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Shevkoplyas D, Vuu YM, Davie JR, Rastegar M. The Chromatin Structure at the MECP2 Gene and In Silico Prediction of Potential Coding and Non-Coding MECP2 Splice Variants. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232415643. [PMID: 36555295 PMCID: PMC9779294 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) is an epigenetic reader that binds to methylated CpG dinucleotides and regulates gene transcription. Mecp2/MECP2 gene has 4 exons, encoding for protein isoforms MeCP2E1 and MeCP2E2. MeCP2 plays key roles in neurodevelopment, therefore, its gain- and loss-of-function mutations lead to neurodevelopmental disorders including Rett Syndrome. Here, we describe the structure, functional domains, and evidence support for potential additional alternatively spliced MECP2 transcripts and protein isoforms. We conclude that NCBI MeCP2 isoforms 3 and 4 contain certain MeCP2 functional domains. Our in silico analysis led to identification of histone modification and accessibility profiles at the MECP2 gene and its cis-regulatory elements. We conclude that the human MECP2 gene associated histone post-translational modifications exhibit high similarity between males and females. Between brain regions, histone modifications were found to be less conserved and enriched within larger genomic segments named as "S1-S11". We also identified highly conserved DNA accessibility regions in different tissues and brain regions, named as "A1-A9" and "B1-B9". DNA methylation profile was similar between mid-frontal gyrus of donors 35 days-25 years of age. Based on ATAC-seq data, the identified hypomethylated regions "H1-H8" intersected with most regions of the accessible chromatin (A regions).
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Das M, Das A, Barui A, Paul RR. Comparative evaluation of proliferative potential and replicative senescence associated changes in mesenchymal stem cells derived from dental pulp and umbilical cord. Cell Tissue Bank 2021; 23:157-170. [PMID: 33900487 DOI: 10.1007/s10561-021-09926-8] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) have been widely studied for tissue regeneration and cell-based therapy. MSC can be isolated from different body tissues while several biological waste sources like dental pulp, umbilical cord, cord derived blood, amniotic fluid or urine have also emerged as potential sources of MSCs. Specifically, isolation of MSCs from such non-conventional sources show promising outcomes due to the non-invasiveness of the extraction process and high proliferation capacity of the isolated MSC. However, these stem cells also exhibit the limitation of replicative senescence in long-term culture condition. Inter-cellular reactive oxygen species is an important contributor for inducing cellular senescence under long-term culture conditions. For translational application, it becomes imperative to compare the stem cells isolated from these sources for their senescence and proliferative properties. In this study, MSC were extracted from two different sources of biological waste materials-dental pulp and umbilical cord, and compared for their proliferation capacity and replicative senescence at different passage numbers (i.e. P2 and P6). Intracellular ROS production was significantly (p < 0.001) less in dental pulp stem cells culture in comparison to umbilical cord-derived stem cells at P6. The β-gal expression also showed significantly (p < 0.001) low expression in DPSC culture compared to that of UCSC at P6. The study indicates the source of stem cells influences the proliferation capacity as well as replicative senescence of MSCs. This study will thus pave the path of future research in selecting appropriate stem cell source for regenerative medicine application.
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- Monalisa Das
- Department of Oral and Dental Sciences, JIS University, Kolkata, India
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- Centre for Healthcare Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal, India
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- Centre for Healthcare Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, Howrah, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Oral and Dental Sciences, JIS University, Kolkata, India. .,Department of Oral and Dental Sciences, Guru Nanak Institute of Dental Sciences and Research, JIS University, Kolkata, India.
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Qi LW, Jia JH, Jiang CH, Hu JM. Contributions and Prognostic Values of N6-Methyladenosine RNA Methylation Regulators in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Front Genet 2021; 11:614566. [PMID: 33519919 PMCID: PMC7844396 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.614566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Introduction The methylation at position N6 of adenine is called N6-methyladenosine (m6A). This transcriptional RNA modification exerts a very active and important role in RNA metabolism and in other biological processes. However, the activities of m6A associated with malignant liver hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC) are unknown and are worthy of study. Materials and Methods Using the data of University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), the expression of M6A methylation regulators in pan-cancer was evaluated as a screening approach to identify the association of M6A gene expression and 18 cancer types, with a specific focus on LIHC. LIHC datasets of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) were used to explore the expression of M6A methylation regulators and their clinical significance. Gene Ontology (GO) analysis and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) were used to explore the underlying mechanism based on the evaluation of aberrant expression of m6A methylation regulators. Results The expression alterations of m6A-related genes varied across cancer types. In LIHC, we found that in univariate Cox regression analysis, up-regulated m6A modification regulators were associated with worse prognosis, except for ZC3H13. Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis indicated that higher expression of methyltransferase-like protein 3 (METTL3) and YTH N6-methyladenosine RNA binding protein 1 (YTHDF1) genes related to the worse survival rate defined by disease-related survival (DSS), overall survival (OS), progression-free interval (PFI), and disease-free interval (DFI). Up-regulated m6A methylation regulator group (cluster2) obtained by consensus clustering was associated with poor prognosis. A six-gene prognostic signature established using the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) Cox regression algorithm performed better in the early (I + II; T1 + T2) stages than in the late (III + IV; T3 + T4) stages of LIHC. Using the gene signature, we constructed a risk score and found that it was an independent predictive factor for prognosis. Using GSEA, we identified processes involved in DNA damage repair and several biological processes associated with malignant tumors that were closely related to the high-risk group. Conclusion In summary, our study identified several genes associated with m6A in LIHC, especially METTL3 and YTHDF1, and confirmed that a risk signature comprised of m6A-related genes was able to forecast prognosis.
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- Li-Wen Qi
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, Graduate School of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Tumor, Liaoning Cancer Hospital, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi, China
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- Department of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Shihezi University School of Medicine, Shihezi, China
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The main databases devoted stricto sensu to cancer cytogenetics are the "Mitelman Database of Chromosome Aberrations and Gene Fusions in Cancer" ( http://cgap.nci.nih.gov/Chromosomes/Mitelman ), the "Atlas of Genetics and Cytogenetics in Oncology and Haematology" ( http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org ), and COSMIC ( http://cancer.sanger.ac.uk/cosmic ).However, being a complex multistep process, cancer cytogenetics are broadened to "cytogenomics," with complementary resources on: general databases (nucleic acid and protein sequences databases; cartography browsers: GenBank, RefSeq, UCSC, Ensembl, UniProtKB, and Entrez Gene), cancer genomic portals associated with recent international integrated programs, such as TCGA or ICGC, other fusion genes databases, array CGH databases, copy number variation databases, and mutation databases. Other resources such as the International System for Human Cytogenomic Nomenclature (ISCN), the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O), and the Human Gene Nomenclature Database (HGNC) allow a common language.Data within the scientific/medical community should be freely available. However, most of the institutional stakeholders are now gradually disengaging, and well-known databases are forced to beg or to disappear (which may happen!).
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Roberts JL, Hovanes K, Dasouki M, Manzardo AM, Butler MG. Chromosomal microarray analysis of consecutive individuals with autism spectrum disorders or learning disability presenting for genetic services. Gene 2014; 535:70-8. [PMID: 24188901 PMCID: PMC4423794 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [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: 07/08/2013] [Revised: 09/26/2013] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Chromosomal microarray analysis is now commonly used in clinical practice to identify copy number variants (CNVs) in the human genome. We report our experience with the use of the 105 K and 180K oligonucleotide microarrays in 215 consecutive patients referred with either autism or autism spectrum disorders (ASD) or developmental delay/learning disability for genetic services at the University of Kansas Medical Center during the past 4 years (2009-2012). Of the 215 patients [140 males and 75 females (male/female ratio=1.87); 65 with ASD and 150 with learning disability], abnormal microarray results were seen in 45 individuals (21%) with a total of 49 CNVs. Of these findings, 32 represented a known diagnostic CNV contributing to the clinical presentation and 17 represented non-diagnostic CNVs (variants of unknown significance). Thirteen patients with ASD had a total of 14 CNVs, 6 CNVs recognized as diagnostic and 8 as non-diagnostic. The most common chromosome involved in the ASD group was chromosome 15. For those with a learning disability, 32 patients had a total of 35 CNVs. Twenty-six of the 35 CNVs were classified as a known diagnostic CNV, usually a deletion (n=20). Nine CNVs were classified as an unknown non-diagnostic CNV, usually a duplication (n=8). For the learning disability subgroup, chromosomes 2 and 22 were most involved. Thirteen out of 65 patients (20%) with ASD had a CNV compared with 32 out of 150 patients (21%) with a learning disability. The frequency of chromosomal microarray abnormalities compared by subject group or gender was not statistically different. A higher percentage of individuals with a learning disability had clinical findings of seizures, dysmorphic features and microcephaly, but not statistically significant. While both groups contained more males than females, a significantly higher percentage of males were present in the ASD group.
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Key Words
- A2BP1
- ACADL
- ACOXL
- ADIPOQ
- ALS2 chromosome region gene 8
- ALS2CR8
- ANKRD11
- ANOVA
- ASD
- Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
- BAC
- BCL2-like 11 gene
- BCL2L11
- CACNA1C
- CHRNA7
- CNV
- COBL
- CT
- Chromosomal microarray analysis
- Copy number variant (CNV)
- DLG1
- DLG4
- DNA
- Developmental delay
- EEF1B2
- EEG
- F-box only 45 gene
- FAM117B
- FAT tumor suppressor 1 gene
- FAT1
- FBXO45
- FISH
- FXR2
- FZD5
- GALR1
- GATA zinc finger domain-containing protein 2B gene
- GATAD2B
- GDNF-inducible zinc finger protein 1 gene
- GZF1
- HAX1
- HCLS1-associated protein X1 gene
- HDAC
- IDH1
- IL1RAPL1
- ITPR1
- KLF7
- KNG1
- LINS
- LMNA
- Learning disability
- MAP2
- MBP
- MRPL19
- MYL1
- NADH-ubiquinone oxidoreductase Fe-S protein 1 gene
- NDUFS1
- NLGN2
- NPHP1
- NRXN1
- PAK2
- PARK2
- PMP22
- POLG
- PRPF8
- PTEN
- PTH2R
- RPE
- SACS
- SD
- SH2B adaptor protein 1 gene
- SH2B1
- SH3 and multiple ankyrin repeat domains 3 gene
- SHANK3
- SHOX
- SMARCA4
- STAG2
- SUMF1
- SWI/SNF-related, matrix-associated, actin-dependent regulator of chromatin, subfamily A, member gene
- TRAPPC2
- UCSC
- USP6
- University of California, Santa Cruz
- X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis gene
- XIAP
- YWHAE
- ZNF407
- aCGH
- acyl-coA dehydrogenase, long chain gene
- acyl-coA oxidase-like gene
- adipocyte-, C1q-, and collagen domain containing gene
- analysis of variance
- ankyrin repeat domain-containing protein 11 gene
- array comparative genomic hybridization
- ataxin 2-binding protein 1 gene
- autism spectrum disorder
- bacterial artificial chromosome
- calcium channel, voltage dependent, L-type, alpha 1C subunit gene
- cholinergic receptor, neuronal nicotinic, alpha polypeptide 7 gene
- computed tomography
- copy number variant
- cordon-bleu gene
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- discs, large homolog 1 gene
- discs, large homolog 4 gene
- electroencephalogram
- eukaryotic translation elongation factor 1, beta-2 gene
- family with sequence similarity 117, member B gene
- fluorescence in situ hybridization
- fragile X mental retardation, autosomal homolog 2 gene
- frizzled 5 gene
- galanin receptor 1 gene
- histone deacetylase gene
- inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor, type 1 gene
- interleukin 1 receptor accessory protein-like 1 gene
- isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 gene
- kininogen 1 gene
- kruppel-like factor 7 gene
- lamin A gene
- lines homolog gene
- microtubule-associated protein 2 gene
- mitochondrial ribosomal protein L19 gene
- myelin basic protein gene
- myosin, light peptide 1 gene
- nephrocystin 1 gene
- neurexin 1 gene
- neuroligin 2 gene
- parathyroid hormone receptor 2 gene
- parkin gene
- peripheral myelin protein 22 gene
- phosphatase and tensin homolog gene
- polymerase gamma gene
- precursor mRNA-processing factor 8 gene
- protein-activated kinase 2 gene
- ribulose 5-phosphate 3-epimerase gene
- sacsin gene
- short stature homeobox gene
- standard deviation
- stromal antigen 2 gene
- sulfatase-modifying factor 1 gene
- tracking protein particle complex, subunit 2 gene
- tyrosine 3-monooxygenase/tryptophan 5-monooxygenase activation protein, epsilon isoform gene
- ubiquitin-specific protease 6 gene
- zinc finger protein 407 gene
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- Jennifer L Roberts
- Departments of Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics, The University of Kansas, Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Department of Neurology, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Departments of Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics, The University of Kansas, Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics, The University of Kansas, Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA.
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Fu M, Gao Y, Zhou Q, Zhang Q, Peng Y, Tian K, Wang J, Zheng X. Human cytomegalovirus latent infection alters the expression of cellular and viral microRNA. Gene 2013; 536:272-8. [PMID: 24361963 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2013] [Revised: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 12/06/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in regulating gene expression of plants, animals and viruses. Comprehensive characterization of host and viral miRNA will help uncover the molecular mechanisms that underlie the progression of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) latent infection. To investigate the miRNA expression profile of HCMV and host cells during latent infection, we performed deep-sequencing analysis of the small RNAs isolated from HCMV-infected and mock-infected human monocytic leukemia cell line, THP-1. RESULTS We established a HCMV latent infection cell model using the THP-1 cells. High-throughput sequencing technology was used to sequence small RNA libraries of the HCMV-infected and mock-infected THP-1 and to investigate their small RNA transcriptomes. We found eight miRNAs including miR-US25-1, miR-US25-2-5p and miR-UL112 that were expressed by HCMV during latent infection. The expressions of the host miRNAs were also affected by HCMV latent infection. At least 49 cellular miRNAs were differentially expressed: 39 were up-regulated and 10 were down-regulated upon HCMV latent infection. The expression of the human miRNA hsa-miR-124-3p was significantly up-regulated in the HCMV latent infection library. In addition, we found 14 cellular novel miRNAs in the HCMV-infected and mock-infected THP-1 libraries. Functional annotation of the target genes of the differentially expressed miRNAs suggested that the majority of the genes are involved in melanogenesis, pathways in cancer, endocytosis and wnt signaling pathway. CONCLUSIONS The small RNA transcriptomes obtained in this study demonstrate the usefulness of the deep-sequencing combined with bioinformatics approach in understanding of the expression and function of host and viral small RNAs in HCMV latent infection. This approach can also be applied to the study of other kinds of viruses.
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- Miao Fu
- Department of the Laboratory Medicine, The Second Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China; Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of the Laboratory Medicine, The Second Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of the Laboratory Medicine, The Second Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of the Laboratory Medicine, The Second Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China; Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China
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- Hospital of Qingdao University Medical College, Qingdao, Shandong, China
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- Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of the Laboratory Medicine, The Second Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China; School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China; Key Laboratory of Laboratory Medicine, Ministry of Education, China.
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Moody A, Athikarisamy SE, Yeung A, Burgess T, Malhotra A. Neonatal presentation of chromosome 9q33.2-q34.3 duplication. Gene 2013; 527:541-4. [PMID: 23831513 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.06.043] [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: 03/28/2013] [Revised: 06/07/2013] [Accepted: 06/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Partial terminal duplication of chromosome 9 is a rare anomaly that is known to be associated with specific dysmorphic features. While having common characteristics, these patients also have inconsistent phenotypic features. These inconsistent features may be attributed to the length and the region of the duplicated segment of chromosome 9. We discuss a case of an infant with similar physical features to those previously reported including dysmorphology of the craniofacial region, hands and feet. However we also describe findings of malrotation and renal anomalies. Microarray demonstrated duplication of 9q33.2-q34.3 with normal parental karyotyping. This is the first reported case of duplication of this specific region of chromosome 9q and the phenotypic presentation represents a new constellation of clinical findings.
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Rababa'h A, Craft JW, Wijaya CS, Atrooz F, Fan Q, Singh S, Guillory AN, Katsonis P, Lichtarge O, McConnell BK. Protein kinase A and phosphodiesterase-4D3 binding to coding polymorphisms of cardiac muscle anchoring protein (mAKAP). J Mol Biol 2013. [PMID: 23806656 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.06.014.] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2022]
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Protein kinase A (PKA) substrate phosphorylation is facilitated through its co-localization with its signaling partner by A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs). mAKAP (muscle-selective AKAP) localizes PKA and its substrates such as phosphodiesterase-4D3 (PDE4D3), ryanodine receptor, and protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) to the sarcoplasmic reticulum and perinuclear space. The genetic role of mAKAP, in modulating PKA/PDE4D3 molecular signaling during cardiac diseases, remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of naturally occurring mutations in human mAKAP on PKA and PDE4D3 signaling. We have recently identified potentially important human mAKAP coding non-synonymous polymorphisms located within or near key protein binding sites critical to β-adrenergic receptor signaling. Three mutations (P1400S, S2195F, and L717V) were cloned and transfected into a mammalian cell line for the purpose of comparing whether those substitutions disrupt mAKAP binding to PKA or PDE4D3. Immunoprecipitation study of mAKAP-P1400S, a mutation located in the mAKAP-PDE4D3 binding site, displayed a significant reduction in binding to PDE4D3, with no significant changes in PKA binding or PKA activity. Conversely, mAKAP-S2195F, a mutation located in mAKAP-PP2A binding site, showed significant increase in both binding propensity to PKA and PKA activity. Additionally, mAKAP-L717V, a mutation flanking the mAKAP-spectrin repeat domain, exhibited a significant increase in PKA binding compared to wild type, but there was no change in PKA activity. We also demonstrate specific binding of wild-type mAKAP to PDE4D3. Binding results were demonstrated using immunoprecipitation and confirmed with surface plasmon resonance (Biacore-2000); functional results were demonstrated using activity assays, Ca(2+) measurements, and Western blot. Comparative analysis of the binding responses of mutations to mAKAP could provide important information about how these mutations modulate signaling.
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- Abeer Rababa'h
- Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Houston, Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX 77204, USA
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Manzardo AM, Gunewardena S, Butler MG. Over-expression of the miRNA cluster at chromosome 14q32 in the alcoholic brain correlates with suppression of predicted target mRNA required for oligodendrocyte proliferation. Gene 2013; 526:356-63. [PMID: 23747354 PMCID: PMC3816396 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.05.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 02/22/2013] [Revised: 05/20/2013] [Accepted: 05/23/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We examined miRNA expression from RNA isolated from the frontal cortex (Broadman area 9) of 9 alcoholics (6 males, 3 females, mean age 48 years) and 9 matched controls using both the Affymetrix GeneChip miRNA 2.0 and Human Exon 1.0 ST Arrays to further characterize genetic influences in alcoholism and the effects of alcohol consumption on predicted target mRNA expression. A total of 12 human miRNAs were significantly up-regulated in alcohol dependent subjects (fold change≥1.5, false discovery rate (FDR)≤0.3; p<0.05) compared with controls including a cluster of 4 miRNAs (e.g., miR-377, miR-379) from the maternally expressed 14q32 chromosome region. The status of the up-regulated miRNAs was supported using the high-throughput method of exon microarrays showing decreased predicted mRNA gene target expression as anticipated from the same RNA aliquot. Predicted mRNA targets were involved in cellular adhesion (e.g., THBS2), tissue differentiation (e.g., CHN2), neuronal migration (e.g., NDE1), myelination (e.g., UGT8, CNP) and oligodendrocyte proliferation (e.g., ENPP2, SEMA4D1). Our data support an association of alcoholism with up-regulation of a cluster of miRNAs located in the genomic imprinted domain on chromosome 14q32 with their predicted gene targets involved with oligodendrocyte growth, differentiation and signaling.
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- A M Manzardo
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
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Anelli L, Zagaria A, Coccaro N, Tota G, Impera L, Minervini CF, Pastore D, Minervini A, Casieri P, Specchia G, Albano F. A novel t(4;16)(q25;q23.1) associated with EGF and ELOVL6 deregulation in acute myeloid leukemia. Gene 2013; 529:144-7. [PMID: 23933272 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.07.105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2013] [Revised: 07/25/2013] [Accepted: 07/31/2013] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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About 50% of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients show the occurrence of non-random chromosome rearrangements. Most of the recurrent karyotypic rearrangements in AML have been defined as distinct disease entities in the 2008 World Health Organization (WHO) classification. In this paper we report an AML case showing a novel t(4;16)(q25;q23.1) rearrangement causing the activation of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and elongation of long-chain fatty acids family member 6 (ELOVL6) genes, rather than the generation of a novel fusion gene.
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- Luisa Anelli
- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation (D.E.T.O.), Hematology Section, University of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy
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Lowery RK, Uribe G, Jimenez EB, Weiss MA, Herrera KJ, Regueiro M, Herrera RJ. Neanderthal and Denisova genetic affinities with contemporary humans: introgression versus common ancestral polymorphisms. Gene 2013; 530:83-94. [PMID: 23872234 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2013.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 03/13/2013] [Revised: 06/08/2013] [Accepted: 06/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Analyses of the genetic relationships among modern humans, Neanderthals and Denisovans have suggested that 1-4% of the non-Sub-Saharan African gene pool may be Neanderthal derived, while 6-8% of the Melanesian gene pool may be the product of admixture between the Denisovans and the direct ancestors of Melanesians. In the present study, we analyzed single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) diversity among a worldwide collection of contemporary human populations with respect to the genetic constitution of these two archaic hominins and Pan troglodytes (chimpanzee). We partitioned SNPs into subsets, including those that are derived in both archaic lineages, those that are ancestral in both archaic lineages and those that are only derived in one archaic lineage. By doing this, we have conducted separate examinations of subsets of mutations with higher probabilities of divergent phylogenetic origins. While previous investigations have excluded SNPs from common ancestors in principal component analyses, we included common ancestral SNPs in our analyses to visualize the relative placement of the Neanderthal and Denisova among human populations. To assess the genetic similarities among the various hominin lineages, we performed genetic structure analyses to provide a comparison of genetic patterns found within contemporary human genomes that may have archaic or common ancestral roots. Our results indicate that 3.6% of the Neanderthal genome is shared with roughly 65.4% of the average European gene pool, which clinally diminishes with distance from Europe. Our results suggest that Neanderthal genetic associations with contemporary non-Sub-Saharan African populations, as well as the genetic affinities observed between Denisovans and Melanesians most likely result from the retention of ancient mutations in these populations.
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- Robert K Lowery
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL 33199, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Indian River State College, Fort Pierce, FL 34981, USA.
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Rababa'h A, Craft JW Jr, Wijaya CS, Atrooz F, Fan Q, Singh S, Guillory AN, Katsonis P, Lichtarge O, McConnell BK. Protein kinase A and phosphodiesterase-4D3 binding to coding polymorphisms of cardiac muscle anchoring protein (mAKAP). J Mol Biol 2013; 425:3277-88. [PMID: 23806656 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2013.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2013] [Revised: 05/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
Abstract
Protein kinase A (PKA) substrate phosphorylation is facilitated through its co-localization with its signaling partner by A-kinase anchoring proteins (AKAPs). mAKAP (muscle-selective AKAP) localizes PKA and its substrates such as phosphodiesterase-4D3 (PDE4D3), ryanodine receptor, and protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) to the sarcoplasmic reticulum and perinuclear space. The genetic role of mAKAP, in modulating PKA/PDE4D3 molecular signaling during cardiac diseases, remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of naturally occurring mutations in human mAKAP on PKA and PDE4D3 signaling. We have recently identified potentially important human mAKAP coding non-synonymous polymorphisms located within or near key protein binding sites critical to β-adrenergic receptor signaling. Three mutations (P1400S, S2195F, and L717V) were cloned and transfected into a mammalian cell line for the purpose of comparing whether those substitutions disrupt mAKAP binding to PKA or PDE4D3. Immunoprecipitation study of mAKAP-P1400S, a mutation located in the mAKAP-PDE4D3 binding site, displayed a significant reduction in binding to PDE4D3, with no significant changes in PKA binding or PKA activity. Conversely, mAKAP-S2195F, a mutation located in mAKAP-PP2A binding site, showed significant increase in both binding propensity to PKA and PKA activity. Additionally, mAKAP-L717V, a mutation flanking the mAKAP-spectrin repeat domain, exhibited a significant increase in PKA binding compared to wild type, but there was no change in PKA activity. We also demonstrate specific binding of wild-type mAKAP to PDE4D3. Binding results were demonstrated using immunoprecipitation and confirmed with surface plasmon resonance (Biacore-2000); functional results were demonstrated using activity assays, Ca(2+) measurements, and Western blot. Comparative analysis of the binding responses of mutations to mAKAP could provide important information about how these mutations modulate signaling.
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