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J Exp Med ; 218(6)2021 06 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33857287

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Metastasis of melanoma significantly worsens prognosis; thus, therapeutic interventions that prevent metastasis could improve patient outcomes. Here, we show using humanized mice that colonization of distant visceral organs with melanoma is dependent upon a human CD33+CD11b+CD117+ progenitor cell subset comprising <4% of the human CD45+ leukocytes. Metastatic tumor-infiltrating CD33+ cells from patients and humanized (h)NSG-SGM3 mice showed converging transcriptional profiles. Single-cell RNA-seq analysis identified a gene signature of a KIT/CD117-expressing CD33+ subset that correlated with decreased overall survival in a TCGA melanoma cohort. Thus, human CD33+CD11b+CD117+ myeloid cells represent a novel candidate biomarker as well as a therapeutic target for metastatic melanoma.


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Melanoma/metabolismo , Melanoma/patologia , Células Mieloides/metabolismo , Células Mieloides/patologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-kit/metabolismo , Animais , Biomarcadores/metabolismo , Antígeno CD11b/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Estudos de Coortes , Humanos , Antígenos Comuns de Leucócito/metabolismo , Leucócitos/metabolismo , Leucócitos/patologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos NOD , Prognóstico
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J Antimicrob Chemother ; 71(11): 3125-3134, 2016 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27402010

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OBJECTIVES: Overexpression of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters is a frequent cause of multidrug resistance in cancer cells and pathogenic microorganisms. One example is the Cdr1p transporter from the human fungal pathogen Candida albicans that belongs to the pleiotropic drug resistance (PDR) subfamily of ABC transporters found in fungi and plants. Cdr1p is overexpressed in several azole-resistant clinical isolates, causing azole efflux and treatment failure. Cdr1p appears as a doublet band in western blot analyses, suggesting that the protein is post-translationally modified. We investigated whether Cdr1p is phosphorylated and the function of this modification. METHODS: Phosphorylated residues were identified by MS. Their function was investigated by site-directed mutagenesis and expression of the mutants in a C. albicans endogenous system that exploits a hyperactive allele of the Tac1p transcription factor to drive high levels of Cdr1p expression. Fluconazole resistance was measured by microtitre plate and spot assays and transport activity by Nile red accumulation. RESULTS: We identified a cluster of seven phosphorylated amino acids in the N-terminal extension (NTE) of Cdr1p. Mutating all seven sites to alanine dramatically diminished the ability of Cdr1p to confer fluconazole resistance and transport Nile red, without affecting Cdr1p localization. Conversely, a Cdr1p mutant in which the seven amino acids were replaced by glutamate was able to confer high levels of fluconazole resistance and to export Nile red. CONCLUSIONS: Our results demonstrate that the NTE of Cdr1p is phosphorylated and that NTE phosphorylation plays a major role in regulating Cdr1p and possibly other PDR transporter function.


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Candida albicans/genética , Candida albicans/metabolismo , Farmacorresistência Fúngica , Proteínas Fúngicas/metabolismo , Regulação Fúngica da Expressão Gênica , Proteínas de Membrana Transportadoras/metabolismo , Processamento de Proteína Pós-Traducional , Antifúngicos/metabolismo , Antifúngicos/farmacologia , Análise Mutacional de DNA , Fluconazol/metabolismo , Fluconazol/farmacologia , Humanos , Espectrometria de Massas , Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana , Mutagênese Sítio-Dirigida , Fosforilação
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