Yangchan Hu, Yuxin Meng, Zirui Zhuang, Yuancong Li, Junjun Nan, Ning Xu, Zu Ye, Ji Jing
{"title":"Prospects for PARG inhibitors in cancer therapy.","authors":"Yangchan Hu, Yuxin Meng, Zirui Zhuang, Yuancong Li, Junjun Nan, Ning Xu, Zu Ye, Ji Jing","doi":"10.1093/jmcb/mjae050","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jmcb/mjae050","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Poly(ADP-ribose) glycosylhydrolase (PARG) is an enzyme involved in hydrolyzing the ribose-ribose bonds present in poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR), which are primarily found in the nucleus. Along with poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase, PARG regulates the level of PAR in cells, playing a crucial role in DNA maintenance and repair processes. Recent studies have revealed elevated levels of PARG in various cancers, such as breast, liver, prostate, and esophageal cancers, indicating a link to unfavorable cancer outcomes. PARG is a significant molecular target for treating PAR-related cancers. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the physiological role of PARG and the development of its inhibitors, highlighting its potential as an innovative target for cancer treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":16433,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Cell Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12123320/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142817839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Targeting HPV for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cervical cancer.","authors":"Huiling Ni, Canhua Huang, Zhi Ran, Shan Li, Chunmei Kuang, Yu Zhang, Kai Yuan","doi":"10.1093/jmcb/mjae046","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jmcb/mjae046","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite advances in screening and prevention, cervical cancer (CC) remains an unresolved public health issue and poses a significant global challenge, particularly for women in low-income regions. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, especially with the high-risk strains, is a primary driver of cervical carcinogenesis. Emerging evidence indicates that integrating HPV testing with existing approaches, such as cervical cytology and visual inspection, offers enhanced sensitivity and specificity in CC screening. HPV infection-associated biomarkers, including HPV E6/E7 oncogenes, p16^INK4a, DNA methylation signatures, and non-coding RNAs, offer valuable insights into disease progression and the development of personalized interventions. Preventive and therapeutic vaccination against HPV, along with tertiary prevention strategies such as the use of antiviral and immune-modulating drugs for HPV-related lesions, show great clinical potential. At the mechanistic level, single-cell RNA sequencing analysis and the development of organoid models for HPV infection provide new cellular and molecular insights into HPV-related CC pathogenesis. This review focuses on the crucial roles of HPV in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of CC, with particular emphasis on the latest advancements in screening and disease intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":16433,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Cell Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12080229/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142467870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jihyun Jang, Mette Bentsen, Jin Bu, Ling Chen, Alexandre Rosa Campos, Mario Looso, Deqiang Li
{"title":"HDAC7 promotes cardiomyocyte proliferation by suppressing myocyte enhancer factor 2.","authors":"Jihyun Jang, Mette Bentsen, Jin Bu, Ling Chen, Alexandre Rosa Campos, Mario Looso, Deqiang Li","doi":"10.1093/jmcb/mjae044","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jmcb/mjae044","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Postnatal mammalian cardiomyocytes (CMs) rapidly lose proliferative capacity and exit the cell cycle to undergo further differentiation and maturation. Cell cycle activation has been a major strategy to stimulate postnatal CM proliferation, albeit achieving modest effects. One impediment is that postnatal CMs may need to undergo dedifferentiation before proliferation, if not simultaneously. Here, we report that overexpression of Hdac7 in neonatal mouse CMs results in significant CM dedifferentiation and proliferation. Mechanistically, we show that histone deacetylase 7 (HDAC7)-mediated CM proliferation is contingent on dedifferentiation, which is accomplished by suppressing myocyte enhance factor 2 (MEF2). Hdac7 overexpression in CM shifts the chromatin state from binding with MEF2, which favors the transcriptional program toward differentiation, to binding with AP-1, which favors the transcriptional program toward proliferation. Furthermore, we found that HDAC7 interacts with minichromosome maintenance complex components to initiate cell cycle progression. Our findings reveal that HDAC7 promotes CM proliferation by its dual action on CM dedifferentiation and proliferation, uncovering a potential new strategy for heart regeneration/repair.</p>","PeriodicalId":16433,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Cell Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12059635/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142467869","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cohesin ring gates are specialized for meiotic cell division.","authors":"Yuanyuan Liu, Bohan Liu, Ruirui Zhang, Zixuan Zhu, Li Zhao, Ruijie Jiang, Yinghao Wang, Feifei Qi, Ruoxi Wang, Huijie Zhao, Jun Zhou, Jinmin Gao","doi":"10.1093/jmcb/mjae047","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jmcb/mjae047","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Cohesin is a ring complex closed with structural maintenance of chromosome 1 (SMC-1), SMC-3, and a kleisin subunit, mediating sister chromatid cohesion in mitosis and meiosis. Kleisin N- and C-terminal domains interact with SMC-3 and SMC-1, forming two distinct cohesin gates. Whether these gates are specialized for mitosis and meiosis remains elusive. Here, we create Caenorhabditis elegans mutants that express chimeric proteins swapping N- and C-terminal domains between different kleisins to investigate how these gates are specialized for different cell division programs. Replacing the meiotic REC-8 N-terminus with that of a cell division-unrelated kleisin COH-1 or the mitotic kleisin sister chromatid cohesion protein 1 (SCC-1) disrupts inter-sister chromatid cohesion and causes severe meiotic defects. Swapping the REC-8 C-terminus with that of COH-1 or SCC-1 largely retains the meiotic functions of REC-8 but causes age-related chromosome abnormalities. A specialized C-terminus is also required for the functions of SCC-1. Furthermore, point mutations in the REC-8 C-terminus cause severe meiotic defects without impairing the SMC-1-kleisin interaction, suggesting an integrated SMC-1-kleisin gate. These findings suggest the requirements for specialized cohesin gates in different biological processes.</p>","PeriodicalId":16433,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Cell Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12080224/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142467867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yue Wang, Charmaine Yan Yu Wong, Karen Wing Yee Yuen
{"title":"Aurora B/AIR-2 regulates sister centromere resolution and CENP-A/HCP-3 organization to prevent merotelic attachments.","authors":"Yue Wang, Charmaine Yan Yu Wong, Karen Wing Yee Yuen","doi":"10.1093/jmcb/mjae045","DOIUrl":"10.1093/jmcb/mjae045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>During cell division, the accurate capture of sister kinetochores that are built on the centromeres of chromosomes by microtubules emanating from opposite spindle poles governs faithful chromosome segregation. To ensure sister chromatids separate correctly, sister centromeres undergo resolution to achieve bipolar orientation prior to microtubule attachments. Failure of centromere resolution increases the frequency of merotelic attachments, with microtubules from opposite poles attaching to the same sister kinetochore, causing lagging chromosome, aneuploidy, and even cancer progression. The Aurora B-mediated tension-sensing machinery to correct erroneous kinetochore-microtubule attachments has been well studied. However, preventative mechanisms to avoid merotelic attachments that occur in the earlier mitotic stage are poorly understood. In this study, we found that inactivation of mitotic kinase Aurora B/AIR-2 increases merotelic attachments in Caenorhabditis elegans. On one hand, Aurora B/AIR-2-deficient cells exhibit a delay in the occurrence of centromere resolution and a disruption in targeting condensin II components to chromatin. On the other hand, loss of Aurora B/AIR-2 results in an increased localization of centromeric proteins CENP-A/HCP-3 and M18BP1/KNL-2 as well as the kinetochore protein MIS-12 on chromatin, which may generate ectopic kinetochores causing erroneous attachments. To conclude, this study elucidated that Aurora B/AIR-2 regulates sister centromere resolution and CENP-A/HCP-3 deposition to actively prevent merotely and chromosome instability in cells.</p>","PeriodicalId":16433,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Cell Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12080226/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142467866","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Silencing GGH induces autophagy by increasing folate stress and production of NADH.","authors":"Yu Li, Yuhui Du, Sijie Chen, Zhangrong Xie, Xinrui Li, Baoyue Lin, Zhiqing Zhou, Huijie Zhao, Guoan Chen","doi":"10.1093/jmcb/mjaf014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jmcb/mjaf014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is an inextricable link between metabolic disorders and autophagy. Gamma-glutamyl hydrolase (GGH) is a lysosomal glycoprotein that reduces intracellular folate stress by catalyzing the hydrolysis of polyglutamylated folate into transportable monoglutamate. The relationship between folate metabolism, involving the folate metabolic enzyme GGH, and autophagy has rarely been reported. In this study, we found that GGH functions as a crucial oncogene in lung adenocarcinomas. Importantly, we found that cell autophagy and autophagic cell death are induced by GGH silencing through the elevated folate stress resulting from folate metabolism and the folate metabolite nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH). By increasing the NADH/NAD + ratio, silencing GGH activates AMPK through the activation of LKB1 and CAMKK2, as well as enhanced AMP/ATP and ADP/ATP ratios, which then triggers the initiation of early autophagy, finally resulting in autophagic cell death. Taken together, our study suggests that GGH may not only serve as a prognostic marker but also play a critical role in the initiation of early autophagy. Interventions targeting GGH to regulate folate metabolism and the proportion of NADH/NAD + may have translational potential for precision therapy in human cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":16433,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Cell Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144014701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond the ends: Potential implications of Telomeric Repeat-Containing RNA (TERRA) for CNS Diseases.","authors":"Hadjer Namous, Raghu Vemuganti","doi":"10.1093/jmcb/mjaf013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/jmcb/mjaf013","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Telomeric Repeat-Containing RNA (TERRA) is a class of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) emanating from telomeres and control telomere dynamics. Recent studies showed that TERRAs influence chromatin structure and gene expression. TERRAs can also play a crucial role in controlling inflammation, oxidative stress, DNA damage, and cellular senescence. This review article discussed the significance of TERRAs in modulating these processes, particularly in CNS. While our understanding of TERRAs largely stems from cancer research, their involvement in these physiologic and pathologic pathways highlights their potential as therapeutic targets for CNS disorders as well.</p>","PeriodicalId":16433,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Molecular Cell Biology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.3,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144024662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}