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Kniha

Speciální mikrobní technologie

Masák, Jan, 1957-
Autor Autorita
Plachý, Jiří, 1934-
Autor Autorita
Pelechová, Jana, 1934-
Autor Autorita

Praha : Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická, 1992

1. vyd. 300 s. : obr., tab., schémata ; 21 cm

Článek

Industasis, a promotion of tumor formation by nontumorigenic stray cells

Cancer research. 2009 ; 69 (11) : 4605-4612.

Cancer Res
Medvik
Zdroj

A tumor cell is formed when a critical amount of endogenous and/or exogenous tumorigenic stimuli is exceeded. We have shown that the transient presence of nontumorigenic stray cells in tissues of experimental animals that contain cells with a subcritical set of genetic mutations can act as a tumor-promoting stimulus. To induce somatic mutations in all chicken tissues, we have used the MAV-2 retroviral insertion system that almost exclusively generates nephroblastomas. MAV-2 mutagenized animals i.v. inoculated with nonmalignant cells developed early clonal lung tumors before nephroblastomas. Importantly, the injected cells did not become a component of resultant tumors. Lung tumors displayed specific mutational signature characterized by an insertion of MAV-2 provirus into the fyn-related kinase (frk) promoter that results in the overexpression of the frk gene. In contrast, plag1, foxP, and twist genes were most often mutagenized in nephroblastomas. Based on such observations, we propose the mechanism termed industasis, a promotion of fully malignant phenotype of incipient tumor cell by stray cells, and hypothesize that it might be the underlying cause of human multiple primary tumors.

Článek

Dazap2 modulates transcription driven by the Wnt effector TCF-4

Nucleic acids research. 2009 ; 37 (9) : 3007-3020.

Nucleic Acids Res
Medvik
Zdroj

A major outcome of the canonical Wnt/beta-catenin-signalling pathway is the transcriptional activation of a specific set of target genes. A typical feature of the transcriptional response induced by Wnt signalling is the involvement of Tcf/Lef factors that function in the nucleus as the principal mediators of signalling. Vertebrate Tcf/Lef proteins perform two well-characterized functions: in association with beta-catenin they activate gene expression, and in the absence of Wnt ligands they bind TLE/Groucho proteins to act as transcriptional repressors. Although the general characteristics of Tcf/Lef factors are well understood, the mechanisms that control their specific roles in various cellular backgrounds are much less defined. In this report we reveal that the evolutionary conserved Dazap2 protein functions as a TCF-4 interacting partner. We demonstrate that a short region proximal to the TCF-4 HMG box mediates the interaction and that all Tcf/Lef family members associate with Dazap2. Interestingly, knockdown of Dazap2 not only reduced the activity of Wnt signalling as measured by Tcf/beta-catenin reporters but additionally altered the expression of Wnt-signalling target genes. Finally, chromatin immunoprecipitation studies indicate that Dazap2 modulates the affinity of TCF-4 for its DNA-recognition motif.

MeSH
beta-katenin metabolismus MeSH
buněčné linie MeSH
DNA vazebné proteiny chemie metabolismus MeSH
genetická transkripce MeSH
genový knockdown MeSH
lidé MeSH
myši MeSH
promotorové oblasti (genetika) MeSH
proteiny vázající RNA antagonisté a inhibitory genetika metabolismus MeSH
proteiny Wnt metabolismus MeSH
regulace genové exprese MeSH
transkripční faktory BHLH-Zip MeSH
transkripční faktory chemie metabolismus MeSH
vazebná místa MeSH
zvířata MeSH
Check Tag
lidé MeSH
myši MeSH
zvířata MeSH
Publikační typ
práce podpořená grantem MeSH

Článek

A single-amino-acid substitution in the TvbS1 receptor results in decreased susceptibility to infection by avian sarcoma and leukosis virus subgroups B and D and resistance to infection by subgroup E in vitro and in vivo

Journal of virology. 2008 ; 82 (5) : 2097-2105.

J Virol
Medvik
Zdroj

The avian sarcoma and leukosis virus (ASLV) family of retroviruses contains five highly related envelope subgroups (A to E) thought to have evolved from a common viral ancestor in the chicken population. Three genetic loci in chickens determine the susceptibility or resistance of cells to infection by the subgroup A to E ASLVs. Some inbred lines of chickens display phenotypes that are somewhere in between either efficiently susceptible or resistant to infection by specific subgroups of ASLV. The tvb gene encodes the receptor for subgroups B, D, and E ASLVs. The wild-type Tvb(S1) receptor confers susceptibility to subgroups B, D, and E ASLVs. In this study, the genetic defect that accounts for the altered susceptibility of an inbred chicken line, line M, to infection by ASLV(B), ASLV(D), and ASLV(E) was identified. The tvb gene in line M, tvb(r2), encodes a mutant Tvb(S1) receptor protein with a substitution of a serine for a cysteine at position 125 (C125S). Here, we show that the C125S substitution in Tvb(S1) significantly reduces the susceptibility of line M cells to infection by ASLV(B) and ASLV(D) and virtually eliminates susceptibility to ASLV(E) infection both in cultured cells and in the incidence and growth of avian sarcoma virus-induced sarcomas in chickens. The C125S substitution significantly reduces the binding affinity of the Tvb(S1) receptor for the subgroup B, D, and E ASLV envelope glycoproteins. These are the first results that demonstrate a possible role of the cysteine-rich domain 3 in the function of the Tvb receptors.

Článek

The core element of a CpG island protects avian sarcoma and leukosis virus-derived vectors from transcriptional silencing

Journal of virology. 2008 ; 82 (16) : 7818-7827.

J Virol
Medvik
Zdroj

Unmethylated CpG islands are known to keep adjacent promoters transcriptionally active. In the CpG island adjacent to the adenosine phosphoribosyltransferase gene, the protection against transcriptional silencing can be attributed to the short CpG-rich core element containing Sp1 binding sites. We report here the insertion of this CpG island core element, IE, into the long terminal repeat of a retroviral vector derived from Rous sarcoma virus, which normally suffers from progressive transcriptional silencing in mammalian cells. IE insertion into a specific position between enhancer and promoter sequences led to efficient protection of the integrated vector from silencing and gradual CpG methylation in rodent and human cells. Individual cell clones with IE-modified reporter vectors display high levels of reporter expression for a sustained period and without substantial variegation in the cell culture. The presence of Sp1 binding sites is important for the protective effect of IE, but at least some part of the entire antisilencing capacity is maintained in IE with mutated Sp1 sites. We suggest that this strategy of antisilencing protection by the CpG island core element may prove generally useful in retroviral vectors.