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Abutaleb NO, Atchison L, Choi L, Bedapudi A, Shores K, Gete Y, Cao K, Truskey GA. Lonafarnib and everolimus reduce pathology in iPSC-derived tissue engineered blood vessel model of Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome. Sci Rep 2023; 13:5032. [PMID: 36977745 PMCID: PMC10050176 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-32035-3] [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: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) is a rare, fatal genetic disease that accelerates atherosclerosis. With a limited pool of HGPS patients, clinical trials face unique challenges and require reliable preclinical testing. We previously reported a 3D tissue engineered blood vessel (TEBV) microphysiological system fabricated with iPSC-derived vascular cells from HGPS patients. HGPS TEBVs exhibit features of HGPS atherosclerosis including loss of smooth muscle cells, reduced vasoactivity, excess extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition, inflammatory marker expression, and calcification. We tested the effects of HGPS therapeutics Lonafarnib and Everolimus separately and together, currently in Phase I/II clinical trial, on HGPS TEBVs. Everolimus decreased reactive oxygen species levels, increased proliferation, reduced DNA damage in HGPS vascular cells, and improved vasoconstriction in HGPS TEBVs. Lonafarnib improved shear stress response of HGPS iPSC-derived endothelial cells (viECs) and reduced ECM deposition, inflammation, and calcification in HGPS TEBVs. Combination treatment with Lonafarnib and Everolimus produced additional benefits such as improved endothelial and smooth muscle marker expression and reduced apoptosis, as well as increased TEBV vasoconstriction and vasodilation. These results suggest that a combined trial of both drugs may provide cardiovascular benefits beyond Lonafarnib, if the Everolimus dose can be tolerated.
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- Nadia O Abutaleb
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
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Atchison L, Abutaleb NO, Snyder-Mounts E, Gete Y, Ladha A, Ribar T, Cao K, Truskey GA. iPSC-Derived Endothelial Cells Affect Vascular Function in a Tissue-Engineered Blood Vessel Model of Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome. Stem Cell Reports 2020; 14:325-337. [PMID: 32032552 PMCID: PMC7013250 DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2020.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare disorder caused by a point mutation in the Lamin A gene that produces the protein progerin. Progerin toxicity leads to accelerated aging and death from cardiovascular disease. To elucidate the effects of progerin on endothelial cells, we prepared tissue-engineered blood vessels (viTEBVs) using induced pluripotent stem cell-derived smooth muscle cells (viSMCs) and endothelial cells (viECs) from HGPS patients. HGPS viECs aligned with flow but exhibited reduced flow-responsive gene expression and altered NOS3 levels. Relative to viTEBVs with healthy cells, HGPS viTEBVs showed reduced function and exhibited markers of cardiovascular disease associated with endothelium. HGPS viTEBVs exhibited a reduction in both vasoconstriction and vasodilation. Preparing viTEBVs with HGPS viECs and healthy viSMCs only reduced vasodilation. Furthermore, HGPS viECs produced VCAM1 and E-selectin protein in TEBVs with healthy or HGPS viSMCs. In summary, the viTEBV model has identified a role of the endothelium in HGPS.
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- Leigh Atchison
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics at University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Duke iPSC Shared Resource Facility at Duke University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics at University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
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Tariq Z, Zhang H, Chia-Liu A, Shen Y, Gete Y, Xiong ZM, Tocheny C, Campanello L, Wu D, Losert W, Cao K. Lamin A and microtubules collaborate to maintain nuclear morphology. Nucleus 2017; 8:433-446. [PMID: 28557611 DOI: 10.1080/19491034.2017.1320460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
Lamin A (LA) is a critical structural component of the nuclear lamina. Mutations within the LA gene (LMNA) lead to several human disorders, most striking of which is Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS), a premature aging disorder. HGPS cells are best characterized by an abnormal nuclear morphology known as nuclear blebbing, which arises due to the accumulation of progerin, a dominant mutant form of LA. The microtubule (MT) network is known to mediate changes in nuclear morphology in the context of specific events such as mitosis, cell polarization, nucleus positioning and cellular migration. What is less understood is the role of the microtubule network in determining nuclear morphology during interphase. In this study, we elucidate the role of the cytoskeleton in regulation and misregulation of nuclear morphology through perturbations of both the lamina and the microtubule network. We found that LA knockout cells exhibit a crescent shape morphology associated with the microtubule-organizing center. Furthermore, this crescent shape ameliorates upon treatment with MT drugs, Nocodazole or Taxol. Expression of progerin, in LA knockout cells also rescues the crescent shape, although the response to Nocodazole or Taxol treatment is altered in comparison to cells expressing LA. Together these results describe a collaborative effort between LA and the MT network to maintain nuclear morphology.
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- Zeshan Tariq
- a Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics , University of Maryland , College Park , MD , USA
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- a Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics , University of Maryland , College Park , MD , USA
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- b Department of Physics , University of Maryland , College Park , MD , USA
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- b Department of Physics , University of Maryland , College Park , MD , USA
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- a Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics , University of Maryland , College Park , MD , USA
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- a Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics , University of Maryland , College Park , MD , USA
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- c Department of Biology , The College of William and Mary , Williamsburg , VA , USA
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- b Department of Physics , University of Maryland , College Park , MD , USA
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- a Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics , University of Maryland , College Park , MD , USA
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- b Department of Physics , University of Maryland , College Park , MD , USA
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- a Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics , University of Maryland , College Park , MD , USA
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Tong Q, Mazur SJ, Rincon-Arano H, Rothbart SB, Kuznetsov DM, Cui G, Liu WH, Gete Y, Klein BJ, Jenkins L, Mer G, Kutateladze AG, Strahl BD, Groudine M, Appella E, Kutateladze TG. An acetyl-methyl switch drives a conformational change in p53. Structure 2015; 23:322-31. [PMID: 25651062 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2014.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Revised: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/06/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Individual posttranslational modifications (PTMs) of p53 mediate diverse p53-dependent responses; however, much less is known about the combinatorial action of adjacent modifications. Here, we describe crosstalk between the early DNA damage response mark p53K382me2 and the surrounding PTMs that modulate binding of p53 cofactors, including 53BP1 and p300. The 1.8 Å resolution crystal structure of the tandem Tudor domain (TTD) of 53BP1 in complex with p53 peptide acetylated at K381 and dimethylated at K382 (p53K381acK382me2) reveals that the dual PTM induces a conformational change in p53. The α-helical fold of p53K381acK382me2 positions the side chains of R379, K381ac, and K382me2 to interact with TTD concurrently, reinforcing a modular design of double PTM mimetics. Biochemical and nuclear magnetic resonance analyses show that other surrounding PTMs, including phosphorylation of serine/threonine residues of p53, affect association with TTD. Our findings suggest a novel PTM-driven conformation switch-like mechanism that may regulate p53 interactions with binding partners.
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- Qiong Tong
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Basic Science Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Denver, Denver, CO 80210, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Basic Science Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
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