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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Overexpression of ERAP2N in Human Trophoblast Cells Promotes Cell Death.

Kristen Lospinoso, Mikhail Dozmorov, Nadine El Fawal, Rhea Raghu, Wook-Jin Chae, Eun D Lee

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kristen LospinosoDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Mikhail DozmorovDepartment of Biostatics and Pathology, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0086-8358
Nadine El FawalDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Rhea RaghuTenafly H.S., Tenafly, NJ 07670, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0491-3400
Wook-Jin ChaeDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Eun D LeeDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Virginia Commonwealth University · USChildrens Cardiomyopathy Foundation · US

Funding

Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health Related ResearchUL1TR002649 · NCATS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI MOELLER, FREDERICK GERARD · 2018 to 2022
$19.1M
Institutional Career Development CoreKL2TR002648 · NCATS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI NANASINKAM, SERGE PATRICK, SANYAL, ARUN J · 2018 to 2022
$3.7M
NCATS NIH HHS KL2 TR002648NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002649Virginia Commonwealth University Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR) Pilot Grant
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The genes involved in implantation and placentation are tightly regulated to ensure a healthy pregnancy. The endoplasmic reticulum aminopeptidase 2 (ERAP2) gene is associated with preeclampsia (PE). Our studies have determined that an isoform of ERAP2-arginine (N), expressed in trophoblast cells (TC), significantly activates immune cells, and ERAP2N-expressing TCs are preferentially killed by both cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs) and Natural Killer cells (NKCs). To understand the cause of this phenomenon, we surveyed differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between ERAP2N expressing and non-expressing TCs. Our RNAseq data revealed 581 total DEGs between the two groups. 289 genes were up-regulated, and 292 genes were down-regulated. Interestingly, most of the down-regulated genes of significance were pro-survival genes that play a crucial role in cell survival (LDHA, EGLN1, HLA-C, ITGB5, WNT7A, FN1). However, the down-regulation of these genes in ERAP2N-expressing TCs translates into a propensity for cell death. The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) analysis showed that 64 DEGs were significantly enriched in nine pathways, including "Protein processing in endoplasmic reticulum" and "Antigen processing and presentation", suggesting that the genes may be associated with peptide processes involved in immune recognition during the reproductive cycle.

Indexed as

Amino Acid SubstitutionAminopeptidasesArginineCell DeathCells, CulturedCytotoxicity, ImmunologicFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, EnzymologicHumansIsoenzymesPre-EclampsiaPregnancyTrophoblastsUp-RegulationAminopeptidasesArginineERAP2 protein, humanIsoenzymesdifferentially expressed genesERAP2pre-eclampsiapregnancyRNA sequencingtrophoblast cells

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PMID34445292
PMCPMC8395336
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