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Ishikawa S, Umemura M, Nakakaji R, Nagasako A, Nagao K, Mizuno Y, Sugiura K, Kioi M, Mitsudo K, Ishikawa Y. EP4-induced mitochondrial localization and cell migration mediated by CALML6 in human oral squamous cell carcinoma. Commun Biol 2024; 7:567. [PMID: 38745046 PMCID: PMC11093972 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06231-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024] Open
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Lymph node metastasis, primarily caused by the migration of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cells, stands as a crucial prognostic marker. We have previously demonstrated that EP4, a subtype of the prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) receptor, orchestrates OSCC cell migration via Ca2+ signaling. The exact mechanisms by which EP4 influences cell migration through Ca2+ signaling, however, is unclear. Our study aims to clarify how EP4 controls OSCC cell migration through this pathway. We find that activating EP4 with an agonist (ONO-AE1-473) increased intracellular Ca2+ levels and the migration of human oral cancer cells (HSC-3), but not human gingival fibroblasts (HGnF). Further RNA sequencing linked EP4 to calmodulin-like protein 6 (CALML6), whose role remains undefined in OSCC. Through protein-protein interaction network analysis, a strong connection is identified between CALML6 and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CaMKK2), with EP4 activation also boosting mitochondrial function. Overexpressing EP4 in HSC-3 cells increases experimental lung metastasis in mice, whereas inhibiting CaMKK2 with STO-609 markedly lowers these metastases. This positions CaMKK2 as a potential new target for treating OSCC metastasis. Our findings highlight CALML6 as a pivotal regulator in EP4-driven mitochondrial respiration, affecting cell migration and metastasis via the CaMKK2 pathway.
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- Soichiro Ishikawa
- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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Xu H, Yong L, Gao X, Chen Y, Wang Y, Wang F, Hou X. CaMK4: Structure, physiological functions, and therapeutic potential. Biochem Pharmacol 2024; 224:116204. [PMID: 38615920 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2024.116204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV (CaMK4) is a versatile serine/threonine kinase involved in various cellular functions. It regulates T-cell differentiation, podocyte function, tumor cell proliferation/apoptosis, β cell mass, and insulin sensitivity. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are complex and remain incompletely understood. The aims of this review are to highlight the latest advances in the regulatory mechanisms of CaMK4 underlying T-cell imbalance and parenchymal cell mass in multiple diseases. The structural motifs and activation of CaMK4, as well as the potential role of CaMK4 as a novel therapeutic target are also discussed.
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- Hao Xu
- Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315010, PR China
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- Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China
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- Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China
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- Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China
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- Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China; Clinical Laboratory, Qingdao Hiser Hospital Affiliated of Qingdao University (Qingdao Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital), Qingdao, Shandong 266033, PR China
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- Health Science Center, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315211, PR China.
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Zhao Y, Liu Y, Tao T, Zhang J, Guo W, Deng H, Han M, Mo H, Tong X, Lin S, Yang J, Zhai H, Wang Q, Hu Z, Zhang W, Chen H, Xu G. Gastric mechanosensitive channel Piezo1 regulates ghrelin production and food intake. Nat Metab 2024; 6:458-472. [PMID: 38467889 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-024-00995-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Ghrelin, produced mainly by gastric X/A-like cells, triggers a hunger signal to the central nervous system to stimulate appetite. It remains unclear whether X/A-like cells sense gastric distention and thus regulate ghrelin production. Here we show that PIEZO1 expression in X/A-like cells decreases in patients with obesity when compared to controls, whereas it increases after sleeve gastrectomy. Male and female mice with specific loss of Piezo1 in X/A-like cells exhibit hyperghrelinaemia and hyperphagia and are more susceptible to overweight. These phenotypes are associated with impairment of the gastric CaMKKII/CaMKIV-mTOR signalling pathway. Activation of PIEZO1 by Yoda1 or gastric bead implantation inhibits ghrelin production, decreases energy intake and induces weight loss in mice. Inhibition of ghrelin production by Piezo1 through the CaMKKII/CaMKIV-mTOR pathway can be recapitulated in a ghrelin-producing cell line mHypoE-42. Our study reveals a mechanical regulation of ghrelin production and appetite by PIEZO1 of X/A-like cells, which suggests a promising target for anti-obesity therapy.
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- Yawen Zhao
- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pathology, School of Basic Medicine, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Endoscopy Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
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- Biotherapy Center; Cell-gene Therapy Translational Medicine Research Center, the Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau CNS Regeneration Institute of Jinan University, Key Laboratory of CNS Regeneration (Jinan University)-Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China
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- Biotherapy Center; Cell-gene Therapy Translational Medicine Research Center, the Third Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China.
- Key Laboratory of Viral Pathogenesis & Infection Prevention and Control (Jinan University), Ministry of Education, Guangzhou, China.
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Ma Z, Chen M, Liu X, Cui H. Identification and verification of a prognostic autophagy-related gene signature in hepatocellular carcinoma. Sci Rep 2024; 14:3032. [PMID: 38321105 PMCID: PMC10847443 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-53565-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
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This study aimed to investigate the potential of autophagy-related genes (ATGs) as a prognostic signature for HCC and explore their relationships with immune cells and immune checkpoint molecules. A total of 483 samples were collected from the GEO database (n = 115) and The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database (n = 368). The GEO dataset was used as the training set, while the TCGA dataset was used for validation. The list of ATGs was obtained from the human autophagy database (HADB). Using Cox regression and LASSO regression methods, a prognostic signature based on ATGs was established. The independent use of this prognostic signature was tested through subgroup analysis. Additionally, the predictive value of this signature for immune-related profiles was explored. Following selection through univariate Cox regression analysis and iterative LASSO Cox analysis, a total of 11 ATGs were used in the GEO dataset to establish a prognostic signature that stratified patients into high- and low-risk groups based on survival. The robustness of this prognostic signature was validated using an external dataset. This signature remained a prognostic factor even in subgroups with different clinical features. Analysis of immune profiles revealed that patients in the high-risk group exhibited immunosuppressive states characterized by lower immune scores and ESTIMATE scores, greater tumour purity, and increased expression of immune checkpoint molecules. Furthermore, this signature was found to be correlated with the infiltration of different immune cell subpopulations. The results suggest that the ATG-based signature can be utilized to evaluate the prognosis of HCC patients and predict the immune status within the tumour microenvironment (TME). However, it is important to note that this study represents a preliminary attempt to use ATGs as prognostic indicators for HCC, and further validation is necessary to determine the predictive power of this signature.
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- Zhen Ma
- The Second Clinical Medical School, Lanzhou University, No. 82, Cuiyingmen, Chengguan District, Lanzhou City, 730000, Gansu Province, China
- The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730030, Gansu, China
- Key Laboratory of the Digestive System Tumors of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, 730030, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Gansu Provincial Maternity and Child-Care Hospital, 143 North Street, Qilihe District, Lanzhou City, 730030, Gansu Province, People's Republic of China
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- The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730030, Gansu, China
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- The Second Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730030, Gansu, China.
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Chen Y, Whitefield B, Nevius E, Hill M, DelRosario J, Sinitsyna N, Shanmugasundaram V, Mukherjee D, Shi L, Mayne CG, Rousseau AM, Bernard SM, Buenviaje J, Khambatta G, El Samin M, Wallace M, Nie Z, Sivakumar P, Hamann LG, McDonnell DP, D'Agostino LA. Identification of Small Molecule Inhibitors and Ligand Directed Degraders of Calcium/Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase Kinase 1 and 2 (CaMKK1/2). J Med Chem 2023; 66:15750-15760. [PMID: 38009718 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c01137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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CaMKK2 signals through AMPK-dependent and AMPK-independent pathways to trigger cellular outputs including proliferation, differentiation, and migration, resulting in changes to metabolism, bone mass accrual, neuronal function, hematopoiesis, and immunity. CAMKK2 is upregulated in tumors including hepatocellular carcinoma, prostate, breast, and gastric cancer, and genetic deletion in myeloid cells results in increased antitumor immunity in several syngeneic models. Validation of the biological roles of CaMKK2 has relied on genetic deletion or small molecule inhibitors with activity against several biological targets. We sought to generate selective inhibitors and degraders to understand the biological impact of inhibiting catalytic activity and scaffolding and the potential therapeutic benefits of targeting CaMKK2. We report herein selective, ligand-efficient inhibitors and ligand-directed degraders of CaMKK2 that were used to probe immune and tumor intrinsic biology. These molecules provide two distinct strategies for ablating CaMKK2 signaling in vitro and in vivo.
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- Young Chen
- Bristol Myers Squibb, 10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, 10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, 424 Dexter Ave. N. Seattle, Seattle, Washington 98109, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, 424 Dexter Ave. N. Seattle, Seattle, Washington 98109, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, 10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, 10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Dept of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, 10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, 424 Dexter Ave. N. Seattle, Seattle, Washington 98109, United States
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- Celgene, 10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, 10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, 10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, 200 Cambridge Park Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Celgene, 10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Celgene, 10300 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, California 92121, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, 424 Dexter Ave. N. Seattle, Seattle, Washington 98109, United States
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- Bristol Myers Squibb, 200 Cambridge Park Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142, United States
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- Dept of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710, United States
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Zhang H, Dong X, Ding X, Liu G, Yang F, Song Q, Sun H, Chen G, Li S, Li Y, Wang M, Guo T, Zhang Z, Li B, Yang L. Bufalin targeting CAMKK2 inhibits the occurrence and development of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma through Wnt/β-catenin signal pathway. J Transl Med 2023; 21:900. [PMID: 38082327 PMCID: PMC10714474 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-023-04613-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) accounts for about 15% of primary liver cancer, and the incidence rate has been rising in recent years. Surgical resection is the best treatment for ICC, but the 5-year survival rate is less than 30%. ICC signature genes are crucial for the early diagnosis of ICC, so it is especially important to find its signature genes and therapeutic drug. Here, we studied that bufalin targeting CAMKK2 promotes mitochondrial dysfunction and inhibits the occurrence and metastasis of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma through Wnt/β-catenin signal pathway. METHODS IC50 of bufalin in ICC cells was determined by CCK8 and invasive and migratory abilities were verified by wound healing, cell cloning, transwell and Western blot. IF and IHC verified the expression of CAMKK2 between ICC patients and normal subjects. BLI and pull-down demonstrated the binding ability of bufalin and CAMKK2. Bioinformatics predicted whether CAMKK2 was related to the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. SKL2001, an activator of β-catenin, verified whether bufalin acted through this pathway. In vitro and in vivo experiments verified whether overexpression of CAMKK2 affects the proliferative and migratory effects of ICC. Transmission electron microscopy verified mitochondrial integrity. Associated Ca2+ levels verified the biological effects of ANXA2 on ICC. RESULTS It was found that bufalin inhibited the proliferation and migration of ICC, and CAMKK2 was highly expressed in ICC, and its high expression was positively correlated with poor prognosis.CAMKK2 is a direct target of bufalin, and is associated with the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, which was dose-dependently decreased after bufalin treatment. In vitro and in vivo experiments verified that CAMKK2 overexpression promoted ICC proliferation and migration, and bufalin reversed this effect. CAMKK2 was associated with Ca2+, and changes in Ca2+ content induced changes in the protein content of ANXA2, which was dose-dependently decreasing in cytoplasmic ANXA2 and dose-dependently increasing in mitochondrial ANXA2 after bufalin treatment. In CAMKK2 overexpressing cells, ANXA2 was knocked down, and we found that reversal of CAMKK2 overexpression-induced enhancement of ICC proliferation and migration after siANXA2. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that bufalin targeting CAMKK2 promotes mitochondrial dysfunction and inhibits the proliferation and migration of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma through Wnt/β-catenin signal pathway. Thus, bufalin, as a drug, may also be used for cancer therapy in ICC in the future.
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- Huhu Zhang
- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Weifang People's Hospital, 151, Guangwen Street, Weifang, 261041, China
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Health Science Center, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Heart Center, Women and Children's Hospital, Qingdao University, 6, Tongfu Road, Qingdao, 266034, China
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Health Science Center, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
- Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266003, China.
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- Department of Genetics and Cell Biology, Basic Medical College, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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Chang J, Xin C, Wang Y, Wang Y. Dihydroartemisinin inhibits liver cancer cell migration and invasion by reducing ATP synthase production through CaMKK2/NCLX. Oncol Lett 2023; 26:540. [PMID: 38020296 PMCID: PMC10660190 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2023.14127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
Abstract
Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CaMKK2) and mitochondrial sodium/calcium exchanger protein (NCLX) are key regulatory factors in calcium homeostasis. Finding natural drugs that target regulators of calcium homeostasis is critical. Dihydroartemisinin (DHA) is considered to have anticancer effects. The present study aimed to investigate the mechanism of DHA in regulating liver cancer migration and invasion. The present study used HepG2 and HuH-7 cells and overexpressed CaMKK2 and knocked down CaMKK2 and NCLX. The antiproliferative activity of DHA on liver cancer cells was assessed through colony formation and EdU assays. Cell apoptosis was detected through YO-PRO-1/PI staining. The levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were measured using a ROS detection kit (DCFH-DA fluorescent probe). Cell migratory and invasive abilities were examined using wound healing and Transwell assays. The ATP production of liver cancer cells was detected using ATP fluorescent probes. Cell microfilaments were monitored for changes using Actin-Tracker Green-488. The effects of DHA on the expression of CaMKK2, NCLX, sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit α-1 (ATP1A1) and ATP synthase subunit d, mitochondrial (ATP5H) were determined by western blotting and reverse transcription-quantitative PCR. The results revealed that DHA significantly inhibited proliferation, reduced ROS levels and promoted apoptosis in liver cancer cells. CaMKK2 overexpression significantly enhanced the invasive and migratory ability of liver cancer cells, whereas DHA inhibited the pro-migratory effects of CaMKK2 overexpression. DHA significantly reduced the mitochondrial ATP production and altered the arrangement of microfilaments in liver cancer cells. In addition, DHA significantly decreased the expression of CaMKK2, NCLX, ATP1A1 and ATP5H. Furthermore, by knockdown experiments of NCLX the results demonstrated that CaMKK2 downregulated the expression of ATP1A1 and ATP5H in liver cancer cells through NCLX. In conclusion, DHA may reduce ATP synthase production via the CaMKK2/NCLX signaling pathway to inhibit the invasive phenotype of liver cancer cells. It is essential to further investigate the effectiveness of DHA in the anticancer mechanism of liver cancer cells.
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- Jiang Chang
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan 570102, P.R. China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Bayannur Hospital, Bayannur, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 015000, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Hainan West Central Hospital, Danzhou, Hainan 571700, P.R. China
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- Department of General Practice, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan 570102, P.R. China
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Glennon EK, Wei L, Roobsoong W, Primavera VI, Tongogara T, Yee CB, Sattabongkot J, Kaushansky A. Host kinase regulation of Plasmodium vivax dormant and replicating liver stages. bioRxiv 2023:2023.11.13.566868. [PMID: 38014051 PMCID: PMC10680662 DOI: 10.1101/2023.11.13.566868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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Upon transmission to the liver, Plasmodium vivax parasites form replicating schizonts, which continue to initiate blood-stage infection, or dormant hypnozoites that reactivate weeks to months after initial infection. P. vivax phenotypes in the field vary significantly, including the ratio of schizonts to hypnozoites formed and the frequency and timing of relapse. Evidence suggests that both parasite genetics and environmental factors underly this heterogeneity. We previously demonstrated that data on the effect of a panel of kinase inhibitors with overlapping targets on Plasmodium liver stage infection, in combination with a computational approach called kinase regression (KiR), can be used to uncover novel host regulators of infection. Here, we applied KiR to evaluate the extent to which P. vivax liver-stage parasites are susceptible to changes in host kinase activity. We identified a role for a subset of host kinases in regulating schizont and hypnozoite infection and schizont size and characterized overlap as well as variability in host phosphosignaling dependencies between parasite forms and across multiple patient isolates. Striking, our data point to variability in host dependencies across P. vivax isolates, suggesting one possible origin of the heterogeneity observed across P. vivax in the field.
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Mukherjee D, Previs RA, Haines C, Al Abo M, Juras PK, Strickland KC, Chakraborty B, Artham S, Whitaker RS, Hebert K, Fontenot J, Patierno SR, Freedman JA, Lau FH, Burow ME, Chang CY, McDonnell DP. Targeting CaMKK2 Inhibits Actin Cytoskeletal Assembly to Suppress Cancer Metastasis. Cancer Res 2023; 83:2889-2907. [PMID: 37335130 PMCID: PMC10472110 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-22-1622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
Abstract
Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) tend to become invasive and metastatic at early stages in their development. Despite some treatment successes in early-stage localized TNBC, the rate of distant recurrence remains high, and long-term survival outcomes remain poor. In a search for new therapeutic targets for this disease, we observed that elevated expression of the serine/threonine kinase calcium/calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CaMKK2) is highly correlated with tumor invasiveness. In validation studies, genetic disruption of CaMKK2 expression or inhibition of its activity with small molecule inhibitors disrupted spontaneous metastatic outgrowth from primary tumors in murine xenograft models of TNBC. High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC), a high-risk, poor prognosis ovarian cancer subtype, shares many features with TNBC, and CaMKK2 inhibition effectively blocked metastatic progression in a validated xenograft model of this disease. Mechanistically, CaMKK2 increased the expression of the phosphodiesterase PDE1A, which hydrolyzed cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) to decrease the cGMP-dependent activity of protein kinase G1 (PKG1). Inhibition of PKG1 resulted in decreased phosphorylation of vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein (VASP), which in its hypophosphorylated state binds to and regulates F-actin assembly to facilitate cell movement. Together, these findings establish a targetable CaMKK2-PDE1A-PKG1-VASP signaling pathway that controls cancer cell motility and metastasis by impacting the actin cytoskeleton. Furthermore, it identifies CaMKK2 as a potential therapeutic target that can be exploited to restrict tumor invasiveness in patients diagnosed with early-stage TNBC or localized HGSOC. SIGNIFICANCE CaMKK2 regulates actin cytoskeletal dynamics to promote tumor invasiveness and can be inhibited to suppress metastasis of breast and ovarian cancer, indicating CaMKK2 inhibition as a therapeutic strategy to arrest disease progression.
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- Debarati Mukherjee
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery, Section of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology and Oncology, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
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Mukherjee D, Previs RA, Haines CN, Abo MA, Juras PK, Strickland KC, Chakraborty B, Artham S, Whitaker R, Hebert KL, Fontenot J, Patierno SR, Freedman JA, Lau FH, Burow M, Chang CY, McDonnell DP. Ca 2+ /Calmodulin Dependent Protein Kinase Kinase-2 (CaMKK2) promotes Protein Kinase G (PKG)-dependent actin cytoskeletal assembly to increase tumor metastasis. bioRxiv 2023:2023.04.17.536051. [PMID: 37131673 PMCID: PMC10153149 DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.17.536051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
Abstract
Triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) tend to become highly invasive early during cancer development. Despite some successes in the initial treatment of patients diagnosed with early-stage localized TNBC, the rate of metastatic recurrence remains high with poor long-term survival outcomes. Here we show that elevated expression of the serine/threonine-kinase, Calcium/Calmodulin (CaM)-dependent protein kinase kinase-2 (CaMKK2), is highly correlated with tumor invasiveness. We determined that genetic disruption of CaMKK2 expression, or inhibition of its activity, disrupted spontaneous metastatic outgrowth from primary tumors in murine xenograft models of TNBC. High-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC), a high-risk, poor-prognosis ovarian cancer subtype, shares many genetic features with TNBC, and importantly, CaMKK2 inhibition effectively blocked metastatic progression in a validated xenograft model of this disease. Probing the mechanistic links between CaMKK2 and metastasis we defined the elements of a new signaling pathway that impacts actin cytoskeletal dynamics in a manner which increases cell migration/invasion and metastasis. Notably, CaMKK2 increases the expression of the phosphodiesterase PDE1A which decreases the cGMP-dependent activity of protein kinase G1 (PKG1). This inhibition of PKG1 results in decreased phosphorylation of Vasodilator-Stimulated Phosphoprotein (VASP), which in its hypophosphorylated state binds to and regulates F-actin assembly to facilitate contraction/cell movement. Together, these data establish a targetable CaMKK2-PDE1A-PKG1-VASP signaling pathway that controls cancer cell motility and metastasis. Further, it credentials CaMKK2 as a therapeutic target that can be exploited in the discovery of agents for use in the neoadjuvant/adjuvant setting to restrict tumor invasiveness in patients diagnosed with early-stage TNBC or localized HGSOC.
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Devasahayam Arokia Balaya R, Chandrasekaran J, Kanekar S, Kumar Modi P, Dagamajalu S, Gopinathan K, Raju R, Prasad TSK. Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2) inhibitors: a novel approach in small molecule discovery. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023; 41:15196-15206. [PMID: 37029757 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2193999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 02/25/2023] [Indexed: 04/09/2023]
Abstract
The calcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2) plays a key role in regulation of intracellular calcium levels and signaling pathways. It is involved in activation of downstream signaling pathways that regulate various cellular processes. Dysregulation of CAMKK2 activity has been linked to various diseases including cancer, suggesting that CAMKK2 inhibitors might be beneficial in oncological, metabolic and inflammatory indications. The most pressing issues in small molecule discovery are synthesis feasibility, novel chemical structure and desired biological characteristics. To circumvent this constraint, we employed 'DrugspaceX' for rapid lead identification, followed by repositioning seven FDA-approved drugs for CAMKK2 inhibition. Further, first-level transformation (Set1 analogues) was performed in 'DrugspaceX', followed by virtual screening. The t-SNE visualization revealed that the transformations surrounding Rucaparib, Treprostinil and Canagliflozin are more promising for developing CAMKK2 inhibitors. Second, using the top-ranked Set1 analogues, Set2 analogues were generated, and virtual screening revealed the top-ranked five analogues. Among the top five Set2 analogues, DE273038_5 had the lowest docking score of -11.034 kcal/mol and SA score of 2.59, retaining the essential interactions with Hotspot residues LYS194 and VAL270 across 250 ns simulation period. When compared to the other four compounds, the ligand effectiveness score was 0.409, and the number of rotatable penalties was only three. Further, DE273038_5 after two rounds of transformations was discovered to be novel and had not been previously described in other databases. These data suggest that the new candidate DE273038_5 is likely to have inhibitory activity at the CAMKK2 active site, implying potential therapeutic use.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Pharmacy, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher education and Research (Deemed to be University), Chennai, India
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- Centre for Integrative Omics Data Science, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Sri Ramachandra Faculty of Pharmacy, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher education and Research (Deemed to be University), Chennai, India
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- Centre for Integrative Omics Data Science, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, Karnataka, India
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Kennedy G, Gibson O, T O'Hare D, Mills IG, Evergren E. The role of CaMKK2 in Golgi-associated vesicle trafficking. Biochem Soc Trans 2023; 51:331-42. [PMID: 36815702 DOI: 10.1042/BST20220833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CaMKK2) is a serine/threonine-protein kinase, that is involved in maintaining various physiological and cellular processes within the cell that regulate energy homeostasis and cell growth. CaMKK2 regulates glucose metabolism by the activation of downstream kinases, AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) and other calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases. Consequently, its deregulation has a role in multiple human metabolic diseases including obesity and cancer. Despite the importance of CaMKK2, its signalling pathways and pathological mechanisms are not completely understood. Recent work has been aimed at broadening our understanding of the biological functions of CaMKK2. These studies have uncovered new interaction partners that have led to the description of new functions that include lipogenesis and Golgi vesicle trafficking. Here, we review recent insights into the role of CaMKK2 in membrane trafficking mechanisms and discuss the functional implications in a cellular context and for disease.
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Wells C, Liang Y, Pulliam TL, Lin C, Awad D, Eduful B, O’Byrne S, Hossain MA, Catta-Preta CMC, Ramos PZ, Gileadi O, Gileadi C, Couñago RM, Stork B, Langendorf CG, Nay K, Oakhill JS, Mukherjee D, Racioppi L, Means AR, York B, McDonnell DP, Scott JW, Frigo DE, Drewry DH. SGC-CAMKK2-1: A Chemical Probe for CAMKK2. Cells 2023; 12:287. [PMID: 36672221 PMCID: PMC9856672 DOI: 10.3390/cells12020287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
The serine/threonine protein kinase calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2) plays critical roles in a range of biological processes. Despite its importance, only a handful of inhibitors of CAMKK2 have been disclosed. Having a selective small molecule tool to interrogate this kinase will help demonstrate that CAMKK2 inhibition can be therapeutically beneficial. Herein, we disclose SGC-CAMKK2-1, a selective chemical probe that targets CAMKK2.
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- Carrow Wells
- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77054, USA
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- Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77054, USA
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- Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77054, USA
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Centro de Química Medicinal (CQMED), Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética (CBMEG), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-886, Brazil
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- Centro de Química Medicinal (CQMED), Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética (CBMEG), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-886, Brazil
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- Centro de Química Medicinal (CQMED), Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética (CBMEG), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-886, Brazil
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- Centro de Química Medicinal (CQMED), Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética (CBMEG), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-886, Brazil
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- Centro de Química Medicinal (CQMED), Centro de Biologia Molecular e Engenharia Genética (CBMEG), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas 13083-886, Brazil
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia
- Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27705, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematological Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27705, USA
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- St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia
- Drug Discovery Biology, Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia
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- Department of Cancer Systems Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77054, USA
- Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- Center for Nuclear Receptors and Cell Signaling, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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- Structural Genomics Consortium, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Juras PK, Racioppi L, Mukherjee D, Artham S, Gao X, D’Agostino LA, Chang CY, McDonnell DP. Increased CaMKK2 Expression Is an Adaptive Response That Maintains the Fitness of Tumor-Infiltrating Natural Killer Cells. Cancer Immunol Res 2023; 11:109-122. [PMID: 36301267 PMCID: PMC9812906 DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-22-0391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CaMKK2) is a key regulator of energy homeostasis in several cell types. Expression of this enzyme in tumor cells promotes proliferation and migration, and expression in tumor-associated immune cells facilitates M2 macrophage polarization and the development of myeloid-derived suppressor cells. Thus, there has been interest in developing CaMKK2 inhibitors as potential anticancer therapeutics. One impediment to clinical development of these agents is that the roles of CaMKK2 in other cellular compartments within the tumor immune microenvironment remain to be established. We report herein that CaMKK2 is expressed at low basal levels in natural killer (NK) cells but is upregulated in tumor-infiltrating NK cells where it suppresses apoptosis and promotes proliferation. NK cell-intrinsic deletion of CaMKK2 increased metastatic progression in several murine models, establishing a critical role for this enzyme in NK cell-mediated antitumor immunity. Ablation of the CaMKK2 protein, but not inhibition of its kinase activity, resulted in decreased NK-cell survival. These results indicate an important scaffolding function for CaMKK2 in NK cells and suggest that competitive CaMKK2 inhibitors and ligand-directed degraders (LDD) are likely to have distinct therapeutic utilities. Finally, we determined that intracellular lactic acid is a key driver of CaMKK2 expression, suggesting that upregulated expression of this enzyme is an adaptive mechanism by which tumor-infiltrating NK cells mitigate the deleterious effects of a lactic acid-rich tumor microenvironment. The findings of this study should inform strategies to manipulate the CaMKK2-signaling axis as a therapeutic approach in cancer.
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- Patrick K. Juras
- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Hematological Malignancies and Cellular Therapy, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27710, USA,Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, 80131, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA,Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Small Molecule Drug Discovery, Bristol Myers Squibb, 200 Cambridge Park Drive, Cambridge, MA 02140, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Hong MJ, Park JE, Lee SY, Lee JH, Choi JE, Kang HG, Do SK, Jeong JY, Shin KM, Lee WK, Seok Y, Choi SH, Lee YH, Seo H, Yoo SS, Lee J, Cha SI, Kim CH, Park JY. Exonuclease 1 genetic variant is associated with clinical outcomes of pemetrexed chemotherapy in lung adenocarcinoma. J Cancer 2022; 13:3701-3709. [PMID: 36606188 PMCID: PMC9809306 DOI: 10.7150/jca.78498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Pemetrexed is an anti-folate agent which is one of the most frequently used chemotherapy agents for non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. However, clinical response to pemetrexed chemotherapy and survival outcome of patients varies significantly. We evaluated whether the genetic variants in miRNA target sites may affect the treatment outcome of pemetrexed chemotherapy in lung adenocarcinoma patients. One hundred SNPs in miRNA binding regions in cancer-related genes were obtained from the crosslinking, ligation, and sequencing of hybrids (CLASH) and CancerGenes database, and the associations with the response to pemetrexed chemotherapy and survival outcomes were investigated in 314 lung adenocarcinoma patients. Two polymorphisms, EXO1 rs1047840G>A and CAMKK2 rs1653586G>T, were significantly associated with worse chemotherapy response (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 0.41, 95% CI = 0.24-0.68, P = 0.001, under dominant model; and aOR = 0.33, 95% CI = 0.16-0.67, P = 0.002, under dominant model, respectively) and worse OS (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 1.34, 95% CI = 1.01-1.77, P = 0.04, under dominant model; and aHR = 1.50, 95% CI = 1.06-2.13, P = 0.02, under dominant model, respectively) in multivariate analyses. Significantly increased luciferase activity was noted in EXO1 rs1047840 A allele compared to G allele. In conclusion, two SNPs in miRNA binding sites, especially EXO1 rs1047840G>A, were associated with the chemotherapy response and survival outcome in lung adenocarcinoma patients treated with pemetrexed.
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- Mi Jeong Hong
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.,Cell and Matrix Research Institute, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.,✉ Corresponding authors: Shin Yup Lee, MD, PhD, Lung Cancer Center, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, 807, Hoguk-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41404, Korea; Tel: +82-53-200-2632; Fax: +82-53-200-2027, E-mail: ; Jae Yong Park, MD, PhD, Lung Cancer Center, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, 807, Hoguk-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41404, Korea; Tel: +82-53-200-2631; Fax: +82-53-200-2027, E-mail:
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.,Cell and Matrix Research Institute, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.,Cell and Matrix Research Institute, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.,Cell and Matrix Research Institute, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.,Cell and Matrix Research Institute, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Radiology School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Medical Research Collaboration Center in Kyungpook National University Hospital and School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Gumi Hospital, Gumi, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.,Cell and Matrix Research Institute, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Republic of Korea.,BK21 Plus KNU Biomedical Convergence Program, Department of Biomedical Science, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea.,✉ Corresponding authors: Shin Yup Lee, MD, PhD, Lung Cancer Center, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, 807, Hoguk-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41404, Korea; Tel: +82-53-200-2632; Fax: +82-53-200-2027, E-mail: ; Jae Yong Park, MD, PhD, Lung Cancer Center, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, 807, Hoguk-ro, Buk-gu, Daegu 41404, Korea; Tel: +82-53-200-2631; Fax: +82-53-200-2027, E-mail:
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Tomaszewski WH, Waibl-Polania J, Chakraborty M, Perera J, Ratiu J, Miggelbrink A, McDonnell DP, Khasraw M, Ashley DM, Fecci PE, Racioppi L, Sanchez-Perez L, Gunn MD, Sampson JH. Neuronal CaMKK2 promotes immunosuppression and checkpoint blockade resistance in glioblastoma. Nat Commun 2022; 13:6483. [PMID: 36309495 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-34175-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Glioblastoma (GBM) is notorious for its immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) and is refractory to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB). Here, we identify calmodulin-dependent kinase kinase 2 (CaMKK2) as a driver of ICB resistance. CaMKK2 is highly expressed in pro-tumor cells and is associated with worsened survival in patients with GBM. Host CaMKK2, specifically, reduces survival and promotes ICB resistance. Multimodal profiling of the TME reveals that CaMKK2 is associated with several ICB resistance-associated immune phenotypes. CaMKK2 promotes exhaustion in CD8+ T cells and reduces the expansion of effector CD4+ T cells, additionally limiting their tumor penetrance. CaMKK2 also maintains myeloid cells in a disease-associated microglia-like phenotype. Lastly, neuronal CaMKK2 is required for maintaining the ICB resistance-associated myeloid phenotype, is deleterious to survival, and promotes ICB resistance. Our findings reveal CaMKK2 as a contributor to ICB resistance and identify neurons as a driver of immunotherapeutic resistance in GBM.
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Kaneshige R, Ohtsuka S, Harada Y, Kawamata I, Magari M, Kanayama N, Hatano N, Sakagami H, Tokumitsu H. Substrate recognition by Arg/Pro-rich insert domain in calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase for target protein kinases. FEBS J 2022; 289:5971-5984. [PMID: 35490408 DOI: 10.1111/febs.16467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
Abstract
Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinases (CaMKKs) activate CaMKI, CaMKIV, protein kinase B/Akt, and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) by phosphorylating Thr residues in activation loops to mediate various Ca2+ -signaling pathways. Mammalian cells expressing CaMKKα and CaMKKβ lacking Arg/Pro-rich insert domain (RP-domain) sequences showed impaired phosphorylation of AMPKα, CaMKIα, and CaMKIV, whereas the autophosphorylation activities of CaMKK mutants remained intact and were similar to those of wild-type CaMKKs. Liver kinase B1 (LKB1, an AMPK kinase) complexed with STRAD and MO25 and was unable to phosphorylate CaMKIα and CaMKIV; however, mutant LKB1 with the RP-domain sequences of CaMKKα and CaMKKβ inserted between kinase subdomains II and III acquired CaMKIα and CaMKIV phosphorylating activity in vitro and in transfected cultured cells. Furthermore, ionomycin-induced phosphorylation of hemagglutinin (HA)-CaMKIα at Thr177, HA-CaMKIV at Thr196, and HA-AMPKα at Thr172 in transfected cells was significantly suppressed by cotransfection of kinase-dead mutants of CaMKK isoforms, but these dominant-negative effects were abrogated with RP-deletion mutants, suggesting that sequestration of substrate kinases by loss-of-function CaMKK mutants requires the RP-domain. This was confirmed by pulldown experiments that showed that dominant-negative mutants of CaMKKα and CaMKKβ interact with target kinases but not RP-deletion mutants. Taken together, these results clearly indicate that both CaMKK isoforms require the RP-domain to recognize downstream kinases to interact with and phosphorylate Thr residues in their activation loops. Thus, the RP-domain may be a promising target for specific CaMKK inhibitors.
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- Riku Kaneshige
- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Japan
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Fu L, Zhao L, Liang M, Ran K, Fu J, Qiu H, Li F, Shu M. Identification of potential CAMKK2 inhibitors based on virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulation. Molecular Simulation 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2022.2123945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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- Le Fu
- School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
- Qianjiang Central Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Qianjiang Central Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Qianjiang Central Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Qianjiang Central Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Qianjiang Central Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- Qianjiang Central Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Pharmacy and Bioengineering, Chongqing University of Technology, Chongqing, People’s Republic of China
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Tokumitsu H, Sakagami H. Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Ca2+/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Kinase Signal Transduction. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:11025. [PMID: 36232320 PMCID: PMC9570080 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Revised: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase (CaMKK) is the activating kinase for multiple downstream kinases, including CaM-kinase I (CaMKI), CaM-kinase IV (CaMKIV), protein kinase B (PKB/Akt), and 5′AMP-kinase (AMPK), through the phosphorylation of their activation-loop Thr residues in response to increasing the intracellular Ca2+ concentration, as CaMKK itself is a Ca2+/CaM-dependent enzyme. The CaMKK-mediated kinase cascade plays important roles in a number of Ca2+-dependent pathways, such as neuronal morphogenesis and plasticity, transcriptional activation, autophagy, and metabolic regulation, as well as in pathophysiological pathways, including cancer progression, metabolic syndrome, and mental disorders. This review focuses on the molecular mechanism underlying CaMKK-mediated signal transduction in normal and pathophysiological conditions. We summarize the current knowledge of the structural, functional, and physiological properties of the regulatory kinase, CaMKK, and the development and application of its pharmacological inhibitors.
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Xie T, Chen S, Hao J, Wu P, Gu X, Wei H, Li Z, Xiao J. Roles of calcium signaling in cancer metastasis to bone. Exploration of Targeted Anti-tumor Therapy 2022; 3:445-462. [PMID: 36071984 PMCID: PMC9446157 DOI: 10.37349/etat.2022.00094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Bone metastasis is a frequent complication for cancers and an important reason for the mortality in cancer patients. After surviving in bone, cancer cells can cause severe pain, life-threatening hypercalcemia, pathologic fractures, spinal cord compression, and even death. However, the underlying mechanisms of bone metastasis were not clear. The role of calcium (Ca2+) in cancer cell proliferation, migration, and invasion has been well established. Interestingly, emerging evidence indicates that Ca2+ signaling played a key role in bone metastasis, for it not only promotes cancer progression but also mediates osteoclasts and osteoblasts differentiation. Therefore, Ca2+ signaling has emerged as a novel therapeutical target for cancer bone metastasis treatments. Here, the role of Ca2+ channels and Ca2+-binding proteins including calmodulin and Ca2+-sensing receptor in bone metastasis, and the perspective of anti-cancer bone metastasis therapeutics via targeting the Ca2+ signaling pathway are summarized.
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- Tianying Xie
- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai 200003, China
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- Center for Medical Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Central South University, Changsha 410008, Hunan, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
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- Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai 200003, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China; Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai 200003, China
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- School of Health Science and Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China; Department of Orthopedic Oncology, Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai 200003, China
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Zhang Y, Daniel EA, Metcalf J, Dai Y, Reif GA, Wallace DP. CaMK4 overexpression in polycystic kidney disease promotes mTOR-mediated cell proliferation. J Mol Cell Biol 2022; 14:6674767. [PMID: 36002021 PMCID: PMC9802383 DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjac050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is characterized by progressive enlargement of fluid-filled cysts, causing nephron loss and a decline in renal function. Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is overactive in cyst-lining cells and contributes to abnormal cell proliferation and cyst enlargement; however, the mechanism for mTOR stimulation remains unclear. We discovered that calcium/calmodulin (CaM) dependent kinase IV (CaMK4), a multifunctional kinase, is overexpressed in the kidneys of ADPKD patients and PKD mouse models. In human ADPKD cells, CaMK4 knockdown reduced mTOR abundance and the phosphorylation of ribosomal protein S6 kinase (S6K), a downstream target of mTOR. Pharmacologic inhibition of CaMK4 with KN-93 reduced phosphorylated S6K and S6 levels and inhibited cell proliferation and in vitro cyst formation of ADPKD cells. Moreover, inhibition of calcium/CaM-dependent protein kinase kinase-β and CaM, two key upstream regulators of CaMK4, also decreased mTOR signaling. The effects of KN-93 were independent of the liver kinase B1-adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) pathway, and the combination of KN-93 and metformin, an AMPK activator, had additive inhibitory effects on mTOR signaling and in vitro cyst growth. Our data suggest that increased CaMK4 expression and activity contribute to mTOR signaling and the proliferation of cystic cells of ADPKD kidneys.
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- Yan Zhang
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160-3018, USA,Jared Grantham Kidney Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160-3018, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160-3018, USA,Jared Grantham Kidney Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160-3018, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160-3018, USA,Jared Grantham Kidney Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160-3018, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160-3018, USA,Jared Grantham Kidney Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160-3018, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160-3018, USA,Jared Grantham Kidney Institute, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS 66160-3018, USA
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Stork BA, Dean A, Ortiz AR, Saha P, Putluri N, Planas-Silva MD, Mahmud I, Rajapakshe K, Coarfa C, Knapp S, Lorenzi PL, Kemp BE, Turk BE, Scott JW, Means AR, York B. Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 regulates hepatic fuel metabolism. Mol Metab 2022; 62:101513. [PMID: 35562082 PMCID: PMC9157561 DOI: 10.1016/j.molmet.2022.101513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE The liver is the primary internal metabolic organ that coordinates whole body energy homeostasis in response to feeding and fasting. Genetic ablation or pharmacological inhibition of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CaMKK2) has been shown to significantly improve hepatic health and peripheral insulin sensitivity upon overnutrition with high fat diet. However, the precise molecular underpinnings that explain this metabolic protection have remained largely undefined. METHODS To characterize the role of CaMKK2 in hepatic metabolism, we developed and challenged liver-specific CaMKK2 knockout (CaMKK2LKO) mice with high fat diet and performed glucose and insulin tolerance tests to evaluate peripheral insulin sensitivity. We used a combination of RNA-Sequencing, glucose and fatty acid istotopic tracer studies, a newly developed Seahorse assay for measuring the oxidative capacity of purified peroxisomes, and a degenerate peptide libarary to identify putative CaMKK2 substrates that mechanistically explain the protective effects of hepatic CaMKK2 ablation. RESULTS Consistent with previous findings, we show that hepatic CaMKK2 ablation significantly improves indices of peripheral insulin sensitivity. Mechanistically, we found that CaMKK2 phosphorylates and regulates GAPDH to promote glucose metabolism and PEX3 to blunt peroxisomal fatty acid catabolism in the liver. CONCLUSION CaMKK2 is a central metabolic fuel sensor in the liver that significantly contributes to whole body systems metabolism.
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- Brittany A Stork
- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA; Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA; Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Institut für Pharmazeutische Chemie, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Structural Genomics Consortium (SGC), Buchmann Institute for Life Sciences, Goethe University Frankfurt, Max-von-Laue-Str. 15, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia; Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 06520, USA
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- St. Vincent's Institute of Medical Research and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia; The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, Victoria, 3052, Australia
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA; Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA
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- Molecular and Cellular Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA; Dan L. Duncan Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
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Dai S, Venturini E, Yadav S, Lin X, Clapp D, Steckiewicz M, Gocher-Demske AM, Hardie DG, Edelman AM. Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 mediates pleiotropic effects of epidermal growth factor in cancer cells. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Res 2022; 1869:119252. [PMID: 35271909 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2022.119252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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AIMS Engagement of epidermal growth factor (EGF) with its receptor (EGFR) produces a broad range of cancer phenotypes. The overriding aim of this study was to understand EGFR signaling and its regulation by the Ca2+/calmodulin (CaM) dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CaMKK2) in cancer cells. RESULTS In ovarian cancer cells and other cancer cell types, EGF-induced activation of oncogenic Akt is mediated by both the canonical PI3K-PDK1 pathway and by CaMKK2. Akt activation induced by EGF occurs by both calcium-dependent and calcium-independent mechanisms. In contrast to the canonical pathway, CaMKK2 neither binds to, nor is regulated by phosphoinositides but is activated by Ca2+/CaM. Akt activation at its primary activation site, T308 occurs by direct phosphorylation by CaMKK2, but activation at its secondary site (S473), is through an indirect mechanism requiring mTORC2. In cells in which another CaMKK2 target, 5'AMP-dependent protein kinase (AMPK) was deleted, Akt activation and calcium-dependency of activation were still observed. CaMKK2 accumulates in the nucleus in response to EGF and regulates transcription of phosphofructokinase platelet (PFKP) a glycolytic regulator. CaMKK2 is required for optimal PFK activity. CaMKK2 regulates transcription of plasminogen activator, urokinase (PLAU) a metastasis regulator. The EGFR inhibitor gefitinib synergizes with CaMKK2 inhibition in the regulation of cell survival and increases the dose-reduction index. CRISPR/Cas9 knockout of CaMKK2 leads to compensatory PTEN downregulation and upregulation of Akt activation. CONCLUSIONS CaMKK2-mediation of EGFR action may enable cancer cells to use intracellular calcium elevation as a signal for growth and survival.
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- Shuhang Dai
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14203, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14203, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14203, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14203, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14203, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14203, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14203, United States of America; Department of Immunology School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, PA 1521, United States of America
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- Division of Cell Signaling & Immunology, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14203, United States of America.
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Najar MA, Arefian M, Sidransky D, Gowda H, Prasad TSK, Modi PK, Chatterjee A. Tyrosine Phosphorylation Profiling Revealed the Signaling Network Characteristics of CAMKK2 in Gastric Adenocarcinoma. Front Genet 2022; 13:854764. [PMID: 35646067 PMCID: PMC9136244 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2022.854764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2) is a serine/threonine protein kinase which functions via the calcium-triggered signaling cascade with CAMK1, CAMK4, and AMPKα as the immediate downstream substrates. CAMKK2 is reported to be overexpressed in gastric cancer; however, its signaling mechanism is poorly understood. We carried out label-free quantitative tyrosine phosphoproteomics to investigate tyrosine-mediated molecular signaling associated with CAMKK2 in gastric cancer cells. Using a high-resolution Orbitrap Fusion Tribrid Fourier-transform mass spectrometer, we identified 350 phosphotyrosine sites mapping to 157 proteins. We observed significant alterations in 81 phosphopeptides corresponding to 63 proteins upon inhibition of CAMKK2, among which 16 peptides were hyperphosphorylated corresponding to 13 proteins and 65 peptides were hypophosphorylated corresponding to 51 proteins. We report here that the inhibition of CAMKK2 leads to changes in the phosphorylation of several tyrosine kinases such as PKP2, PTK2, EPHA1, EPHA2, PRKCD, MAPK12, among others. Pathway analyses revealed that proteins are differentially phosphorylated in response to CAMKK2 inhibition involved in focal adhesions, actin cytoskeleton, axon guidance, and signaling by VEGF. The western blot analysis upon inhibition and/or silencing of CAMKK2 revealed a decrease in phosphorylation of PTK2 at Y925, c-JUN at S73, and STAT3 at Y705, which was in concordance with the mass spectrometry data. The study indicates that inhibition of CAMKK2 has an anti-oncogenic effect in gastric cells regulating phosphorylation of STAT3 through PTK2/c-JUN in gastric cancer.
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- Mohd. Altaf Najar
- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Department of Oncology and Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, India
- Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
- *Correspondence: Prashant Kumar Modi, ; Aditi Chatterjee,
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, India
- *Correspondence: Prashant Kumar Modi, ; Aditi Chatterjee,
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In 2011, CAMKK2, the gene encoding calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2), was demonstrated to be a direct target of the androgen receptor and a driver of prostate cancer progression. Results from multiple independent studies have confirmed these findings and demonstrated the potential role of CAMKK2 as a clinical biomarker and therapeutic target in advanced prostate cancer using a variety of preclinical models. Drug development efforts targeting CAMKK2 have begun accordingly. CAMKK2 regulation can vary across disease stages, which might have important implications in the use of CAMKK2 as a biomarker. Moreover, new non-cell-autonomous roles for CAMKK2 that could affect tumorigenesis, metastasis and possible comorbidities linked to disease and treatment have emerged and could present novel treatment opportunities for prostate cancer.
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Chen L, Wu H, Li Y, Feng X, Zhu S, Xie K, Wu X, Sun Z, Shu G, Wang S, Gao P, Zhu X, Zhu C, Jiang Q, Wang L. Corticotropin-releasing factor receptor type 2 in the midbrain critically contributes to the hedonic feeding behavior of mice under heat stress. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2022; 602:77-83. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2022.02.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2021] [Revised: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Chen Z, Sun X, Xia Z, Wang J, Guo N, Zhang Y, Tang M. CaMKK2 Promotes the Progression of Ovarian Carcinoma through the PI3K/PDK1/Akt Axis. Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine 2022; 2022:1-10. [PMID: 35309839 PMCID: PMC8933102 DOI: 10.1155/2022/7187940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Objective. To explore the functional role of Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CaMKK2) in the progression of ovarian carcinoma (OC). Methods. RT-qPCR analysis and western blot were conducted to detect the mRNA and protein expression of CaMKK2, PI3K, PDK1 and Akt in OC tissues and cells, respectively. CCK-8 assay, transwell migration assay and flow cytometry were used to measure cell proliferation, migration and apoptosis, respectively. Results. CaMKK2, PI3K, PDK1 and Akt were highly expressed in OC tissues compared with the corresponding controls. CaMKK2 knockdown significantly suppressed the mRNA and protein expression of PI3K, PDK1 and Akt in HO8910 and OV90 cells. Moreover, CaMKK2 knockdown could dramatically repress cell proliferation, migration, and markedly elevate cell apoptosis in HO8910 and OV90 cells. Conclusions. CaMKK2 played a promotion role in OC progression via activating the PI3K/PDK1/Akt axis.
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Ohtsuka S, Okumura T, Τabuchi Y, Miyagawa T, Kanayama N, Magari M, Hatano N, Sakagami H, Suizu F, Ishikawa T, Tokumitsu H. Conformation-Dependent Reversible Interaction of Ca 2+/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Kinase with an Inhibitor, TIM-063. Biochemistry 2022; 61:545-553. [PMID: 35274528 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.1c00796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase (CaMKK), a Ca2+/CaM-dependent enzyme that phosphorylates and activates multifunctional kinases, including CaMKI, CaMKIV, protein kinase B/Akt, and 5'AMP-activated protein kinase, is involved in various Ca2+-signaling pathways in cells. Recently, we developed an ATP-competitive CaMKK inhibitor, TIM-063 (2-hydroxy-3-nitro-7H-benzo[de]benzo[4,5]imidazo[2,1-a]isoquinolin-7-one, Ohtsuka et al. Biochemistry 2020, 59, 1701-1710). To gain mechanistic insights into the interaction of CaMKK with TIM-063, we prepared TIM-063-coupled sepharose (TIM-127-sepharose) for association/dissociation analysis of the enzyme/inhibitor complex. CaMKKα/β in transfected COS-7 cells and in mouse brain extracts specifically bound to TIM-127-sepharose and dissociated following the addition of TIM-063 in a manner similar to that of recombinant GST-CaMKKα/β, which could bind to TIM-127-sepharose in a Ca2+/CaM-dependent fashion and dissociate from the sepharose following the addition of TIM-063 in a dose-dependent manner. In contrast to GST-CaMKKα, GST-CaMKKβ was able to weakly bind to TIM-127-sepharose in the presence of EGTA, probably due to the partially active conformation of recombinant GST-CaMKKβ without Ca2+/CaM-binding. These results suggested that the regulatory domain of CaMKKα prevented the inhibitor from interacting with the catalytic domain as the GST-CaMKKα mutant (residues 126-434) lacking the regulatory domain (residues 438-463) interacted with TIM-127-sepharose regardless of the presence or absence of Ca2+/CaM. Furthermore, CaMKKα bound to TIM-127-sepharose in the presence of Ca2+/CaM completely dissociated from TIM-127-sepharose following the addition of excess EGTA. These results indicated that TIM-063 interacted with and inhibited CaMKK in its active state but not in its autoinhibited state and that this interaction is likely reversible, depending on the concentration of intracellular Ca2+.
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- Satomi Ohtsuka
- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Science Education, Graduate School of Education, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Science Education, Graduate School of Education, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Science Education, Graduate School of Education, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-0374, Japan
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- Division of Cancer Biology, Institute for Genetic Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-0815, Japan
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- Department of Science Education, Graduate School of Education, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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Jain D, Murti Y, Khan WU, Hossain R, Hossain MN, Agrawal KK, Ashraf RA, Islam MT, Janmeda P, Taheri Y, Alshehri MM, Daştan SD, Yeskaliyeva B, Kipchakbayeva A, Sharifi-Rad J, Cho WC. Roles of Therapeutic Bioactive Compounds in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Oxid Med Cell Longev 2021; 2021:9068850. [PMID: 34754365 DOI: 10.1155/2021/9068850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is due to poor prognosis and lack of availability of effective treatment. Novel therapeutic strategies will be the fine tuning of intracellular ROS signaling to effectively deprive cells of ROS-induced tumor-promoting events. This review discusses the generation of ROS, the major signaling their modulation in therapeutics. We explore some of the major pathways involved in HCC, which include the VEGF, MAPK/ERK, mTOR, FGF, and Ser/Thr kinase pathways. In this review, we study cornerstone on natural bioactive compounds with their effect on hepatocarcinomas. Furthermore, we focus on oxidative stress and FDA-approved signaling pathway inhibitors, along with chemotherapy and radiotherapy enhancers which with early evidence of success. While more in vivo testing is required to confirm the findings presented here, our findings will aid future nonclinical, preclinical, and clinical studies with these compounds, as well as inspire medicinal chemistry scientists to conduct appropriate research on this promising natural compound and their derivatives.
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Stewart LM, Gerner L, Rettel M, Stein F, Burrows JF, Mills IG, Evergren E. CaMKK2 facilitates Golgi-associated vesicle trafficking to sustain cancer cell proliferation. Cell Death Dis 2021; 12:1040. [PMID: 34725334 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-04335-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CaMKK2) regulates cell and whole-body metabolism and supports tumorigenesis. The cellular impacts of perturbing CAMKK2 expression are, however, not yet fully characterised. By knocking down CAMKK2 levels, we have identified a number of significant subcellular changes indicative of perturbations in vesicle trafficking within the endomembrane compartment. To determine how they might contribute to effects on cell proliferation, we have used proteomics to identify Gemin4 as a direct interactor, capable of binding CAMKK2 and COPI subunits. Prompted by this, we confirmed that CAMKK2 knockdown leads to concomitant and significant reductions in δ-COP protein. Using imaging, we show that CAMKK2 knockdown leads to Golgi expansion, the induction of ER stress, abortive autophagy and impaired lysosomal acidification. All are phenotypes of COPI depletion. Based on our findings, we hypothesise that CAMKK2 sustains cell proliferation in large part through effects on organelle integrity and membrane trafficking.
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Xin Y, Guan J, Li Y, Duan C. Regulation of cell quiescence-proliferation balance by Ca2+-CaMKK-Akt signaling. J Cell Sci 2021; 134:272559. [PMID: 34545403 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.253807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Compared with our extensive understanding of the cell cycle, we have limited knowledge of how the cell quiescence-proliferation decision is regulated. Using a zebrafish epithelial model, we report a novel signaling mechanism governing the cell quiescence-proliferation decision. Zebrafish Ca2+-transporting epithelial cells, or ionocytes, maintain high cytoplasmic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]c) due to the expression of Trpv6. Genetic deletion or pharmacological inhibition of Trpv6, or reduction of external Ca2+ concentration, lowered the [Ca2+]c and reactivated these cells. The ionocyte reactivation was attenuated by chelating intracellular Ca2+ and inhibiting calmodulin (CaM), suggesting involvement of a Ca2+ and CaM-dependent mechanism. Long-term imaging studies showed that after an initial decrease, [Ca2+]c gradually returned to the basal levels. There was a concomitant decease in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca2+ levels. Lowering the ER Ca2+ store content or inhibiting ryanodine receptors impaired ionocyte reactivation. Further analyses suggest that CaM-dependent protein kinase kinase (CaMKK) is a key molecular link between Ca2+ and Akt signaling. Genetic deletion or inhibition of CaMKK abolished cell reactivation, which could be rescued by expression of a constitutively active Akt. These results suggest that the quiescence-proliferation decision in zebrafish ionocytes is regulated by Trpv6-mediated Ca2+ and CaMKK-Akt signaling.
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- Yi Xin
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA
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Sabbir MG, Taylor CG, Zahradka P. CAMKK2 regulates mitochondrial function by controlling succinate dehydrogenase expression, post-translational modification, megacomplex assembly, and activity in a cell-type-specific manner. Cell Commun Signal 2021; 19:98. [PMID: 34563205 PMCID: PMC8466908 DOI: 10.1186/s12964-021-00778-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
Background The calcium (Ca2+)/calmodulin (CAM)-activated kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2)-signaling regulates several physiological processes, for example, glucose metabolism and energy homeostasis, underlying the pathogenesis of metabolic diseases. CAMKK2 exerts its biological function through several downstream kinases, therefore, it is expected that depending on the cell-type-specific kinome profile, the metabolic effects of CAMKK2 and its underlying mechanism may differ. Identification of the cell-type-specific differences in CAMKK2-mediated glucose metabolism will lead to unravelling the organ/tissue-specific role of CAMKK2 in energy metabolism. Therefore, the objective of this study was to understand the cell-type-specific regulation of glucose metabolism, specifically, respiration under CAMKK2 deleted conditions in transformed human embryonic kidney-derived HEK293 and hepatoma-derived HepG2 cells. Methods Cellular respiration was measured in terms of oxygen consumption rate (OCR). OCR and succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) enzyme activity were measured following the addition of substrates. In addition, transcription and proteomic and analyses of the electron transport system (ETS)-associated proteins, including mitochondrial SDH protein complex (complex-II: CII) subunits, specifically SDH subunit B (SDHB), were performed using standard molecular biology techniques. The metabolic effect of the altered SDHB protein content in the mitochondria was further evaluated by cell-type-specific knockdown or overexpression of SDHB. Results CAMKK2 deletion suppressed cellular respiration in both cell types, shifting metabolic phenotype to aerobic glycolysis causing the Warburg effect. However, isolated mitochondria exhibited a cell-type-specific enhancement or dampening of the respiratory kinetics under CAMKK2 deletion conditions. This was mediated in part by the cell-type-specific effect of CAMKK2 loss-of-function on transcription, translation, post-translational modification (PTM), and megacomplex assembly of nuclear-encoded mitochondrial SDH enzyme complex subunits, specifically SDHB. The cell-type-specific increase or decrease in SDHs protein levels, specifically SDHB, under CAMKK2 deletion condition resulted in an increased or decreased enzymatic activity and CII-mediated respiration. This metabolic phenotype was reversed by cell-type-specific knockdown or overexpression of SDHB in respective CAMKK2 deleted cell types. CAMKK2 loss-of-function also affected the overall assembly of mitochondrial supercomplex involving ETS-associated proteins in a cell-type-specific manner, which correlated with differences in mitochondrial bioenergetics. Conclusion This study provided novel insight into CAMKK2-mediated cell-type-specific differential regulation of mitochondrial function, facilitated by the differential expression, PTMs, and assembly of SDHs into megacomplex structures.![]() Video Abstract
Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12964-021-00778-z.
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- Mohammad Golam Sabbir
- Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine, St. Boniface Albrechtsen Research Centre, Room R2034 - 351 Taché Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada. .,Alzo Biosciences Inc., San Diego, CA, USA.
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- Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine, St. Boniface Albrechtsen Research Centre, Room R2034 - 351 Taché Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada.,Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0J9, Canada
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- Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine, St. Boniface Albrechtsen Research Centre, Room R2034 - 351 Taché Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada.,Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada.,Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0J9, Canada
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Najar MA, Aravind A, Dagamajalu S, Sidransky D, Ashktorab H, Smoot DT, Gowda H, Prasad TSK, Modi PK, Chatterjee A. Hyperactivation of MEK/ERK pathway by Ca 2+ /calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 promotes cellular proliferation by activating cyclin-dependent kinases and minichromosome maintenance protein in gastric cancer cells. Mol Carcinog 2021; 60:769-783. [PMID: 34437731 DOI: 10.1002/mc.23343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Although CAMKK2 is overexpressed in several cancers, its role and relevant downstream signaling pathways in gastric cancer (GC) are poorly understood. Treatment of AGS GC cells with a CAMKK2 inhibitor, STO-609, resulted in decreased cell proliferation, cell migration, invasion, colony-forming ability, and G1/S-phase arrest. Quantitative phosphoproteomics in AGS cells with the CAMKK2 inhibitor led to the identification of 9603 unique phosphosites mapping to 3120 proteins. We observed decreased phosphorylation of 1101 phosphopeptides (1.5-fold) corresponding to 752 proteins upon CAMKK2 inhibition. Bioinformatics analysis of hypo-phosphorylated proteins revealed enrichment of MAPK1/MAPK3 signaling. Kinase enrichment analysis of hypo-phosphorylated proteins using the X2K Web tool identified ERK1, cyclin-dependant kinase 1 (CDK1), and CDK2 as downstream substrates of CAMKK2. Moreover, inhibition of CAMKK2 and MEK1 resulted in decreased phosphorylation of ERK1, CDK1, MCM2, and MCM3. Immunofluorescence results were in concordance with our mass spectroscopy data and Western blot analysis results. Taken together, our data reveal the essential role of CAMKK2 in the pathobiology of GC through the activation of the MEK/ERK1 signaling cascade.
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- Mohd A Najar
- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Meharry Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India.,Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.,Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore, India.,Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.,Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, Karnataka, India
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Eduful B, O’Byrne SN, Temme L, Asquith CR, Liang Y, Picado A, Pilotte JR, Hossain MA, Wells CI, Zuercher WJ, Catta-Preta CMC, Zonzini Ramos P, Santiago AD, Couñago RM, Langendorf CG, Nay K, Oakhill JS, Pulliam TL, Lin C, Awad D, Willson TM, Frigo DE, Scott JW, Drewry DH. Hinge Binder Scaffold Hopping Identifies Potent Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Kinase 2 (CAMKK2) Inhibitor Chemotypes. J Med Chem 2021; 64:10849-10877. [PMID: 34264658 PMCID: PMC8365604 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c02274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
CAMKK2 is a serine/threonine kinase and an activator of AMPK whose dysregulation is linked with multiple diseases. Unfortunately, STO-609, the tool inhibitor commonly used to probe CAMKK2 signaling, has limitations. To identify promising scaffolds as starting points for the development of high-quality CAMKK2 chemical probes, we utilized a hinge-binding scaffold hopping strategy to design new CAMKK2 inhibitors. Starting from the potent but promiscuous disubstituted 7-azaindole GSK650934, a total of 32 compounds, composed of single-ring, 5,6-, and 6,6-fused heteroaromatic cores, were synthesized. The compound set was specifically designed to probe interactions with the kinase hinge-binding residues. Compared to GSK650394 and STO-609, 13 compounds displayed similar or better CAMKK2 inhibitory potency in vitro, while compounds 13g and 45 had improved selectivity for CAMKK2 across the kinome. Our systematic survey of hinge-binding chemotypes identified several potent and selective inhibitors of CAMKK2 to serve as starting points for medicinal chemistry programs.
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- Benjamin
J. Eduful
- Structural
Genomics Consortium and Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal
Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Structural
Genomics Consortium and Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal
Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Structural
Genomics Consortium and Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal
Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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M. Asquith
- Structural
Genomics Consortium and Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal
Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- Department
of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Structural
Genomics Consortium and Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal
Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Structural
Genomics Consortium and Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal
Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Structural
Genomics Consortium and Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal
Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Structural
Genomics Consortium and Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal
Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Structural
Genomics Consortium and Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal
Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Structural
Genomics Consortium and Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal
Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Centro
de Química Medicinal (CQMED), Centro de Biologia Molecular
e Engenharia Genética (CBMEG), Universidade
Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-875, Brazil
- Structural
Genomics Consortium, Departamento de Genética e Evolução,
Instituto de Biologia, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-886, Brazil
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- Centro
de Química Medicinal (CQMED), Centro de Biologia Molecular
e Engenharia Genética (CBMEG), Universidade
Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-875, Brazil
- Structural
Genomics Consortium, Departamento de Genética e Evolução,
Instituto de Biologia, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-886, Brazil
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S. Santiago
- Centro
de Química Medicinal (CQMED), Centro de Biologia Molecular
e Engenharia Genética (CBMEG), Universidade
Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-875, Brazil
- Structural
Genomics Consortium, Departamento de Genética e Evolução,
Instituto de Biologia, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-886, Brazil
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- Centro
de Química Medicinal (CQMED), Centro de Biologia Molecular
e Engenharia Genética (CBMEG), Universidade
Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo 13083-875, Brazil
- Structural
Genomics Consortium, Departamento de Genética e Evolução,
Instituto de Biologia, UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paulo 13083-886, Brazil
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- St
Vincent’s Institute and Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy 3065, Australia
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- St
Vincent’s Institute and Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy 3065, Australia
- Mary MacKillop
Institute for Health Research, Australian
Catholic University, 215 Spring Street, Melbourne 3000, Australia
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- St
Vincent’s Institute and Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy 3065, Australia
- Mary MacKillop
Institute for Health Research, Australian
Catholic University, 215 Spring Street, Melbourne 3000, Australia
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- Department
of Cancer Systems Imaging, University of
Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77054, United States
- Center
for Nuclear Receptors and Cell Signaling, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, United States
- Department
of Biology and Biochemistry, University
of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, United
States
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- Department
of Cancer Systems Imaging, University of
Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77054, United States
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth
Graduate
School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- Department
of Cancer Systems Imaging, University of
Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77054, United States
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth
Graduate
School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- Structural
Genomics Consortium and Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal
Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department
of Cancer Systems Imaging, University of
Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77054, United States
- Center
for Nuclear Receptors and Cell Signaling, University of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, United States
- Department
of Biology and Biochemistry, University
of Houston, Houston, Texas 77204, United
States
- Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute, Houston, Texas 77030, United States
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- St
Vincent’s Institute and Department of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy 3065, Australia
- Mary MacKillop
Institute for Health Research, Australian
Catholic University, 215 Spring Street, Melbourne 3000, Australia
- The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, 30 Royal Parade, Parkville 3052, Australia
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- Structural
Genomics Consortium and Division of Chemical Biology and Medicinal
Chemistry, UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center,
UNC Eshelman School of
Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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Lin DC, Zheng SY, Zhang ZG, Luo JH, Zhu ZL, Li L, Chen LS, Lin X, Sham JSK, Lin MJ, Zhou RX. TRPC3 promotes tumorigenesis of gastric cancer via the CNB2/GSK3β/NFATc2 signaling pathway. Cancer Lett 2021; 519:211-225. [PMID: 34311033 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2021.07.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2021] [Revised: 07/10/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
Abstract
The transient receptor potential canonical (TRPC) channels have been implicated in various types of malignancies including gastric cancer (GC). However, the detailed mechanisms of TRPC channels underlying cell proliferation and apoptosis of GC cells remain largely unknown. Here, we report that TRPC3 was highly expressed in clinical GC specimens and correlated with GC malignant progression and poor prognosis. Forced expression of TRPC3 in GC cells enhanced both receptor-operated Ca2+ entry (ROCE) and store-operated Ca2+ entry (SOCE) and promoted the nuclear factor of activated T cell 2 (NFATc2) nuclear translocation by AKT/GSK-3β and CNB2 signaling. Pharmacological inhibition of TRPC3 or CRISPR/Cas9-mediated TRPC3 knockout effectively inhibited the growth of GC cells both in vitro and in vivo. These effects were reversible by the rescue of TRPC3 expression. Furthermore, we confirmed the role of TRPC3 and the ROCE-AKT/GSK3β-CNB2/NFATc2 signaling cascade in regulating cell cycle checkpoint, apoptosis cascade, and intracellular ROS production in GC. Overall, our findings suggest an oncogenic role of TRPC3 in GC and may highlight a potential target of TRPC3 for therapeutic intervention of GC and its malignant progression.
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- Da-Cen Lin
- The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Fujian Medical University), Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Fujian Province Universities on Ion Channel and Signal Transduction in Cardiovascular Diseases, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Fujian Province Universities on Ion Channel and Signal Transduction in Cardiovascular Diseases, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Fujian Medical University), Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China
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- The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Fujian Medical University), Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China
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- The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Fujian Province Universities on Ion Channel and Signal Transduction in Cardiovascular Diseases, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Fujian Medical University), Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China
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- The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Fujian Medical University), Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China
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- The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Fujian Medical University), Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Fujian Province Universities on Ion Channel and Signal Transduction in Cardiovascular Diseases, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
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- The School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China; Key Laboratory of Gastrointestinal Cancer (Fujian Medical University), Ministry of Education, Fuzhou, China.
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Yu Q, Zheng B, Ji X, Li P, Guo Z. miR-378c suppresses Wilms tumor development via negatively regulating CAMKK2. Acta Biochim Biophys Sin (Shanghai) 2021; 53:739-747. [PMID: 33956079 DOI: 10.1093/abbs/gmab047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Wilms tumor is a rare kidney malignancy primarily developed in children. Treatment for Wilms tumor includes surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Recent studies have demonstrated that microRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in regulating Wilms tumor development. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the expression and function of miR-378c in Wilms tumor. Quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) results showed that miR-378c was downregulated in Wilms tumor tissues and cell lines. Functionally, further CCK-8, would healing, and transwell assays revealed that overexpression of miR-378c impaired Wilms tumor cell growth and metastasis in vitro. In addition, xenograft assay showed that miR-378c overexpression inhibited Wilms tumor development in vivo. Mechanistically, luciferase reporter assay confirmed that miR-378c directly targets CAMKK2 in Wilms tumor. qRT-PCR and western blot assays demonstrated that CAMKK2 was highly expressed in Wilms tumor tissues and cell lines. Rescue experiments were performed to further evaluate the functional relationship between miR-378c and CAMKK2. Overexpression of miR-378c suppressed Wilms tumor cell metastasis via negatively regulating CAMKK2 expression. Consistently, inhibition of miR-378c enhanced Wilms tumor cell malignancy behavior via augmenting CAMKK2 expression, which could be abrogated by CAMKK2 knockdown. In summary, our findings suggest that miR-378c inhibits the development and metastasis of Wilms tumor via negatively regulating CAMKK2 expression, which could be utilized to develop new therapy strategy.
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- Qiang Yu
- Department of Paediatric Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an 710004, China
- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Xi’an International Medical Center Hospital, Xi’an 710100, China
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Najar MA, Modi PK, Ramesh P, Sidransky D, Gowda H, Prasad TSK, Chatterjee A. Molecular Profiling Associated with Calcium/Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinase Kinase 2 (CAMKK2)-Mediated Carcinogenesis in Gastric Cancer. J Proteome Res 2021; 20:2687-2703. [PMID: 33844560 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.1c00008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer and the third leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. We showed previously that calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2), a serine-threonine kinase, is highly expressed in gastric cancer and leads to progression. In the present study, we identified the molecular networks involved in CAMKK2-mediated progression of gastric adenocarcinoma. Treatment of gastric cancer cell lines with a CAMKK2 inhibitor, STO-609, resulted in decreased cell migration, invasion, and colony-forming ability and a G1/S-phase arrest. In addition, tandem mass tag (TMT)-based quantitative proteomic analysis resulted in the identification of 7609 proteins, of which 219 proteins were found to be overexpressed and 718 downregulated (1.5-fold). Our data identified several key downregulated proteins involved in cell division and cell proliferation, which included DNA replication licensing factors, replication factor C, origin recognition complex, replication protein A and GINS, and mesenchymal markers, upon CAMKK2 inhibition. Immunoblotting and immunofluorescence results showed concordance with our mass spectroscopy data. Taken together, our study supports CAMKK2 as a novel therapeutic target in gastric cancer.
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- Mohd Altaf Najar
- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore 575018, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore 575018, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore 575018, India
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, United States
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore 575018, India.,Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, Karnataka 560066, India.,Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore 575018, India
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- Center for Systems Biology and Molecular Medicine, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangalore 575018, India.,Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, Karnataka 560066, India.,Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal 576104, Karnataka, India
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Bhowmick S, Singh V, Jash S, Lal M, Sinha Roy S. Mitochondrial metabolism and calcium homeostasis in the development of NAFLD leading to hepatocellular carcinoma. Mitochondrion 2021; 58:24-37. [PMID: 33581332 DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2021.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2020] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a metabolic syndrome characterized by excessive accumulation of hepatic lipid droplets. The disease progresses with steatosis as the premise for hepatocytic damage and tissue scarring, often culminating in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Perturbations in mitochondrial metabolism and energetics were found to be associated with, and often instrumental in various stages of this progression. Functional impairment of the mitochondria affects all aspects of cellular functioning and a particularly important one is calcium signalling. Changes in mitochondrial calcium specifically in hepatocytes of a fatty liver, is reflected by alterations in calcium signalling as well as calcium transporter activities. This deranged Ca2+ homeostasis aids in even more uptake of lipids into the mitochondria and a shift in equilibrium, both metabolically as well as in terms of energy production, leading to completely altered cellular states. These alterations have been reviewed as a perspective to understand the disease progression through NAFLD leading to HCC.
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Hsu WC, Le HN, Lin YJ, Chen MC, Wang TF, Li CC, Kuo WW, Mahalakshmi B, Singh CH, Chen MC, Huang CY. Calmodulin/CaMKII-γ mediates prosurvival capability in apicidin-persistent hepatocellular carcinoma cells via ERK1/2/CREB/c-fos signaling pathway. J Cell Biochem 2021; 122:612-625. [PMID: 33459431 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.29892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Calmodulin (CaM), a Ca2+ binding protein, plays a critical role in cancer initiation and progression through binding and activating numerous target proteins, including Ca2+ /calmodulin-dependent protein kinase (CaMK) family proteins. However, the mechanisms underlying the effects of CaM/CaMKs on the survival capability of liver cancer cells is unclear, and this study investigates this mechanism in apicidin-persistent HA22T cells. CaM level was upregulated, especially in the cytosol, in apicidin-persistent HA22T cells than in parental HA22T cells and was positively associated with cell proliferation and migration capacity of apicidin-persistent HA22T cells. Further, the expression of CaM-activated CaMKs-dependent signaling cascades, including CaMKK2, CaMKIV, CaMKII-γ, and p-CaMKII was observed in apicidin-persistent HA22T cells, which were transiently activated by mitogen-activated protein kinase oncogenic signaling, such as CREB, ERK1/2, and c-fos. Furthermore, a specific CaM inhibitor trifluoperazine reduced the levels of p-CREB, p-ERK1/2, and c-fos in apicidin-persistent HA22T cells than in parental HA22T cells. Additionally, inhibition of CaM also suppressed CaM-induced Bcl-XL (an antiapoptotic protein) expression in apicidin-persistent HA22T cells. Our finding emphasizes an essential role of CaM/CaMKs in augmentation of the survival capability of apicidin-persistent liver cancer cells and suggests that CaM inhibition significantly attenuates CaM-induced tumor growth and abrogates antiapoptotic function and also offers a promising therapeutic target for cancer treatment.
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- Wei-Chung Hsu
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chung-Kang Branch, Cheng-Ching General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Occupational Therapy, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Cardiovascular and Mitochondrial Related Disease Research Center, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Faculty of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.,Center of Stem Cell & Precision Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Department of Biological Science and Technology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Research and Development, Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam
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- Cardiovascular and Mitochondrial Related Disease Research Center, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan
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- Translational Cell Therapy Center, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.,Department of Nursing, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Cardiovascular and Mitochondrial Related Disease Research Center, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien, Taiwan.,Department of Biological Science and Technology, Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.,Center of General Education, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology, Hualien, Taiwan.,Department of Medical Research, China Medical University Hospital, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
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Adiga D, Radhakrishnan R, Chakrabarty S, Kumar P, Kabekkodu SP. The Role of Calcium Signaling in Regulation of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition. Cells Tissues Organs 2020; 211:134-156. [PMID: 33316804 DOI: 10.1159/000512277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Despite substantial advances in the field of cancer therapeutics, metastasis is a significant challenge for a favorable clinical outcome. Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a process of acquiring increased motility, invasiveness, and therapeutic resistance by cancer cells for their sustained growth and survival. A plethora of intrinsic mechanisms and extrinsic microenvironmental factors drive the process of cancer metastasis. Calcium (Ca2+) signaling plays a critical role in dictating the adaptive metastatic cell behavior comprising of cell migration, invasion, angiogenesis, and intravasation. By modulating EMT, Ca2+ signaling can regulate the complexity and dynamics of events leading to metastasis. This review summarizes the role of Ca2+ signal remodeling in the regulation of EMT and metastasis in cancer.
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- Divya Adiga
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Oral Pathology, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.,Center for DNA Repair and Genome Stability (CDRGS), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Technology Park, Bangalore, India.,Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Manipal, India
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Manipal School of Life Sciences, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India, .,Center for DNA Repair and Genome Stability (CDRGS), Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India,
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Cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) is the first discovered second messenger, which plays pivotal roles in cell signaling, and regulates many physiological and pathological processes. cAMP can regulate the transcription of various target genes, mainly through protein kinase A (PKA) and its downstream effectors such as cAMP-responsive element binding protein (CREB). In addition, PKA can phosphorylate many kinases such as Raf, GSK3 and FAK. Aberrant cAMP-PKA signaling is involved in various types of human tumors. Especially, cAMP signaling may have both tumor-suppressive and tumor-promoting roles depending on the tumor types and context. cAMP-PKA signaling can regulate cancer cell growth, migration, invasion and metabolism. This review highlights the important roles of cAMP-PKA-CREB signaling in tumorigenesis. The potential strategies to target this pathway for cancer therapy are also discussed.
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- Hongying Zhang
- Laboratory of Oncogene, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Oncogene, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- School of Basic Medicine, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Oncogene, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
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Obsilova V, Obsil T. The 14-3-3 Proteins as Important Allosteric Regulators of Protein Kinases. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E8824. [PMID: 33233473 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21228824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Phosphorylation by kinases governs many key cellular and extracellular processes, such as transcription, cell cycle progression, differentiation, secretion and apoptosis. Unsurprisingly, tight and precise kinase regulation is a prerequisite for normal cell functioning, whereas kinase dysregulation often leads to disease. Moreover, the functions of many kinases are regulated through protein–protein interactions, which in turn are mediated by phosphorylated motifs and often involve associations with the scaffolding and chaperon protein 14-3-3. Therefore, the aim of this review article is to provide an overview of the state of the art on 14-3-3-mediated kinase regulation, focusing on the most recent mechanistic insights into these important protein–protein interactions and discussing in detail both their structural aspects and functional consequences.
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Najar MA, Rex DAB, Modi PK, Agarwal N, Dagamajalu S, Karthikkeyan G, Vijayakumar M, Chatterjee A, Sankar U, Prasad TSK. A complete map of the Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2) signaling pathway. J Cell Commun Signal 2021; 15:283-90. [PMID: 33136287 DOI: 10.1007/s12079-020-00592-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase 2 (CAMKK2) is a serine/threonine-protein kinase belonging to the Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase subfamily. CAMKK2 has an autocatalytic site, which gets exposed when Ca2+/calmodulin (CAM) binds to it. This results in autophosphorylation and complete activation of CAMKK2. The three major known downstream targets of CAMKK2 are 5'-adenosine monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPKα), calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase 1 (CAMK1) and calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase 4 (CAMK4). Activation of these targets by CAMKK2 is important for the maintenance of different cellular and physiological processes within the cell. CAMKK2 is found to be important in neuronal development, bone remodeling, adipogenesis, and systemic glucose homeostasis, osteoclastgensis and postnatal myogensis. CAMKK2 is reported to be involved in pathologies like Duchenne muscular dystrophy, inflammation, osteoporosis and bone remodeling and is also reported to be overexpressed in prostate cancer, hepatic cancer, ovarian and gastric cancer. CAMKK2 is involved in increased cell proliferation and migration through CAMKK2/AMPK pathway in prostate cancer and activation of AKT in ovarian cancer. Although CAMKK2 is a molecule of great importance, a public resource of the CAMKK2 signaling pathway is currently lacking. Therefore, we carried out detailed data mining and documentation of the signaling events associated with CAMKK2 from published literature and developed an integrated reaction map of CAMKK2 signaling. This resulted in the cataloging of 285 reactions belonging to the CAMKK2 signaling pathway, which includes 33 protein-protein interactions, 74 post-translational modifications, 7 protein translocation events, and 22 activation/inhibition events. Besides, 124 gene regulation events and 25 activator/inhibitors involved in CAMKK2 activation were also cataloged. The CAMKK2 signaling pathway map data is made freely accessible through WikiPathway database ( https://www.wikipathways.org/index.php/Pathway:WP4874 ). We expect that data on a signaling map of CAMKK2 will provide the scientific community with an improved platform to facilitate further molecular as well as biomedical investigations on CAMKK2 and its utility in the development of biomarkers and therapeutic targets.
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Ali ES, Rychkov GY, Barritt GJ. Targeting Ca 2+ Signaling in the Initiation, Promotion and Progression of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12102755. [PMID: 32987945 PMCID: PMC7600741 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12102755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 09/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma) is a significant health burden worldwide. It is often not detected until at an advanced stage when there are few treatment options available. Changes in calcium concentrations within liver cancer cells are essential for regulating their growth, death, and migration (metastasis). Our aim was to review published papers which have identified proteins involved in calcium signaling as potential drug targets for the treatment of liver cancer. About twenty calcium signaling proteins were identified, including those involved in regulating calcium concentrations in the cytoplasm, endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria. A few of these have turned out to be sites of action of natural products previously known to inhibit liver cancer. More systematic studies are now needed to determine which calcium signaling proteins might be used clinically for treatment of liver cancer, especially advanced stage cancers and those resistant to inhibition by current drugs. Abstract Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a considerable health burden worldwide and a major contributor to cancer-related deaths. HCC is often not noticed until at an advanced stage where treatment options are limited and current systemic drugs can usually only prolong survival for a short time. Understanding the biology and pathology of HCC is a challenge, due to the cellular and anatomic complexities of the liver. While not yet fully understood, liver cancer stem cells play a central role in the initiation and progression of HCC and in resistance to drugs. There are approximately twenty Ca2+-signaling proteins identified as potential targets for therapeutic treatment at different stages of HCC. These potential targets include inhibition of the self-renewal properties of liver cancer stem cells; HCC initiation and promotion by hepatitis B and C and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (principally involving reduction of reactive oxygen species); and cell proliferation, tumor growth, migration and metastasis. A few of these Ca2+-signaling pathways have been identified as targets for natural products previously known to reduce HCC. Promising Ca2+-signaling targets include voltage-operated Ca2+ channel proteins (liver cancer stem cells), inositol trisphosphate receptors, store-operated Ca2+ entry, TRP channels, sarco/endoplasmic reticulum (Ca2++Mg2+) ATP-ase and Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinases. However, none of these Ca2+-signaling targets has been seriously studied any further than laboratory research experiments. The future application of more systematic studies, including genomics, gene expression (RNA-seq), and improved knowledge of the fundamental biology and pathology of HCC will likely reveal new Ca2+-signaling protein targets and consolidate priorities for those already identified.
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- Eunus S. Ali
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide 5001, South Australia, Australia;
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- School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, South Australia, Australia;
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide 5005, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide 5001, South Australia, Australia;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-438-204-426
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Tang J, Ramis-Cabrer D, Curull V, Wang X, Mateu-Jiménez M, Pijuan L, Duran X, Qin L, Rodríguez-Fuster A, Aguiló R, Barreiro E. B Cells and Tertiary Lymphoid Structures Influence Survival in Lung Cancer Patients with Resectable Tumors. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:E2644. [PMID: 32947928 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12092644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Nowadays, humans still die of lung cancer (LC), a disease mainly related to cigarette smoking (CS). Smokers also develop chronic bronchitis, namely chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Environmental factors and a natural predisposition from the patients’ sides may render them more prone to develop tumors derived from CS. Thus, a great number of patients may suffer from chronic bronchitis and LC simultaneously. Chronic respiratory diseases are also important risks factors for LC. The immune system, among other biological mechanisms, protect our cells from infections and cancer development. Several immune structures and cells may be altered in the tumors of patients with COPD as opposed to lung tumors of patients with no underlying respiratory disease. A total of 133 patients with LC participated in the study: 93 with underlying COPD. Several structures (tertiary lymphoid structures, TLS) and T and B lymphocytes were analyzed in the lung tumor and non-tumor areas (specimens obtained during surgical extirpation of the tumors). We found that in LC patients with COPD, compared to those without it, fewer numbers of TLSs and B cells were detected, and those patients died significantly earlier. These results have implications in the diagnosis and treatment options of lung tumors in patients with underlying respiratory diseases. Abstract Immune profile of B and T cells and tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) may differ in tumors of lung cancer (LC) patients with/without chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and may also influence patient survival. We sought to analyze: (1) TLSs, germinal centers (GCs), B and T cells, and (2) associations of the immune biomarkers with the patients’ 10-year overall survival (OS). TLSs (numbers and area), B [cluster of differentiation (CD) 20], and T (CD3), and GCs cells were identified in both tumor and non-tumor specimens (thoracotomy) from 90 LC-COPD patients and 43 LC-only patients. Ten-year OS was analyzed in the patients. Immune profile in tumors of LC-COPD versus LC: TLS numbers and areas significantly decreased in tumors of LC-COPD compared to LC patients. No significant differences were observed in tumors between LC-COPD and LC patients for B or T cells. Immune profile in tumors versus non-tumor specimens: TLS areas and B cells significantly increased, T cells significantly decreased in tumors of both LC and LC-COPD patients. Survival: in LC-COPD patients: greater area of TLSs and proportion of B cells were associated with longer survival rates. The immune tumor microenvironment differs in patients with underlying COPD and these different phenotypes may eventually impact the response to immunotherapy in patients with LC.
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Langendorf CG, O'Brien MT, Ngoei KRW, McAloon LM, Dhagat U, Hoque A, Ling NXY, Dite TA, Galic S, Loh K, Parker MW, Oakhill JS, Kemp BE, Scott JW. CaMKK2 is inactivated by cAMP-PKA signaling and 14-3-3 adaptor proteins. J Biol Chem 2020; 295:16239-16250. [PMID: 32913128 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.013756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2020] [Revised: 09/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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The calcium-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase-2 (CaMKK2) is a key regulator of cellular and whole-body energy metabolism. It is known to be activated by increases in intracellular Ca2+, but the mechanisms by which it is inactivated are less clear. CaMKK2 inhibition protects against prostate cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, and metabolic derangements induced by a high-fat diet; therefore, elucidating the intracellular mechanisms that inactivate CaMKK2 has important therapeutic implications. Here we show that stimulation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (PKA) signaling in cells inactivates CaMKK2 by phosphorylation of three conserved serine residues. PKA-dependent phosphorylation of Ser495 directly impairs calcium-calmodulin activation, whereas phosphorylation of Ser100 and Ser511 mediate recruitment of 14-3-3 adaptor proteins that hold CaMKK2 in the inactivated state by preventing dephosphorylation of phospho-Ser495 We also report the crystal structure of 14-3-3ζ bound to a synthetic diphosphorylated peptide that reveals how the canonical (Ser511) and noncanonical (Ser100) 14-3-3 consensus sites on CaMKK2 cooperate to bind 14-3-3 proteins. Our findings provide detailed molecular insights into how cAMP-PKA signaling inactivates CaMKK2 and reveals a pathway to inhibit CaMKK2 with potential for treating human diseases.
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- St Vincent's Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia
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- St Vincent's Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia
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- St Vincent's Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia
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- St Vincent's Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- St Vincent's Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia
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- St Vincent's Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia
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- St Vincent's Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia
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- St Vincent's Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia
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- St Vincent's Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia
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- St Vincent's Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia
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- St Vincent's Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia; Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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- St Vincent's Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia; Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia
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- St Vincent's Institute and Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia; Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Australia; The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, Australia.
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Tang J, Curull V, Ramis-Cabrer D, Duran X, Rodríguez-Fuster A, Aguiló R, Barreiro E. Preoperative Body Weight and Albumin Predict Survival in Patients With Resectable Lung Neoplasms: Role of COPD. Arch Bronconeumol 2020; 57:51-60. [PMID: 32877328 DOI: 10.1016/j.arbres.2020.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The impact of preoperative nutritional status on survival in lung cancer (LC) patients with underlying chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is still unclear. We hypothesized that presurgical nutritional assessment may differentially predict mortality in patients with resectable LC with moderate COPD and relatively well-preserved nutritional status. METHODS Nutritional assessment [body mass index (BMI), blood parameters including albumin and protein levels, and body weight loss], and other clinical parameters [cigarette smoking (CS) history, LC staging and histological subtypes, COPD severity, lung function, and adjuvant therapy] were evaluated in 125 patients from the LC Mar Prospective Cohort: 87 LC-COPD patients and 38 LC patients without COPD before thoracotomy. Ten-year overall survival (OS) was analyzed in all patients. RESULTS Prior to thoracotomy, in LC-COPD patients compared to LC, BMI and albumin declined relatively, low levels of the parameters BMI, albumin, and total proteins were associated with poorer 10-year survival, especially in the LC-COPD. CS burden also correlated with impaired survival. COPD per se worsened the prognosis in LC patients. CONCLUSIONS In the present cohort of LC patients with resectable tumors and relatively well-preserved nutritional status, the parameters BMI and blood albumin and protein levels measured prior to thoracotomy predicted OS, especially in those with COPD. These are clinically relevant findings, since values of those nutritional parameters were within the normal ranges in the majority of the analyzed patients. A thorough nutritional preoperative assessment should be included in the study of patients with resectable LC, particularly in those with chronic airway obstruction.
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- Jun Tang
- Pulmonology Department, Muscle Wasting & Cachexia in Chronic Respiratory Diseases & Lung Cancer Research Group, Hospital del Mar-IMIM, Parc de Salut Mar, Health and Experimental Sciences Department (CEXS), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Medical School, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona (PRBB), Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Barcelona, Spain
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- Pulmonology Department, Muscle Wasting & Cachexia in Chronic Respiratory Diseases & Lung Cancer Research Group, Hospital del Mar-IMIM, Parc de Salut Mar, Health and Experimental Sciences Department (CEXS), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Medical School, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona (PRBB), Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Barcelona, Spain
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- Pulmonology Department, Muscle Wasting & Cachexia in Chronic Respiratory Diseases & Lung Cancer Research Group, Hospital del Mar-IMIM, Parc de Salut Mar, Health and Experimental Sciences Department (CEXS), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Medical School, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona (PRBB), Barcelona, Spain
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- Scientific, Statistics, and Technical Department, Hospital del Mar-IMIM, Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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- Thoracic Surgery Department, Hospital del Mar-IMIM, Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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- Pulmonology Department, Muscle Wasting & Cachexia in Chronic Respiratory Diseases & Lung Cancer Research Group, Hospital del Mar-IMIM, Parc de Salut Mar, Health and Experimental Sciences Department (CEXS), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Medical School, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona (PRBB), Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Barcelona, Spain.
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Huang YK, Su YF, Lieu AS, Loh JK, Li CY, Wu CH, Kuo KL, Lin CL. MiR-1271 regulates glioblastoma cell proliferation and invasion by directly targeting the CAMKK2 gene. Neurosci Lett 2020; 737:135289. [PMID: 32791096 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 07/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
This study explored the regulatory role of microRNA-1271 (miR-1271) in glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) proliferation and invasion via calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase 2 (CaMKK2). MiR-1271 and CaMKK2 expression were quantified in normal human astrocyte cells, GBM cell lines, and low- and high-grade glioma tissues. MKI67 expression in GBM cells was measured using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. The target relationship between miR-1271 and the CAMKK2 gene was confirmed using the luciferase reporter assay. MTT and Transwell assays were used to analyze the role of miR-1271 and CAMKK2 in cell proliferation and invasion. Finally, CaMKK2 expression and AKT phosphorylation were detected by western blotting. MiR-1271 was significantly downregulated in high-grade glioma tissues and GBM cell lines. Conversely, CAMKK2 mRNA expression was upregulated in high-grade glioma tissues and GBM cell lines. We observed that miR-1271 directly targeted the 3'-untranslated region of CAMKK2, indicating an inverse relationship with miR-1271. Overexpressing miR-1271 inhibited GBM cell proliferation and invasion, whereas inhibiting miR-1271 increased cell proliferation and invasion. Silencing CAMKK2 expression also inhibited GBM cell proliferation and invasion. Furthermore, overexpressing miR-1271 inhibited AKT phosphorylation and MKI67 mRNA expression by targeting CAMKK2. These results indicate that miR-1271 regulates GBM cell proliferation and invasion, and that these effects involve directly targeting the CAMKK2 gene. Therefore, miR-1271 may serve as a new therapeutic target for developing GBM treatments.
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- Yu-Kai Huang
- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan; Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan; Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80145, Taiwan.
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan; Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan; Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80145, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan; Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan; Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan; Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan; Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan; Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, 80708, Taiwan.
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Background Circulatory iron is a hazardous biometal. Therefore, iron is transported in a redox-safe state by a serum glycoprotein - transferrin (TF). Different organs acquire iron from the systemic circulation through a tightly regulated mechanism at the blood-tissue interface which involves receptor-mediated internalization of TF. Thus, abnormal TF trafficking may lead to iron dyshomeostasis associated with several diseases including neurodegeneration. Iron -induced toxicity can cause neuronal damage to iron-sensitive brain regions. Recently, it was discovered that CAMKK2, a calcium (Ca2+)/calmodulin-activated kinase, controls receptor-mediated TF trafficking in mouse tissues, specifically in the brain. The biological function of CAMKK2 is mediated through multiple downstream effectors. Both CAMKK2 and one of its downstream kinase, CAMK4, exhibit overlapping expression in mouse brain. The role of CAMK4 in vesicular transport has been reported and loss of CAMKK2 or CAMK4 leads to cognitive defects in mouse. Therefore, it was hypothesized that CAMKK2-CAMK4 signaling regulates receptor-mediated TF trafficking and iron homeostasis which may be responsible for the neuronal malfunction observed in CAMKK2- or CAMK4-deficient mice. Methods CAMK4−/− mouse was used to study tissue-specific turnover of TF, TF-receptor (TFRC) and iron. CRISPR/Cas9-based CAMKK2 and/or CAMK4 deleted human embryonic kidney-derived HEK293 cell clones were used to study the molecular defects in receptor-mediated TF trafficking. Further, a “zero functional G protein” condition in HEK293 cell was exploited to study CAMKK2-CAMK4 signaling-mediated regulation of intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis which was linked to calcium signaling during TF trafficking. Results Loss of CAMK4 leads to abnormal post-translational modifications (PTMs) and turnover of TF in mouse cerebellum and liver which was associated with iron dyshomeostasis in these tissues. The HEK293 cell-based study revealed that the absence of CAMKK2-CAMK4 signaling altered intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis and lead to abnormal calcium signaling during TF trafficking. Also, CAMKK2-CAMK4 signaling deficiency affected the molecular interaction of TF and TF-receptor-associated protein complexes which indicated a potential failure in the recruitment of interacting proteins due to differential PTMs in TF. Conclusion Overall, this study established a novel mechanistic link between intracellular Ca2+ level, receptor-mediated TF trafficking, and iron homeostasis, all regulated by CAMKK2-CAMK4 signaling. Video Abstract
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- Mohammad Golam Sabbir
- Canadian Centre for Agri-Food Research in Health and Medicine, St. Boniface Albrechtsen Research Centre, Room R2034 - 351 Taché Avenue, Winnipeg, MB, R2H 2A6, Canada. .,Alzo Biosciences Inc., San Diego, CA, USA.
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Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for the majority of primary liver cancer cases, with more than 850,000 new diagnoses per year globally. Recent trends in the United States have shown that liver cancer mortality has continued to increase in both men and women, while 5-year survival remains below 20%. Understanding key mechanisms that drive chronic liver disease progression to HCC can reveal new therapeutic targets and biomarkers for early detection of HCC. In that regard, many studies have underscored the importance of alternative splicing as a source of novel HCC prognostic markers and disease targets. Alternative splicing of pre-mRNA provides functional diversity to the genome, and endows cells with the ability to rapidly remodel the proteome. Genes that control fundamental processes, such as metabolism, cell proliferation, and apoptosis, are altered globally in HCC by alternative splicing. This review highlights the major splicing factors, RNA binding proteins, transcriptional targets, and signaling pathways that are of key relevance to HCC. We highlight primary research from the past 3-5 years involving functional interrogation of alternative splicing in rodent and human liver, using both large-scale transcriptomic and focused mechanistic approaches. Because this is a rapidly advancing field, we anticipate that it will be transformative for the future of basic liver biology, as well as HCC diagnosis and management.
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- Seung Eun Lee
- Department of Surgery, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea,Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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- Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina,Correspondence Address correspondence to: Natasha Snider, PhD, Department of Cell Biology and Physiology, University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, 5340C MBRB, 111 Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27516. fax: (919) 966-6927.
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