and purposes, these coregulators function as protein ligands for the ERRs. In particular, functional genomics and biochemical studies have shown that ERRalpha and ERRgamma operate as the primary conduits for the activity of members of the family of PGC-1 coactivators. As transcription factors, the ERRs control vast gene networks involved in all aspects of energy homeostasis, including fat and glucose metabolism as well as mitochondrial biogenesis and function. Phenotypic analyses of knockout mouse models have shown that all three ERRs are indispensable for proper development and/or survival of the organism when subjected to a variety of physiological challenges. The focus of this review is on the recent and rapid advances in understanding the functions of the ERRs in regulating bioenergetic pathways, with an emphasis on their roles in the specification of energetic properties required for cell- and tissue-specific functions.
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- Vincent Giguère
- The Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Centre, Cancer Pavilion, 1160 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 1A3.
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Tremblay AM, Giguère V. The NR3B subgroup: an ovERRview. NUCLEAR RECEPTOR SIGNALING 2007; 5:e009. [PMID: 18174917 PMCID: PMC2121319 DOI: 10.1621/nrs.05009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2007] [Accepted: 10/05/2007] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
Members of the NR3B group of the nuclear receptor superfamily, known as the estrogen-related receptors (ERRs), were the first orphan receptors to be identified two decades ago. Despite the fact that a natural ligand has yet to be associated with the ERRs, considerable knowledge about their mode of action and biological functions has emerged through extensive biochemical, genetic and functional genomics studies. This review describes our current understanding of how the ERRs work as transcription factors and as such, how they control diverse developmental and physiological programs.
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Affiliation(s)
- Annie M Tremblay
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University and Molecular Oncology Group, McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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