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BMC Genomics ; 25(1): 273, 2024 Mar 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38475709

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: There are two major genetic types of Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV): type 1 (EBV-1) and type 2 (EBV-2). EBV functions by manipulating gene expression in host B cells, using virus-encoded gene regulatory proteins including Epstein-Barr Nuclear Antigen 2 (EBNA2). While type 1 EBNA2 is known to interact with human transcription factors (hTFs) such as RBPJ, EBF1, and SPI1 (PU.1), type 2 EBNA2 shares only ~ 50% amino acid identity with type 1 and thus may have distinct binding partners, human genome binding locations, and functions. RESULTS: In this study, we examined genome-wide EBNA2 binding in EBV-1 and EBV-2 transformed human B cells to identify shared and unique EBNA2 interactions with the human genome, revealing thousands of type-specific EBNA2 ChIP-seq peaks. Computational predictions based on hTF motifs and subsequent ChIP-seq experiments revealed that both type 1 and 2 EBNA2 co-occupy the genome with SPI1 and AP-1 (BATF and JUNB) hTFs. However, type 1 EBNA2 showed preferential co-occupancy with EBF1, and type 2 EBNA2 preferred RBPJ. These differences in hTF co-occupancy revealed possible mechanisms underlying type-specific gene expression of known EBNA2 human target genes: MYC (shared), CXCR7 (type 1 specific), and CD21 (type 2 specific). Both type 1 and 2 EBNA2 binding events were enriched at systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and multiple sclerosis (MS) risk loci, while primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) risk loci were specifically enriched for type 2 peaks. CONCLUSIONS: This study reveals extensive type-specific EBNA2 interactions with the human genome, possible differences in EBNA2 interaction partners, and a possible new role for type 2 EBNA2 in autoimmune disorders. Our results highlight the importance of considering EBV type in the control of human gene expression and disease-related investigations.


Assuntos
Infecções por Vírus Epstein-Barr , Herpesvirus Humano 4 , Humanos , Herpesvirus Humano 4/genética , Herpesvirus Humano 4/metabolismo , Infecções por Vírus Epstein-Barr/genética , Infecções por Vírus Epstein-Barr/metabolismo , Genoma Humano , Antígenos Nucleares do Vírus Epstein-Barr/genética , Antígenos Nucleares do Vírus Epstein-Barr/metabolismo , Proteínas Virais/genética , Fatores de Transcrição/metabolismo
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J Neurochem ; 124(1): 123-32, 2013 Jan.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23061396

RESUMO

Amyloid precursor protein (APP) and its secreted form, sAPP, contribute to the development of neurons in hippocampus, a brain region critical for learning and memory. Full-length APP binds the low-density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP), which stimulates APP endocytosis. LRP also contributes to neurite growth. Furthermore, the receptor associated protein (RAP) binds LRP in a manner that blocks APP-LRP interactions. To elucidate APP contributions to neurite growth for full-length APP and sAPP, we cultured wild type (WT) and APP knockout (KO) neurons in sAPPα and/or RAP and measured neurite outgrowth at 1 day in vitro. Our data reveal that WT neurons had less axonal outgrowth including less axon branching. RAP treatment potentiated the inhibitory effects of APP. KO neurons had significantly more outgrowth and branching, especially in response to RAP, effects which were also associated with ERK2 activation. Our results affirm a major inhibitory role by full-length APP on all aspects of axonal and dendritic outgrowth, and show that RAP-LRP binding stimulated axon growth independently of APP. These findings support a major role for APP as an inhibitor of neurite growth and reveal novel signaling functions for LRP that may be disrupted by Alzheimer's pathology or therapies aimed at APP processing.


Assuntos
Precursor de Proteína beta-Amiloide/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte/farmacologia , Neuritos/fisiologia , Neurônios/citologia , Precursor de Proteína beta-Amiloide/deficiência , Precursor de Proteína beta-Amiloide/farmacologia , Animais , Astrócitos/efeitos dos fármacos , Astrócitos/fisiologia , Butadienos/farmacologia , Células Cultivadas , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Embrião de Mamíferos , Inibidores Enzimáticos/farmacologia , Hipocampo/citologia , Proteína-1 Relacionada a Receptor de Lipoproteína de Baixa Densidade/metabolismo , Sistema de Sinalização das MAP Quinases/efeitos dos fármacos , Sistema de Sinalização das MAP Quinases/fisiologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Neuritos/efeitos dos fármacos , Nitrilas/farmacologia , Tubulina (Proteína)/metabolismo
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J Vet Intern Med ; 20(5): 1191-6, 2006.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17063715

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Recent reports indicate increased amounts of mRNA from inflammation-related genes in the prodromal stage of laminitis. HYPOTHESIS: Cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) undergo distinct patterns of expression in equine laminae in the developmental stage (DEV) and acute clinical stage (LAM) of laminitis. ANIMALS: Horses selected from an outbred population were placed into 1 of 4 groups: DEV (n = 5), CON-3h (control group for DEV, n = 5), LAM (n = 5) and CON-10h (control group for LAM, n = 5). METHODS: Laminar and skin samples were obtained from (1) animals either undergoing leukopenia (DEV) or the onset of clinical signs of laminitis (LAM) after black walnut extract (BWE) administration and (2) animals either 3 (CON-3h) or 10 (CON-10h) hours after administration of water. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR), immunoblotting, and immunohistochemical analysis were performed for COX-1 and COX-2. RESULTS: Upon immunohistochemical analysis of all 4 groups, COX-2 was expressed by most viable epithelial cells in both laminae and skin. COX-1 exhibited similar epithelial expression to COX-2 in skin epidermis, but was expressed exclusively in the basal layer of laminar epidermis. COX-1 protein was not detectable in dermal vasculature of equine skin or laminae, whereas COX-2 was present in endothelial and vascular smooth muscle cells of dermal vasculature in both skin and laminae in all groups. A marked increase in laminar COX-2 protein concentrations was detected on immunoblotting in the DEV group, although a lesser increase was observed in the LAM group. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: COX-2 protein expression is markedly increased in the resident laminar cell types in the developmental stage of BWE-induced laminitis.


Assuntos
Ciclo-Oxigenase 1/biossíntese , Ciclo-Oxigenase 2/biossíntese , Doenças do Pé/veterinária , Doenças dos Cavalos/enzimologia , Dermatopatias/veterinária , Animais , Ciclo-Oxigenase 1/genética , Ciclo-Oxigenase 2/genética , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Doenças do Pé/enzimologia , Doenças do Pé/genética , Doenças dos Cavalos/genética , Cavalos , Immunoblotting/veterinária , Imuno-Histoquímica/veterinária , RNA Mensageiro/biossíntese , RNA Mensageiro/genética , Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase Via Transcriptase Reversa/veterinária , Dermatopatias/enzimologia , Dermatopatias/genética
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Vet Immunol Immunopathol ; 109(1-2): 161-6, 2006 Jan 15.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16169600

RESUMO

The mechanisms that initiate the pathophysiologic changes in the digital laminae in equine laminitis are poorly understood. Due to the fact that (1) the horse at risk of laminitis has many similarities clinically to the human sepsis patient and (2) our recent finding of marked laminar proinflammatory cytokine expression at the developmental time point of the black walnut extract (BWE) model of laminitis, we tested the possibility that, similar to organ damage in human sepsis, leukocyte emigration is an early event in laminitis. Using immunoperoxidase methods with an anti-equine CD13 monoclonal antibody that recognizes neutrophils and monocytes, we discovered that, whereas the dermal microvasculature of the skin commonly has a marginal pool of leukocytes, the normal laminar dermal microvasculature has minimal to no perivascular leukocytes. However, increases in leukocyte numbers occurred around the dermal vasculature of both the laminae and the skin in the majority of BWE-treated horses in the developmental stage and at the onset of clinical signs of lameness in the BWE model. These findings indicate that, similar to organ failure in human sepsis, leukocyte emigration is likely to play a significant role in initiating numerous pathophysiologic mechanisms that lead to the development of laminitis.


Assuntos
Movimento Celular/imunologia , Doenças do Pé/veterinária , Doenças dos Cavalos/imunologia , Leucócitos Mononucleares/imunologia , Dermatopatias/veterinária , Animais , Antígenos CD13/imunologia , Modelos Animais de Doenças , Doenças do Pé/imunologia , Cavalos , Imuno-Histoquímica/veterinária , Contagem de Leucócitos/veterinária , Dermatopatias/imunologia
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