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2. TAK1 kinase determines TRAIL sensitivity by modulating reactive oxygen species and cIAP
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Morioka, S, Omori, E, Kajino, T, Kajino-Sakamoto, R, Matsumoto, K, and Ninomiya-Tsuji, J
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- 2009
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3. TAK1 regulates Paneth cell integrity partly through blocking necroptosis
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Simmons, A N, primary, Kajino-Sakamoto, R, additional, and Ninomiya-Tsuji, J, additional
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- 2016
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4. Decreased liver B vitamin-related enzymes as a metabolic hallmark of cancer cachexia.
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Kojima Y, Mishiro-Sato E, Fujishita T, Satoh K, Kajino-Sakamoto R, Oze I, Nozawa K, Narita Y, Ogata T, Matsuo K, Muro K, Taketo MM, Soga T, and Aoki M
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- Mice, Animals, Humans, Cachexia etiology, Cachexia metabolism, Proteomics, Pyridoxine, Vitamin B 6, Liver metabolism, Glycine metabolism, Vitamin B Complex, Niacin, Stomach Neoplasms
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Cancer cachexia is a complex metabolic disorder accounting for ~20% of cancer-related deaths, yet its metabolic landscape remains unexplored. Here, we report a decrease in B vitamin-related liver enzymes as a hallmark of systemic metabolic changes occurring in cancer cachexia. Metabolomics of multiple mouse models highlights cachexia-associated reductions of niacin, vitamin B6, and a glycine-related subset of one-carbon (C1) metabolites in the liver. Integration of proteomics and metabolomics reveals that liver enzymes related to niacin, vitamin B6, and glycine-related C1 enzymes dependent on B vitamins decrease linearly with their associated metabolites, likely reflecting stoichiometric cofactor-enzyme interactions. The decrease of B vitamin-related enzymes is also found to depend on protein abundance and cofactor subtype. These metabolic/proteomic changes and decreased protein malonylation, another cachexia feature identified by protein post-translational modification analysis, are reflected in blood samples from mouse models and gastric cancer patients with cachexia, underscoring the clinical relevance of our findings., (© 2023. Springer Nature Limited.)
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- 2023
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5. L-2hydroxyglutaric acid rewires amino acid metabolism in colorectal cancer via the mTOR-ATF4 axis.
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Tabata S, Kojima Y, Sakamoto T, Igarashi K, Umetsu K, Ishikawa T, Hirayama A, Kajino-Sakamoto R, Sakamoto N, Yasumoto KI, Okano K, Suzuki Y, Yachida S, Aoki M, and Soga T
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- Humans, Signal Transduction, Amino Acids, Activating Transcription Factor 4 genetics, Activating Transcription Factor 4 metabolism, Alcohol Oxidoreductases metabolism, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases genetics, TOR Serine-Threonine Kinases metabolism, Colorectal Neoplasms pathology
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Oncometabolites, such as D/L-2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG), have directly been implicated in carcinogenesis; however, the underlying molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we showed that the levels of the L-enantiomer of 2HG (L2HG) were specifically increased in colorectal cancer (CRC) tissues and cell lines compared with the D-enantiomer of 2HG (D2HG). In addition, L2HG increased the expression of ATF4 and its target genes by activating the mTOR pathway, which subsequently provided amino acids and improved the survival of CRC cells under serum deprivation. Downregulating the expression of L-2-hydroxyglutarate dehydrogenase (L2HGDH) and oxoglutarate dehydrogenase (OGDH) increased L2HG levels in CRC, thereby activating mTOR-ATF4 signaling. Furthermore, L2HGDH overexpression reduced L2HG-mediated mTOR-ATF4 signaling under hypoxia, whereas L2HGDH knockdown promoted tumor growth and amino acid metabolism in vivo. Together, these results indicate that L2HG ameliorates nutritional stress by activating the mTOR-ATF4 axis and thus could be a potential therapeutic target for CRC., (© 2023. The Author(s).)
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- 2023
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6. The cAMP/PKA/CREB and TGFβ/SMAD4 Pathways Regulate Stemness and Metastatic Potential in Colorectal Cancer Cells.
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Fujishita T, Kojima Y, Kajino-Sakamoto R, Mishiro-Sato E, Shimizu Y, Hosoda W, Yamaguchi R, Taketo MM, and Aoki M
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- Humans, Cell Line, Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein genetics, Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein metabolism, Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases genetics, Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases metabolism, Signal Transduction, Smad4 Protein genetics, Smad4 Protein metabolism, Transforming Growth Factor beta genetics, Transforming Growth Factor beta metabolism, Neoplasm Metastasis genetics, Neoplasm Metastasis physiopathology, Colorectal Neoplasms genetics, Colorectal Neoplasms metabolism, Neoplastic Stem Cells metabolism
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Significance: This study identifies signaling pathways essential for maintaining the stemness and metastatic potential of colorectal cancer cells and proposes CREB as a therapeutic target in metastatic colorectal cancer., (©2022 American Association for Cancer Research.)
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- 2022
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7. Synthetic lethality between MyD88 loss and mutations in Wnt/β-catenin pathway in intestinal tumor epithelial cells.
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Kajino-Sakamoto R, Fujishita T, Taketo MM, and Aoki M
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- Animals, Apoptosis, Cell Proliferation, Cells, Cultured, Female, Intestinal Mucosa metabolism, Intestinal Neoplasms genetics, Intestinal Neoplasms metabolism, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Knockout, Intestinal Mucosa pathology, Intestinal Neoplasms pathology, Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88 physiology, Synthetic Lethal Mutations, Wnt Proteins genetics, beta Catenin genetics
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Although the Wnt/β-catenin pathway plays a central role in the carcinogenesis and maintenance of colorectal cancer (CRC), attempts to target the pathway itself have not been very successful. MyD88, an adaptor protein of the TLR/IL-1β signaling, has been implicated in the integrity of the intestines as well as in their tumorigenesis. In this study, we aimed to clarify the mechanisms by which epithelial MyD88 contributes to intestinal tumor formation and to address whether MyD88 can be a therapeutic target of CRC. Conditional knockout of MyD88 in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) reduced tumor formation in Apc
+/Δ716 mice, accompanied by decreased proliferation and enhanced apoptosis of tumor epithelial cells. Mechanistically, the MyD88 loss caused inactivation of the JNK-mTORC1, NF-κB, and Wnt/β-catenin pathways in tumor cells. Induction of MyD88 knockout in the intestinal tumor-derived organoids, but not in the normal IEC-derived organoids, induced apoptosis and reduced their growth. Treatment with the MyD88 inhibitor ST2825 also suppressed the growth of the intestinal tumor-derived organoids. Knockdown of MYD88 in human CRC cell lines with mutations in APC or CTNNB1 induced apoptosis and reduced their proliferation as well. These results indicate that MyD88 loss is synthetic lethal with mutational activation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling in intestinal tumor epithelial cells. Inhibition of MyD88 signaling can thus be a novel therapeutic strategy for familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) as well as for colorectal cancer harboring mutations in the Wnt/β-catenin signaling.- Published
- 2021
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8. Stromal iodothyronine deiodinase 2 (DIO2) promotes the growth of intestinal tumors in Apc Δ716 mutant mice.
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Kojima Y, Kondo Y, Fujishita T, Mishiro-Sato E, Kajino-Sakamoto R, Taketo MM, and Aoki M
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- Adenomatous Polyposis Coli drug therapy, Adenomatous Polyposis Coli metabolism, Adenomatous Polyposis Coli pathology, Animals, Cell Proliferation drug effects, Colorectal Neoplasms drug therapy, Cyclooxygenase 2 metabolism, Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors pharmacology, Disease Models, Animal, Humans, Intestinal Polyps drug therapy, Intestinal Polyps metabolism, Intestinal Polyps pathology, Mice, Mice, Knockout, Neovascularization, Pathologic metabolism, Neovascularization, Pathologic pathology, Signal Transduction drug effects, Signal Transduction physiology, Thyroid Hormones metabolism, Up-Regulation drug effects, Up-Regulation physiology, Iodothyronine Deiodinase Type II, Cell Proliferation physiology, Colorectal Neoplasms metabolism, Colorectal Neoplasms pathology, Iodide Peroxidase metabolism
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Iodothyronine deiodinase 2 (DIO2) converts the prohormone thyroxine (T4) to bioactive T3 in peripheral tissues and thereby regulates local thyroid hormone (TH) levels. Although epidemiologic studies suggest the contribution of TH to the progression of colorectal cancer (CRC), the role of DIO2 in CRC remains elusive. Here we show that Dio2 is highly expressed in intestinal polyps of Apc
Δ716 mice, a mouse model of familial adenomatous polyposis and early stage sporadic CRC. Laser capture microdissection and in situ hybridization analysis show almost exclusive expression of Dio2 in the stroma of ApcΔ716 polyps in the proximity of the COX-2-positive areas. Treatment with iopanoic acid, a deiodinase inhibitor, or chemical thyroidectomy suppresses tumor formation in ApcΔ716 mice, accompanied by reduced tumor cell proliferation and angiogenesis. Dio2 expression in ApcΔ716 polyps is strongly suppressed by treatment with the COX-2 inhibitor meloxicam. Analysis of The Cancer Genome Atlas data shows upregulation of DIO2 in CRC clinical samples and a close association of its expression pattern with the stromal component, consistently with almost exclusive expression of DIO2 in the stroma of human CRC as revealed by in situ hybridization. These results indicate essential roles of stromal DIO2 and thyroid hormone signaling in promoting the growth of intestinal tumors., (© 2019 The Authors. Cancer Science published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Japanese Cancer Association.)- Published
- 2019
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9. Distinct Roles of Sensory Neurons in Mediating Pathogen Avoidance and Neuropeptide-Dependent Immune Regulation.
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Cao X, Kajino-Sakamoto R, Doss A, and Aballay A
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- Animals, Behavior, Animal, Caenorhabditis elegans immunology, Caenorhabditis elegans metabolism, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins genetics, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases metabolism, Mutagenesis, Neuropeptides genetics, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled genetics, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled metabolism, Signal Transduction, p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases metabolism, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins metabolism, Immunity, Innate, Neuropeptides metabolism, Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenicity, Sensory Receptor Cells metabolism
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Increasing evidence implies an extensive and universal interaction between the immune system and the nervous system. Previous studies showed that OCTR-1, a neuronal G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) analogous to human norepinephrine receptors, functions in sensory neurons to control the gene expression of both microbial killing pathways and the unfolded protein response (UPR) in Caenorhabditis elegans. Here, we found that OCTR-1-expressing neurons, ASH, are involved in controlling innate immune pathways. In contrast, another group of OCTR-1-expressing neurons, ASI, was shown to promote pathogen avoidance behavior. We also identified neuropeptide NLP-20 and AIA interneurons, which are responsible for the integration of conflicting cues and behaviors, as downstream components of the ASH/ASI neural circuit. These findings provide insights into a neuronal network involved in regulating pathogen defense mechanisms in C. elegans and might have broad implications for the strategies utilized by metazoans to balance the energy-costly immune activation and behavioral response., (Copyright © 2017 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2017
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10. Global metabolic reprogramming of colorectal cancer occurs at adenoma stage and is induced by MYC.
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Satoh K, Yachida S, Sugimoto M, Oshima M, Nakagawa T, Akamoto S, Tabata S, Saitoh K, Kato K, Sato S, Igarashi K, Aizawa Y, Kajino-Sakamoto R, Kojima Y, Fujishita T, Enomoto A, Hirayama A, Ishikawa T, Taketo MM, Kushida Y, Haba R, Okano K, Tomita M, Suzuki Y, Fukuda S, Aoki M, and Soga T
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- Adenoma genetics, Animals, Carcinogenesis genetics, Carcinogenesis metabolism, Cell Proliferation physiology, Colorectal Neoplasms genetics, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Genes, myc, Humans, Male, Metabolomics methods, Mice, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc genetics, Pyrimidines biosynthesis, Transcriptome, Adenoma metabolism, Colorectal Neoplasms metabolism, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc metabolism
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Cancer cells alter their metabolism for the production of precursors of macromolecules. However, the control mechanisms underlying this reprogramming are poorly understood. Here we show that metabolic reprogramming of colorectal cancer is caused chiefly by aberrant MYC expression. Multiomics-based analyses of paired normal and tumor tissues from 275 patients with colorectal cancer revealed that metabolic alterations occur at the adenoma stage of carcinogenesis, in a manner not associated with specific gene mutations involved in colorectal carcinogenesis. MYC expression induced at least 215 metabolic reactions by changing the expression levels of 121 metabolic genes and 39 transporter genes. Further, MYC negatively regulated the expression of genes involved in mitochondrial biogenesis and maintenance but positively regulated genes involved in DNA and histone methylation. Knockdown of MYC in colorectal cancer cells reset the altered metabolism and suppressed cell growth. Moreover, inhibition of MYC target pyrimidine synthesis genes such as CAD , UMPS , and CTPS blocked cell growth, and thus are potential targets for colorectal cancer therapy., Competing Interests: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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- 2017
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11. TAK1 Regulates the Nrf2 Antioxidant System Through Modulating p62/SQSTM1.
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Hashimoto K, Simmons AN, Kajino-Sakamoto R, Tsuji Y, and Ninomiya-Tsuji J
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- Animals, Cell Line, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Intestinal Mucosa metabolism, Kelch-Like ECH-Associated Protein 1 metabolism, MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases genetics, Mice, Mice, Knockout, Models, Biological, NF-E2-Related Factor 2 genetics, Oxidative Stress, Protein Binding, Proteolysis, Reactive Oxygen Species metabolism, Antioxidants metabolism, MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases metabolism, NF-E2-Related Factor 2 metabolism, Sequestosome-1 Protein metabolism
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Aims: Nuclear factor erythroid 2 (NF-E2)-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is the master transcriptional regulator of antioxidant gene expression. On increased oxidative stress, an adaptor for Nrf2 degradation, Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (Keap1), is directly modulated by oxidants in the cytoplasm, which results in stabilization and activation of Nrf2. Nrf2 is also constitutively active, to some extent, in the absence of exogenous oxidative stress. We have previously demonstrated that intestinal epithelium-specific TGF-β-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) deletion downregulates the level of Nrf2 protein, resulting in an increase of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in a mouse model. We aim at determining the mechanism by which TAK1 modulates the level of Nrf2., Results: We found that TAK1 upregulated serine 351 phosphorylation of an autophagic adaptor protein, p62/Sequestosome-1 (SQSTM1), which facilitates interaction between p62/SQSTM1 and Keap1 and subsequent Keap1 degradation. This, ultimately, causes increased Nrf2. Tak1 deficiency reduced the phosphorylation of p62/SQSTM1, resulting in decreased steady-state levels of Nrf2 along with increased Keap1. We also found that this regulation is independent of the canonical redox-mediated Nrf2 activation mechanism. In Tak1-deficient intestinal epithelium, a synthetic phenolic electrophile, butylated hydroxyanisole still effectively upregulated Nrf2 and reduced ROS., Innovation: Our results identify for the first time that TAK1 is a modulator of p62/SQSTM1-dependent Keap1 degradation and maintains the steady state-level of Nrf2., Conclusion: TAK1 regulates Nrf2 through modulation of Keap-p62/SQSTM1 interaction. This regulation is important for homeostatic antioxidant protection in the intestinal epithelium. Antioxid. Redox Signal. 25, 953-964., Competing Interests: Author Disclosure Statement The authors declare no conflicts of interest exist.
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- 2016
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12. Antitumor activity of the MEK inhibitor trametinib on intestinal polyp formation in Apc(Δ716) mice involves stromal COX-2.
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Fujishita T, Kajino-Sakamoto R, Kojima Y, Taketo MM, and Aoki M
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- Animals, Chemokine CCL2 analysis, Chemokine CCL2 genetics, Disease Models, Animal, Female, Intestinal Polyps enzymology, Male, Mice, Antineoplastic Agents pharmacology, Cyclooxygenase 2 analysis, Genes, APC physiology, Intestinal Polyps drug therapy, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinases antagonists & inhibitors, Protein Kinase Inhibitors pharmacology, Pyridones pharmacology, Pyrimidinones pharmacology
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Extracellular signal-regulated kinase is an MAPK that is most closely associated with cell proliferation, and the MEK/ERK signaling pathway is implicated in various human cancers. Although epidermal growth factor receptor, KRAS, and BRAF are considered major targets for colon cancer treatment, the precise roles of the MEK/ERK pathway, one of their major downstream effectors, during colon cancer development remain to be determined. Using Apc(Δ716) mice, a mouse model of familial adenomatous polyposis and early-stage sporadic colon cancer formation, we show that MEK/ERK signaling is activated not only in adenoma epithelial cells, but also in tumor stromal cells including fibroblasts and vascular endothelial cells. Eight-week treatment of Apc(Δ716) mice with trametinib, a small-molecule MEK inhibitor, significantly reduced the number of polyps in the large size class, accompanied by reduced angiogenesis and tumor cell proliferation. Trametinib treatment reduced the COX-2 level in Apc(Δ716) tumors in vivo and in primary culture of intestinal fibroblasts in vitro. Antibody array analysis revealed that trametinib and the COX-2 inhibitor rofecoxib both reduced the level of CCL2, a chemokine known to be essential for the growth of Apc mutant polyps, in intestinal fibroblasts in vitro. Consistently, trametinib treatment reduced the Ccl2 mRNA level in Apc(Δ716) tumors in vivo. These results suggest that MEK/ERK signaling plays key roles in intestinal adenoma formation in Apc(Δ716) mice, at least in part, through COX-2 induction in tumor stromal cells., (© 2015 The Authors. Cancer Science published by Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd on behalf of Japanese Cancer Association.)
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- 2015
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13. Neuronal GPCR controls innate immunity by regulating noncanonical unfolded protein response genes.
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Sun J, Singh V, Kajino-Sakamoto R, and Aballay A
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- Animals, Bacterial Load, Caenorhabditis elegans microbiology, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins genetics, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins metabolism, Down-Regulation, Endoplasmic Reticulum metabolism, Intestinal Mucosa metabolism, Membrane Proteins genetics, Membrane Proteins metabolism, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases genetics, Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases metabolism, Mutation, Pharynx metabolism, Pseudomonas aeruginosa pathogenicity, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled genetics, Signal Transduction, Stress, Physiological, Transcription, Genetic, Up-Regulation, Caenorhabditis elegans genetics, Caenorhabditis elegans immunology, Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins physiology, Genes, Helminth, Immunity, Innate, Pseudomonas aeruginosa immunology, Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled physiology, Sensory Receptor Cells physiology, Unfolded Protein Response genetics
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The unfolded protein response (UPR), which is activated when unfolded or misfolded proteins accumulate in the endoplasmic reticulum, has been implicated in the normal physiology of immune defense and in several human diseases, including diabetes, cancer, neurodegenerative disease, and inflammatory disease. In this study, we found that the nervous system controlled the activity of a noncanonical UPR pathway required for innate immunity in Caenorhabditis elegans. OCTR-1, a putative octopamine G protein-coupled catecholamine receptor (GPCR, G protein-coupled receptor), functioned in sensory neurons designated ASH and ASI to actively suppress innate immune responses by down-regulating the expression of noncanonical UPR genes pqn/abu in nonneuronal tissues. Our findings suggest a molecular mechanism by which the nervous system may sense inflammatory responses and respond by controlling stress-response pathways at the organismal level.
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- 2011
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14. TGF-beta-activated kinase 1 signaling maintains intestinal integrity by preventing accumulation of reactive oxygen species in the intestinal epithelium.
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Kajino-Sakamoto R, Omori E, Nighot PK, Blikslager AT, Matsumoto K, and Ninomiya-Tsuji J
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- Animals, Blotting, Western, Epithelium enzymology, Epithelium immunology, Gene Expression, Gene Expression Regulation immunology, Immunohistochemistry, Intestinal Mucosa immunology, MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases immunology, Mice, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Mice, Transgenic, NF-E2-Related Factor 2 immunology, Oxidative Stress immunology, Reactive Oxygen Species immunology, Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, Immunity, Mucosal physiology, Intestinal Mucosa enzymology, MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases metabolism, NF-E2-Related Factor 2 metabolism, Reactive Oxygen Species metabolism, Signal Transduction
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The intestinal epithelium is constantly exposed to inducers of reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as commensal microorganisms. Levels of ROS are normally maintained at nontoxic levels, but dysregulation of ROS is involved in intestinal inflammatory diseases. In this article, we report that TGF-β-activated kinase 1 (TAK1) is a key regulator of ROS in the intestinal epithelium. tak1 gene deletion in the mouse intestinal epithelium caused tissue damage involving enterocyte apoptosis, disruption of tight junctions, and inflammation. Disruption of TNF signaling, which is a major intestinal damage inducer, rescued the inflammatory conditions but not apoptosis or disruption of tight junctions in the TAK1-deficient intestinal epithelium, suggesting that TNF is not a primary inducer of the damage noted in TAK1-deficient intestinal epithelium. We found that TAK1 deficiency resulted in reduced expression of several antioxidant-responsive genes and reduced the protein level of a key antioxidant transcription factor NF-E2-related factor 2, which resulted in accumulation of ROS. Exogenous antioxidant treatment reduced apoptosis and disruption of tight junctions in the TAK1-deficient intestinal epithelium. Thus, TAK1 signaling regulates ROS through transcription factor NF-E2-related factor 2, which is important for intestinal epithelial integrity.
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- 2010
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15. Intestinal epithelial-derived TAK1 signaling is essential for cytoprotection against chemical-induced colitis.
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Kim JY, Kajino-Sakamoto R, Omori E, Jobin C, and Ninomiya-Tsuji J
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- Animals, Apoptosis, Cell Proliferation, Colitis chemically induced, Cyclooxygenase 2, Dextran Sulfate, Interleukin-6, MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases deficiency, Mice, Mice, Knockout, Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I deficiency, Colitis etiology, Intestinal Mucosa metabolism, MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases physiology, Signal Transduction
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Background: We have previously reported that intestinal epithelium-specific TAK1 deleted mice exhibit severe inflammation and mortality at postnatal day 1 due to TNF-induced epithelial cell death. Although deletion of TNF receptor 1 (TNFR1) can largely rescue those neonatal phenotypes, mice harboring double deletion of TNF receptor 1 (TNFR1) and intestinal epithelium-specific deletion of TAK1 (TNFR1KO/TAK1(IE)KO) still occasionally show increased inflammation. This indicates that TAK1 is important for TNF-independent regulation of intestinal integrity., Methodology/principal Findings: In this study, we investigated the TNF-independent role of TAK1 in the intestinal epithelium. Because the inflammatory conditions were sporadically developed in the double mutant TNFR1KO/TAK1(IE)KO mice, we hypothesize that epithelial TAK1 signaling is important for preventing stress-induced barrier dysfunction. To test this hypothesis, the TNFR1KO/TAK1(IE)KO mice were subjected to acute colitis by administration of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS). We found that loss of TAK1 significantly augments DSS-induced experimental colitis. DSS induced weight loss, intestinal damages and inflammatory markers in TNFR1KO/TAK1(IE)KO mice at higher levels compared to the TNFR1KO control mice. Apoptosis was strongly induced and epithelial cell proliferation was decreased in the TAK1-deficient intestinal epithelium upon DSS exposure. These suggest that epithelial-derived TAK1 signaling is important for cytoprotection and repair against injury. Finally, we showed that TAK1 is essential for interleukin 1- and bacterial components-induced expression of cytoprotective factors such as interleukin 6 and cycloxygenase 2., Conclusions: Homeostatic cytokines and microbes-induced intestinal epithelial TAK1 signaling regulates cytoprotective factors and cell proliferation, which is pivotal for protecting the intestinal epithelium against injury.
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- 2009
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16. Enterocyte-derived TAK1 signaling prevents epithelium apoptosis and the development of ileitis and colitis.
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Kajino-Sakamoto R, Inagaki M, Lippert E, Akira S, Robine S, Matsumoto K, Jobin C, and Ninomiya-Tsuji J
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- Animals, Colitis metabolism, Enterocytes cytology, Enterocytes metabolism, Ileitis metabolism, Intestinal Mucosa metabolism, MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases immunology, Mice, Mice, Knockout, Mice, Mutant Strains, Signal Transduction, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha immunology, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha metabolism, Apoptosis, Colitis immunology, Enterocytes immunology, Ileitis immunology, Intestinal Mucosa immunology, MAP Kinase Kinase Kinases metabolism
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Recent studies have revealed that TAK1 kinase is an essential intermediate in several innate immune signaling pathways. In this study, we investigated the role of TAK1 signaling in maintaining intestinal homeostasis by generating enterocyte-specific constitutive and inducible gene-deleted TAK1 mice. We found that enterocyte-specific constitutive TAK1-deleted mice spontaneously developed intestinal inflammation as observed by histological analysis and enhanced expression of IL-1beta, MIP-2, and IL-6 around the time of birth, which was accompanied by significant enterocyte apoptosis. When TAK1 was deleted in the intestinal epithelium of 4-wk-old mice using an inducible knockout system, enterocytes underwent apoptosis and intestinal inflammation developed within 2-3 days following the initiation of gene deletion. We found that enterocyte apoptosis and intestinal inflammation were strongly attenuated when enterocyte-specific constitutive TAK1-deleted mice were crossed to TNF receptor 1(-/-) mice. However, these mice later (>14 days) developed ileitis and colitis. Thus, TAK1 signaling in enterocytes is essential for preventing TNF-dependent epithelium apoptosis and the TNF-independent development of ileitis and colitis. We propose that aberration in TAK1 signaling might disrupt intestinal homeostasis and favor the development of inflammatory disease.
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- 2008
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