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Bai J, Jiao F, Salmeron AG, Xu S, Xian M, Huang L, Chen DB. Mapping Pregnancy-dependent Sulfhydrome Unfolds Diverse Functions of Protein Sulfhydration in Human Uterine Artery. Endocrinology 2023; 164:bqad107. [PMID: 37439247 PMCID: PMC10413431 DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqad107] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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Uterine artery (UA) hydrogen sulfide (H2S) production is augmented in pregnancy and, on stimulation by systemic/local vasodilators, contributes to pregnancy-dependent uterine vasodilation; however, how H2S exploits this role is largely unknown. S-sulfhydration converts free thiols to persulfides at reactive cysteine(s) on targeted proteins to affect the entire proteome posttranslationally, representing the main route for H2S to elicit its function. Here, we used Tag-Switch to quantify changes in sulfhydrated (SSH-) proteins (ie, sulfhydrome) in H2S-treated nonpregnant and pregnant human UA. We further used the low-pH quantitative thiol reactivity profiling platform by which paired sulfhydromes were subjected to liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry-based peptide sequencing to generate site (cysteine)-specific pregnancy-dependent H2S-responsive human UA sulfhydrome. Total levels of sulfhydrated proteins were significantly greater in pregnant vs nonpregnant human UA and further stimulated by treatment with sodium hydrosulfide. We identified a total of 360 and 1671 SSH-peptides from 480 and 1186 SSH-proteins in untreated and sodium hydrosulfide-treated human UA, respectively. Bioinformatics analyses identified pregnancy-dependent H2S-responsive human UA SSH peptides/proteins, which were categorized to various molecular functions, pathways, and biological processes, especially vascular smooth muscle contraction/relaxation. Pregnancy-dependent changes in these proteins were rectified by immunoblotting of the Tag-Switch labeled SSH proteins. Low-pH quantitative thiol reactivity profiling failed to identify low abundance SSH proteins such as KATP channels in human UA; however, immunoblotting of Tag-Switch-labeled SSH proteins identified pregnancy-dependent upregulation of SSH-KATP channels without altering their total proteins. Thus, comprehensive analyses of human UA sulfhydromes influenced by endogenous and exogenous H2S inform novel roles of protein sulfhydration in uterine hemodynamics regulation.
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- Jin Bai
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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Guerra DD, Hurt KJ. Gasotransmitters in pregnancy: from conception to uterine involution. Biol Reprod 2020; 101:4-25. [PMID: 30848786 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioz038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 12/28/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Gasotransmitters are endogenous small gaseous messengers exemplified by nitric oxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO), and hydrogen sulfide (H2S or sulfide). Gasotransmitters are implicated in myriad physiologic functions including many aspects of reproduction. Our objective was to comprehensively review basic mechanisms and functions of gasotransmitters during pregnancy from conception to uterine involution and highlight future research opportunities. We searched PubMed and Web of Science databases using combinations of keywords nitric oxide, carbon monoxide, sulfide, placenta, uterus, labor, and pregnancy. We included English language publications on human and animal studies from any date through August 2018 and retained basic and translational articles with relevant original findings. All gasotransmitters activate cGMP signaling. NO and sulfide also covalently modify target protein cysteines. Protein kinases and ion channels transduce gasotransmitter signals, and co-expressed gasotransmitters can be synergistic or antagonistic depending on cell type. Gasotransmitters influence tubal transit, placentation, cervical remodeling, and myometrial contractility. NO, CO, and sulfide dilate resistance vessels, suppress inflammation, and relax myometrium to promote uterine quiescence and normal placentation. Cervical remodeling and rupture of fetal membranes coincide with enhanced oxidation and altered gasotransmitter metabolism. Mechanisms mediating cellular and organismal changes in pregnancy due to gasotransmitters are largely unknown. Altered gasotransmitter signaling has been reported for preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, premature rupture of membranes, and preterm labor. However, in most cases specific molecular changes are not yet characterized. Nonclassical signaling pathways and the crosstalk among gasotransmitters are emerging investigation topics.
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- Damian D Guerra
- Division of Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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- Division of Reproductive Sciences, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA.,Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Colorado Denver, Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Bai J, Qi QR, Li Y, Day R, Makhoul J, Magness RR, Chen DB. Estrogen Receptors and Estrogen-Induced Uterine Vasodilation in Pregnancy. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E4349. [PMID: 32570961 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21124349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [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: 05/27/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Normal pregnancy is associated with dramatic increases in uterine blood flow to facilitate the bidirectional maternal–fetal exchanges of respiratory gases and to provide sole nutrient support for fetal growth and survival. The mechanism(s) underlying pregnancy-associated uterine vasodilation remain incompletely understood, but this is associated with elevated estrogens, which stimulate specific estrogen receptor (ER)-dependent vasodilator production in the uterine artery (UA). The classical ERs (ERα and ERβ) and the plasma-bound G protein-coupled ER (GPR30/GPER) are expressed in UA endothelial cells and smooth muscle cells, mediating the vasodilatory effects of estrogens through genomic and/or nongenomic pathways that are likely epigenetically modified. The activation of these three ERs by estrogens enhances the endothelial production of nitric oxide (NO), which has been shown to play a key role in uterine vasodilation during pregnancy. However, the local blockade of NO biosynthesis only partially attenuates estrogen-induced and pregnancy-associated uterine vasodilation, suggesting that mechanisms other than NO exist to mediate uterine vasodilation. In this review, we summarize the literature on the role of NO in ER-mediated mechanisms controlling estrogen-induced and pregnancy-associated uterine vasodilation and our recent work on a “new” UA vasodilator hydrogen sulfide (H2S) that has dramatically changed our view of how estrogens regulate uterine vasodilation in pregnancy.
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Horenberg AL, Houghton AM, Pandey S, Seshadri V, Guilford WH. S-nitrosylation of cytoskeletal proteins. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2019; 76:243-253. [PMID: 30969482 DOI: 10.1002/cm.21520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Revised: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Nitric oxide has pronounced effects on cellular functions normally associated with the cytoskeleton, including cell motility, shape, contraction, and mitosis. Protein S-nitrosylation, the covalent addition of a NO group to a cysteine sulfur, is a signaling pathway for nitric oxide that acts in parallel to cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP), but is poorly studied compared to the latter. There is growing evidence that S-nitrosylation of cytoskeletal proteins selectively alters their function. We review that evidence, and find that S-nitrosylation of cytoskeletal targets has complementary but distinct effects to cyclic-GMP in motile and contractile cells-promoting cell migration, and biasing muscle contraction toward relaxation. However, the effects of S-nitrosylation on a host of cytoskeletal proteins and functions remains to be explored.
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- Allison L Horenberg
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
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Jankov RP, Daniel KL, Iny S, Kantores C, Ivanovska J, Ben Fadel N, Jain A. Sodium nitrite augments lung S-nitrosylation and reverses chronic hypoxic pulmonary hypertension in juvenile rats. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2018; 315:L742-L751. [DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00184.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Deficient nitric oxide (NO) signaling plays a critical role in the pathogenesis of chronic neonatal pulmonary hypertension (PHT). Physiological NO signaling is regulated by S-nitrosothiols (SNOs), which act both as a reservoir for NO and as a reversible modulator of protein function. We have previously reported that therapy with inhaled NO (iNO) increased peroxynitrite-mediated nitration in the juvenile rat lung, although having minimal reversing effects on vascular remodeling. We hypothesized that sodium nitrite (NaNO2) would be superior to iNO in enhancing lung SNOs, thereby contributing to reversal of chronic hypoxic PHT. Rat pups were exposed to air or hypoxia (13% O2) from postnatal days 1 to 21. Dose-response prevention studies were conducted from days 1–21 to determine the optimal dose of NaNO2. Animals then received rescue therapy with daily subcutaneous NaNO2 (20 mg/kg), vehicle, or were continuously exposed to iNO (20 ppm) from days 14–21. Chronic PHT secondary to hypoxia was both prevented and reversed by treatment with NaNO2. Rescue NaNO2 increased lung NO and SNO contents to a greater extent than iNO, without causing nitration. Seven lung SNO proteins upregulated by treatment with NaNO2 were identified by multiplex tandem mass tag spectrometry, one of which was leukotriene A4 hydrolase (LTA4H). Rescue therapy with a LTA4H inhibitor, SC57461A (10 mg·kg−1·day−1 sc), partially reversed chronic hypoxic PHT. We conclude that NaNO2 was superior to iNO in increasing tissue NO and SNO generation and reversing chronic PHT, in part via upregulated SNO-LTA4H.
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- Robert P. Jankov
- Molecular Biomedicine Program, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Translational Medicine Program, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Molecular Biomedicine Program, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Molecular Biomedicine Program, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Translational Medicine Program, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Translational Medicine Program, Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Estrogens coordinate and integrate cellular metabolism and mitochondrial activities by direct and indirect mechanisms mediated by differential expression and localization of estrogen receptors (ER) in a cell-specific manner. Estrogens regulate transcription and cell signaling pathways that converge to stimulate mitochondrial function- including mitochondrial bioenergetics, mitochondrial fusion and fission, calcium homeostasis, and antioxidant defense against free radicals. Estrogens regulate nuclear gene transcription by binding and activating the classical genomic estrogen receptors α and β (ERα and ERβ) and by activating plasma membrane-associated mERα, mERβ, and G-protein coupled ER (GPER, GPER1). Localization of ERα and ERβ within mitochondria and in the mitochondrial membrane provides additional mechanisms of regulation. Here we review the mechanisms of rapid and longer-term effects of estrogens and selective ER modulators (SERMs, e.g., tamoxifen (TAM)) on mitochondrial biogenesis, morphology, and function including regulation of Nuclear Respiratory Factor-1 (NRF-1, NRF1) transcription. NRF-1 is a nuclear transcription factor that promotes transcription of mitochondrial transcription factor TFAM (mtDNA maintenance factorFA) which then regulates mtDNA-encoded genes. The nuclear effects of estrogens on gene expression directly controlling mitochondrial biogenesis, oxygen consumption, mtDNA transcription, and apoptosis are reviewed.
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Xu Q, Huff LP, Fujii M, Griendling KK. Redox regulation of the actin cytoskeleton and its role in the vascular system. Free Radic Biol Med 2017; 109:84-107. [PMID: 28285002 PMCID: PMC5497502 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2016] [Revised: 02/17/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The actin cytoskeleton is critical for form and function of vascular cells, serving mechanical, organizational and signaling roles. Because many cytoskeletal proteins are sensitive to reactive oxygen species, redox regulation has emerged as a pivotal modulator of the actin cytoskeleton and its associated proteins. Here, we summarize work implicating oxidants in altering actin cytoskeletal proteins and focus on how these alterations affect cell migration, proliferation and contraction of vascular cells. Finally, we discuss the role of oxidative modification of the actin cytoskeleton in vivo and highlight its importance for vascular diseases.
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- Qian Xu
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, 101 Woodruff Circle, 308a WMB, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, 101 Woodruff Circle, 308a WMB, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States
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- Department of Medicine and Bioregulatory Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Emory University, 101 Woodruff Circle, 308a WMB, Atlanta, GA 30322, United States.
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Zhang HH, Chen JC, Sheibani L, Lechuga TJ, Chen DB. Pregnancy Augments VEGF-Stimulated In Vitro Angiogenesis and Vasodilator (NO and H2S) Production in Human Uterine Artery Endothelial Cells. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2017; 102:2382-2393. [PMID: 28398541 PMCID: PMC5505189 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2017-00437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 04/03/2017] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT Augmented uterine artery (UA) production of vasodilators, including nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S), has been implicated in pregnancy-associated and agonist-stimulated rise in uterine blood flow that is rate-limiting to pregnancy health. OBJECTIVE Developing a human UA endothelial cell (hUAEC) culture model from main UAs of nonpregnant (NP) and pregnant (P) women for testing a hypothesis that pregnancy augments endothelial NO and H2S production and endothelial reactivity to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). DESIGN Main UAs from NP and P women were used for developing hUAEC culture models. Comparisons were made between NP- and P-hUAECs in in vitro angiogenesis, activation of cell signaling, expression of endothelial NO synthase (eNOS) and H2S-producing enzymes cystathionine β-synthase (CBS) and cystathionine γ-lyase, and NO/H2S production upon VEGF stimulation. RESULTS NP- and P-hUAECs displayed a typical cobblestone-like shape in culture and acetylated low-density lipoprotein uptake, stained positively for endothelial and negatively for smooth muscle markers, maintained key signaling proteins during passage, and had statistically significant greater eNOS and CBS proteins in P- vs NP-hUAECs. Treatment with VEGF stimulated in vitro angiogenesis and eNOS protein and NO production only in P-hUEACs and more robust cell signaling in P- vs NP-hUAECs. VEGF stimulated CBS protein expression, accounting for VEGF-stimulated H2S production in hUAECs. CONCLUSION Comparisons between NP- and P-hUAECs reveal that pregnancy augments VEGF-stimulated in vitro angiogenesis and NO/H2S production in hUAECs, showing that the newly established hUAEC model provides a critical in vitro tool for understanding human uterine hemodynamics.
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- Hong-hai Zhang
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, California 92697
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, California 92697
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, California 92697
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, California 92697
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- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, California 92697
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Li H, Chen C. Quercetin Has Antimetastatic Effects on Gastric Cancer Cells via the Interruption of uPA/uPAR Function by Modulating NF-κb, PKC-δ, ERK1/2, and AMPKα. Integr Cancer Ther 2017. [PMID: 28627240 PMCID: PMC6041899 DOI: 10.1177/1534735417696702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [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] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) is a malignancy with few effective treatment options after metastasis occurs. Quercetin (Qu) intake has been associated with reduced incidence and slow development of GC, probably due to its anti-proliferative and apoptotic effects, but it is unclear whether Qu can inhibit the metastatic activity. The urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA)/uPA receptor (uPAR) system plays an important role in cancer metastasis. In this study, we measured both uPA activity and uPAR expression in GC and pericarcinous tissues, and we investigated the correlation between uPAR expression and the migratory and invasive activities of various GC cell lines. GC BGC823 and AGS cells were subjected to treatment with 10 μM Qu for 72 hours and uPAR knockdown, alone or in combination, before evaluating cell metastasis. The results showed that uPA activity and uPAR expression were higher in GC tissues than in pericarcinous tissues. Migratory and invasive activities of GC cell lines positively correlated with uPAR expression. Qu treatment decreased BGC823 and AGS cell migration and invasion, accompanied by reduced uPA and uPAR protein expression. Both Qu treatment and uPAR knockdown decreased matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 activity and blocked Pak1-Limk1-cofilin signaling. Qu treatment was associated with inhibition of NF-κb, PKC-δ, and ERK1/2, and with AMPKα activation. Specific inhibitors of NF-κb, PKC, and ERK1/2, and an AMPKα activator suppressed uPA and uPAR expression in GC cells. Collectively, Qu showed an antimetastatic effect on GC cells via the interruption of uPA/uPAR function and modulation of NF-κb, PKC-δ, ERK1/2, and AMPKα. This suggests that Qu is a promising agent against GC metastasis.
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- Hai Li
- 1 Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- 2 Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Liao PH, Hsu HH, Chen TS, Chen MC, Day CH, Tu CC, Lin YM, Tsai FJ, Kuo WW, Huang CY. Phosphorylation of cofilin-1 by ERK confers HDAC inhibitor resistance in hepatocellular carcinoma cells via decreased ROS-mediated mitochondria injury. Oncogene 2016; 36:1978-1990. [DOI: 10.1038/onc.2016.357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2016] [Revised: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Nevoral J, Bodart JF, Petr J. Gasotransmitters in Gametogenesis and Early Development: Holy Trinity for Assisted Reproductive Technology-A Review. Oxid Med Cell Longev 2016; 2016:1730750. [PMID: 27579148 DOI: 10.1155/2016/1730750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Creation of both gametes, sperm and oocyte, and their fusion during fertilization are essential step for beginning of life. Although molecular mechanisms regulating gametogenesis, fertilization, and early embryonic development are still subjected to intensive study, a lot of phenomena remain unclear. Based on our best knowledge and own results, we consider gasotransmitters to be essential for various signalisation in oocytes and embryos. In accordance with nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) physiological necessity, their involvement during oocyte maturation and regulative role in fertilization followed by embryonic development have been described. During these processes, NO- and H2S-derived posttranslational modifications represent the main mode of their regulative effect. While NO represent the most understood gasotransmitter and H2S is still intensively studied gasotransmitter, appreciation of carbon monoxide (CO) role in reproduction is still missing. Overall understanding of gasotransmitters including their interaction is promising for reproductive medicine and assisted reproductive technologies (ART), because these approaches contend with failure of in vitro assisted reproduction.
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Zhang HH, Lechuga TJ, Chen Y, Yang Y, Huang L, Chen DB. Quantitative Proteomics Analysis of VEGF-Responsive Endothelial Protein S-Nitrosylation Using Stable Isotope Labeling by Amino Acids in Cell Culture (SILAC) and LC-MS/MS. Biol Reprod 2016; 94:114. [PMID: 27075618 PMCID: PMC4939742 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.116.139337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Adduction of a nitric oxide moiety (NO•) to cysteine(s), termed S-nitrosylation (SNO), is a novel mechanism for NO to regulate protein function directly. However, the endothelial SNO-protein network that is affected by endogenous and exogenous NO is obscure. This study was designed to develop a quantitative proteomics approach using stable isotope labeling by amino acids in cell culture for comparing vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGFA)- and NO donor-responsive endothelial nitroso-proteomes. Primary placental endothelial cells were labeled with "light" (L-(12)C6 (14)N4-Arg and L-(12)C6 (14)N2-Lys) or "heavy" (L-(13)C6 (15)N4-Arg and L-(13)C6 (15)N2-Lys) amino acids. The light cells were treated with an NO donor nitrosoglutathione (GSNO, 1 mM) or VEGFA (10 ng/ml) for 30 min, while the heavy cells received vehicle as control. Equal amounts of cellular proteins from the light (GSNO or VEGFA treated) and heavy cells were mixed for labeling SNO-proteins by the biotin switch technique and then trypsin digested. Biotinylated SNO-peptides were purified for identifying SNO-proteins by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). Ratios of light to heavy SNO-peptides were calculated for determining the changes of the VEGFA- and GSNO-responsive endothelial nitroso-proteomes. A total of 387 light/heavy pairs of SNO-peptides were identified, corresponding to 213 SNO-proteins that include 125 common and 27 VEGFA- and 61 GSNO-responsive SNO-proteins. The specific SNO-cysteine(s) in each SNO-protein were simultaneously identified. Pathway analysis revealed that SNO-proteins are involved in various endothelial functions, including proliferation, motility, metabolism, and protein synthesis. We collectively conclude that endogenous NO on VEGFA stimulation and exogenous NO from GSNO affect common and different SNO-protein networks, implicating SNO as a critical mechanism for VEGFA stimulation of angiogenesis.
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- Hong-Hai Zhang
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, California
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, California
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, California
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- Department of Biophysics and Physiology, University of California, Irvine, California
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- Department of Biophysics and Physiology, University of California, Irvine, California
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California, Irvine, California
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Nicola JP, Peyret V, Nazar M, Romero JM, Lucero AM, Montesinos MDM, Bocco JL, Pellizas CG, Masini-Repiso AM. S-Nitrosylation of NF-κB p65 Inhibits TSH-Induced Na(+)/I(-) Symporter Expression. Endocrinology 2015; 156:4741-54. [PMID: 26587909 DOI: 10.1210/en.2015-1192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Nitric oxide (NO) is a ubiquitous signaling molecule involved in a wide variety of cellular physiological processes. In thyroid cells, NO-synthase III-endogenously produced NO reduces TSH-stimulated thyroid-specific gene expression, suggesting a potential autocrine role of NO in modulating thyroid function. Further studies indicate that NO induces thyroid dedifferentiation, because NO donors repress TSH-stimulated iodide (I(-)) uptake. Here, we investigated the molecular mechanism underlying the NO-inhibited Na(+)/I(-) symporter (NIS)-mediated I(-) uptake in thyroid cells. We showed that NO donors reduce I(-) uptake in a concentration-dependent manner, which correlates with decreased NIS protein expression. NO-reduced I(-) uptake results from transcriptional repression of NIS gene rather than posttranslational modifications reducing functional NIS expression at the plasma membrane. We observed that NO donors repress TSH-induced NIS gene expression by reducing the transcriptional activity of the nuclear factor-κB subunit p65. NO-promoted p65 S-nitrosylation reduces p65-mediated transactivation of the NIS promoter in response to TSH stimulation. Overall, our data are consistent with the notion that NO plays a role as an inhibitory signal to counterbalance TSH-stimulated nuclear factor-κB activation, thus modulating thyroid hormone biosynthesis.
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- Juan Pablo Nicola
- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (J.P.N., V.P., M.N., A.M.L., M.d.M.M., J.L.B., C.G.P., A.M.M.-R.) and Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica (J.M.R.), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (J.P.N., V.P., M.N., A.M.L., M.d.M.M., J.L.B., C.G.P., A.M.M.-R.) and Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica (J.M.R.), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (J.P.N., V.P., M.N., A.M.L., M.d.M.M., J.L.B., C.G.P., A.M.M.-R.) and Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica (J.M.R.), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (J.P.N., V.P., M.N., A.M.L., M.d.M.M., J.L.B., C.G.P., A.M.M.-R.) and Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica (J.M.R.), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (J.P.N., V.P., M.N., A.M.L., M.d.M.M., J.L.B., C.G.P., A.M.M.-R.) and Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica (J.M.R.), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (J.P.N., V.P., M.N., A.M.L., M.d.M.M., J.L.B., C.G.P., A.M.M.-R.) and Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica (J.M.R.), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (J.P.N., V.P., M.N., A.M.L., M.d.M.M., J.L.B., C.G.P., A.M.M.-R.) and Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica (J.M.R.), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (J.P.N., V.P., M.N., A.M.L., M.d.M.M., J.L.B., C.G.P., A.M.M.-R.) and Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica (J.M.R.), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (J.P.N., V.P., M.N., A.M.L., M.d.M.M., J.L.B., C.G.P., A.M.M.-R.) and Centro de Investigaciones en Química Biológica (J.M.R.), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba 5000, Argentina
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Abstract
BACKGROUND Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) has attracted much research attention around the world, and the number of ESCC cases has increased gradually in recent years. Identifying the specific biomarkers of ESCC is an effective approach for the early diagnosis of tumors. MATERIAL AND METHODS Immunohistochemical streptavidin-peroxidase method was used to determine the expressions of Cofilin-1 and transgelin in 68 patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and 48 individuals with normal esophageal tissues. In addition to the relationships between the expression of Cofilin-1 and transgelin, the clinicopathologic features of ESCC were also discussed. The correlation between Cofilin-1 and transgelin protein expression in ESCC was analyzed. RESULTS (1) The positive expression rates of Cofilin-1 and transgelin were 60.3% (41/68) and 54.4% (37/68) in esophageal carcinoma tissue, respectively. The positive expression rates of Cofilin-1 and transgelin in normal esophageal tissue were 27.1% (13/48) and 29.1% (14/48), respectively. The differences were statistically significant (P<0.05). (2) The positive expression rate of Cofilin-1 did not differ significantly (P>0.05) with sex, age, ethnicity, tumor size, or infiltration depth; but did have a statistically significant (P<0.05) difference with various degrees of tumor differentiation, lymph node metastasis, and clinical stages. (3) The positive expression rate of transgelin did not differ significantly (P>0.05) with sex, age, ethnicity, tumor size, infiltration depth, and clinical stage, but did significantly (P<0.05) differ with degree of tumor differentiation and lymph node metastasis. CONCLUSIONS Cofilin-1 and transgelin may play roles in the carcinogenesis and development of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Cofilin-1 may be useful as an important biomarker for indicating the degree of malignancy of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma, and the detection of transgelin is valuable in early diagnosis of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
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Affiliation(s)
- Yan Zhang
- Institute of International Education, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China (mainland)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China (mainland)
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- Scientific Research and Innovation Center, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China (mainland)
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- College of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China (mainland)
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- Department of Pathology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China (mainland)
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China (mainland)
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