Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(27), P. 18722 - 18729
Published: June 29, 2024
Methylation,
a
widely
occurring
natural
modification
serving
diverse
regulatory
and
structural
functions,
is
carried
out
by
myriad
of
S-adenosyl-l-methionine
(AdoMet)-dependent
methyltransferases
(MTases).
The
AdoMet
cofactor
produced
from
l-methionine
(Met)
ATP
family
multimeric
methionine
adenosyltransferases
(MAT).
To
advance
mechanistic
functional
studies,
strategies
for
repurposing
the
MAT
MTase
reactions
to
accept
extended
versions
transferable
group
corresponding
precursors
have
been
exploited.
Here,
we
used
structure-guided
engineering
mouse
MAT2A
enable
biocatalytic
production
an
analogue,
Ado-6-azide,
synthetic
S-(6-azidohex-2-ynyl)-l-homocysteine
(N3-Met).
Three
engineered
variants
showed
catalytic
proficiency
with
analogues
supported
DNA
derivatization
in
cascade
M.TaqI
variant
DNMT1
both
absence
presence
competing
Met.
We
then
installed
two
as
MAT2A-DNMT1
cascades
embryonic
stem
cells
using
CRISPR-Cas
genome
editing.
resulting
cell
lines
maintained
normal
viability
methylation
levels
Dnmt1-dependent
azide
tags
upon
exposure
N3-Met
physiological
This
first
time
demonstrates
genetically
stable
system
biosynthetic
which
enables
mild
metabolic
labeling
DNMT-specific
methylome
live
mammalian
cells.
Cell Death and Disease,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Jan. 13, 2024
Abstract
Amino
acid
metabolism
plays
important
roles
in
tumor
biology
and
therapy.
Accumulating
evidence
has
shown
that
amino
acids
contribute
to
tumorigenesis
immunity
by
acting
as
nutrients,
signaling
molecules,
could
also
regulate
gene
transcription
epigenetic
modification.
Therefore,
targeting
will
provide
new
ideas
for
treatment
become
an
therapeutic
approach
after
surgery,
radiotherapy,
chemotherapy.
In
this
review,
we
systematically
summarize
the
recent
progress
of
malignancy
their
interaction
with
signal
pathways
well
effect
on
microenvironment
Collectively,
highlight
potential
application
future
expectation.
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
81(1)
Published: March 21, 2024
Abstract
Type
I
interferons
(IFN-I)
play
pivotal
roles
in
tumor
therapy
for
three
decades,
underscoring
the
critical
importance
of
maintaining
integrity
IFN-1
signaling
pathway
radiotherapy,
chemotherapy,
targeted
therapy,
and
immunotherapy.
However,
specific
mechanism
by
which
IFN-I
contributes
to
these
therapies,
particularly
terms
activating
dendritic
cells
(DCs),
remains
unclear.
Based
on
recent
studies,
aberrant
DNA
cytoplasm
activates
cyclic
GMP-AMP
synthase
(cGAS)-
stimulator
interferon
genes
(STING)
pathway,
turn
produces
IFN-I,
is
essential
antiviral
anticancer
immunity.
Notably,
STING
can
also
enhance
immunity
promoting
autophagy,
inflammation,
glycolysis
an
IFN-I-independent
manner.
These
research
advancements
contribute
our
comprehension
distinctions
between
drugs
agonists
context
oncology
shed
light
challenges
involved
developing
agonist
drugs.
Thus,
we
aimed
summarize
novel
mechanisms
underlying
cGAS-STING-IFN-I
signal
activation
DC-mediated
antigen
presentation
its
role
cancer
immune
cycle
this
review.
Gut,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
73(5), P. 810 - 824
Published: Jan. 4, 2024
Objective
Liver
fibrosis
is
a
prelude
to
host
of
end-stage
liver
diseases.
Hepatic
stellate
cells
(HSCs),
switching
from
quiescent
state
myofibroblasts,
are
the
major
source
for
excessive
production
extracellular
matrix
proteins.
In
present
study,
we
investigated
role
Suv39h1,
lysine
methyltransferase,
in
HSC-myofibroblast
transition
and
implication
fibrosis.
Design
HSC-specific
or
myofibroblast-specific
Suv39h1
deletion
was
achieved
by
crossbreeding
f/f
mice
Lrat
-Cre
Postn
ERT2
mice.
induced
CCl
4
injection
bile
duct
ligation.
Results
We
report
that
expression
universally
upregulated
during
different
cell
animal
models
human
cirrhotic
tissues.
Consistently,
knockdown
blocked
vitro.
ameliorated
More
importantly,
inhibition
small-molecule
compound
chaetocin
dampened
culture
mitigated
Mechanistically,
bound
promoter
heme
oxygenase
1
(HMOX1)
repressed
HMOX1
transcription.
depletion
blunted
effects
on
vitro
vivo.
Transcriptomic
analysis
revealed
might
contribute
modulating
retinol
homeostasis.
Finally,
overexpression
attenuated
both
preventive
scheme
therapeutic
scheme.
Conclusions
Our
data
demonstrate
previously
unrecognised
offer
proof-of-concept
its
targetability
intervention
cirrhosis.
Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(2), P. e008238 - e008238
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
Background
Although
immune
checkpoint
inhibitor
(ICI)-based
therapy
is
advantageous
for
patients
with
advanced
melanoma,
resistance
and
relapse
are
frequent.
Thus,
it
crucial
to
identify
effective
drug
combinations
develop
new
therapies
the
treatment
of
melanoma.
SGN1,
a
genetically
modified
Salmonella
typhimurium
species
that
causes
targeted
deprivation
methionine
in
tumor
tissues,
currently
under
investigation
clinical
trials.
However,
inhibitory
effect
SGN1
on
melanoma
benefits
combination
ICIs
remain
largely
unexplored.
Therefore,
this
study
aims
investigate
antitumor
potential
its
ability
enhance
efficacy
antibody-based
programmed
cell
death-ligand
1
(PD-L1)
inhibitors
murine
Methods
The
activity
PD-L1
was
studied
through
models.
Further,
Cancer
Genome
Atlas-melanoma
cohort
clustered
using
ConsensusClusterPlus
based
deprivation-related
genes,
characterization
performed
xCell,
Microenvironment
Cell
Populations-counter,
Estimation
Stromal
Immune
cells
MAlignant
Tumor
tissues
Expression
data,
immunophenoscore
(IPS)
analyses.
messenger
RNA
data
death-1
(PD-1)
immunotherapy
response
were
obtained
from
Gene
Omnibus
database.
Set
Enrichment
Analysis
deprivation-up
gene
set
determine
differences
between
pretreatment
responders
non-responders.
Results
This
showed
both,
intratumoral
intravenous
administration
subcutaneous
B16-F10
melanomas,
suppress
growth,
which
associated
an
activated
CD8+T-cell
microenvironment.
Combination
systemic
anti-PD-L1
resulted
better
than
individual
monotherapies,
respectively,
high
therapeutic
increase
level
tumor-specific
CD8
+
T
cells.
Two
clusters
consisting
genes
identified.
Patients
cluster
2
had
higher
expression
methionine_deprivation_up
outcomes,
infiltration
levels
compared
1.
Western
blot,
IPS
analysis,
revealed
deficiency
may
show
ICI
Conclusions:
reports
-based
as
potent
anticancer
agent
against
lays
groundwork
synergistic
brought
about
by
improving
microenvironment
melanomas.