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Kuramoto H, Yabe M, Morishita R, Yoshimura R, Sakamoto H. Localization of sensory nerve terminals containing calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) on striated muscle fibers in the rat esophagus: Evidence for triple innervation via motor endplates. Auton Neurosci 2024; 253:103177. [PMID: 38636284 DOI: 10.1016/j.autneu.2024.103177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/11/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Many esophageal striated muscles of mammals are dually innervated by the vagal and enteric nerves. Recently, substance P (SP)-sensory nerve terminals with calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) were found on a few striated muscle fibers in the rat esophagus, implying that these muscle fibers are triply innervated. In this study, we examined the localization and origin of CGRP-nerve endings in striated muscles to consider their possible roles in the esophagus regarding triple innervation. METHODS Wholemounts of the rat esophagus were immunolabeled to detect CGRP-nerve endings in striated muscles. Also, retrograde tracing was performed by injecting Fast Blue (FB) into the esophagus, and cryostat sections of the medulla oblongata, nodose ganglion (NG), and the tenth thoracic (T10) dorsal root ganglion (DRG) were immunostained to identify the origin of the CGRP-nerve endings. RESULTS CGRP-fine, varicose nerve endings were localized in motor endplates on a few esophageal striated muscle fibers (4 %), most of which received nitric oxide (NO) synthase nerve terminals, and most of the CGRP nerve endings were SP- and transient receptor potential vanilloid member 1 (TRPV1)-positive. Retrograde tracing showed many FB-labeled CGRP-neurons positive for SP and TRPV1 in the NG and T10 DGR. CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that the CGRP-varicose nerve endings containing SP and TRPV1 in motor endplates are sensory, and a few esophageal striated muscle fibers are triply innervated. The nerve endings may detect acetylcholine-derived acetic acid from the vagal motor nerve endings and NO from esophageal intrinsic nerve terminals in the motor endplates to regulate esophageal motility.
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- Hirofumi Kuramoto
- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Health Science University, Yamanashi 401-0380, Japan
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Yoshida A, Ohtsuka S, Matsumoto F, Miyagawa T, Okino R, Ikeda Y, Tada N, Gotoh A, Magari M, Hatano N, Morishita R, Satoh A, Sunatsuki Y, Nilsson UJ, Ishikawa T, Tokumitsu H. Development of a novel AAK1 inhibitor via Kinobeads-based screening. Sci Rep 2024; 14:6723. [PMID: 38509168 PMCID: PMC10954696 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-57051-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024] Open
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A chemical proteomics approach using Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase (CaMKK) inhibitor-immobilized sepharose (TIM-063-Kinobeads) identified main targets such as CaMKKα/1 and β/2, and potential off-target kinases, including AP2-associated protein kinase 1 (AAK1), as TIM-063 interactants. Because TIM-063 interacted with the AAK1 catalytic domain and inhibited its enzymatic activity moderately (IC50 = 8.51 µM), we attempted to identify potential AAK1 inhibitors from TIM-063-derivatives and found a novel AAK1 inhibitor, TIM-098a (11-amino-2-hydroxy-7H-benzo[de]benzo[4,5]imidazo[2,1-a]isoquinolin-7-one) which is more potent (IC50 = 0.24 µM) than TIM-063 without any inhibitory activity against CaMKK isoforms and a relative AAK1-selectivity among the Numb-associated kinases family. TIM-098a could inhibit AAK1 activity in transfected cultured cells (IC50 = 0.87 µM), indicating cell-membrane permeability of the compound. Overexpression of AAK1 in HeLa cells significantly reduced the number of early endosomes, which was blocked by treatment with 10 µM TIM-098a. These results indicate TIM-063-Kinobeads-based chemical proteomics is efficient for identifying off-target kinases and re-evaluating the kinase inhibitor (TIM-063), leading to the successful development of a novel inhibitory compound (TIM-098a) for AAK1, which could be a molecular probe for AAK1. TIM-098a may be a promising lead compound for a more potent, selective and therapeutically useful AAK1 inhibitor.
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- Akari Yoshida
- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Science Education, Graduate School of Education, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Science Education, Graduate School of Education, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Science Education, Graduate School of Education, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- CellFree Sciences Co. Ltd, Matsuyama, 790-8577, Japan
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- Organelle Systems Biotechnology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Lund University, Box 124, 221 00, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Science Education, Graduate School of Education, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama, 700-8530, Japan.
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Kamba K, Wan L, Unzai S, Morishita R, Takaori-Kondo A, Nagata T, Katahira M. Direct inhibition of human APOBEC3 deaminases by HIV-1 Vif independent of the proteolysis pathway. Biophys J 2024; 123:294-306. [PMID: 38115583 PMCID: PMC10870137 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2023.12.015] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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HIV-1 Vif is known to counteract the antiviral activity of human apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing catalytic polypeptide-like (A3), a cytidine deaminase, in various ways. However, the precise mechanism behind this interaction has remained elusive. Within infected cells, Vif forms a complex called VβBCC, comprising CBFβ and the components of E3 ubiquitin ligase, Elongin B, Elongin C, and Cullin5. Together with the ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme, VβBCC induces ubiquitination-mediated proteasomal degradation of A3. However, Vif exhibits additional counteractive effects. In this study, we elucidate that VβBCC inhibits deamination by A3G, A3F, and A3B independently of proteasomal degradation. Surprisingly, we discovered that this inhibition for A3G is directly attributed to the interaction between VβBCC and the C-terminal domain of A3G. Previously, it was believed that Vif did not interact with the C-terminal domain. Our findings suggest that inhibiting the interaction between VβBCC and the C-terminal domain, as well as the N-terminal domain known to be targeted for ubiquitination, of A3G may be needed to prevent counteraction by Vif.
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- Keisuke Kamba
- Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan; Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Bioscience, Hosei University, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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- CellFree Sciences Co., Ltd., Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Hematology and Oncology Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan
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- Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan; Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan.
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- Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan; Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, Japan.
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Banko P, Okimune KI, Nagy SK, Hamasaki A, Morishita R, Onouchi H, Takasuka TE. In vitro co-expression chromatin assembly and remodeling platform for plant histone variants. Sci Rep 2024; 14:936. [PMID: 38195981 PMCID: PMC10776871 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-51460-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/11/2024] Open
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Histone variants play a central role in shaping the chromatin landscape in plants, yet, how their distinct combinations affect nucleosome properties and dynamics is still largely elusive. To address this, we developed a novel chromatin assembly platform for Arabidopsis thaliana, using wheat germ cell-free protein expression. Four canonical histones and five reported histone variants were used to assemble twelve A. thaliana nucleosome combinations. Seven combinations were successfully reconstituted and confirmed by supercoiling and micrococcal nuclease (MNase) assays. The effect of the remodeling function of the CHR11-DDR4 complex on these seven combinations was evaluated based on the nucleosome repeat length and nucleosome spacing index obtained from the MNase ladders. Overall, the current study provides a novel method to elucidate the formation and function of a diverse range of nucleosomes in plants.
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- Petra Banko
- Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
- Graduate School of Global Food Resources, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0809, Japan
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- Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
- Department of Molecular Biology, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, 1094, Hungary
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- CellFree Sciences Co., Ltd, Matsuyama, 790-8577, Japan
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- Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan.
- Graduate School of Global Food Resources, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-0809, Japan.
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Ito Y, Takeda S, Nakajima T, Oyama A, Takeshita H, Miki K, Takami Y, Takeya Y, Shimamura M, Rakugi H, Morishita R. High-Fat Diet-Induced Diabetic Conditions Exacerbate Cognitive Impairment in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease Via a Specific Tau Phosphorylation Pattern. J Prev Alzheimers Dis 2024; 11:138-148. [PMID: 38230726 DOI: 10.14283/jpad.2023.85] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Epidemiological evidence has demonstrated a clear association between diabetes mellitus and increased risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Cerebral accumulation of phosphorylated tau aggregates, a cardinal neuropathological feature of AD, is associated with neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. Clinical and experimental studies indicate that diabetes mellitus affects the development of tau pathology; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain unknown. OBJECTIVE In the present study, we used a unique diabetic AD mouse model to investigate the changes in tau phosphorylation patterns occurring in the diabetic brain. DESIGN Tau-transgenic mice were fed a high-fat diet (n = 24) to model diabetes mellitus. These mice developed prominent obesity, severe insulin resistance, and mild hyperglycemia, which led to early-onset neurodegeneration and behavioral impairment associated with the accumulation of hyperphosphorylated tau aggregates. RESULTS Comprehensive phosphoproteomic analysis revealed a unique tau phosphorylation signature in the brains of mice with diabetic AD. Bioinformatic analysis of the phosphoproteomics data revealed putative tau-related kinases and cell signaling pathways involved in the interaction between diabetes mellitus and AD. CONCLUSION These findings offer potential novel targets that can be used to develop tau-based therapies and biomarkers for use in AD.
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- Y Ito
- Shuko Takeda, MD, PhD and Ryuichi Morishita, MD, PhD, Department of Clinical Gene Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan, Tel: 81-6-6210-8351, Fax: 81-6-6210-8354, and
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Oshima M, Stappenbeck F, Ohashi H, Iwamoto M, Fukano K, Kusunoki A, Zheng X, Wang F, Morishita R, Aizaki H, Suzuki R, Muramatsu M, Kuramochi K, Sureau C, Parhami F, Watashi K. Selective inhibition of hepatitis B virus internalization by oxysterol derivatives. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 675:139-145. [PMID: 37473528 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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Given that the current approved anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) drugs suppress virus replication and improve hepatitis but cannot eliminate HBV from infected patients, new anti-HBV agents with different mode of action are urgently needed. In this study, we identified a semi-synthetic oxysterol, Oxy185, that can prevent HBV infection in a HepG2-based cell line and primary human hepatocytes. Mechanistically, Oxy185 inhibited the internalization of HBV into cells without affecting virus attachment or replication. We also found that Oxy185 interacted with an HBV entry receptor, sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP), and inhibited the oligomerization of NTCP to reduce the efficiency of HBV internalization. Consistent with this mechanism, Oxy185 also inhibited the hepatitis D virus infection, which relies on NTCP-dependent internalization, but not hepatitis A virus infection, and displayed pan-genotypic anti-HBV activity. Following oral administration in mice, Oxy185 showed sustained accumulation in the livers of the mice, along with a favorable liver-to-plasma ratio. Thus, Oxy185 is expected to serve as a useful tool compound in proof-of-principle studies for HBV entry inhibitors with this novel mode of action.
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- Mizuki Oshima
- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan; Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, 278-8510, Japan
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- Research Center for Drug and Vaccine Development, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan; Center for Clinical Sciences, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, 162-8655, Japan
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- Research Center for Drug and Vaccine Development, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- MAX BioPharma, Inc., Santa Monica, CA, 90404, USA
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- CellFree Sciences. Co. Ltd., 3 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime, 790-8577, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, 278-8510, Japan
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- Laboratoire de Virologie Moleculaire, Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine, Paris, 75739, France
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan; Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, 278-8510, Japan; Research Center for Drug and Vaccine Development, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan; MIRAI, JST, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan.
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Nakamura KN, Yamauchi H, Mima H, Yerun C, Ohtsuka S, Magari M, Morishita R, Tokumitsu H. Rapid detection of calmodulin/target interaction via the proximity biotinylation method. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2023; 659:29-33. [PMID: 37031591 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2023.03.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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Calmodulin (CaM) is known to function as a central signal transducer in calcium-mediated intracellular pathways. In this study, a fusion molecule of a recently developed proximity biotinylation enzyme (AirID) with rat CaM (AirID-CaM) was expressed and purified to near homogeneity using an E. coli expression system to examine the physical interactions between CaM and its target proteins by converting the interaction to biotinylation of CaM targets under nondenatured conditions. AirID-CaM catalyzed a Ca2+-dependent biotinylation of a target protein kinase (Ca2+/CaM-dependent protein kinase kinase α/1, CaMKKα/1) in vitro, which was suppressed by the addition of excess amounts of CaM, and AirID alone did not catalyze the biotinylation of CaMKKα/1, indicating that the biotinylation of CaMKKα/1 by AirID-CaM likely occurs in an interaction-dependent manner. Furthermore, we also observed the Ca2+-dependent biotinylation of GST-CaMKIα and GST-CaMKIV by AirID-CaM, suggesting that AirID-CaM can be useful for the rapid detection of CaM/target interactions with relatively high sensitivity.
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Morishita R, Yoshimura R, Sakamoto H, Kuramoto H. Localization of substance P (SP)-immunoreactivity in the myenteric plexus of the rat esophagus. Histochem Cell Biol 2023; 159:7-21. [PMID: 35507035 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-022-02104-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The present immunohistochemical study was performed to examine the number, distribution, and chemical coding of intrinsic substance P (SP) neurons and nerve fibers within the esophagus and discuss their functional roles. Many SP neurons and nerve fibers were found in the myenteric plexus, and the SP neurons gradually decreased from the oral side toward the aboral side of the esophagus. Double-immunolabeling showed that most SP neurons were cholinergic (positive for choline acetyltransferase), and few were nitrergic (positive for nitric oxide synthase). Some cholinergic SP nerve terminals surrounded cell bodies of several myenteric neurons. In the muscularis mucosa and lower esophageal sphincter, and around blood vessels, numerous SP nerve endings were present, and many of them were cholinergic. Also, SP nerve endings were found on only a few motor endplates of the striated muscles, and most of them were calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)-positive. Retrograde tracing using Fast Blue (FB) showed that numerous sensory neurons in the dorsal root ganglia (DRGs) and nodose ganglion (NG) projected to the esophagus, and most FB-labeled SP neurons were CGRP-positive. These results suggest that the intrinsic SP neurons in the rat esophagus may play roles as, at least, motor neurons, interneurons, and vasomotor neurons, which are involved in local regulation of smooth muscle motility, neuronal transmission, and blood circulation, respectively. Moreover, SP nerve endings on only a minority of motor endplates may be extrinsic, derived from DRGs or NG, and possibly detect chemical circumstances within motor endplates to modulate esophageal motility.
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- Ryo Morishita
- Cell Function Division, Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
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- Cell Function Division, Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Health Science University, Yamanashi, Japan
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- Cell Function Division, Department of Applied Biology, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan.
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Yamamoto M, Kondo R, Hozumi H, Doi S, Denda M, Magari M, Kanayama N, Hatano N, Morishita R, Tokumitsu H. Identification and Biochemical Characterization of High Mobility Group Protein 20A as a Novel Ca 2+/S100A6 Target. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11040510. [PMID: 33808200 PMCID: PMC8103281 DOI: 10.3390/biom11040510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
During screening of protein-protein interactions, using human protein arrays carrying 19,676 recombinant glutathione s-transferase (GST)-fused human proteins, we identified the high-mobility protein group 20A (HMG20A) as a novel S100A6 binding partner. We confirmed the Ca2+-dependent interaction of HMG20A with S100A6 by the protein array method, biotinylated S100A6 overlay, and GST-pulldown assay in vitro and in transfected COS-7 cells. Co-immunoprecipitation of S100A6 with HMG20A from HeLa cells in a Ca2+-dependent manner revealed the physiological relevance of the S100A6/HMG20A interaction. In addition, HMG20A has the ability to interact with S100A1, S100A2, and S100B in a Ca2+-dependent manner, but not with S100A4, A11, A12, and calmodulin. S100A6 binding experiments using various HMG20A mutants revealed that Ca2+/S100A6 interacts with the C-terminal region (residues 311–342) of HMG20A with stoichiometric binding (HMG20A:S100A6 dimer = 1:1). This was confirmed by the fact that a GST-HMG20A mutant lacking the S100A6 binding region (residues 311–347, HMG20A-ΔC) failed to interact with endogenous S100A6 in transfected COS-7 cells, unlike wild-type HMG20A. Taken together, these results identify, for the first time, HMG20A as a target of Ca2+/S100 proteins, and may suggest a novel linkage between Ca2+/S100 protein signaling and HMG20A function, including in the regulation of neural differentiation.
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- Maho Yamamoto
- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan; (M.Y.); (R.K.); (S.D.); (M.M.); (N.K.); (N.H.)
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan; (M.Y.); (R.K.); (S.D.); (M.M.); (N.K.); (N.H.)
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan;
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan; (M.Y.); (R.K.); (S.D.); (M.M.); (N.K.); (N.H.)
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- Cell Free Sciences Co., Ltd., Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan; (M.D.); (R.M.)
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan; (M.Y.); (R.K.); (S.D.); (M.M.); (N.K.); (N.H.)
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan; (M.Y.); (R.K.); (S.D.); (M.M.); (N.K.); (N.H.)
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan; (M.Y.); (R.K.); (S.D.); (M.M.); (N.K.); (N.H.)
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- Cell Free Sciences Co., Ltd., Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan; (M.D.); (R.M.)
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan; (M.Y.); (R.K.); (S.D.); (M.M.); (N.K.); (N.H.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-86-251-8197
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Doi S, Fujioka N, Ohtsuka S, Kondo R, Yamamoto M, Denda M, Magari M, Kanayama N, Hatano N, Morishita R, Hasegawa T, Tokumitsu H. Regulation of the tubulin polymerization-promoting protein by Ca 2+/S100 proteins. Cell Calcium 2021; 96:102404. [PMID: 33831707 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2021.102404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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To elucidate S100 protein-mediated signaling pathways, we attempted to identify novel binding partners for S100A2 by screening protein arrays carrying 19,676 recombinant glutathione S-transferase (GST)-fused human proteins with biotinylated S100A2. Among newly discovered putative S100A2 interactants, including TMLHE, TRH, RPL36, MRPS34, CDR2L, OIP5, and MED29, we identified and characterized the tubulin polymerization-promoting protein (TPPP) as a novel S100A2-binding protein. We confirmed the interaction of TPPP with Ca2+/S100A2 by multiple independent methods, including the protein array method, S100A2 overlay, and pulldown assay in vitro and in transfected COS-7 cells. Based on the results from the S100A2 overlay assay using various GST-TPPP mutants, the S100A2-binding region was identified in the C-terminal (residues 111-160) of the central core domain of a monomeric form of TPPP that is involved in TPPP dimerization. Chemical cross-linking experiments indicated that S100A2 suppresses dimer formation of His-tagged TPPP in a dose-dependent and a Ca2+-dependent manner. In addition to S100A2, TPPP dimerization is disrupted by other multiple S100 proteins, including S100A6 and S100B, in a Ca2+-dependent manner but not by S100A4. This is consistent with the fact that S100A6 and S100B, but not S100A4, are capable of interacting with GST-TPPP in the presence of Ca2+. Considering these results together, TPPP was identified as a novel target for S100A2, and it is a potential binding target for other multiple S100 proteins, including S100A6 and S100B. Direct binding of the S100 proteins with TPPP may cause disassembly of TPPP dimer formation in response to the increasing concentration of intracellular Ca2+, thus resulting in the regulation of the physiological function of TPPP, such as microtubule organization.
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- Seita Doi
- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- CellFree Sciences Co., Ltd., Matsuyama, 790-8577, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- CellFree Sciences Co., Ltd., Matsuyama, 790-8577, Japan
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, 980-8574, Japan
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- Applied Cell Biology, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering in Health Systems, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
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Hayashi K, Ikeuchi T, Morishita R, Qian J, Kojima K, Takita T, Tanaka K, Hattori S, Yasukawa K. The roles of histidine and tyrosine residues in the active site of collagenase in Grimontia hollisae. J Biochem 2020; 168:385-392. [PMID: 32386303 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvaa055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Collagenase from the Grimontia hollisae strain 1706B (Ghcol) is a zinc metalloproteinase with the zinc-binding motif H492EXXH496. It exhibits higher collagen-degrading activity than the collagenase from Clostridium histolyticum, which is widely used in industry. We previously examined the pH and temperature dependencies of Ghcol activity; Glu493 was thought to contribute acidic pKa (pKe1), while no residue was assigned to contribute alkaline pKa (pKe2). In this study, we introduced nine single mutations at the His or Tyr residues in and near the active site. Our results showed that H412A, H485A, Y497A, H578A and H737A retained the activities to hydrolyze collagen and gelatin, while H426A, H492A, H496A and Y568A lacked them. Purification of active variants H412A, H485A, H578A and H737A, along with inactive variants H492A and H496A, were successful. H412A preferred (7-methoxycoumarin-4-yl)acetyl-L-Lys-L-Pro-L-Leu-Gly-L-Leu-[N3-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)-L-2,3-diaminopropionyl]-L-Ala-L-Arg-NH2 to collagen, while H485A preferred collagen to the peptide, suggesting that His412 and His485 are important for substrate specificity. Purification of the active variant Y497A and inactive variants H426A and Y568A were unsuccessful, suggesting that these three residues were important for stability. Based on the reported crystal structure of clostridial collagenase, Tyr568 of Ghcol is suggested to be involved in catalysis and may be the ionizable residue for pKe2.
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- Kaichi Hayashi
- Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- Research Institute of Biomatrix, Nippi, Incorporated, 520-11, Kuwabara, Toride, Ibaraki 302-0017, Japan
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- Research Institute of Biomatrix, Nippi, Incorporated, 520-11, Kuwabara, Toride, Ibaraki 302-0017, Japan
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- Division of Food Science and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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Passioura T, Watashi K, Fukano K, Shimura S, Saso W, Morishita R, Ogasawara Y, Tanaka Y, Mizokami M, Sureau C, Suga H, Wakita T. De Novo Macrocyclic Peptide Inhibitors of Hepatitis B Virus Cellular Entry. Cell Chem Biol 2018; 25:906-915.e5. [PMID: 29779957 DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2018.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2017] [Revised: 02/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) constitutes a significant public health burden, and currently available treatment options are not generally curative, necessitating the development of new therapeutics. Here we have applied random non-standard peptide integrated discovery (RaPID) screening to identify small macrocyclic peptide inhibitors of HBV entry that target the cell-surface receptor for HBV, sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP). In addition to their anti-HBV activity, these molecules also inhibit cellular entry by the related hepatitis D virus (HDV), and are active against diverse strains of HBV (including clinically relevant nucleos(t)ide analog-resistant and vaccine escaping strains). Importantly, these macrocyclic peptides, in contrast to other NTCP-binding HBV entry inhibitors, exhibited no inhibition of NTCP-mediated bile acid uptake, making them appealing candidates for therapeutic development.
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- Toby Passioura
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan; Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda 278-8510, Japan; JST CREST, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan; Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Kiyose 204-8588, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan; The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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- CellFree Sciences Co., Ltd., Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Kiyose 204-8588, Japan
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- Department of Virology and Liver Unit, Nagoya City University, Graduate School of Medicinal Sciences, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan
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- Genome Medical Sciences Project, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Ichikawa 272-8516, Japan
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- Laboratoire de Virologie Moléculaire, Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine, INSERM U1134, Paris 75015, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan; JST CREST, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan.
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Saso W, Tsukuda S, Ohashi H, Fukano K, Morishita R, Matsunaga S, Ohki M, Ryo A, Park SY, Suzuki R, Aizaki H, Muramatsu M, Sureau C, Wakita T, Matano T, Watashi K. A new strategy to identify hepatitis B virus entry inhibitors by AlphaScreen technology targeting the envelope-receptor interaction. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 501:374-379. [PMID: 29730285 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.04.187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Current anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) agents have limited effect in curing HBV infection, and thus novel anti-HBV agents with different modes of action are in demand. In this study, we applied AlphaScreen assay to high-throughput screening of small molecules inhibiting the interaction between HBV large surface antigen (LHBs) and the HBV entry receptor, sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP). From the chemical screening, we identified that rapamycin, an immunosuppressant, strongly inhibited the LHBs-NTCP interaction. Rapamycin inhibited hepatocyte infection with HBV without significant cytotoxicity. This activity was due to impaired attachment of the LHBs preS1 domain to cell surface. Pretreatment of target cells with rapamycin remarkably reduced their susceptibility to preS1 attachment, while rapamycin pretreatment to preS1 did not affect its attachment activity, suggesting that rapamycin targets the host side. In support of this, a surface plasmon resonance analysis showed a direct interaction of rapamycin with NTCP. Consistently, rapamycin also prevented hepatitis D virus infection, whose entry into cells is also mediated by NTCP. We also identified two rapamycin derivatives, everolimus and temsirolimus, which possessed higher anti-HBV potencies than rapamycin. Thus, this is the first report for application of AlphaScreen technology that monitors a viral envelope-receptor interaction to identify viral entry inhibitors.
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- Wakana Saso
- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; AIDS Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Liver Cancer Prevention Research Unit, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences (IMS), Wako, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Kiyose, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Drug Design Laboratory, Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan
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- Drug Design Laboratory, Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratoire de Virologie Moléculaire, Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine, INSERM U1134, Paris, France
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- AIDS Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, Japan; CREST, JST, Saitama, Japan.
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Kaneko M, Futamura Y, Tsukuda S, Kondoh Y, Sekine T, Hirano H, Fukano K, Ohashi H, Saso W, Morishita R, Matsunaga S, Kawai F, Ryo A, Park SY, Suzuki R, Aizaki H, Ohtani N, Sureau C, Wakita T, Osada H, Watashi K. Chemical array system, a platform to identify novel hepatitis B virus entry inhibitors targeting sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide. Sci Rep 2018; 8:2769. [PMID: 29426822 PMCID: PMC5807303 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-20987-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 01/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Current anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) agents including interferons and nucleos(t)ide analogs efficiently suppress HBV infection. However, as it is difficult to eliminate HBV from chronically infected liver, alternative anti-HBV agents targeting a new molecule are urgently needed. In this study, we applied a chemical array to high throughput screening of small molecules that interacted with sodium taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide (NTCP), an entry receptor for HBV. From approximately 30,000 compounds, we identified 74 candidates for NTCP interactants, and five out of these were shown to inhibit HBV infection in cell culture. One of such compound, NPD8716, a coumarin derivative, interacted with NTCP and inhibited HBV infection without causing cytotoxicity. Consistent with its NTCP interaction capacity, this compound was shown to block viral attachment to host hepatocytes. NPD8716 also prevented the infection with hepatitis D virus, but not hepatitis C virus, in agreement with NPD8716 specifically inhibiting NTCP-mediated infection. Analysis of derivative compounds showed that the anti-HBV activity of compounds was apparently correlated with the affinity to NTCP and the capacity to impair NTCP-mediated bile acid uptake. These results are the first to show that the chemical array technology represents a powerful platform to identify novel viral entry inhibitors.
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- Manabu Kaneko
- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan.,Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, 278-8510, Japan
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- Chemical Biology Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS), Wako, 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan.,Micro-signaling Regulation Technology Unit, RIKEN Center for Life Science Technologies (CLST), Wako, 351-0198, Japan
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- Chemical Biology Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS), Wako, 351-0198, Japan
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- Bio-Active Compounds Discovery Research Unit, RIKEN CSRS, Wako, 351-0198, Japan
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- Chemical Resource Development Research Unit, RIKEN CSRS, Wako, 351-0198, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan.,Department of Analytical Biochemistry, Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Kiyose, 204-8588, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan.,Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, 278-8510, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan.,The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 108-8639, Japan
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- CellFree Sciences Co., Ltd, Matsuyama, 790-8577, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, 236-0027, Japan
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- Drug Design Laboratory, Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, 236-0027, Japan
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- Drug Design Laboratory, Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, 230-0045, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, 278-8510, Japan
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- Laboratoire de Virologie Moléculaire, Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine, INSERM U1134, Paris, 75015, France
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan
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- Chemical Biology Research Group, RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS), Wako, 351-0198, Japan.
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- Department of Virology II, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, 162-8640, Japan. .,Department of Applied Biological Sciences, Tokyo University of Science, Noda, 278-8510, Japan. .,CREST, JST, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan.
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Wan L, Nagata T, Morishita R, Takaori-Kondo A, Katahira M. Observation by Real-Time NMR and Interpretation of Length- and Location-Dependent Deamination Activity of APOBEC3B. ACS Chem Biol 2017; 12:2704-2708. [PMID: 28952713 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.7b00662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Human APOBEC3B (A3B) deaminates a cytosine into a uracil in single-stranded (ss) DNA, resulting in human cancers. A3B's deamination activity is conferred by its C-terminal domain (CTD). However, little is known about the mechanism by which target sequences are searched and deaminated. Here, we applied a real-time NMR method to elucidate the deamination properties. We found that A3B CTD shows higher activity toward its target sequence in short ssDNA and efficiently deaminates a target sequence located near the center of ssDNA. These properties are quite different from those of well-studied APOBEC3G, which shows higher activity toward its target sequence in long ssDNA and one located close to the 5'-end. The unique properties of the A3B CTD can be rationally interpreted by considering that after nonspecific binding to ssDNA, A3B slides only for a relatively short distance and tends to dissociate from the ssDNA before reaching the target sequence.
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- Li Wan
- Institute
of Advanced Energy and Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, 611-0011, Kyoto, Japan
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- Institute
of Advanced Energy and Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, 611-0011, Kyoto, Japan
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- CellFree Sciences Co., Ltd., 790-8577, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan
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- Department
of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, 606-8507, Kyoto, Japan
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- Institute
of Advanced Energy and Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, 611-0011, Kyoto, Japan
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Kawano T, Shimamura M, Nakagami H, Koriyama H, Sasaki T, Sakaguchi M, Morishita R, Mochizuki H. A novel antithrombotic vaccine against S100A9 without risks of bleeding in ischemic stroke in mice. J Neurol Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2017.08.2441] [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: 11/26/2022]
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Sakamaki K, Ishii TM, Sakata T, Takemoto K, Takagi C, Takeuchi A, Morishita R, Takahashi H, Nozawa A, Shinoda H, Chiba K, Sugimoto H, Saito A, Tamate S, Satou Y, Jung SK, Matsuoka S, Koyamada K, Sawasaki T, Nagai T, Ueno N. Dysregulation of a potassium channel, THIK-1, targeted by caspase-8 accelerates cell shrinkage. Biochim Biophys Acta 2016; 1863:2766-2783. [PMID: 27566292 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2016] [Revised: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Activation of caspases is crucial for the execution of apoptosis. Although the caspase cascade associated with activation of the initiator caspase-8 (CASP8) has been investigated in molecular and biochemical detail, the physiological role of CASP8 is not fully understood. Here, we identified a two-pore domain potassium channel, tandem-pore domain halothane-inhibited K+ channel 1 (THIK-1), as a novel CASP8 substrate. The intracellular region of THIK-1 was cleaved by CASP8 in apoptotic cells. Overexpression of THIK-1, but not its mutant lacking the CASP8-target sequence in the intracellular portion, accelerated cell shrinkage in response to apoptotic stimuli. In contrast, knockdown of endogenous THIK-1 by RNA interference resulted in delayed shrinkage and potassium efflux. Furthermore, a truncated THIK-1 mutant lacking the intracellular region, which mimics the form cleaved by CASP8, led to a decrease of cell volume of cultured cells without apoptotic stimulation and excessively promoted irregular development of Xenopus embryos. Taken together, these results indicate that THIK-1 is involved in the acceleration of cell shrinkage. Thus, we have demonstrated a novel physiological role of CASP8: creating a cascade that advances the cell to the next stage in the apoptotic process.
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- Kazuhiro Sakamaki
- Department of Animal Development and Physiology, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0020, Japan
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- Department of Developmental Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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- Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- CellFree Sciences Co., Ltd., Yokohama 230-0046, Japan
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- Proteo-Science Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Animal Development and Physiology, Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan
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- Department of Electronic Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto 615-8530, Japan
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- Department of Zoology, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan
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- SCOTS, Tensei Suisan Co., Ltd., Karatsu 847-0193, Japan
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- Center for Innovation in Immunoregulative Technology and Therapeutics, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Center for Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Proteo-Science Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama 790-8577, Japan
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- Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0020, Japan; The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, Ibaraki 567-0047, Japan
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- Department of Developmental Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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Furuya Y, Denda M, Sakane K, Ogusu T, Takahashi S, Magari M, Kanayama N, Morishita R, Tokumitsu H. Identification of striated muscle activator of Rho signaling (STARS) as a novel calmodulin target by a newly developed genome-wide screen. Cell Calcium 2016; 60:32-40. [PMID: 27132186 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceca.2016.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Revised: 04/13/2016] [Accepted: 04/13/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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To search for novel target(s) of the Ca(2+)-signaling transducer, calmodulin (CaM), we performed a newly developed genome-wide CaM interaction screening of 19,676 GST-fused proteins expressed in human. We identified striated muscle activator of Rho signaling (STARS) as a novel CaM target and characterized its CaM binding ability and found that the Ca(2+)/CaM complex interacted stoichiometrically with the N-terminal region (Ala13-Gln35) of STARS in vitro as well as in living cells. Mutagenesis studies identified Ile20 and Trp33 as the essential hydrophobic residues in CaM anchoring. Furthermore, the CaM binding deficient mutant (Ile20Ala, Trp33Ala) of STARS further enhanced its stimulatory effect on SRF-dependent transcriptional activation. These results suggest a connection between Ca(2+)-signaling via excitation-contraction coupling and the regulation of STARS-mediated gene expression in muscles.
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- Yusui Furuya
- Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- CellFree Sciences Co., Ltd., Matsuyama, 790-8577, Japan
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- Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan
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- CellFree Sciences Co., Ltd., Matsuyama, 790-8577, Japan
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- Division of Medical Bioengineering, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama 700-8530, Japan.
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Correct neuronal migration is crucial for the brain architecture and function. During brain development, excitatory and inhibitory neurons generated in the ventricular zone (VZ) of the dorsal telencephalon and ganglionic medial eminence, respectively, move to their final destinations in tightly regulated spatiotemporal manners. While a variety of morphological methods have been applied to neurobiology, in utero electroporation (IUE) technique is one of the most powerful tools for rapid gain- and loss-of-function studies of brain development. This method enables us to introduce genes of interest into VZ progenitor and stem cells of rodent embryos, and to observe resulting phenotypes such as proliferation, migration, and cell morphology at later stages. In this chapter, we first summarize basic immunohistochemistry methods that are foundations for any advanced methods and showed data on the distribution of Sept6, Sept9, and Sept14 as examples. Then, IUE method is described where functional analyses of Sept14 during brain development are used as examples. We subsequently refer to the in vivo electroporation (IVE)-mediated gene transfer, which is conceptually the same method as IUE, into granule cells of hippocampal dentate gyrus in neonatal mice. Finally, an IUE-based time-lapse imaging method is explained as an advanced technique for the analyses of cortical neuron migration. IUE and IVE methods and the application would contribute greatly to the morphological analyses of septins as well as other molecules to elucidate their neuronal functions and pathophysiological roles in various neurological and psychiatric disorders.
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- H Ito
- Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Japan
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- Aichi Human Service Center, Kasugai, Japan; Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Matsunaga S, Masaoka T, Sawasaki T, Morishita R, Iwatani Y, Tatsumi M, Endo Y, Yamamoto N, Sugiura W, Ryo A. A cell-free enzymatic activity assay for the evaluation of HIV-1 drug resistance to protease inhibitors. Front Microbiol 2015; 6:1220. [PMID: 26583013 PMCID: PMC4628118 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2015.01220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Due to their high frequency of genomic mutations, human retroviruses often develop resistance to antiretroviral drugs. The emergence of drug-resistant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is a significant obstacle to the effective long-term treatment of HIV infection. The development of a rapid and versatile drug-susceptibility assay would enable acquisition of phenotypic information and facilitate determination of the appropriate choice of antiretroviral agents. In this study, we developed a novel in vitro method, termed the Cell-free drug susceptibility assay (CFDSA), for monitoring phenotypic information regarding the drug resistance of HIV-1 protease (PR). The CFDSA utilizes a wheat germ cell-free protein production system to synthesize enzymatically active HIV-1 PRs directly from PCR products amplified from HIV-1 molecular clones or clinical isolates in a rapid one-step procedure. Enzymatic activity of PRs can be readily measured by AlphaScreen (Amplified Luminescent Proximity Homogeneous Assay Screen) in the presence or absence of clinically used protease inhibitors (PIs). CFDSA measurement of drug resistance was based on the fold resistance to the half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of various PIs. The CFDSA could serve as a non-infectious, rapid, accessible, and reliable alternative to infectious cell-based phenotypic assays for evaluation of PI-resistant HIV-1.
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- Satoko Matsunaga
- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Yokohama City University Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Infection and Immunology, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Yokohama City University Yokohama, Japan ; CellFree Sciences Co., Ltd. Matsuyama, Japan
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- Department of Infection and Immunology, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center Nagoya, Japan ; Department of AIDS Research, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of AIDS Research, AIDS Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases Tokyo, Japan
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- Proteo-Science Center, Ehime University Matsuyama, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Infection and Immunology, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center Nagoya, Japan ; Department of AIDS Research, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Microbiology, School of Medicine, Yokohama City University Yokohama, Japan
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Morishita R, Higaki J, Aoki M, Hayashi S, Kida I, Kaneda Y, Ogihara T. Novel strategy of gene therapy in cardiovascular disease with HVJ-liposome method. Contrib Nephrol 2015; 118:254-64. [PMID: 8744066 DOI: 10.1159/000425102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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- R Morishita
- Department of Geriatric Medicine, Osaka University Medical School, Japan
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Takemori N, Takemori A, Matsuoka K, Morishita R, Matsushita N, Aoshima M, Takeda H, Sawasaki T, Endo Y, Higashiyama S. High-throughput synthesis of stable isotope-labeled transmembrane proteins for targeted transmembrane proteomics using a wheat germ cell-free protein synthesis system. Mol Biosyst 2014; 11:361-5. [PMID: 25431973 DOI: 10.1039/c4mb00556b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Using a wheat germ cell-free protein synthesis system, we developed a high-throughput method for the synthesis of stable isotope-labeled full-length transmembrane proteins as proteoliposomes to mimic the in vivo environment, and we successfully constructed an internal standard library for targeted transmembrane proteomics by using mass spectrometry.
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Takami Y, Nakagami Y, Yamamoto K, Morishita R, Kaneda Y, Rakugi H. P336: Alpha-synuclein, causative molecule of Parkinson’s disease, plays significant pathophysiological roles in aging-related metabolic syndrome. Eur Geriatr Med 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/s1878-7649(14)70500-5] [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: 10/24/2022]
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Furukawa A, Sugase K, Morishita R, Nagata T, Kodaki T, Takaori-Kondo A, Ryo A, Katahira M. Quantitative Analysis of Location- and Sequence-Dependent Deamination by APOBEC3G Using Real-Time NMR Spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:2349-52. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201309940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Furukawa A, Sugase K, Morishita R, Nagata T, Kodaki T, Takaori-Kondo A, Ryo A, Katahira M. Quantitative Analysis of Location- and Sequence-Dependent Deamination by APOBEC3G Using Real-Time NMR Spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201309940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Mizoguchi K, Morishita R, Oohata G. Generation of coherent phonons in a CdTe single crystal using an ultrafast two-phonon laser-excitation process. Phys Rev Lett 2013; 110:077402. [PMID: 25166406 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.110.077402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2012] [Revised: 11/07/2012] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The detection-energy dependence of a coherent phonon in a (001) CdTe crystal, generated by ultrashort laser pulses with the center energy transparent or opaque to the sample, is investigated using a spectrally resolved pump-probe method. At the excitation in the transparent region, the detection-energy dependence of the phonon amplitude has two peaks at the energy shifted by one times the phonon energy of CdTe from the center energy of the probe pulses. On the other hand, the amplitude in the opaque region shows two peaks at the energy shifted by about two times the phonon energy. This difference occurs even though the observed energies of the coherent phonons in both regions are the same as that of the longitudinal optical phonon of CdTe. The energy shifts in the detection-energy dependence imply that the emission and absorption of one phonon and two phonons in the transparent and opaque regions, respectively, are implicated in coherent phonon generation. In this study, the detection-energy dependence is examined from the viewpoint of the third-order nonlinear susceptibility based on the impulsive stimulated Raman scattering process under nonresonant and resonant conditions.
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- K Mizoguchi
- Department of Physical Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai 599-8531, Japan
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- Department of Physical Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai 599-8531, Japan
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- Department of Physical Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University, 1-1 Gakuen-cho, Naka-ku, Sakai 599-8531, Japan
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Aoki T, Kataoka H, Nishimura M, Ishibashi R, Morishita R, Miyamoto S. Erratum: Ets-1 promotes the progression of cerebral aneurysm by inducing the expression of MCP-1 in vascular smooth muscle cells. Gene Ther 2013. [DOI: 10.1038/gt.2012.95] [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: 11/09/2022]
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Furukawa A, Okamura H, Morishita R, Matsunaga S, Kobayashi N, Ikegami T, Kodaki T, Takaori-Kondo A, Ryo A, Nagata T, Katahira M. NMR study of xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus protease in a complex with amprenavir. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2012; 425:284-9. [PMID: 22842568 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2012.07.083] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2012] [Accepted: 07/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Xenotropic murine leukemia virus-related virus (XMRV) is a virus created through recombination of two murine leukemia proviruses under artificial conditions during the passage of human prostate cancer cells in athymic nude mice. The homodimeric protease (PR) of XMRV plays a critical role in the production of functional viral proteins and is a prerequisite for viral replication. We synthesized XMRV PR using the wheat germ cell-free expression system and carried out structural analysis of XMRV PR in a complex with an inhibitor, amprenavir (APV), by means of NMR. Five different combinatorially (15)N-labeled samples were prepared and backbone resonance assignments were made by applying Otting's method, with which the amino acid types of the [(1)H, (15)N] HSQC resonances were automatically identified using the five samples (Wu et al., 2006) [14]. A titration experiment involving APV revealed that one APV molecule binds to one XMRV PR dimer. For many residues, two distinct resonances were observed, which is thought to be due to the structural heterogeneity between the two protomers in the APV:XMRV PR=1:2 complex. PR residues at the interface with APV have been identified on the basis of chemical shift perturbation and identification of the intermolecular NOEs by means of filtered NOE experiments. Interestingly, chemical shift heterogeneity between the two protomers of XMRV PR has been observed not only at the interface with APV but also in regions apart from the interface. This indicates that the structural heterogeneity induced by the asymmetry of the binding of APV to the XMRV PR dimer is transmitted to distant regions. This is in contrast to the case of the APV:HIV-1 PR complex, in which the structural heterogeneity is only localized at the interface. Long-range transmission of the structural change identified for the XMRV PR complex might be utilized for the discovery of a new type of drug.
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- Ayako Furukawa
- Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Gokasho, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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Takagi K, Kim S, Yukii H, Ueno M, Morishita R, Endo Y, Kato K, Tanaka K, Saeki Y, Mizushima T. Structural basis for specific recognition of Rpt1p, an ATPase subunit of 26 S proteasome, by proteasome-dedicated chaperone Hsm3p. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:12172-82. [PMID: 22334676 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.345876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The 26 S proteasome is a 2.5-MDa molecular machine that degrades ubiquitinated proteins in eukaryotic cells. It consists of a proteolytic core particle and two 19 S regulatory particles (RPs) composed of 6 ATPase (Rpt) and 13 non-ATPase (Rpn) subunits. Multiple proteasome-dedicated chaperones facilitate the assembly of the proteasome, but little is known about the detailed mechanisms. Hsm3, a 19 S RP dedicated chaperone, transiently binds to the C-terminal domain of the Rpt1 subunit and forms a tetrameric complex, Hsm3-Rpt1-Rpt2-Rpn1, during maturation of the ATPase ring of 19 S RP. To elucidate the structural basis of Hsm3 function, we determined the crystal structures of Hsm3 and its complex with the C-terminal domain of the Rpt1 subunit (Rpt1C). Hsm3 has a C-shaped structure that consists of 11 HEAT repeats. The structure of the Hsm3-Rpt1C complex revealed that the interacting surface between Hsm3 and Rpt1 is a hydrophobic core and a complementary charged surface. Mutations in the Hsm3-Rpt1 surface resulted in the assembly defect of the 26 S proteasome. Furthermore, a structural model of the Hsm3-Rpt ring complex and an in vitro binding assay suggest that Hsm3 can bind Rpt2 in addition to Rpt1. Collectively, our results provide the structural basis of the molecular functions of Hsm3 for the RP assembly.
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- Kenji Takagi
- Picobiology Institute, Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, 3-2-1, Kouto, Kamigori-cho, Ako-gun, Hyogo, 678-1297, Japan
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Aoki T, Nishimura M, Matsuoka T, Yamamoto K, Furuyashiki T, Kataoka H, Kitaoka S, Ishibashi R, Ishibazawa A, Miyamoto S, Morishita R, Ando J, Hashimoto N, Nozaki K, Narumiya S. PGE(2) -EP(2) signalling in endothelium is activated by haemodynamic stress and induces cerebral aneurysm through an amplifying loop via NF-κB. Br J Pharmacol 2011; 163:1237-49. [PMID: 21426319 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01358.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cerebral aneurysm is a frequent cerebrovascular event and a major cause of fatal subarachnoid haemorrhage, but there is no medical treatment for this condition. Haemodynamic stress and, recently, chronic inflammation have been proposed as major causes of cerebral aneurysm. Nevertheless, links between haemodynamic stress and chronic inflammation remain ill-defined, and to clarify such links, we evaluated the effects of prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2) ), a mediator of inflammation, on the formation of cerebral aneurysms. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH Expression of COX and prostaglandin E synthase (PGES) and PGE receptors were examined in human and rodent cerebral aneurysm. The incidence, size and inflammation of cerebral aneurysms were evaluated in rats treated with COX-2 inhibitors and mice lacking each prostaglandin receptor. Effects of shear stress and PGE receptor signalling on expression of pro-inflammatory molecules were studied in primary cultures of human endothelial cells (ECs). KEY RESULTS COX-2, microsomal PGES-1 and prostaglandin E receptor 2 (EP(2) ) were induced in ECs in the walls of cerebral aneurysms. Shear stress applied to primary ECs induced COX-2 and EP(2) . Inhibition or loss of COX-2 or EP(2) in vivo attenuated each other's expression, suppressed nuclear factor κB (NF-κB)-mediated chronic inflammation and reduced incidence of cerebral aneurysm. EP(2) stimulation in primary ECs induced NF-κB activation and expression of the chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2, essential for cerebral aneurysm. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS These results suggest that shear stress activated PGE(2) -EP(2) pathway in ECs and amplified chronic inflammation via NF-κB. We propose EP(2) as a therapeutic target in cerebral aneurysm.
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- T Aoki
- Department of Neurosurgery Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Takeda S, Sato N, Ikimura K, Nishino H, Rakugi H, Morishita R. Novel microdialysis method to assess neuropeptides and large molecules in free-moving mouse. Neuroscience 2011; 186:110-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2011.04.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2011] [Revised: 03/01/2011] [Accepted: 04/12/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Shigematsu H, Yasuda K, Sasajima T, Takano T, Miyata T, Ohta T, Tanemoto K, Obitsu Y, Iwai T, Ozaki S, Ogihara T, Morishita R. Transfection of human HGF plasmid DNA improves limb salvage in Buerger's disease patients with critical limb ischemia. INT ANGIOL 2011; 30:140-149. [PMID: 21427651] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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AIM Hepatocyte growth factor is a potent angiogenic agent. This study investigated the efficacy and safety of intramuscular injection of naked plasmid DNA encoding the human hepatocyte growth factor gene in Japanese patients with Buerger's disease and critical limb ischemia. METHODS An open-label clinical study was performed at eight hospitals in Japan from May 2004 to April 2008. Ten patients were enrolled. They had Buerger's disease with ischemic ulcers, were not candidates for revascularization, and were unresponsive to conventional drug therapy. Treatment consisted of 8 injections (total dose: 4 mg) of hepatocyte growth factor plasmid, which were administered into the calf muscles and/or distal thigh muscles of the ischemic limbs under ultrasound guidance. Administration was done twice at an interval of 4 weeks. If there was no improvement after 2 doses, a 3rd dose could be administered. The response to treatment was evaluated from the reduction of ischemic ulcer size. RESULTS The size of ischemic ulcers showed a decrease in 6/9 (66.7%) patients and the ulcers healed completely in 5/9 (55.6%) patients after gene therapy. Major amputation was not required. There were no deaths and no major safety concerns. CONCLUSION Hepatocyte growth factor gene therapy is safe and effective for critical limb ischemia in patients with Buerger's disease.
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- H Shigematsu
- Department of Vascular Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Japan.
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Ito H, Morishita R, Shinoda T, Iwamoto I, Sudo K, Okamoto K, Nagata K. Dysbindin-1, a schizophrenia-related molecule, is involved in the regulation of neuronal dendritic development. Mol Psychiatry 2010; 15:969. [PMID: 20861847 DOI: 10.1038/mp.2010.93] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- H Ito
- Department of Molecular Neurobiology, Institute for Developmental Research, Aichi Human Service Center, Aichi, Japan
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Aoki T, Kataoka H, Nishimura M, Ishibashi R, Morishita R, Miyamoto S. Ets-1 promotes the progression of cerebral aneurysm by inducing the expression of MCP-1 in vascular smooth muscle cells. Gene Ther 2010; 17:1117-23. [PMID: 20428211 DOI: 10.1038/gt.2010.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Cerebral aneurysm (CA) rupture is one of the leading causes of stroke death. Recent experimental studies suggest that the pathophysiology of CA is closely associated with inflammation. A transcription factor, Ets-1, has been shown to regulate vascular inflammation and remodeling in a physiological and pathological condition. The expression and role of Ets-1 in CA development has been investigated in this study. Ets-1 was expressed and activated mainly in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in both experimentally induced rat CAs and human CA walls by immunohistochemistry, western blotting and enzyme-linked mobility shift assay. The downstream target of Ets-1 in CA development was identified by chromatin immunoprecipitation (CHIP) analysis. CHIP analysis revealed that Ets-1 transactivated monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) expression in CA walls. Treatment with ets decoy oligodeoxynucleotides resulted in the prevention of CA enlargement, upregulation of MCP-1 expression and increase in macrophage accumulation in CA walls. In conclusion, Ets-1 mediates MCP-1 expression in VSMCs in CA walls, thus promoting the progression of CAs. Inhibition of DNA-binding activity of Ets-1 may lead to the prevention of human CA enlargement and rupture. Results of this study will provide us a clue to a novel therapeutic strategy for CAs.
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- T Aoki
- Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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Shigematsu H, Yasuda K, Iwai T, Sasajima T, Ishimaru S, Ohashi Y, Yamaguchi T, Ogihara T, Morishita R. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of hepatocyte growth factor plasmid for critical limb ischemia. Gene Ther 2010; 17:1152-61. [DOI: 10.1038/gt.2010.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 158] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Yokoi T, Sanada F, Yoshika M, Iekushi K, Masuda M, Komiyama Y, Taniyama Y, Masaki H, Morishita R, Takahashi H. Abstract: P261 URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID INHIBITS ENDOTHELIAL CELL PLASMINONEN ACTIVATOR INHIBITOR-1 EXPRESSION INDUCED BY HIGH GLUCOSE. ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPP 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1567-5688(09)70556-2] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Nishi M, Ryo A, Tsurutani N, Ohba K, Sawasaki T, Morishita R, Perrem K, Aoki I, Morikawa Y, Yamamoto N. Requirement for microtubule integrity in the SOCS1-mediated intracellular dynamics of HIV-1 Gag. FEBS Lett 2009; 583:1243-50. [PMID: 19327355 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2009.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2008] [Revised: 03/16/2009] [Accepted: 03/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Suppressor of cytokine signaling 1 (SOCS1) is a recently identified host factor that positively regulates the intracellular trafficking and stability of HIV-1 Gag. We here examine the molecular mechanism by which SOCS1 regulates intercellular Gag trafficking and virus particle production. We find that SOCS1 colocalizes with Gag along the microtubule network and promotes microtubule stability. SOCS1 also increases the amount of Gag associated with microtubules. Both nocodazole treatment and the expression of the microtubule-destabilizing protein, stathmin, inhibit the enhancement of HIV-1 particle production by SOCS1. SOCS1 facilitates Gag ubiquitination and the co-expression of a dominant-negative ubiquitin significantly inhibits the association of Gag with microtubules. We thus propose that the microtubule network plays a role in SOCS1-mediated HIV-1 Gag transport and virus particle formation.
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- Mayuko Nishi
- AIDS Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Takahashi H, Iwakawa H, Nakao S, Ojio T, Morishita R, Morikawa S, Machida Y, Machida C, Kobayashi T. Knowledge-based fuzzy adaptive resonance theory and its application to the analysis of gene expression in plants. J Biosci Bioeng 2009; 106:587-93. [PMID: 19134556 DOI: 10.1263/jbb.106.587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2008] [Accepted: 08/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gene expression data obtained from DNA microarrays are very useful in revealing the mechanisms that drive life. It is necessary to analyze these data through the use of algorithms, as in clustering and machine-learning. In a previous study, we developed fuzzy adaptive resonance theory (FuzzyART) and applied it to gene expression data, to identify genetic networks. FuzzyART was used as a clustering algorithm that is very suitable for the analysis of biological data; however, although FuzzyART is very useful in the analysis of dozens of gene expression profiles, it is difficult to apply this method to thousands of gene expression profiles, owing to inherent category proliferation and long calculation time. In the present study, we developed a knowledge-based FuzzyART (KB-FuzzyART) to mitigate these problems. We first constructed a gene list-1 from the gene database of Arabidopsis thaliana as knowledge for KB-FuzzyART, because KB-FuzzyART requires any knowledge as input. This method was applied to gene expression data obtained via the microarray analysis of A. thaliana, to identify the downstream genes of ASYMMETRIC LEAVES1 (AS1) and ASYMMETRIC LEAVES2 (AS2), both of which are involved in leaf development. The results of the analysis using KB-FuzzyART showed that the KNAT6 and YABBY5 (YAB5) genes are candidates for downstream factors, after a short calculation time for analysis. These results suggest that our gene list-1 is a very useful database for analyzing the expression profiles of genes that are related to the development of A. thaliana; they also suggest that the KB-FuzzyART has the high potential to function as a new method by which one can select candidate genes from thousands of genes, using gene expression data on mutant strains.
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- Hiro Takahashi
- Plant Biology Research Center, Chubu University, Matsumoto-cho 1200, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan.
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Sawasaki T, Kamura N, Matsunaga S, Saeki M, Tsuchimochi M, Morishita R, Endo Y. Arabidopsis HY5 protein functions as a DNA-binding tag for purification and functional immobilization of proteins on agarose/DNA microplate. FEBS Lett 2007; 582:221-8. [PMID: 18082144 PMCID: PMC7164004 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2007] [Revised: 11/28/2007] [Accepted: 12/04/2007] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Protein microarray is considered to be one of the key analytical tools for high-throughput protein function analysis. Here, we report that the Arabidopsis HY5 functions as a novel DNA-binding tag (DBtag) for proteins. We also demonstrate that the DBtagged proteins could be immobilized and purified on a newly designed agarose/DNA microplate. Furthermore, we show three applications using the microarray: (1) detection of autophosphorylation activity of DBtagged human protein kinases and inhibition of their activity by staurosporine, (2) specific cleavage of DBtagged proteins by a virus protease and caspase 3, and (3) detection of a protein-protein interaction between the DBtagged UBE2N and UBE2v1. Thus, this method may facilitate rapid functional analysis of a wide range of proteins.
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- Tatsuya Sawasaki
- Cell-Free Science and Technology Research Center, and The Venture Business Laboratory, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan.
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Saito Y, Nakagami H, Kurooka M, Takami Y, Kikuchi Y, Hayashi H, Nishikawa T, Tamai K, Morishita R, Azuma N, Sasajima T, Kaneda Y. Cold shock domain protein A represses angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis via inhibition of serum response element. Oncogene 2007; 27:1821-33. [DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Shimizu N, Azuma N, Nishikawa T, Hirata S, Morishita R, Kaneda Y, Sasajima T. Effect on vein graft intimal hyperplasia of nuclear factor-kB decoy transfection using the second generation of HVJ vector. J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 2007; 48:463-70. [PMID: 17653006] [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: 05/16/2023]
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AIM Vein graft stenosis due to intimal hyperplasia (IH) is the main cause of graft failure. We examined possibilities of nuclear factor-kB (NF-kB) expression in vein grafts, and inhibitive effects of NF-kB decoy on the gene expression and subsequent vein graft IH. METHODS Fifteen mongrel dogs underwent femoral artery replacement with autogenous vein grafts. Group I: grafts were retrieved at a predetermined time and subjected to NF-kB binding activity assay; Groups II and III: grafts were transfected with scrambled (II-a, III-a) or NF-kB (II-b, III-b) decoy using hemagglutinating virus of Japan envelope before implantation. Grafts were retrieved 7 days after implantation for evaluation of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) mRNA expression (Group II) and 4 weeks after implantation for comparison of IH by morphometric analysis (Group III). RESULTS NF-kB binding activity was increased in a time-dependent manner, with a peak 2 days after implantation. The ratio between ICAM-1 and glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase mRNA expression in II-b was significantly lower than that in II-a (0.347 +/- 0.07 versus 0.612+/-0.08; P = 0.047). The ratio of intimal cross-section area to luminal cross-section area of III-b was significantly lower than that of the III-a (0.096+/-0.03 versus 0.461+/-0.11; P = 0.048). CONCLUSION NF-kB binding activity in vein grafts increases after implantation, and transfection of NF-kB decoy before implantation may reduce IH through the inhibition of ICAM-1 expression.
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- N Shimizu
- Department of Surgery, Asahikawa Medical University Asahikawa, Midorigaoka-higashi 2-1-1-1, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 078-8510, Japan
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Mizutani K, Ito H, Iwamoto I, Morishita R, Deguchi T, Nozawa Y, Asano T, Nagata KI. Essential roles of ERK-mediated phosphorylation of vinexin in cell spreading, migration and anchorage-independent growth. Oncogene 2007; 26:7122-31. [PMID: 17486060 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1210512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 11/09/2022]
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Vinexin is an adaptor protein supposed to play pivotal roles in various cellular events such as cell adhesion, cytoskeletal organization, signaling and gene expression. Despite the possible importance, physiological functions and regulatory mechanisms of vinexin are largely unknown. In addition, although vinexin was reported to be phosphorylated by extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), physiological significance of the phosphorylation remains to be elucidated. Here we carried out characterization of endogenous vinexin and found that it was enriched at the leading edge of migrating cells and focal adhesions of spread cells. In the analyses using ERK-phosphorylated vinexin-specific antibody, the phosphorylation signal was also detected at the leading edges of migrating cells and at cell periphery of spreading cells, whereas only faint signal was observed at focal adhesions of well-spread cells. We then established LNCaP cell lines stably expressing GFP-fused vinexinbeta or two mutants at Ser189 that mimic the ERK-phosphorylated or -unphosphorylated vinexin beta. Based on the analyses using the lines, the phosphorylation was likely to inhibit the cell spreading and migration. On the other hand, anchorage-independent cell growth was inhibited by unphosphorylated vinexinbeta. Taken together, ERK-mediated phosphorylation of vinexinbeta is strongly suggested to occur in a spatio-temporally regulated manner and play important roles in cell spreading, migration and anchorage-independent growth.
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- K Mizutani
- Department of Urology, Gifu University School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, Japan
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Saito Y, Nakagami H, Morishita R. Transfection of human hepatocyte growth factor gene ameliorates secondary lymphedema via promotion of lymphangiogenesis. J Vasc Surg 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sawasaki T, Morishita R, Gouda MD, Endo Y. Methods for high-throughput materialization of genetic information based on wheat germ cell-free expression system. Methods Mol Biol 2007; 375:95-106. [PMID: 17634598 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-59745-388-2_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 12/24/2022]
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Among the cell-free protein synthesis systems, the wheat germ-based translation system has significant advantages for the high-throughput production of eukaryotic multidomain proteins in folded state. Here, we describe protocols for this cell-free expression system.
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- Tatsuya Sawasaki
- Cell-Free Science and Technology Research Center, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Japan
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Miyake T, Aoki M, Nakashima H, Kawasaki T, Oishi M, Kataoka K, Tanemoto K, Ogihara T, Kaneda Y, Morishita R. Prevention of abdominal aortic aneurysms by simultaneous inhibition of NFkappaB and ets using chimeric decoy oligonucleotides in a rabbit model. Gene Ther 2006; 13:695-704. [PMID: 16397509 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 11/08/2022]
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Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is one of the major vascular diseases caused by atherosclerosis. Because treatment for AAA mainly consists of surgery to prevent deaths from AAA rupture and there is a conspicuous absence of alternative therapeutic strategies, the development of minimally invasive treatment is needed. To develop a novel therapeutic approach, we examined the simultaneous inhibition of the transcription factors NFkappaB and ets, which regulate inflammation and matrix degradation, in a rabbit AAA model. In this study, we employed chimeric decoy oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN), containing the consensus sequences of both the NFkappaB- and ets-binding sites, to inhibit both the transcription factors simultaneously. Using a delivery sheet, we examined the inhibitory effect of chimeric decoy ODN on aortic dilatation. Ultrasound and angiographic analysis demonstrated that treatment with chimeric decoy ODN significantly prevented the progression of elastase-induced aortic dilatation. The inhibitory effect of chimeric decoy ODN on aortic dilatation was also confirmed by histological studies. Treatment with chimeric decoy ODN reduced the activities of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 and markedly inhibited the proteolysis of elastin as compared to scrambled decoy ODN. Interestingly, treatment with chimeric decoy ODN also suppressed VCAM-1 and MCP-1 gene expression, leading to inhibition of macrophage infiltration in the adventitia and media. The present study in a rabbit model provides a novel strategy to treat AAA by the simultaneous inhibition of both NFkappaB and ets using chimeric decoy ODN. Further modification of chimeric decoy ODN would be useful to treat AAA as a decoy-based therapy.
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- T Miyake
- Division of Clinical Gene Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Koike H, Ishida A, Shimamura M, Mizuno S, Nakamura T, Ogihara T, Kaneda Y, Morishita R. Prevention of onset of Parkinson's disease by in vivo gene transfer of human hepatocyte growth factor in rodent model: a model of gene therapy for Parkinson's disease. Gene Ther 2006; 13:1639-44. [PMID: 16791285 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 11/09/2022]
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra (SNi). As neurotrophic factors support the survival and enhance the function of dopaminergic neurons, gene therapy using neurotrophic factors has become the center of interest. Thus, we focused on hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) as a neurotrophic and angiogenic growth factor. At 7 days before injection of 6-hydroxydopamine into the SNi, stereotaxic transfection of human HGF or lacZ plasmid was performed into the unilateral striatum of rats. Expression of human HGF in the injected sites could be detected in rats transfected with HGF plasmid DNA, using immunohistochemical staining. Consistently, human immunoreactive HGF protein could be detected at least up to 12 days after transfection. Interestingly, PD rats transfected with lacZ demonstrated amphetamine-induced rotational asymmetry. However, transfection of HGF plasmid DNA resulted in significant inhibition of abnormal rotation up to 24 weeks in a dose-dependent manner. Over 90% of dopaminergic neurons were lost in PD rats transfected with lacZ, whereas over 70% survived in rats transfected with HGF, as assessed by immunohistochemical staining. Overall, the present study demonstrated that overexpression of HGF prevented neuronal death in a PD rat model, providing a potential novel therapy for PD.
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- H Koike
- Division of Clinical Gene Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, 2-2 Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Azuma J, Taniyama Y, Takeya Y, Iekushi K, Aoki M, Dosaka N, Matsumoto K, Nakamura T, Ogihara T, Morishita R. Angiogenic and antifibrotic actions of hepatocyte growth factor improve cardiac dysfunction in porcine ischemic cardiomyopathy. Gene Ther 2006; 13:1206-13. [PMID: 16625244 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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: 01/31/2023]
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Impairment of cardiac function in ischemic cardiomyopathy has been postulated to be due to the decrease in blood flow and increase in collagen synthesis. Therefore, an approach to alter them directly by means of a growth factor may open up a new therapeutic concept in ischemic cardiomyopathy. From this viewpoint, hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) is a unique growth factor with angiogenic and antifibrotic effects. Thus, we examined the feasibility of gene therapy using HGF plasmid DNA for ischemic cardiomyopathy. Human HGF plasmid DNA at a dose of 0.4 or 4 mg was injected into ischemic myocardium of pigs induced by ameroid constrictor with the NOGA system. At 1 month after injection, the ischemic area was significantly reduced in the HGF group, accompanied by a significant increase in capillary density and regional myocardial perfusion in the ischemic area (P<0.01). In contrast, a significant decrease in fibrotic area was observed in the HGF group, associated with a significant decrease in collagen I, III and TGF-beta synthesis as compared to the control group (P<0.01). Consistently, cardiac function was significantly improved in the 4 mg HGF group as compared to the control group (P<0.05). Overall, the present in vivo experiments demonstrated that intramyocardial injection of human HGF plasmid DNA in ischemic cardiomyopathy resulted in a significant improvement in cardiac function through an increase in blood flow and decrease in fibrosis. These favorable outcomes suggest potential utility to treat patients with ischemic heart disease using HGF gene transfer. Currently, a phase I study using human HGF plasmid DNA is ongoing to test the validity of this concept.
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- J Azuma
- Department of Clinical Gene Therapy, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Kashima I, Yamashita A, Izumi N, Kataoka N, Morishita R, Hoshino S, Ohno M, Dreyfuss G, Ohno S. Binding of a novel SMG-1-Upf1-eRF1-eRF3 complex (SURF) to the exon junction complex triggers Upf1 phosphorylation and nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. Genes Dev 2006; 20:355-67. [PMID: 16452507 PMCID: PMC1361706 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1389006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 459] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is a surveillance mechanism that degrades mRNA containing premature termination codons (PTCs). In mammalian cells, recognition of PTCs requires translation and depends on the presence on the mRNA with the splicing-dependent exon junction complex (EJC). While it is known that a key event in the triggering of NMD is phosphorylation of the trans-acting factor, Upf1, by SMG-1, the relationship between Upf1 phosphorylation and PTC recognition remains undetermined. Here we show that SMG-1 binds to the mRNA-associated components of the EJC, Upf2, Upf3b, eIF4A3, Magoh, and Y14. Further, we describe a novel complex that contains the NMD factors SMG-1 and Upf1, and the translation termination release factors eRF1 and eRF3 (SURF). Importantly, an association between SURF and the EJC is required for SMG-1-mediated Upf1 phosphorylation and NMD. Thus, the SMG-1-mediated phosphorylation of Upf1 occurs on the association of SURF with EJC, which provides the link between the EJC and recognition of PTCs and triggers NMD.
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- Isao Kashima
- Department of Molecular Biology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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Kunugiza Y, Tomita N, Taniyama Y, Tomita T, Osako MK, Tamai K, Tanabe T, Kaneda Y, Yoshikawa H, Morishita R. Acceleration of wound healing by combined gene transfer of hepatocyte growth factor and prostacyclin synthase with Shima Jet. Gene Ther 2006; 13:1143-52. [PMID: 16572191 DOI: 10.1038/sj.gt.3302767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 11/09/2022]
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Although skin diseases are one of the target diseases for gene therapy, there has been no practical gene transfer method. First, we examined gene transfer efficiency of the spring-powered jet injector, Shima Jet, which was originally developed as a non-needle jet injector of insulin. Local gene expression was about 100 times higher when the luciferase plasmid was transferred by the Shima Jet than by a needle. Gene transfer of beta-galactosidase revealed gene expression in the epidermis. Based on these results, we then examined the potential of gene therapy using the Shima Jet for wound healing. An increase of cellular proliferation of the epidermis and the number of microvessels in the granulation tissue was observed after hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) gene transfer. An increase in blood flow around the wound was observed after prostacyclin synthase (PGIS) gene transfer. Moreover, promotion on wound healing was observed in HGF gene transferred group, and further promotion was observed in combined gene transferred group as assessed by measuring wound area. These results indicate that co-transfer of HGF and PGIS genes by the Shima Jet could be an effective strategy to wound healing.
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- Y Kunugiza
- [1] 1Division of Clinical Gene Therapy, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan [2] 2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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