SAA1 regulates pro-labour mediators in term labour by activating YAP pathway. 2021

Yanmin Jiang, and Li Pin, and Weiqun Shi, and Qian Huang, and Lele Wang, and Huishu Liu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center, No.9, Jinsui Road, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, 510623, China.

Term labour is associated with activation of inflammation which results in myometrial contractility, cervical ripening and decidual/membrane rupture. Serum amyloid A1 (SAA1) is an acute response protein, whose role and underlying regulatory mechanisms in human labour remain unknown. In this study, we found that the mRNA and protein expression of SAA1 in human myometrium at term was increased in labouring tissues compared to non-labouring tissues. In addition, the expression of SAA1 was significantly increased in human primary myometrial cells treated with the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1 beta (IL-1β) or tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). Knockdown of SAA1 using siRNA (siSAA1) resulted in a significant reduction in the expression and secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL8, IL6), chemokines (CXCL5, CCL2), adhesion molecules (ICAM1, ICAM5) and contraction-associated factors (COX2, PGE2). Mechanistically, the effects of SAA1 were mediated through activation of the Yes-associated protein (YAP) pathway. There was a decrease in the protein expression of phosphorylated YAP (pYAP) after treatment of siSAA1-transfected human primary myometrial cells with IL-1β or TNF-α. Moreover, enhanced expression of YAP reversed the effect of siSAA1 on pro-labour mediators. In conclusion, these experiments demonstrated that SAA1 accelerates the inflammatory response associated with parturition by activating YAP pathway, which may be a novel understanding of the molecular mechanism of labour onset.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009215 Myometrium The smooth muscle coat of the uterus, which forms the main mass of the organ. Uterine Muscle,Muscle, Uterine,Muscles, Uterine,Uterine Muscles
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000091102 YAP-Signaling Proteins Signal transducing adaptor proteins that were initially identified by their association with YES PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEIN. They are downstream components of the HIPPO-SIGNALING PATHWAY, and act as transcriptional co-activators for TEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS. YAP Intracellular Signaling Proteins,Yes-Associated Proteins,YAP Signaling Proteins,Yes Associated Proteins
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000685 Serum Amyloid A Protein An ACUTE PHASE REACTION protein present in low concentrations in normal sera, but found at higher concentrations in sera of older persons and in patients with AMYLOIDOSIS. It is the circulating precusor of amyloid A protein, which is found deposited in AA type AMYLOID FIBRILS. Amyloid Protein SAA,Amyloid Serum Protein SAA,Serum A Related Protein,Amyloid A Precursor,Amyloid A Protein,Amyloid A Protein-Related Serum Component,Amyloid Fibril Protein AA,Amyloid Protein AA,Amyloid Protein AA Precursor,Amyloid-Related Serum Protein (SAA),Serum Amyloid A,Serum Amyloid Protein A,Amyloid A Protein Related Serum Component
D014157 Transcription Factors Endogenous substances, usually proteins, which are effective in the initiation, stimulation, or termination of the genetic transcription process. Transcription Factor,Factor, Transcription,Factors, Transcription
D015398 Signal Transduction The intracellular transfer of information (biological activation/inhibition) through a signal pathway. In each signal transduction system, an activation/inhibition signal from a biologically active molecule (hormone, neurotransmitter) is mediated via the coupling of a receptor/enzyme to a second messenger system or to an ion channel. Signal transduction plays an important role in activating cellular functions, cell differentiation, and cell proliferation. Examples of signal transduction systems are the GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID-postsynaptic receptor-calcium ion channel system, the receptor-mediated T-cell activation pathway, and the receptor-mediated activation of phospholipases. Those coupled to membrane depolarization or intracellular release of calcium include the receptor-mediated activation of cytotoxic functions in granulocytes and the synaptic potentiation of protein kinase activation. Some signal transduction pathways may be part of larger signal transduction pathways; for example, protein kinase activation is part of the platelet activation signal pathway. Cell Signaling,Receptor-Mediated Signal Transduction,Signal Pathways,Receptor Mediated Signal Transduction,Signal Transduction Pathways,Signal Transduction Systems,Pathway, Signal,Pathway, Signal Transduction,Pathways, Signal,Pathways, Signal Transduction,Receptor-Mediated Signal Transductions,Signal Pathway,Signal Transduction Pathway,Signal Transduction System,Signal Transduction, Receptor-Mediated,Signal Transductions,Signal Transductions, Receptor-Mediated,System, Signal Transduction,Systems, Signal Transduction,Transduction, Signal,Transductions, Signal
D016207 Cytokines Non-antibody proteins secreted by inflammatory leukocytes and some non-leukocytic cells, that act as intercellular mediators. They differ from classical hormones in that they are produced by a number of tissue or cell types rather than by specialized glands. They generally act locally in a paracrine or autocrine rather than endocrine manner. Cytokine
D048868 Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing A broad category of carrier proteins that play a role in SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION. They generally contain several modular domains, each of which having its own binding activity, and act by forming complexes with other intracellular-signaling molecules. Signal-transducing adaptor proteins lack enzyme activity, however their activity can be modulated by other signal-transducing enzymes Signal Transducing Adaptor Proteins

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