scholarly journals Transmembrane protein 106A is silenced by promoter region hypermethylation and suppresses gastric cancer growth by inducing apoptosis

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (8) ◽  
pp. 1655-1666 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Xu ◽  
Liujing Qu ◽  
Jia Hu ◽  
Ge Li ◽  
Ping Lv ◽  
...  
2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 2-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nobuyo Maeda-Smithies ◽  
Sylvia Hiller ◽  
Sharlene Dong ◽  
Hyung-Suk Kim ◽  
Brian J. Bennett ◽  
...  

AbstractStabilin2 (Stab2) encodes a large transmembrane protein which is predominantly expressed in the liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) and functions as a scavenger receptor for various macromolecules including hyaluronans (HA). In DBA/2J mice, plasma HA concentration is ten times higher than in 129S6 or C57BL/6J mice, and this phenotype is genetically linked to the Stab2 locus. Stab2 mRNA in the LSECs was significantly lower in DBA/2J than in 129S6, leading to reduced STAB2 proteins in the DBA/2J LSECs. We found a retrovirus-derived transposable element, intracisternal A particle (IAP), in the promoter region of Stab2DBA which likely interferes with normal expression in the LSECs. In contrast, in other tissues of DBA/2J mice, the IAP drives high ectopic Stab2DBA transcription starting within the 5′ long terminal repeat of IAP in a reverse orientation and continuing through the downstream Stab2DBA. Ectopic transcription requires the Stab2-IAP element but is dominantly suppressed by the presence of loci on 59.7–73.0 Mb of chromosome (Chr) 13 from C57BL/6J, while the same region in 129S6 requires additional loci for complete suppression. Chr13:59.9–73 Mb contains a large number of genes encoding Krüppel-associated box-domain zinc-finger proteins that target transposable elements-derived sequences and repress their expression. Despite the high amount of ectopic Stab2DBA transcript in tissues other than liver, STAB2 protein was undetectable and unlikely to contribute to the plasma HA levels of DBA/2J mice. Nevertheless, the IAP insertion and its effects on the transcription of the downstream Stab2DBA exemplify that stochastic evolutional events could significantly influence susceptibility to complex but common diseases.


Author(s):  
Yong-Sheng Teng ◽  
Wan-Yan Chen ◽  
Zong-Bao Yan ◽  
Yi-Pin Lv ◽  
Yu-Gang Liu ◽  
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Microbiology ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 155 (6) ◽  
pp. 2058-2067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiko Ishii ◽  
Shigeyuki Kakizawa ◽  
Ayaka Hoshi ◽  
Kensaku Maejima ◽  
Satoshi Kagiwada ◽  
...  

‘Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris’, onion yellows strain (OY), a mildly pathogenic line (OY-M), is a phytopathogenic bacterium transmitted by Macrosteles striifrons leafhoppers. OY-M contains two types of plasmids (EcOYM and pOYM), each of which possesses a gene encoding the putative transmembrane protein, ORF3. A non-insect-transmissible line of this phytoplasma (OY-NIM) has the corresponding plasmids (EcOYNIM and pOYNIM), but pOYNIM lacks orf3. Here we show that in OY-M, orf3 is transcribed from two putative promoters and that on EcOYNIM, one of the promoter sequences is mutated and the other deleted. We also show by immunohistochemical analysis that ORF3 is not expressed in OY-NIM-infected plants. Moreover, ORF3 protein seems to be preferentially expressed in OY-M-infected insects rather than in plants. We speculate that ORF3 may play a role in the interactions of OY with its insect host.


2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 822-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weizhi Wang ◽  
Mulong Du ◽  
Zheng Li ◽  
Lei Zhang ◽  
Qing Li ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Mingfu Tong ◽  
Wenquan Lu ◽  
Hao Liu ◽  
Jian Wu ◽  
Mingzuo Jiang ◽  
...  

Background. Metallothioneins (MTs) family comprises many isoforms, most of which are frequently dysregulated in a wide range of cancers. However, the expression pattern and exact role of each distinct MT family isoform which contributes to tumorigenesis, progression, and drug resistance of gastric cancer (GC) are still unclear. Methods. Publicly available databases including Oncomine, Gene Expression Profiling Interactive Analysis (GEPIA), Kaplan-Meier plotter, SurvExpress, MethHC, cBioportal, and GeneMANIA were accessed to perform an integrated bioinformatic analysis and try to detect fundamental relationships between each MT family member and GC. Results. Bioinformatic data indicated that the mRNA expression of all MT family members was almost lowly expressed in GC compared with normal gastric tissue (P<0.05), and patients with reduced mRNA expression of each individual MT member had inconsistent prognostic value (OS, FP, PPS), which depended on the individual isoform of MT. A negative correlation between the methylation in promoter region of majority of MT members and their mRNA expression was detected from MethHC database (p<0.001). Data downloaded from TCGA revealed that MTs were rarely mutated in GC patients and MT2A was frequently regulated by other three genes (FOS, JUN, SP1) in GC patients. Conclusion. MTs were nearly downregulated, and distinct type of MT harbored different prognostic role in GC patients. Methylation in gene promoter region of MTs partially contributed to their reduced expression in GC. Our comprehensive analyses from multiple independent databases may further lead researches to explore MT-targeting reagents or potential diagnostic and prognostic markers for GC patients.


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