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Genome Biol ; 25(1): 128, 2024 May 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38773499

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BACKGROUND: Cellular iron homeostasis is regulated by iron regulatory proteins (IRP1 and IRP2) that sense iron levels (and other metabolic cues) and modulate mRNA translation or stability via interaction with iron regulatory elements (IREs). IRP2 is viewed as the primary regulator in the liver, yet our previous datasets showing diurnal rhythms for certain IRE-containing mRNAs suggest a nuanced temporal control mechanism. The purpose of this study is to gain insights into the daily regulatory dynamics across IRE-bearing mRNAs, specific IRP involvement, and underlying systemic and cellular rhythmicity cues in mouse liver. RESULTS: We uncover high-amplitude diurnal oscillations in the regulation of key IRE-containing transcripts in the liver, compatible with maximal IRP activity at the onset of the dark phase. Although IRP2 protein levels also exhibit some diurnal variations and peak at the light-dark transition, ribosome profiling in IRP2-deficient mice reveals that maximal repression of target mRNAs at this timepoint still occurs. We further find that diurnal regulation of IRE-containing mRNAs can continue in the absence of a functional circadian clock as long as feeding is rhythmic. CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest temporally controlled redundancy in IRP activities, with IRP2 mediating regulation of IRE-containing transcripts in the light phase and redundancy, conceivably with IRP1, at dark onset. Moreover, we highlight the significance of feeding-associated signals in driving rhythmicity. Our work highlights the dynamic nature and regulatory complexity in a metabolic pathway that had previously been considered well-understood.


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Ritmo Circadiano , Proteína 1 Reguladora do Ferro , Proteína 2 Reguladora do Ferro , Ferro , Fígado , RNA Mensageiro , Animais , Proteína 1 Reguladora do Ferro/metabolismo , Proteína 1 Reguladora do Ferro/genética , Proteína 2 Reguladora do Ferro/metabolismo , Proteína 2 Reguladora do Ferro/genética , Ritmo Circadiano/genética , RNA Mensageiro/metabolismo , RNA Mensageiro/genética , Camundongos , Fígado/metabolismo , Ferro/metabolismo , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Elementos de Resposta , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Masculino , Comportamento Alimentar
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Mol Oncol ; 2023 Feb 22.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36811271

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Bovine milk and meat factors (BMMFs) are plasmid-like DNA molecules isolated from bovine milk and serum, as well as the peritumor of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. BMMFs have been proposed as zoonotic infectious agents and drivers of indirect carcinogenesis of CRC, inducing chronic tissue inflammation, radical formation and increased levels of DNA damage. Data on expression of BMMFs in large clinical cohorts to test an association with co-markers and clinical parameters were not previously available and were therefore assessed in this study. Tissue sections with paired tumor-adjacent mucosa and tumor tissues of CRC patients [individual cohorts and tissue microarrays (TMAs) (n = 246)], low-/high-grade dysplasia (LGD/HGD) and mucosa of healthy donors were used for immunohistochemical quantification of the expression of BMMF replication protein (Rep) and CD68/CD163 (macrophages) by co-immunofluorescence microscopy and immunohistochemical scoring (TMA). Rep was expressed in the tumor-adjacent mucosa of 99% of CRC patients (TMA), was histologically associated with CD68+ /CD163+ macrophages and was increased in CRC patients when compared to healthy controls. Tumor tissues showed only low stromal Rep expression. Rep was expressed in LGD and less in HGD but was strongly expressed in LGD/HGD-adjacent tissues. Albeit not reaching statistical significance, incidence curves for CRC-specific death were increased for higher Rep expression (TMA), with high tumor-adjacent Rep expression being linked to the highest incidence of death. BMMF Rep expression might represent a marker and early risk factor for CRC. The correlation between Rep and CD68 expression supports a previous hypothesis that BMMF-specific inflammatory regulations, including macrophages, are involved in the pathogenesis of CRC.

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Front Immunol ; 14: 1294565, 2023.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38239352

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Peptide-loaded MHC class I (pMHC-I) multimers have revolutionized our capabilities to monitor disease-associated T cell responses with high sensitivity and specificity. To improve the discovery of T cell receptors (TCR) targeting neoantigens of individual tumor patients with recombinant MHC molecules, we developed a peptide-loadable MHC class I platform termed MediMer. MediMers are based on soluble disulfide-stabilized ß2-microglobulin/heavy chain ectodomain single-chain dimers (dsSCD) that can be easily produced in large quantities in eukaryotic cells and tailored to individual patients' HLA allotypes with only little hands-on time. Upon transient expression in CHO-S cells together with ER-targeted BirA biotin ligase, biotinylated dsSCD are purified from the cell supernatant and are ready to use. We show that CHO-produced dsSCD are free of endogenous peptide ligands. Empty dsSCD from more than 30 different HLA-A,B,C allotypes, that were produced and validated so far, can be loaded with synthetic peptides matching the known binding criteria of the respective allotypes, and stored at low temperature without loss of binding activity. We demonstrate the usability of peptide-loaded dsSCD multimers for the detection of human antigen-specific T cells with comparable sensitivities as multimers generated with peptide-tethered ß2m-HLA heavy chain single-chain trimers (SCT) and wild-type peptide-MHC-I complexes prior formed in small-scale refolding reactions. Using allotype-specific, fluorophore-labeled competitor peptides, we present a novel dsSCD-based peptide binding assay capable of interrogating large libraries of in silico predicted neoepitope peptides by flow cytometry in a high-throughput and rapid format. We discovered rare T cell populations with specificity for tumor neoepitopes and epitopes from shared tumor-associated antigens in peripheral blood of a melanoma patient including a so far unreported HLA-C*08:02-restricted NY-ESO-1-specific CD8+ T cell population. Two representative TCR of this T cell population, which could be of potential value for a broader spectrum of patients, were identified by dsSCD-guided single-cell sequencing and were validated by cognate pMHC-I multimer staining and functional responses to autologous peptide-pulsed antigen presenting cells. By deploying the technically accessible dsSCD MHC-I MediMer platform, we hope to significantly improve success rates for the discovery of personalized neoepitope-specific TCR in the future by being able to also cover rare HLA allotypes.


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Linfócitos T CD8-Positivos , Peptídeos , Humanos , Receptores de Antígenos de Linfócitos T , Antígenos HLA/metabolismo , Antígenos de Neoplasias
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Cell Death Discov ; 8(1): 484, 2022 Dec 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36477080

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The Schlafen gene family was first described in mice as a regulator of thymocyte development. Further studies showed involvement of human orthologs in different processes related with viral replication, cellular proliferation, and differentiation. In recent years, a new role for human Slfn11 in DNA replication and chromatin remodeling was described. As commonly observed in many gene families, Slfn paralogs show a tissue-specific expression. This made it difficult to reach conclusions which can be valid in different biological models regarding the function of the different Schlafen proteins. In the present study, we investigate the involvement of SLFN5 in cell-cycle regulation and cell proliferation. A careful analysis of SLFN5 expression revealed that SLFN5 is highly expressed in proliferating tissues and that the protein is ubiquitously present in all the tissues and cell line models we analyzed. Very interestingly, SLFN5 expression oscillates during cell cycle, peaking during S phase. The fact that SLFN5 interacts with protein phosphatase 2A and that SLFN5 depletion causes cell cycle arrest and cellular apoptosis, suggests a direct involvement of this human paralog in cell cycle progression and cellular proliferation. We substantiated our in vitro and in cellulo results using Xenopus laevis oocytes to show that mRNA depletion of the unique Slfn gene present in Xenopus, whose protein sequence shares 80% of homology with SLFN5, recapitulates the phenotype observed in human cells preventing the resumption of meiosis during oocyte development.

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Cells ; 11(20)2022 10 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36291175

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The FAM57A (family with sequence similarity 57 member A) gene is controversially discussed to possess pro- or anti-tumorigenic potential. Here, we analyze the regulation of cellular FAM57A protein levels and study the functional role of FAM57A in HPV-positive cervical cancer cells. We find that FAM57A protein expression strongly depends on cell density, with FAM57A being readily detectable at low cell density, but undetectable at high cell density. This regulation occurs post-transcriptionally and is not mirrored by corresponding changes at the RNA level. We further show that FAM57A protein levels are highly increased in cervical cancer cells cultivated at hypoxia compared to normoxia and provide evidence that FAM57A is a hypoxia-responsive gene under control of the α-subunit of the HIF-1 (hypoxia-inducible factor-1) transcription factor. Yet, the strong relative increase of FAM57A protein levels in hypoxic cells is predominantly cell-density-dependent and occurs post-transcriptionally. Other anti-proliferative effectors besides hypoxia, such as silencing of HPV E6/E7 oncogene expression in cervical cancer cells, also result in an increase of FAM57A levels compared to untreated cells. Functional analyses reveal that FAM57A repression leads to pronounced anti-proliferative as well as anti-migratory effects in cervical cancer cells. Taken together, these results provide insights into the regulation of FAM57A protein levels and reveal that they underlie a tight cell-density-dependent control. Moreover, they identify FAM57A as a critical determinant for the phenotype of cervical cancer cells, which promotes their proliferation and migration capacities.


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Proteínas Oncogênicas Virais , Infecções por Papillomavirus , Neoplasias do Colo do Útero , Humanos , Feminino , Neoplasias do Colo do Útero/metabolismo , Proteínas Oncogênicas Virais/genética , Proteínas Oncogênicas Virais/metabolismo , Proteínas E7 de Papillomavirus/genética , Proteínas E7 de Papillomavirus/metabolismo , Proteínas Repressoras/genética , Proteínas Repressoras/metabolismo , Fatores de Transcrição , Proliferação de Células , Hipóxia , Contagem de Células , RNA
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Oncogenesis ; 11(1): 57, 2022 Sep 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36115843

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Glioblastoma is a highly aggressive brain tumor for which there is no cure. The metabolic enzyme 6-Phosphofructo-2-Kinase/Fructose-2,6-Biphosphatase 4 (PFKFB4) is essential for glioblastoma stem-like cell (GSC) survival but its mode of action is unclear. Understanding the role of PFKFB4 in tumor cell survival could allow it to be leveraged in a cancer therapy. Here, we show the importance of PFKFB4 for glioblastoma growth in vivo in an orthotopic patient derived mouse model. In an evaluation of patient tumor samples of different cancer entities, PFKFB4 protein was found to be overexpressed in prostate, lung, colon, mammary and squamous cell carcinoma, with expression level correlating with tumor grade. Gene expression profiling in PFKFB4-silenced GSCs revealed a downregulation of hypoxia related genes and Western blot analysis confirmed a dramatic reduction of HIF (hypoxia inducible factor) protein levels. Through mass spectrometric analysis of immunoprecipitated PFKFB4, we identified the ubiquitin E3 ligase, F-box only protein 28 (FBXO28), as a new interaction partner of PFKFB4. We show that PFKFB4 regulates the ubiquitylation and subsequent proteasomal degradation of HIF-1α, which is mediated by the ubiquitin ligase activity of FBXO28. This newly discovered function of PFKFB4, coupled with its cancer specificity, provides a new strategy for inhibiting HIF-1α in cancer cells.

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Pathogens ; 11(2)2022 Feb 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35215151

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For many applications it is necessary to detect target proteins in living cells. This is particularly the case when monitoring viral infections, in which the presence (or absence) of distinct target polypeptides potentially provides vital information about the pathology caused by the agent. To obtain suitable tools with which to monitor parvoviral infections, we thus generated monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) in order to detect the major non-structural protein NS1 in the intracellular environment and tested them for sensitivity and specificity, as well as for cross-reactivity towards related species. Using different immunogens and screening approaches based on indirect immunofluorescence, we describe here a panel of mAbs suitable for monitoring active infections with various parvovirus species by targeting the major non-structural protein NS1. In addition to mAbs detecting the NS1 of parvovirus H-1 (H-1PV) (belonging to the Rodent protoparvovirus 1 species, which is currently under validation as an anti-cancer agent), we generated tools with which to monitor infections by human cutavirus (CuV) and B19 virus (B19V) (belonging to the Primate protoparvovirus 3 and the Primate erythroparvovirus 1 species, respectively, which were both found to persistently infect human tissues). As well as mAbs able to detect NS1 from a broad range of parvoviruses, we obtained entities specific for either (distinct) members of the Rodent protoparvovirus 1 species, human CuV, or human B19V.

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Eur J Haematol ; 108(3): 223-231, 2022 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34854137

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INTRODUCTION: Accumulating studies show that the tumour suppressor SOCS1 is one of the most frequently mutated genes in lymphomas, often affecting the coding sequence of SOCS1 protein. Depending on the type of mutation and lymphoma concerned, SOCS1 mutations have different impacts on progression-free and overall survival. Two antibodies binding the N and C terminals of SOCS1 would be a suitable 'test pair' to identify truncated versions of SOCS1. We, therefore, compared the C-terminal antibody 424C with the N-terminal antibody 4H1. MATERIALS AND METHODS: As 424C has already been characterised, we performed a comparative analysis of anti-SOCS1 antibody 4H1 using immunohistochemistry on human tonsil tissue and chamber slides, immunoblots on SOCS1 wildtype and mutated transfected HEK293T cells and lymphoma cell lines and cross-reactivity analysis and epitope mapping with protein microarrays. RESULTS: Compared with 424C, anti-SOCS1 antibody 4H1 showed various cross-reactions with other proteins resulting in a 'pancellular' immunohistochemical staining pattern in FFPE lymphoid tissue. Like 424C, 4H1 identified SOCS1 wildtype and SOCS1 mutations in immunoblot experiments but also bound an unknown protein with high intensity. CONCLUSION: Anti-SOCS1 antibody 4H1 may be useful in a molecular setting but is disqualified as an immunohistochemical diagnostic tool due to its very broad non-specific binding.


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Anticorpos Monoclonais , Linfoma de Células B , Sítios de Ligação , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Linfoma de Células B/genética , Proteína 1 Supressora da Sinalização de Citocina/genética , Proteínas Supressoras da Sinalização de Citocina/genética
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Eur J Haematol ; 107(1): 74-80, 2021 Jul.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33714214

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INTRODUCTION: SOCS1, a negative regulator of JAK/STAT signaling, is among the most frequently mutated genes in DLBCL and classical Hodgkin lymphoma. The C-terminal SOCS box domain, mediating the degradation of phospho-JAK2, is often affected or even lacking. The analysis of such variants is hampered by the lack of a SOCS1-specific monoclonal antibody recognizing the C-terminus of SOCS1. As this C-terminus is often lost or mutated in B-cell lymphomas, staining with amino-terminal targeting antibodies in a lymphoma setting might be misleading. METHODS: BALB/c mice were immunized with a truncated SOCS1 C-terminal protein. The supernatant of generated hybridoma cells was screened by ELISA and, immunohistochemically, on formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tonsil. After antibody purification by affinity chromatography, epitope mapping and cross-reactivity check followed via substitution scans. SOCS1 protein expression was investigated on cell cultures and cytoblocks of SOCS1WT stably transfected HEK293T cells, lymphoma cell lines and lymphoid tissues. RESULTS: Procedures resulted in one monoclonal IgG1 anti-SOCS1 antibody, 424C, that recognizes and strongly binds to the C-terminal region of SOCS1 in immunoblot and immunohistochemistry analyses. CONCLUSION: This new anti-SOCS1 monoclonal antibody is a valuable tool to detect SOCS1 expression dependent on an existing SOCS1 box and, therefore, indicating a full-length SOCS1 protein.


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Proteína 1 Supressora da Sinalização de Citocina/química , Animais , Anticorpos Monoclonais/química , Sítios de Ligação , Mapeamento de Epitopos , Epitopos/química , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Hibridomas/metabolismo , Tecido Linfoide/metabolismo , Linfoma/metabolismo , Linfoma de Células B/genética , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Mutação , Tonsila Palatina/metabolismo , Domínios Proteicos , Transdução de Sinais , Proteína 1 Supressora da Sinalização de Citocina/metabolismo , Transfecção
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 118(12)2021 03 23.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33723077

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Consumption of Eurasian bovine meat and milk has been associated with cancer development, in particular with colorectal cancer (CRC). In addition, zoonotic infectious agents from bovine products were proposed to cause colon cancer (zur Hausen et al., 2009). Bovine meat and milk factors (BMMF) are small episomal DNA molecules frequently isolated from bovine sera and milk products, and recently, also from colon cancer (de Villiers et al., 2019). BMMF are bioactive in human cells and were proposed to induce chronic inflammation in precancerous tissue leading to increased radical formation: for example, reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species and elevated levels of DNA mutations in replicating cells, such as cancer progenitor cells (zur Hausen et al., 2018). Mouse monoclonal antibodies against the replication (Rep) protein of H1MSB.1 (BMMF1) were used to analyze BMMF presence in different cohorts of CRC peritumor and tumor tissues and cancer-free individuals by immunohistochemistry and Western blot. BMMF DNA was isolated by laser microdissection from immunohistochemistry-positive tissue regions. We found BMMF Rep protein present specifically in close vicinity of CD68+ macrophages in the interstitial lamina propria adjacent to CRC tissues, suggesting the presence of local chronic inflammation. BMMF1 (modified H1MSB.1) DNA was isolated from the same tissue regions. Rep and CD68+ detection increased significantly in peritumor cancer tissues when compared to tissues of cancer-free individuals. This strengthens previous postulations that BMMF function as indirect carcinogens by inducing chronic inflammation and DNA damage in replicating cells, which represent progress to progenitor cells for adenoma (polyps) formation and cancer.


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Antígenos CD/genética , Antígenos de Diferenciação Mielomonocítica/genética , Ácidos Nucleicos Livres/genética , Ácidos Nucleicos Livres/imunologia , Colite/genética , Colite/metabolismo , Neoplasias do Colo/genética , Neoplasias do Colo/metabolismo , Macrófagos/metabolismo , Animais , Biomarcadores , Bovinos , Suscetibilidade a Doenças , Imunofluorescência , Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Macrófagos/imunologia
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Sci Rep ; 8(1): 2851, 2018 02 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29434270

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The consumption of bovine milk and meat is considered a risk factor for colon- and breast cancer formation, and milk consumption has also been implicated in an increased risk for developing Multiple Sclerosis (MS). A number of highly related virus-like DNAs have been recently isolated from bovine milk and sera and from a brain sample of a MS patient. As a genetic activity of these Acinetobacter-related bovine milk and meat factors (BMMFs) is unknown in eukaryotes, we analyzed their expression and replication potential in human HEK293TT cells. While all analyzed BMMFs show transcriptional activity, the MS brain isolate MSBI1.176, sharing homology with a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy-associated DNA molecule, is transcribed at highest levels. We show expression of a replication-associated protein (Rep), which is highly conserved among all BMMFs, and serological tests indicate a human anti-Rep immune response. While the cow milk isolate CMI1.252 is replication-competent in HEK293TT cells, replication of MSBI1.176 is complemented by CMI1.252, pointing at an interplay during the establishment of persistence in human cells. Transcriptome profiling upon BMMF expression identified host cellular gene expression changes related to cell cycle progression and cell viability control, indicating potential pathways for a pathogenic involvement of BMMFs.


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DNA Circular/genética , DNA Circular/metabolismo , Leite/química , Esclerose Múltipla/genética , Regulação para Cima , Acinetobacter/virologia , Animais , Química Encefálica , Bovinos , Replicação do DNA , DNA Circular/imunologia , DNA Circular/isolamento & purificação , DNA Viral/genética , DNA Viral/imunologia , DNA Viral/isolamento & purificação , DNA Viral/metabolismo , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Análise de Sequência de RNA , Homologia de Sequência do Ácido Nucleico
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J Immunol ; 195(12): 5678-87, 2015 Dec 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26538393

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The forkhead box N1 (Foxn1) protein is the key regulator of thymic epithelial cell (TEC) development, yet how Foxn1 functions remains largely unknown. All mature TECs arise from Foxn1-expressing progenitors/immature TECs and it is widely assumed that TECs as a whole are defined by Foxn1 expression. However, data on the Foxn1 protein are virtually lacking. In this study, we developed novel tools to visualize Foxn1 protein expression at single-cell resolution. We generated Foxn1 knock-in mice expressing a C-terminal hemagglutinin-tagged Foxn1 protein, and a cytometry-grade monoclonal anti-Foxn1 Ab. We evaluated Foxn1 expression patterns in TEC subsets and its dynamics during normal thymus development, aging, injury, and regeneration. Upon challenges, upregulation of Foxn1 was a common feature of thymus regeneration, but the timing of Foxn1 expression changed and the responding TEC subsets depended on the type of treatment. Whereas dexamethasone and recombinant human fibroblast growth factor 7 promoted expansion of Foxn1(+)Ly51(+)CD80(-) TECs, castration led to expansion of Foxn1(+)Ly51(-)CD80(+) TECs. Collectively, Foxn1 expression is highly heterogeneous in the normal thymus, with large fractions of Foxn1(low) or Foxn1(-) TECs accumulating with age. Furthermore, Foxn1 expression is responsive to perturbations.


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Células Epiteliais/fisiologia , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead/metabolismo , Timo/fisiologia , Envelhecimento/fisiologia , Animais , Diferenciação Celular/efeitos dos fármacos , Células Cultivadas , Dexametasona/farmacologia , Células Epiteliais/efeitos dos fármacos , Fator 7 de Crescimento de Fibroblastos/farmacologia , Fatores de Transcrição Forkhead/genética , Regulação da Expressão Gênica no Desenvolvimento , Técnicas de Introdução de Genes , Humanos , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Regeneração/fisiologia
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Acta Neuropathol ; 127(4): 565-72, 2014 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24464231

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Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) derive from the Schwann cell or perineurial cell lineage and occur either sporadically or in association with the tumor syndrome neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). MPNST often pose a diagnostic challenge due to their frequent lack of pathognomonic morphological or immunohistochemical features. Mutations in the NF1 tumor suppressor gene are found in all NF1-associated and many sporadic MPNST. The presence of NF1 mutation may have the potential to differentiate MPNST from several morphologically similar neoplasms; however, mutation detection is hampered by the size of the gene and the lack of mutational hot spots. Here we describe a newly developed monoclonal antibody binding to the C-terminus of neurofibromin (clone NFC) which was selected for optimal performance in routinely processed formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue. NFC immunohistochemistry revealed loss of neurofibromin in 22/25 (88 %) of NF1-associated and 26/61 (43 %) of sporadic MPNST. There was a strong association of neurofibromin loss with deletions affecting the NF1 gene (P < 0.01). In a series of 256 soft tissue tumors of different histotypes NFC staining showed loss of neurofibromin in 2/8 myxofibrosarcomas, 2/12 (16 %) pleomorphic liposarcomas, 1/16 (6 %) leiomyosarcomas, and 4/28 (14 %) unclassified undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomas. However, loss of neurofibromin was not observed in 22 synovial sarcomas, 27 schwannomas, 23 solitary fibrous tumors, 14 low-grade fibromyxoid sarcomas, 50 dedifferentiated liposarcomas, 27 myxoid liposarcomas, 13 angiosarcomas, 9 extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcomas, and 7 epitheloid sarcomas. Immunohistochemistry using antibody NFC may substantially facilitate sarcoma research and diagnostics.


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Anticorpos , Neoplasias de Bainha Neural/diagnóstico , Neurilemoma/diagnóstico , Neurilemoma/metabolismo , Neurofibromina 1/imunologia , Animais , Linhagem Celular Transformada , Clonagem Molecular , Humanos , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos BALB C , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Mutação , Neurofibromina 1/genética , Células de Schwann/metabolismo , Células de Schwann/patologia , Transfecção
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Hum Mol Genet ; 21(26): 5528-38, 2012 Dec 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23026745

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Nephronophthisis (NPH) is a genetically heterogenous kidney disease and represents the most common genetic cause for end-stage renal disease in children. It is caused by the mutation of genes encoding for the nephrocystin proteins (NPHPs) which localize to primary cilia or centrosomes, classifying this disease as a 'ciliopathy'. Recently, it has been shown that NPHP4 acts as a potent negative regulator of mammalian Hippo signalling by interacting with the Lats protein kinase and controlling the phosphorylation of the oncogenic transcriptional activator TAZ. Here, we demonstrate that NPHP9, another NPH family member, also controls TAZ activity by a distinct mechanism. NPHP9, which is also called NEK8, directly interacted with TAZ and induced nuclear translocation of the TAZ/NPHP9 protein complex. Binding of NPHP9 to TAZ was enhanced in a TAZ mutant that lost its ability to bind 14-3-3, suggesting that 14-3-3 and NPHP9 may compete for TAZ binding, with 14-3-3 favouring cytoplasmic retention and NPHP9 mediating nuclear delivery. Consistently, co-expression of NPHP4, which inhibits TAZ phosphorylation at the 14-3-3 binding site through the inhibition of Lats kinase activity, induced efficient nuclear delivery of the TAZ/NPHP9 protein pair. Consistent with a role for TAZ in controlling proliferation and tumorigenesis, the downregulation of NPHP9 inhibited the TAZ-dependent proliferation of hippo-responsive normal epithelial and also breast cancer cells. As NPHP9 has been shown to be upregulated in breast cancer, these data do not only support a critical role for TAZ/hippo signalling in the pathogenesis of NPH but may also imply a possible role for NPHP9 in TAZ-mediated tumorigenesis.


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Cílios/patologia , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intracelular/metabolismo , Doenças Renais Císticas/genética , Proteínas Quinases/metabolismo , Proteínas 14-3-3/genética , Proteínas 14-3-3/metabolismo , Núcleo Celular/metabolismo , Proliferação de Células , Centrossomo/metabolismo , Cílios/metabolismo , Regulação para Baixo , Imunofluorescência , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Imunoprecipitação , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intracelular/genética , Doenças Renais Císticas/patologia , Luciferases/metabolismo , Mutação , Quinases Relacionadas a NIMA , Fosforilação , Plasmídeos , Proteínas Quinases/genética , Proteínas/genética , Proteínas/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Transativadores , Fatores de Transcrição , Proteínas com Motivo de Ligação a PDZ com Coativador Transcricional
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BMC Gastroenterol ; 10: 27, 2010 Mar 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20205943

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BACKGROUND: Maturation of enterocytes along the small intestinal crypt-villus axis is associated with significant changes in gene expression profiles. fls485 coding a putative chaperone protein has been recently suggested as a gene involved in this process. The aim of the present study was to analyze fls485 expression in human small intestinal mucosa. METHODS: fls485 expression in purified normal or intestinal mucosa affected with celiac disease was investigated with a molecular approach including qRT-PCR, Western blotting, and expression strategies. Molecular data were corroborated with several in situ techniques and usage of newly synthesized mouse monoclonal antibodies. RESULTS: fls485 mRNA expression was preferentially found in enterocytes and chromaffine cells of human intestinal mucosa as well as in several cell lines including Rko, Lovo, and CaCo2 cells. Western blot analysis with our new anti-fls485 antibodies revealed at least two fls485 proteins. In a functional CaCo2 model, an increase in fls485 expression was paralleled by cellular maturation stage. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated fls485 as a cytosolic protein with a slightly increasing expression gradient along the crypt-villus axis which was impaired in celiac disease Marsh IIIa-c. CONCLUSIONS: Expression and synthesis of fls485 are found in surface lining epithelia of normal human intestinal mucosa and deriving epithelial cell lines. An interdependence of enterocyte differentiation along the crypt-villus axis and fls485 chaperone activity might be possible.


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Doença Celíaca/genética , Mucosa Intestinal/metabolismo , Intestino Delgado/metabolismo , Chaperonas Moleculares/metabolismo , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Animais , Doença Celíaca/metabolismo , Linhagem Celular , Criança , Sistema Cromafim/metabolismo , Enterócitos/metabolismo , Feminino , Regulação da Expressão Gênica , Humanos , Masculino , Camundongos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fases de Leitura Aberta , RNA Mensageiro/análise , Valores de Referência , Adulto Jovem
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Brain Pathol ; 20(1): 245-54, 2010 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19903171

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Heterozygous point mutations of isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)1 codon 132 are frequent in grade II and III gliomas. Recently, we reported an antibody specific for the IDH1R132H mutation. Here we investigate the capability of this antibody to differentiate wild type and mutated IDH1 protein in central nervous system (CNS) tumors by Western blot and immunohistochemistry. Results of protein analysis are correlated to sequencing data. In Western blot, anti-IDH1R132H mouse monoclonal antibody mIDH1R132H detected a specific band only in mutated tumors. Immunohistochemistry of 345 primary brain tumors demonstrated a strong cytoplasmic and weaker nuclear staining in 122 cases. Correlation with direct sequencing of 186 cases resulted in consensus of 177 cases. Genetic retesting of cases with conflicting findings resulted in a match of 186/186 cases, with all discrepancies resolving in favor of immunohistochemistry. Intriguing is the ability of mIDH1R132H to detect single infiltrating tumor cells. The very high frequency and the distribution of this mutation among specific brain tumor entities allow the highly sensitive and specific discrimination of various tumors by immunohistochemistry, such as anaplastic astrocytoma from primary glioblastoma or diffuse astrocytoma World Health Organization (WHO) grade II from pilocytic astrocytoma or ependymoma. Noteworthy is the discrimination of the infiltrating edge of tumors with IDH1 mutation from reactive gliosis.


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Astrocitoma/genética , Neoplasias Encefálicas/enzimologia , Neoplasias Encefálicas/genética , Ependimoma/genética , Glioma/enzimologia , Glioma/genética , Isocitrato Desidrogenase/genética , Isocitrato Desidrogenase/imunologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Reações Antígeno-Anticorpo , Astrocitoma/patologia , Western Blotting , Neoplasias Encefálicas/patologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Clonagem Molecular , DNA de Neoplasias/biossíntese , DNA de Neoplasias/genética , Ependimoma/patologia , Feminino , Glioma/patologia , Humanos , Imuno-Histoquímica , Lactente , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Mutação/genética , Mutação/fisiologia , Biossíntese de Proteínas , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa , Adulto Jovem
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