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ArticleCell biology and toxicology2023

A multidisciplinary approach disclosing unexplored Aflatoxin B1 roles in severe impairment of vitamin D mechanisms of action.

Marco Persico, Raffaele Sessa, Elena Cesaro, Irene Dini, Paola Costanzo, Alberto Ritieni, Caterina Fattorusso, Michela Grosso

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Article in Cell biology and toxicology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Marco Persico *Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano, Naples, Italy.
Raffaele Sessa *Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini, Naples, Italy.
Elena CesaroDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini, Naples, Italy.
Irene DiniDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano, Naples, Italy.
Paola CostanzoDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini, Naples, Italy.
Alberto RitieniDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano, Naples, Italy. alberto.ritieni@unina.it.ORCID 0000-0003-0314-8839
Caterina FattorussoDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano, Naples, Italy.
Michela GrossoDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Sergio Pansini, Naples, Italy.
University of Naples Federico II · IT

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Abstract

Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), produced by fungi of the genus Aspergillus, is the most toxic and carcinogenic mycotoxin among the classes of aflatoxins. Previous research showed that AFB1 affects vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression. In the present study, integrated computational and experimental studies were carried out to investigate how AFB1 can interfere with Vitamin D signalling. A competitive antagonism of AFB1 toward RXRα and VDR was hypothesized by comparing the docked complex of AFB1/RXRα and AFB1/VDR ligand-binding domain (LBD) with the X-ray structures of RXRα and VDR bound to known ligands. Accordingly, we demonstrated that AFB1 can affect vitamin D-mediated transcriptional activation of VDR by impairing the formation of protein complexes containing both VDR-RXRα and RXRα/RAR and affecting the subcellular localization of VDR and RXRα. As a whole, our data indicate that AFB1 can interfere with different molecular pathways triggered by vitamin D with an antagonistic mechanism of action.

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Aflatoxin B1Vitamin DProtein BindingTranscriptional ActivationVitaminsAflatoxin B1Vitamin DVitaminsAflatoxin B1Docking studiesGene expressionRetinoid receptorsTranscriptional regulationVitamin D receptor

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