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J Exp Bot ; 61(2): 537-50, 2010.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19969532

ABSTRACT

The genome of Arabidopsis thaliana contains six genes, AtPMT1 to AtPMT6 (Arabidopsis thaliana POLYOL/MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORTER 1-6), which form a distinct subfamily within the large family of more than 50 monosaccharide transporter-like (MST-like) genes. So far, only AtPMT5 [formerly named AtPLT5 (At3g18830)] has been characterized and was shown to be a plasma membrane-localized H(+)-symporter with broad substrate specificity. The characterization of AtPMT1 (At2g16120) and AtPMT2 (At2g16130), two other, almost identical, members of this transporter subfamily, are presented here. Expression of the AtPMT1 and AtPMT2 cDNAs in baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) revealed that these proteins catalyse the energy-dependent, high-capacity transport of fructose and xylitol, and the transport of several other compounds with lower rates. Expression of their cRNAs in Xenopus laevis oocytes showed that both proteins are voltage-dependent and catalyse the symport of their substrates with protons. Fusions of AtPMT1 or AtPMT2 with the green fluorescent protein (GFP) localized to Arabidopsis plasma membranes. Analyses of reporter genes performed with AtPMT1 or AtPMT2 promoter sequences showed expression in mature (AtPMT2) or germinating (AtPMT1) pollen grains, as well as in growing pollen tubes, hydathodes, and young xylem cells (both genes). The expression was confirmed with an anti-AtPMT1/AtPMT2 antiserum (alphaAtPMT1/2) raised against peptides conserved in AtPMT1 and AtPMT2. The physiological roles of the proteins are discussed and related to plant cell wall modifications.


Subject(s)
Arabidopsis Proteins/metabolism , Arabidopsis/metabolism , Fructose/metabolism , Membrane Transport Proteins/metabolism , Pollen/metabolism , Xylem/metabolism , Xylitol/metabolism , Animals , Arabidopsis/genetics , Arabidopsis Proteins/genetics , Biological Transport , Gene Expression , Gene Expression Regulation, Plant , Membrane Transport Proteins/genetics , Molecular Sequence Data , Pollen/genetics , Protein Transport , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism , Xenopus laevis/genetics , Xenopus laevis/metabolism , Xylem/genetics
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PLoS One ; 4(11): e7875, 2009 Nov 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19924283

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Hepcidin is a major regulator of iron metabolism and plays a key role in anemia of chronic disease, reducing intestinal iron uptake and release from body iron stores. Hypoxia and chemical stabilizers of the hypoxia-inducible transcription factor (HIF) have been shown to suppress hepcidin expression. We therefore investigated the role of HIF in hepcidin regulation. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: Hepcidin mRNA was down-regulated in hepatoma cells by chemical HIF stabilizers and iron chelators, respectively. In contrast, the response to hypoxia was variable. The decrease in hepcidin mRNA was not reversed by HIF-1alpha or HIF-2alpha knock-down or by depletion of the HIF and iron regulatory protein (IRP) target transferrin receptor 1 (TfR1). However, the response of hepcidin to hypoxia and chemical HIF inducers paralleled the regulation of transferrin receptor 2 (TfR2), one of the genes critical to hepcidin expression. Hepcidin expression was also markedly and rapidly decreased by serum deprivation, independent of transferrin-bound iron, and by the phosphatidylinositol 3 (PI3) kinase inhibitor LY294002, indicating that growth factors are required for hepcidin expression in vitro. Hepcidin promoter constructs mirrored the response of mRNA levels to interleukin-6 and bone morphogenetic proteins, but not consistently to hypoxia or HIF stabilizers, and deletion of the putative HIF binding motifs did not alter the response to different hypoxic stimuli. In mice exposed to carbon monoxide, hypoxia or the chemical HIF inducer N-oxalylglycine, liver hepcidin 1 mRNA was elevated rather than decreased. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: Taken together, these data indicate that hepcidin is neither a direct target of HIF, nor indirectly regulated by HIF through induction of TfR1 expression. Hepcidin mRNA expression in vitro is highly sensitive to the presence of serum factors and PI3 kinase inhibition and parallels TfR2 expression.


Subject(s)
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides/metabolism , Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1/metabolism , Iron-Regulatory Proteins/chemistry , Amino Acid Motifs , Animals , Antigens, CD/metabolism , Base Sequence , Chromones/pharmacology , Hepcidins , Humans , Interleukin-6/metabolism , Mice , Molecular Sequence Data , Morpholines/pharmacology , Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases/metabolism , Promoter Regions, Genetic , Receptors, Transferrin/metabolism
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J Immunol Methods ; 337(1): 71-7, 2008 Aug 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18514219

ABSTRACT

Selective gene silencing by RNA interference (RNAi) has been shown to be an efficient method for the targeted manipulation of cellular functions. In this study we describe for the first time electroporation as a suitable and efficient method for the delivery of small interfering RNA (siRNA) into murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BM-DC). Using a fluorescein-labeled non-silencing siRNA duplex, we established an electroporation protocol yielding routinely >90% positive cells. We investigated the effects of siRNA electroporation on BM-DC viability, phenotype and ability to induce allogeneic T cell proliferation. Finally, using siRNAs directed against MAPK1 and the transcription factor HIF-1alpha we were able to demonstrate an efficient knock down of cellular mRNA- and protein level in electroporated BM-DC. Furthermore, knocking down the transcription factor HIF-1alpha impeded hypoxic induction of HIF-1alpha target genes. We therefore propose siRNA electroporation into murine BM-DC as an efficient method to manipulate BM-DC function without the use of chemical transfection reagents. This new approach is superior to lipofection regarding detrimental effects of lipid-based transfection agents on BM-DC immunobiology.


Subject(s)
Bone Marrow Cells/metabolism , Dendritic Cells/metabolism , Electroporation , RNA Interference , RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism , Transfection/methods , Animals , Bone Marrow Cells/enzymology , Bone Marrow Cells/immunology , Cell Hypoxia , Cell Survival , Cells, Cultured , Dendritic Cells/enzymology , Dendritic Cells/immunology , Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/genetics , Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism , Lipids , Lymphocyte Activation , Mice , Mice, Inbred C57BL , Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/genetics , Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 1/metabolism , Phenotype , T-Lymphocytes/immunology
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Exp Cell Res ; 314(10): 2016-27, 2008 Jun 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18420194

ABSTRACT

Cellular integrity in hypoxia is dependent on molecular adaptations dominated by the heterodimeric transcription factor hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF). The HIF complex contains one of two alternative oxygen-regulated alpha-subunits considered to play distinct roles in the hypoxia response. Although HIF-2alpha may be more important in tumour biology and erythropoiesis, the spectrum of individual target genes is still insufficiently characterized. We therefore performed an Affymetrix gene array on Hep3B cells stimulated with a hypoxia-mimetic and transfected with either HIF-1alpha or HIF-2alpha siRNA. 271 transcripts were found to be induced HIF-dependently, including most previously identified HIF targets and a number of novel genes. Most were influenced by HIF-1alpha knock-down, whereas a smaller number were regulated by HIF-2alpha. Validation of a selection of genes by RNase protection confirmed the hypoxic regulation and HIF-1alpha- or HIF-2alpha-dependency in most cases, with the latter showing a lower amplitude. Many HIF-2alpha targets also responded to HIF-1alpha knock-down. Interestingly, regulation by HIF-2alpha was markedly influenced not only by cell type, but also by cell culture conditions, features that were not shared with HIF-1alpha-regulated genes. Thus, HIF-2alpha effects are modulated by a number of intrinsic and extrinsic factors which may be most relevant in tumour cells.


Subject(s)
Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors/metabolism , Gene Expression Regulation , Hypoxia , Transcription Factors/metabolism , Animals , Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors/genetics , Cell Line , Gene Expression Profiling , Humans , Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/genetics , Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism , Neoplasms/genetics , Neoplasms/metabolism , Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis , Protein Isoforms/genetics , Protein Isoforms/metabolism , RNA, Small Interfering/genetics , RNA, Small Interfering/metabolism , Reproducibility of Results , Transcription Factors/genetics
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J Immunol ; 180(7): 4697-705, 2008 Apr 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18354193

ABSTRACT

Dendritic cells (DC) play a key role in linking innate and adaptive immunity. In inflamed tissues, where DC become activated, oxygen tensions are usually low. Although hypoxia is increasingly recognized as an important determinant of cellular functions, the consequences of hypoxia and the role of one of the key players in hypoxic gene regulation, the transcription factor hypoxia inducible factor 1alpha (HIF-1alpha), are largely unknown. Thus, we investigated the effects of hypoxia and HIF-1alpha on murine DC activation and function in the presence or absence of an exogenous inflammatory stimulus. Hypoxia alone did not activate murine DC, but hypoxia combined with LPS led to marked increases in expression of costimulatory molecules, proinflammatory cytokine synthesis, and induction of allogeneic lymphocyte proliferation compared with LPS alone. This DC activation was accompanied by accumulation of HIF-1alpha protein levels, induction of glycolytic HIF target genes, and enhanced glycolytic activity. Using RNA interference techniques, knockdown of HIF-1alpha significantly reduced glucose use in DC, inhibited maturation, and led to an impaired capability to stimulate allogeneic T cells. Alltogether, our data indicate that HIF-1alpha and hypoxia play a crucial role for DC activation in inflammatory states, which is highly dependent on glycolysis even in the presence of oxygen.


Subject(s)
Dendritic Cells/cytology , Dendritic Cells/metabolism , Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/metabolism , Lipopolysaccharides/pharmacology , Animals , Cell Differentiation , Cell Hypoxia/drug effects , Cell Survival , Cells, Cultured , Dendritic Cells/drug effects , Dendritic Cells/immunology , Glycolysis , Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1, alpha Subunit/genetics , Lymphocytes/cytology , Lymphocytes/drug effects , Lymphocytes/immunology , Mice , RNA, Small Interfering/genetics , Up-Regulation/drug effects
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