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Fotedar A, Bhasin JS, Chakravarty A, Kulkarni A, Bhalla G, Anwar F, Rao S. Effectiveness of iron-fortified infant cereals on hemoglobin levels of children aged 12-24 months: A cross-sectional study from New Delhi, India. J Family Med Prim Care 2018; 7:77-80. [PMID: 29915737 PMCID: PMC5958597 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_239_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Introduction Iron deficiency anemia represents 3rd largest disease burden, with an estimated 6.9 billion disability-adjusted life years. Iron-fortified cereals (IFIC) can contribute substantially in preventing iron deficiency anemia and maintaining an adequate body iron status. The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of IFIC intake along with other complementary food/s on the hemoglobin (hb) level of children from 12 to 24 months of age. Materials and Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted from November 2015 to February 2016 in three pediatric outpatient clinics of New Delhi, India. A predesigned questionnaire was used to elicit information on socio-demography, complementary feeding, and intake of IFIC from 66 mother and child pairs. Child's anthropometric measurement and hb levels were recorded by the pediatrician. Chi-square and Student's t-tests were used to compare the key study variables between IFIC (minimum 1-2 serving/day) and non-IFIC groups. Multiple logistic regression analysis was applied to explore the independent correlates of anemia in the study groups. Results Out of 66 children, 60.6% (n = 40) of children were boys. The prevalence of anemia (hb% <11 g/dl) was 42.4% (95% confidence interval (CI): 30.5%-55.2%, n = 28). Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that the children in IFIC group were unlikely to be anemic (adjusted odds ratio (OR): 0.007, 95% CI: 0.001-0.079, P < 0.001). On the contrary, boys (adjusted OR: 11.6, 95% CI: 1.23-108.9, P = 0.032) and children with low birth weight (adjusted OR: 11.7, 95% CI: 1.23-111.76, P = 0.032) were associated with anemic status. Conclusion Intake of IFIC (minimum 1-2 serving/day) was associated with the lesser chance of anemia in children of 12-24 months. However, gender and low birth weight were also associated with anemia. IFIC may have a role in mass fortification programs. However, further larger and controlled studies are recommended to test this hypothesis.
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- Arun Fotedar
- Pediatric Clinic, B. L. Kapur Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neonatal, Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, B. L. Kapur Super Specialty Hospital, New Delhi, India
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- Nestle Nutrition, South Asia Region, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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- Nestle Nutrition, South Asia Region, Gurugram, Haryana, India
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Howell M, Brickner H, Delorme-Walker VD, Choi J, Saffin JM, Miller D, Panopoulos A, DerMardirossian C, Fotedar A, Margolis RL, Fotedar R. WISp39 binds phosphorylated Coronin 1B to regulate Arp2/3 localization and Cofilin-dependent motility. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 208:961-74. [PMID: 25800056 PMCID: PMC4384738 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201410095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We previously identified Waf1 Cip1 stabilizing protein 39 (WISp39) as a binding partner for heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90). We now report that WISp39 has an essential function in the control of directed cell migration, which requires WISp39 interaction with Hsp90. WISp39 knockdown (KD) resulted in the loss of directional motility of mammalian cells and profound changes in cell morphology, including the loss of a single leading edge. WISp39 binds Coronin 1B, known to regulate the Arp2/3 complex and Cofilin at the leading edge. WISp39 preferentially interacts with phosphorylated Coronin 1B, allowing it to complex with Slingshot phosphatase (SSH) to dephosphorylate and activate Cofilin. WISp39 also regulates Arp2/3 complex localization at the leading edge. WISp39 KD-induced morphological changes could be rescued by overexpression of Coronin 1B together with a constitutively active Cofilin mutant. We conclude that WISp39 associates with Hsp90, Coronin 1B, and SSH to regulate Cofilin activation and Arp2/3 complex localization at the leading edge.
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- Michael Howell
- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford Consortium for Regenerative Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037
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Daszkiewicz L, Vázquez-Mateo C, Rackov G, Ballesteros-Tato A, Weber K, Madrigal-Avilés A, Di Pilato M, Fotedar A, Fotedar R, Flores JM, Esteban M, Martínez-A C, Balomenos D. Distinct p21 requirements for regulating normal and self-reactive T cells through IFN-γ production. Sci Rep 2015; 5:7691. [PMID: 25573673 PMCID: PMC4287747 DOI: 10.1038/srep07691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Self/non-self discrimination characterizes immunity and allows responses against pathogens but not self-antigens. Understanding the principles that govern this process is essential for designing autoimmunity treatments. p21 is thought to attenuate autoreactivity by limiting T cell expansion. Here, we provide direct evidence for a p21 role in controlling autoimmune T cell autoreactivity without affecting normal T cell responses. We studied C57BL/6, C57BL/6/lpr and MRL/lpr mice overexpressing p21 in T cells, and showed reduced autoreactivity and lymphadenopathy in C57BL/6/lpr, and reduced mortality in MRL/lpr mice. p21 inhibited effector/memory CD4(+) CD8(+) and CD4(-)CD8(-) lpr T cell accumulation without altering defective lpr apoptosis. This was mediated by a previously non-described p21 function in limiting T cell overactivation and overproduction of IFN-γ, a key lupus cytokine. p21 did not affect normal T cell responses, revealing differential p21 requirements for autoreactive and normal T cell activity regulation. The underlying concept of these findings suggests potential treatments for lupus and autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome, without compromising normal immunity.
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- Lidia Daszkiewicz
- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, UAM Campus de Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, UAM Campus de Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, UAM Campus de Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, UAM Campus de Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, UAM Campus de Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, UAM Campus de Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, UAM Campus de Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Cancer Cell Biology Program, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Animal Biology Department, School of Veterinary Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, UAM Campus de Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, UAM Campus de Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Immunology and Oncology, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología/CSIC, UAM Campus de Cantoblanco, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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Kilgannon P, Novak Z, Fotedar A, Singh B. Junctional diversity prevents negative selection of an antigen-specific T cell repertoire. Mol Immunol 2009; 47:1154-60. [PMID: 19954850 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2009.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2009] [Accepted: 11/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Endogenous mouse mammary tumor proviruses (MMTV; Mtv loci) deletes Vbeta6 expressing T cells in the thymus of Mtv-7(+) DBA/2 (H2(d)) mice through negative selection. We found that in Mtv-7(-) BALB/c (H2(d)) mice, Vbeta6 is a dominant V gene used in T cell responses to an 18 amino acid long peptide antigen: EYKEYAEYAEYAEYAEYA [abbreviated as K5 or EYK(EYA)(5)]. It was therefore surprising to find that despite the deletion of Vbeta6+ T cells, vigorous K5 specific T cell responses that use Vbeta6 can be raised in DBA/2 mice. Sequence analysis of Vbeta6 junctional diversity in K5 specific T cell lines revealed that the DBA/2 K5 repertoire compensates for the loss of most Vbeta6 T cells by overusing and amplifying Vbeta6+ T cells escaping central deletion and peripheral tolerization. In order to address the inability of some Vbeta6 T cells to recognize Mtv-7(+) we analyzed a panel of BALB/c Vbeta6 expressing T cell hybridomas. This data supported the argument that certain Vbeta6 junctional sequences preclude Mtv recognition and allows their escape from central deletion in DBA/2 mice. These cells are not anergic and can be activated with cognate peptide antigen in periphery. We suggest that junctional diversity at the V region of some of the T cell receptors does not allow these cells to recognize self-superantigens with high enough affinity and thus they escape negative selection in the thymus. These results for the first time provide a molecular explanation of how the immune system compensates for "hole in the repertoire" caused by deletion of the majority of T cells carrying certain V region segments.
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- Patrick Kilgannon
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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Lee J, Kim JA, Barbier V, Fotedar A, Fotedar R. DNA damage triggers p21WAF1-dependent Emi1 down-regulation that maintains G2 arrest. Mol Biol Cell 2009; 20:1891-902. [PMID: 19211842 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e08-08-0818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Several regulatory proteins control cell cycle progression. These include Emi1, an anaphase-promoting complex (APC) inhibitor whose destruction controls progression through mitosis to G1, and p21(WAF1), a cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitor activated by DNA damage. We have analyzed the role of p21(WAF1) in G2-M phase checkpoint control and in prevention of polyploidy after DNA damage. After DNA damage, p21(+/+) cells stably arrest in G2, whereas p21(-/-) cells ultimately progress into mitosis. We report that p21 down-regulates Emi1 in cells arrested in G2 by DNA damage. This down-regulation contributes to APC activation and results in the degradation of key mitotic proteins including cyclins A2 and B1 in p21(+/+) cells. Inactivation of APC in irradiated p21(+/+) cells can overcome the G2 arrest. siRNA-mediated Emi1 down-regulation prevents irradiated p21(-/-) cells from entering mitosis, whereas concomitant down-regulation of APC activity counteracts this effect. Our results demonstrate that Emi1 down-regulation and APC activation leads to stable p21-dependent G2 arrest after DNA damage. This is the first demonstration that Emi1 regulation plays a role in the G2 DNA damage checkpoint. Further, our work identifies a new p21-dependent mechanism to maintain G2 arrest after DNA damage.
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- Jinho Lee
- Institut de Biologie Structurale J-P Ebel, F38027 Grenoble, France
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Jascur T, Brickner H, Salles-Passador I, Barbier V, El Khissiin A, Smith B, Fotedar R, Fotedar A. Regulation of p21WAF1/Cip1 Stability by Wisp39, an Hsp90 Binding Protein. Mol Cell 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2005.03.014] [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] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Jascur T, Brickner H, Salles-Passador I, Barbier V, El Khissiin A, Smith B, Fotedar R, Fotedar A. Regulation of p21(WAF1/CIP1) stability by WISp39, a Hsp90 binding TPR protein. Mol Cell 2005; 17:237-49. [PMID: 15664193 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2004.11.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2004] [Revised: 10/22/2004] [Accepted: 11/23/2004] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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p21(WAF1/CIP1), a cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor and a critical regulator of cell cycle, is controlled transcriptionally by p53-dependent and -independent mechanisms and posttranslationally by the proteasome. We have identified WISp39, a tetratricopeptide repeat (TPR) protein that binds p21. WISp39 stabilizes newly synthesized p21 protein by preventing its proteasomal degradation. WISp39, p21, and hsp90 form a trimeric complex in vivo. The interaction of WISp39 with Hsp90 is abolished by point mutations within the C-terminal TPR domain of WISp39. Although this WISp39 TPR mutant binds p21 in vivo, it fails to stabilize p21. Our results suggest that WISp39 recruits Hsp90 to regulate p21 protein stability. WISp39 downregulation by siRNA prevents the accumulation of p21 and cell cycle arrest after ionizing radiation. The results demonstrate the importance of posttranslational stabilization of p21 protein by WISp39 in regulating cellular p21 activity.
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- Thomas Jascur
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, 10835 Altman Road, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Jung B, Barbier V, Brickner H, Welsh J, Fotedar A, McClelland M. Mechanisms of sulindac-induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Cancer Lett 2005; 219:15-25. [PMID: 15694660 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2004.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2004] [Revised: 06/01/2004] [Accepted: 06/07/2004] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The mechanism underlying the chemopreventive effects of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug sulindac remains unclear. Its active metabolite, sulindac sulfide, induces cell cycle arrest as well as apoptosis in mammalian cell lines. We now show that in murine thymocytes, sulindac sulfide-induced cell death is p53, bax, Fas, and FasL independent. In contrast, bcl2 transgenic thymocytes are resistant to sulindac sulfide-induced apoptosis. In addition, we demonstrate that sulindac sulfide-induced cell cycle arrest in mouse embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs) is partly mediated by the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein (Rb) and the cyclin kinase inhibitor p21waf1/cip1. Furthermore, MEFs deficient in p21 or Rb are more susceptible to sulindac sulfide-induced cell death. These results suggest that sulindac may selectively target premalignant cells with cell cycle checkpoint deficits.
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- Barbara Jung
- Department of Molecular Biology, Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, 10835 Altman Row, San Diego, CA 92121, USA.
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p21WAF1 was originally identified as a protein that binds and inhibits cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs). p21WAF1 is recognized to have at least two separate roles-first as a CDK inhibitor, and second as an inhibitor of PCNA, an accessory protein of DNA polymerase delta. p21WAF1 plays a critical role in the cellular response to DNA damage. Additionally, p21WAF1 plays a role in DNA repair, apoptosis, cellular senescence, terminal differentiation, and cell cycle arrest upon extracellular signaling. p21WAF1 protein levels are regulated both by transcriptional control by p53 and by factors other than p53, as well as by posttranscriptional regulation. Although the role of p21WAF1 has been explained so far only by its interaction with CDKs and with PCNA, it has several other binding partners. The ability of p21WAF1 to participate in several cellular functions has been widely studied by transfection of cells with p21WAF1 vectors. We describe here procedures for analysis of p21WAF1 function in mammalian cells after transfection of p21 plasmids. The procedures include inhibition of DNA synthesis, cellular localization, association with binding partners, and half-life measurements.
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- Rati Fotedar
- Institut de Biologie Structurale J-P Ebel (CEA-CNRS-UJF), Grenoble, France
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Pennaneach V, Barbier V, Regazzoni K, Fotedar R, Fotedar A. Rb Inhibits E2F-1-induced Cell Death in a LXCXE-dependent Manner by Active Repression. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:23376-83. [PMID: 15016799 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m309809200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Rb (retinoblastoma protein) inhibits E2F-1-induced cell death. We now show that the ability of Rb to inhibit E2F-1-induced cell death is dependent on a functional LXCXE-binding site in Rb, thereby suggesting that proteins that bind the LXCXE-binding site in Rb may regulate the anti-apoptotic activity of Rb. HDAC1, an LXCXE protein that plays a critical role in Rb-mediated transcription repression, abrogates the effect of Rb on E2F-1-induced cell death. In contrast, RF-Cp145, another LXCXE protein, cooperates with Rb to inhibit E2F-1-induced cell death. Both proteins exert their effect in an LXCXE-dependent manner. Rb regulates E2F-induced cell death by acting upstream of p73. Rb represses the p73 promoter. Our results further suggest a model in which Rb-E2F-1 complexes mediate the anti-apoptotic activity of Rb through active repression of target genes without recruiting HDAC1.
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Fotedar R, Bendjennat M, Fotedar A. Role of p21WAF1 in the cellular response to UV. Cell Cycle 2004; 3:134-7. [PMID: 14712074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023] Open
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UV or g irradiation mediated DNA damage activates p53 and induces cell cycle arrest. Induction of cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor p21WAF1 by p53 after DNA damage plays an important role in cell cycle arrest after gamma irradiation. The p53 mediated cell cycle arrest has been postulated to allow cells to repair the DNA damage. Repair of UV damaged DNA occurs primarily by the nucleotide excision pathway (NER). It is known that p21WAF1 binds PCNA and inhibits PCNA function in DNA replication. PCNA is also required for repair by NER but there have been conflicting reports on whether p21WAF1 can inhibit PCNA function in NER. It has therefore been difficult to integrate the UV induced cell cycle arrest by p21 in the context of repair of UV damaged DNA. A recent study reported that p21WAF1 protein is degraded after low but not high doses of UV irradiation, that cell cycle arrest after UV is p21 independent, and that at low dose UV irradiation p21WAF1 degradation is essential for optimal DNA repair. These findings shed new light on the role of p21 in the cellular response to UV and clarify some outstanding issues concerning p21WAF1 function.
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- Rati Fotedar
- Institut de Biologie Structurale J.-P. Ebel, Grenoble, France.
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Munshi A, Cannella D, Brickner H, Salles-Passador I, Podust V, Fotedar R, Fotedar A. Cell cycle-dependent phosphorylation of the large subunit of replication factor C (RF-C) leads to its dissociation from the RF-C complex. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:48467-73. [PMID: 12947101 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m309349200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The five subunit replication factor C (RF-C) complex plays a critical role in DNA elongation. We find that the large subunit of RF-C (RF-Cp145) is phosphorylated in vivo whereas the smaller RF-C subunits are not phosphorylated. The phosphorylation of endogenous RFCp145 is modulated in a cell cycle-dependent manner. Phosphorylation is maximal in G2/M and is inhibited by an inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinases. Phosphorylation of purified recombinant RF-C complex in vitro reveals that RF-Cp145 is preferentially phosphorylated by cdc2-cyclin B but not by cdk2-cyclin A or cdk2-cyclin E. In vitro phosphorylation of RF-C complex by cdc2-cyclin B kinases leads to dissociation of phosphorylated RFCp145 from the RF-C complex. Using different approaches we demonstrate that phosphorylated RFCp145 is indeed dissociated from RF-Cp40 and RF-Cp37 in vivo. These results suggest that destabilization of the RF-C complex by CDKs may inactivate the RF-C complex at the end of S phase.
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- Anil Munshi
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, San Diego, California 92121, USA
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Bendjennat M, Boulaire J, Jascur T, Brickner H, Barbier V, Sarasin A, Fotedar A, Fotedar R. UV irradiation triggers ubiquitin-dependent degradation of p21(WAF1) to promote DNA repair. Cell 2003; 114:599-610. [PMID: 13678583 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2003.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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p53-mediated increase in cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21(WAF1) protein is thought to be the major mediator of cell cycle arrest after DNA damage. Previously p21 protein levels have been reported to increase or to decrease after UV irradiation. We show that p21 protein is degraded after irradiation of a variety of cell types with low but not high doses of UV. Cell cycle arrest occurs despite p21 degradation via Tyr(15) inhibitory phosphorylation of cdk2 and differs from the classical p21-dependent checkpoint elicited by ionizing radiation. In contrast to the basal turnover of p21, degradation of p21 switches to ubiquitin/Skp2-dependent proteasome pathway following UV irradiation. ATR activation after UV irradiation is essential for signaling p21 degradation. Finally, UV-induced p21 degradation is essential for optimal DNA repair. These results provide novel insight into regulation of p21 protein and its role in the cellular response to DNA damage.
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- Mourad Bendjennat
- Institut de Biologie Structurale J.-P. Ebel, 41 rue Jules Horowitz, F38027 Grenoble, France
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Salles-Passador I, Munshi A, Cannella D, Pennaneach V, Koundrioukoff S, Jaquinod M, Forest E, Podust V, Fotedar A, Fotedar R, Jacquinod M. Phosphorylation of the PCNA binding domain of the large subunit of replication factor C on Thr506 by cyclin-dependent kinases regulates binding to PCNA. Nucleic Acids Res 2003; 31:5202-11. [PMID: 12930972 PMCID: PMC212794 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkg692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Replication factor C (RF-C) complex binds to DNA primers and loads PCNA onto DNA, thereby increasing the processivity of DNA polymerases. We have previously identified a distinct region, domain B, in the large subunit of human RF-C (RF-Cp145) which binds to PCNA. We show here that the functional interaction of RF-Cp145 with PCNA is regulated by cdk-cyclin kinases. Phosphorylation of either RF-Cp145 as a part of the RF-C complex or RF-Cp145 domain B by cdk-cyclin kinases inhibits their ability to bind PCNA. A cdk-cyclin phosphorylation site, Thr506 in RF-Cp145, identified by mass spectrometry, is also phosphorylated in vivo. A Thr506-->Ala RF-Cp145 domain B mutant is a poor in vitro substrate for cdk-cyclin kinase and, consequently, the ability of this mutant to bind PCNA was not suppressed by phosphorylation. By generating an antibody directed against phospho-Thr506 in RF-Cp145, we demonstrate that phosphorylation of endogenous RF-Cp145 at Thr506 is mediated by CDKs since it is abolished by treatment of cells with the cdk-cyclin inhibitor roscovitine. We have thus mapped an in vivo cdk-cyclin phosphorylation site within the PCNA binding domain of RF-Cp145.
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- Isabelle Salles-Passador
- Institut de Biologie Structurale, J.-P. Ebel, 41 rue Jules Horowitz, F-38027 Grenoble Cedex 1, France
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Strömblad S, Fotedar A, Brickner H, Theesfeld C, Aguilar de Diaz E, Friedlander M, Cheresh DA. Loss of p53 compensates for alpha v-integrin function in retinal neovascularization. J Biol Chem 2002; 277:13371-4. [PMID: 11856728 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c200044200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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alpha(v)-Integrin antagonists block neovascularization in various species, whereas 20% of alpha(v)-integrin null mice are born with many normal looking blood vessels. Given that blockade of alpha(v)-integrins during angiogenesis induces p53 activity, we utilized p53 null mice to elucidate whether loss of p53 can compensate for alpha(v)-integrin function in neovascularization of the retina. Murine retinal vascularization was inhibited by systemic administration of an alpha(v)-integrin antagonist. In contrast, mice lacking p53 were refractory to this treatment, indicating that neovascularization in normal mice depends on alpha(v)-integrin-mediated suppression of p53. Blockade of alpha(v)-integrins during neovascularization resulted in an induction of p21(CIP1) in wild type and, surprisingly, in p53 null retinas, indicating that alpha(v)-integrin ligation regulates p21(CIP1) levels in a p53-independent manner. In conclusion, we demonstrate for the first time an in vivo intracellular mechanism for compensation of integrin function and that p53 and alpha(v)-integrins act in concert during retinal neovascularization.
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- Staffan Strömblad
- Department of Microbiology, Pathology, and Immunology, Karolinska Institutet, 141 86 Huddinge, Sweden.
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Pennaneach V, Salles-Passador I, Munshi A, Brickner H, Regazzoni K, Dick F, Dyson N, Chen TT, Wang JY, Fotedar R, Fotedar A. The large subunit of replication factor C promotes cell survival after DNA damage in an LxCxE motif- and Rb-dependent manner. Mol Cell 2001; 7:715-27. [PMID: 11336696 DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(01)00217-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Retinoblastoma (Rb) protein promotes cell survival after DNA damage. We show here that the LxCxE binding site in Rb mediates both cell survival and cell-cycle arrest after DNA damage. Replication factor C (RF-C) complex plays an important role in DNA replication. We describe a novel function of the large subunit of RF-C in promoting cell survival after DNA damage. RF-Cp145 contains an LxCxE motif, and mutation of this motif abolishes the protective effect of RF-Cp145. The inability of wild-type RF-Cp145 to promote cell survival in Rb-null cells is rescued by Rb but not by Rb mutants defective in binding LxCxE proteins. RF-C thus enhances cell survival after DNA damage in an Rb-dependent manner.
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- V Pennaneach
- Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, 10835 Altman Road, San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Boulaire J, Fotedar A, Fotedar R. The functions of the cdk-cyclin kinase inhibitor p21WAF1. Pathol Biol (Paris) 2000; 48:190-202. [PMID: 10858953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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p21WAF1 plays a critical role in regulating cell growth and the cell response to DNA damage. The primary targets of p21WAF1 (hereafter referred to as p21) are the cdk-cyclins which regulate the progression of eukaryotic cells through the cell cycle, and proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA), an accessory protein of DNA polymerase delta. p21 forms complexes with a class of cdk-cyclins to inhibit their kinase activity and with PCNA to inhibit DNA synthesis. These distinct properties map to the N-terminal and the C-terminal regions of p21, respectively. Cell cycle arrest in G-1 (G-1 checkpoint) following DNA damage is mediated by p53 and is deficient in p21 null cells. p53 thus upregulates p21 expression in response to DNA damage, which in turn inhibits cdk2-associated kinase activity. Retinoblastoma protein is regulated by cdk-cyclin kinases, and acts as a downstream target of p21 in DNA damage-induced G-1 arrest. Furthermore, accumulating evidence indicates that p21 may play a role in maintaining G-2 arrest after DNA damage. Transcriptional control of p21 by factors other than p53 is critical for growth arrest and for cell differentiation in many instances.
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- J Boulaire
- Institut de biologie structurale J.P. Ebel, Grenoble, France
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Boulaire J, Canella D, Rousseau D, Fitzgerald P, Fotedar A, Fotedar R. Regulation of an inhibitor of the cell cycle, p21WAF1 CIP1 by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Biol Cell 1999. [DOI: 10.1016/s0248-4900(99)90265-4] [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] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Rousseau D, Cannella D, Boulaire J, Fitzgerald P, Fotedar A, Fotedar R. Growth inhibition by CDK-cyclin and PCNA binding domains of p21 occurs by distinct mechanisms and is regulated by ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Oncogene 1999; 18:4313-25. [PMID: 10439039 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1202686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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The CDK inhibitor, p21WAF1/Cip1 blocks cell cycle progression. In vitro, the N-terminus of p21 binds and inhibits CDK-cyclin kinase activity, whereas the C-terminus binds and inhibits PCNA (proliferating cell nuclear antigen) function. PCNA is essential for processivity of both DNA polymerase delta and epsilon. We have performed a detailed analysis of growth inhibition by the N- and C-terminal regions of p21, and determined whether the N- and C-terminal regions mediate this effect by different mechanisms. Expression of either the N- or the C-terminal region of p21 inhibits DNA synthesis and cell growth, but not as efficiently as full length p21. The effectiveness of the two p21 domains is dependent on their stability which is determined by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. The stabilization of the N- and C-terminal region of p21 increases their effectiveness as inhibitors of DNA synthesis to levels comparable to full length p21. Inhibition of DNA synthesis by the N-terminal region of p21 involves suppression of E2F activity. In contrast, inhibition by the C-terminal region of p21 is not accompanied by suppression of E2F activity, but is mediated via PCNA binding. The C-terminal region of p21 therefore inhibits cell growth by a mechanism distinct from that of the N-terminal region containing the CDK-cyclin inhibitory domain.
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- D Rousseau
- Institut de Biologie Structurale J-P Ebel, Grenoble, France
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Fotedar R, Brickner H, Saadatmandi N, Rousselle T, Diederich L, Munshi A, Jung B, Reed JC, Fotedar A. Effect of p21waf1/cip1 transgene on radiation induced apoptosis in T cells. Oncogene 1999; 18:3652-8. [PMID: 10380888 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1202693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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The cyclin kinase inhibitor p21WAF1/Cip1 is upregulated by the tumor suppressor p53. While p21 is central for the G-1 arrest mediated by p53, it is still unclear if p21 also functions as a downstream effector of p53 dependent apoptosis. Apoptosis induced by DNA damage but not dexamethasone is p53 dependent in thymocytes. To investigate the physiological role of p21 in apoptosis, we have generated transgenic mice in which the p21 transgene is targeted for restricted expression in the T cell lineage. Thymocytes from p21 transgenic mice were hypersensitive to cell death induced by DNA damaging agents such as ionizing radiation and UV, but not be dexamethasone. Irradiated p21 transgenic thymocytes had approximately twofold more apoptotic cells as compared to irradiated age matched littermate control mice. Radiation induced death is comparable in thymocytes from p21 + Bcl2 + double transgenic mice and age matched littermate controls, indicating that the Bcl2 transgene rescues the radiation hypersensitivity imposed by p21. However, thymocytes from p53-/- mice even when they expressed the p21 transgene, were resistant to death induced by radiation. Together these results show that thymocytes from p21 transgenic mice are hypersensitive to radiation induced programmed cell death and suggest that the radiation hypersensitivity of p21 transgenic thymocytes involves p53 dependent pathway and signals in addition to p21.
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- R Fotedar
- Institut de Biologie Structurale JP Ebel, Grenoble, France
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Rousseau D, Cannella D, Boulaire J, Fitzgerald P, Fotedar A, Fotedar R. Growth inhibition by CDK-cyclin and PCNA binding domains of p21 occurs by distinct mechanisms and is regulated by ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Oncogene 1999; 18:3290-302. [PMID: 10359535 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1202681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The CDK inhibitor, p21(WAF1/Cip1) blocks cell cycle progression. In vitro, the N-terminus of p21 binds and inhibits CDK-cyclin kinase activity, whereas the C-terminus binds and inhibits PCNA (proliferating cell nuclear antigen) function. PCNA is essential for processivity of both DNA polymerase delta and epsilon. We have performed a detailed analysis of growth inhibition by the N- and C-terminal regions of p21, and determined whether the N- and C-terminal regions mediate this effect by different mechanisms. Expression of either the N- or the C-terminal region of p21 inhibits DNA synthesis and cell growth, but not as efficiently as full length p21. The effectiveness of the two p21 domains is dependent on their stability which is determined by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. The stabilization of the N- and C-terminal region of p21 increases their effectiveness as inhibitors of DNA synthesis to levels comparable to full length p21. Inhibition of DNA synthesis by the N-terminal region of p21 involves suppression of E2F activity. In contrast, inhibition by the C-terminal region of p21 is not accompanied by suppression of E2F activity, but is mediated via PCNA binding. The C-terminal region of p21 therefore inhibits cell growth by a mechanism distinct from that of the N-terminal region containing the CDK-cyclin inhibitory domain.
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- D Rousseau
- Institut de Biologie Structurale J-P Ebel, Grenoble, France
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Kasibhatla S, Tailor P, Bonefoy-Berard N, Mustelin T, Altman A, Fotedar A. Jun kinase phosphorylates and regulates the DNA binding activity of an octamer binding protein, T-cell factor beta1. Mol Cell Biol 1999; 19:2021-31. [PMID: 10022889 PMCID: PMC83995 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.19.3.2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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POU domain proteins have been implicated as key regulators during development and lymphocyte activation. The POU domain protein T-cell factor beta1 (TCFbeta1), which binds octamer and octamer-related sequences, is a potent transactivator. In this study, we showed that TCFbeta1 is phosphorylated following activation via the T-cell receptor or by stress-induced signals. Phosphorylation of TCFbeta1 occurred predominantly at serine and threonine residues. Signals which upregulate Jun kinase (JNK)/stress-activated protein kinase activity also lead to association of JNK with TCFbeta1. JNK associates with the activation domain of TCFbeta1 and phosphorylates its DNA binding domain. The phosphorylation of recombinant TCFbeta1 by recombinant JNK enhances the ability of TCFbeta1 to bind to a consensus octamer motif. Consistent with this conclusion, TCFbeta1 upregulates reporter gene transcription in an activation- and JNK-dependent manner. In addition, inhibition of JNK activity by catalytically inactive MEKK (in which methionine was substituted for the lysine at position 432) also inhibits the ability of TCFbeta1 to drive inducible transcription from the interleukin-2 promoter. These results suggest that stress-induced signals and T-cell activation induce JNK, which then acts on multiple cis sequences by modulating distinct transactivators like c-Jun and TCFbeta1. This demonstrates a coupling between the JNK activation pathway and POU domain proteins and implicates TCFbeta1 as a physiological target in the JNK signal transduction pathway leading to coordinated biological responses.
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- S Kasibhatla
- Divisions of Molecular Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, San Diego, California 92121, USA
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Cells which lack DNA-activated protein kinase (DNA-PK) are very susceptible to ionizing radiation and display an inability to repair double strand DNA breaks. DNA-PK is a member of a protein kinase family that includes ATR and ATM which have strong homology in their carboxy-terminal kinase domain with PL-3 kinase. ATM has been proposed to act upstream of p53 in cellular response to ionizing radiation. DNA-PK may similarly interact with p53 in cellular growth control and in mediation of the response to ionizing radiation.
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Apoptosis is a genetically controlled response by which eukaryotic cells undergo programmed cell death. This phenomenon plays a major role in developmental pathways (1), provides a homeostatic balance of cell populations, and is deregulated in many diseases including cancer. Control of cell number is determined by an intricate balance of cell death and cell proliferation. Accumulation of cells through suppression of death can contribute to cancer and to persistent viral infections, while excessive death can result in impaired development and in degenerative diseases. Identification of genes that control cell death, and understanding of the impact of apoptosis in both development and disease has advanced our knowledge of apoptosis in the past few years. There appears to be a linkage between apoptosis and cell cycle control mechanisms. Elucidating the mechanisms that link cell cycle control with apoptosis will be of key importance in understanding tumour progression and designing new models of effective tumour therapy.
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- R Fotedar
- Institut de Biologie Structurale J.-P. Ebel, Grenoble, France
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The cell cycle is driven by the sequential activation of a family of cyclin-dependent kinases (cdk), which phosphorylate and activate proteins that execute events critical to cell cycle progression. In mammalian cells cdk2-cyclin A has a role in S phase. Many replication proteins are potential substrates for this cdk kinase, suggesting that initiation, elongation and checkpoint control of replication could all be regulated by cdk2. The association of PCNA, a replication protein, with cdk-cyclins during G-1 to S phase transition and with cdk-cyclin inhibitors, adds an interesting complexity to regulation of DNA replication.
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- R Fotedar
- Institut de Biologie Structurale J.-P. Ebel, Grenoble, France
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Proteolytic cleavage of key cellular proteins by caspases (ICE, CPP32, and Ich-1/Nedd2) may be crucial to the apoptotic process. The retinoblastoma tumor suppressor gene is a negative regulator of cell growth and the retinoblastoma protein (pRb) exhibits anti-apoptotic function. We show that pRb is cleaved during apoptosis induced by either UV irradiation or anti-Fas antibody. Our studies implicate CPP32-like activity in the proteolytic cleavage of pRb. The kinetics of proteolytic cleavage of pRb during apoptosis differ from that observed for other cellular proteins, suggesting that the specific cleavage of pRb during apoptosis may be an important event.
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- L Diederich
- Institut de Biologie Structurale J.-P. Ebel, Grenoble, France
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Several eukaryotic DNA binding proteins have been isolated by screening lambda expression libraries with DNA probes containing their binding site. This strategy has been employed to isolate clones of the factor that interacts with the T-cell receptor beta-chain enhancer motif. A cDNA clone encoding a protein similar to YB-1 has been isolated with this. It seems probable that this protein YB, might interact with other proteins and regulate the transcription of the T-cell receptor beta-chain gene.
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- J S Gaikwad
- La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, Department of Molecular Biology, San Diego, CA 92122, USA.
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Fotedar A, Cannella D, Fitzgerald P, Rousselle T, Gupta S, Dorée M, Fotedar R. Role for cyclin A-dependent kinase in DNA replication in human S phase cell extracts. J Biol Chem 1996; 271:31627-37. [PMID: 8940182 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.271.49.31627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Cell cycle progression is regulated by cyclin-dependent kinases. Using in vitro replication of SV40 origin containing DNA as a model system, we have performed a detailed analysis of the dependence on cyclin-associated kinases of mammalian DNA replication. Complete immunodepletion of cyclin A from human S phase cell extracts decreases replication, and replication activity of cyclin A-depleted S phase extracts can subsequently be restored by the addition of purified CDK2-cyclin A kinase. Addition of cyclin A alone reconstitutes both kinase activity and DNA replication, whereas addition of cyclin E or cyclin B reconstitutes neither. We therefore conclude that reconstitution of DNA replication specifically correlates with an increase in kinase activity. By comparison, depletion of cyclin E from S phase cell extracts does not have any significant inhibitory effect on DNA replication. Moreover, specific p21(Waf1) mutants that bind to CDK2-cyclin and inhibit both cyclin A and cyclin E kinase activities, but do not bind to proliferating cell nuclear antigen, inhibit DNA replication to the same extent as cyclin A depletion. Together, these results show that the kinase activity associated with cyclin A, but not with cyclin E, is primarily responsible for activating SV40 plasmid replication in mammalian S phase cell extracts. Finally, we present evidence that the cyclin-dependent kinase does not influence the assembly of initiation complexes but acts at a stage prior to elongation.
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- A Fotedar
- Division of Molecular Biology, La Jolla Institute of Allergy and Immunology, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Fotedar R, Mossi R, Fitzgerald P, Rousselle T, Maga G, Brickner H, Messier H, Kasibhatla S, Hübscher U, Fotedar A. A conserved domain of the large subunit of replication factor C binds PCNA and acts like a dominant negative inhibitor of DNA replication in mammalian cells. EMBO J 1996; 15:4423-33. [PMID: 8861969 PMCID: PMC452166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Replication factor C (RF-C), a complex of five polypeptides, is essential for cell-free SV40 origin-dependent DNA replication and viability in yeast. The cDNA encoding the large subunit of human RF-C (RF-Cp145) was cloned in a Southwestern screen. Using deletion mutants of RF-Cp145 we have mapped the DNA binding domain of RF-Cp145 to amino acid residues 369-480. This domain is conserved among both prokaryotic DNA ligases and eukaryotic poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases and is absent in other subunits of RF-C. The PCNA binding domain maps to amino acid residues 481-728 and is conserved in all five subunits of RF-C. The PCNA binding domain of RF-Cp145 inhibits several functions of RF-C, such as: (i) in vitro DNA replication of SV40 origin-containing DNA; (ii) RF-C-dependent loading of PCNA onto DNA; and (iii) RF-C-dependent DNA elongation. The PCNA binding domain of RF-Cp145 localizes to the nucleus and inhibits DNA synthesis in transfected mammalian cells. In contrast, the DNA binding domain of RF-Cp145 does not inhibit DNA synthesis in vitro or in vivo. We therefore conclude that amino acid residues 481-728 of human RF-Cp145 are critical and act as a dominant negative mutant of RF-C function in DNA replication in vivo.
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- R Fotedar
- Institut de Biologie Structurale J.-P. Ebel, Grenoble, France
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Fotedar R, Mossi R, Fitzgerald P, Rousselle T, Maga G, Brickner H, Messier H, Kasibhatla S, Hübscher U, Fotedar A. A conserved domain of the large subunit of replication factor C binds PCNA and acts like a dominant negative inhibitor of DNA replication in mammalian cells. EMBO J 1996. [DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00815.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Fotedar R, Fitzgerald P, Rousselle T, Cannella D, Dorée M, Messier H, Fotedar A. p21 contains independent binding sites for cyclin and cdk2: both sites are required to inhibit cdk2 kinase activity. Oncogene 1996; 12:2155-64. [PMID: 8668341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Cyclin dependent kinases regulate the progression of eukaryotic cells through the cell cycle. p21Cip1/Waf1/Sdi1 is an inhibitor of cdk-cyclin kinase activity, and has been shown to form complexes with cdk-cyclins and with PCNA, an accessory protein of DNA polymerase delta. The kinase inhibitory domain maps to the N-terminus (1-82) and contains the cdk2 binding site (28-82). We have generated a panel of deletion mutants of p21. A functional characterization of p21 mutants in the N-terminal domain reveals that cyclins bind to this domain independently of cdk2. Correlating with these results we find that p21 can associate with cyclin-cdk kinases in two functionally distinct forms, one in which the kinase activity is inhibited and the other in which the kinase is still active. The cdk2 and cyclin binding sites on p21 are both required to inhibit kinase activity. The second type of interaction, in which an active cyclin-cdk complex only interacts with p21 either via the cyclin or the cdk2 binding site but not through both, does not lead to inhibition of cyclin kinase activity. These results thus provide a basis for understanding the mechanism by which p21, and perhaps other cdk-cyclin kinase inhibitory proteins, suppress kinase activity.
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- R Fotedar
- Institut de Biologie Structurale J-P Ebel, Grenoble, France
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Onda T, Messier H, Bissonette R, Echeverri F, Baier G, Fotedar A, Green DR. Antigen-specific immunoregulatory activity of a T cell receptor alpha chain generated by expression PCR. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 1995; 107:356-8. [PMID: 7613171 DOI: 10.1159/000237031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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- T Onda
- Division of Cellular Immunology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, CA 92037, USA
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Onda T, Brunner T, Messier H, Bissonnette R, Echeverri F, Baier G, Fotedar A, Green DR. Immunoregulatory activity of a T-cell receptor alpha chain demonstrated by in vitro transcription and translation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1995; 92:3004-8. [PMID: 7708764 PMCID: PMC42347 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.92.7.3004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Previous studies from our laboratory and those of others suggested the possibility that the T-cell antigen receptor alpha (TCR alpha) chain from some T cells can be released in a soluble form and can have antigen-specific immunoregulatory activity. We have analyzed this phenomenon by in vitro transcription and translation (IVTT) of a cDNA encoding a TCR alpha chain (A1.1 TCR alpha) suspected of having such activity. We found that TCR alpha, but not TCR beta, protein produced in this way showed antigen-specific regulatory activity in an in vitro immune-response assay. Protein derived from truncated forms of the A1.1 TCR alpha cDNA had activity providing that, in addition to the variable (V) and joining (J) regions of the alpha chain (VJ alpha), at least the first 25 amino acids of the alpha chain of the constant (C) region (C alpha) were present. Addition of an irrelevant protein sequence to the VJ alpha failed to impart activity to the molecule, suggesting that the C alpha requirement is not simply for stabilization of the resulting protein. These results are discussed in the context of other recent studies on the immunoregulatory activity of soluble TCR alpha molecules, and the possible physiological relevance of these observations is considered.
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- T Onda
- Division of Cellular Immunology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, CA 92037, USA
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Fotedar R, Flatt J, Gupta S, Margolis RL, Fitzgerald P, Messier H, Fotedar A. Activation-induced T-cell death is cell cycle dependent and regulated by cyclin B. Mol Cell Biol 1995; 15:932-42. [PMID: 7823958 PMCID: PMC231980 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.15.2.932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Developing thymocytes and some T-cell hybridomas undergo activation-dependent programmed cell death. Although recent studies have identified some critical regulators in programmed cell death, the role of cell cycle regulation in activation-induced cell death in T cells has not been addressed. We demonstrate that synchronized T-cell hybridomas, irrespective of the point in the cell cycle at which they are activated, stop cycling shortly after they reach G2/M. These cells exhibit the diagnostic characteristics of apoptotic cell death. Although p34cdc2 levels are not perturbed after activation of synchronously cycling T cells, cyclin B- and p34cdc2-associated histone H1 kinase activity is persistently elevated. This activation-dependent induction of H1 kinase activity in T cells is associated with a decrease in the phosphotyrosine content of p34cdc2. We also demonstrate that transient inappropriate coexpression of cyclin B with p34cdc2 induces DNA fragmentation in a heterologous cell type. Finally, in T cells, cyclin B-specific antisense oligonucleotides suppress activation-induced cell death but not cell death induced by exposure to dexamethasone. We therefore conclude that a persistent elevation of the level of cyclin B kinase is required for activation-induced programmed T-cell death.
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- R Fotedar
- Institut de Biologie Structurale J.-P. Ebel, Grenoble, France
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POU domain proteins have been implicated in the regulation of a number of lineage-specific genes. Among the first POU domain proteins described were the immunoglobulin octamer-binding proteins Oct-1 and Oct-2. It was therefore of special interest when we identified a novel lymphoid POU domain protein in Southwestern (DNA-protein) screens of T-cell lambda gt11 libraries. This novel POU protein, TCF beta 1, binds in a sequence-specific manner to a critical motif in the T-cell receptor (TCR) beta enhancer. Sequence analysis revealed that TCF beta 1 represents a new class of POU domain proteins which are distantly related to other POU proteins. TCF beta 1 is encoded by multiple exons whose organization is distinct from that of other POU domain proteins. The expression of TCF beta 1 in a tissue-restricted manner and its ability to bind to multiple motifs in the TCR beta enhancer support a role in regulating TCR beta gene expression. The expression of TCF beta 1 in both B and T cells and the ability of recombinant TCF beta 1 to bind octamer and octamer-related motifs suggest that TCF beta 1 has additional roles in lymphoid cell function. The ability of TCF beta 1 to transactivate in a sequence-specific manner is consistent with a role for regulating lymphoid gene expression.
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- H Messier
- Division of Molecular Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, California 92037
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Messier H, Fuller T, Mangal S, Brickner H, Igarashi S, Gaikwad J, Fotedar R, Fotedar A. p70 lupus autoantigen binds the enhancer of the T-cell receptor beta-chain gene. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1993; 90:2685-9. [PMID: 8464876 PMCID: PMC46160 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.90.7.2685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The p70 (Ku) autoantigen has been described as a nonhistone nuclear protein recognized by antibodies from lupus patients. In our studies on the regulation of T-cell receptor (TCR) beta-chain gene expression we have identified the p70 lupus autoantigen as a DNA-binding protein that binds the enhancer of the TCR beta-chain gene. This enhancer is essential for expression of the TCR beta gene. The core TCR beta enhancer contains the E3 motif, which we show here is essential for enhancer activity. The protection of the E3 motif in T cells and the marked reduction in enhancer activity when the E3 motif is mutated underline its physiological importance in regulating beta enhancer activity. The p70 lupus autoantigen gene was identified by screening T-cell lambda gt11 libraries with an E3 probe. The gene encodes a protein which binds the E3 motif in a sequence-specific manner. The identification of a 70-kDa protein as a major E3-binding protein by UV crosslinking is consistent with the conclusion that the p70 lupus autoantigen binds the beta enhancer. Finally, we have shown that T-cell nuclear proteins which bind the E3 motif bear p70 (Ku) lupus autoantigenic determinants. Together these data suggest that the p70 autoantigen binds a critical motif in the beta enhancer and probably regulates TCR beta gene expression.
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- H Messier
- Division of Molecular Biology, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, CA 92037
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Messier H, Ratanavongsiri J, Fuller T, Mangal S, Kilgannon P, Fotedar R, Fotedar A. Mapping of an inducible element in the T cell receptor V beta 2 promoter. J Immunol 1992; 149:1980-6. [PMID: 1387667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The murine V beta 2 promoter was analyzed for an element regulating phorbol ester inducibility of the TCR beta chain gene. In transient expression analysis of 5' nested deleted fragments of the V beta 2 promoter, the TPA-inducible element mapped between -85 and -42. The -85 to -62 oligo conferred 12-0-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) inducibility to the heterologous TPA-uninducible thymidine kinase promoter. The -85 to -62 region contained an AP-1 site (-85 to -72) and inverted repeat motif (-72 to -62). The AP-1 site required the 3' flanking inverted repeat region for conferring optimal inducibility. In vitro transcribed and translated jun/fos heterodimers bind to the V beta 2 AP-1 motif with a 16-fold lower affinity as compared to the collagenase AP-1 motif. This explains the inability of the V beta 2 AP-1 motif to confer optimal TPA inducibility by itself. The affinity of jun/fos heterodimers for the V beta 2 AP-1 motif was not increased by the presence in cis of the inverted repeat motif. The 3' flanking inverted repeat binds the ets transactivator but not jun/fos heterodimers. The demonstrated cooperativity between the AP-1 and the 3' flanking sequence to confer TPA inducibility can thus be explained by the individual contributions of jun/fos and ets transactivators.
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- H Messier
- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Messier H, Ratanavongsiri J, Fuller T, Mangal S, Kilgannon P, Fotedar R, Fotedar A. Mapping of an inducible element in the T cell receptor V beta 2 promoter. The Journal of Immunology 1992. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.149.6.1980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The murine V beta 2 promoter was analyzed for an element regulating phorbol ester inducibility of the TCR beta chain gene. In transient expression analysis of 5' nested deleted fragments of the V beta 2 promoter, the TPA-inducible element mapped between -85 and -42. The -85 to -62 oligo conferred 12-0-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) inducibility to the heterologous TPA-uninducible thymidine kinase promoter. The -85 to -62 region contained an AP-1 site (-85 to -72) and inverted repeat motif (-72 to -62). The AP-1 site required the 3' flanking inverted repeat region for conferring optimal inducibility. In vitro transcribed and translated jun/fos heterodimers bind to the V beta 2 AP-1 motif with a 16-fold lower affinity as compared to the collagenase AP-1 motif. This explains the inability of the V beta 2 AP-1 motif to confer optimal TPA inducibility by itself. The affinity of jun/fos heterodimers for the V beta 2 AP-1 motif was not increased by the presence in cis of the inverted repeat motif. The 3' flanking inverted repeat binds the ets transactivator but not jun/fos heterodimers. The demonstrated cooperativity between the AP-1 and the 3' flanking sequence to confer TPA inducibility can thus be explained by the individual contributions of jun/fos and ets transactivators.
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- H Messier
- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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The immune system utilizes a diverse T cell repertoire for the recognition of foreign antigens in the context of self MHC gene products. We have examined the potential diversity of the T cell response directed to a immunodominant repeating tripeptide epitope (EYA)5. This peptide represents one of the two T cell epitopes on the synthetic alpha-helical polypeptide antigen Poly 18, Poly EYK(EYA)5 in H-2d mice and does not require antigen processing prior to presentation to Poly 18-specific T cell hybridomas. The T cell response directed to the repeating tripeptide epitope (EYA)5 is extremely heterogenous even though the epitope has a relatively simple amino acid sequence. We have analyzed the fine specificity of 21 randomly chosen Poly 18-reactive, (EYA)5-specific and H-2d-restricted T cell hybridomas derived from H-2d, H-2bxd, and H-2b----H-2bxd Poly 18-responding mice to determine the number of unique antigen reactivity patterns represented by this T cell population. We used alanine- and/or lysine-substituted (EYA)5 peptides and a panel of haplotype-varied splenocytes and observed a great deal of microheterogeneity in response. We find that 13 of the 21 hybridomas have a distinct fine antigen specificity and T cell receptors. The binding of (EYA)5 to the antigen-binding groove of I-Ad appears to generate a highly diversified T cell response. Therefore, (EYA)5-I-Ad complex allows the activation of unrelated T cell clonotypes with the same overall antigen specificity and MHC restriction, but with distinct microheterogeneity in response and receptor usage.
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- Z Novak
- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Green DR, Bissonnette R, Zheng HG, Onda T, Echeverri F, Mogil RJ, Steele JK, Voralia M, Fotedar A. Immunoregulatory activity of the T-cell receptor alpha chain demonstrated by retroviral gene transfer. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1991; 88:8475-9. [PMID: 1833760 PMCID: PMC52531 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.88.19.8475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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We have previously described an antigen-specific I-Ad-restricted T-cell hybridoma, A1.1, that constitutively releases an antigen-specific immunoregulatory activity into supernatants. Using retrovirally mediated gene transfer, we have found that transfer of the T-cell receptor alpha chain (TCR alpha) gene from A1.1 to a number of other T-cell hybridomas effectively transferred the ability to produce the activity. Gene transfer of the TCR beta chain (TCR beta), however, did not transfer this ability. The regulatory activity from cells expressing the A1.1 TCR alpha bound to and was eluted from an anti-TCR alpha monoclonal antibody and displayed fine antigenic specificity identical to that of supernatants from A1.1. The possibility that this activity represents a secreted form of the TCR alpha (as opposed to shed cell-surface TCR) was examined in BW1100 cells, lacking TCR alpha and TCR beta, which produced the antigen-specific activity after gene transfer of the A1.1 TCR alpha gene. The expression of the immunoregulatory activity in supernatants correlated with a direct antigen-binding activity as detected by ELISA, thus raising the possibility that antigen binding is relevant to the mechanism of action of the soluble TCR alpha. We discuss these observations and our earlier studies suggesting an immunoregulatory role for soluble TCR alpha.
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- D R Green
- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Boyer M, Novak Z, Fotedar A, Fraga E, Singh B. Critical role of an amino acid residue in a T cell determinant is due to its interaction with a neighboring non-critical residue. Eur J Immunol 1990; 20:2145-8. [PMID: 1698641 DOI: 10.1002/eji.1830200939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Several lines of evidence support the concept of two functionally distinct sites on antigen: the epitope, involved in interaction with the T cell receptor and the agretope, interacting with Ia. We investigated the Ia and T cell receptor interaction sites on the synthetic polypeptide antigen poly-18 [poly-EYK(EYA)5] using T cell hybridoma clones specific for this antigen in the context of I-Ad. Peptides with amino acid sequences related to poly-18 were synthesized. These were used to identify the critical residues in the minimum peptide sequence required for activation. Clone A.1.1 responds to the minimal peptide EYK(EYA)4 but not to (EYA)5. This identifies Lys3 as a critical amino acid for this hybridoma. Surprisingly, the substituted peptide EYAEAA(EYA)3 could activate A.1.1, indicating that an Ala at position 5 instead of a Tyr obviates the critical requirement for Lys3. This demonstrates that the function of critical residues may extend beyond contacting the T cell receptor or Ia, to include a third role: that of interacting with other amino acids of the T cell epitope, thus influencing the antigen's recognition by T cells.
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- M Boyer
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Fotedar A, Smart W, Boyer M, Dillon T, Fraga E, Lauzon J, Shevach EM, Singh B. Characterization of agretopes and epitopes involved in the presentation of beef insulin to T cells. Mol Immunol 1990; 27:603-11. [PMID: 1697643 DOI: 10.1016/0161-5890(90)90002-h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Beef insulin-specific I-Ad-restricted T cell hybridomas were derived from the fusion of antigen-primed (BALB/c X B6)F1 T cells with BW5147 thymoma. Specificity analysis revealed that the A-chain loop region is involved in antigen recognition. Hybridoma A20.2.15 is specific for beef insulin and cross-reacted with sheep insulin, but not with pork insulin. Using synthetic peptides we showed that the A-chain loop containing peptide A1-A14 jointed to the B7-B15 peptide by a disulfide bond can activate this hybridoma. Fragments generated by enzyme digest further suggest that the peptide recognized on beef insulin appears to involve A-chain loop residues A5-A12 and B-chain residues B7-B13 that are linked by the A7-B7 disulfide bridge. We found that beef insulin needs to be processed prior to T cell activation. Glutaraldehyde fixation and chloroquine treatment of presenting cells abolished their capacity to present insulin. Beef insulin denatured by pH changes cannot activate, thus suggesting that simple denaturation is not sufficient for presentation by antigen presenting cells. Finally, the agretope on beef insulin is comprised of two functional regions B7-B13 on the B chain and the A-chain loop in the A-chain, while residues A8 and A10 are probably involved in interaction with the T cell receptor.
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- A Fotedar
- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Verma A, Dinda A, Sarkar C, Fotedar R, Dhawan IK, Sharma LK, Khetarpal K, Fotedar A, Srikanta S, Kochupillai N. Pancreatic islet transplantation: utility of ductular obstruction and exocrine atrophy model? Trop Gastroenterol 1990; 11:148-51. [PMID: 2267673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Introduction of 'silent' exocrine atrophy (and endocrine 'enrichment') in pancreatic grafts following ductular blockade may have a role in human diabetes by circumventing currently elusive islet isolation/purification protocols. To explore this potential, pancreatic isografts were performed in 12 pairs of inbred Wistar NIN rats. Donor pancreatectomy was performed after distal clamping and canulation of common bile duct and injection of 0.5 ml. polyacrylamide gel (blocked n = 7) or normal saline (un-blocked n = 5) respectively. One to 2 m.m. fragments of the resulting mildly distended pancreases were transplanted in to 2 sites (renal capsule and iliac fossa subcutaneously) of cach recipient. Post-operative biopsies of the transplanted grafts (unilateral nephrectomy and iliac fossa biopsies) revealed macroscopic and microscopic evidence of necrotizing pancreatitis in both the groups at both the sites (histiocytic and giant cell infiltration, fat necrosis and focal calcification with destruction of exocrine and endocrine cells) as early as 1 and 3 weeks. Possible detrimental factors include: volume and pressure of ductal injection, graft sites (confined spaces), post-operative wound infection and bio-compatibility of the material used for ductular blockade.
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- A Verma
- Islet cell Transplantation Study Group, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
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Ratanavongsiri J, Igarashi S, Mangal S, Kilgannon P, Fu A, Fotedar A. Transcription of the T cell receptor beta-chain gene is controlled by multiple regulatory elements. J Immunol 1990; 144:1111-9. [PMID: 2153177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The cis-acting sequences regulating transcription of the beta-chain of the TCR have been analyzed and multiple elements identified. The minimum 5' upstream sequence displaying promoter activity is a fragment extending 85 bp upstream of the transcriptional start site. Deletion of an additional 43 bp from the 5' end of this fragment abolished promoter activity. The presence of the conserved TCR beta-chain decanucleotide motif, an AP-1 consensus sequence and an inverted repeat in the deleted region, suggests their role as targets for transacting factors regulating transcription of the beta chain gene. Sequences between -343 and -85 increase transcription from the -85 fragment in T cells. The promoter is active in both T cells and fibroblasts. The enhancer was capable of enhancing TCR V beta 2 promoter activity in both T cells and fibroblasts. Sequences further upstream of the V beta 2 promoter down regulate V beta 2 promoter activity in the absence of the enhancer but its repressive influence is overcome in the presence of the TCR beta-chain enhancer.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Enhancer Elements, Genetic
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Gene Rearrangement, beta-Chain T-Cell Antigen Receptor
- Hybridomas
- Mice
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics
- Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta
- Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Restriction Mapping
- T-Lymphocytes/physiology
- Transcription, Genetic
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- J Ratanavongsiri
- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Ratanavongsiri J, Igarashi S, Mangal S, Kilgannon P, Fu A, Fotedar A. Transcription of the T cell receptor beta-chain gene is controlled by multiple regulatory elements. The Journal of Immunology 1990. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.144.3.1111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The cis-acting sequences regulating transcription of the beta-chain of the TCR have been analyzed and multiple elements identified. The minimum 5' upstream sequence displaying promoter activity is a fragment extending 85 bp upstream of the transcriptional start site. Deletion of an additional 43 bp from the 5' end of this fragment abolished promoter activity. The presence of the conserved TCR beta-chain decanucleotide motif, an AP-1 consensus sequence and an inverted repeat in the deleted region, suggests their role as targets for transacting factors regulating transcription of the beta chain gene. Sequences between -343 and -85 increase transcription from the -85 fragment in T cells. The promoter is active in both T cells and fibroblasts. The enhancer was capable of enhancing TCR V beta 2 promoter activity in both T cells and fibroblasts. Sequences further upstream of the V beta 2 promoter down regulate V beta 2 promoter activity in the absence of the enhancer but its repressive influence is overcome in the presence of the TCR beta-chain enhancer.
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- J Ratanavongsiri
- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Boyer M, Novak Z, Fraga E, Oikawa K, Kay CM, Fotedar A, Singh B. Functional degeneracy of residues in a T cell peptide epitope contributes to its recognition by different T cell hybridomas. Int Immunol 1990; 2:1221-33. [PMID: 1708677 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/2.12.1221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Synthetic antigen Poly EYK(EYA)5 induces T cells of narrowly defined fine specificity as represented by the two I-Ad-restricted T cell hybridomas, A.1.1 and B.1.1. Both these hybridomas recognize the minimum 15-amino-acid peptide sequence EYK(EYA)4. We have characterized the residues involved in the recognition of EYK(EYA)4 peptide by these hybridomas with synthetic peptides and discovered a distinct functional hierarchy for the residues in the sequence. Even with the repeating tripeptide (EYA)5, which is recognized by B.1.1 cells, the residues that are essential cluster near the middle of the sequence but not near the N- or C-terminal region. Different MHC binding and TCR contacting residues were found for each of the hybridomas. The results suggest that different T cells either recognize different parts of the peptide MHC complex or that the peptide binds to MHC in multiple conformations. This was supported by the fact that Poly EYK(EYA)5 is alpha-helical but the peptides used here showed only a slight propensity to adopt this structure and it did not correlate with their functional activity. We also found that (EYA)5 does not compete with EYK(EYA)4 in the stimulation of A.1.1 cells despite its obvious capacity to interact with I-Ad when it stimulates B.1.1 cells. This may be because these peptides have a low affinity for Ia and therefore only appropriate TCR interactions would stabilize the antigen-Ia complex. In conclusion, antigen-MHC-TCR interaction appears to be a dynamic process which allows recognition of different residues of a T cell determinant by different T cells.
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- M Boyer
- Department of Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Zheng H, Sahai BM, Kilgannon P, Fotedar A, Green DR. Specific inhibition of cell-surface T-cell receptor expression by antisense oligodeoxynucleotides and its effect on the production of an antigen-specific regulatory T-cell factor. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1989; 86:3758-62. [PMID: 2524832 PMCID: PMC287219 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.86.10.3758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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We have used antisense oligodeoxynucleotides corresponding to genes encoding the variable (V) region of the T-cell receptor (TCR) alpha and beta chains (V alpha and V beta) to control TCR expression in T-cell hybridomas. Two hybridomas, A1.1 and B1.1, recognize a synthetic polypeptide antigen designated poly 18 (poly[Glu-Tyr-Lys-(Glu-Tyr-Ala)5]) together with I-Ad. We have found that TCR function (production of lymphokines in response to antigen) and T3 expression were removed after protease treatment of the cells and were fully recovered 48 hr later. However, when antisense oligodeoxynucleotides corresponding to the appropriate TCR V genes were present after protease treatment, little or no recovery of TCR function or T3 expression was observed. This effect was specific for the TCR V genes utilized by the T cell: antisense oligodeoxynucleotides corresponding to the TCR V regions of A1.1 had no effect on TCR expression in B1.1 and vice versa. Thus, antisense oligodeoxynucleotides can be used to temporarily block expression of a TCR gene in a T-cell hybridoma. This technique was then applied to a paradoxical phenomenon in A1.1 cells. We had observed previously that A1.1 releases an antigen-specific immunoregulatory activity that shows the same antigenic fine specificity as is displayed by the TCR of A1.1. We now report that antisense oligodeoxynucleotides corresponding to the A1.1 V alpha gene blocked the production of this soluble antigen-specific activity by the cell. Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides corresponding to A1.1 V beta, on the other hand, had no effect on the production of this antigen-specific activity. We discuss these observations in the context of recent findings on the nature of T cell-derived antigen-specific regulatory factors.
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- H Zheng
- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Chowdhury KL, Saproo RK, Bhat MY, Ogra RK, Thussu A, Jalali RK, Abrol A, Pandita P, Fotedar A. Typhoid nephritis. J Assoc Physicians India 1988; 36:447-8. [PMID: 3204090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Boyer M, Novak Z, Fotedar A, Singh B. Contribution of antigen processing to the recognition of a synthetic peptide antigen by specific T cell hybridomas. J Mol Recognit 1988; 1:99-106. [PMID: 3152567 DOI: 10.1002/jmr.300010208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Most antigens recognized by T cells require unfolding or partial degradation (processing) followed by association with Major Histocompatibility Complex (MHC) molecules. We examined the processing requirements for the presentation of antigen to two T cell hybridomas which recognize the alpha-helical synthetic polypeptide antigen Poly 18, Poly [EYK(EYA)5], in association with I-Ad. Hybridoma A.1.1 responds to EYK(EYA)4 as the minimum antigenic sequence while hybridoma B.1.1 recognizes (EYA)5 sequence. It was found that these hybridomas responded to Poly 18 and to minimum peptide sequences presented by glutaraldehyde and chloroquine treated antigen presenting cells (APC), suggesting that antigen processing is not a requirement for the activation of these cells. The reactivity pattern of hybridoma B.1.1 in the presence of glutaraldehyde fixed APC revealed that antigens containing lysine were presented with much less efficiency than antigens without lysine, suggesting an interaction of these residues with the antigen presenting cell surface. We discuss the possibility that alanine residues in the alpha-helical Poly 18 form a hydrophobic ridge which may be required for appropriate interaction between antigen, the T cell receptor, and MHC molecules.
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- M Boyer
- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Zheng H, Boyer M, Fotedar A, Singh B, Green DR. An antigen-specific helper T cell hybridoma produces an antigen-specific suppressor inducer molecule with identical antigenic fine specificity. Implications for the antigen recognition and function of helper and suppressor inducer T cells. J Immunol 1988; 140:1351-8. [PMID: 2450124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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We have previously described a T cell hybridoma, A.1.1, that responds to specific Ag (P18, a synthetic polypeptide of defined sequence) in the context of I-Ad by producing lymphokines. Herein we report that this cell also releases, into culture supernatants and ascites fluid, an Ag-specific activity that functions in the induction of suppression of anti-SRBC PFC responses. This suppressive activity requires a) Ag-non-specific accessory molecules from a T suppressor inducer factor, b) Ly-2+ T cells in the assay cultures, and c) the specific Ag (P18) conjugated to the SRBC in the assay cultures. The specificity of the A.1.1-derived activity was demonstrated by the absence of suppression in cultures containing SRBC, BSA-SRBC, or conalbumin-SRBC rather than P18-SRBC. Further, the A.1.1-derived activity bound to, and could be eluted from, P18 but not conalbumin. Using a panel of synthetic variant peptides, we have mapped the critical residues in P18 required for Ag/I-Ad induced activation of A.1.1. These peptides were tested for their ability to act as targets for the A.1.1-derived suppressive activity when conjugated to SRBC and added to assay cultures. All peptides capable of stimulating the A.1.1 T cells to release lymphokines were similarly effective in the suppressor assay. Thus, the recognition of Ag by the T cells and by the T cell-derived activity appeared to be identical. The A.1.1-derived molecule was found to be capable of inducing L3T4- T cells to act as suppressor T cells following culture. These suppressor cells were active in inhibiting anti-SRBC responses in the absence of P18 and bore the Ly-2 surface marker. Thus, it is likely that the function of this Ag-specific molecule is to induce Ly-2+ suppressor T cells and thereby cause the inhibition of the response. This function is distinct from that normally associated with helper T cells and may shed new light on the possible relationship between the cell surface T cell receptor for Ag and Ag-specific T suppressor inducer molecules.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antigens, Ly
- Epitopes/analysis
- Epitopes/immunology
- Hybridomas/classification
- Hybridomas/immunology
- Hybridomas/metabolism
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Phenotype
- Suppressor Factors, Immunologic/analysis
- Suppressor Factors, Immunologic/biosynthesis
- Suppressor Factors, Immunologic/physiology
- T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/classification
- T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/immunology
- T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/metabolism
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/classification
- T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/immunology
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- H Zheng
- Department of Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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