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Hidden Targets in RAF Signalling Pathways to Block Oncogenic RAS Signalling
G C A T T A C G G C A T genes Review Hidden Targets in RAF Signalling Pathways to Block Oncogenic RAS Signalling Aoife A. Nolan 1, Nourhan K. Aboud 1, Walter Kolch 1,2,* and David Matallanas 1,* 1 Systems Biology Ireland, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland; [email protected] (A.A.N.); [email protected] (N.K.A.) 2 Conway Institute of Biomolecular & Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland * Correspondence: [email protected] (W.K.); [email protected] (D.M.) Abstract: Oncogenic RAS (Rat sarcoma) mutations drive more than half of human cancers, and RAS inhibition is the holy grail of oncology. Thirty years of relentless efforts and harsh disappointments have taught us about the intricacies of oncogenic RAS signalling that allow us to now get a pharma- cological grip on this elusive protein. The inhibition of effector pathways, such as the RAF-MEK-ERK pathway, has largely proven disappointing. Thus far, most of these efforts were aimed at blocking the activation of ERK. Here, we discuss RAF-dependent pathways that are regulated through RAF functions independent of catalytic activity and their potential role as targets to block oncogenic RAS signalling. We focus on the now well documented roles of RAF kinase-independent functions in apoptosis, cell cycle progression and cell migration. Keywords: RAF kinase-independent; RAS; MST2; ASK; PLK; RHO-α; apoptosis; cell cycle; cancer therapy Citation: Nolan, A.A.; Aboud, N.K.; Kolch, W.; Matallanas, D. Hidden Targets in RAF Signalling Pathways to Block Oncogenic RAS Signalling. -
Hypoxia and Oxygen-Sensing Signaling in Gene Regulation and Cancer Progression
International Journal of Molecular Sciences Review Hypoxia and Oxygen-Sensing Signaling in Gene Regulation and Cancer Progression Guang Yang, Rachel Shi and Qing Zhang * Department of Pathology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA; [email protected] (G.Y.); [email protected] (R.S.) * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +1-214-645-4671 Received: 6 October 2020; Accepted: 29 October 2020; Published: 31 October 2020 Abstract: Oxygen homeostasis regulation is the most fundamental cellular process for adjusting physiological oxygen variations, and its irregularity leads to various human diseases, including cancer. Hypoxia is closely associated with cancer development, and hypoxia/oxygen-sensing signaling plays critical roles in the modulation of cancer progression. The key molecules of the hypoxia/oxygen-sensing signaling include the transcriptional regulator hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) which widely controls oxygen responsive genes, the central members of the 2-oxoglutarate (2-OG)-dependent dioxygenases, such as prolyl hydroxylase (PHD or EglN), and an E3 ubiquitin ligase component for HIF degeneration called von Hippel–Lindau (encoding protein pVHL). In this review, we summarize the current knowledge about the canonical hypoxia signaling, HIF transcription factors, and pVHL. In addition, the role of 2-OG-dependent enzymes, such as DNA/RNA-modifying enzymes, JmjC domain-containing enzymes, and prolyl hydroxylases, in gene regulation of cancer progression, is specifically reviewed. We also discuss the therapeutic advancement of targeting hypoxia and oxygen sensing pathways in cancer. Keywords: hypoxia; PHDs; TETs; JmjCs; HIFs 1. Introduction Molecular oxygen serves as a co-factor in many biochemical processes and is fundamental for aerobic organisms to maintain intracellular ATP levels [1,2]. -
Mutant IDH, (R)-2-Hydroxyglutarate, and Cancer
Downloaded from genesdev.cshlp.org on October 1, 2021 - Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press REVIEW What a difference a hydroxyl makes: mutant IDH, (R)-2-hydroxyglutarate, and cancer Julie-Aurore Losman1 and William G. Kaelin Jr.1,2,3 1Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA; 2Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815, USA Mutations in metabolic enzymes, including isocitrate whether altered cellular metabolism is a cause of cancer dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) and IDH2, in cancer strongly or merely an adaptive response of cancer cells in the face implicate altered metabolism in tumorigenesis. IDH1 of accelerated cell proliferation is still a topic of some and IDH2 catalyze the interconversion of isocitrate and debate. 2-oxoglutarate (2OG). 2OG is a TCA cycle intermediate The recent identification of cancer-associated muta- and an essential cofactor for many enzymes, including tions in three metabolic enzymes suggests that altered JmjC domain-containing histone demethylases, TET cellular metabolism can indeed be a cause of some 5-methylcytosine hydroxylases, and EglN prolyl-4-hydrox- cancers (Pollard et al. 2003; King et al. 2006; Raimundo ylases. Cancer-associated IDH mutations alter the enzymes et al. 2011). Two of these enzymes, fumarate hydratase such that they reduce 2OG to the structurally similar (FH) and succinate dehydrogenase (SDH), are bone fide metabolite (R)-2-hydroxyglutarate [(R)-2HG]. Here we tumor suppressors, and loss-of-function mutations in FH review what is known about the molecular mechanisms and SDH have been identified in various cancers, in- of transformation by mutant IDH and discuss their im- cluding renal cell carcinomas and paragangliomas. -
Product Data Sheet
Product Data Sheet ExProfileTM Human AMPK Signaling Related Gene qPCR Array For focused group profiling of human AMPK signaling genes expression Cat. No. QG004-A (4 x 96-well plate, Format A) Cat. No. QG004-B (4 x 96-well plate, Format B) Cat. No. QG004-C (4 x 96-well plate, Format C) Cat. No. QG004-D (4 x 96-well plate, Format D) Cat. No. QG004-E (4 x 96-well plate, Format E) Plates available individually or as a set of 6. Each set contains 336 unique gene primer pairs deposited in one 96-well plate. Introduction The ExProfile human AMPK signaling related gene qPCR array profiles the expression of 336 human genes related to AMPK-mediated signal transduction. These genes are carefully chosen for their close pathway correlation based on a thorough literature search of peer-reviewed publications, mainly including genes that encode AMP-activated protein kinase complex,its regulators and targets involved in many important biological processes, such as glucose uptake, β-oxidation of fatty acids and modulation of insulin secretion. This array allows researchers to study the pathway-related genes to gain understanding of their roles in the different biological processes. QG004 plate 01: 84 unique gene PCR primer pairs QG004 plate 02: 84 unique gene PCR primer pairs QG004 plate 03: 84 unique gene PCR primer pairs QG004 plate 04: 84 unique gene PCR primer pairs Shipping and storage condition Shipped at room temperate Stable for at least 6 months when stored at -20°C Array format GeneCopoeia provides five qPCR array formats (A, B, C, D, and E) suitable for use with the following real- time cyclers. -
Establishment and Genomic Characterization of a Sporadic Malignant Peripheral Nerve Sheath Tumor Cell Line Jody Fromm Longo1, Stephanie N
www.nature.com/scientificreports OPEN Establishment and genomic characterization of a sporadic malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor cell line Jody Fromm Longo1, Stephanie N. Brosius3,5,7, Iya Znoyko1, Victoria A. Alers1, Dorea P. Jenkins1, Robert C. Wilson1,2, Andrew J. Carroll4, Daynna J. Wolf1, Kevin A. Roth6 & Steven L. Carroll1,2,3* Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are aggressive Schwann cell-derived neoplasms that occur sporadically or in patients with neurofbromatosis type 1 (NF1). Preclinical research on sporadic MPNSTs has been limited as few cell lines exist. We generated and characterized a new sporadic MPNST cell line, 2XSB, which shares the molecular and genomic features of the parent tumor. These cells have a highly complex karyotype with extensive chromothripsis. 2XSB cells show robust invasive 3-dimensional and clonogenic culture capability and form solid tumors when xenografted into immunodefcient mice. High-density single nucleotide polymorphism array and whole exome sequencing analyses indicate that, unlike NF1-associated MPNSTs, 2XSB cells have intact, functional NF1 alleles with no evidence of mutations in genes encoding components of Polycomb Repressor Complex 2. However, mutations in other genes implicated in MPNST pathogenesis were identifed in 2XSB cells including homozygous deletion of CDKN2A and mutations in TP53 and PTEN. We also identifed mutations in genes not previously associated with MPNSTs but associated with the pathogenesis of other human cancers. These include DNMT1, NUMA1, NTRK1, PDE11A, CSMD3, LRP5 and ACTL9. This sporadic MPNST-derived cell line provides a useful tool for investigating the biology and potential treatment regimens for sporadic MPNSTs. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs) are aggressive neoplasms derived from the Schwann cell lineage1,2. -
Inhibition of Polo-Like Kinase 1 During the DNA Damage Response Is Mediated Through Loss of Aurora a Recruitment by Bora
OPEN Oncogene (2017) 36, 1840–1848 www.nature.com/onc ORIGINAL ARTICLE Inhibition of Polo-like kinase 1 during the DNA damage response is mediated through loss of Aurora A recruitment by Bora W Bruinsma1,2,4,5, M Aprelia1,2,5, I García-Santisteban1,3, J Kool2,YJXu2 and RH Medema1,2 When cells in G2 phase are challenged with DNA damage, several key mitotic regulators such as Cdk1/Cyclin B, Aurora A and Plk1 are inhibited to prevent entry into mitosis. Here we have studied how inhibition of Plk1 is established after DNA damage. Using a Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based biosensor for Plk1 activity, we show that inhibition of Plk1 after DNA damage occurs with relatively slow kinetics and is entirely dependent on loss of Plk1-T210 phosphorylation. As T210 is phosphorylated by the kinase Aurora A in conjunction with its co-factor Bora, we investigated how they are affected by DNA damage. Interestingly, we find that the interaction between Bora and Plk1 remains intact during the early phases of the DNA damage response (DDR), whereas Plk1 activity is already inhibited at this stage. Expression of an Aurora A mutant that is refractory to inhibition by the DDR failed to prevent inhibition of Plk1 and loss of T210 phosphorylation, suggesting that inhibition of Plk1 may be established by perturbing recruitment of Aurora A by Bora. Indeed, expression of a fusion in which Aurora A was directly coupled to Bora prevented DNA damage-induced inhibition of Plk1 activity, as well as inhibition of T210 phosphorylation. Taken together, these data demonstrate that DNA damage affects the function of Aurora A at multiple levels: both by direct inhibition of Aurora A activity, as well as by perturbing the interaction with its co-activator Bora. -
Biological and Translational Insights of Mutant IDH1/2 in Glioma
Neurosurg Focus 34 (2):E2, 2013 ©AANS, 2013 From genomics to the clinic: biological and translational insights of mutant IDH1/2 in glioma GAVIN P. DUNN, M.D., PH.D.,1 OVIDIU C. ANDRONESI, M.D., PH.D.,2 AND DANIEL P. CAHILL, M.D., PH.D.1 Departments of 1Neurosurgery and 2Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts The characterization of the genomic alterations across all human cancers is changing the way that malignant disease is defined and treated. This paradigm is extending to glioma, where the discovery of recurrent mutations in the isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) gene has shed new light on the molecular landscape in glioma and other IDH- mutant cancers. The IDH1 mutations are present in the vast majority of low-grade gliomas and secondary glioblas- tomas. Rapidly emerging work on the consequences of mutant IDH1 protein expression suggests that its neomorphic enzymatic activity catalyzing the production of the oncometabolite 2-hydroxyglutarate influences a range of cellular programs that affect the epigenome, transcriptional programs, hypoxia-inducible factor biology, and development. In the brief time since its discovery, knowledge of the IDH mutation status has had significant translational implica- tions, and diagnostic tools are being used to monitor its expression and function. The concept of IDH1-mutant versus IDH1-wild type will become a critical early distinction in diagnostic and treatment algorithms. (http://thejns.org/doi/abs/10.3171/2012.12.FOCUS12355) KEY WORDS • isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 • isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 • glioblastoma • low-grade glioma • magnetic resonance spectroscopy HE comprehensive taxonomic encyclopedia of the significant because there are specific inhibitors that target genetic alterations underlying all cancers is rapidly their expressed proteins and lead to dramatic clinical re- becoming widely available.61,85,91 To date, this mo- sponse in patients with these cancers. -
Relationship Between MUTYH, OGG1 and BRCA1 Mutations and Mrna Expression in Breast and Ovarian Cancer Predisposition
MOLECULAR AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY 14: 15, 2021 Relationship between MUTYH, OGG1 and BRCA1 mutations and mRNA expression in breast and ovarian cancer predisposition CARMELO MOSCATELLO1, MARTA DI NICOLA1, SERENA VESCHI2, PATRIZIA DI GREGORIO3, ETTORE CIANCHETTI1, LIBORIO STUPPIA4, PASQUALE BATTISTA1, ALESSANDRO CAMA2, MARIA CRISTINA CURIA1 and GITANA MARIA ACETO1 Departments of 1Medical, Oral and Biotechnological Sciences and 2Pharmacy, ‘G. d'Annunzio’ University of Chieti‑Pescara; 3Department of Psychological, Health and Territorial Sciences, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, ‘G. d'Annunzio’ University of Chieti‑Pescara; 4Immunohaematology and Transfusional Medicine Service, ‘SS. Annunziata’ Hospital, I‑66100 Chieti, Italy Received February 14, 2020; Accepted September 29, 2020 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2020.2177 Abstract. The aetiology of breast and ovarian cancer (BC/OC) family history of cancer, and MUTYH p.Val234Gly in a patient is multi‑factorial. At present, the involvement of base excision with OC, also with a family history of cancer. A significant repair (BER) glycosylases (MUTYH and OGG1) in BC/OC reduced transcript expression in MUTYH was observed predisposition is controversial. The present study investigated (P=0.033) in cases, and in association with the presence of whether germline mutation status and mRNA expression rare variants in the same gene (P=0.030). A significant corre‑ of two BER genes, MUTHY and OGG1, were correlated lation in the expression of the two BER genes was observed with BRCA1 in 59 patients with BC/OC and 50 matched in cases (P=0.004), whereas OGG1 and BRCA1 was signifi‑ population controls. In addition, to evaluate the relationship cantly correlated in cases (P=0.001) compared with controls between MUTYH, OGG1 and BRCA1, their possible mutual (P=0.010). -
NATURAL KILLER CELLS, HYPOXIA, and EPIGENETIC REGULATION of HEMOCHORIAL PLACENTATION by Damayanti Chakraborty Submitted to the G
NATURAL KILLER CELLS, HYPOXIA, AND EPIGENETIC REGULATION OF HEMOCHORIAL PLACENTATION BY Damayanti Chakraborty Submitted to the graduate degree program in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the Graduate Faculty of the University of Kansas in partial fulfillment ofthe requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. ________________________________ Chair: Michael J. Soares, Ph.D. ________________________________ Jay Vivian, Ph.D. ________________________________ Patrick Fields, Ph.D. ________________________________ Soumen Paul, Ph.D. ________________________________ Michael Wolfe, Ph.D. ________________________________ Adam J. Krieg, Ph.D. Date Defended: 04/01/2013 The Dissertation Committee for Damayanti Chakraborty certifies that this is the approved version of the following dissertation: NATURAL KILLER CELLS, HYPOXIA, AND EPIGENETIC REGULATION OF HEMOCHORIAL PLACENTATION ________________________________ Chair: Michael J. Soares, Ph.D. Date approved: 04/01/2013 ii ABSTRACT During the establishment of pregnancy, uterine stromal cells differentiate into decidual cells and recruit natural killer (NK) cells. These NK cells are characterized by low cytotoxicity and distinct cytokine production. In rodent as well as in human pregnancy, the uterine NK cells peak in number around mid-gestation after which they decline. NK cells associate with uterine spiral arteries and are implicated in pregnancy associated vascular remodeling processes and potentially in modulating trophoblast invasion. Failure of trophoblast invasion and vascular remodeling has been shown to be associated with pathological conditions like preeclampsia syndrome, hypertension in mother and/or fetal growth restriction. We hypothesize that NK cells fundamentally contribute to the organization of the placentation site. In order to study the in vivo role of NK cells during pregnancy, gestation stage- specific NK cell depletion was performed in rats using anti asialo GM1 antibodies. -
Germline TP53 Mutations in Patients with Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in the Colon Cancer Family Registry
Research Original Investigation Germline TP53 Mutations in Patients With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in the Colon Cancer Family Registry Matthew B. Yurgelun, MD; Serena Masciari, MD; Victoria A. Joshi, PhD; Rowena C. Mercado, MD, MPH; Noralane M. Lindor, MD; Steven Gallinger, MD; John L. Hopper, PhD; Mark A. Jenkins, PhD; Daniel D. Buchanan, PhD; Polly A. Newcomb, PhD, MPH; John D. Potter, MD, PhD; Robert W. Haile, PhD; Raju Kucherlapati, PhD; Sapna Syngal, MD, MPH; for the Colon Cancer Family Registry Supplemental content at IMPORTANCE Li-Fraumeni syndrome, usually characterized by germline TP53 mutations, is jamaoncology.com associated with markedly elevated lifetime risks of multiple cancers, and has been linked to CME Quiz at an increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer. jamanetworkcme.com and CME Questions page 259 OBJECTIVE To examine the frequency of germline TP53 alterations in patients with early-onset colorectal cancer. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This was a multicenter cross-sectional cohort study of individuals recruited to the Colon Cancer Family Registry (CCFR) from 1998 through 2007 (genetic testing data updated as of January 2015). Both population-based and clinic-based patients in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand were recruited to the CCFR. Demographic information, clinical history, and family history data were obtained at enrollment. Biospecimens were collected from consenting probands and families, including microsatellite instability and DNA mismatch repair immunohistochemistry results. A total of a 510 individuals diagnosed as having colorectal cancer at age 40 years or younger and lacking a known hereditary cancer syndrome were identified from the CCFR as being potentially eligible. -
Photoreceptor Proliferation and Dysregulation of Cell Cycle Genes in Early Onset Inherited Retinal Degenerations
University of Pennsylvania ScholarlyCommons Departmental Papers (Vet) School of Veterinary Medicine 3-11-2016 Photoreceptor Proliferation and Dysregulation of Cell Cycle Genes in Early Onset Inherited Retinal Degenerations Kristin L. Gardiner University of Pennsylvania Louise Downs University of Pennsylvania Agnes I. Berta-Antalics University of Pennsylvania Evelyn Santana University of Pennsylvania Gustavo D. Aguirre University of Pennsylvania, [email protected] See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://repository.upenn.edu/vet_papers Part of the Veterinary Medicine Commons Recommended Citation Gardiner, K. L., Downs, L., Berta-Antalics, A. I., Santana, E., Aguirre, G. D., & Genini, S. (2016). Photoreceptor Proliferation and Dysregulation of Cell Cycle Genes in Early Onset Inherited Retinal Degenerations. BMC Genomics, 17 (221), http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-2477-9 This paper is posted at ScholarlyCommons. https://repository.upenn.edu/vet_papers/152 For more information, please contact [email protected]. Photoreceptor Proliferation and Dysregulation of Cell Cycle Genes in Early Onset Inherited Retinal Degenerations Abstract Background Mitotic terminally differentiated photoreceptors (PRs) are observed in early retinal degeneration (erd), an inherited canine retinal disease driven by mutations in the NDR kinase STK38L (NDR2). Results We demonstrate that a similar proliferative response, but of lower magnitude, occurs in two other early onset disease models, X-linked progressive retinal atrophy 2 (xlpra2) and rod cone dysplasia 1 (rcd1). Proliferating cells are rod PRs, and not microglia or Müller cells. Expression of the cell cycle related genes RB1 and E2F1 as well as CDK2,4,6 was up-regulated, but changes were mutation-specific. -
Comprehensive Identification of Proteins in Hodgkin Lymphoma
Laboratory Investigation (2007) 87, 1113–1124 & 2007 USCAP, Inc All rights reserved 0023-6837/07 $30.00 Comprehensive identification of proteins in Hodgkin lymphoma-derived Reed–Sternberg cells by LC-MS/MS Jeremy C Wallentine1, Ki Kwon Kim1, Charles E Seiler III1, Cecily P Vaughn2, David K Crockett2, Sheryl R Tripp2, Kojo SJ Elenitoba-Johnson1,2 and Megan S Lim1,2 Mass spectrometry-based proteomics in conjunction with liquid chromatography and bioinformatics analysis provides a highly sensitive and high-throughput approach for the identification of proteins. Hodgkin lymphoma is a form of malignant lymphoma characterized by the proliferation of Reed–Sternberg cells and background reactive lymphocytes. Comprehensive analysis of proteins expressed and released by Reed–Sternberg cells would assist in the discovery of potential biomarkers and improve our understanding of its pathogenesis. The subcellular proteome of the three cellular compartments from L428 and KMH2 Hodgkin lymphoma-derived cell lines were fractionated, and analyzed by reverse- phase liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry. Additionally, proteins released by Hodgkin lymphoma-derived L428 cells were extracted from serum-free culture media and analyzed. Peptide spectra were analyzed using TurboSEQUESTs against the UniProt protein database (5.26.05; 188 712 entries). A subset of the identified proteins was validated by Western blot analysis, immunofluorescence microscopy and im- munohistochemistry. A total of 1945 proteins were identified with 785 from the cytosolic fraction, 305 from the membrane fraction, 441 from the nuclear fraction and 414 released proteins using a minimum of two peptide identi- fications per protein and an error rate of o5.0%.