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Oncol Lett ; 15(2): 2349-2363, 2018 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29434944

ABSTRACT

MicroRNAs (miRs) are expected to serve as prognostic tools for cancer. However, many miRs have been reported as prognostic markers of recurrence or metastasis in oral squamous cell carcinoma patients. We aimed to determine the prognostic markers in early-stage tongue squamous cell carcinoma (TSCC). Based on previous studies, we hypothesized that miR-10a, 10b, 196a-5p, 196a-3p, and 196b were prognostic markers and we retrospectively performed miR expression analyses using formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections of surgical specimens. Total RNA was isolated from cancer tissues and adjacent normal tissue as control, and samples were collected by laser-capture microdissection. After cDNA synthesis, reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction was performed. Statistical analyses for patient clinicopathological characteristics, recurrence/metastasis, and survival rates were performed to discern their relationships with miR expression levels, and the 2-ΔΔCq method was used. miR-196a-5p levels were significantly upregulated in early-stage TSCC, particularly in the lymph node metastasis (LNM) group. The LNM-free survival rate in the low miR-196a-5p ΔΔCq value regulation group was found to be lower than that in the high ΔΔCq value regulation group (P=0.0079). Receiver operating characteristic analysis of ΔΔCq values revealed that miR-196a-5p had a P-value=0.0025, area under the curve=0.740, and a cut-off value=-0.875 for distinguishing LNM. To our knowledge, this is the first study to examine LNM-related miRs in early-stage TSCC as well as miRs and 'delayed LNM' in head and neck cancer. miR-196a-5p upregulation may predict delayed LNM. Our data serve as a foundation for future studies to evaluate miR levels and facilitate the prediction of delayed LNM during early-stage TSCC, which prevent metastasis when combined with close follow-up and aggressive adjuvant therapy or elective neck dissection. Moreover, our data will serve as a foundation for future studies to evaluate whether miR-196a-5p can serve as a therapeutic marker for preventing metastasis.

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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 467(2): 235-41, 2015 Nov 13.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26435501

ABSTRACT

Monocytes and macrophages are important effectors and regulators of inflammation, and both their differentiation and activation are regulated strictly in response to environmental cues. Angiopoietin-like protein 2 (Angptl2) is a multifaceted protein, displaying many physiological and pathological functions in inflammation, angiogenesis, hematopoiesis, and tumor development. Although recent studies implicate Angptl2 in chronic inflammation, the mechanisms of inflammation caused by Angptl2 remain unclear. The purpose of the present study was to elucidate the role of Angptl2 in inflammation by understanding the effects of Angptl2 on monocytes/macrophages. We showed that Angptl2 directly activates resident murine peritoneal monocytes and macrophages and induces a drastic upregulation of the transcription of several inflammatory genes including nitric oxide synthase 2 and prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2, and several proinflammatory cytokine genes such as interleukin (IL)-1ß, IL-6, TNFα, and CSF2, along with activation of ERK, JNK, p38, and nuclear factor kappa B signaling pathways. Concordantly, proinflammatory cytokines IL-1ß, IL-6, TNFα, and GM-CSF, were rapidly elevated from murine peritoneal monocytes and macrophages. These results demonstrate a novel role for Angptl2 in inflammation via the direct activation of peritoneal monocytes and macrophages.


Subject(s)
Angiopoietins/immunology , Macrophages, Peritoneal/immunology , Monocytes/immunology , Angiopoietin-Like Protein 2 , Angiopoietin-like Proteins , Angiopoietins/genetics , Animals , Cyclooxygenase 2/genetics , Cyclooxygenase 2/immunology , Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/genetics , Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases/immunology , Gene Expression Regulation , Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/genetics , Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor/immunology , HEK293 Cells , Humans , Inflammation/genetics , Inflammation/immunology , Inflammation/pathology , Interleukin-1beta/genetics , Interleukin-1beta/immunology , Interleukin-6/genetics , Interleukin-6/immunology , Macrophages, Peritoneal/pathology , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Monocytes/pathology , NF-kappa B/genetics , NF-kappa B/immunology , Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/genetics , Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II/immunology , Primary Cell Culture , Signal Transduction , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/genetics , Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha/immunology , p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/genetics , p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/immunology
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ; 108(27): 11127-32, 2011 Jul 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21690388

ABSTRACT

The level of TGF-ß/bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) signaling through Smad is tightly regulated to ensure proper embryonic patterning and homeostasis. Here we show that Smad activation by TGF-ß/BMP is blocked by a highly conserved phosphorylation event in the α-helix 1 region of Smad [T312 in Drosophila Smad1 (MAD)]. α-helix 1 phosphorylation reduces Smad interaction with TGF-ß/BMP receptor kinase and affects all receptor-activated Smads except Smad3. Tissue culture and transgenic studies in Drosophila further demonstrate that the biological activity of MAD is repressed by T312 phosphorylation in vivo. Through RNAi screening of the kinome, we have identified Misshapen (Msn) and the mammalian orthologs TNIK, MINK1, and MAP4K4 as the kinases responsible for α-helix 1 phosphorylation. Targeted expression of an active form of Msn in the wing imaginal disk disrupted activation of endogenous MAD by Dpp and expression of the Dpp/MAD target gene. Msn kinases belong to the Ste20 kinase family that has been shown to act as MAP kinase kinase kinase kinase (MAP4K). Our findings thus reveal a function of Msn independent of its impact on MAP kinase cascades. This Smad inhibition mechanism by Msn likely has important implications for development and disease.


Subject(s)
Drosophila Proteins/metabolism , Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism , Smad Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Animals, Genetically Modified , Binding Sites , Bone Morphogenetic Protein Receptors/metabolism , Bone Morphogenetic Proteins/metabolism , Cell Line , DNA-Binding Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors , DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics , DNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Drosophila Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors , Drosophila Proteins/deficiency , Drosophila Proteins/genetics , Drosophila melanogaster/genetics , Drosophila melanogaster/growth & development , Drosophila melanogaster/metabolism , Genes, Insect , Humans , Molecular Sequence Data , Phosphorylation , Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/antagonists & inhibitors , Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/deficiency , Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics , Protein Structure, Secondary , RNA Interference , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid , Signal Transduction , Smad Proteins/chemistry , Smad Proteins/genetics , Smad Proteins/metabolism , Transcription Factors/antagonists & inhibitors , Transcription Factors/genetics , Transcription Factors/metabolism , Transforming Growth Factor beta/metabolism
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 399(3): 365-72, 2010 Aug 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20659422

ABSTRACT

Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) results from transformation of epidermal keratinocytes. Invasion of transformed keratinocytes through the basement membrane into the dermis results in invasive cSCC with substantial metastatic potential. To better understand the mechanisms for invasion and metastasis, we compared the protein expression profiles of a non-metastatic transformed mouse keratinocyte line and its metastatic derivative. Keratin 8 (Krt8) and Krt18, not seen in normal keratinocytes, were coexpressed and formed Krt8/18 filaments in the metastatic line. The metastatic line efficiently invaded an artificial basement membrane in vitro owing to the Krt8/18-coexpression, since coexpression of exogenous Krt8/18 in the non-invasive parental line conferred invasiveness. To test whether the Krt8/18-coexpression is induced and is involved in cSCC invasion, we examined specimens from 21 pre-invasive and 24 invasive cSCC patients by immunohistochemistry, and the ectopic Krt8/18-coexpression was almost exclusively found in invasive cSCC. Further studies are needed to examine the clinical significance of ectopic Krt8/18-coexpression in cSCC.


Subject(s)
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology , Keratin-18/biosynthesis , Keratin-8/biosynthesis , Keratinocytes/pathology , Skin Neoplasms/pathology , Animals , Cell Line, Tumor , Cell Movement , Humans , Keratinocytes/metabolism , Mice , Neoplasm Invasiveness
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Neuron ; 65(3): 358-72, 2010 Feb 11.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20159449

ABSTRACT

Nedd4-1 is a "neuronal precursor cell expressed and developmentally downregulated protein" and among the most abundant E3 ubiquitin ligases in mammalian neurons. In analyses of conventional and conditional Nedd4-1-deficient mice, we found that Nedd4-1 plays a critical role in dendrite formation. Nedd4-1, the serine/threonine kinase TNIK, and Rap2A form a complex that controls Nedd4-1-mediated ubiquitination of Rap2A. Ubiquitination by Nedd4-1 inhibits Rap2A function, which reduces the activity of Rap2 effector kinases of the TNIK family and promotes dendrite growth. We conclude that a Nedd4-1/Rap2A/TNIK signaling pathway regulates neurite growth and arborization in mammalian neurons.


Subject(s)
Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport/physiology , Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/physiology , Neurites/physiology , Neurons/cytology , Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/physiology , rap GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Animals , Animals, Newborn , Cells, Cultured , Coculture Techniques/methods , Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport/deficiency , Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport/genetics , Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental/drug effects , Germinal Center Kinases , Green Fluorescent Proteins/genetics , Hippocampus , Humans , Membrane Potentials/genetics , Membrane Potentials/physiology , Mice , Mice, Knockout , Microglia/physiology , Myelin Proteolipid Protein/metabolism , Nedd4 Ubiquitin Protein Ligases , Neurites/drug effects , Patch-Clamp Techniques , Protein Binding , Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics , Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism , RNA, Small Interfering/pharmacology , Rats , Signal Transduction/drug effects , Signal Transduction/genetics , Signal Transduction/physiology , Silver Staining/methods , Subcellular Fractions/metabolism , Subcellular Fractions/ultrastructure , Transfection/methods , Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/deficiency , Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases/genetics , rap GTP-Binding Proteins/genetics
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Exp Ther Med ; 1(3): 525-530, 2010 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22993571

ABSTRACT

To determine the clinical implications and prognostic value of the human papillomavirus (HPV) genotype, we evaluated the various HPV types in patients receiving radiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix. The study population included 113 invasive squamous cell carcinoma patients treated with radiation or chemoradiation between 1993 and 2002. The median age of the patients was 61 years. Tumors were classified by the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics staging as stage IB in 11 patients, stage II in 39, stage III in 57 and stage IVA in 6 patients. To investigate HPV infection and its genotypes in the tumor specimens, L1 consensus PCR was performed followed by the direct nucleotide sequencing of the PCR products. Ninety-five samples (84.1%) were positive for HPV DNA. The most prevalent type was HPV-16 (34.7%). Poorer response to radiotherapy was observed in the patients with the HPV-16 genotype, in which 7 of the 33 patients had persistent disease. Only 1 of the 10 patients with HPV-58, 1 of the 5 with HPV-31 and 5 of the 10 patients with HPV-33 had a recurrence. The 5-year survival rate was 90, 80, 69.4 and 39% in the HPV-58, HPV-31, HPV-16 and HPV-33 type groups, respectively. Patients with HPV-31 and HPV-58 types were found to have better survival, whereas patients with the HPV-33 type experienced a higher risk of death. HPV genotyping may serve as a potential biomarker of response to radiation and prognosis in cervical carcinoma patients undergoing radio- or chemoradiotherapy.

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Mol Biol Cell ; 20(17): 3888-95, 2009 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19570917

ABSTRACT

Fos and Jun are components of activator protein-1 (AP-1) and play crucial roles in the regulation of many cellular, developmental, and physiological processes. Caenorhabditis elegans fos-1 has been shown to act in uterine and vulval development. Here, we provide evidence that C. elegans fos-1 and jun-1 control ovulation, a tightly regulated rhythmic program in animals. Knockdown of fos-1 or jun-1 blocks dilation of the distal spermathecal valve, a critical step for the entry of mature oocytes into the spermatheca for fertilization. Furthermore, fos-1 and jun-1 regulate the spermathecal-specific expression of plc-1, a gene that encodes a phospholipase C (PLC) isozyme that is rate-limiting for inositol triphosphate production and ovulation, and overexpression of PLC-1 rescues the ovulation defect in fos-1(RNAi) worms. Unlike fos-1, regulation of ovulation by jun-1 requires genetic interactions with eri-1 and lin-15B, which are involved in the RNA interference pathway and chromatin remodeling, respectively. At least two isoforms of jun-1 are coexpressed with fos-1b in the spermatheca, and different AP-1 dimers formed between these isoforms have distinct effects on the activation of a reporter gene. These findings uncover a novel role for FOS-1 and JUN-1 in the reproductive system and establish C. elegans as a model for studying AP-1 dimerization.


Subject(s)
Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins/metabolism , Caenorhabditis elegans , Gene Expression Regulation , Ovulation/physiology , Phosphoinositide Phospholipase C/metabolism , Protein Isoforms/metabolism , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos/metabolism , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun/metabolism , Animals , Caenorhabditis elegans/anatomy & histology , Caenorhabditis elegans/physiology , Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins/genetics , Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly , Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/metabolism , Mutation , Phosphoinositide Phospholipase C/genetics , Protein Isoforms/genetics , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos/genetics , Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-jun/genetics , RNA Interference , Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics , Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism , Signal Transduction/physiology , Transcription Factor AP-1/chemistry , Transcription Factor AP-1/genetics , Transcription Factor AP-1/metabolism
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 378(4): 732-7, 2009 Jan 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19061864

ABSTRACT

Rap2A, Rap2B, and Rap2C are Ras-like small G proteins. The role of their post-translational processing has not been investigated due to the lack of information on their downstream signaling. We have recently identified the Traf2- and Nck-interacting kinase (TNIK), a member of the STE20 group of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinases, as a specific Rap2 effector. Here we report that, in HEK293T cells, Rap2A (farnesylated) and Rap2C (likely farnesylated), but not Rap2B (geranylgeranylated), require palmitoylation for membrane-association and TNIK activation, whereas all Rap2 proteins, including Rap2B, require palmitoylation for induction of TNIK-mediated phenotype, the suppression of cell spreading. Furthermore, we report for the first time that, in COS-1 cells, Rap2 proteins localize, and recruit TNIK, to the recycling endosomes, but not the Golgi nor the endoplasmic reticulum, in a palmitoylation-dependent manner. These observations implicate the involvement of palmitoylation and recycling endosome localization in cellular functions of Rap2 proteins.


Subject(s)
Endosomes/enzymology , Lipoylation , rap GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism , ras Proteins/metabolism , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , COS Cells , Cell Line , Chlorocebus aethiops , Endoplasmic Reticulum/enzymology , Enzyme Activation , Germinal Center Kinases , Golgi Apparatus/enzymology , Humans , Molecular Sequence Data , Phenotype , Protein Processing, Post-Translational , Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 377(2): 573-578, 2008 Dec 12.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18930710

ABSTRACT

Rap1 and Rap2 are similar Ras-like G proteins but perform distinct functions. By the affinity chromatography/mass-spectrometry approach and the yeast two-hybrid screening, we identified Misshapen/NIKs-related kinase (MINK) as a novel Rap2-interacting protein that does not interact with Rap1 or Ras. MINK is a member of the STE20 group of mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinases. The interaction between MINK and Rap2 was GTP-dependent and required Phe39 within the effector region of Rap2; the corresponding residue in Rap1 and Ras is Ser. MINK was enriched in the brain, and both MINK and its close relative, Traf2- and Nck-interacting kinase (TNIK), interacted with a postsynaptic scaffold protein containing tetratricopeptide repeats, ankyrin repeats and a coiled-coil region (TANC1) and induced its phosphorylation, under control of Rap2 in cultured cells. These are novel actions of MINK and TNIK, and consistent with a role of MINK as a Rap2 effector in the brain.


Subject(s)
Brain/metabolism , Crotalid Venoms/metabolism , Lectins, C-Type/metabolism , Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism , rap GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Chromosome Pairing , Crotalid Venoms/genetics , Germinal Center Kinases , Humans , Lectins, C-Type/genetics , Mice , Molecular Sequence Data , Phosphorylation , Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics , Rats
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Jpn J Ophthalmol ; 52(2): 84-90, 2008.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18626730

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To investigate global protein expression profiles in the retinas of normal and glucocorticoid-induced ocular hypertensive rats by proteomic analysis. METHODS: Ocular hypertension was induced by topical application of dexamethasone (DEX) for 4 weeks. Age-matched untreated rats served as controls. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was monitored by an electronic tonometer. Retinal protein expression profiling was carried out by two-dimensional fluorescence difference gel electrophoresis (2-D DIGE). Proteins were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry. RESULTS: In DEX-treated rats, average IOP was elevated significantly compared with controls. With DEX treatment, levels of four proteins were altered, as revealed by 2-D DIGE and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry: apolipoprotein A1 (apoA1), a lipid-binding protein, upregulated 1.9-fold, P < 0.05; alpha A crystallin (CRYAA), a molecular chaperone, downregulated 2.7-fold, P < 0.01; superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), an antioxidant enzyme, downregulated 2.3-fold, P < 0.05; and triosephosphate isomerase 1 (TPI1), a glycolytic enzyme, downregulated 2.3-fold, P < 0.01. CONCLUSIONS: Downregulation of CRYAA, SOD1, and TPI1, observed here after a short period of DEX-induced ocular hypertension, may be involved in the onset of neural damage in steroid-induced glaucoma.


Subject(s)
Disease Models, Animal , Ocular Hypertension/metabolism , Oxidative Stress , Retina/metabolism , Animals , Apolipoprotein A-I/metabolism , Dexamethasone , Down-Regulation , Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional , Glucocorticoids , Intraocular Pressure , Ocular Hypertension/chemically induced , Proteomics , Rats , Rats, Wistar , Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization , Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism , Superoxide Dismutase-1 , Triose-Phosphate Isomerase/metabolism , alpha-Crystallin A Chain/metabolism
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Ophthalmic Res ; 39(6): 330-7, 2007.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18046086

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: To investigate global protein expression profiles in the trabecular meshwork (TM) of normal and glucocorticoid-induced ocular hypertensive rat eyes by proteomic analysis, which has not yet been conducted to date. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A rat ocular hypertension model was produced by topical application of dexamethasone (DEX) for 4 weeks. Age-matched untreated rats served as controls. Intraocular pressure (IOP) was monitored by an electronic tonometer. TM protein expression profiling and protein identification was carried out by a two-dimensional fluorescence differential gel electrophoresis (2-D DIGE) system and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) mass spectrometry, respectively. RESULTS: In DEX-treated rats, average IOP was elevated significantly, as compared with controls. By the DEX treatment, 14 TM protein spots were up- or downregulated consistently in 2-D DIGE analyses. Proteins exhibiting more than 2-fold statistically significant change were identified by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. alpha A-Crystallin and beta A(3)-crystallin were upregulated, while the C-propeptides of type I collagen were downregulated. CONCLUSION: Relatively short-term glucocorticoid application induced alteration in the expression of a number of proteins, including downregulation of type I collagen C-propeptides. This could reflect impaired collagen turnover in the TM of glucocorticoid-treated eyes.


Subject(s)
Collagen Type I/metabolism , Ocular Hypertension/metabolism , Protein Precursors/metabolism , Proteomics , Trabecular Meshwork/metabolism , Animals , Crystallins/metabolism , Dexamethasone , Down-Regulation , Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional , Glucocorticoids , Intraocular Pressure , Male , Mass Spectrometry , Ocular Hypertension/chemically induced , Ocular Hypertension/physiopathology , Rats , Rats, Wistar , Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization , Up-Regulation , alpha-Crystallin A Chain
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J Dermatol ; 32(10): 801-8, 2005 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16361731

ABSTRACT

Bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma (BCIE) is an autosomally dominant inherited disorder characterized by erythematous, erosive, and bullous skin lesions over the entire body at birth and abnormal hyperkeratosis on the palmoplantar sufaces as the patient grows older. BCIE is caused by a mutation in the keratin 1 (K1) and/or keratin 10 (K10) genes, and most pathogenic mutations are found within the helix initiation and termination motifs of the central helical rod domain (K1 and K10) or the upstream H1 homology domain (K10). In addition to inherited cases, sporadic cases due to a new mutation account for approximately half the total cases of BCIE. We report herein a typical sporadic case of BCIE with erythroderma, erosion, and blisters on the entire body surface at birth and palmoplantar and flexuaral areas of hyperkeratosis in the later stage. We found in this case a novel mutation, 559C to T, at amino acid position 187, which resulted in a leucine to phenylalanine substitution within the helix initiation motif of K1.


Subject(s)
Hyperkeratosis, Epidermolytic/genetics , Keratins/genetics , Mutation , Amino Acid Substitution , Female , Humans , Hyperkeratosis, Epidermolytic/pathology , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Keratin-1 , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Skin/pathology
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J Med Virol ; 77(1): 107-12, 2005 Sep.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16032719

ABSTRACT

There have been no large-scale epidemiological studies of human papillomavirus (HPV) genotype distribution of common warts in Japan. A total of 213 patients with common warts (104 males and 109 females) in Japan were studied to detect HPV genotype distribution by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and direct sequencing analysis. The results were as follows: 94 HPV-1a (44.1%), 35 HPV-4 (16.4%), 30 HPV-65 (14.1%), 13 HPV-27 (6.1%), 13 HPV-2a (6.1%), 9 HPV-57b (4.22%), 3 HPV-16 (1.41%), 2 HPV-6a (0.94%), 2 HPV-63 (0.94%), and 1 case for each of HPV-3, -5, -5b, -7, -10, -21, -29, -47, -56, -57, -62, and -92 (0.47%, respectively). Four cases (1.88%) were found in which two different HPV types were detected within the lesions: one case of HPV-1a with HPV-16, one case of HPV-1a with HPV-65, one case of HPV-6a with HPV-8, and one case of HPV-65 with HPV-16. There were seven cases of mucosal types (3.3%), that is, two HPV-6a, three HPV-16, one HPV-56, and one HPV-62, and three cases of epidermodysplasia verruciformis (EV)-related types (1.41%), that is, one HPV-5, one HPV-5b (both of which belonged to a high-risk group), and one HPV-47 (which belonged to a low-risk group). To date, this is the largest sequencing-based study of HPV for common warts in Japan. It is said that common warts are induced predominantly by HPV-2, -27, and -57 in European population. However, the present results showed that in Japan they were induced mostly by HPV-1, -4, and -65. This suggests that regional differences in HPV genotype distribution may exist between European and Japanese populations.


Subject(s)
Papillomaviridae/classification , Papillomavirus Infections/virology , Tumor Virus Infections/virology , Warts/virology , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , DNA, Viral/analysis , Female , Genome, Viral , Genotype , Humans , Japan , Male , Middle Aged , Papillomaviridae/genetics , Papillomaviridae/isolation & purification , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Sequence Analysis
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Biochem Biophys Res Commun ; 329(3): 1046-52, 2005 Apr 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15752761

ABSTRACT

Rap2 belongs to the Ras family of small GTP-binding proteins, but its specific signaling role is unclear. By yeast two-hybrid screening, we have found that the Caenorhabditis elegans ortholog of Rap2 interacts with a protein containing a Rho-GTPase-activating protein (RhoGAP) domain, ZK669.1a, whose human ortholog PARG1 exhibits RhoGAP activity in vitro. ZK669.1a and PARG1 share a homology region with previously unknown function, designated the ZK669.1a and PARG1 homology (ZPH) region. Here we show that the ZPH region of PARG1 mediates interaction with Rap2. PARG1 interacted with Rap2 in a GTP-dependent manner but not with Ras or Rap1. We also show that PARG1 and its mutant lacking the ZPH region induce typical cytoskeletal changes for Rho inactivation in fibroblasts. Rap2 suppressed this in vivo action of PARG1 but not that of the mutant PARG1. These results suggest that PARG1 is a putative specific effector of Rap2 to regulate Rho.


Subject(s)
Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins/metabolism , Carrier Proteins/metabolism , Cytoskeleton/metabolism , GTPase-Activating Proteins/metabolism , Protein Interaction Mapping , Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases/metabolism , Signal Transduction/physiology , rap GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Animals , Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins , Mice , NIH 3T3 Cells , Protein Binding , Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 13 , Two-Hybrid System Techniques
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Am J Obstet Gynecol ; 191(6): 1907-13, 2004 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15592271

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to examine a possible correlation between clearance or persistence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and radiation response in carcinoma of the cervix. STUDY DESIGN: We reviewed 97 patients with HPV-positive cervical squamous cell carcinoma (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics [FIGO] stage IB-IVA) treated with radiotherapy. Examination of HPV DNA was performed by the polymerase chain reaction-based assay. RESULTS: Cervical HPV DNA cleared in 42 patients (43.3%) and persisted in 55 patients (56.7%) at the end of irradiation. All of 42 HPV-cleared patients (100.0%) and 50 of 55 HPV-persistent patients (90.9%) had complete response. Of 92 patients with complete response, 20 (21.7%) had local recurrence develop. The recurrence rate was significantly higher in HPV-persisted patients (34.0%) than in HPV-cleared patients (7.1%) ( P = .0016). Univariate analysis demonstrated the significant differences for both 5-year local disease-free survival (LDFS) and overall survival (OAS) between HPV-cleared and HPV-persisted groups. Multivariate analysis showed that persistence of HPV DNA was the most powerful independent predictor for LDFS and OAS compared with other prognostic factors, such as FIGO stage or node swelling. CONCLUSION: In HPV-positive cervical carcinoma, persistence of HPV DNA in the cervix at the end of irradiation was highly predictive of LDFS and OAS.


Subject(s)
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/virology , Neoplasm Invasiveness/pathology , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/epidemiology , Papillomavirus Infections/epidemiology , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/epidemiology , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/virology , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/epidemiology , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/radiotherapy , Cohort Studies , Comorbidity , DNA, Viral/analysis , Female , Humans , Incidence , Middle Aged , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local/virology , Papillomaviridae/isolation & purification , Papillomavirus Infections/diagnosis , Papillomavirus Infections/drug therapy , Predictive Value of Tests , Probability , Prognosis , Retrospective Studies , Risk Assessment , Severity of Illness Index , Survival Analysis , Treatment Outcome , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/radiotherapy
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J Biol Chem ; 279(47): 49488-96, 2004 Nov 19.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15342639

ABSTRACT

Rap2 belongs to the Ras family of small GTP-binding proteins, but its specific roles in cell signaling remain unknown. In the present study, we have affinity-purified from rat brain a Rap2-interacting protein of approximately 155 kDa, p155. By liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry, we have identified p155 as Traf2- and Nck-interacting kinase (TNIK). TNIK possesses an N-terminal kinase domain homologous to STE20, the Saccharomyces cerevisiae mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase, and a C-terminal regulatory domain termed the citron homology (CNH) domain. TNIK induces disruption of F-actin structure, thereby inhibiting cell spreading. In addition, TNIK specifically activates the c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) pathway. Among our observations, TNIK interacted with Rap2 through its CNH domain but did not interact with Rap1 or Ras. TNIK interaction with Rap2 was dependent on the intact effector region and GTP-bound configuration of Rap2. When co-expressed in cultured cells, TNIK colocalized with Rap2, while a mutant TNIK lacking the CNH domain did not. Rap2 potently enhanced the inhibitory function of TNIK against cell spreading, but this was not observed for the mutant TNIK lacking the CNH domain. Rap2 did not significantly enhance TNIK-induced JNK activation, but promoted autophosphorylation and translocation of TNIK to the detergent-insoluble cytoskeletal fraction. These results suggest that TNIK is a specific effector of Rap2 to regulate actin cytoskeleton.


Subject(s)
Actins/metabolism , Cytoskeleton/metabolism , Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/physiology , rap GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Amino Acid Sequence , Animals , Brain/metabolism , Cell Line , Chromatography, Liquid , DNA, Complementary/metabolism , Detergents/pharmacology , Gene Deletion , Germinal Center Kinases , Glutathione Transferase/metabolism , Guanosine Triphosphate/chemistry , Humans , Insecta , Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins , MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases , Mice , Microscopy, Fluorescence , Molecular Sequence Data , Mutation , NIH 3T3 Cells , Nuclear Pore Complex Proteins/chemistry , Phosphorylation , Protein Binding , Protein Conformation , Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/chemistry , Protein Structure, Tertiary , Protein Transport , Rats , Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/chemistry , Two-Hybrid System Techniques
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Dev Biol ; 274(1): 201-10, 2004 Oct 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15355798

ABSTRACT

Phospholipase Cepsilon (PLCepsilon) is a novel class of phosphoinositide-specific PLC with unknown physiological functions. Here, we present the first genetic analysis of PLCepsilon in an intact organism, the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Ovulation in C. elegans is dependent on an inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3)) signaling pathway activated by the receptor tyrosine kinase LET-23. We generated deletion mutants of the gene, plc-1, encoding C. elegans PLCepsilon. We observed a novel ovulation phenotype whereby oocytes are trapped in the spermatheca due to delayed dilation of the spermatheca-uterine valve. The expression of plc-1 in the adult spermatheca is consistent with its involvement in regulation of ovulation. On the other hand, we failed to observe genetic interaction of plc-1 with let-23-mediated IP(3) signaling pathway genes, suggesting a complex mechanism for control of ovulation.


Subject(s)
Caenorhabditis elegans/physiology , Ovulation/physiology , Signal Transduction/physiology , Type C Phospholipases/genetics , Type C Phospholipases/physiology , Animals , Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins/metabolism , ErbB Receptors/metabolism , Gene Components , Green Fluorescent Proteins , Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate/metabolism , Luminescent Proteins , Microinjections , Microscopy, Video , Mutation/genetics , Phosphoinositide Phospholipase C , Transformation, Genetic , Type C Phospholipases/metabolism
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J Infect Dis ; 189(10): 1829-32, 2004 May 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15122519

ABSTRACT

Using nucleotide sequencing-based genotyping, we conducted a case-control study to examine cervical cancer risk associated with human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in a Japanese population. A consensus primer pair was used to amplify DNA from the L1 region of HPV by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). By PCR, 311 of 356 patients with cervical cancer and 333 of 3249 control individuals were positive for HPV. By the direct sequencing of PCR products, nucleotide sequences of 30 genotypes were obtained. A high incidence of type 52 and a low incidence of type 16 were characteristic of the control group. Odds ratios were estimated for 18 genotypes. Types 71, 90, and 91, previously uncharacterized, were classified as low-risk genotypes, which is consistent with predictions made on the basis of phylogeny. The present study is the first large case-control study of its kind to use nucleotide sequencing-based genotyping.


Subject(s)
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/virology , Papillomaviridae/genetics , Papillomavirus Infections/epidemiology , Tumor Virus Infections/epidemiology , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/virology , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/epidemiology , Case-Control Studies , DNA, Viral/chemistry , DNA, Viral/genetics , Female , Genotype , Humans , Japan/epidemiology , Middle Aged , Papillomavirus Infections/virology , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Tumor Virus Infections/virology , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms/epidemiology
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J Biol Chem ; 279(16): 15711-4, 2004 Apr 16.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14966141

ABSTRACT

Little is known about the specific signaling roles of Rap2, a Ras family small GTP-binding protein. In a search for novel Rap2-interacting proteins by the yeast two-hybrid system, we isolated isoform 3 of the human mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase kinase kinase 4 (MAP4K4), a previously described but uncharacterized isoform. Other isoforms of MAP4K4 in humans and mice are known as hematopoietic progenitor kinase (HPK)/germinal center kinase (GCK)-like kinase and Nck-interacting kinase, respectively. MAP4K4 belongs to the STE20 group of protein kinases and regulates c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK). MAP4K4 interacted with Rap2 through its C-terminal citron homology domain but did not interact with Rap1 or Ras. Interaction with Rap2 required the intact effector region of Rap2. MAP4K4 interacted preferentially with GTP-bound Rap2 over GDP-bound Rap2 in vitro. In cultured cells, MAP4K4 colocalized with Rap2, while a mutant MAP4K4 lacking the citron homology domain failed to do so. Furthermore, Rap2 enhanced MAP4K4-induced activation of JNK. These results suggest that MAP4K4 is a putative effector of Rap2 mediating the activation of JNK by Rap2.


Subject(s)
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism , Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism , Signal Transduction , rap GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism , Animals , Enzyme Activation , Humans , Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins , JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases , Mice , Molecular Sequence Data , Mutation , NIH 3T3 Cells , Protein Isoforms/metabolism , Protein Structure, Tertiary , Substrate Specificity
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