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Homar-Ruano P, Cai NS, Casadó-Anguera V, Casadó V, Ferré S, Moreno E, Canela EI. Significant Functional Differences Between Dopamine D 4 Receptor Polymorphic Variants Upon Heteromerization with α 1A Adrenoreceptors. Mol Neurobiol 2023; 60:6566-6583. [PMID: 37464153 PMCID: PMC10533593 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-023-03476-8] [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: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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The functional role of the dopamine D4 receptor (D4R) and its main polymorphic variants has become more evident with the demonstration of heteromers of D4R that control the function of frontal cortico-striatal neurons. Those include heteromers with the α2A adrenoceptor (α2AR) and with the D2R, localized in their cortical somato-dendritic region and striatal nerve terminals, respectively. By using biophysical and cell-signaling methods and heteromer-disrupting peptides in mammalian transfected cells and rat brain slice preparations, here we provide evidence for a new functionally relevant D4R heteromer, the α1AR-D4R heteromer, which is also preferentially localized in cortico-striatal glutamatergic terminals. Significant differences in allosteric modulations between heteromers of α1AR with the D4.4R and D4.7R polymorphic variants could be evidenced with the analysis of G protein-dependent and independent signaling. Similar negative allosteric modulations between α1AR and D4R ligands could be demonstrated for both α1AR-D4.4R and α1AR-D4.7R heteromers on G protein-independent signaling, but only for α1AR-D4.4R on G protein-dependent signaling. From these functional differences, it is proposed that the D4.4R variant provides a gain of function of the α1AR-mediated noradrenergic stimulatory control of cortico-striatal glutamatergic neurotransmission, which could result in a decrease in the vulnerability for impulse control-related neuropsychiatric disorders and increase in the vulnerability for posttraumatic stress disorder.
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- Patricia Homar-Ruano
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- National Institute On Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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- National Institute On Drug Abuse, Intramural Research Program, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Baltimore, MD, 21224, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
- Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, 08028, Spain.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biomedicine, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB), Barcelona, 08028, Spain
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Masi L, Marini F, Franceschelli F, Leoncini G, Cianferotti L, Cioppi F, Giusti F, Marcucci G, Gronchi G, Brandi ML. Polymorphic variants of alkaline phosphatase gene correlate with clinical signs of adult hypophosphatasia? Osteoporos Int 2021; 32:2461-2472. [PMID: 34097127 PMCID: PMC8608776 DOI: 10.1007/s00198-021-05893-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 02/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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UNLABELLED We analyzed polymorphism of the ALPL gene in patients with low serum levels of tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase (TNAP). The presence of three or more of the less frequent alleles of ALPL polymorphisms was associated with significantly lower TNAP serum level and higher frequencies of metatarsal fractures, which may help confirm a clinical suspicion of adult hypophosphatasia. INTRODUCTION Alkaline phosphatases (ALPs) are membrane-bound enzymes that hydrolyze monophosphate esters at a high pH (pH 8-10). Inorganic pyrophosphate, pyridoxal 5-phosphate, the activated form of vitamin B6 (PLP), and phosphoethanolamine (PEA), are natural substrates of ALPs. Hypophosphatasia (HPP, OMIM 146300, 241500, 241510) is a heterogeneous rare metabolic bone disease caused by loss-of-function mutations in the tissue-nonspecific alkaline phosphatase gene (ALPL; MIM 171760) with a deficiency of TNAP. Clinical presentation of HPP in adults demonstrated a wide range of manifestations, many of which are nonspecific. In the present study, we screened the polymorphic genetic variants of ALPL in 56 subjects presenting low serum levels of TNAP and/or other clinical signs of adult HPP in order to evaluate a possible role of polymorphic variants in the diagnosis and management of HPP in adults. METHODS Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood and ALPL gene was sequenced by PCR-based Sanger technique. RESULTS Fourteen different polymorphic variants were found in the study population. A lower serum level of TNAP and higher frequencies of metatarsal fractures were observed in patients bearing three or more of the minor frequency alleles (MFAs) of the ALPL polymorphic variants. The presence of some MFAs, mostly as a contemporary presence of three or more of them, was found to be mainly represented in patients having both a significantly lower level of TNAP and a higher level of vitamin B6. CONCLUSION The genetic analysis and presence of some polymorphic variants may be an instrument to confirm clinical and biochemical data, consider adult HPP, and help clinicians be cautious in the administration of anti-reabsorption drugs.
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- L Masi
- University Hospital of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi (AOUC), Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- University Hospital of Florence, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi (AOUC), Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Deparment of Neuroscience, Psychology Drug Research and Child's Health, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
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Bortolussi S, Catucci G, Gilardi G, Sadeghi SJ. N- and S-oxygenation activity of truncated human flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 and its common polymorphic variants. Arch Biochem Biophys 2020; 697:108663. [PMID: 33152328 DOI: 10.1016/j.abb.2020.108663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Human flavin-containing monooxygenase 3 (FMO3) is a membrane-bound, phase I drug metabolizing enzyme. It is highly polymorphic with some of its variants demonstrating differences in rates of turnover of its substrates: xenobiotics including drugs as well as dietary compounds. In order to measure its in vitro activity and compare any differences between the wild type enzyme and its polymorphic variants, we undertook a systematic study using different engineered proteins, heterologously expressed in bacteria, purified and catalytically characterized with 3 different substrates. These included the full-length as well as the more soluble C-terminal truncated versions of the common polymorphic variants (E158K, V257M and E308G) of FMO3 in addition to the full-length and truncated wild-type proteins. In vitro activity assays were performed with benzydamine, tamoxifen and sulindac sulfide, whose products were measured by HPLC. Differences in catalytic properties between the wild-type FMO3 and its common polymorphic variants were similar to those observed with the truncated, more soluble versions of the enzymes. Interestingly, the truncated enzymes were better catalysts than the full-length proteins. The data obtained point to the feasibility of using the more soluble forms of this enzyme for in vitro drug assays as well as future biotechnological applications possibly in high throughput systems such as bioelectrochemical platforms and biosensors.
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- Stefania Bortolussi
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Italy; School of Health, Sport and Bioscience, University of East London, UK.
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Italy.
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Linn AK, Samainukul N, Li HC, Angsuthanasombat C, Katzenmeier G. Optimized high-purity protein preparation of biologically active recombinant VacA cytotoxin variants from Helicobacter pylori. Protein Expr Purif 2020; 175:105696. [PMID: 32681955 DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2020.105696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Vacuolating cytotoxin A (VacA) is a highly polymorphic virulence protein produced by the human gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori which can cause gastritis, peptic ulcer and gastric cancer. Here, we present an optimized protein preparation of the mature full-length VacA variants (m1-and m2-types) and their 33-kDa N-terminal and 55/59-kDa C-terminal domains as biologically active recombinant proteins fused with an N-terminal His(6) tag. All recombinant VacA constructs were over-expressed in Escherichia coli as insoluble inclusions which were soluble when phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) was supplemented with 5-6 M urea. Upon immobilized-Ni2+ affinity purification under 5-M urea denaturing conditions, homogenous products (>95% purity) of 55/59-kDa domains were consistently obtained while only ~80% purity of both mature VacA variants and the 33-kDa truncate was achieved, thus requiring additional purification by size-exclusion chromatography. After successive refolding via optimized stepwise dialysis, all refolded VacA proteins were proven to possess both cytotoxic and vacuolating activity against cultured human gastric epithelial cells albeit the activity observed for VacA-m2 was lower than the m1-type variant. Such an optimized protocol described herein was effective for production of high-purity recombinant VacA proteins in large amounts (~30-40 mg per liter culture) that would pave the way for further studies on sequence-structure and function relationships of different VacA variants.
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The β3-adrenergic receptor (β3-AR) is an important regulator of various physiological functions, such as thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue, lipolysis in white adipose tissue, negative inotropic effect in cardiomyocyte, and relaxation in blood vessel. The activation of β3-AR by its agonists is shown to have metabolic (antiobesity and antidiabetic) and cardiovascular effects in animal models, highlighting β3-AR as a potential therapeutic target in the treatment of several human diseases. Moreover, a substantial number of studies performed on different populations have identified some β3-AR polymorphic variants associated with obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and other disorders. The clinical phenotypes and functional characteristics of these variants provide insights into potential pathophysiological roles of β3-AR in the development of these diseases.
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- Li-Kun Yang
- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, United States.
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Najafi M, Mohammadi P. System study of MPO promoter high-frequency polymorphic variants on transcription factor network. Gene 2015; 560:143-8. [PMID: 25637720 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2015.01.055] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2014] [Revised: 01/22/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The neutrophil myeloperoxidase (MPO) promotes the oxidative stress by the production of active chlorinated molecules. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between MPO promoter polymorphic variants (rs2243827 and rs2333227) and, its serum level in patients with the stenosis of coronary arteries. Furthermore, a system approach was applied to create the MPO transcription factor network. A total of one hundred fifty six subjects (controls, stenosis<5%, n=71 and patients, stenosis>70%, n=85) undergoing coronary angiography were recruited. The polymorphic haplotypes and serum MPO level were identified using ARMS-PCR and ELISA techniques, respectively. The MPO transcription factor network was primarily created with PSICQUIC and ChIP data and, was improved with the predicted transcription factors. The regression analyses did not show an association between the serum MPO level and the extent of stenosis in coronary arteries. The network showed that the predicted transcription factors at the flanking regions of polymorphic variants are not directly interacted to MPO. In conclusion, the population and prediction studies showed no association between the serum MPO level, the promoter high-frequency polymorphic frequencies and the extent of stenosis in coronary arteries. A gene sub-cluster with MYB as central node was suggested to be involved with MPO on the transcription factor network.
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- Mohammad Najafi
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Biochemistry Department, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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