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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 421(3): 484-9, 2012 May 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22516749

RESUMEN

NANOG is a homeobox-containing transcription factor that plays an important role in pluripotent stem cells and tumorigenic cells. To understand how nuclear localization of human NANOG is regulated, the NANOG sequence was examined and a leucine-rich nuclear export signal (NES) motif ((125)MQELSNILNL(134)) was found in the homeodomain (HD). To functionally validate the putative NES motif, deletion and site-directed mutants were fused to an EGFP expression vector and transfected into COS-7 cells, and the localization of the proteins was examined. While hNANOG HD exclusively localized to the nucleus, a mutant with both NLSs deleted and only the putative NES motif contained (hNANOG HD-ΔNLSs) was predominantly cytoplasmic, as observed by nucleo/cytoplasmic fractionation and Western blot analysis as well as confocal microscopy. Furthermore, site-directed mutagenesis of the putative NES motif in a partial hNANOG HD only containing either one of the two NLS motifs led to localization in the nucleus, suggesting that the NES motif may play a functional role in nuclear export. Furthermore, CRM1-specific nuclear export inhibitor LMB blocked the hNANOG potent NES-mediated export, suggesting that the leucine-rich motif may function in CRM1-mediated nuclear export of hNANOG. Collectively, a NES motif is present in the hNANOG HD and may be functionally involved in CRM1-mediated nuclear export pathway.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas de Homeodominio/metabolismo , Carioferinas/metabolismo , Señales de Exportación Nuclear , Receptores Citoplasmáticos y Nucleares/metabolismo , Secuencias de Aminoácidos , Secuencia de Aminoácidos , Animales , Células COS , Núcleo Celular/metabolismo , Chlorocebus aethiops , Proteínas de Homeodominio/química , Proteínas de Homeodominio/genética , Humanos , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Mutagénesis Sitio-Dirigida , Proteína Homeótica Nanog , Estructura Terciaria de Proteína , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN , Proteína Exportina 1
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 427(2): 315-20, 2012 Oct 19.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23000165

RESUMEN

We demonstrate the regulation of OCT4 gene expression mediated by liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1) in human embryonic carcinoma cells. LRH-1 and OCT4 are co-expressed in undifferentiated NCCIT cells and decreased during retinoic acid-induced differentiation. Dose-dependent overexpression of LRH-1 transactivated the OCT4 promoter activity and its dominant negative form with a deletion of activation function-2 motif reduced the activity even in the presence of LRH-1. The OCT4 promoter contains potent three LRH-1 binding sites; one within conserved region (CR) 1 and two within CR2. Mutagenesis of each binding site affected the decrease in OCT4 promoter activity and the 2nd binding site mutant most significantly reduced the transcriptional activity, compared to that of 1st and 3rd binding site mutants, respectively. Simultaneous disruption of 2nd and 3rd binding sites led to significant down-regulation of the activity even in the presence of 1st binding site-containing CR1. Moreover, mutation of each binding element within native or exogenous minimal promoter-driven CR1 or CR2 also decreased the promoter activity to some different extent, suggesting that three binding elements may be implicated in the induction of the full-activity of OCT4 promoter. In vivo binding assay revealed the 2nd and 3rd binding motifs within CR2 were more enriched than the 1st one within CR1. Taken together, our study indicates that LRH-1 acts as a transcriptional activator in the regulation of OCT4 gene expression through the cooperative interaction with three binding sites directly or/and indirectly.


Asunto(s)
Carcinoma Embrionario/genética , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Factor 3 de Transcripción de Unión a Octámeros/genética , Receptores Citoplasmáticos y Nucleares/metabolismo , Activación Transcripcional , Sitios de Unión , Carcinoma Embrionario/patología , Línea Celular Tumoral , Humanos , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas , Receptores Citoplasmáticos y Nucleares/genética , Transcripción Genética , Tretinoina/farmacología
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Biomaterials ; 33(29): 7300-8, 2012 Oct.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22800541

RESUMEN

In this study, synergistic effects of electrical stimulation and exogenous Nurr1 gene expression were examined to induce the differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) into nerve cells in in vitro culture system. A two-step procedure was designed to evaluate the effects of electrical stimulus and exogenous gene delivery for inducing neurogenesis. First, an electrical stimulation device was designed using gold nanoparticles adsorbed to the surface of a cover glass. Gold nanoparticles, as an electrical conductor for stem cells, are well-defined particles adsorbed to a polyethyleneimine (PEI)-coated cover glass. The nanoparticle morphology was examined by scanning electron microscope (SEM). Second, a plasmid carrying Nurr1 cDNA was complexed with biodegradable poly-(DL)-lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) nanoparticles to support neurogenesis. To evaluate the neuronal differentiation of stem cells mediated by the treatment with either electrical stimulation and exogenous Nurr1 gene delivery, or both, the expression of neuron-specific genes and proteins was examined by RT-PCR and Western blotting. Cells transfected with exogenous Nurr1 genes plus electrical stimulation (250 mV for 1000 s) showed the greatest level of neurite outgrowth with a mean neurite length of 150 µm. Neurite length in cells treated with only one stimulus was not significant, approximately 10-20 µm. These results indicate that electrical stimulation and exogenous Nurr1 gene expression together may be adequate to induce nerve regeneration using stem cells.


Asunto(s)
Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Células Madre Mesenquimatosas/citología , Neuronas/citología , Miembro 2 del Grupo A de la Subfamilia 4 de Receptores Nucleares/biosíntesis , Miembro 2 del Grupo A de la Subfamilia 4 de Receptores Nucleares/genética , Materiales Biocompatibles/química , Supervivencia Celular , ADN Complementario/metabolismo , Oro/química , Humanos , Inmunohistoquímica/métodos , Ácido Láctico/química , Luz , Nanopartículas del Metal/química , Microscopía Electrónica de Rastreo/métodos , Nanopartículas/química , Neurogénesis , Ácido Poliglicólico/química , Copolímero de Ácido Poliláctico-Ácido Poliglicólico , Dispersión de Radiación , Transfección
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FEBS Lett ; 586(19): 3529-35, 2012 Sep 21.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22963770

RESUMEN

We investigated transactivation by NANOG in regulating growth and differentiation factor 3 (GDF3) expression in NCCIT cells. GDF3 expression was affected by shRNA-mediated downregulation and by exogenous overexpression of NANOG specifically, as well as by retinoic acid-mediated differentiation. GDF3 transcription was activated by NANOG, and the upstream region (-183 to -1) was sufficient to induce minimal transcriptional activity. Moreover, NANOG binds to the GDF3 minimal promoter in vivo and the transcriptional activity is mediated by NANOG transactivation domain. This study provides the first evidence that NANOG is a transcriptional activator of the expression of the oncogenic growth factor GDF3 in embryonic carcinoma cells.


Asunto(s)
Carcinoma Embrionario/genética , Carcinoma Embrionario/metabolismo , Factor 3 de Diferenciación de Crecimiento/genética , Proteínas de Homeodominio/genética , Proteínas de Homeodominio/metabolismo , Secuencia de Bases , Sitios de Unión/genética , Carcinoma Embrionario/patología , Diferenciación Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Línea Celular Tumoral , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Células HEK293 , Proteínas de Homeodominio/antagonistas & inhibidores , Proteínas de Homeodominio/química , Humanos , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Proteína Homeótica Nanog , Células Madre Neoplásicas/metabolismo , Células Madre Neoplásicas/patología , Células Madre Pluripotentes/metabolismo , Células Madre Pluripotentes/patología , Regiones Promotoras Genéticas , Estructura Terciaria de Proteína , ARN Interferente Pequeño/genética , Homología de Secuencia de Ácido Nucleico , Transactivadores/antagonistas & inhibidores , Transactivadores/química , Transactivadores/genética , Transactivadores/metabolismo , Tretinoina/farmacología
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Biologicals ; 35(3): 165-71, 2007 Jun.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17084092

RESUMEN

A 25-kDa linear polyethylenimine (25 kDa L-PEI) has proven to be efficient and versatile agent for gene delivery. Therefore, we determined the optimal transfection conditions of 25 kDa L-PEI and examined whether it has comparable transfection efficiency with other commercially available reagents, ExGen 500, LipofectAMINE 2000, and Effectene by using EGFP expression vector in different cell lines. Transfection efficiency and cytotoxicity were measured by flow cytometry. First of all, we determined the optimal ratio of nitrogen to phosphorous (N/P) and DNA concentration. With the increase of N/P ratio and DNA amounts, transfection efficiency increased with a slight variation in cell types. The optimal amounts of 25 kDa L-PEI were determined at N/P ratio 40 and DNA concentration varied among the cell types. In addition, 25 kDa L-PEI worked efficiently and was less toxic than other reagents. However, the efficiency and toxicity of all these reagents varied according to cell types as well as the ratio of DNA to reagents and the amounts of DNA. Our finding illustrates the importance of optimal transfection conditions of 25 kDa L-PEI to obtain maximal transgene expression with less cytotoxicity. Importantly, the optimization of those conditions may make possible to perform transfection cost-effectively and efficiently.


Asunto(s)
Técnicas de Transferencia de Gen , Polietileneimina/química , Animales , Células COS , Línea Celular , Chlorocebus aethiops , ADN Recombinante/administración & dosificación , ADN Recombinante/genética , Vectores Genéticos , Proteínas Fluorescentes Verdes/genética , Células HeLa , Humanos , Peso Molecular , Nitrógeno/análisis , Fósforo/análisis , Polietileneimina/toxicidad , Proteínas Recombinantes/genética , Transfección
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