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Cell Host Microbe ; 32(9): 1579-1593.e8, 2024 Sep 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39094585

RESUMEN

Viral genomes are enriched with G-quadruplexes (G4s), non-canonical structures formed in DNA or RNA upon assembly of four guanine stretches into stacked quartets. Because of their critical roles, G4s are potential antiviral targets, yet their function remains largely unknown. Here, we characterize the formation and functions of a conserved G4 within the polymerase coding region of orthoflaviviruses of the Flaviviridae family. Using yellow fever virus, we determine that this G4 promotes viral replication and suppresses host stress responses via interactions with hnRNPH1, a host nuclear protein involved in RNA processing. G4 binding to hnRNPH1 causes its cytoplasmic retention with subsequent impacts on G4-containing tRNA fragments (tiRNAs) involved in stress-mediated reductions in translation. As a result, these host stress responses and associated antiviral effects are impaired. These data reveal that the interplay between hnRNPH1 and both host and viral G4 targets controls the integrated stress response and viral replication.


Asunto(s)
G-Cuádruplex , Estrés Fisiológico , Replicación Viral , Humanos , Virus de la Fiebre Amarilla/genética , Virus de la Fiebre Amarilla/fisiología , Interacciones Huésped-Patógeno , ARN de Transferencia/metabolismo , ARN de Transferencia/genética , Células HEK293 , Animales , Genoma Viral
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Mol Cell ; 2024 Aug 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39153475

RESUMEN

Nuclear localization of the metabolic enzyme PKM2 is widely observed in various cancer types. We identify nuclear PKM2 as a non-canonical RNA-binding protein (RBP) that specifically interacts with folded RNA G-quadruplex (rG4) structures in precursor mRNAs (pre-mRNAs). PKM2 occupancy at rG4s prevents the binding of repressive RBPs, such as HNRNPF, and promotes the expression of rG4-containing pre-mRNAs (the "rG4ome"). We observe an upregulation of the rG4ome during epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and a negative correlation of rG4 abundance with patient survival in different cancer types. By preventing the nuclear accumulation of PKM2, we could repress the rG4ome in triple-negative breast cancer cells and reduce migration and invasion of cancer cells in vitro and in xenograft mouse models. Our data suggest that the balance of folded and unfolded rG4s controlled by RBPs impacts gene expression during tumor progression.

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Nat Commun ; 15(1): 5664, 2024 Jul 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38969660

RESUMEN

Mitochondrial gene expression relies on mitoribosomes to translate mitochondrial mRNAs. The biogenesis of mitoribosomes is an intricate process involving multiple assembly factors. Among these factors, GTP-binding proteins (GTPBPs) play important roles. In bacterial systems, numerous GTPBPs are required for ribosome subunit maturation, with EngB being a GTPBP involved in the ribosomal large subunit assembly. In this study, we focus on exploring the function of GTPBP8, the human homolog of EngB. We find that ablation of GTPBP8 leads to the inhibition of mitochondrial translation, resulting in significant impairment of oxidative phosphorylation. Structural analysis of mitoribosomes from GTPBP8 knock-out cells shows the accumulation of mitoribosomal large subunit assembly intermediates that are incapable of forming functional monosomes. Furthermore, fPAR-CLIP analysis reveals that GTPBP8 is an RNA-binding protein that interacts specifically with the mitochondrial ribosome large subunit 16 S rRNA. Our study highlights the role of GTPBP8 as a component of the mitochondrial gene expression machinery involved in mitochondrial large subunit maturation.


Asunto(s)
Proteínas de Unión al GTP , Mitocondrias , Ribosomas Mitocondriales , Fosforilación Oxidativa , Humanos , Ribosomas Mitocondriales/metabolismo , Mitocondrias/metabolismo , Proteínas de Unión al GTP/metabolismo , Proteínas de Unión al GTP/genética , ARN Ribosómico 16S/genética , ARN Ribosómico 16S/metabolismo , Proteínas de Unión al ARN/metabolismo , Proteínas de Unión al ARN/genética , Proteínas Mitocondriales/metabolismo , Proteínas Mitocondriales/genética , Células HEK293 , Biosíntesis de Proteínas , ARN Mensajero/metabolismo , ARN Mensajero/genética , Células HeLa
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bioRxiv ; 2024 Jul 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-39005319

RESUMEN

Accurate annotation of coding regions in RNAs is essential for understanding gene translation. We developed a deep neural network to directly predict and analyze translation initiation and termination sites from RNA sequences. Trained with human transcripts, our model learned hidden rules of translation control and achieved a near perfect prediction of canonical translation sites across entire human transcriptome. Surprisingly, this model revealed a new role of codon usage in regulating translation termination, which was experimentally validated. We also identified thousands of new open reading frames in mRNAs or lncRNAs, some of which were confirmed experimentally. The model trained with human mRNAs achieved high prediction accuracy of canonical translation sites in all eukaryotes and good prediction in polycistronic transcripts from prokaryotes or RNA viruses, suggesting a high degree of conservation in translation control. Collectively, we present a general and efficient deep learning model for RNA translation, generating new insights into the complexity of translation regulation.

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Nat Struct Mol Biol ; 2024 Jul 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38956168

RESUMEN

The metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 (MALAT1) long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) has key roles in regulating transcription, splicing, tumorigenesis, etc. Its maturation and stabilization require precise processing by RNase P, which simultaneously initiates the biogenesis of a 3' cytoplasmic MALAT1-associated small cytoplasmic RNA (mascRNA). mascRNA was proposed to fold into a transfer RNA (tRNA)-like secondary structure but lacks eight conserved linking residues required by the canonical tRNA fold. Here we report crystal structures of human mascRNA before and after processing, which reveal an ultracompact, quasi-tRNA-like structure. Despite lacking all linker residues, mascRNA faithfully recreates the characteristic 'elbow' feature of tRNAs to recruit RNase P and ElaC homolog protein 2 (ELAC2) for processing, which exhibit distinct substrate specificities. Rotation and repositioning of the D-stem and anticodon regions preclude mascRNA from aminoacylation, avoiding interference with translation. Therefore, a class of metazoan lncRNA loci uses a previously unrecognized, unusually streamlined quasi-tRNA architecture to recruit select tRNA-processing enzymes while excluding others to drive bespoke RNA biogenesis, processing and maturation.

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Res Sq ; 2024 Apr 18.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38699302

RESUMEN

Transcribed Ultra-Conserved Regions (TUCRs) represent a severely understudied class of putative non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that are 100% conserved across multiple species. We performed the first-ever analysis of TUCRs in glioblastoma (GBM) and low-grade gliomas (LGG). We leveraged large human datasets to identify the genomic locations, chromatin accessibility, transcription, differential expression, correlation with survival, and predicted functions of all 481 TUCRs, and identified TUCRs that are relevant to glioma biology. Of these, we investigated the expression, function, and mechanism of action of the most highly upregulated intergenic TUCR, uc.110, identifying it as a new oncogene. Uc.110 was highly overexpressed in GBM and LGG, where it promoted malignancy and tumor growth. Uc.110 activated the WNT pathway by upregulating the expression of membrane frizzled-related protein (MFRP), by sponging the tumor suppressor microRNA miR-544. This pioneering study shows important roles for TUCRs in gliomas and provides an extensive database and novel methods for future TUCR research.

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bioRxiv ; 2024 Apr 02.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38712171

RESUMEN

Interferon-stimulated genes (ISGs) comprise a program of immune effectors important for host immune defense. When uncontrolled, ISGs play a central role in interferonopathies and other inflammatory diseases. The mechanisms responsible for turning on ISGs are not completely known. By investigating MATRIN3 (MATR3), a nuclear RNA-binding protein mutated in familial ALS, we found that perturbing MATR3 results in elevated expression of ISGs. Using an integrative approach, we elucidate a pathway that leads to activation of cGAS-STING. This outlines a plausible mechanism for pathogenesis in a subset of ALS, and suggests new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for this fatal disease.

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bioRxiv ; 2024 Mar 20.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38562826

RESUMEN

Transcribed Ultra-Conserved Regions (TUCRs) represent a severely understudied class of putative non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs) that are 100% conserved across multiple species. We performed the first-ever analysis of TUCRs in glioblastoma (GBM) and low-grade gliomas (LGG). We leveraged large human datasets to identify the genomic locations, chromatin accessibility, transcription, differential expression, correlation with survival, and predicted functions of all 481 TUCRs, and identified TUCRs that are relevant to glioma biology. Of these, we investigated the expression, function, and mechanism of action of the most highly upregulated intergenic TUCR, uc.110, identifying it as a new oncogene. Uc.110 was highly overexpressed in GBM and LGG, where it promoted malignancy and tumor growth. Uc.110 activated the WNT pathway by upregulating the expression of membrane frizzled-related protein (MFRP), by sponging the tumor suppressor microRNA miR-544. This pioneering study shows important roles for TUCRs in gliomas and provides an extensive database and novel methods for future TUCR research.

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RNA Biol ; 21(1): 1-15, 2024 Jan.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38372062

RESUMEN

Although Argonaute (AGO) proteins have been the focus of microRNA (miRNA) studies, we observed AGO-free mature miRNAs directly interacting with RNA-binding proteins, implying the sophisticated nature of fine-tuning gene regulation by miRNAs. To investigate microRNA-binding proteins (miRBPs) globally, we analyzed PAR-CLIP data sets to identify RBP quaking (QKI) as a novel miRBP for let-7b. Potential existence of AGO-free miRNAs were further verified by measuring miRNA levels in genetically engineered AGO-depleted human and mouse cells. We have shown that QKI regulates miRNA-mediated gene silencing at multiple steps, and collectively serves as an auxiliary factor empowering AGO2/let-7b-mediated gene silencing. Depletion of QKI decreases interaction of AGO2 with let-7b and target mRNA, consequently controlling target mRNA decay. This finding indicates that QKI is a complementary factor in miRNA-mediated mRNA decay. QKI, however, also suppresses the dissociation of let-7b from AGO2, and slows the assembly of AGO2/miRNA/target mRNA complexes at the single-molecule level. We also revealed that QKI overexpression suppresses cMYC expression at post-transcriptional level, and decreases proliferation and migration of HeLa cells, demonstrating that QKI is a tumour suppressor gene by in part augmenting let-7b activity. Our data show that QKI is a new type of RBP implicated in the versatile regulation of miRNA-mediated gene silencing.


Asunto(s)
MicroARNs , Humanos , Animales , Ratones , MicroARNs/genética , MicroARNs/metabolismo , Células HeLa , Silenciador del Gen , Proteínas de Unión al ARN/genética , Proteínas de Unión al ARN/metabolismo , Proteínas Argonautas/genética , Proteínas Argonautas/metabolismo , ARN Mensajero/genética
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PLoS One ; 19(1): e0297262, 2024.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38277395

RESUMEN

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) evades the innate immune machinery through multiple viral proteins, including nonstructural protein 1 (NSP1). While NSP1 is known to suppress translation of host mRNAs, the mechanisms underlying its immune evasion properties remain elusive. By integrating RNA-seq, ribosome footprinting, and ChIP-seq in A549 cells we found that NSP1 predominantly represses transcription of immune-related genes by favoring Histone 3 Lysine 9 dimethylation (H3K9me2). G9a/GLP H3K9 methyltransferase inhibitor UNC0638 restored expression of antiviral genes and restricted SARS-CoV-2 replication. Our multi-omics study unravels an epigenetic mechanism underlying host immune evasion by SARS-CoV-2 NSP1. Elucidating the factors involved in this phenomenon, may have implications for understanding and treating viral infections and other immunomodulatory diseases.


Asunto(s)
COVID-19 , SARS-CoV-2 , Humanos , COVID-19/genética , COVID-19/inmunología , COVID-19/virología , Represión Epigenética , SARS-CoV-2/genética , SARS-CoV-2/inmunología , SARS-CoV-2/metabolismo , Proteínas no Estructurales Virales/metabolismo
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Nat Commun ; 14(1): 6282, 2023 10 07.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37805600

RESUMEN

Proteomic methods for RNA interactome capture (RIC) rely principally on crosslinking native or labeled cellular RNA to enrich and investigate RNA-binding protein (RBP) composition and function in cells. The ability to measure RBP activity at individual binding sites by RIC, however, has been more challenging due to the heterogenous nature of peptide adducts derived from the RNA-protein crosslinked site. Here, we present an orthogonal strategy that utilizes clickable electrophilic purines to directly quantify protein-RNA interactions on proteins through photoaffinity competition with 4-thiouridine (4SU)-labeled RNA in cells. Our photo-activatable-competition and chemoproteomic enrichment (PACCE) method facilitated detection of >5500 cysteine sites across ~3000 proteins displaying RNA-sensitive alterations in probe binding. Importantly, PACCE enabled functional profiling of canonical RNA-binding domains as well as discovery of moonlighting RNA binding activity in the human proteome. Collectively, we present a chemoproteomic platform for global quantification of protein-RNA binding activity in living cells.


Asunto(s)
Proteómica , ARN , Humanos , ARN/metabolismo , Proteínas de Unión al ARN/metabolismo , Sitios de Unión , Péptidos/metabolismo
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BMC Mol Cell Biol ; 24(1): 26, 2023 Aug 17.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37592256

RESUMEN

BACKGROUND: Heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K (HNRNPK) regulates pre-mRNA processing and long non-coding RNA localization in the nucleus. It was previously shown that shuttling of HNRNPK to the cytoplasm promotes cell proliferation and cancer metastasis. However, the mechanism of HNRNPK cytoplasmic localization, its cytoplasmic RNA ligands, and impact on post-transcriptional gene regulation remain uncharacterized. RESULTS: Here we show that the intermediate filament protein Keratin 19 (K19) directly interacts with HNRNPK and sequesters it in the cytoplasm. Correspondingly, in K19 knockout breast cancer cells, HNRNPK does not localize in the cytoplasm, resulting in reduced cell proliferation. We comprehensively mapped HNRNPK binding sites on mRNAs and showed that, in the cytoplasm, K19-mediated HNRNPK-retention increases the abundance of target mRNAs bound to the 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) at the expected cytidine-rich (C-rich) sequence elements. Furthermore, these mRNAs protected by HNRNPK in the cytoplasm are typically involved in cancer progression and include the p53 signaling pathway that is dysregulated upon HNRNPK knockdown (HNRNPK KD) or K19 knockout (KRT19 KO). CONCLUSIONS: This study identifies how a cytoskeletal protein can directly regulate gene expression by controlling the subcellular localization of RNA-binding proteins to support pathways involved in cancer progression.


Asunto(s)
Neoplasias de la Mama Triple Negativas , Humanos , ARN Mensajero/genética , Ribonucleoproteína Heterogénea-Nuclear Grupo K/genética , Queratina-19 , Citoplasma , Regiones no Traducidas 3'/genética
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Nucleic Acids Res ; 51(8): 3934-3949, 2023 05 08.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36912080

RESUMEN

The RNA exosome is an essential 3' to 5' exoribonuclease complex that mediates degradation, processing and quality control of virtually all eukaryotic RNAs. The nucleolar RNA exosome, consisting of a nine-subunit core and a distributive 3' to 5' exonuclease EXOSC10, plays a critical role in processing and degrading nucleolar RNAs, including pre-rRNA. However, how the RNA exosome is regulated in the nucleolus is poorly understood. Here, we report that the nucleolar ubiquitin-specific protease USP36 is a novel regulator of the nucleolar RNA exosome. USP36 binds to the RNA exosome through direct interaction with EXOSC10 in the nucleolus. Interestingly, USP36 does not significantly regulate the levels of EXOSC10 and other tested exosome subunits. Instead, it mediates EXOSC10 SUMOylation at lysine (K) 583. Mutating K583 impaired the binding of EXOSC10 to pre-rRNAs, and the K583R mutant failed to rescue the defects in rRNA processing and cell growth inhibition caused by knockdown of endogenous EXOSC10. Furthermore, EXOSC10 SUMOylation is markedly reduced in cells in response to perturbation of ribosomal biogenesis. Together, these results suggest that USP36 acts as a SUMO ligase to promote EXOSC10 SUMOylation critical for the RNA exosome function in ribosome biogenesis.


Asunto(s)
Exorribonucleasas , Complejo Multienzimático de Ribonucleasas del Exosoma , Nucléolo Celular/genética , Nucléolo Celular/metabolismo , Exorribonucleasas/genética , Exorribonucleasas/metabolismo , Complejo Multienzimático de Ribonucleasas del Exosoma/genética , Complejo Multienzimático de Ribonucleasas del Exosoma/metabolismo , ARN/metabolismo , Precursores del ARN/genética , Precursores del ARN/metabolismo , Procesamiento Postranscripcional del ARN , ARN Ribosómico/genética , ARN Ribosómico/metabolismo , Humanos , Línea Celular
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Cell Rep ; 42(3): 112260, 2023 03 28.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36924503

RESUMEN

Matrin3 is an RNA-binding protein that regulates diverse RNA-related processes, including mRNA splicing. Although Matrin3 has been intensively studied in neurodegenerative diseases, its function in cancer remains unclear. Here, we report Matrin3-mediated regulation of mitotic spindle dynamics in colorectal cancer (CRC) cells. We comprehensively identified RNAs bound and regulated by Matrin3 in CRC cells and focused on CDC14B, one of the top Matrin3 targets. Matrin3 knockdown results in increased inclusion of an exon containing a premature termination codon in the CDC14B transcript and simultaneous down-regulation of the standard CDC14B transcript. Knockdown of CDC14B phenocopies the defects in mitotic spindle dynamics upon Matrin3 knockdown, and the elongated and misoriented mitotic spindle observed upon Matrin3 knockdown are rescued upon overexpression of CDC14B, suggesting that CDC14B is a key downstream effector of Matrin3. Collectively, these data reveal a role for the Matrin3/CDC14B axis in control of mitotic spindle dynamics.


Asunto(s)
Empalme Alternativo , Fosfatasas de Especificidad Dual , Empalme Alternativo/genética , Fosfatasas de Especificidad Dual/metabolismo , Proteínas de Unión al ARN/genética , Proteínas de Unión al ARN/metabolismo , Huso Acromático/metabolismo , Proteínas de Ciclo Celular/metabolismo
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J Biol Chem ; 299(4): 103043, 2023 04.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36803959

RESUMEN

Hyperlactatemia often occurs in critically ill patients during severe sepsis/septic shock and is a powerful predictor of mortality. Lactate is the end product of glycolysis. While hypoxia due to inadequate oxygen delivery may result in anaerobic glycolysis, sepsis also enhances glycolysis under hyperdynamic circulation with adequate oxygen delivery. However, the molecular mechanisms involved are not fully understood. Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) families regulate many aspects of the immune response during microbial infections. MAPK phosphatase (MKP)-1 serves as a feedback control mechanism for p38 and JNK MAPK activities via dephosphorylation. Here, we found that mice deficient in Mkp-1 exhibited substantially enhanced expression and phosphorylation of 6-phosphofructo-2-kinase/fructose-2,6-biphosphatase (PFKFB) 3, a key enzyme that regulates glycolysis following systemic Escherichia coli infection. Enhanced PFKFB3 expression was observed in a variety of tissues and cell types, including hepatocytes, macrophages, and epithelial cells. In bone marrow-derived macrophages, Pfkfb3 was robustly induced by both E. coli and lipopolysaccharide, and Mkp-1 deficiency enhanced PFKFB3 expression with no effect on Pfkfb3 mRNA stability. PFKFB3 induction was correlated with lactate production in both WT and Mkp-1-/- bone marrow-derived macrophage following lipopolysaccharide stimulation. Furthermore, we determined that a PFKFB3 inhibitor markedly attenuated lactate production, highlighting the critical role of PFKFB3 in the glycolysis program. Finally, pharmacological inhibition of p38 MAPK, but not JNK, substantially attenuated PFKFB3 expression and lactate production. Taken together, our studies suggest a critical role of p38 MAPK and MKP-1 in the regulation of glycolysis during sepsis.


Asunto(s)
Fosfatasa 1 de Especificidad Dual , Glucólisis , Sepsis , Proteínas Quinasas p38 Activadas por Mitógenos , Animales , Ratones , Fosfatasa 1 de Especificidad Dual/genética , Fosfatasa 1 de Especificidad Dual/metabolismo , Escherichia coli/metabolismo , Lactatos , Lipopolisacáridos , Oxígeno , Proteínas Quinasas p38 Activadas por Mitógenos/metabolismo , Proteínas Tirosina Fosfatasas/metabolismo , Sepsis/genética , Fosfofructoquinasa-2/metabolismo
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Cancer Res Commun ; 2(10): 1144-1161, 2022 10 10.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36388465

RESUMEN

Mitochondria are multifaceted organelles which are important for bioenergetics, biosynthesis and signaling in metazoans. Mitochondrial functions are frequently altered in cancer to promote both the energy and the necessary metabolic intermediates for biosynthesis required for tumor growth. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) contribute to chemotherapy resistance, relapse, and metastasis. Recent studies have shown that while non-stem, bulk cancer cells utilize glycolysis, breast CSCs are more dependent on oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos) and therefore targeting mitochondria may inhibit CSC function. We previously reported that small molecule ONC201, which is an agonist for the mitochondrial caseinolytic protease (ClpP), induces mitochondrial dysfunction in breast cancer cells. In this study, we report that ClpP agonists inhibit breast cancer cell proliferation and CSC function in vitro and in vivo. Mechanistically, we found that OxPhos inhibition downregulates multiple pathways required for CSC function, such as the mevalonate pathway, YAP, Myc, and the HIF pathway. ClpP agonists showed significantly greater inhibitory effect on CSC functions compared with other mitochondria-targeting drugs. Further studies showed that ClpP agonists deplete NAD(P)+ and NAD(P)H, induce redox imbalance, dysregulate one-carbon metabolism and proline biosynthesis. Downregulation of these pathways by ClpP agonists further contribute to the inhibition of CSC function. In conclusion, ClpP agonists inhibit breast CSC functions by disrupting mitochondrial homeostasis in breast cancer cells and inhibiting multiple pathways critical to CSC function. Significance: ClpP agonists disrupt mitochondrial homeostasis by activating mitochondrial matrix protease ClpP. We report that ClpP agonists inhibit cell growth and cancer stem cell functions in breast cancer models by modulating multiple metabolic pathways essential to cancer stem cell function.


Asunto(s)
Neoplasias de la Mama , Humanos , Femenino , Neoplasias de la Mama/tratamiento farmacológico , Péptido Hidrolasas/metabolismo , NAD/metabolismo , Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia/metabolismo , Mitocondrias , Homeostasis , Endopeptidasas/metabolismo , Células Madre Neoplásicas , Endopeptidasa Clp/metabolismo
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Nat Commun ; 13(1): 5203, 2022 09 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36057640

RESUMEN

Inflammatory cytokines are key signaling molecules that can promote an immune response, thus their RNA turnover must be tightly controlled during infection. Most studies investigate the RNA decay pathways in the cytosol or nucleoplasm but never focused on the nucleolus. Although this organelle has well-studied roles in ribosome biogenesis and cellular stress sensing, the mechanism of RNA decay within the nucleolus is not completely understood. Here, we report that the nucleolus is an essential site of inflammatory pre-mRNA instability during infection. RNA-sequencing analysis reveals that not only do inflammatory genes have higher intronic read densities compared with non-inflammatory genes, but their pre-mRNAs are highly enriched in nucleoli during infection. Notably, nucleolin (NCL) acts as a guide factor for recruiting cytosine or uracil (C/U)-rich sequence-containing inflammatory pre-mRNAs and the Rrp6-exosome complex to the nucleolus through a physical interaction, thereby enabling targeted RNA delivery to Rrp6-exosomes and subsequent degradation. Consequently, Ncl depletion causes aberrant hyperinflammation, resulting in a severe lethality in response to LPS. Importantly, the dynamics of NCL post-translational modifications determine its functional activity in phases of LPS. This process represents a nucleolus-dependent pathway for maintaining inflammatory gene expression integrity and immunological homeostasis during infection.


Asunto(s)
Nucléolo Celular , Lipopolisacáridos , Nucléolo Celular/metabolismo , Núcleo Celular , Lipopolisacáridos/metabolismo , ARN/metabolismo , Estabilidad del ARN
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J Biol Chem ; 298(5): 101938, 2022 05.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35429501

RESUMEN

Mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase 1 (Mkp-1) KO mice produce elevated cytokines and exhibit increased mortality and bacterial burden following systemic Escherichia coli infection. To understand how Mkp-1 affects immune defense, we analyzed the RNA-Seq datasets previously generated from control and E. coli-infected Mkp-1+/+ and Mkp-1-/- mice. We found that E. coli infection markedly induced programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression and that Mkp-1 deficiency further amplified PD-L1 expression. Administration of a PD-L1-neutralizing monoclonal antibody (mAb) to Mkp-1-/- mice increased the mortality of the animals following E. coli infection, although bacterial burden was decreased. In addition, the PD-L1-neutralizing mAb increased serum interferon (IFN)-γ and tumor necrosis factor alpha, as well as lung- and liver-inducible nitric oxide synthase levels, suggesting an enhanced inflammatory response. Interestingly, neutralization of IFN-α/ß receptor 1 blocked PD-L1 induction in Mkp-1-/- mice following E. coli infection. PD-L1 was potently induced in macrophages by E. coli and lipopolysaccharide in vitro, and Mkp-1 deficiency exacerbated PD-L1 induction with little effect on the half-life of PD-L1 mRNA. In contrast, inhibitors of Janus kinase 1/2 and tyrosine kinase 2, as well as the IFN-α/ß receptor 1-neutralizing mAb, markedly attenuated PD-L1 induction. These results suggest that the beneficial effect of type I IFNs in E. coli-infected Mkp-1-/- mice is, at least in part, mediated by Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription-driven PD-L1 induction. Our studies also support the notion that enhanced PD-L1 expression contributes to the bactericidal defect of Mkp-1-/- mice.


Asunto(s)
Antígeno B7-H1 , Fosfatasa 1 de Especificidad Dual , Infecciones por Escherichia coli , Regulación de la Expresión Génica , Interferón Tipo I , Animales , Antígeno B7-H1/genética , Fosfatasa 1 de Especificidad Dual/metabolismo , Escherichia coli/genética , Escherichia coli/inmunología , Infecciones por Escherichia coli/inmunología , Regulación de la Expresión Génica/inmunología , Interferón Tipo I/genética , Ratones
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Int J Mol Sci ; 23(7)2022 Apr 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35409289

RESUMEN

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most frequent and lethal primary malignant brain tumor. Despite decades of research, therapeutic advances that significantly prolong life are non-existent. In recent years, microRNAs (miRNAs) have been a focus of study in the pathobiology of cancer because of their ability to simultaneously regulate multiple genes. The aim of this study was to determine the functional and mechanistic effects of miR-3928 in GBM both in vitro and in vivo. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first article investigating the role of miR-3928 in GBM. We measured endogenous miR-3928 expression levels in a panel of patient-derived GBM tissue samples and cell lines. We found that GBM tissue samples and cell lines express lower levels of miR-3928 than normal brain cortex and astrocytes, respectively. Therefore, we hypothesized that miR-3928 is a tumor suppressive microRNA. We verified this hypothesis by showing that exogenous expression of miR-3928 has a strong inhibitory effect on both cell growth and invasiveness of GBM cells. Stable ex vivo overexpression of miR-3928 in GBM cells led to a reduction in tumor size in nude mice xenografts. We identified many targets (MDM2, CD44, DDX3X, HMGA2, CCND1, BRAF, ATOH8, and BMI1) of miR-3928. Interestingly, inhibition of the oncogene MDM2 also led to an upregulation of wild-type p53 expression and phosphorylation. In conclusion, we find that miR-3928, through the downregulation of several oncogenes and upregulation and activation of wild-type p53, is a strong tumor suppressor in GBM. Furthermore, the fact that miR-3928 can target many important dysregulated proteins in GBM suggests it might be a "master" regulatory microRNA that could be therapeutically exploited.


Asunto(s)
Glioblastoma , MicroARNs , Animales , Factores de Transcripción con Motivo Hélice-Asa-Hélice Básico/metabolismo , Regulación hacia Abajo/genética , Regulación Neoplásica de la Expresión Génica , Glioblastoma/metabolismo , Humanos , Ratones , Ratones Desnudos , MicroARNs/metabolismo , Oncogenes , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/genética , Proteína p53 Supresora de Tumor/metabolismo , Regulación hacia Arriba/genética
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Methods Mol Biol ; 2404: 167-188, 2022.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34694609

RESUMEN

During post-transcriptional gene regulation (PTGR), RNA binding proteins (RBPs) interact with all classes of RNA to control RNA maturation, stability, transport, and translation. Here, we describe Photoactivatable-Ribonucleoside-Enhanced Crosslinking and Immunoprecipitation (PAR-CLIP), a transcriptome-scale method for identifying RBP binding sites on target RNAs with nucleotide-level resolution. This method is readily applicable to any protein directly contacting RNA, including RBPs that are predicted to bind in a sequence- or structure-dependent manner at discrete RNA recognition elements (RREs), and those that are thought to bind transiently, such as RNA polymerases or helicases.


Asunto(s)
Transcriptoma , Sitios de Unión , Inmunoprecipitación , Unión Proteica , ARN/genética , ARN/metabolismo , Proteínas de Unión al ARN/genética , Proteínas de Unión al ARN/metabolismo , Ribonucleósidos
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