Hsp70 is required for optimal cell proliferation in mouse A6 mesoangioblast stem cells

2009 ◽  
Vol 421 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppina Turturici ◽  
Fabiana Geraci ◽  
Maria E. Candela ◽  
Giulio Cossu ◽  
Giovanni Giudice ◽  
...  

Mouse Hsp70 (70 kDa heat shock protein) is preferentially induced by heat or stress stimuli. We previously found that Hsp70 is constitutively expressed in A6 mouse mesoangioblast stem cells, but its possible role in these cells and the control of its basal transcription remained unexplored. Here we report that in the absence of stress, Ku factor is able to bind the HSE (heat shock element) consensus sequence in vitro, and in vivo it is bound to the proximal hsp70 promoter. In addition, we show that constitutive hsp70 transcription depends on the co-operative interaction of different factors such as Sp1 (specificity protein 1) and GAGA-binding protein with Ku factor, which binds the HSE consensus sequence. We used mRNA interference assays to select knockdown cell clones. These cells were able to respond to heat stress by producing a large amount of Hsp70, and produced the same amount of Hsp70 as that synthesized by stressed A6 cells. However, severe Hsp70 knockdown cells had a longer duplication time, suggesting that constitutive Hsp70 expression has an effect on the rate of proliferation.

1995 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 1071-1078 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Davidson ◽  
P Høj ◽  
T Gabriele ◽  
R L Anderson

We have identified a murine B-cell lymphoma cell line, CH1, that has a much-diminished capacity to express increased levels of heat shock proteins in response to heat stress in vitro. In particular, these cells cannot synthesize the inducible 72-kDa heat shock protein (HSP72) which is normally expressed at high levels in stressed cells. We show here that CH1 fails to transcribe HSP72 mRNA after heat shock, even though the heat shock transcription factor, HSF, is activated correctly. After heat shock, HSF from CH1 is found in the nucleus and is phosphorylated, trimerized, and capable of binding the heat shock element. We propose that additional signals which CH1 cells are unable to transduce are normally required to activate hsp72 transcription in vitro. Surprisingly, we have found that when the CH1 cells are heated in situ in a mouse, they show normal expression of HSP72 mRNA and protein. Therefore, CH1 cells have a functional hsp72 gene which can be transcribed and translated when the cells are in an appropriate environment. A diffusible factor present in ascites fluid is capable of restoring normal HSP72 induction in CH1 cells. We conclude that as-yet-undefined factors are required for regulation of the hsp72 gene or, alternatively, that heat shock in vivo causes activation of hsp70 through a novel pathway which the defect in CH1 has exposed and which is distinct from that operating in vitro. This unique system offers an opportunity to study a physiologically relevant pathway of heat shock induction and to biochemically define effectors involved in the mammalian stress response.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenghua Luo ◽  
Dengyu Ji ◽  
Yan Li ◽  
Yan Cao ◽  
Shangyue Zhang ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTSp1 (Specificity protein 1)-CSE (cystathionine-γ-lyase)-H2S (hydrogen sulfide) pathway plays an important role in homocysteine-metabolism, whose disorder can result in hyperhomocysteinemia. The deficiency of plasma H2S in patients and animal models with hyperhomocysteinemia has been reported but it is unclear whether this deficiency plays a role in the progress of hyperhomocysteinemia. Furthermore, it remains unknown whether the post-translational modification of Sp1 or CSE mediated by hyperhomocysteinemia itself can in turn affect the development of hyperhomocysteinemia. By both in vivo and in vitro studies, we conducted immunoprecipitation and maleimide assays to detect the post-translational modification of Sp1-CSE-H2S pathway and revealed four major findings: (1) the accumulation of homocysteine augmented the nitration of CSE, thus blunted its bio-activity and caused H2S deficiency. (2) H2S deficiency lowered the S-sulfhydration of Sp1 and inhibited its transcriptional activity, resulted in lower expression of CSE. CSE deficiency decreased the H2S level further, which in turn lowered the S-sulfhydration level of CSE. (3) CSE was S-sulfhydrated at Cys84, Cys109, Cys172, Cys229, Cys252, Cys307 and Cys310 under physiological conditions, mutation of Cys84, Cys109, Cys229, Cys252 and Cys307 decreased its S-sulfhydration level and bio-activity. (4) H2S deficiency could trap hyperhomocysteinemia into a progressive vicious circle and trigger a rapid increase of homocysteine, while blocking nitration or restoring S-sulfhydration could break this circle. In conclusion, this study reveals a novel mechanism involved in the disorder of homocysteine-metabolism, which may provide a candidate therapeutic strategy for hyperhomocysteinemia.


1992 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3490-3498 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Hosokawa ◽  
K Hirayoshi ◽  
H Kudo ◽  
H Takechi ◽  
A Aoike ◽  
...  

Transcriptional activation of human heat shock protein (HSP) genes by heat shock or other stresses is regulated by the activation of a heat shock factor (HSF). Activated HSF posttranslationally acquires DNA-binding ability. We previously reported that quercetin and some other flavonoids inhibited the induction of HSPs in HeLa and COLO 320DM cells, derived from a human colon cancer, at the level of mRNA accumulation. In this study, we examined the effects of quercetin on the induction of HSP70 promoter-regulated chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) activity and on the binding of HSF to the heat shock element (HSE) by a gel mobility shift assay with extracts of COLO 320DM cells. Quercetin inhibited heat-induced CAT activity in COS-7 and COLO 320DM cells which were transfected with plasmids bearing the CAT gene under the control of the promoter region of the human HSP70 gene. Treatment with quercetin inhibited the binding of HSF to the HSE in whole-cell extracts activated in vivo by heat shock and in cytoplasmic extracts activated in vitro by elevated temperature or by urea. The binding of HSF activated in vitro by Nonidet P-40 was not suppressed by the addition of quercetin. The formation of the HSF-HSE complex was not inhibited when quercetin was added only during the binding reaction of HSF to the HSE after in vitro heat activation. Quercetin thus interacts with HSF and inhibits the induction of HSPs after heat shock through inhibition of HSF activation.


Neurosurgery ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 66 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Chen ◽  
Jialiang Wang ◽  
Hengli Tian

Abstract INTRODUCTION It has been increasingly recognized that glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a highly heterogeneous disease, which is initiated and sustained by molecular alterations in an array of signal transduction pathways. Heat-shock protein 90 (Hsp90) is a molecular chaperone to be critically implicated in folding and activation of a diverse group of client proteins, many of which are key regulators of important glioblastoma biology. METHODS To determine the therapeutic potential of targeting Hsp90 in glioblastoma, we assessed the anti-neoplastic efficacy of NXD30001, a brain-penetrating Hsp90 inhibitor as a monotherapy or in combination with radiation, both in Vitro and in Vivo. RESULTS Our results demonstrated that NXD30001 potently inhibited neurosphere formation, growth and survival of CD133 + glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs) with the half maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC50) at low nanomolar concentrations. At suboptimal concentrations, inhibition of Hsp90 did not exert cytotoxic activity but rather increased radiosensitivity in GSCs. CD133- GBM cells were less sensitive and not radiosensitized by NXD30001. In lines with its cytotoxic and radiosensitizing effects, NXD30001 dose-dependently decreased phosphorylation protein levels of multiple Hsp90 client proteins, including those playing key roles in GSCs, such as EGFR, Akt, c-Myc, and Notch1. In addition, combining NXD30001 with radiation could impair DNA damage response and ER stress response to induce apoptosis of GSCs. Treatment of orthotopic glioblastoma tumors with NXD30001 extended median survival of tumor-bearing mice by approximately 20% (treated 37 days vs vehicle 31 d, P = .0026). Radiation alone increased median survival of tumor-bearing mice from 31 to 38 d, combination with NXD30001 further extended survival to 43 d (P = .0089). CONCLUSION Our results suggest that GBM stem cells (CD133+) are more sensitive to NXD30001 than non-stem GBM cells (CD133-). Furthermore, combination NXD30001 with radiation significantly inhibits GBM progression than use it as a monotherapy by targeting GSCs.


1999 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 1627-1639 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander M. Erkine ◽  
Serena F. Magrogan ◽  
Edward A. Sekinger ◽  
David S. Gross

ABSTRACT Previous work has shown that heat shock factor (HSF) plays a central role in remodeling the chromatin structure of the yeastHSP82 promoter via constitutive interactions with its high-affinity binding site, heat shock element 1 (HSE1). The HSF-HSE1 interaction is also critical for stimulating both basal (noninduced) and induced transcription. By contrast, the function of the adjacent, inducibly occupied HSE2 and -3 is unknown. In this study, we examined the consequences of mutations in HSE1, HSE2, and HSE3 on HSF binding and transactivation. We provide evidence that in vivo, HSF binds to these three sites cooperatively. This cooperativity is seen both before and after heat shock, is required for full inducibility, and can be recapitulated in vitro on both linear and supercoiled templates. Quantitative in vitro footprinting reveals that occupancy of HSE2 and -3 by Saccharomyces cerevisiae HSF (ScHSF) is enhanced ∼100-fold through cooperative interactions with the HSF-HSE1 complex. HSE1 point mutants, whose basal transcription is virtually abolished, are functionally compensated by cooperative interactions with HSE2 and -3 following heat shock, resulting in robust inducibility. Using a competition binding assay, we show that the affinity of recombinant HSF for the full-length HSP82promoter is reduced nearly an order of magnitude by a single-point mutation within HSE1, paralleling the effect of these mutations on noninduced transcript levels. We propose that the remodeled chromatin phenotype previously shown for HSE1 point mutants (and lost in HSE1 deletion mutants) stems from the retention of productive, cooperative interactions between HSF and its target binding sites.


2008 ◽  
Vol 295 (6) ◽  
pp. F1817-F1824 ◽  
Author(s):  
Federica Barutta ◽  
Silvia Pinach ◽  
Sara Giunti ◽  
Ferdinando Vittone ◽  
Josephine M. Forbes ◽  
...  

Heat shock protein (HSP) HSP27, HSP60, HSP70, and HSP90 are induced by cellular stresses and play a key role in cytoprotection. Both hyperglycemia and glomerular hypertension are crucial determinants in the pathogenesis of diabetic nephropathy and impose cellular stresses on renal target cells. We studied both the expression and the phosphorylation state of HSP27, HSP60, HSP70, and HSP90 in vivo in rats made diabetic with streptozotocin and in vitro in mesangial cells and podocytes exposed to either high glucose or mechanical stretch. Diabetic and control animals were studied 4, 12, and 24 wk after the onset of diabetes. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed an overexpression of HSP25, HSP60, and HSP72 in the diabetic outer medulla, whereas no differences were seen in the glomeruli. Similarly, exposure neither to high glucose nor to stretch altered HSP expression in mesangial cells and podocytes. By contrast, the phosphorylated form of HSP27 was enhanced in the glomerular podocytes of diabetic animals, and in vitro exposure of podocytes to stretch induced HSP27 phosphorylation via a P38-dependent mechanism. In conclusion, diabetes and diabetes-related insults differentially modulate HSP27, HSP60, and HSP70 expression/phosphorylation in the glomeruli and in the medulla, and this may affect the ability of renal cells to mount an effective cytoprotective response.


1998 ◽  
Vol 180 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara J. MacGregor ◽  
Russell K. Karls ◽  
Timothy J. Donohue

ABSTRACT These experiments sought to identify what form of RNA polymerase transcribes the P1 promoter for the Rhodobacter sphaeroidescytochrome c 2 gene (cycA). In vitro, cycA P1 was recognized by an RNA polymerase holoenzyme fraction that transcribes several well-characterizedEscherichia coli heat shock (ς32) promoters. The in vivo effects of mutations flanking the transcription initiation site (+1) also suggested that cycA P1 was recognized by an RNA polymerase similar to E. coli Eς32. Function of cycA P1 was not altered by mutations more than 35 bp upstream of position +1 or by alterations downstream of −7. A point mutation at position −34 that is towards the E. coliEς32 −35 consensus sequence (G34T) increasedcycA P1 activity ∼20-fold, while several mutations that reduced or abolished promoter function changed highly conserved bases in presumed −10 or −35 elements. In addition, cycA P1 function was retained in mutant promoters with a spacer region as short as 14 nucleotides. When either wild-type or G34T promoters were incubated with reconstituted RNA polymerase holoenzymes,cycA P1 transcription was observed only with samples containing either a 37-kDa subunit that is a member of the heat shock sigma factor family (Eς37) or a 38-kDa subunit that also allows core RNA polymerase to recognize E. coli heat shock promoters (Eς38) (R. K. Karls, J. Brooks, P. Rossmeissl, J. Luedke, and T. J. Donohue, J. Bacteriol. 180:10–19, 1998).


1991 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 586-592
Author(s):  
K Abravaya ◽  
B Phillips ◽  
R I Morimoto

Genomic footprinting of the human hsp70 promoter reveals that heat shock induces a rapid binding of a factor, presumably heat shock transcription factor, to a region encompassing five contiguous NGAAN sequences, three perfect and two imperfect matches to the consensus sequence. Arrays of inverted NGAAN sequences have been defined as the heat shock element. No protein is bound to the heat shock element prior to or after recovery from heat shock. Heat shock does not perturb the binding of factors to other regulatory elements in the promoter which contribute to basal expression of the hsp70 gene.


1989 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 4789-4798
Author(s):  
D McDaniel ◽  
A J Caplan ◽  
M S Lee ◽  
C C Adams ◽  
B R Fishel ◽  
...  

Previous studies have shown that heat shock factor is constitutively bound to heat shock elements in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. We demonstrate that mutation of the heat shock element closest to the TATA box of the yeast HSP82 promoter abolishes basal-level transcription without markedly affecting inducibility. The mutated heat shock element no longer bound putative heat shock factor, either in vitro or in vivo, but still resided within a nuclease-hypersensitive site in the chromatin. Thus, constitutive binding of heat shock factor to heat shock elements in S. cerevisiae appears to functionally direct basal-level transcription.


Blood ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 106 (11) ◽  
pp. 2005-2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marion Pocaly ◽  
Valérie Lagarde ◽  
Gabriel Etienne ◽  
Jean-Antoine Ribeil ◽  
Marc Bonneu ◽  
...  

Abstract Imatinib is an effective therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a myeloproliferative syndrome characterised by the expression of the recombinant oncoprotein Bcr-Abl. Imatinib inhibits Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase activity leading to apoptosis of leukemic cells sparing normal hematopoiesis. Several mechanisms of resistance to imatinib have been identified both in vitro and in vivo: Bcr-Abl mutations, an over-expression of the Bcr-Abl kinase itself or other tyrosine kinase bypass. To identify unknown mechanism, we used an imatinib resistant cell line (K562-R) generated from the erythroblastic cell line K562 (K562-S) (Blood, 2000; 93: 1070–1079) for which all described mechanisms of resistance have been previously invalidated. Previous results from a proteomic study identified some chaperon proteins such as heat shock proteins with an increased expression level in K562-R. One of them, the heat shock protein 70, Hsp70, has a 3 fold increase expression level in K562-R cells, results which have been confirmed by western-blot analysis. To characterise the role of Hsp 70 in imatinib resistance, we inhibit Hsp 70 expression by RNA silencing (siRNA) in K562-R cells and over-express it in K562-S cells. Inhibition of Hsp70 protein expression by siRNA decrease Hsp70 expression rapidly over 90% at day 4 which is associated with a significant reduction of viability (66 ± 6%, n = 5, p < 0.03). Over expression of Hsp 70 in K562-S cells induced a significant increase of resistance to imatinib since the addition of imatinib only increases mortality by 27 ± 5 % in comparison to 52 ± 4 % for K562-S cells (n = 4, p < 0.001). Detection of HSF-1 phosphorylation, the major transcription factor involved in Hsp 70 expression, did not show significant differences between K562-S and K562-R cells although over a 3 fold increase is detected in the mRNA level of Hsp 70 in K562-R cells by quantitative PCR. Furthermore, the comparison of Hsp70 expression in mononuclear cells of 7 CML patients before imatinib treatment and at the relapse time shows that Hsp 70 is increased in imatinib resistant patients suggesting it could also play a role in resistance in vivo. Present study confirmed that over expression of Hsp 70 in the cell line K562-R is involved in the mechanism of imatinib resistance in vitro. Moreover, the correlation between the increase of Hsp 70 in CML patient cells and resistance suggests it could be an interesting marker and potentially a therapeutic target.


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