Gene/Protein Disease Symptom Drug Enzyme Compound
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Query: EC:2.7.11.13 (protein kinase C)
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Fumonisin B(1) (FB(1)) is a mycotoxin produced by the phytopathogenic fungus Fusarium moniliforme, which structurally resembles sphingoid bases. FB(1) perturbs sphingolipid synthesis by inhibiting the activity of ceramide synthase. Depending on the host, ingestion of FB(1) causes equine leukoencephalomalacia or porcine pulmonary edema. It is also carcinogenic to rats and may play a role in certain human cancers. Previous studies showed that FB(1) repressed specific isoforms of protein kinase C and cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) activity. Conversely, FB(1) induced expression of CDK inhibitors, p21(Waf1/Cip1), p27(Kip1), and p57(Kip2) in monkey kidney cells (CV-1). Consequently, FB(1) treatment of CV-1 cells leads to cell-cycle arrest and apoptosis. The baculovirus IAP gene (inhibitor of apoptosis), which blocks tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-induced apoptosis, protects several fibroblast cell types from apoptosis, suggesting the TNF pathway is important for FB(1)-induced apoptosis. To identify genes that are induced by FB(1), we used a PCR-based subtraction approach. Eight genes that showed high similarity (> 90%) to known mammalian genes were identified. These genes included: tumor necrosis factor type 1 receptor associated protein 2 (TRAP2), human leukemia virus receptor (GLVR1), human Scaffold attachment factor A (SAF-A) also called heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein U (hnRNP-U), human protein kinase C-binding protein (RACK7), human oligosaccharyl transferase STT3 subunit, mouse WW-domain binding protein 2 (WBP2), human fibronectin, and an unknown human clone. The ability of FB(1) to alter gene expression and signal transduction pathways may be necessary for its carcinogenic and toxic effects.
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PMID:Identification of differentially expressed genes following treatment of monkey kidney cells with the mycotoxin fumonisin B(1). 1125 50

Retroviral transduction of CD34(+) cells on Retronectin using gibbon ape leukemia virus (GALV) pseudotyped vectors is inhibited by high concentrations of vector containing medium (VCM). Furthermore, this inhibitory activity is stable for at least 48 hours at 37 degrees C and partially blocks a second hit with a GALV pseudotyped vector. We hypothesized that this inhibition was due to interference at the receptor level between infectious and noninfectious vector particles and that it might be possible to overcome it by increasing receptor expression on target cells. Activation of protein kinase C in CD34(+) cells with the phorbol ester PMA (phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate) increased the mRNA level of the GALV receptor (GLVR1) and the transduction efficiency (TE), and fully reversed the inhibition of transduction seen with high-titer GALV VCM. A murine stem cell virus (MSCV) vector with the GLVR1 receptor and green fluorescent protein cDNAs (MGLIG) was used to transduce fibroblasts, and clones expressing different levels of GLVR1 were isolated. The TE of these cells using a GALV vector correlated with the level of GLVR1 expression. When CD34(+) cells or K562 cells were first transduced with MGLIG and then with high-titer GALV VCM, no inhibition of transduction was seen. The low level of GLVR1 expression limits gene transfer to K562 and CD34(+) cells using GALV pseudotyped vectors, especially in the presence of high-titer VCMs.
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PMID:Overexpression of gibbon ape leukemia virus (GALV) receptor (GLVR1) on human CD34(+) cells increases gene transfer mediated by GALV pseudotyped vectors. 1223 Nov 77