scholarly journals Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus M protein blocks cell cycle progression at S-phase and its subcellular localization in the porcine intestinal epithelial cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 59 (03) ◽  
pp. 265-275 ◽  
Author(s):  
X. G. XU ◽  
H. L. ZHANG ◽  
Q. ZHANG ◽  
J. DONG ◽  
Y. HUANG ◽  
...  
Marine Drugs ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 205
Author(s):  
Su-Jin Jeong ◽  
Jeong-Wook Choi ◽  
Min-Kyeong Lee ◽  
Youn-Hee Choi ◽  
Taek-Jeong Nam

Spirulina is a type of filamentous blue-green microalgae known to be rich in nutrients and to have pharmacological effects, but the effect of spirulina on the small intestine epithelium is not well understood. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the proliferative effects of spirulina crude protein (SPCP) on a rat intestinal epithelial cells IEC-6 to elucidate the mechanisms underlying its effect. First, the results of wound-healing and cell viability assays demonstrated that SPCP promoted migration and proliferation in a dose-dependent manner. Subsequently, when the mechanisms of migration and proliferation promotion by SPCP were confirmed, we found that the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and mitogen-activated protein (MAPK) signaling pathways were activated by phosphorylation. Cell cycle progression from G0/G1 to S phase was also promoted by SPCP through upregulation of the expression levels of cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases (Cdks), which regulate cell cycle progression to the S phase. Meanwhile, the expression of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors (CKIs), such as p21 and p27, decreased with SPCP. In conclusion, our results indicate that activation of EGFR and its downstream signaling pathway by SPCP treatment regulates cell cycle progression. Therefore, these results contribute to the research on the molecular mechanism for SPCP promoting the migration and proliferation of rat intestinal epithelial cells.


2020 ◽  
Vol 177 (1) ◽  
pp. 226-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuyan Lu ◽  
Tae Sung ◽  
Marina Amaro ◽  
Brad Hirakawa ◽  
Bart Jessen ◽  
...  

Abstract Cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs) are serine/threonine kinases that regulate cell cycle and have been vigorously pursued as druggable targets for cancer. There are over 20 members of the CDK family. Given their structural similarity, selective inhibition by small molecules has been elusive. In addition, collateral damage to highly proliferative normal cells by CDK inhibitors remains a safety concern. Intestinal epithelial cells are highly proliferative and the impact of individual CDK inhibition on intestinal cell proliferation has not been well studied. Using the rat intestinal epithelial (IEC6) cells as an in vitro model, we found that the selective CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib lacked potent anti-proliferative activity in IEC6 relative to the breast cancer cell line MCF7, indicating the absence of intestinal cell reliance on CDK4/6 for cell cycle progression. To further illustrate the role of CDKs in intestinal cells, we chose common targets of CDK inhibitors (CDK 1, 2, 4, 6, and 9) for targeted gene knockdown to evaluate phenotypes. Surprisingly, only CDK1 and CDK9 knockdown demonstrated profound cell death or had moderate growth effects, respectively. CDK2, 4, or 6 knockdowns, whether single, double, or triple combinations, did not have substantial impact. Studies evaluating CDK1 knockdown under various cell seeding densities indicate direct effects on viability independent of proliferation state and imply a potential noncanonical role for CDK1 in intestinal epithelial biology. This research supports the concept that CDK1 and CDK9, but not CDKs 2, 4, or 6, are essential for intestinal cell cycle progression and provides safety confidence for interphase CDK inhibition.


Nutrition ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 111087
Author(s):  
Rosa Elayne Marques de Freitas ◽  
Pedro Henrique Quintela Soares de Medeiros ◽  
Francisco Adelvane de Paulo Rodrigues ◽  
Marco Antonio de Freitas Clementino ◽  
Camila Fernandes ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (11) ◽  
pp. 5483
Author(s):  
Luisa F. Bustamante-Jaramillo ◽  
Celia Ramos ◽  
Cristina Martín-Castellanos

Cyclins and CDKs (Cyclin Dependent Kinases) are key players in the biology of eukaryotic cells, representing hubs for the orchestration of physiological conditions with cell cycle progression. Furthermore, as in the case of meiosis, cyclins and CDKs have acquired novel functions unrelated to this primal role in driving the division cycle. Meiosis is a specialized developmental program that ensures proper propagation of the genetic information to the next generation by the production of gametes with accurate chromosome content, and meiosis-specific cyclins are widespread in evolution. We have explored the diversification of CDK functions studying the meiosis-specific Crs1 cyclin in fission yeast. In addition to the reported role in DSB (Double Strand Break) formation, this cyclin is required for meiotic S-phase progression, a canonical role, and to maintain the architecture of the meiotic chromosomes. Crs1 localizes at the SPB (Spindle Pole Body) and is required to stabilize the cluster of telomeres at this location (bouquet configuration), as well as for normal SPB motion. In addition, Crs1 exhibits CDK(Cdc2)-dependent kinase activity in a biphasic manner during meiosis, in contrast to a single wave of protein expression, suggesting a post-translational control of its activity. Thus, Crs1 displays multiple functions, acting both in cell cycle progression and in several key meiosis-specific events.


Author(s):  
Deqin Kong ◽  
Rui Liu ◽  
Jiangzheng Liu ◽  
Qingbiao Zhou ◽  
Jiaxin Zhang ◽  
...  

Cubic membranes (CMs) represent unique biological membrane structures with highly curved three-dimensional periodic minimal surfaces, which have been observed in a wide range of cell types and organelles under various stress conditions (e. g., starvation, virus-infection, and oxidation). However, there are few reports on the biological roles of CMs, especially their roles in cell cycle. Hence, we established a stable cell population of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells (HepG2) of 100% S phase by thymidine treatment, and determined certain parameters in G2 phase released from S phase. Then we found a close relationship between CMs formation and cell cycle, and an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitochondrial function. After the synchronization of HepG2 cells were induced, CMs were observed through transmission electron microscope in G2 phase but not in G1, S and M phase. Moreover, the increased ATP production, mitochondrial and intracellular ROS levels were also present in G2 phase, which demonstrated a positive correlation with CMs formation by Pearson correlation analysis. This study suggests that CMs may act as an antioxidant structure in response to mitochondria-derived ROS during G2 phase and thus participate in cell cycle progression.


Blood ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 91 (8) ◽  
pp. 2896-2904 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josée Laliberté ◽  
Ann Yee ◽  
Yue Xiong ◽  
Beverly S. Mitchell

Depletion of guanine nucleotide pools after inhibition of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) potently inhibits DNA synthesis by arresting cells in G1 and has been shown to induce the differentiation of cultured myeloid and erythroid cell lines, as well as chronic granulocytic leukemic cells after blast transformation. Inhibitors of IMPDH are also highly effective as immunosuppressive agents. The mechanism underlying these pleiotropic effects of depletion of guanine nucleotides is unknown. We have examined the effects of mycophenolic acid (MPA), a potent IMPDH inhibitor, on the cell cycle progression of activated normal human T lymphocytes. MPA treatment resulted in the inhibition of pRb phosphorylation and cell entry into S phase. The expression of cyclin D3, a major component of the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) activity required for pRb phosphorylation, was completely abrogated by MPA treatment of T cells activated by interleukin-2 (IL-2) and leucoagglutinin (PHA-L), whereas the expression of cyclin D2, CDK6, and CDK4 was more mildly attenuated. The direct kinase activity of a complex immunoprecipitated with anti-CDK6 antibody was also inhibited. In addition, MPA prevented the IL-2–induced elimination of p27Kip1, a CDK inhibitor, and resulted in the retention of high levels of p27Kip1 in IL-2/PHA-L–treated T cells bound to CDK2. These results indicate that inhibition of the de novo synthesis of guanine nucleotides blocks the transition of normal peripheral blood T lymphocytes from G0 to S phase in early- to mid-G1 and that this cell cycle arrest results from inhibition of the induction of cyclin D/CDK6 kinase and the elimination of p27Kip1 inhibitory activity.


2003 ◽  
Vol 228 (5) ◽  
pp. 590-595 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aliye Uc ◽  
Bradley E. Britigan

Intestinal epithelium undergoes a rapid self-renewal process characterized by the proliferation of the crypt cells, their differentiation into mature enterocytes as they migrate up to the villi, followed by their shedding as they become senescent villus enterocytes. The exact mechanism that regulates the intestinal epithelium renewal process is not well understood, but the differential expression of regulatory genes along the crypt-villus axis may have a role. Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) is involved in endothelial cell cycle progression, but its role in the intestinal epithelial cell turnover has not been explored. With its effects on cell proliferation and its differential expression along the crypt-villus axis, HO-1 may play a role in the intestinal epithelial cell renewal process. In this study, we examined the role of HO-1 in the proliferation and differentiation of Caco-2 cells, a well-established in vitro model for human enterocytes. After confluence, Caco-2 cells undergo spontaneous differentiation and mimic the crypt to villus maturation observed in vivo. In preconfluent and confluent Caco-2 cells, HO-1 protein expression was determined with the immunoblot. HO-1 activity was determined by the ability of the enzyme to generate bilirubin from hemin. The effect of a HO-1 enzyme activity inhibitor, tin protoporphyrin (SnPP), on Caco-2 cell proliferation and differentiation was examined. In preconfluent cells, cell number was determined periodically as a marker of proliferation. Cell viability was measured with MTT assay. Cell differentiation was assessed by the expression of a brush border enzyme, alkaline phophatase (ALP). HO-1 was expressed in subconfluent Caco-2 cells and remained detectable until 2 days postconfluency. This timing was consistent with cells starting their differentiation and taking the features of normal intestinal epithelial cells. HO-1 was inducible in confluent Caco-2 cells by the enzyme substrate, hemin in a dose- and time-dependent manner. SnPP decreased the cell number and viability of preconfluent cells and delayed the ALP enzyme activity of confluent cells. HO-1 may be involved in intestinal cell cycle progression.


1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 4623-4632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahiro Hitomi ◽  
Dennis W. Stacey

ABSTRACT Novel techniques were used to determine when in the cell cycle of proliferating NIH 3T3 cells cellular Ras and cyclin D1 are required. For comparison, in quiescent cells, all four of the inhibitors of cell cycle progression tested (anti-Ras, anti-cyclin D1, serum removal, and cycloheximide) became ineffective at essentially the same point in G1 phase, approximately 4 h prior to the beginning of DNA synthesis. To extend these studies to cycling cells, a time-lapse approach was used to determine the approximate cell cycle position of individual cells in an asynchronous culture at the time of inhibitor treatment and then to determine the effects of the inhibitor upon recipient cells. With this approach, anti-Ras antibody efficiently inhibited entry into S phase only when introduced into cells prior to the preceding mitosis, several hours before the beginning of S phase. Anti-cyclin D1, on the other hand, was an efficient inhibitor when introduced up until just before the initiation of DNA synthesis. Cycloheximide treatment, like anti-cyclin D1 microinjection, was inhibitory throughout G1 phase (which lasts a total of 4 to 5 h in these cells). Finally, serum removal blocked entry into S phase only during the first hour following mitosis. Kinetic analysis and a novel dual-labeling technique were used to confirm the differences in cell cycle requirements for Ras, cyclin D1, and cycloheximide. These studies demonstrate a fundamental difference in mitogenic signal transduction between quiescent and cycling NIH 3T3 cells and reveal a sequence of signaling events required for cell cycle progression in proliferating NIH 3T3 cells.


2018 ◽  
Vol 115 (13) ◽  
pp. 3344-3349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Kumar ◽  
Mohanraj Gopalswamy ◽  
Annika Wolf ◽  
David J. Brockwell ◽  
Mechthild Hatzfeld ◽  
...  

Cell cycle progression is tightly regulated by cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs). The ankyrin-repeat protein p19INK4dfunctions as a key regulator of G1/S transition; however, its molecular mode of action is unknown. Here, we combine cell and structural biology methods to unravel the mechanism by which p19INK4dcontrols cell cycle progression. We delineate how the stepwise phosphorylation of p19INK4dSer66 and Ser76 by cell cycle-independent (p38) and -dependent protein kinases (CDK1), respectively, leads to local unfolding of the three N-terminal ankyrin repeats of p19INK4d. This dissociates the CDK6–p19INK4dinhibitory complex and, thereby, activates CDK6. CDK6 triggers entry into S-phase, whereas p19INK4dis ubiquitinated and degraded. Our findings reveal how signaling-dependent p19INK4dunfolding contributes to the irreversibility of G1/S transition.


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