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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 120(16): e2216953120, 2023 04 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37036972

RESUMO

In cancer cells, endogenous or therapy-induced DNA damage leads to the abnormal presence of DNA in the cytoplasm, which triggers the activation of cGAS (cyclic GMP-AMP synthase) and STING (stimulator of interferon genes). STAT2 suppresses the cGAMP-induced expression of IRF3-dependent genes by binding to STING, blocking its intracellular trafficking, which is essential for the full response to STING activation. STAT2 reshapes STING signaling by inhibiting the induction of IRF3-dependent, but not NF-κB-dependent genes. This noncanonical activity of STAT2 is regulated independently of its tyrosine phosphorylation but does depend on the phosphorylation of threonine 404, which promotes the formation of a STAT2:STING complex that keeps STING bound to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and increases resistance to DNA damage. We conclude that STAT2 is a key negative intracellular regulator of STING, a function that is quite distinct from its function as a transcription factor.


Assuntos
Proteínas de Membrana , Nucleotidiltransferases , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases , Fator de Transcrição STAT2 , DNA/metabolismo , Dano ao DNA , Nucleotidiltransferases/metabolismo , Fosforilação , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Fator de Transcrição STAT2/metabolismo , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo
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Traffic ; 24(12): 576-586, 2023 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37658794

RESUMO

To combat microbial infections, mammalian cells use a variety of innate immune response pathways to induce synthesis of anti-microbial proteins. The cGAS/STING pathway recognizes cytoplasmic viral or cellular DNA to elicit signals that lead to type I interferon and other cytokine synthesis. cGAMP, synthesized by DNA-activated cGAS, activates the ER-associated protein, STING, which oligomerizes and translocates to other intracellular membrane compartments to trigger different branches of signaling. We have reported that, in the ER, EGFR-mediated phosphorylation of Tyr245 of STING is required for its transit to the late endosomes, where it recruits and activates the transcription factor IRF3 required for IFN induction. In the current study, we inquired whether STING Tyr245 phosphorylation per se or STING's location in the late endosomes was critical for its ability to recruit IRF3 and induce IFN. Using pharmacological inhibitors or genetic ablation of proteins that are essential for specific steps of STING trafficking, we demonstrated that the presence of STING in the late endosomal membranes, even without Tyr245 phosphorylation, was sufficient for IRF3-mediated IFN induction.


Assuntos
Interferons , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases , Animais , Proteínas Serina-Treonina Quinases/genética , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Nucleotidiltransferases/genética , Nucleotidiltransferases/metabolismo , Imunidade Inata/genética , DNA , Endossomos/metabolismo , Mamíferos/genética , Mamíferos/metabolismo
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EMBO J ; 40(16): e107403, 2021 08 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34223653

RESUMO

Excessive deposition of extracellular matrix, mainly collagen protein, is the hallmark of organ fibrosis. The molecular mechanisms regulating fibrotic protein biosynthesis are unclear. Here, we find that chemoattractant receptor homologous molecule expressed on TH2 cells (CRTH2), a plasma membrane receptor for prostaglandin D2, is trafficked to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane in fibroblasts in a caveolin-1-dependent manner. ER-anchored CRTH2 binds the collagen mRNA recognition motif of La ribonucleoprotein domain family member 6 (LARP6) and promotes the degradation of collagen mRNA in these cells. In line, CRTH2 deficiency increases collagen biosynthesis in fibroblasts and exacerbates injury-induced organ fibrosis in mice, which can be rescued by LARP6 depletion. Administration of CRTH2 N-terminal peptide reduces collagen production by binding to LARP6. Similar to CRTH2, bumetanide binds the LARP6 mRNA recognition motif, suppresses collagen biosynthesis, and alleviates bleomycin-triggered pulmonary fibrosis in vivo. These findings reveal a novel anti-fibrotic function of CRTH2 in the ER membrane via the interaction with LARP6, which may represent a therapeutic target for fibrotic diseases.


Assuntos
Autoantígenos/metabolismo , Colágeno/antagonistas & inibidores , Cirrose Hepática/prevenção & controle , Fibrose Pulmonar/prevenção & controle , Receptores Imunológicos/metabolismo , Receptores de Prostaglandina/metabolismo , Ribonucleoproteínas/metabolismo , Animais , Bleomicina , Tetracloreto de Carbono , Células Cultivadas , Colágeno/biossíntese , Colágeno/genética , Retículo Endoplasmático/metabolismo , Fibroblastos/metabolismo , Membranas Intracelulares/metabolismo , Isoproterenol , Fígado/metabolismo , Fígado/patologia , Cirrose Hepática/induzido quimicamente , Cirrose Hepática/metabolismo , Cirrose Hepática/patologia , Pulmão/metabolismo , Pulmão/patologia , Masculino , Camundongos Transgênicos , Miocárdio/metabolismo , Miocárdio/patologia , Ligação Proteica , Fibrose Pulmonar/induzido quimicamente , Fibrose Pulmonar/metabolismo , Fibrose Pulmonar/patologia , Receptores Imunológicos/genética , Receptores de Prostaglandina/genética , Antígeno SS-B
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EMBO J ; 39(22): e104106, 2020 11 16.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32926474

RESUMO

STING (STimulator of INterferon Genes) mediates protective cellular response to microbial infection and tissue damage, but its aberrant activation can lead to autoinflammatory diseases. Upon ligand stimulation, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein STING translocates to endosomes for induction of interferon production, while an alternate trafficking route delivers it directly to the autophagosomes. Here, we report that phosphorylation of a specific tyrosine residue in STING by the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is required for directing STING to endosomes, where it interacts with its downstream effector IRF3. In the absence of EGFR-mediated phosphorylation, STING rapidly transits into autophagosomes, and IRF3 activation, interferon production, and antiviral activity are compromised in cell cultures and mice, while autophagic activity is enhanced. Our observations illuminate a new connection between the tyrosine kinase activity of EGFR and innate immune functions of STING and suggest new experimental and therapeutic approaches for selective regulation of STING functions.


Assuntos
Receptores ErbB/metabolismo , Imunidade Inata , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Transporte Proteico/fisiologia , Tirosina/metabolismo , Animais , Linhagem Celular , Retículo Endoplasmático/metabolismo , Endossomos/metabolismo , Receptores ErbB/genética , Técnicas de Silenciamento de Genes , Células HeLa , Humanos , Imunidade Inata/genética , Fator Regulador 3 de Interferon/genética , Masculino , Proteínas de Membrana/genética , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Fosforilação , Células RAW 264.7 , Transdução de Sinais , Transcriptoma
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J Biol Chem ; 298(4): 101805, 2022 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35259395

RESUMO

HIV-1 encodes accessory proteins that neutralize antiviral restriction factors to ensure its successful replication. One accessory protein, the HIV-1 viral infectivity factor (Vif), is known to promote ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of the antiviral restriction factor apolipoprotein B mRNA-editing enzyme-catalytic polypeptide-like 3G (APOBEC3G), a cytosine deaminase that leads to hypermutations in the viral DNA and subsequent aberrant viral replication. We have previously demonstrated that the HIV-1 viral transcription mediator Tat activates the host progrowth PI-3-AKT pathway, which in turn promotes HIV-1 replication. Because the HIV-1 Vif protein contains the putative AKT phosphorylation motif RMRINT, here we investigated whether AKT directly phosphorylates HIV-1 Vif to regulate its function. Coimmunoprecipitation experiments showed that AKT and Vif interact with each other, supporting this hypothesis. Using in vitro kinase assays, we further showed that AKT phosphorylates Vif at threonine 20, which promotes its stability, as Vif becomes destabilized after this residue is mutated to alanine. Moreover, expression of dominant-negative kinase-deficient AKT as well as treatment with a chemical inhibitor of AKT increased K48-ubiquitination and proteasomal degradation of HIV-1 Vif. In contrast, constitutively active AKT (Myr-AKT) reduced K48-ubiquitination of Vif to promote its stability. Finally, inhibition of AKT function restored APOBEC3G levels, which subsequently reduced HIV-1 infectivity. Thus, our results establish a novel mechanism of HIV-1 Vif stabilization through AKT-mediated phosphorylation at threonine 20, which reduces APOBEC3G levels and potentiates HIV-1 infectivity.


Assuntos
Desaminase APOBEC-3G , Infecções por HIV , HIV-1 , Produtos do Gene vif do Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana , Desaminase APOBEC-3G/genética , Desaminase APOBEC-3G/metabolismo , Infecções por HIV/fisiopatologia , Infecções por HIV/virologia , HIV-1/genética , HIV-1/patogenicidade , Humanos , Fosforilação , Estabilidade Proteica , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/genética , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/metabolismo , Treonina/metabolismo , Produtos do Gene vif do Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana/genética , Produtos do Gene vif do Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana/metabolismo
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PLoS Pathog ; 17(9): e1009950, 2021 09.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34591940

RESUMO

STING is a nodal point for cellular innate immune response to microbial infections, autoimmunity and cancer; it triggers the synthesis of the antiviral proteins, type I interferons. Many DNA viruses, including Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV1), trigger STING signaling causing inhibition of virus replication. Here, we report that HSV1 evades this antiviral immune response by inducing a cellular microRNA, miR-24, which binds to the 3' untranslated region of STING mRNA and inhibits its translation. Expression of the gene encoding miR-24 is induced by the transcription factor AP1 and activated by MAP kinases in HSV1-infected cells. Introduction of exogenous miR-24 or prior activation of MAPKs, causes further enhancement of HSV1 replication in STING-expressing cells. Conversely, transfection of antimiR-24 inhibits virus replication in those cells. HSV1 infection of mice causes neuropathy and death; using two routes of infection, we demonstrated that intracranial injection of antimiR-24 alleviates both morbidity and mortality of the infected mice. Our studies reveal a new immune evasion strategy adopted by HSV1 through the regulation of STING and demonstrates that it can be exploited to enhance STING's antiviral action.


Assuntos
Herpes Simples/imunologia , Evasão da Resposta Imune/imunologia , Proteínas de Membrana/imunologia , MicroRNAs/imunologia , Animais , Regulação da Expressão Gênica/imunologia , Herpes Simples/metabolismo , Herpesvirus Humano 1/imunologia , Herpesvirus Humano 1/metabolismo , Interações Hospedeiro-Patógeno/imunologia , Humanos , Imunidade Celular/imunologia , Proteínas de Membrana/metabolismo , Camundongos
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Acta Pharmacol Sin ; 44(3): 538-545, 2023 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36127507

RESUMO

Aversive emotion of opioid withdrawal generates motivational state leading to compulsive drug seeking and taking. Kappa opioid receptor (KOR) and its endogenous ligand dynorphin have been shown to participate in the regulation of aversive emotion. In the present study, we investigated the role of dynorphin/KOR system in the aversive emotion following opioid withdrawal in acute morphine-dependent mice. We found that blockade of KORs before pairing by intracerebroventricular injection of KOR antagonist norBNI (20, 40 µg) attenuated the development of morphine withdrawal-induced conditioned place aversion (CPA) behavior. We further found that morphine withdrawal increased dynorphin A expression in the dorsal hippocampus, but not in the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, nucleus accumbens, and thalamus. Microinjection of norBNI (20 µg) into the dorsal hippocampus significantly decreased morphine withdrawal-induced CPA behavior. We further found that p38 MAPK was significantly activated in the dorsal hippocampus after morphine withdrawal, and the activation of p38 MAPK was blocked by pretreatment with norBNI. Accordingly, microinjection of p38 MAPK inhibitor SB203580 (5 µg) into the dorsal hippocampus significantly decreased morphine withdrawal-produced CPA behavior. This study demonstrates that upregulation of dynorphin/KOR system in the dorsal hippocampus plays a critical role in the formation of aversive emotion associated with morphine withdrawal, suggesting that KOR antagonists may have therapeutic value for the treatment of opioid withdrawal-induced mood-related disorders.


Assuntos
Dinorfinas , Síndrome de Abstinência a Substâncias , Camundongos , Animais , Dinorfinas/metabolismo , Receptores Opioides kappa , Morfina , Analgésicos Opioides/farmacologia , Regulação para Cima , Antagonistas de Entorpecentes/farmacologia , Hipocampo/metabolismo , Proteínas Quinases p38 Ativadas por Mitógeno/metabolismo
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Acta Pharmacol Sin ; 43(3): 577-587, 2022 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34035484

RESUMO

Major depression disorder is a severe and recurrent neuropsychological disorder characterized by lowered mood and social activity and cognitive impairment. Owing to unclear molecular mechanisms of depression, limited interventions are available in clinic. In this study we investigated the role of dynorphin/κ opioid receptor system in the development of depression. Mice were subjected to chronic social defeat stress for 14 days. Chronic social defeat stress induced significant social avoidance in mice characterized by decreased time duration in the interaction zone and increased time duration in the corner zone. Pre-administration of a κ opioid receptor antagonist norBNI (10 mg/kg, i.p.) could prevent the development of social avoidance induced by chronic social defeat stress. Social avoidance was not observed in κ opioid receptor knockout mice subjected to chronic social defeat stress. We further revealed that social defeat stress activated c-fos and ERK signaling in the amygdala without affecting the NAc, hippocampus and hypothalamus, and ERK activation was blocked by systemic injection of norBNI. Finally, the expression of dynorphin A, the endogenous ligand of κ opioid receptor, was significantly increased in the amygdala following social defeat stress; microinjection of norBNI into the amygdala prevented the development of depressive-like behaviors caused by social defeat stress. The present study demonstrates that upregulated dynorphin/κ opioid receptor system in the amygdala leads to the emergence of depression following chronic social defeat stress, and sheds light on κ opioid receptor antagonists as potential therapeutic agents for the prevention and treatment of depression following chronic stress.


Assuntos
Tonsila do Cerebelo/metabolismo , Transtorno Depressivo Maior/patologia , Dinorfinas/metabolismo , Receptores Opioides kappa/antagonistas & inibidores , Comportamento Social , Derrota Social , Animais , Comportamento Animal , MAP Quinases Reguladas por Sinal Extracelular/metabolismo , Masculino , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Naltrexona/análogos & derivados , Naltrexona/farmacologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-fos/metabolismo
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PLoS Biol ; 16(4): e2002909, 2018 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29652889

RESUMO

The rostromedial tegmental nucleus (RMTg), also called the GABAergic tail of the ventral tegmental area, projects to the midbrain dopaminergic system, dorsal raphe nucleus, locus coeruleus, and other regions. Whether the RMTg is involved in sleep-wake regulation is unknown. In the present study, pharmacogenetic activation of rat RMTg neurons promoted non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep with increased slow-wave activity (SWA). Conversely, rats after neurotoxic lesions of 8 or 16 days showed decreased NREM sleep with reduced SWA at lights on. The reduced SWA persisted at least 25 days after lesions. Similarly, pharmacological and pharmacogenetic inactivation of rat RMTg neurons decreased NREM sleep. Electrophysiological experiments combined with optogenetics showed a direct inhibitory connection between the terminals of RMTg neurons and midbrain dopaminergic neurons. The bidirectional effects of the RMTg on the sleep-wake cycle were mimicked by the modulation of ventral tegmental area (VTA)/substantia nigra compacta (SNc) dopaminergic neuronal activity using a pharmacogenetic approach. Furthermore, during the 2-hour recovery period following 6-hour sleep deprivation, the amount of NREM sleep in both the lesion and control rats was significantly increased compared with baseline levels; however, only the control rats showed a significant increase in SWA compared with baseline levels. Collectively, our findings reveal an essential role of the RMTg in the promotion of NREM sleep and homeostatic regulation.


Assuntos
Movimentos Oculares/fisiologia , Vias Neurais/fisiologia , Receptores Muscarínicos/genética , Sono/fisiologia , Área Tegmentar Ventral/fisiologia , Animais , Channelrhodopsins/genética , Channelrhodopsins/metabolismo , Clozapina/análogos & derivados , Clozapina/farmacologia , Dopamina/metabolismo , Neurônios Dopaminérgicos/citologia , Neurônios Dopaminérgicos/efeitos dos fármacos , Neurônios Dopaminérgicos/fisiologia , Núcleo Dorsal da Rafe/anatomia & histologia , Núcleo Dorsal da Rafe/efeitos dos fármacos , Núcleo Dorsal da Rafe/fisiologia , Eletrodos Implantados , Eletroencefalografia , Genes Reporter , Ácido Ibotênico/toxicidade , Locus Cerúleo/anatomia & histologia , Locus Cerúleo/efeitos dos fármacos , Locus Cerúleo/fisiologia , Proteínas Luminescentes/genética , Proteínas Luminescentes/metabolismo , Masculino , Mesencéfalo/anatomia & histologia , Mesencéfalo/efeitos dos fármacos , Mesencéfalo/fisiologia , Vias Neurais/anatomia & histologia , Vias Neurais/efeitos dos fármacos , Optogenética , Parte Compacta da Substância Negra/anatomia & histologia , Parte Compacta da Substância Negra/efeitos dos fármacos , Parte Compacta da Substância Negra/fisiologia , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Receptores Muscarínicos/metabolismo , Privação do Sono/fisiopatologia , Técnicas Estereotáxicas , Área Tegmentar Ventral/anatomia & histologia , Área Tegmentar Ventral/efeitos dos fármacos , Vigília/fisiologia , Ácido gama-Aminobutírico/metabolismo , Proteína Vermelha Fluorescente
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EMBO J ; 35(5): 496-514, 2016 Mar 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26834238

RESUMO

The Beclin1-VPS34 complex is recognized as a central node in regulating autophagy via interacting with diverse molecules such as ATG14L for autophagy initiation and UVRAG for autophagosome maturation. However, the underlying molecular mechanism that coordinates the timely activation of VPS34 complex is poorly understood. Here, we identify that PAQR3 governs the preferential formation and activation of ATG14L-linked VPS34 complex for autophagy initiation via two levels of regulation. Firstly, PAQR3 functions as a scaffold protein that facilitates the formation of ATG14L- but not UVRAG-linked VPS34 complex, leading to elevated capacity of PI(3)P generation ahead of starvation signals. Secondly, AMPK phosphorylates PAQR3 at threonine 32 and switches on PI(3)P production to initiate autophagosome formation swiftly after glucose starvation. Deletion of PAQR3 leads to reduction of exercise-induced autophagy in mice, accompanied by a certain degree of disaggregation of ATG14L-associated VPS34 complex. Together, this study uncovers that PAQR3 can not only enhance the capacity of pro-autophagy class III PI3K due to its scaffold function, but also integrate AMPK signal to activation of ATG14L-linked VPS34 complex upon glucose starvation.


Assuntos
Proteínas Quinases Ativadas por AMP/metabolismo , Autofagia/fisiologia , Classe III de Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinases/metabolismo , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intracelular/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte Vesicular/metabolismo , Animais , Proteínas Reguladoras de Apoptose/metabolismo , Proteínas Relacionadas à Autofagia , Proteína Beclina-1 , Glucose/deficiência , Células HEK293 , Células HeLa , Humanos , Peptídeos e Proteínas de Sinalização Intracelular/genética , Fígado/metabolismo , Masculino , Proteínas de Membrana , Camundongos Knockout , Músculo Esquelético/metabolismo , Corrida/fisiologia , Transdução de Sinais
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Cell Physiol Biochem ; 46(4): 1536-1554, 2018.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29689560

RESUMO

BACKGROUND/AIMS: This study determined the role and mechanism of action of transcription factor EB (TFEB) in H2O2-induced neuronal apoptosis. METHODS: SH-SY5Y cells were treated with Akt inhibitor/activator and different concentrations of H2O2. Cell apoptosis was detected by flow cytometric analysis. Akt and TFEB phosphorylation and PARP cleavage were determined by Western blotting. HEK293T cells were transfected with different truncated TFEB mutants and HA-Akt-WT; SH-SY5Y cells were transfected with Flag-vector, Flag-TFEB, Flag-TFEB-S467A or Flag-TFEB-S467D; and TFEB interaction with Akt was determined by co-immunoprecipitation and GST pull-down assays. RESULTS: A low concentration of H2O2 induces TFEB phosphorylation at Ser467 and nuclear translocation, facilitating neuronal survival, whereas a high concentration of H2O2 promotes SH-SY5Y cell apoptosis via suppressing TFEB Ser467 phosphorylation and nuclear translocation. The TFEB-S467D mutant is more easily translocated into the nucleus than the non-phosphorylated TFEB-S467A mutant. Further, Akt physically binds to TFEB via its C-terminal tail interaction with the HLH domain of TFEB and phosphorylates TFEB at Ser467. Mutation of TFEB-Ser467 can prevent the phosphorylation of TFEB by Akt, preventing inhibition of oxidative stress-induced apoptosis. CONCLUSIONS: Oxidative stress induces neuronal apoptosis through suppressing TFEB phosphorylation at Ser467 by Akt, providing a novel therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases.


Assuntos
Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Fatores de Transcrição de Zíper de Leucina e Hélice-Alça-Hélix Básicos/metabolismo , Peróxido de Hidrogênio/toxicidade , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Androstadienos/farmacologia , Animais , Linhagem Celular Tumoral , Flavonoides/farmacologia , Células HEK293 , Humanos , Masculino , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Neurônios/citologia , Neurônios/metabolismo , Fosforilação/efeitos dos fármacos , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/farmacologia , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/antagonistas & inibidores , Proteínas Proto-Oncogênicas c-akt/metabolismo , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Serina/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Wortmanina
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Psychiatry Clin Neurosci ; 69(8): 448-61, 2015 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25759284

RESUMO

Schizophrenia, a debilitating disease with 1% prevalence in the general population, is characterized by major neuropsychiatric symptoms, including delusions, hallucinations, and deficits in emotional and social behavior. Previous studies have directed their investigations on the mechanism of schizophrenia towards neuronal dysfunction and have defined schizophrenia as a 'neuron-centric' disorder. However, along with the development of genetics and systematic biology approaches in recent years, the crucial role of glial cells in the brain has also been shown to contribute to the etiopathology of schizophrenia. Here, we summarize comprehensive data that support the involvement of glial cells (including oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, and microglial cells) in schizophrenia and list several acknowledged glia-related genes or molecules associated with schizophrenia. Instead of purely an abnormality of neurons in schizophrenia, an additional 'glial perspective' provides us a novel and promising insight into the causal mechanisms and treatment for this disease.


Assuntos
Proteínas do Tecido Nervoso/genética , Neuroglia/metabolismo , Esquizofrenia/genética , Animais , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Humanos , Transdução de Sinais/genética
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Nat Aging ; 3(5): 600-616, 2023 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37118554

RESUMO

Chronic systemic inflammation is one of the hallmarks of the aging immune system. Here we show that activated T cells from older adults contribute to inflammaging by releasing mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) into their environment due to an increased expression of the cytokine-inducible SH2-containing protein (CISH). CISH targets ATP6V1A, an essential component of the proton pump V-ATPase, for proteasomal degradation, thereby impairing lysosomal function. Impaired lysosomal activity caused intracellular accumulation of multivesicular bodies and amphisomes and the export of their cargos, including mtDNA. CISH silencing in T cells from older adults restored lysosomal activity and prevented amphisomal release. In antigen-specific responses in vivo, CISH-deficient CD4+ T cells released less mtDNA and induced fewer inflammatory cytokines. Attenuating CISH expression may present a promising strategy to reduce inflammation in an immune response of older individuals.


Assuntos
Citocinas , DNA Mitocondrial , Idoso , Humanos , Citocinas/metabolismo , DNA Mitocondrial/genética , Inflamação/genética , Lisossomos/metabolismo
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J Clin Invest ; 133(2)2023 01 17.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36647826

RESUMO

Prostate cancer is highly dependent on androgens and the androgen receptor (AR). Hormonal therapies inhibit gonadal testosterone production, block extragonadal androgen biosynthesis, or directly antagonize AR. Resistance to medical castration occurs as castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and is driven by reactivation of the androgen-AR axis. 3ß-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-1 (3ßHSD1) serves as the rate-limiting step for potent androgen synthesis from extragonadal precursors, thereby stimulating CRPC. Genetic evidence in men demonstrates the role of 3ßHSD1 in driving CRPC. In postmenopausal women, 3ßHSD1 is required for synthesis of aromatase substrates and plays an essential role in breast cancer. Therefore, 3ßHSD1 lies at a critical junction for the synthesis of androgens and estrogens, and this metabolic flux is regulated through germline-inherited mechanisms. We show that phosphorylation of tyrosine 344 (Y344) occurs and is required for 3ßHSD1 cellular activity and generation of Δ4, 3-keto-substrates of 5α-reductase and aromatase, including in patient tissues. BMX directly interacts with 3ßHSD1 and is necessary for enzyme phosphorylation and androgen biosynthesis. In vivo blockade of 3ßHSD1 Y344 phosphorylation inhibits CRPC. These findings identify what we believe to be new hormonal therapy pharmacologic vulnerabilities for sex-steroid dependent cancers.


Assuntos
Neoplasias de Próstata Resistentes à Castração , Neoplasias da Próstata , Masculino , Humanos , Androgênios/metabolismo , Neoplasias de Próstata Resistentes à Castração/metabolismo , Aromatase/uso terapêutico , Receptores Androgênicos/genética , Receptores Androgênicos/metabolismo , Neoplasias da Próstata/metabolismo , Testosterona/uso terapêutico , Proteínas Tirosina Quinases
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Cell Rep Med ; 4(4): 101012, 2023 04 18.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37075705

RESUMO

Loss of function of inhibitory immune checkpoints, unleashing pathogenic immune responses, is a potential risk factor for autoimmune disease. Here, we report that patients with the autoimmune vasculitis giant cell arteritis (GCA) have a defective CD155-CD96 immune checkpoint. Macrophages from patients with GCA retain the checkpoint ligand CD155 in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and fail to bring it to the cell surface. CD155low antigen-presenting cells induce expansion of CD4+CD96+ T cells, which become tissue invasive, accumulate in the blood vessel wall, and release the effector cytokine interleukin-9 (IL-9). In a humanized mouse model of GCA, recombinant human IL-9 causes vessel wall destruction, whereas anti-IL-9 antibodies efficiently suppress innate and adaptive immunity in the vasculitic lesions. Thus, defective surface translocation of CD155 creates antigen-presenting cells that deviate T cell differentiation toward Th9 lineage commitment and results in the expansion of vasculitogenic effector T cells.


Assuntos
Arterite de Células Gigantes , Camundongos , Animais , Humanos , Arterite de Células Gigantes/metabolismo , Arterite de Células Gigantes/patologia , Citocinas/metabolismo , Linfócitos T , Imunidade Adaptativa , Antígenos CD/metabolismo
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Front Robot AI ; 9: 1060933, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36569593

RESUMO

Flapping wing micro aerial vehicles (FWMAVs) are known for their flight agility and maneuverability. These bio-inspired and lightweight flying robots still present limitations in their ability to fly in direct wind and gusts, as their stability is severely compromised in contrast with their biological counterparts. To this end, this work aims at making in-gust flight of flapping wing drones possible using an embodied airflow sensing approach combined with an adaptive control framework at the velocity and position control loops. At first, an extensive experimental campaign is conducted on a real FWMAV to generate a reliable and accurate model of the in-gust flight dynamics, which informs the design of the adaptive position and velocity controllers. With an extended experimental validation, this embodied airflow-sensing approach integrated with the adaptive controller reduces the root-mean-square errors along the wind direction by 25.15% when the drone is subject to frontal wind gusts of alternating speeds up to 2.4 m/s, compared to the case with a standard cascaded PID controller. The proposed sensing and control framework improve flight performance reliably and serve as the basis of future progress in the field of in-gust flight of lightweight FWMAVs.

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Front Neurol ; 13: 931551, 2022.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36119704

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Objective: Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is a common neurological disorder of the brain, which is difficult to treat. Most patients are distracted by it and are unable to work or study normally, which seriously affects their physical and mental health. However, there are a few bibliometric studies on it. This paper searched the articles on HFS using a bibliometric approach. Method: Articles about HFS were retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection database. We employed the Visualization of Similarities (VOS)viewer to analyze these publications. Results: A total of 645 reviews or articles in English were retrieved from WoS. In this study, we found that the number of publications showed a rising trend and China is the most active in searching the treatment of HFS. About keywords, neurosciences and neurology was searched (422 times) keyword, followed by hemifacial spasm (420 times) and surgery (320 times). By assessing the organizations, Shanghai Jiao Tong University published the most papers (8.68%), followed by Sungkyunkwan University (3.26%) and Baylor College Medicine (2.64%). A total of 247 journals have delivered publications on the treatment of HFS, World Neurosurgery (44 papers) published the largest number of articles. Conclusion: The annual publications have increased with a fluctuating tendency. More researchers were taking an interest in HFS. This study helped us find out the hotspot and trend in research about facial spasm treatment.

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BMJ Open ; 12(12): e063381, 2022 12 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36456023

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INTRODUCTION: Varicocele (VC) is a common clinical disease in andrology. Among a number of ways for VC treatment, surgery is the most common one, but the measurable benefit of surgical repair was slight. A growing exploration of complementary therapies has been conducted in clinical research on acupuncture for VC, but there is no relevant systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for VC. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: All relevant publications published from database inception through August 2022 will be searched in three English-language databases (Embase, CENTRAL, MEDLINE) and four Chinese-language databases (China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Science and Technology Journal Database, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database and Wanfang Data). Randomised controlled trials in English and Chinese concerned with acupuncture for patients with VC will be included. The input clinical data will be processed by the Review Manager software (RevMan). The literature will be appraised with the Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias tool. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation system (GRADE system) will be used to evaluate the quality of evidence. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study is a secondary study based on clinical studies so it does not relate to any individual patient information or infringe the rights of participants. Hence no ethical approval is required. The results will be reported in peer-reviewed journals or disseminated at relevant conferences. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER: CRD42022316005.


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Terapia por Acupuntura , Infertilidade Masculina , Varicocele , Humanos , Masculino , Povo Asiático , Bases de Dados Factuais , Infertilidade Masculina/etiologia , Infertilidade Masculina/terapia , Varicocele/complicações , Varicocele/terapia , Revisões Sistemáticas como Assunto
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Transl Psychiatry ; 12(1): 84, 2022 02 26.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35220405

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Several large-scale whole-exome sequencing studies in patients with schizophrenia (SCZ) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have identified rare variants with modest or strong effect size as genetic risk factors. Dysregulation of cellular calcium homeostasis might be involved in SCZ/ASD pathogenesis, and genes encoding L-type voltage-gated calcium channel (VGCC) subunits Cav1.1 (CACNA1S), Cav1.2 (CACNA1C), Cav1.3 (CACNA1D), and T-type VGCC subunit Cav3.3 (CACNA1I) recently were identified as risk loci for psychiatric disorders. We performed a screening study, using the Ion Torrent Personal Genome Machine (PGM), of exon regions of these four candidate genes (CACNA1C, CACNA1D, CACNA1S, CACNA1I) in 370 Japanese patients with SCZ and 192 with ASD. Variant filtering was applied to identify biologically relevant mutations that were not registered in the dbSNP database or that have a minor allele frequency of less than 1% in East-Asian samples from databases; and are potentially disruptive, including nonsense, frameshift, canonical splicing site single nucleotide variants (SNVs), and non-synonymous SNVs predicted as damaging by five different in silico analyses. Each of these filtered mutations were confirmed by Sanger sequencing. If parental samples were available, segregation analysis was employed for measuring the inheritance pattern. Using our filter, we discovered one nonsense SNV (p.C1451* in CACNA1D), one de novo SNV (p.A36V in CACNA1C), one rare short deletion (p.E1675del in CACNA1D), and 14 NSstrict SNVs (non-synonymous SNV predicted as damaging by all of five in silico analyses). Neither p.A36V in CACNA1C nor p.C1451* in CACNA1D were found in 1871 SCZ cases, 380 ASD cases, or 1916 healthy controls in the independent sample set, suggesting that these SNVs might be ultra-rare SNVs in the Japanese population. The neuronal splicing isoform of Cav1.2 with the p.A36V mutation, discovered in the present study, showed reduced Ca2+-dependent inhibition, resulting in excessive Ca2+ entry through the mutant channel. These results suggested that this de novo SNV in CACNA1C might predispose to SCZ by affecting Ca2+ homeostasis. Thus, our analysis successfully identified several ultra-rare and potentially disruptive gene variants, lending partial support to the hypothesis that VGCC-encoding genes may contribute to the risk of SCZ/ASD.


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Transtorno do Espectro Autista , Esquizofrenia , Povo Asiático/genética , Transtorno do Espectro Autista/genética , Frequência do Gene , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Humanos , Japão , Esquizofrenia/genética
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