高迁移率族蛋白

高迁移率族蛋白(highmobilitygroupprotein,HMG蛋白)广泛存在于真核生物细胞中,因其在聚丙稀凝胶电泳中的高迁移率而得名。HMG蛋白是真核细胞基因调控的动力体现者,是真核细胞内继组蛋白之后含量最为丰富的一组染色质蛋白质,它们在染色质的结构与功能及基因表达调控过程中均发挥着重要作用。HMG蛋白家族可分为HMGA、HMGB和HMGN三类亚家族。现对HMG蛋白家族的三类亚家族蛋白HMGA、HMGB和HMGN的结构与功能进行综述。     

Sequence of a cDNA Encoding Turtle High Mobility Group 1 Protein

In order to understand sequence information about turtle HMG1 gene, a cDNA encoding HMG1 protein of the Chinese soft-shell turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis) was amplified by RT-PCR from kidney total RNA, and was cloned, sequenced and analyzed. The results revealed that the open reading frame (ORF) of turtle HMG1 cDNA is 606 bp long. The ORF codifies 202 amino acid residues, from which two DNA-binding domains and one polyacidic region are derived. The DNA-binding domains share higher amino acid identity with homologous sequences of chicken (96.5%) and mammals (74%) than homologous sequence of rainbow trout (67%). The polyacidic region shows 84.6% amino acid homology with the equivalent region of chicken HMG1 cDNA. Turtle HMG1 protein contains 3 Cys residues located at completely conserved positions. Conservation in sequence and structure suggests that the functions of turtle HMG1 cDNA may be highly conserved during evolution. To our knowledge, this is the first report of HMG1 cDNA sequence in any reptilian.From Genetika, Vol. 41, No. 7, 2005, pp. 925–930.Original English Text Copyright © 2005 by Jifang Zheng, Bi Hu, Duansheng Wu.The text was submitted by the authors in English.     

高迁移率族蛋白B1在炎症性疾病中的研究进展

高迁移率族蛋白B1(high mobility group box 1 protein,HMGB1)是广泛存在于真核细胞核内的非组蛋白染色体结合蛋白,因其在聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳(PAGE)中迁移速度快而得名。近年来的研究表明,HMGB1作为一种重要的晚期炎症介质,在多种急慢性炎症中均有表达。本文就高迁移率族蛋白B1的结构、释放、致炎作用、与炎症性疾病的关系以及炎症时对高迁移率族蛋白B1的干预措施等方面研究近况做一综述。     

血清Klotho蛋白、视锥蛋白样蛋白-1、高迁移率族蛋白1与阿尔茨海默病患者认知功能和预后不良的关系

摘要 目的：探讨阿尔兹海默病（AD）患者血清Klotho蛋白、视锥蛋白样蛋白-1（VILIP-1）、高迁移率族蛋白1（HMGB1）与认知功能及预后的关系。方法：选取2019年4月-2021年5月在我院接受治疗的136例AD患者作为AD组,另选取150例同时期在我院进行体检的健康志愿者作为对照组,应用酶联免疫吸附法检测两组血清Klotho蛋白、VILIP-1、HMGB1表达水平,采用简易精神状态检查量表（MMSE）评估两组认知功能,采用Pearson相关性分析以上三指标与MMSE评分之间的关系;AD患者根据治疗1年后的预后情况分为预后良好组（n=74）与预后不良组（n=62）,应用单因素、多因素Logistic回归分析引发AD患者预后不良的危险因素;采用受试者工作特征（ROC）曲线评估血清Klotho蛋白、VILIP-1、HMGB1联合检测对AD患者预后的预测效能。结果：AD组的MMSE评分、血清Klotho蛋白水平显著低于对照组,而血清VILIP-1及HMGB1水平显著高于对照组（均P＜0.05）;Pearson相关性结果显示血清Klotho蛋白水平与MMSE评分之间呈显著正相关（P＜0.05）,而血清VILIP-1、HMGB1水平与MMSE评分之间呈显著负相关（均P＜0.05）;多因素Logistic回归分析显示血清VILIP-1、HMGB1水平升高是引发AD患者预后不良的独立危险因素,而血清Klotho蛋白水平升高是其保护因素（P＜0.05）;ROC曲线显示 Klotho蛋白、VILIP-1、HMGB1联合检测AD患者曲线下面积为0.839,敏感度为80.65%,特异度为83.78%。结论：血清Klotho蛋白、VILIP-1、HMGB1表达水平与AD患者认知功能和预后均具有较强的关联性,临床可以通过联合检测以上三指标辅助评估AD患者的预后。     

急性肺损伤大鼠肺组织高迁移率族蛋白1的表达及其意义

目的动态观察高迁移率族蛋白1（HGMB1）在失血性休克复合内毒素注射致急性肺损伤（ALl）大鼠肺组织的表达情况,初步探讨HMGB1在ALI发病机制中的作用。方法采取失血性休克复合内毒素注射手段建立ALl大鼠动物模型,采用RT-PCR方法,检测肺组织HMGB1mRNA的表达情况。结果正常大鼠肺组织有少量HMGBlmRNA表达,遭受失血性休克复合内毒素注射打击后,HMGB1mRNA表达迅速升高,至ALI24h达最高峰,随后有所下降,ALl各组大鼠表达水平与正常对照组比较差异均有统计学意义（P〈0．01）。结论正常大鼠肺组织有一定水平HMGBlmRNA的表达,遭受失血性休克及内毒素注射打击后,HMGBlmRNA表达异常增高,可引起过度炎症反应,从而促进ALI的发生与发展。     

Potentiation of NMDA Receptor-Dependent Cell Responses by Extracellular High Mobility Group Box 1 Protein

Background

Extracellular high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) protein can operate in a synergistic fashion with different signal molecules promoting an increase of cell Ca²⁺ influx. However, the mechanisms responsible for this effect of HMGB1 are still unknown.

Principal Findings

Here we demonstrate that, at concentrations of agonist per se ineffective, HMGB1 potentiates the activation of the ionotropic glutamate N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) in isolated hippocampal nerve terminals and in a neuroblastoma cell line. This effect was abolished by the NMDA channel blocker MK-801. The HMGB1-facilitated NMDAR opening was followed by activation of the Ca²⁺-dependent enzymes calpain and nitric oxide synthase in neuroblastoma cells, resulting in an increased production of NO, a consequent enhanced cell motility, and onset of morphological differentiation. We have also identified NMDAR as the mediator of HMGB1-stimulated murine erythroleukemia cell differentiation, induced by hexamethylenebisacetamide. The potentiation of NMDAR activation involved a peptide of HMGB1 located in the B box at the amino acids 130–139. This HMGB1 fragment did not overlap with binding sites for other cell surface receptors of HMGB1, such as the advanced glycation end products or the Toll-like receptor 4. Moreover, in a competition assay, the HMGB1_(130–139) peptide displaced the NMDAR/HMGB1 interaction, suggesting that it comprised the molecular and functional site of HMGB1 regulating the NMDA receptor complex.

Conclusion

We propose that the multifunctional cytokine-like molecule HMGB1 released by activated, stressed, and damaged or necrotic cells can facilitate NMDAR-mediated cell responses, both in the central nervous system and in peripheral tissues, independently of other known cell surface receptors for HMGB1.     

Cellular Mechanisms of High Mobility Group 1 (HMGB-1) Protein Action in the Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetic retinopathy is one of the main microvascular complications of diabetes and remains one of the leading causes of blindness worldwide. Recent studies have revealed an important role of inflammatory and proangiogenic high mobility group 1 (HMGB-1) cytokine in diabetic retinopathy. To elucidate cellular mechanisms of HMGB-1 activity in the retina, we performed this study. The histological features of diabetic retinopathy include loss of blood-vessel pericytes and endothelial cells, as well as abnormal new blood vessel growth. To establish the role of HMGB-1 in vulnerability of endothelial cells and pericytes, cultures of these cells, or co-cultures with glial cells, were treated with HMGB-1 and assessed for survival after 24 hours. The expression levels of the cytokines, chemokines, and cell adhesion molecules in glial and endothelial cells were tested by quantitative RT-PCR to evaluate changes in these cells after HMGB-1 treatment. Animal models of neovascularization were also used to study the role of HMGB-1 in the retina. We report that pericyte death is mediated by HMGB-1-induced cytotoxic activity of glial cells, while HMGB-1 can directly mediate death of endothelial cells. We also found that HMGB-1 affects endothelial cell activity. However, we did not observe a difference in the levels of neovascularization between HMGB-1-treated eyes compared to the control eyes, nor in the levels of proangiogenic cytokine VEGF-A expression between glial cells treated with HMGB-1 and control cells. Our data also indicate that HMGB-1 is not involved in retinal neovascularization in the oxygen-induced retinopathy model. Thus, our data suggest that retinal pericyte and endothelial injury and death in diabetic retinopathy may be due to HMGB-1-induced cytotoxic activity of glial cells as well as the direct effect of HMGB-1 on endothelial cells. At the same time, our findings indicate that HMGB-1 plays an insignificant role in retinal and choroidal neovascularization.     

High Mobility Group 1 Protein Is Not Stably Associated with the Chromosomes of Somatic Cells

High mobility group 1 (HMG1) protein is an abundant and conserved component of vertebrate nuclei and has been proposed to play a structural role in chromatin organization, possibly similar to that of histone H1. However, a high abundance of HMG1 had also been reported in the cytoplasm and on the surface of mammalian cells. We conclusively show that HMG1 is a nuclear protein, since several different anti-HMG1 antibodies stain the nucleoplasm of cultured cells, and epitope-tagged HMG1 is localized in the nucleus only. The protein is excluded from nucleoli and is not associated to specific nuclear structures but rather appears to be uniformly distributed. HMG1 can bind in vitro to reconstituted core nucleosomes but is not stably associated to chromatin in live cells. At metaphase, HMG1 is detached from condensed chromosomes, contrary to histone H1. During interphase, HMG1 readily diffuses out of nuclei after permeabilization of the nuclear membranes with detergents, whereas histone H1 remains associated to chromatin. These properties exclude a shared function for HMG1 and H1 in differentiated cells, in spite of their similar biochemical properties. HMG1 may be stably associated only to a very minor population of nucleosomes or may interact transiently with nucleosomes during dynamic processes of chromatin remodeling.     

High Mobility Group A proteins in esophageal carcinomas

We have recently shown that HMGA2 is overexpressed in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) and its detection allows to discriminate between cancer and normal surrounding tissue proposing HMGA2 as a novel diagnostic marker. Interestingly, esophageal adenocarcinoma shows an opposite behavior with the overexpression of HMGA1 but not HMGA2. Moreover, we show that the suppression of HMGA2 in 2 ESCC cell lines reduces the malignant phenotype. Then, this paper highlights a differential induction of the HMGA proteins, depending on the cancer histological type, and reinforces the perspective of an innovative esophageal cancer therapy based on the suppression of the HMGA protein function and/or expression.     

Role of the Acidic Tail of High Mobility Group Protein B1 (HMGB1) in Protein Stability and DNA Bending

High mobility group box (HMGB) proteins are abundant nonhistone proteins found in all eukaryotic nuclei and are capable of binding/bending DNA. The human HMGB1 is composed of two binding motifs, known as Boxes A and B, are L-shaped alpha-helix structures, followed by a random-coil acidic tail that consists of 30 Asp and Glu residues. This work aimed at evaluating the role of the acidic tail of human HMGB1 in protein stability and DNA interactions. For this purpose, we cloned, expressed and purified HMGB1 and its tailless form, HMGB1ΔC, in E. coli strain. Tryptophan fluorescence spectroscopy and circular dichroism (CD) experiments clearly showed an increase in protein stability promoted by the acidic tail under different conditions, such as the presence of the chemical denaturant guanidine hydrochloride (Gdn.HCl), high temperature and low pH. Folding intermediates found at low pH for both proteins were denatured only in the presence of chemical denaturant, thus showing a relatively high stability. The acidic tail did not alter the DNA-binding properties of the protein, although it enhanced the DNA bending capability from 76° (HMGB1ΔC) to 91° (HMGB1), as measured using the fluorescence resonance energy transfer technique. A model of DNA bending in vivo was proposed, which might help to explain the interaction of HMGB1 with DNA and other proteins, i.e., histones, and the role of that protein in chromatin remodeling.     

A High Mobility Group Protein from the Dipteran Insects Ceratitis capitata and Bactrocera oleae

Nuclei from Bactrocera oleae and Ceratitis capitata larvae contain a major protein that shares most of the characteristics of vertebrate high mobility group (HMG) proteins. Proteins are extracted from nuclei with 0.35 M NaCl, are soluble in 5% perchloric acid, are relatively small (molecular weight in the range of 10–16 kDa), and have both a high basic and a high acidic amino acid content. The amino acid constitution of these proteins is similar to that of the HMGB protein family of vertebrates. The proteins cross-react with antibodies raised against the HMGD chromosomal protein of Drosophila melanogaster. The possible relatedness of these proteins to high mobility group proteins is discussed.     

电针对脓毒症大鼠肺炎症反应和高迁移率族蛋白B1的影响

摘要 目的：研究电针足三里对脓毒症大鼠肺脏炎症反应和病理损伤的调节,为脓毒症的临床治疗提供新的理论依据。方法：成年雄性SD大鼠40只,按照随机数字表法分为假手术组（sham组）、脓毒症（盲肠结扎穿刺术( Cecal ligation and puncture, CLP)组）、脓毒症+假电针组（非经非穴组）和脓毒症+电针足三里组（足三里组）,每组10只。除第一组外,其余大鼠均采用盲肠结扎穿孔术（CLP）制备脓毒症大鼠模型;造模前,脓毒症+假电针组选择非经非穴处电针刺激,脓毒症+电针足三里组给予足三里穴位电针处理,电针参数为疏密波,2 Hz,1 mA,持续30 min,连续5天。术后24 h,先取支气管肺泡灌洗液, 再取右肺测湿干重比,取左肺下叶观察病理学改变,取左肺上叶检测炎症因子肿瘤坏死因子-α(Tumor necrosis factor, TNF-α)、白介素-1(interleukin -1, IL-1β)、白介素-6(interleukin-6, IL-6)和HMGB1。结果：与sham组比较,CLP组大鼠肺组织出现明显病理损伤（均P＜0.05）,炎症因子明显升高（均P＜0.01）,高迁移率族蛋白1（High mobility group 1 protein, HMGB1）明显升高(P＜0.05);经过电针足三里处理,脓毒症大鼠肺组织病理损伤明显减轻（P＜0.05）,炎症因子明显降低（均P＜0.01）,HMGB1明显减少(P＜0.05)。CLP组与非经非穴组大鼠生存率、肺组织病理损伤、炎症因子和HMGB1无明显差异,差异无统计学意义（均P＞0.05）。结论：电针足三里可以减轻脓毒症大鼠肺的炎症反应和组织损伤,降低其肺脏HMGB1水平。     

Binding the Mammalian High Mobility Group Protein AT-hook 2 to AT-Rich Deoxyoligonucleotides: Enthalpy-Entropy Compensation

HMGA2 is a DNA minor-groove binding protein. We previously demonstrated that HMGA2 binds to AT-rich DNA with very high binding affinity where the binding of HMGA2 to poly(dA-dT)₂ is enthalpy-driven and to poly(dA)poly(dT) is entropy-driven. This is a typical example of enthalpy-entropy compensation. To further study enthalpy-entropy compensation of HMGA2, we used isothermal-titration-calorimetry to examine the interactions of HMGA2 with two AT-rich DNA hairpins: 5′-CCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGCCCCCGCTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTGG-3′ (FL-AT-1) and 5′-CCATATATATATATATAGCCCCCGCTATATATATATATATGG-3′ (FL-AT-2). Surprisingly, we observed an atypical isothermal-titration-calorimetry-binding curve at low-salt aqueous solutions whereby the apparent binding-enthalpy decreased dramatically as the titration approached the end. This unusual behavior can be attributed to the DNA-annealing coupled to the ligand DNA-binding and is eliminated by increasing the salt concentration to ∼200 mM. At this condition, HMGA2 binding to FL-AT-1 is entropy-driven and to FL-AT-2 is enthalpy-driven. Interestingly, the DNA-binding free energies for HMGA2 binding to both hairpins are almost temperature independent; however, the enthalpy-entropy changes are dependent on temperature, which is another aspect of enthalpy-entropy compensation. The heat capacity change for HMGA2 binding to FL-AT-1 and FL-AT-2 are almost identical, indicating that the solvent displacement and charge-charge interaction in the coupled folding/binding processes for both binding reactions are similar.     

高迁移率族蛋白1拮抗剂BoxA对细菌性脑膜炎大鼠的治疗作用

目的:探究高迁移率族蛋白1(HMGB1)拮抗剂BoxA尾静脉注射对细菌性脑膜炎(BM)大鼠模型的临床体征改善和炎症抑制作用。方法:除外正常对照的雄性Sprague-Dawley(SD)大鼠设为对照组(n=20),另取60只大鼠行脑室立体定向注射20μL大肠杆菌Escherichia coli (DH5α1×10~7CFU/m L)建立BM模型,之后随机分为两组(各组n=30),一组尾静脉注射HMGB1拮抗剂BoxA,即BoxA组;一组麻醉后进行尾静脉注射无菌磷酸盐(PBS),即Vehicle组。造模3 d后,对各组大鼠的临床指标以及病理生理参数(颅内压和脑脊液白细胞(WBC)计数)进行评估,使用酶联免疫吸附实验(ELISA)法检测血清中HMGB1的相对含量,使用伊文思蓝染色观察血脑屏障(BBB)通透性,使用免疫荧光染色检测大脑皮层炎症因子(IL-1β和TNF-α)的表达水平。结果:相比Control组,Vehicle组临床指标,颅内压,WBC计数以及血清HMGB1含量明显提升(P0.05);而BoxA组相比Vehicle组,以上改变有部分减少(P0.05)。另外,Vehicle组较Control组EB渗漏增加且炎症因子(IL-1β和TNF-α)表达水平增高(P0.05)。与Vehicle组相比,BoxA组的这些变化亦被部分调节(P0.05)。结论:HMGB1抑制剂BoxA尾静脉注射能够下调HMGB1表达水平并同时缓解细菌性脑膜炎大鼠的临床症状和炎症反应。     

胶质瘤来源外泌体通过高迁移率族蛋白B1促进胶质瘤干细胞形成

摘要 目的：研究胶质瘤来源外泌体中高迁移率族蛋白B1（HMGB1）对胶质瘤干细胞形成的影响及其意义。方法：使用外泌体提取试剂盒提取原代胶质母细胞瘤来源外泌体,通过透射电子显微镜、纳米粒度电位仪和Western blotting对外泌体进行鉴定;采用Western blotting检测外泌体中HMGB1的表达量;通过qRT-PCR、Western blotting、克隆球计数检测外泌体对胶质瘤干细胞形成的影响;siRNA敲低HMGB1的表达水平,并通过qRT-PCR、Western blotting、克隆球计数检测外泌体中HMGB1对胶质瘤干细胞形成的影响。结果：原代胶质瘤细胞可以分泌外泌体到肿瘤微环境并且外泌体中存在HMGB1;原代胶质瘤细胞来源外泌体可以上调邻近胶质瘤细胞干性相关分子CD133、OCT4、NANOG、SOX2的表达并促进干细胞克隆球的形成;通过siRNA敲低原代胶质瘤细胞HMGB1的表达后,外泌体中HMGB1的含量降低并且外泌体促进胶质瘤干细胞形成的作用减弱。结论：胶质瘤细胞来源外泌体可以通过HMGB1促进胶质瘤干细胞的形成。     

Repression of Smooth Muscle Differentiation by a Novel High Mobility Group Box-containing Protein,HMG2L1

The molecular mechanisms regulating smooth muscle-specific gene expression during smooth muscle development are poorly understood. Myocardin is an extraordinarily powerful cofactor of serum response factor (SRF) that stimulates expression of smooth muscle-specific genes. In an effort to search for proteins that regulate myocardin function, we identified a novel HMG box-containing protein HMG2L1 (high mobility group 2 like 1). We found that HMG2L1 expression is correlated with the smooth muscle cell (SMC) synthetic phenotype. Overexpression of HMG2L1 in SMCs down-regulated smooth muscle marker expression. Conversely, depletion of endogenous HMG2L1 in SMCs increases smooth muscle-specific gene expression. Furthermore, we found HMG2L1 specifically abrogates myocardin-induced activation of smooth muscle-specific genes. By GST pulldown assays, the interaction domains between HMG2L1 and myocardin were mapped to the N termini of each of the proteins. Finally, we demonstrated that HMG2L1 abrogates myocardin function through disrupting its binding to SRF and abolishing SRF-myocardin complex binding to the promoters of smooth muscle-specific genes. This study provides the first evidence of this novel HMG2L1 molecule playing an important role in attenuating smooth muscle differentiation.