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Pandey AK, Trivedi V. Hemin competitively inhibits HSPA8 ATPase activity mitigating its foldase function. Arch Biochem Biophys 2024; 752:109889. [PMID: 38215959 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2024.109889] [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: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
Abstract
Hemolysis in red blood cells followed by hemoglobin degradation results in high hemin levels in the systemic circulation. Such a level of hemin is disastrous for cells and tissues and is considerably responsible for the pathologies of diseases like severe malaria. Hemin's hydrophobic chemical nature and structure allow it to bind several proteins leading to their functional modification. Such modifications in physiologically relevant proteins can have a high impact on various cellular processes. HSPA8 is a chaperone that has a protective role in oxidative stress by aiding protein refolding. Through ATPase activity assays we found that hemin can competitively inhibit ATP hydrolysis by the chaperone HSPA8. Hemin as such does not affect the structural integrity of the protein which is inferred from CD spectroscopy and Gel filtration but it hinders the ATP-dependent foldase function of the chaperone. HSPA8 was not able to cause the refolding of the model protein lysozyme in the presence of hemin. The loss in HSPA8 function was due to competition between hemin and ATP as the chaperone was able to regain the foldase function when the concentration of ATP was gradually increased with hemin present at the inhibitory concentration. In-silico studies to establish the competition for the specific binding site revealed that ATP was unable to replace hemin from the ATP binding pocket of HSPA8 and was forced to form a non-specific and unstable complex. In-vitro isothermal calorimetry revealed that the affinity of ATP for binding to HSPA8 was reduced 22 folds in the presence of hemin. The prevention of HSPA8's cytoprotective function by hemin can be a major factor contributing to the overall cellular damage during hemin accumulation in the case of severe malaria and other hemolytic diseases.
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- Alok Kumar Pandey
- Malaria Research Group, Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India
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- Malaria Research Group, Department of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology-Guwahati, Guwahati, 781039, Assam, India.
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An L, Gao H, Zhong Y, Liu Y, Cao Y, Yi J, Huang X, Wen C, Tong R, Pan Z, Yan X, Liu M, Wang S, Bai X, Wu H, Hu T. Molecular chaperones HSP40, HSP70, STIP1, and HSP90 are involved in stabilization of Cx43. Cytotechnology 2023; 75:207-217. [PMID: 37187948 PMCID: PMC10167082 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-023-00570-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
To investigate the involvement of stress induced phosphoprotein 1 (STIP1), heat shock protein (HSP) 70, and HSP90 in ubiquitination of connexin 43 (Cx43) in rat H9c2 cardiomyocytes. Co-immunoprecipitation was used to detect protein-protein interactions and Cx43 ubiquitination. Immunofluorescence was used for protein co-localization. The protein binding, Cx43 protein expression, and Cx43 ubiquitination were reanalyzed in H9c2 cells with modified STIP1 and/or HSP90 expression. STIP1 bound to HSP70 and HSP90, and Cx43 bound to HSP40, HSP70, and HSP90 in normal H9c2 cardiomyocytes. Overexpression of STIP1 promoted the transition of Cx43-HSP70 to Cx43-HSP90 and inhibited Cx43 ubiquitination; knockdown of STIP1 resulted in the opposite effects. Inhibition of HSP90 counteracted the inhibitory effect of STIP1 overexpression on Cx43 ubiquitination. STIP1 suppresses Cx43 ubiquitination in H9c2 cardiomyocytes by promoting the transition of Cx43-HSP70 to Cx43-HSP90.
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- Li An
- Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, No. 28 Guiyi St, Yunyan District, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
- Translational Medicine Research Center of Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, No. 28 Guiyi St, Yunyan District, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, No. 28 Guiyi St, Yunyan District, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Guiyang Fourth People’s Hospital, Guiyang, 550002 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- School of Anesthesiology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
- Guiyang Second People’s Hospital, Guiyang, 550001 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University, No. 28 Guiyi St, Yunyan District, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- School of Anesthesiology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- Children’s Hospital of Guiyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital, Guiyang, 550001 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- School of Anesthesiology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- School of Anesthesiology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- School of Anesthesiology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- School of Anesthesiology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- School of Anesthesiology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- School of Anesthesiology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- School of Anesthesiology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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- School of Anesthesiology, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, 550004 Guizhou People’s Republic of China
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Czaja AJ. Incorporating the Molecular Mimicry of Environmental Antigens into the Causality of Autoimmune Hepatitis. Dig Dis Sci 2023:10.1007/s10620-023-07967-5. [PMID: 37160542 PMCID: PMC10169207 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-023-07967-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Molecular mimicry between foreign and self-antigens has been implicated as a cause of autoimmune hepatitis in experimental models and cross-reacting antibodies in patients. This review describes the experimental and clinical evidence for molecular mimicry as a cause of autoimmune hepatitis, indicates the limitations and uncertainties of this premise, and encourages investigations that assess diverse environmental antigens as sources of disease-relevant molecular mimics. Pertinent articles were identified in PubMed using multiple search phrases. Several pathogens have linear or conformational epitopes that mimic the self-antigens of autoimmune hepatitis. The occurrence of an acute immune-mediated hepatitis after vaccination for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-associated coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has suggested that vaccine-induced peptides may mimic disease-relevant tissue antigens. The intestinal microbiome is an under-evaluated source of gut-derived antigens that could also engage in molecular mimicry. Chaperone molecules may enhance the pathogenicity of molecular mimics, and they warrant investigation. Molecular mimics of immune dominant epitopes within cytochrome P450 IID6, the autoantigen most closely associated with autoimmune hepatitis, should be sought in diverse environmental antigens and assessed for pathogenicity. Avoidance strategies, dietary adjustments, vaccine improvement, and targeted manipulation of the intestinal microbiota may emerge as therapeutic possibilities. In conclusion, molecular mimicry may be a missing causality of autoimmune hepatitis. Molecular mimics of key immune dominant epitopes of disease-specific antigens must be sought in diverse environmental antigens. The ubiquity of molecular mimicry compels rigorous assessments of peptide mimics for immunogenicity and pathogenicity in experimental models. Molecular mimicry may complement epigenetic modifications as causative mechanisms of autoimmune hepatitis.
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- Albert J Czaja
- Professor Emeritus of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN, 55905, USA.
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Singh G, Chakraborty S, Lakhotia SC. Elevation of major constitutive heat shock proteins is heat shock factor independent and essential for establishment and growth of Lgl loss and Yorkie gain-mediated tumors in Drosophila. Cell Stress Chaperones 2022; 27:431-448. [PMID: 35704239 PMCID: PMC9346025 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-022-01283-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2022] [Revised: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Cancer cells generally overexpress heat shock proteins (Hsps), the major components of cellular stress response, to overcome and survive the diverse stresses. However, the specific roles of Hsps in initiation and establishment of cancers remain unclear. Using loss of Lgl-mediated epithelial tumorigenesis in Drosophila, we induced tumorigenic somatic clones of different genetic backgrounds to examine the temporal and spatial expression and roles of major heat shock proteins in tumor growth. The constitutively expressed Hsp83, Hsc70 (heat shock cognate), Hsp60 and Hsp27 show elevated levels in all cells of the tumorigenic clone since early stages, which persists till their transformation. However, the stress-inducible Hsp70 is expressd only in a few cells at later stage of established tumorous clones that show high F-actin aggregation. Intriguingly, levels of heat shock factor (HSF), the master regulator of Hsps, remain unaltered in these tumorous cells and its down-regulation does not affect tumorigenic growth of lgl- clones overexpressing Yorkie, although down-regulation of Hsp83 prevents their survival and growth. Interestingly, overexpression of HSF or Hsp83 in lgl- cells makes them competitively successful in establishing tumorous clones. These results show that the major constitutively expressed Hsps, but not the stress-inducible Hsp70, are involved in early as well as late stages of epithelial tumors and their elevated expression in lgl- clones co-overexpressing Yorkie is independent of HSF.
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- Gunjan Singh
- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005 India
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- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005 India
- Present Address: Department of Biosciences & Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India
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- Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005 India
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Fu X, Liu H, Liu J, DiSanto ME, Zhang X. The Role of Heat Shock Protein 70 Subfamily in the Hyperplastic Prostate: From Molecular Mechanisms to Therapeutic Opportunities. Cells 2022; 11:cells11132052. [PMID: 35805135 PMCID: PMC9266107 DOI: 10.3390/cells11132052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common causes of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men, which is characterized by a noncancerous enlargement of the prostate. BPH troubles the vast majority of aging men worldwide; however, the pathogenetic factors of BPH have not been completely identified. The heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) subfamily, which mainly includes HSP70, glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78) and GRP75, plays a crucial role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. HSP70s are overexpressed in the course of BPH and involved in a variety of biological processes, such as cell survival and proliferation, cell apoptosis, epithelial/mesenchymal transition (EMT) and fibrosis, contributing to the development and progress of prostate diseases. These chaperone proteins also participate in oxidative stress, a cellular stress response that takes place under stress conditions. In addition, HSP70s can bind to the androgen receptor (AR) and act as a regulator of AR activity. This interaction of HSP70s with AR provides insight into the importance of the HSP70 chaperone family in BPH pathogenesis. In this review, we discuss the function of the HSP70 family in prostate glands and the role of HSP70s in the course of BPH. We also review the potential applications of HSP70s as biomarkers of prostate diseases for targeted therapies.
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- Xun Fu
- Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430000, China; (X.F.); (H.L.); (J.L.)
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- Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430000, China; (X.F.); (H.L.); (J.L.)
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- Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430000, China; (X.F.); (H.L.); (J.L.)
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- Department of Surgery and Biomedical Sciences, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ 08028, USA;
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- Department of Urology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430000, China; (X.F.); (H.L.); (J.L.)
- Correspondence:
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BAG Family Members as Mitophagy Regulators in Mammals. Cells 2022; 11:cells11040681. [PMID: 35203329 PMCID: PMC8870067 DOI: 10.3390/cells11040681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The BCL-2-associated athanogene (BAG) family is a multifunctional group of co-chaperones that are evolutionarily conserved from yeast to mammals. In addition to their common BAG domain, these proteins contain, in their sequences, many specific domains/motifs required for their various functions in cellular quality control, such as autophagy, apoptosis, and proteasomal degradation of misfolded proteins. The BAG family includes six members (BAG1 to BAG6). Recent studies reported their roles in autophagy and/or mitophagy through interaction with the autophagic machinery (LC3, Beclin 1, P62) or with the PINK1/Parkin signaling pathway. This review describes the mechanisms underlying BAG family member functions in autophagy and mitophagy and the consequences in physiopathology.
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