scholarly journals ZBTB16 (zinc finger and BTB domain containing 16)

Author(s):  
F Viguié
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2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 896-902
Author(s):  
Jinwei Zhao ◽  
Ling Li

MicroRNAs have been reported to be associated with the initiation and progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). miR-216a-5p, one of the miRNAs, is involved in cancer cell proliferation, invasion and migration. However, the role of miR-216a-5p in RA remains to be explored. The expressions of miR-216a-5p and zinc finger and BTB domain-containing protein 2 (ZBTB2) in fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) of RA or healthy controls were detected by qRT-PCR and western blot analysis. Transfection of overexpressed and silenced miR-216a-5p were performed to explore the functional role of miR-216a-5p in RA-FLS. Cell Counting Kit-8 (CCK-8) assay and transwell assay were employed to assess cell proliferation and cell invasion, respectively. Moreover, luciferase reporter assay was executed to verify the combination of miR-216a-5p and ZBTB2. The results showed that miR-216a-5p expression in RA-FLS was downregulated than healthy controls. Overexpres-sion of miR-216a-5p inhibited RA-FLS cell proliferation, invasion and migration, while miR-216a-5p silencing revealed the opposite results. In addition, ZBTB2 was identified to be a direct target of miR-216a-5p in RA-FLS and its expression was higher than that in healthy controls. Rescue experiments revealed that ZBTB2 overexpression reversed the effects of miR-216a-5p on the proliferation, invasion and migration of RA-FLS. These data indicated the suppressive role of miR-216a-5p in RA-FLS via the regulation of ZBTB2, suggesting that miR-216a-5p and ZBTB2 may be the new targets for the treatment of RA.


2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (27) ◽  
pp. 7602-7607 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ai-Ping Mao ◽  
Michael G. Constantinides ◽  
Rebecca Mathew ◽  
Zhixiang Zuo ◽  
Xiaoting Chen ◽  
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The transcription factor PLZF [promyelocytic leukemia zinc finger, encoded by zinc finger BTB domain containing 16 (Zbtb16)] is induced during the development of innate and innate-like lymphocytes to direct their acquisition of a T-helper effector program, but the molecular mechanisms involved are poorly understood. Using biotinylation-based ChIP-seq and microarray analysis of both natural killer T (NKT) cells and PLZF-transgenic thymocytes, we identified several layers of regulation of the innate-like NKT effector program. First, PLZF bound and regulated genes encoding cytokine receptors as well as homing and adhesion receptors; second, PLZF bound and activated T-helper–specific transcription factor genes that in turn control T-helper–specific programs; finally, PLZF bound and suppressed the transcription of Bach2, a potent general repressor of effector differentiation in naive T cells. These findings reveal the multilayered architecture of the transcriptional program recruited by PLZF and elucidate how a single transcription factor can drive the developmental acquisition of a broad effector program.


2012 ◽  
Vol 287 (15) ◽  
pp. 12417-12424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomonori Nishii ◽  
Yu Oikawa ◽  
Yasumasa Ishida ◽  
Masashi Kawaichi ◽  
Eishou Matsuda

Mouse embryonic stem cells (ESCs) require transcriptional regulation to ensure rapid proliferation that allows for self-renewal. However, the molecular mechanism by which transcriptional factors regulate this rapid proliferation remains largely unknown. Here we present data showing that CIBZ, a BTB domain zinc finger transcriptional factor, is a key transcriptional regulator for regulation of ESC proliferation. Here we show that deletion or siRNA knockdown of CIBZ inhibits ESC proliferation. Cell cycle analysis shows that loss of CIBZ delays the progression of ESCs through the G1 to S phase transition. Conversely, constitutive ectopic expression of exogenous CIBZ in ESCs promotes proliferation and accelerates G1/S transition. These findings suggest that regulation of the G1/S transition explains, in part, CIBZ-associated ESC proliferation. Our data suggest that CIBZ acts through the post-transcriptionally regulates the expression of Nanog, a positive regulator of ESC proliferation and G1/S transition, but does not affect Oct3/4 and Sox2 protein expression. Notably, constitutive overexpression of Nanog partially rescued the proliferation defect caused by CIBZ knockdown, indicating the role of CIBZ in ESC proliferation and G1/S transition at least in part depends on the Nanog protein level.


2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 398-407
Author(s):  
Dongjiao Ni ◽  
Xiang Huang ◽  
Zhibo Wang ◽  
Lin Deng ◽  
Li Zeng ◽  
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Objective: The Yip1 domain family (YIPF) proteins were proposed to function in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) to Golgi transport and maintenance of the morphology of the Golgi, which were homologues of yeast Yip1p and Yif1p. YIPF3, the member 3 of YIPF family was a homolog of Yif1p. The aim of present study was to investigate the expression and regulation mechanism of porcine YIPF3.Methods: Quantitative realtime polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) was used to analyze porcine YIPF3 mRNA expression pattern in different tissues and pig kidney epithelial (PK15) cells stimulated by polyinosine-polycytidylic acid (poly [I:C]). Site-directed mutations combined with dual luciferase reporter assays and electrophoretic mobility shift assay (EMSA) were employed to reveal transcription regulation mechanism of porcine YIPF3.Results: Results showed that the mRNA of porcine YIPF3 (pYIPF3) was widely expressed with the highest levels in lymph and lung followed by spleen and liver, while weak in heart and skeletal muscle. Subcellular localization results indicated that it expressed in Golgi apparatus and plasma membranes. Upon stimulation with poly (I:C), the level of this gene was dramatically up-regulated in a time- and concentration-dependent manner. pYIPF3 core promoter region harbored three cis-acting elements which were bound by ETS proto-oncogene 2 (ETS2), zinc finger and BTB domain containing 4 (ZBTB4), and zinc finger and BTB domain containing 14 (ZBTB14), respectively. In which, ETS2 and ZBTB4 both promoted pYIPF3 transcription activity while ZBTB14 inhibited it, and these three transcription factors all played important regulation roles in tumorigenesis and apoptosis.Conclusion: The pYIPF3 mRNA expression was regulated by ETS2, ZBTB4, and ZBTB14, and its higher expression in immune organs might contribute to enhancing ER to Golgi transport of proteins, thus adapting to the immune response.


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