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Bai ZQ, Liu B, Ma X, Hu K. Backbone and side-chain chemical shift assignments of a cellular FLICE-inhibitory protein (c-FLIP S). Biomol NMR Assign 2020; 14:239-243. [PMID: 32506385 DOI: 10.1007/s12104-020-09953-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Cellular FLICE-inhibitory protein (c-FLIP), which is involved in regulating the apoptosis of the extrinsic cell death pathway contains two death effector domains (DED). There are several splicing variants including short-form (c-FLIPS) and long-form (c-FLIPL). The death-inducing signaling complex (DISC) initiates apoptosis and programmed necrosis, DISC assembly and activation are regulated by c-FLIP. Here we report the NMR chemical shift assignments of c-FLIPs, which pave the way for investigating the molecular basis of the anti-apoptotic function of c-FLIPS.
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- Zhi-Qiang Bai
- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 132 Lanhei Road, Heilongtan, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
- Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 132 Lanhei Road, Heilongtan, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, People's Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Plant Resources in West China, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 132 Lanhei Road, Heilongtan, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
- Innovative Institute of Chinese Medicine and Pharmacy, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 611137, China.
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Tazzari PL, Tabellini G, Ricci F, Papa V, Bortul R, Chiarini F, Evangelisti C, Martinelli G, Bontadini A, Cocco L, McCubrey JA, Martelli AM. Synergistic proapoptotic activity of recombinant TRAIL plus the Akt inhibitor Perifosine in acute myelogenous leukemia cells. Cancer Res 2008; 68:9394-403. [PMID: 19010914 DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-08-2815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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To potentiate the response of acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) cells to tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) cytotoxicity, we have examined the efficacy of a combination with perifosine, a novel phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K)/Akt signaling inhibitor. The rationale for using such a combination is that perifosine was recently described to increase TRAIL-R2 receptor expression and decrease the cellular FLICE-inhibitory protein (cFLIP) in human lung cancer cell lines. Perifosine and TRAIL both induced cell death by apoptosis in the THP-1 AML cell line, which is characterized by constitutive PI3K/Akt activation, but lacks functional p53. Perifosine, at concentrations below IC(50), dephosphorylated Akt and increased TRAIL-R2 levels, as shown by Western blot, reverse transcription-PCR, and flow cytometric analysis. Perifosine also decreased the long isoform of cFLIP (cFLIP-L) and the X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) expression. Perifosine and TRAIL synergized to activate caspase-8 and induce apoptosis, which was blocked by a caspase-8-selective inhibitor. Up-regulation of TRAIL-R2 expression was dependent on a protein kinase Calpha/c-Jun-NH(2)-kinase 2/c-Jun signaling pathway activated by perifosine through reactive oxygen species production. Perifosine also synergized with TRAIL in primary AML cells displaying constitutive activation of the Akt pathway by inducing apoptosis, Akt dephosphorylation, TRAIL-R2 up-regulation, cFLIP-L and XIAP down-regulation, and c-Jun phosphorylation. The combined treatment negatively affected the clonogenic activity of CD34(+) cells from patients with AML. In contrast, CD34(+) cells from healthy donors were resistant to perifosine and TRAIL treatment. Our findings suggest that the combination of perifosine and TRAIL might offer a novel therapeutic strategy for AML.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pier Luigi Tazzari
- Servizio di Immunoematologia e Trasfusionale, Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Università di Bologna, Italy
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Riccioni R, Senese M, Diverio D, Riti V, Buffolino S, Mariani G, Boe A, Cedrone M, Lo-Coco F, Foà R, Peschle C, Testa U. M4 and M5 acute myeloid leukaemias display a high sensitivity to Bortezomib-mediated apoptosis. Br J Haematol 2007; 139:194-205. [PMID: 17897295 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2007.06757.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [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: 11/30/2022]
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The present study explored the sensitivity of leukaemic blasts derived from 30 acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) patients to Bortezomib. Bortezomib induced apoptosis of primary AML blasts: 18/30 AMLs were clearly sensitive to the proapoptotic effects of Bortezomib, while the remaining cases were moderately sensitive to this molecule. The addition of tumour necrosis factor-related-apoptosis-inducing ligand, when used alone, did not induce apoptosis of AML blasts and further potentiated the cytotoxic effects of Bortezomib. The majority of AMLs sensitive to Bortezomib showed immunophenotypic features of the M4 and M5 French-American-British classification subtypes and displayed myelomonocytic features. All AMLs with mutated FLT3 were in the Bortezomib-sensitive group. Biochemical studies showed that: (i) Bortezomib activated caspase-8 and caspase-3 and decreased cellular FLICE [Fas-associated death domain (FADD)-like interleukin-1beta-converting enzyme]-inhibitory protein (c-FLIP) levels in AML blasts; (ii) high c-FLIP levels in AML blasts were associated with low Bortezomib sensitivity. Finally, analysis of the effects of Bortezomib on leukaemic cells displaying high aldehyde dehydrogenase activity suggested that this drug induced in vitro killing of leukaemic stem cells. The findings of the present study, further support the development of Bortezomib as an anti-leukaemic drug and provide simple tools to predict the sensitivity of AML cells to this drug.
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MESH Headings
- Aldehyde Dehydrogenase/metabolism
- Apoptosis
- Boronic Acids/therapeutic use
- Bortezomib
- CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein/analysis
- CASP8 and FADD-Like Apoptosis Regulating Protein/metabolism
- Caspase 3/metabolism
- Caspase 8/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- Fas-Associated Death Domain Protein/analysis
- Fas-Associated Death Domain Protein/metabolism
- Flow Cytometry
- Humans
- Immunophenotyping
- Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute/pathology
- Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute/drug therapy
- Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Acute/pathology
- Protease Inhibitors/therapeutic use
- Pyrazines/therapeutic use
- Receptors, TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand/analysis
- Stem Cells/drug effects
- TNF-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand/analysis
- X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein/analysis
- X-Linked Inhibitor of Apoptosis Protein/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- Roberta Riccioni
- Department of Haematology, Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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Ullenhag GJ, Mukherjee A, Watson NFS, Al-Attar AH, Scholefield JH, Durrant LG. Overexpression of FLIPL is an independent marker of poor prognosis in colorectal cancer patients. Clin Cancer Res 2007; 13:5070-5. [PMID: 17785559 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-06-2547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers. The tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) pathway transmits apoptotic signals and anticancer agents that activate this system, which are in clinical development. We sought to determine the prognostic value of the clinically most relevant members of this pathway in colorectal cancer patients. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN We used an arrayed panel of colorectal cancer tissue to assess the protein expression of the functional TRAIL receptors (TRAIL-R1 and TRAIL-R2) and both the long and short forms of FLICE inhibitory protein (FLIP(L) and FLIP(S)). Disease-free survival was examined by Kaplan-Meier estimates and the log-rank test. Prognostic factors were determined by Cox multivariate analysis. RESULTS The TRAIL receptors and FLIP(S) were not associated with survival. On univariate analysis, strong FLIP(L) expression was associated with a significantly higher survival (P = 0.0082). On multivariate analysis using the Cox proportional hazards model, FLIP(L) phenotype was significantly associated with a poor prognosis in this series (hazard ratio, 2.04; 95% confidence interval, 1.18-3.56; P = 0.011). CONCLUSIONS Overexpression of FLIP(L), but not TRAIL-R1 or TRAIL-R2, provides stage-independent prognostic information in colorectal cancer patients. This may indicate a clinically more aggressive phenotype and a subset of patients for whom more extensive adjuvant treatment would be appropriate.
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- Gustave J Ullenhag
- Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery, University Hospital Nottingham, United Kingdom
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Chang W, McClain CJ, Liu MC, Barve SS, Chen TS. Effects of 2(RS)-n-propylthiazolidine-4(R)-carboxylic acid on 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal-induced apoptotic T cell death. J Nutr Biochem 2007; 19:184-92. [PMID: 17618106 DOI: 10.1016/j.jnutbio.2007.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2006] [Revised: 01/31/2007] [Accepted: 02/06/2007] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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4-Hydroxy-2-nonenal (HNE), the aldehydic product of lipid peroxidation, is associated with multiple immune dysfunctions, such as HIV and hepatitis C virus infection. HNE-induced immunosuppression could be due to a decrease in CD4+ T lymphocyte activation or proliferation. Glutathione (GSH) is the most abundant endogenous antioxidant in cells, and an adduct between HNE and GSH has been suggested to be a marker of oxidative stress. Our earlier studies showed that HNE induced cytotoxicity and Akt inactivation, which led to the enhancement of FasL expression and concomitantly decreased cellular FLICE-like inhibitory protein (c-FLIP(S)) levels. In this study, we found that HNE caused intracellular GSH depletion in Jurkat T cells, and we further investigated the role of 2(RS)-n-propylthiazolidine-4(R)-carboxylic acid (PTCA), a GSH prodrug, in attenuating HNE-induced cytotoxicity in CD4+ T lymphocytes. The results show that PTCA protected against HNE-induced apoptosis and depletion of intracellular GSH. PTCA also suppressed FasL expression through increasing levels of Akt kinase as well as antiapoptotic c-FLIP(S) and decreasing the activation of type 2 protein serine/threonine phosphatase. Taken together, these data demonstrate a novel correlation between GSH levels and Akt activation in T lymphocyte survival, which involves FasL down-regulation and c-FLIP(S) expression through increasing intracellular GSH levels. This suggests that PTCA could potentially be used in the treatment of oxidative stress-induced immunosuppressive diseases.
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- Weiyuan Chang
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA
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Roué G, Pérez-Galán P, López-Guerra M, Villamor N, Campo E, Colomer D. Selective Inhibition of IκB Kinase Sensitizes Mantle Cell Lymphoma B Cells to TRAIL by Decreasing Cellular FLIP Level. J Immunol 2007; 178:1923-30. [PMID: 17237443 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.3.1923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In an attempt to circumvent the intrinsic resistance of mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) cells to apoptosis, we have analyzed their sensitivity to the extrinsic apoptotic signal triggered by TRAIL. We show here that TRAIL can trigger apoptosis in a majority of MCL cell lines and primary cultures, irrespective of receptor levels, Bcl-2 family members, or caspase regulator expression. MCL sensitivity to TRAIL was closely linked to the activity of the NF-kappaB p50 factor and to the consequent expression of cellular FLIP (c-FLIP), which accumulated into the TRAIL-dependent complex in resistant cells. c-FLIP transient knockdown overcame MCL resistance to TRAIL, while NF-kappaB inhibitors differentially modulated TRAIL cytotoxicity. Indeed, bortezomib increased TRAIL cytotoxic effects in sensitive cells, but led to the intracellular accumulation of c-FLIP, impeding full synergistic interaction. In contrast, the IkappaB kinase inhibitor BMS-345541 led to decreased c-FLIP expression and allowed all MCL samples to undergo TRAIL-mediated apoptosis. These results present the combination of TRAIL stimulation and IkappaB kinase inhibition as a new approach to MCL therapy.
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- Gaël Roué
- Hematopathology Unit, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Chiou SH, Yang YP, Lin JC, Hsu CH, Jhang HC, Yang YT, Lee CH, Ho LLT, Hsu WM, Ku HH, Chen SJ, Chen SSL, Chang MDT, Wu CW, Juan LJ. The immediate early 2 protein of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) mediates the apoptotic control in HCMV retinitis through up-regulation of the cellular FLICE-inhibitory protein expression. J Immunol 2006; 177:6199-206. [PMID: 17056549 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.177.9.6199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Human CMV (HCMV) is a widespread human pathogen that causes blindness by inducing retinitis in AIDS patients. Previously, we showed that viral immediate early 2 (IE2) protein may allow HCMV to evade the immune control by killing the Fas receptor-positive T lymphocytes attracted to the infected retina with increased secretion of Fas ligand (FasL). In this study, we further demonstrate that the secreted FasL also kills uninfected Fas-rich bystander retinal cells and that IE2 simultaneously protects the infected cells from undergoing apoptotic death, in part, by activating the expression of cellular FLIP (c-FLIP), an antiapoptotic molecule that blocks the direct downstream executer caspase 8 of the FasL/Fas pathway. c-FLIP induction requires the N-terminal 98 residues of IE2 and the c-FLIP promoter region spanning nucleotides -978 to -696. In vivo association of IE2 to this region, IE2-specific c-FLIP activation, and decrease of FasL-up-regulated activities of caspases 8 and 3 were all demonstrated in HCMV-infected human retinal cells. Moreover, c-FLIP up-regulation by IE2 appeared to involve PI3K and might also render cells resistant to TRAIL-mediated death. Finally, enhanced c-FLIP signals were immunohistochemically detected in IE-positive cells in the HCMV-infected lesions of the human retina. Taken together, these data demonstrate specific activation of c-FLIP by HCMV IE2 and indicate a novel role for c-FLIP in the pathogenesis of HCMV retinitis.
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- Shih-Hwa Chiou
- Department of Ophthalmology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital and National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Giampietri C, Petrungaro S, Coluccia P, Antonangeli F, Paone A, Padula F, De Cesaris P, Ziparo E, Filippini A. c-Flip(L) is expressed in undifferentiated mouse male germ cells. FEBS Lett 2006; 580:6109-14. [PMID: 17056040 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2006] [Revised: 09/22/2006] [Accepted: 10/09/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Apoptosis represents a fundamental process during fetal/post-natal testis development. Therefore pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins are essential to regulate testis physiology. c-Flip(L) is a known inhibitor of caspase 8/10 activity; in this study its perinatal expression in mouse male germ cells was investigated. In testis sections and seminiferous tubule whole mount c-Flip(L) was found to be expressed in undifferentiated spermatogonia and to co-localize with germ stem cells markers. In vivo investigations in the vitamin-A deficient mouse, lacking differentiated germ cells, confirmed c-Flip(L) expression in undifferentiated spermatogonia. Further analyses showed Fas expression but no significant caspase 8/10 activity when c-Flip(L) was highly expressed. Altogether these data suggest that c-Flip may control the survival rate of undifferentiated spermatogonia.
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- Claudia Giampietri
- Istituto Pasteur-Fondazione Cenci Bolognetti, Department of Histology and Medical Embryology, University of Rome "La Sapienza", 00161 Rome, Italy.
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