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- Rudolf-Virchow-Zentrum DFG-Forschungszentrum für Experimentelle Biomedizin der Universität Würzburg (1)
The ATPase p97 (also known as VCP, Cdc48) has crucial functions in a variety of important cellular processes such as protein quality control, organellar homeostasis, and DNA damage repair, and its de-regulation is linked to neuromuscular diseases and cancer. p97 is tightly controlled by numerous regulatory cofactors, but the full range and function of the p97–cofactor network is unknown. Here, we identify the hitherto uncharacterized FAM104 proteins as a conserved family of p97 interactors. The two human family members VCP nuclear cofactor family member 1 and 2 (VCF1/2) bind p97 directly via a novel, alpha-helical motif and associate with p97-UFD1-NPL4 and p97-UBXN2B complexes in cells. VCF1/2 localize to the nucleus and promote the nuclear import of p97. Loss of VCF1/2 results in reduced nuclear p97 levels, slow growth, and hypersensitivity to chemical inhibition of p97 in the absence and presence of DNA damage, suggesting that FAM104 proteins are critical regulators of nuclear p97 functions.
YAP, the key protein effector of the Hippo pathway, is a transcriptional co-activator that controls the expression of cell cycle genes, promotes cell growth and proliferation and regulates organ size. YAP modulates gene transcription by binding to distal enhancers, but the mechanisms of gene regulation by YAP-bound enhancers remain poorly understood. Here we show that constitutive active YAP5SA leads to widespread changes in chromatin accessibility in untransformed MCF10A cells. Newly accessible regions include YAP-bound enhancers that mediate activation of cycle genes regulated by the Myb-MuvB (MMB) complex. By CRISPR-interference we identify a role for YAP-bound enhancers in phosphorylation of Pol II at Ser5 at MMB-regulated promoters, extending previously published studies that suggested YAP primarily regulates the pause-release step and transcriptional elongation. YAP5SA also leads to less accessible ‘closed’ chromatin regions, which are not directly YAP-bound but which contain binding motifs for the p53 family of transcription factors. Diminished accessibility at these regions is, at least in part, a consequence of reduced expression and chromatin-binding of the p53 family member ΔNp63 resulting in downregulation of ΔNp63-target genes and promoting YAP-mediated cell migration. In summary, our studies uncover changes in chromatin accessibility and activity that contribute to the oncogenic activities of YAP.
Peroxisomes are ubiquitous organelles with essential functions in numerous cellular processes such as lipid metabolism, detoxification of reactive oxygen species and signaling. Knowledge of the peroxisomal proteome including multi-localized proteins and, most importantly, changes of its composition induced by altering cellular conditions or impaired peroxisome biogenesis and function is of paramount importance for a holistic view on peroxisomes and their diverse functions in a cellular context. In this chapter, we provide a spatial proteomics protocol specifically tailored to the analysis of the peroxisomal proteome of baker's yeast that enables the definition of the peroxisomal proteome under distinct conditions and to monitor dynamic changes of the proteome including the relocation of individual proteins to a different cellular compartment. The protocol comprises subcellular fractionation by differential centrifugation followed by Nycodenz density gradient centrifugation of a crude peroxisomal fraction, quantitative mass spectrometric measurements of subcellular and density gradient fractions and advanced computational data analysis, resulting in the establishment of organellar maps on a global scale.
RNA helicases are key players in the regulation of gene expression. They act by remodeling local RNA secondary structures as well as RNA-protein interactions to enable the dynamic association of RNA binding proteins to their targets. The putative RNA helicase DHX30 is a member of the family of DEAH-box helicases with a putative role in the ATP-dependent unwinding of RNA secondary structures. Mutations in the DHX30 gene causes the autosomal dominant neuronal disease “Neurodevelopmental Disorder with severe Motor Impairment and Absent Language” (NEDMIAL;OMIM#617804). In this thesis, a strategy was established that enabled the large-scale purification of enzymatically active DHX30. Through enzymatic studies performed in vitro, DHX30 was shown to act as an ATP-dependent 3’ → 5’ RNA helicase that catalyzes the unwinding of RNA:RNA and RNA:DNA substrates. Using recombinant DHX30, it could be shown that disease-causing missense mutations in the conserved helicase core caused the disruption of its ATPase and helicase activity. The protein interactome of DHX30 however, was unchanged indicating that the pathogenic missense-mutations do not cause misfolding of DHX30, but rather specifically affect its catalytic activity. DHX30 localizes predominantly in the cytoplasm where it forms a complex with ribosomes and polysomes. Using a cross-linking mass spectrometry approach, a direct interaction of the N-terminal double strand RNA binding domain of DHX30 with sites next to the ribosome’s mRNA entry channel and the subunit interface was uncovered. RNA sequencing of DHX30 knockout cells revealed a strong de-regulation of mRNAs involved in neurogenesis and nervous system development, which is in line with the NEDMIAL disease phenotype. The knockdown of DHX30 results in a decreased 80S peak in polysome gradients, indicating that DHX30 has an effect on the translation machinery. Sequencing of the pool of active translating mRNAs revealed that upon DHX30 knockout mainly 5’TOP mRNAs are downregulated. These mRNAs are coding for proteins of the translational machinery and translation initiation factors. This study identified DHX30 as a factor of the translation machinery that selectively impacts the expression of a subset of proteins and provides insight on the etiology of NEDMIAL.
Oncogenic transformation of lung epithelial cells is a multistep process, frequently starting with the inactivation of tumour suppressors and subsequent development of activating mutations in proto-oncogenes, such as members of the PI3K or MAPK families. Cells undergoing transformation have to adjust to changes, including altered metabolic requirements. This is achieved, in part, by modulating the protein abundance of transcription factors. Here, we report that the ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 28 (USP28) enables oncogenic reprogramming by regulating the protein abundance of proto-oncogenes such as c-JUN, c-MYC, NOTCH and ∆NP63 at early stages of malignant transformation. USP28 levels are increased in cancer compared with in normal cells due to a feed-forward loop, driven by increased amounts of oncogenic transcription factors such as c-MYC and c-JUN. Irrespective of oncogenic driver, interference with USP28 abundance or activity suppresses growth and survival of transformed lung cells. Furthermore, inhibition of USP28 via a small-molecule inhibitor resets the proteome of transformed cells towards a ‘premalignant’ state, and its inhibition synergizes with clinically established compounds used to target EGFR\(^{L858R}\)-, BRAF\(^{V600E}\)- or PI3K\(^{H1047R}\)-driven tumour cells. Targeting USP28 protein abundance at an early stage via inhibition of its activity is therefore a feasible strategy for the treatment of early-stage lung tumours, and the observed synergism with current standard-of-care inhibitors holds the potential for improved targeting of established tumours.
Eukaryotic cells react to various stress conditions with the rapid formation of membrane-less organelles called stress granules (SGs). SGs form by multivalent interactions between RNAs and RNA-binding proteins and are believed to protect stalled translation initiation complexes from stress-induced degradation. SGs contain hundreds of different mRNAs and proteins, and their assembly and disassembly are tightly controlled by post-translational modifications. The ubiquitin system, which mediates the covalent modification of target proteins with the small protein ubiquitin (‘ubiquitylation’), has been implicated in different aspects of SG metabolism, but specific functions in SG turnover have only recently emerged. Here, we summarize the evidence for the presence of ubiquitylated proteins at SGs, review the functions of different components of the ubiquitin system in SG formation and clearance, and discuss the link between perturbed SG clearance and the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders. We conclude that the ubiquitin system plays an important, medically relevant role in SG biology.
Background
ACAM2000, a thymidine kinase (TK)-positive strain of vaccinia virus, is the current smallpox vaccine in the US. Preclinical testing demonstrated potent oncolytic activity of ACAM2000 against several tumor types. This Phase I clinical trial of ACAM2000 delivered by autologous adipose stromal vascular fraction (SVF) cells was conducted to determine the safety and feasibility of such a treatment in patients with advanced solid tumors or acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
Methods
Twenty-four patients with solid tumors and two patients with AML participated in this open-label, non-randomized dose-escalation trial. All patients were treated with SVF derived from autologous fat and incubated for 15 min to 1 h with ACAM2000 before application. Six patients received systemic intravenous application only, one patient received intra-tumoral application only, 15 patients received combination intravenous with intra-tumoral deployment, 3 patients received intravenous and intra-peritoneal injection and 1 patient received intravenous, intra-tumoral and intra-peritoneal injections. Safety at each dose level of ACAM2000 (1.4 × 106 plaque-forming units (PFU) to 1.8 × 107 PFU) was evaluated. Blood samples for PK assessments, flow cytometry and cytokine analysis were collected at baseline and 1 min, 1 h, 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months following treatment.
Results
No serious toxicities (> grade 2) were reported. Seven patients reported an adverse event (AE) in this study: self-limiting skin rashes, lasting 7 to 18 days—an expected adverse reaction to ACAM2000. No AEs leading to study discontinuation were reported. Viral DNA was detected in all patients’ blood samples immediately following treatment. Interestingly, in 8 patients viral DNA disappeared 1 day and re-appeared 1 week post treatment, suggesting active viral replication at tumor sites, and correlating with longer survival of these patients. No major increase in cytokine levels or correlation between cytokine levels and skin rashes was noted. We were able to assess some initial efficacy signals, especially when the ACAM2000/SVF treatment was combined with checkpoint inhibition.
Conclusions
Treatment with ACAM2000/SVF in patients with advanced solid tumors or AML is safe and well tolerated, and several patients had signals of an anticancer effect. These promising initial clinical results merit further investigation of therapeutic utility.
Trial registration Retrospectively registered (ISRCTN#10201650) on October 22, 2018.
Background
Previous studies have identified IFNγ as an important early barrier to oncolytic viruses including vaccinia. The existing innate and adaptive immune barriers restricting oncolytic virotherapy, however, can be overcome using autologous or allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells as carrier cells with unique immunosuppressive properties.
Methods
To test the ability of mesenchymal stem cells to overcome innate and adaptive immune barriers and to successfully deliver oncolytic vaccinia virus to tumor cells, we performed flow cytometry and virus plaque assay analysis of ex vivo co-cultures of stem cells infected with vaccinia virus in the presence of peripheral blood mononuclear cells from healthy donors. Comparative analysis was performed to establish statistically significant correlations and to evaluate the effect of stem cells on the activity of key immune cell populations.
Results
Here, we demonstrate that adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) have the potential to eradicate resistant tumor cells through a combination of potent virus amplification and sensitization of the tumor cells to virus infection. Moreover, the ADSCs demonstrate ability to function as a virus-amplifying Trojan horse in the presence of both autologous and allogeneic human PBMCs, which can be linked to the intrinsic immunosuppressive properties of stem cells and their unique potential to overcome innate and adaptive immune barriers. The clinical application of ready-to-use ex vivo expanded allogeneic stem cell lines, however, appears significantly restricted by patient-specific allogeneic differences associated with the induction of potent anti-stem cell cytotoxic and IFNγ responses. These allogeneic responses originate from both innate (NK)- and adaptive (T)- immune cells and might compromise therapeutic efficacy through direct elimination of the stem cells or the induction of an anti-viral state, which can block the potential of the Trojan horse to amplify and deliver vaccinia virus to the tumor.
Conclusions
Overall, our findings and data indicate the feasibility to establish simple and informative assays that capture critically important patient-specific differences in the immune responses to the virus and stem cells, which allows for proper patient-stem cell matching and enables the effective use of off-the-shelf allogeneic cell-based delivery platforms, thus providing a more practical and commercially viable alternative to the autologous stem cell approach.
Interleukin 2 (IL-2) was the first cytokine applied for cancer treatment in human history. It has been approved as monotherapy for renal cell carcinoma and melanoma by the FDA and does mediate the regression of the tumors in patients. One of the possible mechanisms is that the administration of IL-2 led to T lymphocytes expansion, including CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. In addition, a recent study demonstrated that antigen-specific T cells could also be expanded through the induction of IL-2, which plays a crucial role in mediating tumor regression. However, despite the long-term and extensive use of IL-2 in the clinic, the ratio of patients who get a complete response was still low, and only about one-fifth of patients showed objective tumor regression. Therefore, the function of IL-2 in cancer treatment should continue to be optimized and investigated. A study by Franz O. Smith et al. has shown that the combination treatment of IL-2 and tumor-associated antigen vaccine has a strong trend to increased objective responses compared to patients with melanoma receiving IL-2 alone. Peptide vaccines are anti-cancer vaccines able to induce a powerful tumor antigenspecific immune response capable of eradicating the tumors. According to the type of antigens, peptide vaccines can be classified into two distinct categories: Tumor-associated antigens (TAA) vaccine and tumor-specific neoantigens (TSA) vaccine. Currently, Peptide vaccines are mainly investigated in phase I and phase II clinical trials of human cancer patients with various advanced cancers such as lung cancer, gastrointestinal tumors, and breast cancers. Vaccinia virus (VACV) is one of the safest viral vectors, which has been wildly used in cancer treatment and pathogen prevention. As an oncolytic vector, VACV can carry multiple large foreign genes, which enable the virus to introduce diagnostic and therapeutic agents without dramatically reducing the viral replication. Meanwhile, the recombinant vaccinia virus (rVACV) can be easily generated by homologous recombination. Here, we used the vaccinia virus as the therapeutic cancer vector, expressing mouse Interleukin 2 (IL-2) and tumor-associated antigens simultaneously to investigate the combined effect of anti-tumor immune response in the 4T1 mouse tumor model. As expected, the VACV driven mIL-2 expression remarkably increased both CD4+ and CD8+ populations in vivo, and the virus-expressed tumor-associated peptides successfully elicited theantigen-specific T cell response to inhibit the growth of tumors. Furthermore, the experiments with tumor-bearing animals showed that the mIL-2 plus tumor antigens expressing VACV vector gave a better anti-cancer response than the mIL-2 alone expressing vector. The combinations did significantly more inhibit tumor growth than mIL-2 treatment alone. Moreover, the results confirmed our previous unpublished data that the mIL-2 expression driven by synthetic early/late promoter in the Lister strain VACV could enhance the tumor regression in the 4T1 mouse model.
Im Zellkern eukaryotischer Zellen werden Gene in mRNAs transkribiert, welche umfangreich prozessiert und aus dem Zellkern exportiert werden. Im Zytoplasma erfolgt die Translation der mRNAs in Proteine, ein Prozess, welcher viel Energie benötigt und daher mittels vielfältiger Mechanismen streng reguliert wird. Ein Beispiel hierfür stellt die Klasse der TOP-mRNAs dar, eine RNA-Spezies, welche hauptsächlich Transkripte von Genen umfasst, die selbst in die Translation involviert sind. Die prominentesten Vertreter dieser Klasse sind die Proteine der kleinen und großen ribosomalen Untereinheiten. TOP-mRNAs zeichnen sich durch ein gemeinsames Sequenz-Motiv am Anfang Ihrer 5’-UTR aus, welches aus einem Pyrimidinstrang besteht und unmittelbar nach dem Cap mit einem Cytosin beginnt. Dieses allen TOP-RNAs gemeinsame Motiv ermöglicht die zeitgleiche Translationskontrolle dieser RNA-Klasse. So kann die Translation der TOP-mRNAs unter Stressbedingungen wie z.B. Nährstoffmangel koordiniert inhibiert werden, wodurch Energie eingespart wird.
Bereits lange wird nach einem Regulator gesucht, der an dieses TOP-Motiv bindet und die koordinierte Regulation ermöglicht. Man kann sich hier einen Inhibitor oder auch einen Aktivator vorstellen. Verschiedene Proteine wurden bereits in Erwägung gezogen. In dieser Arbeit wurde das Protein TIAR mittels Massenspektrometrie als TOP-interagierender Faktor identifiziert und dessen Bindungseigenschaften mit dem TOP-Motiv durch Shift Assays untersucht. Hierbei konnten Minimalkonstrukte verschiedener Organismen sowie RNA-TOP – Sequenzen identifiziert werden, welche sich für Strukturanalysen eignen würden. Als weiterer TOP-interagierender Faktor wurde über verschiedene sequenzielle Reinigungsschritte das Protein 14-3-3ε identifiziert.
Weiterhin wurden die TOP-Motiv-bindenden Proteine LARP1 und LARP7 auf Ihre Bindungseigenschaften mit Ihren Zielsequenzen untersucht. Während gezeigt werden konnte, dass LARP1 einen inhibierenden Einfluss auf TOP-RNAs hat, wurde in weiteren Shift-Assays die Bindungseigenschaften von LARP7 mit 7SK untersucht, wobei ebenfalls ein minimales LARP7–Konstrukt sowie 7SK-Konstrukte für Strukturanalysen identifiziert werden konnten. Weiterhin konnte gezeigt werden, dass verschiedene Substanzen wie tRNA und Arginin einen starken Einfluss auf die LARP7-7SK – Interaktion ausüben, welcher in weiteren Studien berücksichtigt werden sollte.