Hedgehog信号通路与肿瘤

Hedgehog信号通路在胚胎发育中细胞的生长分化、组织器官形成以及成体干细胞的维持和自稳态的保持等方面具有重要作用。同时,Hedgehog信号通路与Wnt信号通路、Notch信号通路等相互作用、密切联系,在肿瘤的发生、发展过程中也起到关键作用。论文综述了Hedgehog信号通路的作用机理,与其他信号通路、蛋白质因子的相互联系,以及在肿瘤研究中所关注的靶位点和小分子化合物抑制剂,对于癌症的预防和治疗具有一定的参考价值。     

Hedgehog信号通路在胚胎发育过程中的调控作用

Hedgehog信号通路首次在果蝇体内被发现,进化上呈高度保守状态。该通路在胚胎发育、机体组织器官的形成过程中发挥了重要作用,它的异常调节会导致一系列严重的疾病。本文主要就Hedgehog信号通路对神经系统、骨骼系统、消化系统、肺、颅面部发育的调控作用作一综述。     

BDA1型短趾症中的IHH信号通路

正Hedgehog(HH)信号通路是动物发育的关键调控之一~([1]),在所有的两侧对称动物中都有表达~([2]).HH信号通路有3种同源蛋白:SHH,IHH和DHH.Indian Hedgehog(IHH)信号通路是一条重要的发育相关通路,在多种生理过程中起非常关键的调控作用~([3]).在IHH基因敲除的小鼠(Mus musculus)模型中,IHH信号的缺失导致小鼠软骨内骨化发育过程中肢干缩短及各种     

Gli1与β-catenin相互作用促进二者在结肠癌细胞中的协同核输入（英文）

Wnt信号通路和Hedgehog(Hh)信号通路在胚胎和干细胞的发育中发挥重要作用.此外,这两条信号途径在结肠癌复发和浸润的过程也至关重要.然而,Wnt信号通路、Hedgehog信号通路二者之间具体的交互作用机制目前仍不清楚.本文发现,这两条途径的关键分子Gli1和β-联蛋白之间存在蛋白质相互作用.Gli1与β-联蛋白之间的分子相互作用有助于二者的核输入.同时发现,在肠癌细胞系中,Gli1与β-联蛋白协同上调表达.Li Cl激活细胞Wnt信号通路使Gli1表达水平增加,RNA干扰抑制Wnt信号通路,Gli1的表达水平下降.同时,Gli1的过表达也提高了细胞内β-联蛋白的表达水平,并且用Hedgehog信号通路抑制剂GANT61处理细胞,降低Gli1的表达后细胞内β-联蛋白的表达相应下降.本研究揭示了Gli1和β-联蛋白的相互作用及二者协助核输入在Wnt、Hedgehog信号通路交互调节中发挥重要作用,Wnt、Hedgehog信号通路交互作用为大肠癌发生发展研究提供了细胞水平交互调控机制.     

Gli1与β-catenin相互作用促进二者在结肠癌细胞中的协同核输入

Wnt信号通路和Hedgehog（Hh）信号通路在胚胎和干细胞的发育中发挥重要作用.此外,这两条信号途径在结肠癌复发和浸润的过程也至关重要.然而,Wnt信号通路、Hedgehog信号通路二者之间具体的交互作用机制目前仍不清楚.本文发现,这两条途径的关键分子Gli1和β-联蛋白之间存在蛋白质相互作用.Gli1与β-联蛋白之间的分子相互作用有助于二者的核输入.同时发现,在肠癌细胞系中,Gli1与β-联蛋白协同上调表达. LiCl激活细胞Wnt信号通路使Gli1表达水平增加, RNA干扰抑制Wnt信号通路,Gli1的表达水平下降.同时,Gli1的过表达也提高了细胞内β-联蛋白的表达水平,并且用Hedgehog信号通路抑制剂GANT61处理细胞,降低Gli1的表达后细胞内β 联蛋白的表达相应下降.本研究揭示了Gli1 和 β-联蛋白的相互作用及二者协助核输入在Wnt、Hedgehog信号通路交互调节中发挥重要作用,Wnt、Hedgehog信号通路交互作用为大肠癌发生发展研究提供了细胞水平交互调控机制.     

抑制Hedgehog信号通路改变结肠癌细胞基因表达谱

Hedgehog（Hh）信号通路在机体发育和肿瘤发生中发挥着重要作用。在该研究中,Western blot检测三株结肠癌细胞Hedgehog信号通路组分的表达,结果表明三株结肠癌细胞中HT-29细胞Hedgehog信号通路组分较完整。采用MTT和BrdU法检测Hedgehog信号通路膜受体Smo特异性抑制剂环杷明和末端转录因子Gli1/2的特异性抑制剂GANT61对HT-29细胞的影响,提示这两种抑制剂均显著抑制HT-29细胞生存率和细胞增殖率,且GANT61比环杷明更敏感。表达谱芯片检测阻断Hedgehog信号通路后HT-29细胞基因谱的变化,结合生物信息学分析,揭示HT-29细胞经环杷明和GANT61处理后基因表达呈现抑制特征,其差异基因表达主要以下调为主,其中环杷明主要影响细胞内源刺激等,而GANT61主要影响代谢和类固醇合成,并与MAPK信号通路有关联,两者均能影响细胞免疫及凋亡相关通路。这些结果提示,Hh信号通路有可能作为结肠癌的治疗靶点。     

Hedgehog信号通路与乳腺癌

近年来的研究表明,Hedgehog信号通路在肿瘤的发生发展中具有重要的作用,该通路基因突变或异常表达将导致多种器官肿瘤的发生,并与Wnt、MAPK等信号通路相互作用,共同调节肿瘤的发生发展。我们简要综述了Hedgehog信号通路在乳腺癌发生发展中的重要作用,旨在了解乳腺癌发生、发展的分子机制.     

Hedgehog信号通路与脂肪细胞发育育

TGFβ、Wnt、FGF和Hedgehog（Hh)等信号通路是参与胚胎发育的关键信号通路.从果蝇到人类,Hh信号通路广泛存在并高度保守,在多种器官的发育过程中发挥重要作用. 脂肪细胞发育的过程包括多潜能干细胞向前脂肪细胞定向和脂肪细胞终末分化两个阶段.近年来,Hh信号通路在脂肪细胞发育过程中的作用逐渐成为研究热点.越来越多的研究表明,Hh信号通路抑制脂肪细胞发育.本文将对Hh信号通路抑制脂肪细胞发育的作用以及其发挥作用的阶段进行综述,并分析将该信号通路作为靶点治疗肥胖症及相关疾病的可行性.     

POMP与SuFu相互作用调控Hedgehog信号通路的活性

Hedgehog信号通路在胚胎发育、组织再生中发挥重要的作用,且与癌症发生发展密切相关. 其胞内调控组分Suppressor of Fused（SuFu）蛋白通过结合转录因子Gli(s),负调控该信号通路,但其作用的分子机制仍不甚清楚. 在本项研究中,以人SuFu作为诱饵蛋白,利用酵母双杂交技术成功地筛选到1个新的相互作用因子-蛋白酶体成熟蛋白（POMP）. 通过免疫共沉淀、体外GST pull-down和免疫细胞化学实验验证其相互作用. 为了探究POMP与SuFu的相互作用对Hedgehog信号通路的影响,构建了POMP的过表达质粒和干扰质粒（miR-RNAi）以及转录因子Gli活性检测系统,即荧光素酶报告基因法,结果显示,过表达SuFu蛋白时POMP正调控Hedgehog信号通路,而下调POMP的表达则抑制Gli的活性. 该研究结果揭示了POMP新的生物学功能,为阐明Hedgehog信号通路的具体分子机制提供了新的线索.     

Hedgehog信号通路在哺乳动物生殖系统中的功能

Hedgehog是编码一系列分泌蛋白的基因家族,它在果蝇中调控着许多发育事件,如：翅膀、体节、腿和眼睛的发育等。Hedgehog蛋白在哺乳动物中共发现三类,它们与哺乳动物的胚胎发育和组织发生过程都有密切关系,而在哺乳动物的生殖系统中这三类Hedgehog分子的表达部位、作用部位、下游分子、激活的分子及最终的功能都有不同。Ihh的信号通路在围着床期对子宫的着床准备起作用,Dhh主要调节精子的发生,Shh对哺乳动物的乳腺及前列腺的发育有重要作用。     

Androgen receptor enhances myogenin expression and accelerates differentiation

Animal and clinical studies indicated that the androgen-AR signaling pathway is required for appropriate development of sexually dimorphic skeletal muscles and increases lean muscle mass, muscle strength, and muscle protein synthesis. However, the detailed mechanisms by which the androgen-AR signaling pathway regulates skeletal muscle development need further study at the molecular level. C2C12 myoblast cells stably transfected with the Flag-tagged AR were used to analyze the role of androgen-AR signaling pathway in skeletal muscle development. The results indicate that the androgen-AR signaling pathway may suppress skeletal myoblast cell growth and accelerate myoblast cell differentiation via enhanced myogenin expression. This is a first report showing the role of androgen-AR signaling pathway in regulation of myoblast cell growth and myogenic regulatory factors.     

The you gene encodes an EGF-CUB protein essential for Hedgehog signaling in zebrafish

Hedgehog signaling is required for many aspects of development in vertebrates and invertebrates. Misregulation of the Hedgehog pathway causes developmental abnormalities and has been implicated in certain types of cancer. Large-scale genetic screens in zebrafish have identified a group of mutations, termed you-class mutations, that share common defects in somite shape and in most cases disrupt Hedgehog signaling. These mutant embryos exhibit U-shaped somites characteristic of defects in slow muscle development. In addition, Hedgehog pathway mutations disrupt spinal cord patterning. We report the positional cloning of you, one of the original you-class mutations, and show that it is required for Hedgehog signaling in the development of slow muscle and in the specification of ventral fates in the spinal cord. The you gene encodes a novel protein with conserved EGF and CUB domains and a secretory pathway signal sequence. Epistasis experiments support an extracellular role for You upstream of the Hedgehog response mechanism. Analysis of chimeras indicates that you mutant cells can appropriately respond to Hedgehog signaling in a wild-type environment. Additional chimera analysis indicates that wild-type you gene function is not required in axial Hedgehog-producing cells, suggesting that You is essential for transport or stability of Hedgehog signals in the extracellular environment. Our positional cloning and functional studies demonstrate that You is a novel extracellular component of the Hedgehog pathway in vertebrates.     

Isoproterenol induces an increase in muscle fiber size by the proliferation of Pax7‐positive cells and in a mTOR‐independent mechanism

β‐Adrenergic signaling regulates many physiological processes in skeletal muscles. A wealth of evidence has shown that β‐agonists can increase skeletal muscle mass in vertebrates. Nevertheless, to date, the specific role of β‐adrenergic receptors in different cell phenotypes (myoblasts, fibroblasts, and myotubes) and during the different steps of embryonic skeletal muscle differentiation has not been studied. Therefore, here we address this question through the analysis of embryonic chick primary cultures of skeletal muscle cells during the formation of multinucleated myotubes. We used isoproterenol (ISO), a β‐adrenergic receptor agonist, to activate the β‐adrenergic signaling and quantified several aspects of muscle differentiation. ISO induced an increase in myoblast proliferation, in the percentage of Pax7‐positive myoblasts and in the size of skeletal muscle fibers, suggesting that ISO activates a hyperplasic and hypertrophic muscle response. Interestingly, treatment with ISO did not alter the number of fibroblast cells, suggesting that ISO effects are specific to muscle cells in the case of chick myogenic cell culture. We also show that rapamycin, an inhibitor of the mammalian target of rapamycin signaling pathway, did not prevent the effects of ISO on chick muscle fiber size. The collection of these results provides new insights into the role of β‐adrenergic signaling during skeletal muscle proliferation and differentiation and specifically in the regulation of skeletal muscle hyperplasia and hypertrophy.     

Growth of limb muscle is dependent on skeletal-derived Indian hedgehog

During embryogenesis, muscle and bone develop in close temporal and spatial proximity. We show that Indian Hedgehog, a bone-derived signaling molecule, participates in growth of skeletal muscle. In Ihh^−/− embryos, skeletal muscle development appears abnormal at embryonic day 14.5 and at later ages through embryonic day 20.5, dramatic losses of hindlimb muscle occur. To further examine the role of Ihh in myogenesis, we manipulated Ihh expression in the developing chick hindlimb. Reduction of Ihh in chicken embryo hindlimbs reduced skeletal muscle mass similar to that seen in Ihh^−/− mouse embryos. The reduction in muscle mass appears to be a direct effect of Ihh since ectopic expression of Ihh by RCAS retroviral infection of chicken embryo hindlimbs restores muscle mass. These effects are independent of bone length, and occur when Shh is not expressed, suggesting Ihh acts directly on fetal myoblasts to regulate secondary myogenesis. Loss of muscle mass in Ihh null mouse embryos is accompanied by a dramatic increase in myoblast apoptosis by a loss of p21 protein. Our data suggest that Ihh promotes fetal myoblast survival during their differentiation into secondary myofibers by maintaining p21 protein levels.     

Hedgehog signaling: networking to nurture a promalignant tumor microenvironment

In addition to its role in embryonic development, the Hedgehog pathway has been shown to be an active participant in cancer development, progression, and metastasis. Although this pathway is activated by autocrine signaling by Hedgehog ligands, it can also initiate paracrine signaling with cells in the microenvironment. This creates a network of Hedgehog signaling that determines the malignant behavior of the tumor cells. As a result of paracrine signal transmission, the effects of Hedgehog signaling most profoundly influence the stromal cells that constitute the tumor microenvironment. The stromal cells in turn produce factors that nurture the tumor. Thus, such a resonating cross-talk can amplify Hedgehog signaling, resulting in molecular chatter that overall promotes tumor progression. Inhibitors of Hedgehog signaling have been the subject of intense research. Several of these inhibitors are currently being evaluated in clinical trials. Here, we review the role of the Hedgehog pathway in the signature characteristics of cancer cells that determine tumor development, progression, and metastasis. This review condenses the latest findings on the signaling pathways that are activated and/or regulated by molecules generated from Hedgehog signaling in cancer and cites promising clinical interventions. Finally, we discuss future directions for identifying the appropriate patients for therapy, developing reliable markers of efficacy of treatment, and combating resistance to Hedgehog pathway inhibitors.     

EGCG通过抑制wnt/β-catenin信号通路调节猪骨骼肌卫星细胞的增殖和分化

为了阐明Wnt/β-catenin信号通路在猪骨骼肌卫星细胞增殖分化中的作用,利用Wnt/β-catenin信号通路抑制剂(-)-表没食子儿茶素没食子酸酯(EGCG)处理猪骨骼肌卫星细胞,采用MTT、流式细胞术、免疫荧光和Western印迹等方法检测了细胞增殖和分化情况.结果显示,与对照组相比,EGCG以时间、浓度依赖方式抑制猪骨骼肌卫星细胞的增殖.流式细胞术检测细胞周期结果表明,与对照组相比,经EGCG处理后,猪骨骼肌卫星细胞的G1期细胞比例上升,而G2和S期细胞比例下降,这说明细胞被阻滞在G1期,细胞的增殖受到抑制.免疫荧光检测分化过程中MyHC的表达,与对照组相比,EGCG促进猪骨骼肌卫星细胞的分化,并降低增殖标志基因MyoD以及细胞周期蛋白D的表达量,而提高了分化标志基因MyoG和MyHC的表达量.在猪骨骼肌卫星细胞增殖分化过程中,EGCG降低β-联蛋白的表达量,且核内的β-联蛋白明显减少.结果表明,EGCG通过抑制Wnt/β-catenin信号通路抑制猪骨骼肌卫星细胞的增殖,促进其分化.     

The zebrafish slow-muscle-omitted gene product is required for Hedgehog signal transduction and the development of slow muscle identity

Hedgehog proteins mediate many of the inductive interactions that determine cell fate during embryonic development. Hedgehog signaling has been shown to regulate slow muscle fiber type development. We report here that mutations in the zebrafish slow-muscle-omitted (smu) gene disrupt many developmental processes involving Hedgehog signaling. smu(-/-) embryos have a 99% reduction in the number of slow muscle fibers and a complete loss of Engrailed-expressing muscle pioneers. In addition, mutant embryos have partial cyclopia, and defects in jaw cartilage, circulation and fin growth. The smu(-/-) phenotype is phenocopied by treatment of wild-type embryos with forskolin, which inhibits the response of cells to Hedgehog signaling by indirect activation of cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA). Overexpression of Sonic hedgehog (Shh) or dominant negative PKA (dnPKA) in wild-type embryos causes all somitic cells to develop into slow muscle fibers. Overexpression of Shh does not rescue slow muscle fiber development in smu(-/-) embryos, whereas overexpression of dnPKA does. Cell transplantation experiments confirm that smu function is required cell-autonomously within the muscle precursors: wild-type muscle cells rescue slow muscle fiber development in smu(-/-) embryos, whereas mutant muscle cells cannot develop into slow muscle fibers in wild-type embryos. Slow muscle fiber development in smu mutant embryos is also rescued by expression of rat Smoothened. Therefore, Hedgehog signaling through Slow-muscle-omitted is necessary for slow muscle fiber type development. We propose that smu encodes a vital component in the Hedgehog response pathway.     

运动对线粒体介导骨骼肌细胞凋亡信号通路的影响

细胞凋亡是一种程序化的细胞死亡方式,其信号传导通路分为外源性和内源性两条主要途径,线粒体在内源性细胞凋亡途径中扮演着重要的角色.研究表明,运动可通过调节线粒体介导骨骼肌细胞凋亡的进程,而运动调节线粒体介导骨骼肌细胞凋亡信号通路影响机体细胞生物进程的机制仍有待研究.该文主要阐述了线粒体介导细胞凋亡信号传导通路及运动对其的...