Project description:Nicotinamide, a main precursor of NAD+, is essential for cellular fuel respiration, energy production, and other cellular processes. Transporters for other precursors of NAD+ such as nicotinic acid and nicotinamide mononucleotide have been identified, but the cellular transporter of nicotinamide has not been elucidated. Here, we demonstrated that equilibrative nucleoside transporters 1 and 2 (ENT1 and 2, encoded by SLC29A1/2) drove cellular nicotinamide uptake and set nicotinamide metabolism homeostasis. In addition, ENT1/2 exhibited a strong capacity to change the composition of cellular metabolites and the profile of transcripts, especially those related to nicotinamide. Then, we further found that ENT1/2 could regulate cellular respiration and senescence, which are universally acknowledged as nicotinamide biological functions, to which the NAD+ pool level and mitochondrial status influenced by ENT1/2 made important contributions. Together, ENT1 and ENT2 act as both cellular nicotinamide-level keepers and nicotinamide biological regulators through their NAM transport functions.
Project description:We examined the effect of nicotinamide on cell survival and differentiation in human pluripotent stem cells. Nicotinamide inhibited the phosphorylation of myosin light chain, suppressed actomyosin contraction, and led to improved cell survival after individualization. Then we analyzed the global gene expression profile after 24 hours of nicotinamide and ROCK inhibitor treatment, and found that the gene expression profile of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) treated with nicotinamide was much different from that of ROCK inhibitor treatment. Further analysis demonstrates that nicotinamide is an inhibitor of multiple kinases, including ROCK and CK1. We demonstrated that nicotinamide affected human embryonic stem cell (hESC) pluripotency and differentiation as a selective kinase inhibitor.
Project description:Investigation of transcriptome changes in four human cell lines (BJ, BJ-5ta, U2OS and HeLa) after treatment for 24 hours with nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+). Cells were untreated as the control condition. Nanopore sequencing of cDNA was performed after library preparation with the ONT SQK-PCB109 kit.
Project description:Human ESCs are pluripotent cells that have the capacity of self renewal for a prolonged period in vitro, and can differentiate into derivatives of all three primary germ layers: endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm. Human ESCs are responsive to a wide range of factors in vitro that can direct their differentiation into specific cell types. We analyzed the effect of nicotinamide (NIC) on differentiation of hESCs in vitro. CEL file for GSM424319 is unavailable. Experiment Overall Design: hESCs were cultured as free-floating clusters in the presence of 10% FCS for 4 weeks in the presence or absence of nicotinamide.
Project description:Nicotinamide, the amide form of vitamin B3, is essential to maintain the human fetal development. It benefits the ectoderm and endoderm development, but its influence in mesoderm differentiation is elusive. In this study, we reported that nicotinamide regulated the gene expression of cardiovascular system, and it induced functional cardiomyocytes which was independent of canonical WNT signaling. Through a kinase screening, we found that nicotinamide inhibited the activity of P38δ to promote cardiomyocyte differentiation. Furthermore, we compared the gene expression of cardiomyocytes induced by WNT inhibitor IWP-2, nicotinamide or P38 inhibitor SB202190. The results showed that the cardiomyocytes induced by nicotinamide had similar gene expression profile compared with P38 inhibitor, which indicated nicotinamide promoted cardiac differentiation via the inhibition of P38.
Project description:Nicotinamide, the amide form of vitamin B3, is essential to maintain the human fetal development. It benefits the ectoderm and endoderm development, but its influence in mesoderm differentiation is elusive. In this study, we reported that nicotinamide regulated the gene expression of cardiovascular system, and it induced functional cardiomyocytes which was independent of canonical WNT signaling. Through a kinase screening, we found that nicotinamide inhibited the activity of P38δ to promote cardiomyocyte differentiation. Furthermore, we compared the gene expression of cardiomyocytes induced by WNT inhibitor IWP-2, nicotinamide or P38 inhibitor SB202190. The results showed that the cardiomyocytes induced by nicotinamide had similar gene expression profile compared with P38 inhibitor, which indicated nicotinamide promoted cardiac differentiation via the inhibition of P38.
Project description:Mechanisms to control the immune response are important to pathogen evasion and host defense. Gram-negative bacteria are common pathogens that can activate host immune responses through their outer membrane component, lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Macrophages activated by LPS induce cell signals that promote hypoxic metabolism, phagocytosis, and antigen presentation. Nicotinamide (NAM) is a vitamin B3 derivative and precursor in the formation of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), which is a required co-factor in cellular function. In this study, treatment of human monocyte derived macrophages with NAM antagonized LPS-induced responses by altering the expression of ubiquitin genes, increasing HIF-1alpha and p65/RelA ubiquitination, decreasing p65/RelA acetylation and promoting the formation of the proteasome. NAM also elevated intracellular NAD levels and altered the genetic expression of sirtuins and poly(ADP-ribose) polymerases. These NAM responses highlight post-translational events in regulating the host response to pathogens and identify the ubiquitome as a target in pathogen evasion and host defense.
Project description:Culture of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in the presence of thrombopoietin induces megakaryocytic differentiation. Addition of nicotinamide to thrombopoietin-stimulated cultures results in significant increases in megkaryocytic differentiation including greater polyploidization and enhanced proplatelet formation. This study focuses on understanding the differences in the temporal gene expression pattern during differentiation with and without nicotinamide. Nicotinamide was added on day 5. Experiment Overall Design: Two biological experiments were analyzed. For each experiment, a sample was taken on day 5, before nicotinamide addition, and on days 6, 8, and 10 from both nicotinamide and control treated cultures. Each sample was analyzed in duplicate for a total of 14 hybridizations per culture or 28 total hybridizations.
Project description:ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters can translocate a broad spectrum of molecules across the cell membrane including physiological cargo and toxins. ABC transporters are known for the role they play in resistance towards anticancer agents in chemotherapy of cancer patients. There are 68 ABC transporters annotated in the genome of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum. We have characterized more than half of these ABC transporters through a systematic study of mutations in their genes. We have analyzed morphological and transcriptional phenotypes for these mutants during growth and development and found that most of the mutants exhibited rather subtle phenotypes. A few of the genes may share physiological functions, as reflected in their transcriptional phenotypes. Since most of the abc-transporter mutants showed subtle morphological phenotypes, we utilized these transcriptional phenotypes to identify genes that are important for development by looking for transcripts whose abundance was unperturbed in most of the mutants. We found a set of 668 genes that includes many validated D. discoideum developmental genes. We have also found that abcG6 and abcG18 may have potential roles in intercellular signaling during terminal differentiation of spores and stalks. Transcriptional phenotyping during development of abc transporter mutants in Dictyostelium discoideum
Project description:ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters can translocate a broad spectrum of molecules across the cell membrane including physiological cargo and toxins. ABC transporters are known for the role they play in resistance towards anticancer agents in chemotherapy of cancer patients. There are 68 ABC transporters annotated in the genome of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum. We have characterized more than half of these ABC transporters through a systematic study of mutations in their genes. We have analyzed morphological and transcriptional phenotypes for these mutants during growth and development and found that most of the mutants exhibited rather subtle phenotypes. A few of the genes may share physiological functions, as reflected in their transcriptional phenotypes. Since most of the abc-transporter mutants showed subtle morphological phenotypes, we utilized these transcriptional phenotypes to identify genes that are important for development by looking for transcripts whose abundance was unperturbed in most of the mutants. We found a set of 668 genes that includes many validated D. discoideum developmental genes. We have also found that abcG6 and abcG18 may have potential roles in intercellular signaling during terminal differentiation of spores and stalks.