Protein arginine methyltransferase-6 participates in a range of biological functions,particularly RNA processing,transcription,chromatin remodeling,and endosomal trafficking.However,it remains unclear whether protein ...Protein arginine methyltransferase-6 participates in a range of biological functions,particularly RNA processing,transcription,chromatin remodeling,and endosomal trafficking.However,it remains unclear whether protein arginine methyl transferase-6 modifies neuropathic pain and,if so,what the mechanisms of this effect.In this study,protein arginine methyltransferase-6 expression levels and its effect on neuropathic pain were investigated in the spared nerve injury model,chronic constriction injury model and bone cancer pain model,using immunohistochemistry,western blotting,immunoprecipitation,and label-free proteomic analysis.The results showed that protein arginine methyltransferase-6 mostly co-localized withβ-tubulinⅢin the dorsal root ganglion,and that its expression decreased following spared nerve injury,chronic constriction injury and bone cancer pain.In addition,PRMT6 knockout(Prmt6~(-/-))mice exhibited pain hypersensitivity.Furthermore,the development of spared nerve injury-induced hypersensitivity to mechanical pain was attenuated by blocking the decrease in protein arginine methyltransferase-6 expression.Moreover,when protein arginine methyltransferase-6 expression was downregulated in the dorsal root ganglion in mice without spared nerve injury,increased levels of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinases were observed in the ipsilateral dorsal horn,and the response to mechanical stimuli was enhanced.Mechanistically,protein arginine methyltransferase-6 appeared to contribute to spared nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain by regulating the expression of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein-F.Additionally,protein arginine methyltransfe rase-6-mediated modulation of hete rogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein-F expression required amino atids 319 to 388,but not classical H3R2 methylation.These findings indicated that protein arginine methyltransferase-6 is a potential therapeutic target fo r the treatment of peripheral neuro pathic pain.展开更多
目的:探讨血清抗着丝粒蛋白F抗体(anti-centromere protein F antibody,anti-CENPF)在乳腺癌中的临床价值。方法:收集100例初诊乳腺癌(breast cancer,BC)患者、40例乳腺良性疾病(non breast cancer,non-BC)患者和40名健康体检者(healthy...目的:探讨血清抗着丝粒蛋白F抗体(anti-centromere protein F antibody,anti-CENPF)在乳腺癌中的临床价值。方法:收集100例初诊乳腺癌(breast cancer,BC)患者、40例乳腺良性疾病(non breast cancer,non-BC)患者和40名健康体检者(healthy control,HC)血清,采用酶联免疫吸附试验检测血清中的anti-CENPF水平,同时化学发光法测定血清糖类抗原153(carbohydrate antigen 153,CA153)的水平。结果:BC组血清anti-CENPF水平高于non-BC组和HC组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。anti-CENPF和CA153诊断乳腺癌中的曲线下面积(area under the curve,AUC)分别为0.714和0.672,两者联合检测的AUC为0.739。有淋巴结转移、远处转移或者人表皮生长因子受体2(human epidermal growth factor receptor-2,HER-2)阴性的乳腺癌患者血清anti-CENPF浓度明显升高(P<0.05)。不同肿瘤大小、临床分期、分子分型乳腺癌患者血清anti-CENPF水平比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。组间比较显示Ⅳ期和Ⅲ期血清anti-CENPF浓度高于Ⅰ期和Ⅱ期,HER-2过表达型、Luminal B型血清anti-CENPF水平低于三阴性乳腺癌(triple negative breast cancer,TNBC)患者。雌激素受体(receptors estrogen,ER)阳性的乳腺癌患者中,HER-2阴性组的anti-CENPF浓度高于HER-2阳性组,差异有统计学意义(P=0.026)。结论:血清antiCENPF在乳腺癌的诊断、临床分期及分子分型中发挥了重要作用,其水平可能与乳腺癌预后呈负相关,有望成为乳腺癌潜在的疾病标志物。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,Nos.82001178(to LW),81901129(to LH),82001175(to FX)Shanghai Sailing Program,No.20YF1439200(to LW)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai,China,No.23ZR1450800(to LH)and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,No.YG2023LC15(to ZX)。
文摘Protein arginine methyltransferase-6 participates in a range of biological functions,particularly RNA processing,transcription,chromatin remodeling,and endosomal trafficking.However,it remains unclear whether protein arginine methyl transferase-6 modifies neuropathic pain and,if so,what the mechanisms of this effect.In this study,protein arginine methyltransferase-6 expression levels and its effect on neuropathic pain were investigated in the spared nerve injury model,chronic constriction injury model and bone cancer pain model,using immunohistochemistry,western blotting,immunoprecipitation,and label-free proteomic analysis.The results showed that protein arginine methyltransferase-6 mostly co-localized withβ-tubulinⅢin the dorsal root ganglion,and that its expression decreased following spared nerve injury,chronic constriction injury and bone cancer pain.In addition,PRMT6 knockout(Prmt6~(-/-))mice exhibited pain hypersensitivity.Furthermore,the development of spared nerve injury-induced hypersensitivity to mechanical pain was attenuated by blocking the decrease in protein arginine methyltransferase-6 expression.Moreover,when protein arginine methyltransferase-6 expression was downregulated in the dorsal root ganglion in mice without spared nerve injury,increased levels of phosphorylated extracellular signal-regulated kinases were observed in the ipsilateral dorsal horn,and the response to mechanical stimuli was enhanced.Mechanistically,protein arginine methyltransferase-6 appeared to contribute to spared nerve injury-induced neuropathic pain by regulating the expression of heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein-F.Additionally,protein arginine methyltransfe rase-6-mediated modulation of hete rogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein-F expression required amino atids 319 to 388,but not classical H3R2 methylation.These findings indicated that protein arginine methyltransferase-6 is a potential therapeutic target fo r the treatment of peripheral neuro pathic pain.
文摘目的:探讨血清抗着丝粒蛋白F抗体(anti-centromere protein F antibody,anti-CENPF)在乳腺癌中的临床价值。方法:收集100例初诊乳腺癌(breast cancer,BC)患者、40例乳腺良性疾病(non breast cancer,non-BC)患者和40名健康体检者(healthy control,HC)血清,采用酶联免疫吸附试验检测血清中的anti-CENPF水平,同时化学发光法测定血清糖类抗原153(carbohydrate antigen 153,CA153)的水平。结果:BC组血清anti-CENPF水平高于non-BC组和HC组,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。anti-CENPF和CA153诊断乳腺癌中的曲线下面积(area under the curve,AUC)分别为0.714和0.672,两者联合检测的AUC为0.739。有淋巴结转移、远处转移或者人表皮生长因子受体2(human epidermal growth factor receptor-2,HER-2)阴性的乳腺癌患者血清anti-CENPF浓度明显升高(P<0.05)。不同肿瘤大小、临床分期、分子分型乳腺癌患者血清anti-CENPF水平比较,差异有统计学意义(P<0.05)。组间比较显示Ⅳ期和Ⅲ期血清anti-CENPF浓度高于Ⅰ期和Ⅱ期,HER-2过表达型、Luminal B型血清anti-CENPF水平低于三阴性乳腺癌(triple negative breast cancer,TNBC)患者。雌激素受体(receptors estrogen,ER)阳性的乳腺癌患者中,HER-2阴性组的anti-CENPF浓度高于HER-2阳性组,差异有统计学意义(P=0.026)。结论:血清antiCENPF在乳腺癌的诊断、临床分期及分子分型中发挥了重要作用,其水平可能与乳腺癌预后呈负相关,有望成为乳腺癌潜在的疾病标志物。
