Daxx在转录调控及凋亡中的作用

Daxx是细胞核内的一种新型转录调控蛋白,它与早幼粒细胞性白血病蛋白（promyelocytic leukemiaprotein,PML）在体内相互作用共定位PML癌基因结构域（PML omcogenic domains,PODs）。人Daxx(human Daxx ,hDaxx)和PML作为PODs主要蛋白质,关系到PODs球状结构的形成、维持及其它蛋白质在该区的定位。HDaxx能结合Fas死亡结构域（death domain,DD）,激活Jun氨基端激酶通路诱导细胞凋亡。HDaxx与PML、Fas等多种蛋白质相互作用,与细胞周期调节及凋亡相关,这将为某些疾病发病机理研究提供一定的理论与实验基础。     

腺病毒E1B55ku癌蛋白打破hDaxx与PML在细胞核的共定位

利用间接免疫荧光试验,通过Confocal激光扫描生物荧光显微镜和图像软件分析腺病毒(adenovirus,Ad)E1B 55 ku癌蛋白(Ad E1B 55 ku)与人Daxx(human Daxx,hDaxx)在细胞核的定位关系,研究它对早幼粒细胞性白血病蛋白(promyelocytic leukemia protein,PML)与hDaxx在细胞核定位关系的影响.实验结果表明,Ad E1B 55 ku与hDaxx共定位细胞核,并打破hDaxx与PML共定位于细胞核PML致癌结构域(PML oncogenic domams,PODs).     

腺病毒E1B 55kD癌蛋白与hDaxx的相互作用

为了探讨腺病毒(adenovirus,Ad)E1B 55kD癌蛋白(Ad E1B 55kD)打破hDaxx和PML共定 位细胞核的作用机制,本文利用体内外共免疫沉淀反应研究Ad E1B 55kD与hDaxx的结合反应 ,并通过酵母双杂交体系测定两种蛋白质的相互作用及其作用的氨基酸残基序列.结果显示 Ad2 E1B 55kD通过C端58个氨基酸(aa)与hDaxx结合并发生相互作用.Ad12 E1B 5 5kD与hDaxx结合需全序列aa及其构象.共免疫沉淀反应和Western blot结果证实Ad2/5或Ad1 2 E1B 55kD能在体内外与hDaxx直接结合.     

hDaxx的克隆及其与Pin1之间的相互作用

克隆了hDaxx全长的cDNA,并证实hDaxx与肽基脯氨酰异构酶Pin1之间存在相互作用,它们共定位于细胞核内。同时发现它们能够协同激活p53的转录活性,揭示Pin1可能在hDaxx调节细胞凋亡的过程中发挥了重要作用。     

腺病毒E1B 55KD癌蛋白与hDaxx的相互作用

为了探讨腺病毒 (adenovirus,Ad)E1B 5 5kD癌蛋白 (AdE1B 5 5kD)打破hDaxx和PML共定位细胞核的作用机制 ,本文利用体内外共免疫沉淀反应研究AdE1B 5 5kD与hDaxx的结合反应 ,并通过酵母双杂交体系测定两种蛋白质的相互作用及其作用的氨基酸残基序列。结果显示 :Ad2E1B 5 5kD通过C端 5 8个氨基酸 (aa)与hDaxx结合并发生相互作用。Ad12E1B 5 5kD与hDaxx结合需全序列aa及其构象。共免疫沉淀反应和Westernblot结果证实Ad2 / 5或Ad12E1B 5 5kD能在体内外与hDaxx直接结合     

hnRNP A2/B1在人永生化表皮HaCaT细胞凋亡过程中的表达及其调控作用研究

该文以姜黄素诱导人永生化表皮HaCaT细胞凋亡为基础,对hnRNP A2/B1在核基质中的存在、分布及其与细胞凋亡相关基因产物的共定位及相互作用关系进行了研究。蛋白质印迹结果显示,hnRNP A2/B1存在于HaCaT细胞核基质蛋白组分中,在经过姜黄素处理后,表达下调;激光共聚焦显微镜观察显示,hnRNP A2/B1在HaCaT细胞中分别与Fas、p53和Bax等基因产物具有共定位关系,姜黄素处理后其共定位区域出现由核膜或核仁向胞质转移的趋势。GST pull-down实验证实,hnRNPA2/B1分别与Fas、p53和Bax有直接相互作用关系。结果表明,hnRNPA2/B1作为一种核基质蛋白,通过与细胞凋亡相关基因产物的相互作用参与HaCaT细胞的凋亡诱导调控过程,这对深入认识核基质蛋白在细胞凋亡过程中的调控机制具有重要意义。     

人脑星形细胞瘤中p53，Fas/FasL 的表达及其与凋亡关系的研究

目的:探讨细胞凋亡在星形细胞瘤中的作用及其与p53、Fas和Fas配体(Fas ligand,FasL)的关系。方法:对43例星形细胞瘤的标本分别进行HE染色,TUNEL及免疫组化分别标记p53,Fas和FasL。结果:高级别肿瘤和低级别肿瘤间的凋亡无显著差异(P>0.05)。高级别星形细胞瘤的p53,Fas和FasL的表达均显著高于低级别肿瘤(P均<0.05)。结论:突变型p53可作为评价星形细胞瘤生物学行为的参考指标。与低级别星形细胞瘤相比,高级别肿瘤中的细胞凋亡受到了抑制,且Fas与FasL的过表达对细胞凋亡可产生明显影响。     

ASPP2增强结肠癌HCT116细胞对奥沙利铂的化疗敏感性

为研究ASPP2对奥沙利铂诱导的结肠癌细胞系HCT116 p53+/+(野生型)凋亡及周期的影响.利用ASPP2（rAd-ASPP2）及p53腺病毒（rAd-p53）感染HCT116 p53+/+细胞,经奥沙利铂50 μmol/L诱导细胞凋亡及周期改变.Western印迹检测ASPP2及p53的表达水平;MTT法检测ASPP2腺病毒对奥沙利铂诱导的HCT116细胞活性的影响;Calcein/PI吸收试验检测细胞凋亡情况;流式细胞术分析细胞周期分布. 结果显示,ASPP2、p53共同过表达,或者ASPP2单独过表达均能增强奥沙利铂诱导的HCT116 p53+/+细胞增殖抑制,以及S期抑制并伴有细胞凋亡水平的升高;而无奥沙利铂诱导时,ASPP2对HCT116 p53+/+细胞的活性、细胞周期及细胞凋亡水平的影响无统计学意义. 上述结果表明,ASPP2能够增强奥沙利铂诱导HCT116 p53+/+细胞的增殖抑制、细胞周期抑制和细胞凋亡.     

HPV16 E6蛋白在宫颈癌中的作用研究进展

高危型人乳头状瘤病毒16型(HPV16)与50%以上的宫颈癌密切相关,其E6癌蛋白作为病毒生命周期的主要蛋白之一,在诱导肿瘤发生与发展进程中起重要作用,且与病毒复制、宿主细胞周期调控、细胞凋亡、细胞增殖、细胞恶性表型转化有关。E6蛋白主要作用包括:通过结合E6相关蛋白降解P53抑制细胞凋亡;增强端粒酶活性使宿主细胞永生化;与Daxx启动子区结合,抑制启动子转录活性,降低Daxx蛋白表达,阻遏细胞凋亡;与多种细胞因子相互作用后,经多种途径改变细胞微环境,使之有利于肿瘤细胞逃避宿主固有免疫应答。因此,在宫颈癌的发生和发展中,HPV16 E6蛋白通过多种作用机制发挥重要作用。     

人死亡结构域相关蛋白干扰载体的构建与鉴定

[目的]构建人死亡结构域相关蛋白(hDaxx)的干扰载体,为研究hDaxx在HPV致宫颈癌发生与发展过程中的作用提供实验基础。[方法]以hDaxx全基因序列为模板,设计hDaxx RNA干扰引物并扩增干扰片段,将其连接到pGPU6/GFP/Neo真核表达载体,构建pGPU6/GFP/Neo-SiDaxx干扰载体,转染至HeLa细胞,利用荧光显微镜观察转染效率以及通过RT-PCR、Western Blot检测siRNA对HeLa细胞中hDaxx表达的影响。[结果]在转染了pGPU6/GFP/Neo-Si Daxx载体的HeLa细胞中,其hDaxx mRNA和蛋白的表达水平与空载体对照组比较明显降低。[结论]成功构建了hDaxx的干扰载体pGPU6/GFP/Neo-Si Daxx,该干扰载体能抑制HeLa细胞中hDaxx mRNA基因和蛋白的表达。     

Functional interaction between the pp71 protein of human cytomegalovirus and the PML-interacting protein human Daxx

The tegument protein pp71 (UL82) of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) has previously been shown to transactivate the major immediate-early enhancer-promoter of HCMV. Furthermore, this protein is able to enhance the infectivity of viral DNA and to accelerate the infection cycle, suggesting an important regulatory function during viral replication. To gain insight into the underlying mechanisms that are used by pp71 to exert these pleiotropic effects, we sought for cellular factors interacting with pp71 in a yeast two-hybrid screen. Here, we report the isolation of the human Daxx (hDaxx) protein as a specific interaction partner of HCMV pp71. hDaxx, which was initially described as an adapter protein involved in apoptosis regulation, has recently been identified as a nuclear protein that interacts and colocalizes with PML in the nuclear domain ND10. In order to assess whether pp71 can also be detected in ND10 structures, a vector expressing pp71 in fusion with the green fluorescent protein was used for transfection of human fibroblasts. This revealed a colocalization of pp71 with the ND10 proteins PML and Sp100. In addition, cotransfection of a hDaxx expression vector resulted in an enhanced recruitment of pp71 to ND10. Targeting of pp71 to nuclear dots could also be observed in infected human fibroblasts in the absence of de novo viral protein synthesis. Moreover, cotransfection experiments revealed that pp71-mediated transactivation of the major immediate-early enhancer-promoter was synergistically enhanced in the presence of hDaxx. These results suggest an important role of hDaxx for pp71 protein function.     

MDM2 and promyelocytic leukemia antagonize each other through their direct interaction with p53

p53 can be regulated through post-translational modifications and through interactions with positive and negative regulatory factors. MDM2 binding inhibits p53 and promotes its degradation by the proteasome, whereas promyelocytic leukemia (PML) activates p53 by recruiting it to multiprotein complexes termed PML-nuclear bodies. We reported previously an in vivo and in vitro interaction between PML and MDM2 that is independent of p53. In the current study, we investigated whether interaction between MDM2 and PML can indirectly affect p53 activity. Increasing amounts of MDM2 inhibited p53 activation by PML but could not inhibit PML-mediated activation of a p53 fusion protein that lacked the MDM2-binding domain. Conversely, increasing amounts of PML could overcome p53 inhibition by MDM2 but could not overcome MDM2-mediated inhibition of a p53 fusion protein that lacked the PML-binding domain. These results demonstrate that MDM2 and PML can antagonize each other through their direct interaction with p53 and suggest the combined effects of MDM2 and PML on p53 function are determined by the relative level of each protein. Furthermore, these results imply that interactions between MDM2 and PML by themselves have little or no effect on p53 activity.     

Nuclear domain 10 components promyelocytic leukemia protein and hDaxx independently contribute to an intrinsic antiviral defense against human cytomegalovirus infection

Infection with DNA viruses commonly results in the association of viral genomes with a cellular subnuclear structure known as nuclear domain 10 (ND10). Recent studies demonstrated that individual ND10 components, like hDaxx or promyelocytic leukemia protein (PML), mediate an intrinsic immune response against human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection, strengthening the assumption that ND10 components are part of a cellular antiviral defense mechanism. In order to further define the role of hDaxx and PML for HCMV replication, we generated either primary human fibroblasts with a stable, individual knockdown of PML or hDaxx (PML-kd and hDaxx-kd, respectively) or cells exhibiting a double knockdown. Comparative analysis of HCMV replication in PML-kd or hDaxx-kd cells revealed that immediate-early (IE) gene expression increased to a similar extent, regardless of which ND10 constituent was depleted. Since a loss of PML, the defining component of ND10, results in a dispersal of the entire nuclear substructure, the increased replication efficacy of HCMV in PML-kd cells could be a consequence of the dissociation of the repressor protein hDaxx from its optimal subnuclear localization. However, experiments using three different recombinant HCMVs revealed a differential growth complementation in PML-kd versus hDaxx-kd cells, strongly arguing for an independent involvement in suppressing HCMV replication. Furthermore, infection experiments using double-knockdown cells devoid of both PML and hDaxx illustrated an additional enhancement in the replication efficacy of HCMV compared to the single-knockdown cells. Taken together, our data indicate that both proteins, PML and hDaxx, mediate an intrinsic immune response against HCMV infection by contributing independently to the silencing of HCMV IE gene expression.