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Cytotoxicity of TNFα is regulated by integrin‐mediated matrix signaling

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Chen, Chih‐Chiun, Young, Jennifer L, Monzon, Ricardo I, Chen, Ningyu, Todorović, Viktor, Lau, Lester F·2007·The EMBO Journal

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Cytokines of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family regulate inflammation and immunity, and a subset of this family can also induce cell death in a context-dependent manner. Although TNFalpha is cytotoxic to certain tumor cell lines, it induces apoptosis in normal cells only when NFkappaB signaling is blocked. Here we show that the matricellular protein CCN1/CYR61 can unmask the cytotoxic potential of TNFalpha without perturbation of NFkappaB signaling or de novo protein synthesis, leading to rapid apoptosis in the otherwise resistant primary human fibroblasts. CCN1 acts through binding to integrins alpha(v)beta(5), alpha(6)beta(1), and syndecan-4, triggering the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) through a Rac1-dependent mechanism via 5-lipoxygenase and the mitochondria, leading to the biphasic activation of JNK necessary for apoptosis. Mice with the genomic Ccn1 locus replaced with an apoptosis-defective Ccn1 allele are substantially resistant to TNFalpha-induced apoptosis in vivo. These results indicate that CCN1 may act as a physiologic regulator of TNFalpha cytotoxicity, providing the contextual cues from the extracellular matrix for TNFalpha-mediated cell death.

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  • Ccn1DM/DM mice were backcrossed to C57BL/6 more than 20 times.

    “Ccn1DM/DM mice were developed in our laboratory and backcrossed to C57BL/6 (The Jackson Laboratory) more than 20 times (82).”

    From Senescent hepatic stellate cells promote liver regeneration through IL-6 and ligands of CXCR2 (2022) · cites this paper as [82]

    The “Generation of Ccn1 dm/dm mice and apoptosis in vivo” section describes producing the mice using C57/BL6 blastocysts and intercrossing germline chimeras. It does not report backcrossing them to C57BL/6, let alone doing so more than 20 times; searches for the backcross count and genetic background found no supporting passage. Page numbers are unavailable in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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  • CCN1's ability to cause robust and sustained reactive oxygen species accumulation underlies some of its unique activities as a matrix cell-adhesion molecule.

    “The ability of CCN1 to trigger the accumulation of a robust and sustained level of reactive oxygen species underlies some of its unique activities as a matrix cell-adhesion molecule.”

    From CCN1/CYR61: the very model of a modern matricellular protein (2011) · cites this paper as [62]

  • CCN1 binds HSPGs with high affinity, which serve as co-receptors with integrins in some contexts; syndecan-4 is the critical HSPG for CCN1 functions where examined.

    “CCN1 binds HSPGs with high affinity, which serve as co-receptors with integrins in some contexts [13,55]. Where examined, syndecan-4 has been identified as the HSPG critical for CCN1 functions [61,62].”

    From CCN1/CYR61: the very model of a modern matricellular protein (2011) · cites this paper as [62]

  • CCN1's synergism with TNFα requires interaction with both αvβ5 and α6β1; mutants defective for either binding are incapable of functional synergism, but combining the two mutants reconstitutes wild-type activity.

    “However, the synergism of CCN1 with TNFα (see below) requires its interaction with both αvβ5 and α6β1. Interestingly, whereas CCN1 mutants defective for either binding αvβ5 or α6β1 are each incapably of functional synergism with TNFα, a combination of these two mutants can fully reconstitute wild-type activity [62].”

    From CCN1/CYR61: the very model of a modern matricellular protein (2011) · cites this paper as [62]

  • Cell adhesion to CCN1 enables TNF-α to induce apoptosis without inhibiting NF-κB signaling or de novo protein synthesis, converting TNF-α from a survival-enhancing factor into a potent apoptotic agent.

    “Remarkably, cell adhesion to CCN1 enables TNF-α to induce apoptosis without inhibiting NF-κB signaling or de novo protein synthesis, thus converting TNF-α from a survival-enhancing factor into a potent apoptotic agent [62].”

    From CCN1/CYR61: the very model of a modern matricellular protein (2011) · cites this paper as [62]

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Authors
Chen, C., Young, J. L., Monzon, R. I., Chen, N., Todorović, V., & Lau, L. F.
Affiliations
University of Illinois Chicago (US)
Corresponding author
Lau, Lester F
Venue
The EMBO Journal
Published
2007-02-22
Volume
26
Issue
5
Pages
1257-1267
ISSN
  • 0261-4189 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2075
OpenAlex
W2132681046
Cited by
143
References
52
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.76
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The EMBO Journal (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • American Heart Association (T32 HL07829)
  • National Institutes of Health (T32 HL07829)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T32 HL-07829, T32HL007829)
  • National Cancer Institute (R01CA046565, CA-46565)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Connective Tissue Growth Factor Research
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cell death mechanisms and regulation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Signaling Pathways in Disease
Keywords
TNF-α, integrin signaling, extracellular matrix, apoptosis, fibroblasts, reactive oxygen species, Rac1, 5-lipoxygenase, JNK activation, NF-κB, syndecan-4, tumor necrosis factor family
MeSH terms
Animals, Cells, Cultured, Fibroblasts, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Models, Biological, Mutation, Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, Signal Transduction, Integrins, NF-kappa B, Apoptosis, Reactive Oxygen Species, Immediate-Early Proteins, Mice, Knockout, NADPH Oxidases, RNA, Small Interfering, JNK Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases, Mice, Caspase 3, Cysteine-Rich Protein 61

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