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Liu Y, Fan M, Xian S, Hu P, Zhang M, Zhang X, Zhang H, Zhang J, Dai L, Lin M, Mei W, Huang D, Huang R, Zhang J, Huang Z. RBP7 Regulated by EBF1 Affects Th2 Cells and the Oocyte Meiosis Pathway in Bone Metastases of Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma. FRONT BIOSCI-LANDMRK 2023; 28:189. [PMID: 37664915 DOI: 10.31083/j.fbl2808189] [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: 07/12/2022] [Revised: 01/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Bladder urothelial carcinoma (BLCA) is a malignancy with a high incidence worldwide. One-third of patients may experience aggressive progression later on, and 70% of patients who have undergone surgical intervention will still suffer from metastasis. MATERIALS AND METHODS RNA sequencing profiles of BLCA samples were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. Differential expression and univariate Cox regression analyses were performed to identify prognosis-related differentially expressed immune genes (DEIGs). Subsequently, a proportional hazards model of DEIGs was then constructed by univariate regression analysis. Differential expression and correlation analyses, CIBERSORT, Single Sample Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (ssGSEA), GSVA were conducted on transcription factors (TFs), immune cells/pathways and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways. The regulation network was then constructed. Eventually, ATAC-seq, ChIP-seq, scRNA-seq, and multiple online databases were employed for further validation. RESULTS A proportional hazards model of 31 DEIGs was constructed and risk score was calculated and proven to be a independent prognostic factor. Then 5 immune genes were characterized to be significantly correlated with bone metastasis, stage and TF expression simultaneously. 4 TFs were identified to be significantly correlated with prognosis and RBP7 expression. 5 immune cells/pathways were revealed to be significantly correlated with RBP7 expression. Only 1 KEGG pathway was identified to be significant in Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA) and Gene Set Variation Analysis (GSVA) analyses. The regulatory relationship was then constructed, in which the correlation between EBF1 and RBP7 (R = 0.677, p < 0.001), Th2 cells and RBP7 (R = 0.23, p < 0.001), the oocyte meiosis pathway and RBP7 (R = 0.14, p = 0.042) were the most statistically significant. The results were further confirmed by Assay for Transposase Accessible Chromatin with high-throughput sequencing (ATAC-seq), Chromatin Immunoprecipitation sequencing (ChIP-seq), single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), and multiple online databases validation. CONCLUSIONS This study revealed that the EBF1-RBP7 regulatory relationship had potential importance in the bone metastasis in BLCA through Th2 cells and the oocyte meiosis pathway.
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- Yifan Liu
- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052 Zhengzhou, Henan, China
- Department of Urology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 200025 Shanghai, China
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- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, China
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- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052 Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- Department of Urology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, 200092, China
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- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Naval Medical Center of PLA, Second Military Medical University, 200052 Shanghai, China
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- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, China
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- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, China
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- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, China
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- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, China
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- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052 Zhengzhou, Henan, China
- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, China
- Division of Spine, Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, 200065 Shanghai, China
- Department of Burn Surgery, The First Aliated Hospital of Naval Medical University, 200433, Shanghai, China
- Research Unit of Key Techniques for Treatment of Burns and Combined Burns and Trauma Injury, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 100007, Beijing, China
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- Tongji University School of Medicine, Tongji University, 200092 Shanghai, China
- Division of Spine, Department of Orthopedics, Tongji Hospital affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, 200065 Shanghai, China
- Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, 201204 Shanghai, China
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- Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 450052 Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Guo Z, Zhao Y, Wu Y, Zhang Y, Wang R, Liu W, Zhang C, Yang X. Cellular retinol-binding protein 1: a therapeutic and diagnostic tumor marker. Mol Biol Rep 2023; 50:1885-1894. [PMID: 36515825 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-022-08179-2] [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: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Cellular Retinol Binding Protein 1 (CRBP1) gene is a protein coding gene located on human chromosome 3q21, which codifies a protein named CRBP1. CRBP1 is widely expressed in many tissues as a chaperone protein to regulate the uptake, subsequent esterification and bioavailability of retinol. CRBP1 combines retinol and retinaldehyde with high affinity to protect retinoids from non-specific oxidation, and transports retinoids to specific enzymes to promote the biosynthesis of retinoic acid. The vital role of CRBP1 in retinoids metabolism has been gradually discovered, which has been implicated in tumorigenesis. However, the precise functions of CRBP1 in different diseases are still poorly understood. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the role of CRBP1 in various diseases, especially in both the promotion and inhibition of cancers, which may also offer a novel biomarker and potential therapeutic target for human diseases.
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- Zhiyuan Guo
- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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- College of Life Science, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China.
- State Key Laboratory Cultivation Base for Cell Differentiation Regulation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China.
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Plau J, Golczak M, Paik J, Calderon RM, Blaner WS. Retinol-binding protein 2 (RBP2): More than just dietary retinoid uptake. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2022; 1867:159179. [PMID: 35533980 PMCID: PMC9191623 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2022.159179] [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: 12/28/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Retinol-binding protein 2 (RBP2, also known as cellular retinol-binding protein 2 (CRBP2)) is a member of the fatty acid-binding protein family and has been extensively studied for its role in facilitating dietary vitamin A (retinol) uptake and metabolism within enterocytes of the small intestine. RBP2 is present in highest concentrations in the proximal small intestine where it constitutes approximately 0.1-0.5% of soluble protein. Recent reports have established that RBP2 binds monoacylglycerols (MAGs) with high affinity, including the canonical endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG). Crystallographic studies reveal that retinol, 2-AG, or other long-chain MAGs alternatively can bind in the retinol-binding pocket of RBP2. It also has been demonstrated recently that Rbp2-deficient mice are more susceptible to developing obesity and associated metabolic phenotypes when exposed to a high fat diet, or as they age when fed a conventional chow diet. When subjected to an oral fat challenge, the Rbp2-deficient mice release into the circulation significantly more, compared to littermate controls, of the intestinal hormone glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP). These new findings regarding RBP2 structure and actions within the intestine are the focus of this review.
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- Jacqueline Plau
- Department of Pharmacology and Cleveland Center for Membrane and Structural Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Cleveland Center for Membrane and Structural Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, United States of America
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- Department of Comparative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, United States of America.
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Calderon RM, Smith CA, Miedzybrodzka EL, Silvaroli JA, Golczak M, Gribble FM, Reimann F, Blaner WS. Intestinal Enteroendocrine Cell Signaling: Retinol-binding Protein 2 and Retinoid Actions. Endocrinology 2022; 163:bqac064. [PMID: 35552670 PMCID: PMC9162388 DOI: 10.1210/endocr/bqac064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Retinol-binding protein 2-deficient (Rbp2-/-) mice are more prone to obesity, glucose intolerance, and hepatic steatosis than matched controls. Glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) blood levels are dysregulated in these mice. The present studies provide new insights into these observations. Single cell transcriptomic and immunohistochemical studies establish that RBP2 is highly expressed in enteroendocrine cells (EECs) that produce incretins, either GIP or glucagon-like peptide-1. EECs also express an enzyme needed for all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) synthesis, aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 family member A1, and retinoic acid receptor-alpha, which mediates ATRA-dependent transcription. Total and GIP-positive EECs are significantly lower in Rbp2-/- mice. The plasma transport protein for retinol, retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) is also expressed in EECs and is cosecreted with GIP upon stimulation. Collectively, our data support direct roles for RBP2 and ATRA in cellular processes that give rise to GIP-producing EECs and roles for RBP2 and RBP4 within EECs that facilitate hormone storage and secretion.
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- Rossana M Calderon
- Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Institute of Metabolic Sciences and MRC-Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB0 0QQ 44106, UK
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- Institute of Metabolic Sciences and MRC-Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB0 0QQ 44106, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Cleveland Center for Membrane and Structural Biology, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Institute of Metabolic Sciences and MRC-Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB0 0QQ 44106, UK
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- Institute of Metabolic Sciences and MRC-Metabolic Diseases Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB0 0QQ 44106, UK
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- Department of Medicine, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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Feng TF, Yao DM, Zheng R, Jiang DS, Zhang LL, Xing Q, Li L. [Effect of RBP2 gene silencing on proliferation, migration and invasion of ovarian epithelial cancer SKOV3/DDP cells and its mechanism]. Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi 2022; 44:139-146. [PMID: 35184457 DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112152-20200612-00555] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Objective: To explore the effect of down-regulation of retinol binding protein 2 (RBP2) expression on the biological characteristics of ovarian cancer cells and its mechanism. Methods: Knockdown of RBP2 and cisplatin (DDP)-resistant ovarian cancer cell line SKOV3/DDP-RBP2i was established, the negative control group and blank control group were also set. Cell counting kit 8 (CCK-8) was used to detect the cell proliferation ability, flow cytometry was used to detect cell apoptosis, scratch test and Transwell invasion test were used to detect cell migration and invasion ability, real-time fluorescent quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and western blot were used to detect the expressions of molecular markers related to epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). The effect of RBP2 on the growth of ovarian cancer was verified through experiment of transplanted tumors in nude mice, and the relationships between RBP2 expression and tumor metastasis and patient prognosis were analyzed using the clinical data of ovarian cancer in TCGA database. Results: After down-regulating the expression of RBP2, the proliferation ability of SKOV3/DDP cell was significantly reduced. On the fifth day, the proliferation activities of SKOV3/DDP-RBP2i group, negative control group and blank control group were (56.67±4.16)%, (84.67±3.51) and (87.00±4.00)% respectively, with statistically significant difference (P<0.001). The apoptosis rate of SKOV3/DDP-RBP2i group was (14.19±1.50)%, higher than (8.77±0.75)% of the negative control group and (7.48±0.52)% of the blank control group (P<0.001). The number of invasive cells of SKOV3/DDP-RBP2i group was (55.20±2.39), lower than (82.60±5.18) and (80.80±7.26) of the negative control group and the blank control group, respectively (P<0.001). The scratch healing rate of SKOV3/DDP-RBP2i group was (28.47±2.72)%, lower than (50.58±4.06)% and (48.92±4.63)% of the negative control group and the blank control group, respectively (P<0.001). The mRNA and protein expressions of E-cadherin in the SKOV3/DDP-RBP2i group were higher than those in the negative control group (P=0.015, P<0.001) and the blank control group (P=0.006, P<0.001). The mRNA and protein expression of N-cadherin in SKOV3/DDP-RBP2i group were lower than those in the negative control group (P=0.012, P<0.001) and the blank control group (P=0.005, P<0.001). The mRNA and protein expressions of vimentin in SKOV3/DDP-RBP2i group were also lower than those in the negative control group (P=0.016, P=0.001) and the blank control group (P=0.011, P=0.001). Five weeks after the cells inoculated into the nude mice, the tumor volume of SKOV3/DDP-RBP2i group, negative control group and blank control group were statistically significant different. The tumor volume of SKOV3/DDP-RBP2i group was smaller than those of negative control group and blank control group (P=0.001). Bioinformatics analysis showed that the expression of RBP2 in patients with metastatic ovarian cancer was higher than that without metastasis (P=0.043), and the median overall survival of ovarian cancer patients with high RBP2 expression was 41 months, shorter than 69 months of low RBP2 expression patients (P<0.001). Conclusion: Downregulation of the expression of RBP2 in SKOV3/DDP cells can inhibit cell migration and invasion, and the mechanism may be related to the inhibition of EMT.
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- T F Feng
- Department of Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Gynecology, Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Key Laboratory of High-incidence Tumor Prevention and Treatment, Ministry of Education, Guangxi Medical University, Nanning 530021, China
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Shin SJ, Chen CH, Kuo WC, Chan HC, Chan HC, Lin KD, Ke LY. Disruption of retinoid homeostasis induces RBP4 overproduction in diabetes: O-GlcNAcylation involved. Metabolism 2020; 113:154403. [PMID: 33065162 DOI: 10.1016/j.metabol.2020.154403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) is elevated and associated with inflammation in metabolic diseases. Disruption of the retinol cascade and O-GlcNAcylation of the RBP4 receptor (STRA6) are found in diabetic kidneys. OBJECTIVES We investigated whether the disruption of the retinol cascade induces RBP4 overproduction and if O-linked GlcNAc modification targets RBPR2 and contributes to the disruption of retinol cascades in diabetic livers. METHODS Western blot or immunohistochemistry for RBPR2, CRBP1, LRAT, RALDH, RARα, RARγ, RXRα, RBP4, GFAT, OGT, OGA and inflammatory markers, as well as ELISA for RBP4, were performed in livers of db/db and ob/ob mice and high glucose-cultured hepatocytes. Immunoprecipitation and dual fluorescence staining were used to explore O-GlcNAc-modified RBPR2 and RBP4 binding activity on RBPR2. Transfection of the CRBP1 gene was done to verify whether a disrupted retinol cascade induces RBP4 overproduction. OGT silencing was done to investigate the association of O-GlcNAcylation with the disruption of retinol cascade. RESULTS Disruption of retinol cascade, RBP4 overproduction, O-GlcNAcylation of RBPR2, decreased RBP4 binding activity on RBPR2 and inflammation were found in livers of db/db and ob/ob mice and high glucose-cultured hepatocytes. CRBP1 gene transfection reversed the suppression of the cellular retinol cascade and simultaneously attenuated the RBP4 overproduction and inflammation in high glucose-treated hepatocytes. The silencing of OGT reversed the disruption of the cellular retinol cascade, RBP4 overproduction and inflammation induced by high glucose in hepatocytes. CONCLUSIONS This study indicates that the disruption of cellular retinol cascade is strongly associated with RBP4 overproduction and inflammation in diabetic livers. RBPR2 is one target for high glucose-mediated O-linked GlcNAc modification, which causes liver retinol dyshomeostasis.
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- Shyi-Jang Shin
- Grander Clinic, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- The Graduate Institute of Animal Vaccine Technology, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan; General Research Service Center, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Pingtung, Taiwan
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- Center for Lipid Biosciences, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Center for Lipid Biosciences, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Center for Lipid Biosciences, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Center for Lipid Biosciences, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Medical Laboratory Science and Biotechnology, College of Health Sciences, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Curtis D. Analysis of exome-sequenced UK Biobank subjects implicates genes affecting risk of hyperlipidaemia. Mol Genet Metab 2020; 131:277-283. [PMID: 32747172 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymgme.2020.07.009] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 07/21/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Rare genetic variants in LDLR, APOB and PCSK9 are known causes of familial hypercholesterolaemia and it is expected that rare variants in other genes will also have effects on hyperlipidaemia risk although such genes remain to be identified. The UK Biobank consists of a sample of 500,000 volunteers and exome sequence data is available for 50,000 of them. 11,490 of these were classified as hyperlipidaemia cases on the basis of having a relevant diagnosis recorded and/or taking lipid-lowering medication while the remaining 38,463 were treated as controls. Variants in each gene were assigned weights according to rarity and predicted impact and overall weighted burden scores were compared between cases and controls, including population principal components as covariates. One biologically plausible gene, HUWE1, produced statistically significant evidence for association after correction for testing 22,028 genes with a signed log10 p value (SLP) of -6.15, suggesting a protective effect of variants in this gene. Other genes with uncorrected p < .001 are arguably also of interest, including LDLR (SLP = 3.67), RBP2 (SLP = 3.14), NPFFR1 (SLP = 3.02) and ACOT9 (SLP = -3.19). Gene set analysis indicated that rare variants in genes involved in metabolism and energy can influence hyperlipidaemia risk. Overall, the results provide some leads which might be followed up with functional studies and which could be tested in additional data sets as these become available. This research has been conducted using the UK Biobank Resource.
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- David Curtis
- UCL Genetics Institute, UCL, Darwin Building, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK; Centre for Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London, Charterhouse Square, London EC1M 6BQ, UK.
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Li J, Fan Q, Cai H, Deng J, Ming F, Li J, Zeng M, Ma M, Zhao P, Liang Q, Jia J, Zhang S, Zhang L. Identification of RBP4 from bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) / silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and effects of CpG ODN on RBP4 expression under A. hydrophila challenge. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2020; 100:476-488. [PMID: 32209398 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2020.03.036] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Revised: 02/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) is known as a highly conserved adipokine for immune activation. Aeromonas hydrophila (A. hydrophila) is the most common zoonotic pathogen in aquaculture, which causes serious economic losses to aquaculture, especially to bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, H. nobilis) and silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, H. molitrix). Recent studies along with our previous findings have shown that synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides containing CpG motifs (CpG ODN) can play a good role in aquatic animals against infection. In order to clarify the relationship between CpG ODN and RBP4 under A. hydrophila infection, firstly, full-length RBP4 cDNAs from H. nobilis and H. molitrix were cloned. And characteristics of RBP4, including sequence and structure, tissue distribution and genetic evolution were analyzed. In addition, mRNA expression levels of RBP4, cytokine, toll-like receptors (TLRs), morbidity and survival rates of H. nobilis and H. molitrix were observed post CpG ODN immunization or following challenge. The results indicated that hn/hm_RBP4 (RBP4 genes obtained from H. nobilis and H. molitrix) had the highest homology with Megalobrama amblycephala. Distribution data showed that the expression level of hn_RBP4 mRNA was higher than that of hm_RBP4. After CpG ODN immunization followed by A.hydrophila challenge, significantly higher survival was observed in both carps, together with up-regulated RBP4 expression. Meanwhile, hn/hm_IL-1β level was relatively flat (and decreased), hn/hm_IFN-γ, hn/hm_TLR4 and hn/hm_TLR9 levels increased significantly, but hn/hm_STRA6 showed no significant change, compared with control. Moreover, CpG ODN immunization could induce stronger immune protective responses (higher IFN-γ/gentle IL-1β level and lower morbidity/higher survival rate) against A. hydrophila in H. nobilis, along with higher RBP4 level, when compared with that in H. molitrix. These results demonstrated that RBP4 was well involved in the immune protection of CpG ODN. Based on the results, we speculated that in the case of A. hydrophila infection, TLR9 signaling pathway was activated by CpG ODN. Subsequently, CpG ODN up-regulated RBP4, and RBP4 activated TLR4 signaling pathway. Then TLR4 and TLR9 synergistically improved the anti-infection responses. Our findings have good significance for improving resistance to pathogen infection in freshwater fish.
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- Jiaoqing Li
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Protein Function and Regulation in Agricultural Organisms, College of Life Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510642, China.
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Generation of the autacoid all-trans-retinoic acid (ATRA) from retinol (vitamin A) relies on a complex metabolon that includes retinol binding-proteins and enzymes from the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase and aldehyde dehydrogenase gene families. Serum retinol binding-protein delivers all-trans-retinol (vitamin A) from blood to cells through two membrane receptors, Stra6 and Rbpr2. Stra6 and Rbpr2 convey retinol to cellular retinol binding-protein type 1 (Crbp1). Holo-Crbp1 delivers retinol to lecithin: retinol acyl transferase (Lrat) for esterification and storage. Lrat channels retinol directly into its active site from holo-Crbp1 by protein-protein interaction. The ratio apo-Crbp1/holo-Crbp1 directs flux of retinol into and out of retinyl esters, through regulating esterification vs ester hydrolysis. Multiple retinol dehydrogenases (Rdh1, Rdh10, Dhrs9, Rdhe2, Rdhe2s) channel retinol from holo-Crbp1 to generate retinal for ATRA biosynthesis. β-Carotene oxidase type 1 generates retinal from carotenoids, delivered by the scavenger receptor-B1. Retinal reductases (Dhrs3, Dhrs4, Rdh11) reduce retinal into retinol, thereby restraining ATRA biosynthesis. Retinal dehydrogenases (Raldh1, 2, 3) dehydrogenate retinal irreversibly into ATRA. ATRA regulates its own concentrations by inducing Lrat and ATRA degradative enzymes. ATRA exhibits hormesis. Its effects relate to its concentration as an inverted J-shaped curve, transitioning from beneficial in the "goldilocks" zone to toxicity, as concentrations increase. Hormesis has distorted understanding physiological effects of ATRA post-nataly using chow-diet fed, ATRA-dosed animal models. Cancer, immune deficiency and metabolic abnormalities result from mutations and/or insufficiency in Crbp1 and retinoid metabolizing enzymes.
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- Joseph L Napoli
- Graduate Program in Metabolic Biology, Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States.
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Lee SA, Yang KJZ, Brun PJ, Silvaroli JA, Yuen JJ, Shmarakov I, Jiang H, Feranil JB, Li X, Lackey AI, Krężel W, Leibel RL, Libien J, Storch J, Golczak M, Blaner WS. Retinol-binding protein 2 (RBP2) binds monoacylglycerols and modulates gut endocrine signaling and body weight. Sci Adv 2020; 6:eaay8937. [PMID: 32195347 PMCID: PMC7065888 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aay8937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/16/2019] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Expressed in the small intestine, retinol-binding protein 2 (RBP2) facilitates dietary retinoid absorption. Rbp2-deficient (Rbp2-/- ) mice fed a chow diet exhibit by 6-7 months-of-age higher body weights, impaired glucose metabolism, and greater hepatic triglyceride levels compared to controls. These phenotypes are also observed when young Rbp2-/- mice are fed a high fat diet. Retinoids do not account for the phenotypes. Rather, RBP2 is a previously unidentified monoacylglycerol (MAG)-binding protein, interacting with the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG) and other MAGs with affinities comparable to retinol. X-ray crystallographic studies show that MAGs bind in the retinol binding pocket. When challenged with an oil gavage, Rbp2-/- mice show elevated mucosal levels of 2-MAGs. This is accompanied by significantly elevated blood levels of the gut hormone GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide). Thus, RBP2, in addition to facilitating dietary retinoid absorption, modulates MAG metabolism and likely signaling, playing a heretofore unknown role in systemic energy balance.
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- Seung-Ah Lee
- Department of Medicine, Institute of Human Nutrition, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Institute of Human Nutrition, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Institute of Human Nutrition, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Institute of Human Nutrition, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Institute of Human Nutrition, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Institute of Human Nutrition, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Institute of Human Nutrition, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- PhD Program in Nutritional and Metabolic Biology, Institute of Human Nutrition, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, U1258, CNRS, UMR 7104, Unistra, Illkirch 67404, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Human Nutrition, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
- Cleveland Center for Membrane and Structural Biology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Institute of Human Nutrition, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
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Assar Z, Nossoni Z, Wang W, Santos EM, Kramer K, McCornack C, Vasileiou C, Borhan B, Geiger JH. Domain-Swapped Dimers of Intracellular Lipid-Binding Proteins: Evidence for Ordered Folding Intermediates. Structure 2016; 24:1590-8. [PMID: 27524203 PMCID: PMC5330279 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2016.05.022] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2016] [Revised: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Human Cellular Retinol Binding Protein II (hCRBPII), a member of the intracellular lipid-binding protein family, is a monomeric protein responsible for the intracellular transport of retinol and retinal. Herein we report that hCRBPII forms an extensive domain-swapped dimer during bacterial expression. The domain-swapped region encompasses almost half of the protein. The dimer represents a novel structural architecture with the mouths of the two binding cavities facing each other, producing a new binding cavity that spans the length of the protein complex. Although wild-type hCRBPII forms the dimer, the propensity for dimerization can be substantially increased via mutation at Tyr60. The monomeric form of the wild-type protein represents the thermodynamically more stable species, making the domain-swapped dimer a kinetically trapped entity. Hypothetically, the wild-type protein has evolved to minimize dimerization of the folding intermediate through a critical hydrogen bond (Tyr60-Glu72) that disfavors the dimeric form.
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- Zahra Assar
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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Chen H, Babino D, Schoenbichler SA, Arkhipova V, Töchterle S, Martin F, Huck CW, von Lintig J, Meyer D. Nmnat1-Rbp7 Is a Conserved Fusion-Protein That Combines NAD+ Catalysis of Nmnat1 with Subcellular Localization of Rbp7. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0143825. [PMID: 26618989 PMCID: PMC4664474 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0143825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2015] [Accepted: 11/10/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Retinol binding proteins (Rbps) are known as carriers for transport and targeting of retinoids to their metabolizing enzymes. Rbps are also reported to function in regulating the homeostatic balance of retinoid metabolism, as their level of retinoid occupancy impacts the activities of retinoid metabolizing enzymes. Here we used zebrafish as a model to study rbp7a function and regulation. We find that early embryonic rbp7a expression is negatively regulated by the Nodal/FoxH1-signaling pathway and we show that Nodal/FoxH1 activity has the opposite effect on aldh1a2, which encodes the major enzyme for early embryonic retinoic acid production. The data are consistent with a Nodal-dependent coordination of the allocation of retinoid precursors to processing enzymes with the catalysis of retinoic acid formation. Further, we describe a novel nmnat1-rbp7 transcript encoding a fusion of Rbp7 and the NAD+ (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) synthesizing enzyme Nmnat1. We show that nmnat1-rbp7 is conserved in fish, mouse and chicken, and that in zebrafish regulation of nmnat1-rbp7a is distinct from that of rbp7a and nmnat1. Injection experiments in zebrafish further revealed that Nmnat1-Rbp7a and Nmnat1 have similar NAD+ catalyzing activities but a different subcellular localization. HPLC measurements and protein localization analysis highlight Nmnat1-Rbp7a as the only known cytoplasmic and presumably endoplasmic reticulum (ER) specific NAD+ catalyzing enzyme. These studies, taken together with previously documented NAD+ dependent interaction of RBPs with ER-associated enzymes of retinal catalysis, implicate functions of this newly described NMNAT1-Rbp7 fusion protein in retinol oxidation.
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- Hao Chen
- Institute of Molecular Biology/CMBI, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, 2109 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States of America
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry/ CCB–Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80–82, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biology/CMBI, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biology/CMBI, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biology/CMBI, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry/ CCB–Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, University of Innsbruck, Innrain 80–82, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology, Case Western Reserve University, 2109 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States of America
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- Institute of Molecular Biology/CMBI, University of Innsbruck, Technikerstrasse 25, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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Rühl R, Krzyżosiak A, Niewiadomska-Cimicka A, Rochel N, Szeles L, Vaz B, Wietrzych-Schindler M, Álvarez S, Szklenar M, Nagy L, de Lera AR, Krężel W. 9-cis-13,14-Dihydroretinoic Acid Is an Endogenous Retinoid Acting as RXR Ligand in Mice. PLoS Genet 2015; 11:e1005213. [PMID: 26030625 PMCID: PMC4451509 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 04/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
Abstract
The retinoid X receptors (RXRs) are ligand-activated transcription factors which heterodimerize with a number of nuclear hormone receptors, thereby controlling a variety of (patho)-physiological processes. Although synthetic RXR ligands are developed for the treatment of various diseases, endogenous ligand(s) for these receptors have not been conclusively identified. We show here that mice lacking cellular retinol binding protein (Rbp1-/-) display memory deficits reflecting compromised RXR signaling. Using HPLC-MS and chemical synthesis we identified in Rbp1-/- mice reduced levels of 9-cis-13,14-dihydroretinoic acid (9CDHRA), which acts as an RXR ligand since it binds and transactivates RXR in various assays. 9CDHRA rescues the Rbp1-/- phenotype similarly to a synthetic RXR ligand and displays similar transcriptional activity in cultured human dendritic cells. High endogenous levels of 9CDHRA in mice indicate physiological relevance of these data and that 9CDHRA acts as an endogenous RXR ligand. Daily nutrition, in addition to being a source of energy, contains micronutrients, a class of nutrients including vitamins which are essential for life and which act by orchestrating a vast number of developmental and physiological processes. During metabolism, micronutrients are frequently transformed into their bioactive forms. Nuclear hormone receptors are a family of proteins functioning as ligand-regulated transcription factors which can sense such bioactive molecules and translate those signals into transcriptional, adaptive responses. Retinoid X receptors occupy a central place in this signaling as they directly interact, and thereby control, activities of several nuclear hormone receptors. We report here the identification of a novel bioactive form of vitamin A, which is the first endogenous form of this vitamin capable to bind and activate retinoid X receptors. Accordingly, we show that this single molecule displays biological activity similar to synthetic agonists of retinoid X receptors and coordinates transcriptional activities of several nuclear receptor signaling pathways. Those findings may have immediate biomedical implications, as retinoid X receptors are implicated in the control of a number of physiological functions and their pathology.
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- Ralph Rühl
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Debrecen, Hungary
- Paprika Bioanalytics BT, Debrecen, Hungary
- * E-mail: (RR); (ARdL); (WK)
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Illkirch, France; Inserm, U 964
- CNRS UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Illkirch, France; Inserm, U 964
- CNRS UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Illkirch, France; Inserm, U 964
- CNRS UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- DE-MTA “Lendület” Immunogenomics Research Group, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica and CINBIO, Facultad de Química, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Vigo (IBIV), Vigo, Spain
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Illkirch, France; Inserm, U 964
- CNRS UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica and CINBIO, Facultad de Química, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Vigo (IBIV), Vigo, Spain
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- DE-MTA “Lendület” Immunogenomics Research Group, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica and CINBIO, Facultad de Química, Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Vigo (IBIV), Vigo, Spain
- * E-mail: (RR); (ARdL); (WK)
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- Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire (IGBMC), Illkirch, France; Inserm, U 964
- CNRS UMR 7104, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
- * E-mail: (RR); (ARdL); (WK)
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Doldo E, Costanza G, Ferlosio A, Passeri D, Bernardini S, Scioli MG, Mazzaglia D, Agostinelli S, Del Bufalo D, Czernobilsky B, Orlandi A. CRBP-1 expression in ovarian cancer: a potential therapeutic target. Anticancer Res 2014; 34:3303-3312. [PMID: 24982334] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Cellular retinol binding protein-1 regulates retinol bioavailability and contributes to cell differentiation maintenance, but its role in ovarian carcinogenesis remains uncertain. We investigated CRBP-1 expression in ovarian tumors and CRBP-1 signaling-regulated pathways. MATERIALS AND METHODS We performed immunohistochemistry, methylation-specific PCR, gene copy number analysis in ovarian tumors and proliferation/apoptosis evaluation, gene array, blot and real-time PCR in CRBP-1-transfected A2780 ovarian cancer cells. RESULTS CRBP-1 expression was reduced or absent in G2 and G3 ovarian carcinomas. CRBP-1 silencing in 60% of G2 and 66.7% of G3 carcinomas was due to CRBP-1 promoter methylation. A2780 CRBP-1-transfected cells showed increased retinol-induced apoptosis, retinoid-induced reduced clonogenicity and down-regulation of proliferation and transcription genes, including AKT1, AKT3, EGFR, FOS, JUN, STAT1 and STAT5A. CONCLUSION CRBP-1 loss in G2/G3 ovarian carcinomas and increased apoptotic susceptibility to retinoids in CRBP-1-transfected-A2780 cells suggest CRBP-1 screening as a target to ensure efficacy of an adjuvant retinoid therapy.
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- Elena Doldo
- Anatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Experimental Chemotherapy Laboratory, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy
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- Anatomic Pathology, Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, Tor Vergata University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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Wang Y, Xiao L, Zhao X, Liu Y, Zhu Q. Characterization of the expression profile of CRBP1 and CRBP3 gene in chicken. Mol Biol Rep 2014; 41:5031-8. [PMID: 24728568 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-014-3369-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2013] [Accepted: 04/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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In this study, we quantified the expression of CRBP1 and CRBP3 in Roman layer (R) and Erlang mountainous chickens (SD02 and SD03), to discern the tissue, breed and age-related expression patterns in order to discover potential involvement in egg production and other related reproduction traits. Real-time quantitative PCR assays were developed for accurate measurement of CRBP1 and CRBP3 mRNA levels in different tissues from chickens at four ages (12, 20, 32 and 45 weeks). We found that the CRBP1 and CRBP3 were expressed in all six tissues examined in all three breeds of chicken at 32 weeks. CRBP1 mRNA levels in SD02 kidneys were slightly higher than those in SD03 and R at 12 weeks, whereas, at the other three time points, the expression levels of CRBP1 in SD03 were higher than those in SD02 and R. In addition, there was higher hepatic expression of CRBP3 mRNA in layers (R) compared to broilers (SD02 and SD03) at 20 and 32 weeks. An age-related expression pattern of CRBP1 gene was evident in liver (P < 0.01), but not in pituitary (P > 0.05). Overall, the expression level of CRBP1 gene in kidney, ovary and oviduct at the different ages had a "decline-rise-decline" trend in all three breeds. In contrast, in pituitary, hypothalamus, liver and kidney CRBP3 mRNA expression levels were significantly different at various ages (P < 0.05) and exhibited a "rise-decline-rise" pattern in all three breeds. Our results show that the expression of CRBP1 and CRBP3 in chicken tissues exhibit specific developmental changes and age-related patterns.
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- Yan Wang
- Laboratory of Animal Genetic and Breeding, Institute of Animal Genetics and Breeding, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, 625014, Sichuan, China
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Mendoza-Rodriguez M, Arreola H, Valdivia A, Peralta R, Serna H, Villegas V, Romero P, Alvarado-Hernández B, Paniagua L, Marrero-Rodríguez D, Meraz MA, Salcedo M. Cellular retinol binding protein 1 could be a tumor suppressor gene in cervical cancer. Int J Clin Exp Pathol 2013; 6:1817-1825. [PMID: 24040446 PMCID: PMC3759488] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2013] [Accepted: 07/28/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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AIMS Cervical Cancer (CC) is one of the most important health problems in women. It frequently presents genetic changes at chromosome region 3q21. This region contains the Cellular Retinol Binding Protein 1 gene (CRBP1) which has been implicated as an important element in the development of other types of cancer. The main goal of the present work was to determine the molecular alterations of CRBP1 and its relationship to CC. METHODS To determine the molecular alterations of CRBP1 gene in CC; twenty-six CC and twenty-six healthy cervix samples were evaluated for: 1) Copy number gain by real-time PCR analysis, 2) expression levels by an immunohistochemistry assay on tissue microarray, and 3) the methylation status of the CRBP1 promoter region. RESULTS The increase in CRBP1 copy number was observed in 10 out of the 26 CC samples analyzed, while healthy cervices samples showed no changes in the copy number. In addition, there was a lack of expression of the CRBP1 gene in an important number of the CC samples (17/26), and the CRBP1 gene promoter was methylated in 15/26 of the CC samples. Interestingly, there was a significant association between the lack of expression of the CRBP1 gene and its methylation status. CONCLUSIONS The data indicates that, both activating and inactivating changes in the CRBP1 gene could be significant events in the development and progression of CC, and the lack of expression of the CRBP1 protein could be related with to the development of CC. We believe that there is enough evidence to consider to CRBP1 gene as a tumor suppressor gene for CC.
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MESH Headings
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Case-Control Studies
- DNA Copy Number Variations
- DNA Methylation
- Female
- Gene Dosage
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Genes, Tumor Suppressor
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HeLa Cells
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Phenotype
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Retinol-Binding Proteins, Cellular/genetics
- Retinol-Binding Proteins, Cellular/metabolism
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/genetics
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/metabolism
- Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/pathology
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- Mónica Mendoza-Rodriguez
- Laboratorio de Oncogenómica, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Oncológicas, UMAE Hospital de OncologíaCMN SXXI, IMSS Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Col. Doctores, México D.F. 06720
- Departamento de Biomedicina Molecular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios AvanzadosIPN, México
- Actual address: AV, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias de la Salud, Unidad Milpa Alta, Instituto Politécnico NacionalMéx
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- Laboratorio de Oncogenómica, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Oncológicas, UMAE Hospital de OncologíaCMN SXXI, IMSS Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Col. Doctores, México D.F. 06720
- Actual address: AV, Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias de la Salud, Unidad Milpa Alta, Instituto Politécnico NacionalMéx
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- Laboratorio de Oncogenómica, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Oncológicas, UMAE Hospital de OncologíaCMN SXXI, IMSS Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Col. Doctores, México D.F. 06720
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- Laboratorio de Oncogenómica, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Oncológicas, UMAE Hospital de OncologíaCMN SXXI, IMSS Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Col. Doctores, México D.F. 06720
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- Clínica de Colposcopía, Hospital General de MéxicoS.S., México
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- Laboratorio de Oncogenómica, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Oncológicas, UMAE Hospital de OncologíaCMN SXXI, IMSS Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Col. Doctores, México D.F. 06720
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- Laboratorio de Oncogenómica, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Oncológicas, UMAE Hospital de OncologíaCMN SXXI, IMSS Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Col. Doctores, México D.F. 06720
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- Laboratorio de Oncogenómica, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Oncológicas, UMAE Hospital de OncologíaCMN SXXI, IMSS Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Col. Doctores, México D.F. 06720
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- Laboratorio de Oncogenómica, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Oncológicas, UMAE Hospital de OncologíaCMN SXXI, IMSS Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Col. Doctores, México D.F. 06720
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- Departamento de Biomedicina Molecular, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios AvanzadosIPN, México
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- Laboratorio de Oncogenómica, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Enfermedades Oncológicas, UMAE Hospital de OncologíaCMN SXXI, IMSS Av. Cuauhtémoc 330, Col. Doctores, México D.F. 06720
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Zhang X, Li HM, Liu Z, Zhou G, Zhang Q, Zhang T, Zhang J, Zhang C. Loss of heterozygosity and methylation of multiple tumor suppressor genes on chromosome 3 in hepatocellular carcinoma. J Gastroenterol 2013; 48:132-43. [PMID: 22766745 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-012-0621-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2011] [Accepted: 05/21/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Genetic and epigenetic alterations are the two key mechanisms in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, how they contribute to hepatocarcinogenesis and the correlation between them has not been fully elucidated. METHODS A total of 48 paired HCCs and noncancerous tissues were used to detect loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and the methylation profiles of five tumor suppressor genes (RASSF1A, BLU, FHIT, CRBP1, and HLTF) on chromosome 3 by using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and methylation-specific PCR. Gene expression was analyzed by immunohistochemistry and reverse transcription (RT)-PCR. RESULTS Sixteen of 48 (33.3 %) HCCs had LOH on at least one locus on chromosome 3, and two smallest common deleted regions (3p22.3-24.3 and 3p12.3-14.2) were identified. RASSF1A, BLU, and FHIT showed very high frequencies of methylation in HCCs (100, 81.3, and 64.6 %, respectively) and noncancerous tissues, but not in liver tissues from control patients. Well-differentiated HCCs showed high methylation frequencies of these genes but very low frequencies of LOH. Furthermore, BLU methylation was associated with an increased level of alpha-fetoprotein, and FHIT methylation was inversely correlated with HCC recurrence. In comparison, CRBP1 showed moderate frequencies of methylation, while HLTF showed low frequencies of methylation, and CRBP1 methylation occurred mainly in elderly patients. Treatment with 5-aza-2'-deoxycytidine demethylated at least one of these genes and restored their expression in a DNA methylation-dependent or -independent manner. CONCLUSIONS Hypermethylation of RASSF1A, BLU, and FHIT is a common and very early event in hepatocarcinogenesis; CRBP1 methylation may also be involved in the later stage. Although LOH was not too frequent on chromosome 3, it may play a role as another mechanism in hepatocarcinogenesis.
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- Xiaoying Zhang
- Institute of Pathology and Pathophysiology, Shandong University School of Medicine, Jinan, 250012, China
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Mezaki Y, Morii M, Yoshikawa K, Yamaguchi N, Miura M, Imai K, Yoshino H, Senoo H. Characterization of a cellular retinol-binding protein from lamprey, Lethenteron japonicum. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2011; 161:233-9. [PMID: 22155549 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2011.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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: 10/08/2011] [Revised: 11/23/2011] [Accepted: 11/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Lampreys are ancestral representatives of vertebrates known as jawless fish. The Japanese lamprey, Lethenteron japonicum, is a parasitic member of the lampreys known to store large amounts of vitamin A within its body. How this storage is achieved, however, is wholly unknown. Within the body, the absorption, transfer and metabolism of vitamin A are regulated by a family of proteins called retinoid-binding proteins. Here we have cloned a cDNA for cellular retinol-binding protein (CRBP) from the Japanese lamprey, and phylogenetic analysis suggests that lamprey CRBP is an ancestor of both CRBP I and II. The lamprey CRBP protein was expressed in bacteria and purified. Binding of the lamprey CRBP to retinol (Kd of 13.2 nM) was identified by fluorimetric titration. However, results obtained with the protein fluorescence quenching technique indicated that lamprey CRBP does not bind to retinal. Northern blot analysis showed that lamprey CRBP mRNA was ubiquitously expressed, although expression was most abundant in the intestine. Together, these results suggest that lamprey CRBP has an important role in absorbing vitamin A from the blood of host animals.
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- Yoshihiro Mezaki
- Department of Cell Biology and Morphology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Hondo, Akita 010-8543, Japan.
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We report a sensitive LC (liquid chromatography)/MS/MS assay using selected reaction monitoring to quantify RA (retinoic acid), which is applicable to biological samples of limited size (10-20 mg of tissue wet weight), requires no sample derivatization, provides mass identification and resolves atRA (all-trans-RA) from its geometric isomers. The assay quantifies over a linear range of 20 fmol to 10 pmol, and has a 10 fmol limit of detection at a signal/noise ratio of 3. Coefficients of variation are: instrumental, 0.5-2.9%; intra-assay, 5.4+/-0.4%; inter-assay 8.9+/-1.0%. An internal standard (all-trans-4,4-dimethyl-RA) improves accuracy by confirming extraction efficiency and revealing handling-induced isomerization. Tissues of 2-4-month-old C57BL/6 male mice had atRA concentrations of 7-9.6 pmol/g and serum atRA of 1.9+/-0.6 pmol/ml (+/-S.E.M.). Tissue 13-cis-RA ranged from 2.9 to 4.2 pmol/g, and serum 13-cis-RA was 1.2+/-0.3 pmol/ml. CRBP (cellular retinol-binding protein)-null mouse liver had atRA approximately 30% lower than wild-type (P<0.05), but kidney, testis, brain and serum atRA were similar to wild-type. atRA in brain areas of 12-month-old female C57BL/6 mice were (+/-S.E.M.): whole brain, 5.4+/-0.4 pmol/g; cerebellum, 10.7+/-0.3 pmol/g; cortex, 2.6+/-0.4 pmol/g; hippocampus, 8.4+/-1.2 pmol/g; striatum, 15.3+/-4.7 pmol/g. These data provide the first analytically robust quantification of atRA in animal brain and in CRBP-null mice. Direct measurements of endogenous RA should have a substantial impact on investigating target tissues of RA, mechanisms of RA action, and the relationship between RA and chronic disease.
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- Maureen A. Kane
- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-3104, U.S.A
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-3104, U.S.A
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-3104, U.S.A
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences and Toxicology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720-3104, U.S.A
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Itoh K, Hiromori Y, Kato N, Yoshida I, Itoh N, Ike M, Nagase H, Tanaka K, Nakanishi T. Placental steroidogenesis in rats is independent of signaling pathways induced by retinoic acids. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2009; 163:285-91. [PMID: 19409899 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.04.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2008] [Revised: 04/08/2009] [Accepted: 04/23/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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We investigated the effects of retinoic acids (RAs) on steroid hormone production and mRNA expression of steroidogenic enzymes in rat placenta in vitro and in vivo. In the rat trophoblast giant cell line Rcho-1, the natural retinoid X receptor (RXR) agonist 9-cis retinoic acid (9cRA) and synthetic RXR agonist LG100268 slightly promoted production of progesterone and androgen, whereas the natural retinoic acid receptor (RAR) agonist all-trans retinoic acid (atRA) and synthetic RAR agonist TTNPB did not. Furthermore, although administration of atRA and 9cRA into the rat uterus at 13.5days postcoitum robustly induced mRNA expression of cellular retinol binding protein II, the gene for which is targeted by RAR and/or RXR, in the placenta, neither RA affected the expression of placental steroidogenic enzymes, and both had little effect on progesterone and androgen levels in the placenta and embryo, suggesting that placental steroidogenesis is not regulated by RAs in rats.
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- Kenji Itoh
- Department of Toxicology, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Cellular retinol-binding protein (CRBP) type III (CRBP-III) belongs to the family of intracellular lipid-binding proteins, which includes the adipocyte-binding protein aP2. In the cytosol, CRBP-III binds retinol, the precursor of retinyl ester and the active metabolite retinoic acid. The goal of the present work is to understand the regulation of CRBP-III expression and its role in lipid metabolism. Using EMSAs, luciferase reporter assays, and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays, we found that CRBP-III is a direct target of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPARgamma). Moreover, CRBP-III expression was induced in adipose tissue of mice after treatment with the PPARgamma agonist rosiglitazone. To examine a potential role of CRBP-III in regulating lipid metabolism in vivo, CRBP-III-deficient (C-III-KO) mice were maintained on a high-fat diet (HFD). Hepatic steatosis was decreased in HFD-fed C-III-KO compared with HFD-fed wild-type mice. These differences were partly explained by decreased serum free fatty acid levels and decreased free fatty acid efflux from adipose tissue of C-III-KO mice. In addition, the lack of CRBP-III was associated with reduced food intake, increased respiratory energy ratio, and altered body composition, with decreased adiposity and increased lean body mass. Furthermore, expression of genes involved in mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation in brown adipose tissue was increased in C-III-KO mice, and C-III-KO mice were more cold tolerant than wild-type mice fed an HFD. In summary, we demonstrate that CRBP-III is a PPARgamma target gene and plays a role in lipid and whole body energy metabolism.
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Koensgen D, Mustea A, Klaman I, Sun P, Zafrakas M, Lichtenegger W, Denkert C, Dahl E, Sehouli J. Expression analysis and RNA localization of PAI-RBP1 (SERBP1) in epithelial ovarian cancer: association with tumor progression. Gynecol Oncol 2007; 107:266-73. [PMID: 17698176 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2007.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2007] [Revised: 05/08/2007] [Accepted: 06/20/2007] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The plasminogen activator system (PA) plays an important role in invasion and metastasis of solid tumors. The PA Inhibitor type 1 (PAI-1) is the main physiologic regulator of plasminogen activation. A recently characterized protein, PAI-RBP1 (PAI-1 mRNA Binding Protein 1), appears to regulate the stability of PAI-1 mRNA. Expression of PAI-RBP1 (the new, approved gene symbol is SERBP1) has not been previously analyzed in human tumors. We present herein for the first time expression analysis of PAI-RBP1 in epithelial ovarian cancer. METHODS PAI-RBP1 was identified as gene overexpressed in ovarian cancer by an in silico approach using EST database mining. A thorough expression analysis of PAI-RBP1 and PAI-1 was performed in normal ovary (n=4), benign (n=6) and malignant (n=42) ovarian lesions using non-radioactive RNA in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry, respectively. RESULTS PAI-RBP1 mRNA and PAI-1 were significantly overexpressed in tumor epithelial cells as compared to benign and normal ovarian tissue. A significant correlation between PAI-RBP1 expression and advanced disease stage (FIGO) was found (p=0.042). CONCLUSION In ovarian cancer, PAI-RBP1 is significantly overexpressed in tumor epithelial cells, suggesting a biological role in tumor invasion and metastasis. Its expression is higher in advanced disease, thus the prognostic significance of PAI-RBP1 in ovarian cancer remains to be evaluated in further studies.
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- Dominique Koensgen
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Charité University Hospital, Campus Virchow, Berlin, Germany
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