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  • 1
    Publication Date: 2012-12-22
    Description: The presence of DNA in the cytoplasm of mammalian cells is a danger signal that triggers host immune responses such as the production of type I interferons. Cytosolic DNA induces interferons through the production of cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate (cyclic GMP-AMP, or cGAMP), which binds to and activates the adaptor protein STING. Through biochemical fractionation and quantitative mass spectrometry, we identified a cGAMP synthase (cGAS), which belongs to the nucleotidyltransferase family. Overexpression of cGAS activated the transcription factor IRF3 and induced interferon-beta in a STING-dependent manner. Knockdown of cGAS inhibited IRF3 activation and interferon-beta induction by DNA transfection or DNA virus infection. cGAS bound to DNA in the cytoplasm and catalyzed cGAMP synthesis. These results indicate that cGAS is a cytosolic DNA sensor that induces interferons by producing the second messenger cGAMP.〈br /〉〈br /〉〈a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3863629/" target="_blank"〉〈img src="https://static.pubmed.gov/portal/portal3rc.fcgi/4089621/img/3977009" border="0"〉〈/a〉   〈a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3863629/" target="_blank"〉This paper as free author manuscript - peer-reviewed and accepted for publication〈/a〉〈br /〉〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Sun, Lijun -- Wu, Jiaxi -- Du, Fenghe -- Chen, Xiang -- Chen, Zhijian J -- AI-093967/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- R01 AI093967/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- Howard Hughes Medical Institute/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2013 Feb 15;339(6121):786-91. doi: 10.1126/science.1232458. Epub 2012 Dec 20.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23258413" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Adenosine Triphosphate/metabolism ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Cell Line, Tumor ; Cyclic AMP/biosynthesis ; Cyclic GMP/biosynthesis ; Cytidine Triphosphate/metabolism ; Cytosol/enzymology/*immunology ; DNA/*immunology/metabolism ; Gene Knockdown Techniques ; HEK293 Cells ; Humans ; Interferon Type I/*biosynthesis ; Interferon-beta/*biosynthesis ; Metabolic Networks and Pathways ; Mice ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Nucleotidyltransferases/genetics/isolation & purification/*metabolism
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    Electronic ISSN: 1095-9203
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Computer Science , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
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  • 2
    Publication Date: 2011-06-17
    Description: Transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta is stored in the extracellular matrix as a latent complex with its prodomain. Activation of TGF-beta1 requires the binding of alpha(v) integrin to an RGD sequence in the prodomain and exertion of force on this domain, which is held in the extracellular matrix by latent TGF-beta binding proteins. Crystals of dimeric porcine proTGF-beta1 reveal a ring-shaped complex, a novel fold for the prodomain, and show how the prodomain shields the growth factor from recognition by receptors and alters its conformation. Complex formation between alpha(v)beta(6) integrin and the prodomain is insufficient for TGF-beta1 release. Force-dependent activation requires unfastening of a 'straitjacket' that encircles each growth-factor monomer at a position that can be locked by a disulphide bond. Sequences of all 33 TGF-beta family members indicate a similar prodomain fold. The structure provides insights into the regulation of a family of growth and differentiation factors of fundamental importance in morphogenesis and homeostasis.〈br /〉〈br /〉〈a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4717672/" target="_blank"〉〈img src="https://static.pubmed.gov/portal/portal3rc.fcgi/4089621/img/3977009" border="0"〉〈/a〉   〈a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4717672/" target="_blank"〉This paper as free author manuscript - peer-reviewed and accepted for publication〈/a〉〈br /〉〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Shi, Minlong -- Zhu, Jianghai -- Wang, Rui -- Chen, Xing -- Mi, Lizhi -- Walz, Thomas -- Springer, Timothy A -- P01 HL103526/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/ -- Howard Hughes Medical Institute/ -- England -- Nature. 2011 Jun 15;474(7351):343-9. doi: 10.1038/nature10152.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Immune Disease Institute, Children's Hospital Boston and Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21677751" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Activins/metabolism ; Amino Acid Motifs ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Antigens, Neoplasm/chemistry/metabolism ; Camurati-Engelmann Syndrome/genetics ; Cell Line ; Crystallography, X-Ray ; HEK293 Cells ; Humans ; Integrins/chemistry/metabolism ; Latent TGF-beta Binding Proteins/chemistry/metabolism ; Models, Molecular ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Multigene Family ; Mutation/genetics ; Oligopeptides/chemistry/metabolism ; Protein Structure, Tertiary ; Receptors, Transforming Growth Factor beta/chemistry/metabolism ; Swine ; Transforming Growth Factor beta1/biosynthesis/*chemistry/genetics/*metabolism
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  • 3
    Publication Date: 2012-06-05
    Description: How environmental cues regulate adult stem cell and cancer cell activity through surface receptors is poorly understood. Angiopoietin-like proteins (ANGPTLs), a family of seven secreted glycoproteins, are known to support the activity of haematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) in vitro and in vivo. ANGPTLs also have important roles in lipid metabolism, angiogenesis and inflammation, but were considered 'orphan ligands' because no receptors were identified. Here we show that the immune-inhibitory receptor human leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor B2 (LILRB2) and its mouse orthologue paired immunoglobulin-like receptor (PIRB) are receptors for several ANGPTLs. LILRB2 and PIRB are expressed on human and mouse HSCs, respectively, and the binding of ANGPTLs to these receptors supported ex vivo expansion of HSCs. In mouse transplantation acute myeloid leukaemia models, a deficiency in intracellular signalling of PIRB resulted in increased differentiation of leukaemia cells, revealing that PIRB supports leukaemia development. Our study indicates an unexpected functional significance of classical immune-inhibitory receptors in maintenance of stemness of normal adult stem cells and in support of cancer development.〈br /〉〈br /〉〈a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367397/" target="_blank"〉〈img src="https://static.pubmed.gov/portal/portal3rc.fcgi/4089621/img/3977009" border="0"〉〈/a〉   〈a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3367397/" target="_blank"〉This paper as free author manuscript - peer-reviewed and accepted for publication〈/a〉〈br /〉〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Zheng, Junke -- Umikawa, Masato -- Cui, Changhao -- Li, Jiyuan -- Chen, Xiaoli -- Zhang, Chaozheng -- Huynh, HoangDinh -- Kang, Xunlei -- Silvany, Robert -- Wan, Xuan -- Ye, Jingxiao -- Canto, Alberto Puig -- Chen, Shu-Hsia -- Wang, Huan-You -- Ward, E Sally -- Zhang, Cheng Cheng -- K01 CA 120099/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- K01 CA120099/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- K01 CA120099-03/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- K01 CA120099-04/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- K01 CA120099-05/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- K01 CA120099-06/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- R01 CA109322/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- R01 CA172268/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- England -- Nature. 2012 May 30;485(7400):656-60. doi: 10.1038/nature11095.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Departments of Physiology and Developmental Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22660330" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Cell Differentiation ; Cell Division ; Cells, Cultured ; Disease Models, Animal ; Fetal Blood/cytology/metabolism ; HEK293 Cells ; Hematopoietic Stem Cells/*cytology/*metabolism ; Humans ; Leukemia/*metabolism/*pathology ; Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics/*metabolism ; Mice ; Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein ; Receptors, Immunologic/genetics/*metabolism
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    Publication Date: 2012-12-22
    Description: Cytosolic DNA induces type I interferons and other cytokines that are important for antimicrobial defense but can also result in autoimmunity. This DNA signaling pathway requires the adaptor protein STING and the transcription factor IRF3, but the mechanism of DNA sensing is unclear. We found that mammalian cytosolic extracts synthesized cyclic guanosine monophosphate-adenosine monophosphate (cyclic GMP-AMP, or cGAMP) in vitro from adenosine triphosphate and guanosine triphosphate in the presence of DNA but not RNA. DNA transfection or DNA virus infection of mammalian cells also triggered cGAMP production. cGAMP bound to STING, leading to the activation of IRF3 and induction of interferon-beta. Thus, cGAMP functions as an endogenous second messenger in metazoans and triggers interferon production in response to cytosolic DNA.〈br /〉〈br /〉〈a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3855410/" target="_blank"〉〈img src="https://static.pubmed.gov/portal/portal3rc.fcgi/4089621/img/3977009" border="0"〉〈/a〉   〈a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3855410/" target="_blank"〉This paper as free author manuscript - peer-reviewed and accepted for publication〈/a〉〈br /〉〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Wu, Jiaxi -- Sun, Lijun -- Chen, Xiang -- Du, Fenghe -- Shi, Heping -- Chen, Chuo -- Chen, Zhijian J -- AI-093967/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- GM-079554/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- R01 AI093967/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- R01 GM079554/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- Howard Hughes Medical Institute/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 2013 Feb 15;339(6121):826-30. doi: 10.1126/science.1229963. Epub 2012 Dec 20.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23258412" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Cell Extracts/chemistry ; Cell Line ; Cyclic AMP/*metabolism ; Cyclic GMP/*metabolism ; Cytosol/*immunology ; DNA/*immunology ; HEK293 Cells ; Herpesvirus 1, Human/immunology ; Humans ; *Immunity, Innate ; Interferon Regulatory Factor-3/metabolism ; Interferon-beta/biosynthesis ; Membrane Proteins/genetics/metabolism ; Mice ; Nucleotides, Cyclic/*metabolism ; RNA Interference ; Second Messenger Systems/*immunology ; Transfection
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