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Zhou Y, Yan F, Han X, Huang X, Cheng X, Geng Y, Jiang X, Han Y, Zhao M, Zhu L. NB-3 expression in endothelial cells contributes to the maintenance of blood brain barrier integrity in a mouse high-altitude cerebral edema model. Exp Neurol 2022; 354:114116. [PMID: 35584741 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2022.114116] [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] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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NB-3, a member of the contactin/F3 subgroup in the immunoglobulin superfamily, plays an important role in neural development and injury recovery. The blood brain barrier (BBB) is typically involved in the pathophysiology of neural disorders, such as hypoxic-ischemic brain injury. Our previous research found that NB-3 protects against brain damage in a mouse stroke model. However, its role in high-altitude disorders caused by hypobaric hypoxia exposure remains unknown. In the present study, we found that NB-3 was expressed in brain microvascular endothelial cells (BMECs) and responded to hypoxia stimulation. Conditional knockout of NB-3 in endothelial cells increased BBB leakage and downregulated tight junction proteins in vivo. NB-3 deficiency promoted the downregulation of tight junction proteins under Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)/hypoxia stimulation. Conversely, overexpression or supplementation with NB-3 alleviated endothelial barrier injuries. Transcriptome sequencing showed that NB-3 regulated various cell attachment genomic changes, including the Notch signaling pathway. Blocking the Notch signaling pathway increased VEGF/VEGFR2 pathway activation induced by LPS/hypoxia. Collectively, we present evidence that NB-3 plays key roles in maintaining BBB integrity under high-altitude cerebral edema conditions.
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- Yanzhao Zhou
- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
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- Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100053, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China.
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- Beijing Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Beijing 100850, China; Co-Innovation Center of Neuroregeneration, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China; College of Life Sciences, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China; School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, China.
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Gorka J, Marona P, Kwapisz O, Rys J, Jura J, Miekus K. MCPIP1 regulates focal adhesion kinase and rho GTPase-dependent migration in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Eur J Pharmacol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2022.174804] [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: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 02/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Knox C, Camberos V, Ceja L, Monteon A, Hughes L, Longo L, Kearns-Jonker M. Long-Term Hypoxia Maintains a State of Dedifferentiation and Enhanced Stemness in Fetal Cardiovascular Progenitor Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:9382. [PMID: 34502291 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22179382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Early-stage mammalian embryos survive within a low oxygen tension environment and develop into fully functional, healthy organisms despite this hypoxic stress. This suggests that hypoxia plays a regulative role in fetal development that influences cell mobilization, differentiation, proliferation, and survival. The long-term hypoxic environment is sustained throughout gestation. Elucidation of the mechanisms by which cardiovascular stem cells survive and thrive under hypoxic conditions would benefit cell-based therapies where stem cell survival is limited in the hypoxic environment of the infarcted heart. The current study addressed the impact of long-term hypoxia on fetal Islet-1+ cardiovascular progenitor cell clones, which were isolated from sheep housed at high altitude. The cells were then cultured in vitro in 1% oxygen and compared with control Islet-1+ cardiovascular progenitor cells maintained at 21% oxygen. RT-PCR, western blotting, flow cytometry, and migration assays evaluated adaptation to long term hypoxia in terms of survival, proliferation, and signaling. Non-canonical Wnt, Notch, AKT, HIF-2α and Yap1 transcripts were induced by hypoxia. The hypoxic niche environment regulates these signaling pathways to sustain the dedifferentiation and survival of fetal cardiovascular progenitor cells.
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Oncel S, Gupta R, Wang Q, Basson MD. ZINC40099027 Promotes Gastric Mucosal Repair in Ongoing Aspirin-Associated Gastric Injury by Activating Focal Adhesion Kinase. Cells 2021; 10:908. [PMID: 33920786 DOI: 10.3390/cells10040908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs cause gastric ulcers and gastritis. No drug that treats GI injury directly stimulates mucosal healing. ZINC40099027 (ZN27) activates focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and heals acute indomethacin-induced small bowel injury. We investigated the efficacy of ZN27 in rat and human gastric epithelial cells and ongoing aspirin-associated gastric injury. ZN27 (10 nM) stimulated FAK activation and wound closure in rat and human gastric cell lines. C57BL/6J mice were treated with 300 mg/kg/day aspirin for five days to induce ongoing gastric injury. One day after the initial injury, mice received 900 µg/kg/6 h ZN27, 10 mg/kg/day omeprazole, or 900 µg/kg/6 h ZN27 plus 10 mg/kg/day omeprazole. Like omeprazole, ZN27 reduced gastric injury vs. vehicle controls. ZN27-treated mice displayed better gastric architecture, with thicker mucosa and less hyperemia, inflammation, and submucosal edema, and lost less weight than vehicle controls. Gastric pH, serum creatinine, serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and renal and hepatic histology were unaffected by ZN27. Blinded scoring of pFAK-Y-397 immunoreactivity at the edge of ZN27-treated lesions demonstrated increased FAK activation, compared to vehicle-treated lesions, confirming target activation in vivo. These results suggest that ZN27 ameliorates ongoing aspirin-associated gastric mucosal injury by a pathway involving FAK activation. ZN27-derivatives may be useful to promote gastric mucosal repair.
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Aschner Y, Nelson M, Brenner M, Roybal H, Beke K, Meador C, Foster D, Correll KA, Reynolds PR, Anderson K, Redente EF, Matsuda J, Riches DWH, Groshong SD, Pozzi A, Sap J, Wang Q, Rajshankar D, McCulloch CAG, Zemans RL, Downey GP. Protein tyrosine phosphatase-α amplifies transforming growth factor-β-dependent profibrotic signaling in lung fibroblasts. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2020; 319:L294-L311. [PMID: 32491951 PMCID: PMC7473933 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00235.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 06/05/2019] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive, often fatal, fibrosing lung disease for which treatment remains suboptimal. Fibrogenic cytokines, including transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β), are central to its pathogenesis. Protein tyrosine phosphatase-α (PTPα) has emerged as a key regulator of fibrogenic signaling in fibroblasts. We have reported that mice globally deficient in PTPα (Ptpra-/-) were protected from experimental pulmonary fibrosis, in part via alterations in TGF-β signaling. The goal of this study was to determine the lung cell types and mechanisms by which PTPα controls fibrogenic pathways and whether these pathways are relevant to human disease. Immunohistochemical analysis of lungs from patients with IPF revealed that PTPα was highly expressed by mesenchymal cells in fibroblastic foci and by airway and alveolar epithelial cells. To determine whether PTPα promotes profibrotic signaling pathways in lung fibroblasts and/or epithelial cells, we generated mice with conditional (floxed) Ptpra alleles (Ptpraf/f). These mice were crossed with Dermo1-Cre or with Sftpc-CreERT2 mice to delete Ptpra in mesenchymal cells and alveolar type II cells, respectively. Dermo1-Cre/Ptpraf/f mice were protected from bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis, whereas Sftpc-CreERT2/Ptpraf/f mice developed pulmonary fibrosis equivalent to controls. Both canonical and noncanonical TGF-β signaling and downstream TGF-β-induced fibrogenic responses were attenuated in isolated Ptpra-/- compared with wild-type fibroblasts. Furthermore, TGF-β-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of TGF-β type II receptor and of PTPα were attenuated in Ptpra-/- compared with wild-type fibroblasts. The phenotype of cells genetically deficient in PTPα was recapitulated with the use of a Src inhibitor. These findings suggest that PTPα amplifies profibrotic TGF-β-dependent pathway signaling in lung fibroblasts.
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- Yael Aschner
- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Center for Genes, Environment, and Health, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
- Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Heath Care System, Denver, Colorado
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- Department of Biomedical Research, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
- Division of Cell Biology, Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
- Veterans Affairs Eastern Colorado Heath Care System, Denver, Colorado
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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- Division of Pathology, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee
- Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Epigenetics and Cell Fate, Université Paris, Paris, France
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- Matrix Dynamics Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Matrix Dynamics Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
- Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
- Department of Pediatrics, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
- Department of Biomedical Research, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado
- Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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Murphy JM, Jeong K, Rodriguez YAR, Kim JH, Ahn EE, Lim SS. FAK and Pyk2 activity promote TNF-α and IL-1β-mediated pro-inflammatory gene expression and vascular inflammation. Sci Rep 2019; 9:7617. [PMID: 31110200 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44098-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Protein tyrosine kinase (PTK) activity has been implicated in pro-inflammatory gene expression following tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) or interkeukin-1β (IL-1β) stimulation. However, the identity of responsible PTK(s) in cytokine signaling have not been elucidated. To evaluate which PTK is critical to promote the cytokine-induced inflammatory cell adhesion molecule (CAM) expression including VCAM-1, ICAM-1, and E-selectin in human aortic endothelial cells (HAoECs), we have tested pharmacological inhibitors of major PTKs: Src and the focal adhesion kinase (FAK) family kinases - FAK and proline-rich tyrosine kinase (Pyk2). We found that a dual inhibitor of FAK/Pyk2 (PF-271) most effectively reduced all three CAMs upon TNF-α or IL-1β stimulation compared to FAK or Src specific inhibitors (PF-228 or Dasatinib), which inhibited only VCAM-1 expression. In vitro inflammation assays showed PF-271 reduced monocyte attachment and transmigration on HAoECs. Furthermore, FAK/Pyk2 activity was not limited to CAM expression but was also required for expression of various pro-inflammatory molecules including MCP-1 and IP-10. Both TNF-α and IL-1β signaling requires FAK/Pyk2 activity to activate ERK and JNK MAPKs leading to inflammatory gene expression. Knockdown of either FAK or Pyk2 reduced TNF-α-stimulated ERK and JNK activation and CAM expression, suggesting that activation of ERK or JNK is specific through FAK and Pyk2. Finally, FAK/Pyk2 activity is required for VCAM-1 expression and macrophage recruitment to the vessel wall in a carotid ligation model in ApoE-/- mice. Our findings define critical roles of FAK/Pyk2 in mediating inflammatory cytokine signaling and implicate FAK/Pyk2 inhibitors as potential therapeutic agents to treat vascular inflammatory disease such as atherosclerosis.
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IL-1 signaling is adhesion-restricted in many cell types, but the mechanism that drives it is not defined. We screened for proteins recruited to nascent adhesions in IL-1-treated human fibroblasts with tandem mass tag-mass spectrometry. We used fibronectin bead preparations to enrich 10 actin-associated proteins. There was a 1.2 times log 2-fold enrichment of actin capping protein (ACP) at 30 min after IL-1 stimulation. Knockdown (KD) of ACP by siRNA reduced IL-1-induced ERK activation(by 56%, matrix metalloproteinase-3 (MMP-3) expression by 48%, and MMP-9 expression by 62% (in all reductions, P < 0.01). Confocal or structured illumination microscopy showed that ACP was diffused throughout the cytosol but strongly accumulated at the ruffled border of spreading cells. ACP colocalized with nascent paxillin- and vinculin-containing adhesions at the ruffled border, but not with mature adhesions in the center. ACP KD promoted the formation of large, stable adhesions. Immunoprecipitation and proximity ligation analysis showed that ACP was associated with the IL-1 signal transduction proteins myeloid differentiation factor 88 (MyD88) and IL-1 receptor-associated kinase (IRAK) at the ruffled border of the leading edge. IL-1-induced phospho-ERK and MyD88 or IRAK colocalized at the leading edge. We concluded that ACP is required for recruitment and function of IL-1 signaling complexes in nascent adhesions at the leading edge of the cell.-Wang, Q., Delcorde, J., Tang, T., Downey, G. P., McCulloch, C. A. Regulation of IL-1 signaling through control of focal adhesion assembly.
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- Qin Wang
- Matrix Dynamics Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Matrix Dynamics Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Matrix Dynamics Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA
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- Matrix Dynamics Group, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Mucke HA. Patent highlights: February-March 2016. Pharm Pat Anal 2016; 5:203-9. [PMID: 27336587 DOI: 10.4155/ppa-2016-0019] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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A snapshot of noteworthy recent developments in the patent literature of relevance to pharmaceutical and medical research and development.
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Wang Q, Wang Y, Downey GP, Plotnikov S, McCulloch CA. A ternary complex comprising FAK, PTPα and IP3 receptor 1 functionally engages focal adhesions and the endoplasmic reticulum to mediate IL-1-induced Ca2+ signalling in fibroblasts. Biochem J 2016; 473:397-410. [PMID: 26611753 DOI: 10.1042/BJ20150907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2015] [Accepted: 11/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Ca(2+) release is tightly sequestered in eukaryotic cells to enable fine spatio-temporal control of signalling but how Ca(2+) release from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is linked to cell adhesions is not defined. We examined the spatial restriction of Ca(2+) release through the inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor 1 (IP3R1) in response to interleukin-1 (IL-1) and the functions of the adhesion-associated proteins, focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and protein tyrosine phosphatase-α (PTPα). In cultured fibroblasts IL-1 treatment promoted co-localization of PTPα and FAK with the ER and increased association of IP3R1 with PTPα and FAK at focal adhesions (FAs). GST pull-down assays of purified proteins demonstrated that PTPα and FAK directly interacted with IP3R1. These interactions depended on the focal adhesion-targeting (FAT) and band4.1-ezrin-radixin-moesin (FERM) domains of FAK. PTPα was required for the association of IP3R1 with Src, which mediated IP3R1 phosphorylation and consequently ER Ca(2+) release. Collectively, these data indicate that PTPα and FAK, which are enriched in FAs, interact with IP3R1 at adjacent ER sites to spatially sequester IL-1-induced Ca(2+) signalling.
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Lau YL, Lee WC, Xia J, Zhang G, Razali R, Anwar A, Fong MY. Draft genome of Brugia pahangi: high similarity between B. pahangi and B. malayi. Parasit Vectors 2015; 8:451. [PMID: 26350613 PMCID: PMC4562187 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-1064-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 07/10/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Efforts to completely eradicate lymphatic filariasis from human population may be challenged by the emergence of Brugia pahangi as another zoonotic lymphatic filarial nematode. In this report, a genomic study was conducted to understand this species at molecular level. METHODS After blood meal on a B. pahangi-harbouring cat, the Aedes togoi mosquitoes were maintained to harvest infective third stage larvae, which were then injected into male Mongolian gerbils. Subsequently, adult B. pahangi were obtained from the infected gerbil for genomic DNA extraction. Sequencing and subsequently, construction of genomic libraries were performed. This was followed by genomic analyses and gene annotation analysis. By using archived protein sequences of B. malayi and a few other nematodes, clustering of gene orthologs and phylogenetics were conducted. RESULTS A total of 9687 coding genes were predicted. The genome of B. pahangi shared high similarity to that B. malayi genome, particularly genes annotated to fundamental processes. Nevertheless, 166 genes were considered to be unique to B. pahangi, which may be responsible for the distinct properties of B. pahangi as compared to other filarial nematodes. In addition, 803 genes were deduced to be derived from Wolbachia, an endosymbiont bacterium, with 44 of these genes intercalate into the nematode genome. CONCLUSIONS The reporting of B. pahangi draft genome contributes to genomic archive. Albeit with high similarity to B. malayi genome, the B. pahangi-unique genes found in this study may serve as new focus to study differences in virulence, vector selection and host adaptability among different Brugia spp.
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- Yee-Ling Lau
- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, 138648, Singapore
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- Sengenics HIR, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Sengenics HIR, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Walkiewicz KW, Girault JA, Arold ST. How to awaken your nanomachines: Site-specific activation of focal adhesion kinases through ligand interactions. Prog Biophys Mol Biol 2015; 119:60-71. [PMID: 26093249 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbiomolbio.2015.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2015] [Revised: 06/07/2015] [Accepted: 06/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and the related protein-tyrosine kinase 2-beta (Pyk2) are highly versatile multidomain scaffolds central to cell adhesion, migration, and survival. Due to their key role in cancer metastasis, understanding and inhibiting their functions are important for the development of targeted therapy. Because FAK and Pyk2 are involved in many different cellular functions, designing drugs with partial and function-specific inhibitory effects would be desirable. Here, we summarise recent progress in understanding the structural mechanism of how the tug-of-war between intramolecular and intermolecular interactions allows these protein 'nanomachines' to become activated in a site-specific manner.
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- Katarzyna W Walkiewicz
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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- Inserm, UMR-S 839, F-75005 Paris, France; Université Pierre & Marie Curie (UPMC), Sorbonne Universités, F-75005 Paris, France; Institut du Fer à Moulin, F-75005 Paris, France
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- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Division of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
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Tai YL, Chen LC, Shen TL. Emerging roles of focal adhesion kinase in cancer. Biomed Res Int. 2015;2015:690690. [PMID: 25918719 PMCID: PMC4396139 DOI: 10.1155/2015/690690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/20/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a cytoplasmic nonreceptor tyrosine kinase that enables activation by growth factor receptors or integrins in various types of human cancers. The kinase-dependent and kinase-independent scaffolding functions of FAK modulate the authentic signaling and fundamental functions not only in cancer cells but also in tumor microenvironment to facilitate cancer progression and metastasis. The overexpression and activation of FAK are usually investigated in primary or metastatic cancers and correlated with the poor clinical outcome, highlighting FAK as a potential prognostic marker and anticancer target. Small molecule inhibitors targeting FAK kinase activity or FAK-scaffolding functions impair cancer development in preclinical or clinical trials. In this review, we give an overview for FAK signaling in cancer cells as well as tumor microenvironment that provides new strategies for the invention of cancer development and malignancy.
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