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Scherf M, Koy C, Röwer C, Neamtu A, Glocker MO. Characterization of Phosphorylation-Dependent Antibody Binding to Cancer-Mutated Linkers of C 2H 2 Zinc Finger Proteins by Intact Transition Epitope Mapping-Thermodynamic Weak-Force Order Analysis. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 2023; 34:171-181. [PMID: 36656134 DOI: 10.1021/jasms.2c00244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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With Intact Transition Epitope Mapping-Thermodynamic Weak-force Order (ITEM-TWO) analysis in combination with molecular modeling, the phosphorylation-dependent molecular recognition motif of the anti-HpTGEKP antibody has been investigated with binary and ternary component mixtures consisting of antibody and (phospho-) peptides. Amino acid sequences have been selected to match either the antibody's recognition motif or the cancer-related zinc finger protein mutations and phosphorylations of the respective amino acid residues. Upon electrospraying of all the components of the mixtures, that is, hexapeptides, antibody, and intact immune complexes, the produced ions were subjected to mass spectrometric mass filtering. The antibody ions as well as the immune complex ions traversed into the mass spectrometer's collision chamber, whereas paths of unbound peptide ions were blocked prior to entering the collision cell. After dissociation of the multiply charged immune complexes in the gas phase, the complex-released peptide ions were recorded after having traversed the second mass filter. Complex-released peptides were unambiguously identified by their masses using mass analysis with isotope resolution. From the results of our studies with seven (phospho-) peptides with distinct amino acid sequences, which resembled either the antibody's binding motif or mutations, we conclude the following: (i) A negatively charged phospho group, located near the peptide's N-terminus is mandatory for antibody binding when placed on the peptide surface at a precise distance to the C-terminally located positively charged ε-amino group of a lysinyl residue. (ii) A bulky amino acid residue, such as the tyrosinyl residue at the N-terminal position of the (phospho-) threoninyl residue, abolishes antibody binding. (iii) Two closely spaced phospho groups negatively interfere with the surface polarity pattern and abolish antibody binding as well. (iv) Non-phosphorylated peptides are not binding partners of the anti-HpTGEKP antibody.
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- Maximilian Scherf
- Proteome Center Rostock, University Medicine Rostock and University of Rostock, Schillingallee 69, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Proteome Center Rostock, University Medicine Rostock and University of Rostock, Schillingallee 69, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- Proteome Center Rostock, University Medicine Rostock and University of Rostock, Schillingallee 69, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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- TRANSCEND Centre, Regional Institute of Oncology (IRO) Iasi, Str. General Henri Mathias Berthelot Nr. 2-4, 700483 Iasi, Romania
- Department of Physiology, Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Iasi, Str. Universitatii Nr. 16, 700115 Iasi, Romania
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- Proteome Center Rostock, University Medicine Rostock and University of Rostock, Schillingallee 69, 18059 Rostock, Germany
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The PABPC5/HCG15/ZNF331 Feedback Loop Regulates Vasculogenic Mimicry of Glioma via STAU1-Mediated mRNA Decay. MOLECULAR THERAPY-ONCOLYTICS 2020; 17:216-231. [PMID: 32346611 PMCID: PMC7183103 DOI: 10.1016/j.omto.2020.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Glioma is the most common primary malignancy in the brain, and vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is one of the blood supply methods. Here we investigated the possibility that lncRNAs regulate the stability of transcription factors through the SMD pathway, which affects proliferation, migration, invasion, and the ability to form VMs in glioma. Expression of PABPC5, HCG15, and ZNF331 was detected by real-time qPCR or western blot in glioma. Cell Counting Kit-8, Transwell assays, and in vitro VM tube formation were used to investigate PABPC5, HCG15, and ZNF331 function in cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and VM, respectively. ChIP assays were used to ascertain the interaction betweenZNF331 and LAMC2 or PABPC5. PABPC5 and HCG15 were highly expressed in glioma cells. ZNF331 was lowly expressed. PABPC5 bound HCG15 to increase its stability. Knockdown HCG15 reduced the degradation of ZNF331 mRNA by the SMD pathway. ZNF331 inhibited transcription through binding to the promoter region of LAMC2 and PABPC5 and inhibited the ability to form VMs in glioma cells. The PABPC5/HCG15/ZNF331 feedback loop plays an important role in regulating VM formation in glioma and provides new targets for glioma treatment.
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Duan L, Yang W, Wang X, Zhou W, Zhang Y, Liu J, Zhang H, Zhao Q, Hong L, Fan D. Advances in prognostic markers for colorectal cancer. Expert Rev Mol Diagn 2019; 19:313-324. [PMID: 30907673 DOI: 10.1080/14737159.2019.1592679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Lili Duan
- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cancer Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, and Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi’an, China
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Wang Y, He T, Herman JG, Linghu E, Yang Y, Fuks F, Zhou F, Song L, Guo M. Methylation of ZNF331 is an independent prognostic marker of colorectal cancer and promotes colorectal cancer growth. Clin Epigenetics 2017; 9:115. [PMID: 29075358 PMCID: PMC5648453 DOI: 10.1186/s13148-017-0417-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background ZNF331 was reported to be a transcriptional repressor. Methylation of the promoter region of ZNF331 has been found frequently in human esophageal and gastric cancers. The function and methylation status of ZNF331 remain to be elucidated in human colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods Six colorectal cancer cell lines, 146 cases of primary colorectal cancer samples, and 10 cases of noncancerous colorectal mucosa were analyzed in this study using the following techniques: methylation specific PCR (MSP), qRT-PCR, siRNA, flow cytometry, xenograft mice, MTT, colony formation, and transfection assays. Results Loss of ZNF331 expression was found in DLD1 and SW48 cells, reduced expression was found in SW480, SW620, and HCT116 cells, and high level expression was detected in DKO cells. Complete methylation of the ZNF331 in the promoter region was found in DLD1 and SW48 cells, partial methylation was found in SW480, SW620, and HCT116 cells, and unmethylation was detected in DKO cells. Loss of/reduced expression of ZNF331 is correlated with promoter region methylation. Restoration of ZNF331 expression was induced by 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine (DAC) in DLD1 and SW48 cells. These results suggest that ZNF331 expression is regulated by promoter region methylation in CRC cells. ZNF331 was methylated in 67.1% (98/146) of human primary colorectal cancer samples. Methylation of ZNF331 was significantly associated with tumor size, overall survival (OS), and disease-free survival (DFS) (p < 0.01, p < 0.01, p < 0.05). Methylation of ZNF331 was an independent poor prognostic marker for 5-year OS and 5-year DFS (both p < 0.05). ZNF331 suppressed cell proliferation and colony formation in CRC cells and suppressed human CRC cell xenograft growth in mice. Conclusions ZNF331 is frequently methylated in human colorectal cancer, and the expression of ZNF331 is regulated by promoter region methylation. Methylation of ZNF331 is a poor prognostic marker of CRC.
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- Yuzhu Wang
- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853 China.,Department of Geriatric Digestive System, Chinese PLA Navy General Hospital, 6 Fucheng Road, Beijing, 100048 China
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853 China
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- The Hillman Cancer Center, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853 China
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853 China
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- Laboratory of Cancer Epigenetics, Free University of Brussels (U.L.B.), 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Anyang Tumor Hospital, Anyang, 455000 China
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- Department of General Surgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853 China.,Medical College of NanKai University, Tianjin, 300071 China
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Beijing, 100853 China
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Liu CM, Hsu WH, Lin WY, Chen HC. Adducin family proteins possess different nuclear export potentials. J Biomed Sci 2017; 24:30. [PMID: 28490361 PMCID: PMC5424492 DOI: 10.1186/s12929-017-0333-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background The adducin (ADD) family proteins, namely ADD1, ADD2, and ADD3, are actin-binding proteins that play important roles in the stabilization of membrane cytoskeleton and cell-cell junctions. All the ADD proteins contain a highly conserved bipartite nuclear localization signal (NLS) at the carboxyl termini, but only ADD1 can localize to the nucleus. The reason for this discrepancy is not clear. Methods To avoid the potential effect of cell-cell junctions on the distribution of ADD proteins, HA epitope-tagged ADD proteins and mutants were transiently expressed in NIH3T3 fibroblasts and their distribution in the cytoplasm and nucleus was examined by immunofluorescence staining. Several nuclear proteins were identified to interact with ADD1 by mass spectrometry, which were further verified by co-immunoprecipitation. Results In this study, we found that ADD1 was detectable both in the cytoplasm and nucleus, whereas ADD2 and ADD3 were detected only in the cytoplasm. However, ADD2 and ADD3 were partially (~40%) sequestered in the nucleus by leptomycin B, a CRM1/exportin1 inhibitor. Upon the removal of leptomycin B, ADD2 and ADD3 re-distributed to the cytoplasm. These results indicate that ADD2 and ADD3 possess functional NLS and are quickly transported to the cytoplasm upon entering the nucleus. Indeed, we found that ADD2 and ADD3 possess much higher potential to counteract the activity of the NLS derived from Simian virus 40 large T-antigen than ADD1. All the ADD proteins appear to contain multiple nuclear export signals mainly in their head and neck domains. However, except for the leucine-rich motif (377FEALMRMLDWLGYRT391) in the neck domain of ADD1, no other classic nuclear export signal was identified in the ADD proteins. In addition, the nuclear retention of ADD1 facilitates its interaction with RNA polymerase II and zinc-finger protein 331. Conclusions Our results suggest that ADD2 and ADD3 possess functional NLS and shuttle between the cytoplasm and nucleus. The discrepancy in the subcellular localization of the ADD isoforms arises due to their different nuclear export capabilities. In addition, the interaction of ADD1 with RNA polymerase II and zinc-finger protein 331 implicates a potential role for ADD1 in the regulation of transcription.
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- Chia-Mei Liu
- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Program in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Institue of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. .,Program in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. .,Institue of Biomedical Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. .,Rong-Hsing Research Center for Translational Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan. .,Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National Yang Ming University, No. 155, Sec. 2, Li-Nong St, Taipei, 11221, Taiwan.
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Yang ZH, Guo MZ, Li X, Mao GP. Zinc-finger protein 331 expression is regulated by promoter region hypermethylation in hepatocellular carcinoma. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2013; 21:761-765. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v21.i9.761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To analyze the methylation status and the expression regulation of zinc-finger protein 331 (ZNF331) in hepatocellular carcinoma.
METHODS: Five human hepatic cancer cell lines and 50 specimens of human primary hepatic cancer were employed to detect ZNF331 promoter region methylation by methylation specific PCR (MSP). Semi-quantitative RT-PCR was used to examine the expression of ZNF331.
RESULTS: Partial methylation was found in HBXF344, PLC/PRF/5, HepG2 and BEL-7402 cell lines. Methylation was not detected in SNU449 cell line. Weak expression of ZNF331 was found in HBXF344, PLC/PRF/5, HepG2 and BEL-7402 cell lines. ZNF331 was moderately expressed in SNU449 cell line. Increased expression of ZNF331 was found in HBXF344, HepG2, BEL-7402, and PLC/PRF/5 cell lines after 5-Aza treatment. No significant change was examined in ZNF331 expression in SNU449 cell line before and after 5-Aza treatment. ZNF331 was methylated in 80% (40/50) of primary human hepatic cancer specimens, but methylation was not detectable in normal liver tissue specimens (0/10). No correlation was found between promoter region methylation and gender, age, AFP level, hepatitis virus infection, tumor size or tumor stage.
CONCLUSION: ZNF331 expression is silenced by promoter region hypermethylation in human hepatocellular carcinoma. ZNF331 is frequently methylated in human primary hepatic cancer.
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Liang WS, Craig DW, Carpten J, Borad MJ, Demeure MJ, Weiss GJ, Izatt T, Sinari S, Christoforides A, Aldrich J, Kurdoglu A, Barrett M, Phillips L, Benson H, Tembe W, Braggio E, Kiefer JA, Legendre C, Posner R, Hostetter GH, Baker A, Egan JB, Han H, Lake D, Stites EC, Ramanathan RK, Fonseca R, Stewart AK, Von Hoff D. Genome-wide characterization of pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients using next generation sequencing. PLoS One 2012; 7:e43192. [PMID: 23071490 PMCID: PMC3468610 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0043192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2012] [Accepted: 07/19/2012] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAC) is among the most lethal malignancies. While research has implicated multiple genes in disease pathogenesis, identification of therapeutic leads has been difficult and the majority of currently available therapies provide only marginal benefit. To address this issue, our goal was to genomically characterize individual PAC patients to understand the range of aberrations that are occurring in each tumor. Because our understanding of PAC tumorigenesis is limited, evaluation of separate cases may reveal aberrations, that are less common but may provide relevant information on the disease, or that may represent viable therapeutic targets for the patient. We used next generation sequencing to assess global somatic events across 3 PAC patients to characterize each patient and to identify potential targets. This study is the first to report whole genome sequencing (WGS) findings in paired tumor/normal samples collected from 3 separate PAC patients. We generated on average 132 billion mappable bases across all patients using WGS, and identified 142 somatic coding events including point mutations, insertion/deletions, and chromosomal copy number variants. We did not identify any significant somatic translocation events. We also performed RNA sequencing on 2 of these patients' tumors for which tumor RNA was available to evaluate expression changes that may be associated with somatic events, and generated over 100 million mapped reads for each patient. We further performed pathway analysis of all sequencing data to identify processes that may be the most heavily impacted from somatic and expression alterations. As expected, the KRAS signaling pathway was the most heavily impacted pathway (P<0.05), along with tumor-stroma interactions and tumor suppressive pathways. While sequencing of more patients is needed, the high resolution genomic and transcriptomic information we have acquired here provides valuable information on the molecular composition of PAC and helps to establish a foundation for improved therapeutic selection.
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- Winnie S. Liang
- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
- Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center Clinical Trials, Scottsdale Healthcare, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
- Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center Clinical Trials, Scottsdale Healthcare, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
- Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
- Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center Clinical Trials, Scottsdale Healthcare, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
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- Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
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- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
- Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
- Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center Clinical Trials, Scottsdale Healthcare, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States of America
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Liang WS, Craig DW, Carpten J, Borad MJ, Demeure MJ, Weiss GJ, Izatt T, Sinari S, Christoforides A, Aldrich J, Kurdoglu A, Barrett M, Phillips L, Benson H, Tembe W, Braggio E, Kiefer JA, Legendre C, Posner R, Hostetter GH, Baker A, Egan JB, Han H, Lake D, Stites EC, Ramanathan RK, Fonseca R, Stewart AK, Von Hoff D. Genome-wide characterization of pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients using next generation sequencing. PLoS One 2012. [PMID: 23071490 DOI: 10.137/journal.pone.0043192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAC) is among the most lethal malignancies. While research has implicated multiple genes in disease pathogenesis, identification of therapeutic leads has been difficult and the majority of currently available therapies provide only marginal benefit. To address this issue, our goal was to genomically characterize individual PAC patients to understand the range of aberrations that are occurring in each tumor. Because our understanding of PAC tumorigenesis is limited, evaluation of separate cases may reveal aberrations, that are less common but may provide relevant information on the disease, or that may represent viable therapeutic targets for the patient. We used next generation sequencing to assess global somatic events across 3 PAC patients to characterize each patient and to identify potential targets. This study is the first to report whole genome sequencing (WGS) findings in paired tumor/normal samples collected from 3 separate PAC patients. We generated on average 132 billion mappable bases across all patients using WGS, and identified 142 somatic coding events including point mutations, insertion/deletions, and chromosomal copy number variants. We did not identify any significant somatic translocation events. We also performed RNA sequencing on 2 of these patients' tumors for which tumor RNA was available to evaluate expression changes that may be associated with somatic events, and generated over 100 million mapped reads for each patient. We further performed pathway analysis of all sequencing data to identify processes that may be the most heavily impacted from somatic and expression alterations. As expected, the KRAS signaling pathway was the most heavily impacted pathway (P<0.05), along with tumor-stroma interactions and tumor suppressive pathways. While sequencing of more patients is needed, the high resolution genomic and transcriptomic information we have acquired here provides valuable information on the molecular composition of PAC and helps to establish a foundation for improved therapeutic selection.
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- Winnie S Liang
- Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen), Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America
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Lambertini L, Marsit CJ, Sharma P, Maccani M, Ma Y, Hu J, Chen J. Imprinted gene expression in fetal growth and development. Placenta 2012; 33:480-6. [PMID: 22465419 DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2012.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2011] [Revised: 02/29/2012] [Accepted: 03/01/2012] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Experimental studies showed that genomic imprinting is fundamental in fetoplacental development by timely regulating the expression of the imprinted genes to overlook a set of events determining placenta implantation, growth and embryogenesis. We examined the expression profile of 22 imprinted genes which have been linked to pregnancy abnormalities that may ultimately influence childhood development. The study was conducted in a subset of 106 placenta samples, overrepresented with small and large for gestational age cases, from the Rhode Island Child Health Study. We investigated associations between imprinted gene expression and three fetal development parameters: newborn head circumference, birth weight, and size for gestational age. Results from our investigation show that the maternally imprinted/paternally expressed gene ZNF331 inversely associates with each parameter to drive smaller fetal size, while paternally imprinted/maternally expressed gene SLC22A18 directly associates with the newborn head circumference promoting growth. Multidimensional Scaling analysis revealed two clusters within the 22 imprinted genes which are independently associated with fetoplacental development. Our data suggest that cluster 1 genes work by assuring cell growth and tissue development, while cluster 2 genes act by coordinating these processes. Results from this epidemiologic study offer solid support for the key role of imprinting in fetoplacental development.
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- L Lambertini
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY 10029, USA.
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Zinc-finger protein 331, a novel putative tumor suppressor, suppresses growth and invasiveness of gastric cancer. Oncogene 2012; 32:307-17. [PMID: 22370639 DOI: 10.1038/onc.2012.54] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Zinc-finger protein 331 (ZNF331), a Kruppel-associated box zinc-finger protein gene, was identified as a putative tumor suppressor in our previous study. However, the role of ZNF331 in tumorigenesis remains elusive. We aimed to clarify its epigenetic regulation and biological functions in gastric cancer. ZNF331 was silenced or downregulated in 71% (12/17) gastric cancer cell lines. A significant downregulation was also detected in paired gastric tumors compared with adjacent non-cancer tissues. In contrast, ZNF331 was readily expressed in various normal adult tissues. The downregulation of ZNF331 was closely linked to the promoter hypermethylation as evidenced by methylation-specific PCR, bisulfite genomic sequencing and reexpression by demethylation agent treatment. DNA sequencing showed no genetic mutation/deletion of ZNF331 in gastric cancer cell lines. Ectopic expression of ZNF331 in the silenced cancer cell lines MKN28 and HCT116 significantly reduced colony formation and cell viability, induced cell cycle arrests and repressed cell migration and invasive ability. Concordantly, knockdown of ZNF331 increased cell viability and colony formation ability of gastric cancer cell line MKN45. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry-based comparative proteomic approach were applied to analyze the molecular basis of the biological functions of ZNF331. In all, 10 downstream targets of ZNF331 were identified to be associated with regulation of cell growth and metastasis. The tumor-suppressive effect of ZNF331 is mediated at least by downregulation of genes involved in cell growth promotion (DSTN, EIF5A, GARS, DDX5, STAM, UQCRFS1 and SET) and migration/invasion (DSTN and ACTR3), and upregulation of genome-stability gene (SSBP1) and cellular senescence gene (PNPT1). A novel target of ZNF331 (DSTN) was functionally validated. Overexpression of DSTN in BGC-823 cells increased colony formation and migration ability. In conclusion, our results suggest that ZNF331 possesses important functions for the suppression of gastric carcinogenesis as a novel functional tumor-suppressor gene.
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Maiti S, Kumar KHBG, Castellani CA, O'Reilly R, Singh SM. Ontogenetic de novo copy number variations (CNVs) as a source of genetic individuality: studies on two families with MZD twins for schizophrenia. PLoS One 2011; 6:e17125. [PMID: 21399695 PMCID: PMC3047561 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2010] [Accepted: 01/21/2011] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Genetic individuality is the foundation of personalized medicine, yet its determinants are currently poorly understood. One issue is the difference between monozygotic twins that are assumed identical and have been extensively used in genetic studies for decades [1]. Here, we report genome-wide alterations in two nuclear families each with a pair of monozygotic twins discordant for schizophrenia evaluated by the Affymetrix 6.0 human SNP array. The data analysis includes characterization of copy number variations (CNVs) and single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs). The results have identified genomic differences between twin pairs and a set of new provisional schizophrenia genes. Samples were found to have between 35 and 65 CNVs per individual. The majority of CNVs (∼80%) represented gains. In addition, ∼10% of the CNVs were de novo (not present in parents), of these, 30% arose during parental meiosis and 70% arose during developmental mitosis. We also observed SNPs in the twins that were absent from both parents. These constituted 0.12% of all SNPs seen in the twins. In 65% of cases these SNPs arose during meiosis compared to 35% during mitosis. The developmental mitotic origin of most CNVs that may lead to MZ twin discordance may also cause tissue differences within individuals during a single pregnancy and generate a high frequency of mosaics in the population. The results argue for enduring genome-wide changes during cellular transmission, often ignored in most genetic analyses.
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- Sujit Maiti
- Molecular Genetics Unit, Department of Biology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Molecular Genetics Unit, Department of Biology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry and London Health Sciences Centre, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Molecular Genetics Unit, Department of Biology, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Psychiatry and London Health Sciences Centre, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Cho Mar K, Eimoto T, Tateyama H, Arai Y, Fujiyoshi Y, Hamaguchi M. Expression of matrix metalloproteinases in benign and malignant follicular thyroid lesions. Histopathology 2006; 48:286-94. [PMID: 16430475 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2005.02325.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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AIMS To examine expression of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and related proteins in follicular thyroid lesions (FTLs) and to determine their usefulness for differential diagnosis of FTLs, particularly between minimally invasive carcinoma and adenoma. METHODS AND RESULTS Six widely invasive follicular carcinomas (WIFCs), 15 minimally invasive follicular carcinomas (MIFCs), 19 follicular adenomas (FAs) and 10 adenomatous goitres (AGs) were analysed immunohistochemically for MMP-1, MMP-2, MMP-7, MMP-9, membrane-type 1-MMP (MT1-MMP) and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2). MMP-1 was positive in all FTLs. MMP-2 and MMP-7 were positive in more than 80% of WIFC and MIFC cases, whereas they were negative in all FA and AG cases except one MMP-2+ FA (P < 0.001). MMP-9 stained positive significantly more in MIFC than FA or AG cases (P < 0.05, respectively). The positivity of MT1-MMP and TIMP-2 was different among some of the FTLs, but with no significant difference between MIFC and FA cases. In-situ hybridization of MMP-2 and MMP-7 mRNA in selected cases demonstrated the expression of these enzymes in the tumour cells as well as in some stromal cells. CONCLUSIONS Our results confirm MMP expression mainly in malignant FTLs and suggest that MMP-2 and MMP-7 may be useful markers to distinguish MIFC from FA.
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- K Cho Mar
- Department of Pathology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Nagoya, Japan
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Forrest MS, Lan Q, Hubbard AE, Zhang L, Vermeulen R, Zhao X, Li G, Wu YY, Shen M, Yin S, Chanock SJ, Rothman N, Smith MT. Discovery of novel biomarkers by microarray analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cell gene expression in benzene-exposed workers. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2005; 113:801-7. [PMID: 15929907 PMCID: PMC1257610 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.7635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Benzene is an industrial chemical and component of gasoline that is an established cause of leukemia. To better understand the risk benzene poses, we examined the effect of benzene exposure on peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) gene expression in a population of shoe-factory workers with well-characterized occupational exposures using microarrays and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR). PBMC RNA was stabilized in the field and analyzed using a comprehensive human array, the U133A/B Affymetrix GeneChip set. A matched analysis of six exposed-control pairs was performed. A combination of robust multiarray analysis and ordering of genes using paired t-statistics, along with bootstrapping to control for a 5% familywise error rate, was used to identify differentially expressed genes in a global analysis. This resulted in a set of 29 known genes being identified that were highly likely to be differentially expressed. We also repeated these analyses on a smaller subset of 508 cytokine probe sets and found that the expression of 19 known cytokine genes was significantly different between the exposed and the control subjects. Six genes were selected for confirmation by real-time PCR, and of these, CXCL16, ZNF331, JUN, and PF4 were the most significantly affected by benzene exposure, a finding that was confirmed in a larger data set from 28 subjects. The altered expression was not caused by changes in the makeup of the PBMC fraction. Thus, microarray analysis along with real-time PCR confirmation reveals that altered expressions of CXCL16, ZNF331, JUN, and PF4 are potential biomarkers of benzene exposure.
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- Matthew S Forrest
- School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720-7360, USA
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Meiboom M, Murua Escobar H, Winkler S, Nolte I, Bullerdiek J. Molecular characterization and mapping of the canine KRAB zinc finger gene ZNF331. Anim Genet 2004; 35:262-3. [PMID: 15147412 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2052.2004.01146.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- M Meiboom
- Center for Human Genetics, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany
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