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A J, Reddy B, Eapen SJ, Javed M, M A, A K. Pathogenomics Insights into Phytophthora capsici and Phytophthora tropicalis -Sibling Species Causing Black Pepper Foot Rot: Genomic Architecture, Metabolic Pathways, and Effector Diversity. Gene 2025; 947:149328. [PMID: 39952485 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2025.149328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2024] [Revised: 02/08/2025] [Accepted: 02/10/2025] [Indexed: 02/17/2025]
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Foot rot disease in black pepper, caused by Phytophthora species, is a major threat to cultivation. Along with the well-known Phytophthora capsici, a newly identified species, Phytophthora tropicalis, has also been implicated. Comparative genome analysis of P. capsici 05-06 from Kerala (80.51 Mb, 626 scaffolds) and P. tropicalis 98-93 from Karnataka (73.54 Mb, 302 scaffolds) revealed similar GC content (∼50.5%) and gene counts (19,639 and 17,716, respectively). Genomic ANI analysis clustered them with P. capsici LT1534-B, suggesting a species complex. Both species contain transposable elements (19.35% and 21.31%), indicating adaptive evolution. Pathway mapping highlights roles in carbohydrate metabolism, carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes: 575 and 566), energy production, effector biosynthesis, and molecular signaling. The presence of unique protein families and shared orthologous genes underscores their pathogenic potential. These findings enhance understanding of their evolution and pathogenicity, aiding in the development of targeted management strategies for black pepper foot rot.
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- Jeevalatha A
- Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode 673012, Kerala, India.
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- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR - Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode 673012, Kerala, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR - Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India
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- Division of Crop Protection, ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode 673012, Kerala, India
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- Division of Plant Pathology, ICAR - Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi 110012, India.
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Hong L, Yuan Q. Genotype-Phenotype Correlations in SYNGAP1-Related Mental Retardation Type 5. Clin Genet 2025; 107:136-146. [PMID: 39647930 DOI: 10.1111/cge.14661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2024] [Revised: 11/15/2024] [Accepted: 11/18/2024] [Indexed: 12/10/2024]
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Variants in the SYNGAP1 gene leading to decreased SynGAP protein expression are critical for the pathogenesis of mental retardation type 5 (MRD5). This study aims to explore the relationship between SYNGAP1 genotype and clinical phenotype through an expanded sample size, thereby enhancing the understanding of the specific mechanisms underlying MRD5. Data from previously published cases of patients with SYNGAP1 mutations were collected, and the relationship between genotype and clinical phenotype was analyzed. A total of 246 MRD5 patients were included in the analysis. Among them, 98.7% (224/227) were diagnosed with intellectual disability (ID), 91.6% (208/227) with epilepsy, and 57.3% (137/239) with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The clinical phenotypes of MRD5 patients were found to be associated with their genotypes. Variants located in exons 1 to 6 may correlate with milder ID and reduced risk of ASD, yet they are more likely to present as refractory epilepsy.
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- Liying Hong
- Department of Functional (ECG Room), Nanchang First Hospital, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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de Souza Ferreira LP, da Silva RA, Gil CD, Geisow MJ. Annexin A1, A2, A5, and A6 involvement in human pathologies. Proteins 2023; 91:1191-1204. [PMID: 37218507 DOI: 10.1002/prot.26512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The human genome codes for 12 annexins with highly homologous membrane-binding cores and unique amino termini, which endow each protein with its specific biological properties. Not unique to vertebrate biology, multiple annexin orthologs are present in almost all eukaryotes. Their ability to combine either dynamically or constitutively with membrane lipid bilayers is hypothetically the key property that has led to their retention and multiple adaptation in eukaryotic molecular cell biology. Annexin genes are differentially expressed in many cell types but their disparate functions are still being discovered after more than 40 years of international research. A picture is emerging from gene knock down and knock out studies of individual annexins that these are important supporters rather than critical players in organism development and normal cell and tissue function. However, they appear to be highly significant "early responders" toward challenges arising from cell and tissue abiotic or biotic stress. In humans, recent focus has been on involvement of the annexin family for its involvement in diverse pathologies, especially cancer. From what has become an exceedingly broad field of investigation, we have selected four annexins in particular: AnxA1, 2, 5, and 6. Present both within and external to cells, these annexins are currently under intensive investigation in translational research as biomarkers of cellular dysfunction and as potential therapeutic targets for inflammatory conditions, neoplasia, and tissue repair. Annexin expression and release in response to biotic stress appears to be a balancing act. Under- or over-expression in different circumstances appears to damage rather than restore a healthy homeostasis. This review reflects briefly on what is already known of the structures and molecular cell biology of these selected annexins and considers their actual and potential roles in human health and disease.
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- Luiz Philipe de Souza Ferreira
- Department of Morphology and Genetics, Structural and Functional Biology Graduate Program, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- Biosciences Graduate Program, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Morphology and Genetics, Structural and Functional Biology Graduate Program, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (EPM/UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil
- Biosciences Graduate Program, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences, Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
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- National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London UK & Delta Biotechnology Ltd, Nottingham, UK
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Okuda M, Tsunaka Y, Nishimura Y. Dynamic structures of intrinsically disordered proteins related to the general transcription factor TFIIH, nucleosomes, and histone chaperones. Biophys Rev 2022; 14:1449-1472. [PMID: 36659983 PMCID: PMC9842849 DOI: 10.1007/s12551-022-01014-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Advances in structural analysis by cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and X-ray crystallography have revealed the tertiary structures of various chromatin-related proteins, including transcription factors, RNA polymerases, nucleosomes, and histone chaperones; however, the dynamic structures of intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) in these proteins remain elusive. Recent studies using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), together with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, are beginning to reveal dynamic structures of the general transcription factor TFIIH complexed with target proteins including the general transcription factor TFIIE, the tumor suppressor p53, the cell cycle protein DP1, the DNA repair factors XPC and UVSSA, and three RNA polymerases, in addition to the dynamics of histone tails in nucleosomes and histone chaperones. In complexes of TFIIH, the PH domain of the p62 subunit binds to an acidic string formed by the IDR in TFIIE, p53, XPC, UVSSA, DP1, and the RPB6 subunit of three RNA polymerases by a common interaction mode, namely extended string-like binding of the IDR on the positively charged surface of the PH domain. In the nucleosome, the dynamic conformations of the N-tails of histones H2A and H2B are correlated, while the dynamic conformations of the N-tails of H3 and H4 form a histone tail network dependent on their modifications and linker DNA. The acidic IDRs of the histone chaperones of FACT and NAP1 play important roles in regulating the accessibility to histone proteins in the nucleosome.
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- Masahiko Okuda
- Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, 1-7-29 Suehiro-Cho, Tsurumi-Ku, Yokohama, 230-0045 Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, 1-7-29 Suehiro-Cho, Tsurumi-Ku, Yokohama, 230-0045 Japan
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- Graduate School of Medical Life Science, Yokohama City University, 1-7-29 Suehiro-Cho, Tsurumi-Ku, Yokohama, 230-0045 Japan
- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, 1-4-4 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, 739-8528 Japan
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Behrens KA, Girasek QL, Sickler A, Hyde J, Buonaccorsi VP. Regions of genetic divergence in depth-separated Sebastes rockfish species pairs: Depth as a potential driver of speciation. Mol Ecol 2021; 30:4259-4275. [PMID: 34181798 DOI: 10.1111/mec.16046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Depth separation is a proposed driver of speciation in marine fishes, with marine rockfish (genus Sebastes) providing a potentially informative study system. Sebastes rockfishes are commercially and ecologically important. This genus encompasses more than one hundred species and the ecological and morphological variance between these species provides opportunity for identifying speciation-driving adaptations, particularly along a depth gradient. A reduced-representation sequencing method (ddRADseq) was used to compare 95 individuals encompassing six Sebastes species. In this study, we sought to identify regions of divergence between species that were indicative of divergent adaptation and reproductive barriers leading to speciation. A pairwise comparison of S. chrysomelas (black-and-yellow rockfish) and S. carnatus (gopher rockfish) FST values revealed three major regions of elevated genomic divergence, two of which were also present in the S. miniatus (vermilion rockfish) and S. crocotulus (sunset rockfish) comparison. These corresponded with regions of both elevated DXY values and reduced nucleotide diversity in two cases, suggesting a speciation-with-gene-flow evolutionary model followed by post-speciation selective sweeps within each species. Limited whole-genome resequencing was also performed to identify mutations with predicted effects between S. chrysomelas and S. carnatus. Within these islands, we identified important SNPs in genes involved in immune function and vision. This supports their potential role in speciation, as these are adaptive vectors noted in other organisms. Additionally, changes to genes involved in pigment expression and mate recognition shed light on how S. chrysomelas and S. carnatus may have become reproductively isolated.
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- Kristen A Behrens
- Department of Biology, Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biology, Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Center for Data Driven Discovery in Biomedicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Fisheries Resources Division, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA Fisheries, La Jolla, California, USA
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A proline-rich motif in the large intracellular loop of the glycine receptor α1 subunit interacts with the Pleckstrin homology domain of collybistin. J Adv Res 2020; 29:95-106. [PMID: 33842008 PMCID: PMC8020344 DOI: 10.1016/j.jare.2020.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Introduction The inhibitory glycine receptor (GlyR), a mediator of fast synaptic inhibition, is located and held at neuronal synapses through the anchoring proteins gephyrin and collybistin. Stable localization of neurotransmitter receptors is essential for synaptic function. In case of GlyRs, only beta subunits were known until now to mediate synaptic anchoring. Objectives We identified a poly-proline II helix (PPII) in position 365–373 of the intra-cellular TM3-4 loop of the human GlyRα1 subunit as a novel potential synaptic anchoring site. The potential role of the PPII helix as synaptic anchoring site was tested. Methods Glycine receptors and collybistin variants were generated and recombinantly expressed in HEK293 cells and cultured neurons. Receptor function was assessed using patch-clamp electrophysiology, protein-protein interaction was studied using co-immuno-precipitation and pulldown experiments. Results Recombinantly expressed collybistin bound to isolated GlyRα1 TM3-4 loops in GST-pulldown assays. When the five proline residues P365A, P366A, P367A, P369A, P373A (GlyRα1P1-5A) located in the GlyRα1-PPII helix were replaced by alanines, the PPII secondary structure was disrupted. Recombinant GlyRα1P1-5A mutant subunits displayed normal cell surface expression and wildtype-like ion channel function, but binding to collybistin was abolished. The GlyRα1-collybistin interaction was independently confirmed by o-immunoprecipitation assays using full-length GlyRα1 subunits. Surprisingly, the interaction was not mediated by the SH3 domain of collybistin, but by its Pleckstrin homology (PH) domain. The mutation GlyRα1P366L, identified in a hyperekplexia patient, is also disrupting the PPII helix, and caused reduced collybistin binding. Conclusion Our data suggest a novel interaction between α1 GlyR subunits and collybistin, which is physiologically relevant in vitro and in vivo and may contribute to postsynaptic anchoring of glycine receptors.
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Agarwal M, Johnston MV, Stafstrom CE. SYNGAP1 mutations: Clinical, genetic, and pathophysiological features. Int J Dev Neurosci 2019; 78:65-76. [PMID: 31454529 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2019.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 08/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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SYNGAP1 is a gene that encodes the cytosolic protein SYNGAP1 (SYNaptic GTPase Activating Protein), an essential component of the postsynaptic density at excitatory glutamatergic neurons. SYNGAP1 plays critical roles in synaptic development, structure, function, and plasticity. Mutations in SYNGAP1 result in a neurodevelopmental disorder termed Mental retardation-type 5 (MRD5, OMIM #612621) with a phenotype consisting of intellectual disability, motor impairments, and epilepsy, attesting to the importance of this protein for normal brain development. Here we review the clinical and pathophysiological aspects of SYNGAP1 mutations with a focus on their effect on synaptogenesis, neural circuit function, and cellular plasticity. We conclude by comparing the molecular pathogenesis of SYNGAP1 mutations with those of another neurodevelopmental disorder that affects dendritic function and cellular plasticity, fragile X syndrome. Insights into the molecular similarities and differences underlying these disorders could lead to rationale therapy development.
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- Mudit Agarwal
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neurology and Developmental Medicine, The Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, MD, United States
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- Division of Pediatric Neurology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States
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LaBrant E, Barnes AC, Roston RL. Lipid transport required to make lipids of photosynthetic membranes. PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH 2018; 138:345-360. [PMID: 29961189 DOI: 10.1007/s11120-018-0545-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2017] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Photosynthetic membranes provide much of the usable energy for life on earth. To produce photosynthetic membrane lipids, multiple transport steps are required, including fatty acid export from the chloroplast stroma to the endoplasmic reticulum, and lipid transport from the endoplasmic reticulum to the chloroplast envelope membranes. Transport of hydrophobic molecules through aqueous space is energetically unfavorable and must be catalyzed by dedicated enzymes, frequently on specialized membrane structures. Here, we review photosynthetic membrane lipid transport to the chloroplast in the context of photosynthetic membrane lipid synthesis. We independently consider the identity of transported lipids, the proteinaceous transport components, and membrane structures which may allow efficient transport. Recent advances in lipid transport of chloroplasts, bacteria, and other systems strongly suggest that lipid transport is achieved by multiple mechanisms which include membrane contact sites with specialized protein machinery. This machinery is likely to include the TGD1, 2, 3 complex with the TGD5 and TGD4/LPTD1 systems, and may also include a number of proteins with domains similar to other membrane contact site lipid-binding proteins. Importantly, the likelihood of membrane contact sites does not preclude lipid transport by other mechanisms including vectorial acylation and vesicle transport. Substantial progress is needed to fully understand all photosynthetic membrane lipid transport processes and how they are integrated.
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- Evan LaBrant
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1901 Vine St, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1901 Vine St, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 1901 Vine St, Lincoln, NE, 68588, USA.
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Rai S, Mohanty P, Bhatnagar S. Modeling, dynamics and phosphoinositide binding of the pleckstrin homology domain of two novel PLCs: η1 and η2. J Mol Graph Model 2018; 85:130-144. [PMID: 30193228 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2018.07.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2018] [Revised: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PH domains mediate interactions involved in cell signaling, intracellular membrane transport regulation and cytoskeleton organization. Some PH domains bind phosphoinositides with different affinity and specificity. The two novel PLCη (1 and 2) possess an N-terminal PH domain (PHη1 and PHη2 respectively) that has been implicated in membrane association and induction of PLC activity. Understanding of the structure and dynamics is crucial for future modulation of lipid-protein interactions in PHη1, PHη2 and other PH domains. Therefore, the three-dimensional structure of PHη1 and PHη2 was modeled using ITASSER and phosphoinositides (IP3 and IP4) were docked in the inferred binding site using HADDOCK server. Molecular Dynamics simulations of unliganded and phosphoinositide bound PHη1 and PHη2 were performed using AMBER14 to study the mechanism of interaction, and conformational dynamics in response to phosphoinositide binding. The binding affinity was predicted using Kdeep server. The models of PHη1 and PHη2 had a conserved structural core consisting of seven β-strands and a C-terminal α-helix as seen in other PH domains. Sequence/structure analysis showed that phosphoinositide ligands bind PHη1 and PHη2 at the canonical binding site. Phosphoinositide binding induced movement of positively charged side chains towards the ligand, changes in the secondary structure especially at the β5-β6 loop and allosteric changes at the interface of β1-β2 and β5-β6 loops. Dynamics studies showed that the size of the binding site and differential affinity for IP3/IP4 binding is coordinated by the number, length, flexibility, secondary structure and allosteric interactions of the loops surrounding the phosphoinositide binding site.
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- Sneha Rai
- Computational and Structural Biology Laboratory, Division of Biotechnology, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Dwarka, New Delhi, 110078, India
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- Computational and Structural Biology Laboratory, Division of Biotechnology, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Dwarka, New Delhi, 110078, India
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- Computational and Structural Biology Laboratory, Division of Biotechnology, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Dwarka, New Delhi, 110078, India.
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Salami F, Qiao S, Homayouni R. Expression of mouse Dab2ip transcript variants and gene methylation during brain development. Gene 2015; 568:19-24. [PMID: 25958345 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2015.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Revised: 04/15/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Dab2ip (DOC-2/DAB2 interacting protein) is a RasGAP protein which shows a growth-inhibitory effect in human prostate cancer cell lines. Recent studies have shown that Dab2ip also plays an important role in regulating dendrite development and neuronal migration during brain development. In this study, we provide a more complete description of the mouse Dab2ip (mDab2ip) gene locus and examined DNA methylation and expression of Dab2ip during cerebellar development. Analysis of cDNA sequences in public databases revealed a total of 20 possible exons for mDab2ip gene, spanning over 172kb. Using Cap Analysis of Gene Expression (CAGE) data available through FANTOM5 project, we deduced five different transcription start sites for mDab2ip. Here, we characterized three different mDab2ip transcript variants beginning with exon 1. These transcripts varied by the presence or absence of exons 3 and 5, which encode a putative nuclear localization signal and the N-terminal region of a PH-domain, respectively. The 5' region of the mDab2ip gene contains three putative CpG islands (CpG131, CpG54, and CpG85). Interestingly, CpG54 and CpG85 are localized on exons 3 and 5. Bisulfate DNA sequencing showed that methylation level of CpG54 remained constant whereas methylation of CpG85 increased during cerebellar development. Real-time PCR analysis showed that the proportion of PH-domain containing mDab2ip transcripts increased during cerebellar development, in correlation with the increase in CpG85 methylation. These data suggest that site-specific methylation of mDab2ip gene during cerebellar development may play a role in inclusion of exon 5, resulting in a Dab2ip transcript variant that encodes a full pleckstrin homology (PH) domain.
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- Farimah Salami
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, United States.
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Holtsmark I, Lee S, Lunde KA, Auestad K, Maple-Grødem J, Møller SG. Plastid division control: the PDV proteins regulate DRP5B dynamin activity. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2013; 82:255-66. [PMID: 23595201 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-013-0059-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2012] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Chloroplast division represents a fundamental but complex biological process involving remnants of the ancestral bacterial division machinery and proteins of eukaryotic origin. Moreover, the chloroplast division machinery is divided into stromal and cytosolic sub machineries, which coordinate and control their activities to ensure appropriate division initiation and progression. Dynamin related protein 5B (DRP5B) and plastid division protein 1 and 2 (PDV1 and PDV2) are all plant-derived proteins and represent components of the cytosolic division machinery, where DRP5B is thought to exert constrictional force during division. However, the direct relationship between PDV1, PDV2 and DRP5B, and moreover how DRP5B is regulated during plastid constriction remains unclear. In this study we show that PDV1 and PDV2 can interact with themselves and with each other through their cytosolic domains. We demonstrate that DRP5B interacts with itself and with the cytosolic region of PDV1 and that the two functional isoforms of DRP5B have highly overlapping functions. We further show that DRP5B harbors GTPase activity and moreover that PDV1 and PDV2 inhibits DRP5B-mediated GTP hydrolysis in a ratio dependent manner. Our data suggest that the PDV proteins contribute to the regulation of DRP5B activity thereby enforcing control over the division process during early constriction.
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- Ingrid Holtsmark
- Centre for Organelle Research, University of Stavanger, Stavanger, Norway
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Rana MK, Worthylake RA. Novel mechanism for negatively regulating Rho-kinase (ROCK) signaling through Coronin1B protein in neuregulin 1 (NRG-1)-induced tumor cell motility. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:21836-45. [PMID: 22563075 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.346114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Although many mechanisms that activate ROCK are known, corresponding negative regulatory mechanisms required for cytoskeletal plasticity are poorly understood. We have discovered that Coronin1B is a novel attenuator of ROCK signaling. We initially identified Coronin1A in a proteomics screen for ROCK2-binding proteins, and here we demonstrate that Coronin1A/B bind directly to ROCK2 through its PH (Pleckstrin Homology) domain. The consequence of the ROCK2-Coronin1B interaction was tested and revealed that increased expression of Coronin1B inhibited, whereas knockdown of Coronin1B stimulated, phosphorylation of the ROCK substrate myosin light chain phosphatase and subsequently, myosin light chain. Thus, Coronin1B is a previously unrecognized inhibitor of ROCK signaling to myosin. Furthermore, we found that the phosphatase Slingshot IL (SSH1L) was required for Coronin1B to inhibit ROCK signaling. To test the significance of this novel mechanism in tumor cell motility, we investigated its role in neuregulin 1 (NRG-1)-induced cell scattering. Importantly, we found that attenuation of the ROCK signaling by Coronin1B was required for NRG-1 stimulated scattering. Our data support a model in which Coronin1B fine-tunes ROCK signaling to modulate myosin activity, which is important for tumor cell motility.
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- Manish K Rana
- Department of Pharmacology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70119, USA
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Wsp1 is downstream of Cin1 and regulates vesicle transport and actin cytoskeleton as an effector of Cdc42 and Rac1 in Cryptococcus neoformans. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2012; 11:471-81. [PMID: 22327008 DOI: 10.1128/ec.00011-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Human Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein (WASP) is a scaffold linking upstream signals to the actin cytoskeleton. In response to intersectin ITSN1 and Rho GTPase Cdc42, WASP activates the Arp2/3 complex to promote actin polymerization. The human pathogen Cryptococcus neoformans contains the ITSN1 homolog Cin1 and the WASP homolog Wsp1, which share more homology with human proteins than those of other fungi. Here we demonstrate that Cin1, Cdc42/Rac1, and Wsp1 function in an effector pathway similar to that of mammalian models. In the cin1 mutant, expression of the autoactivated Wsp1-B-GBD allele partially suppressed the mutant defect in endocytosis, and expression of the constitutively active CDC42(Q61L) allele restored normal actin cytoskeleton structures. Similar phenotypic suppression can be obtained by the expression of a Cdc42-green fluorescent protein (GFP)-Wsp1 fusion protein. In addition, Rac1, which was found to exhibit a role in early endocytosis, activates Wsp1 to regulate vacuole fusion. Rac1 interacted with Wsp1 and depended on Wsp1 for its vacuolar membrane localization. Expression of the Wsp1-B-GBD allele restored vacuolar membrane fusion in the rac1 mutant. Collectively, our studies suggest novel ways in which this pathogenic fungus has adapted conserved signaling pathways to control vesicle transport and actin organization, likely benefiting survival within infected hosts.
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de Keijzer S, Meddens MBM, Kilic D, Joosten B, Reinieren-Beeren I, Lidke DS, Cambi A. Interleukin-4 alters early phagosome phenotype by modulating class I PI3K dependent lipid remodeling and protein recruitment. PLoS One 2011; 6:e22328. [PMID: 21799824 PMCID: PMC3143135 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2011] [Accepted: 06/24/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Phagocytosis is a complex process that involves membranelipid remodeling and the attraction and retention of key effector proteins. Phagosome phenotype depends on the type of receptor engaged and can be influenced by extracellular signals. Interleukin 4 (IL-4) is a cytokine that induces the alternative activation of macrophages (MΦs) upon prolonged exposure, triggering a different cell phenotype that has an altered phagocytic capacity. In contrast, the direct effects of IL-4 during phagocytosis remain unknown. Here, we investigate the impact of short-term IL-4 exposure (1 hour) during phagocytosis of IgG-opsonized yeast particles by MΦs. By time-lapse confocal microscopy of GFP-tagged lipid-sensing probes, we show that IL-4 increases the negative charge of the phagosomal membrane by prolonging the presence of the negatively charged second messenger PI(3,4,5)P3. Biochemical assays reveal an enhanced PI3K/Akt activity upon phagocytosis in the presence of IL-4. Blocking the specific class I PI3K after the onset of phagocytosis completely abrogates the IL-4-induced changes in lipid remodeling and concomitant membrane charge. Finally, we show that IL-4 direct signaling leads to a significantly prolonged retention profile of the signaling molecules Rac1 and Rab5 to the phagosomal membrane in a PI3K-dependent manner. This protracted early phagosome phenotype suggests an altered maturation, which is supported by the delayed phagosome acidification measured in the presence of IL-4. Our findings reveal that molecular differences in IL-4 levels, in the extracellular microenvironment, influence the coordination of lipid remodeling and protein recruitment, which determine phagosome phenotype and, eventually, fate. Endosomal and phagosomal membranes provide topological constraints to signaling molecules. Therefore, changes in the phagosome phenotype modulated by extracellular factors may represent an additional mechanism that regulates the outcome of phagocytosis and could have significant impact on the net biochemical output of a cell.
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- Sandra de Keijzer
- Department of Tumor Immunology, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumor Immunology, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumor Immunology, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumor Immunology, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Tumor Immunology, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology and Cancer Research and Treatment Center, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Department of Tumor Immunology, Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Wang P, Shen G. The endocytic adaptor proteins of pathogenic fungi: charting new and familiar pathways. Med Mycol 2011; 49:449-57. [PMID: 21254965 DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2011.553246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Intracellular transport is an essential biological process that is highly conserved throughout the eukaryotic organisms. In fungi, adaptor proteins implicated in the endocytic cycle of endocytosis and exocytosis were found to be important for growth, differentiation, and/or virulence. For example, Saccharomyces cerevisiae Pan1 is an endocytic protein that regulates membrane trafficking, the actin cytoskeleton, and signaling. In Cryptococcus neoformans, a multi-modular endocytic protein, Cin1, was recently found to have pleiotropic functions in morphogenesis, endocytosis, exocytosis, and virulence. Interestingly, Cin1 is homologous to human intersectin ITSN1, but homologs of Cin1/ITSN1 were not found in ascomycetous S. cerevisiae and Candida albicans, or zygomycetous fungi. Moreover, an Eps15 protein homologous to S. cerevisiae Pan1/Ede1 and additional relevant protein homologs were identified in C. neoformans, suggesting the existence of either a distinct endocytic pathway mediated by Cin1 or pathways by either Cin1 or/and Pan1/Ede1 homologs. Whether and how the Cin1-mediated endocytic pathway represents a unique role in pathogenesis or reflects a redundancy of a transport apparatus remains an open and challenging question. This review discusses recent findings of endocytic adaptor proteins from pathogenic fungi and provides a perspective for novel endocytic machinery operating in C. neoformans. An understanding of intracellular trafficking mechanisms as they relate to pathogenesis will likely reveal the identity of novel antifungal targets.
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- Ping Wang
- The Research Institute for Children, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
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Evolutionary reshaping of fungal mating pathway scaffold proteins. mBio 2011; 2:e00230-10. [PMID: 21249169 PMCID: PMC3023161 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00230-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2010] [Accepted: 12/03/2010] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Scaffold proteins play central roles in the function of many signaling pathways. Among the best-studied examples are the Ste5 and Far1 proteins of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. These proteins contain three conserved modules, the RING and PH domains, characteristic of some ubiquitin-ligating enzymes, and a vWA domain implicated in protein-protein interactions. In yeast, Ste5p regulates the mating pathway kinases while Far1p coordinates the cellular polarity machinery. Within the fungal lineage, the Basidiomycetes and the Pezizomycetes contain a single Far1-like protein, while several Saccharomycotina species, belonging to the CTG (Candida) clade, contain both a classic Far1-like protein and a Ste5-like protein that lacks the vWA domain. We analyzed the function of C. albicans Ste5p (Cst5p), a member of this class of structurally distinct Ste5 proteins. CST5 is essential for mating and still coordinates the mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase (MAPK) cascade elements in the absence of the vWA domain; Cst5p interacts with the MEK kinase (MEKK) C. albicans Ste11p (CaSte11p) and the MAPK Cek1 as well as with the MEK Hst7 in a vWA domain-independent manner. Cst5p can homodimerize, similar to Ste5p, but can also heterodimerize with Far1p, potentially forming heteromeric signaling scaffolds. We found direct binding between the MEKK CaSte11p and the MEK Hst7p that depends on a mobile acidic loop absent from S. cerevisiae Ste11p but related to the Ste7-binding region within the vWA domain of Ste5p. Thus, the fungal lineage has restructured specific scaffolding modules to coordinate the proteins required to direct the gene expression, polarity, and cell cycle regulation essential for mating. The mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase cascade is an extensively used signaling module in eukaryotic cells, and the ability to regulate these modules is critical for ensuring proper responses to a wide variety of stimuli. One way that cells regulate this signaling module is through scaffold proteins that insulate related pathways against cross talk, improve signaling efficiency, and ensure that signals are connected to the correct response. The Ste5 scaffold of the S. cerevisiae mating response is a well-studied representative of this class of proteins. Using bioinformatics, structural modeling, and molecular genetic approaches, we have investigated the equivalent scaffold in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans. We show that the C. albicans protein is structurally distinct from that of Saccharomyces cerevisiae but still provides similar functions. Increases in pathway complexity have been associated with changes in scaffold connectivity, and overall, the tethering capacity of the scaffolds has been more conserved than their structural organization.
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Li A, Wang Y, Tao K, Dong S, Huang Q, Dai T, Zheng X, Wang Y. PsSAK1, a stress-activated MAP kinase of Phytophthora sojae, is required for zoospore viability and infection of soybean. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2010; 23:1022-31. [PMID: 20615113 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-23-8-1022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathways are universal and evolutionarily conserved signal transduction modules in all eukaryotic cells. In this study, PsSAK1, which encodes a stress-activated MAPK of Phytophthora sojae, was identified. PsSAK1 is highly conserved in oomycetes, and it represents a novel group of MAPK due to its pleckstrin homology domain. Reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction analysis showed that PsSAK1 expression was upregulated in zoospores and cysts and during early infection. In addition, its expression was induced by osmotic and oxidative stress mediated by NaCl and H(2)O(2), respectively. To elucidate the function, the expression of PsSAK1 was silenced using stable transformation of P. sojae. The silencing of PsSAK1 did not impair hyphal growth, sporulation, or oospore production but severely hindered zoospore development, in that the silenced strains showed quicker encystment and a lower germination ratio than the wild type. PsSAK1-silenced mutants produced much longer germ tubes and could not colonize either wounded or unwounded soybean leaves. Our results indicate that PsSAK1 is an important regulator of zoospore development and pathogenicity in P. sojae.
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- Aining Li
- Department of Plant Pathology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
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Shen G, Whittington A, Song K, Wang P. Pleiotropic function of intersectin homologue Cin1 in Cryptococcus neoformans. Mol Microbiol 2010; 76:662-76. [PMID: 20345666 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07121.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The manifestation of virulence traits in Cryptococcus neoformans is thought to rely on intracellular transport, a process not fully explored in this pathogenic fungus. Through interaction cloning, we identified a multi-modular protein, Cin1 (cryptococcal intersectin 1), whose domain structure is similar to that of the human endocytic protein ITSN1. Cin1 contains an N-terminal EH domain, a central coiled-coil region, a WH2 domain, two SH3 domains and a C-terminal RhoGEF (DH)-PH domain. Interestingly, alternative mRNA splicing resulted in two Cin1 isoforms, and Cin1 homologues are also restricted to basidiomycetous fungi. Disruption of the CIN1 gene had a pleiotropic effect on growth, normal cytokinesis, intracellular transports and the production of several virulence factors. Additionally, Cin1 interacts with cryptococcal Cdc42 and Wsp1 (a WASP homologue) proteins in vitro, suggesting a conserved role in the regulation of the actin cytoskeleton. However, deletion of RhoGEF or SH3 and RhoGEF domains did not result in any phenotypic changes, suggesting that functional redundancy exists in proteins containing similar domains or that the activities by other domains are necessary for Cin1 function. Our study presents the first evidence of a multi-modular protein whose function in intracellular transport underlies the growth, differentiation and virulence of a pathogenic microorganism.
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- Gui Shen
- The Research Institute for Children, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70118, USA
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Syntrophin-2 is required for eye development in Drosophila. Exp Cell Res 2009; 316:272-85. [PMID: 19836389 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2009.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2009] [Revised: 09/07/2009] [Accepted: 10/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Syntrophins are components of the dystrophin glycoprotein complex (DGC), which is encoded by causative genes of muscular dystrophies. The DGC is thought to play roles not only in linking the actin cytoskeleton to the extracellular matrix, providing stability to the cell membrane, but also in signal transduction. Because of their binding to a variety of different molecules, it has been suggested that syntrophins are adaptor proteins recruiting signaling proteins to membranes and the DGC. However, critical roles in vivo remain elusive. Drosophila Syntrophin-2 (Syn2) is an orthologue of human gamma 1/gamma 2-syntrophins. Western immunoblot analysis here showed Syn2 to be expressed throughout development, with especially high levels in the adult head. Morphological aberrations were observed in Syn2 knockdown adult flies, with lack of retinal elongation and malformation of rhabdomeres. Furthermore, Syn2 knockdown flies exhibited excessive apoptosis in third instar larvae and alterations in the actin localization in the pupal retinae. Genetic crosses with a collection of Drosophila deficiency stocks allowed us to identify seven genomic regions, deletions of which caused enhancement of the rough eye phenotype induced by Syn2 knockdown. This information should facilitate identification of Syn2 regulators in Drosophila and clarification of roles of Syn2 in eye development.
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Sarraj B, Massberg S, Li Y, Kasorn A, Subramanian K, Loison F, Silberstein LE, von Andrian U, Luo HR. Myeloid-specific deletion of tumor suppressor PTEN augments neutrophil transendothelial migration during inflammation. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 182:7190-200. [PMID: 19454716 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0802562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate (PIP(3)) is a second messenger that is involved in a number of cell activities including cell growth, proliferation, and motility. PIP(3) is produced by PI3K and regulated by PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homolog deleted on chromosome 10) and SHIP lipid phosphatases. Evidence from our experiments shows that enhanced PIP(3) production results in elevated neutrophil recruitment under inflammatory conditions. However, the mechanism of this elevation is not well understood. We used intravital video microscopy to investigate neutrophil recruitment in the cremaster venules of wild-type and PTEN knockout (KO) mice. Neutrophil transmigration was augmented in PTEN KO mice 4 h after TNF-alpha intrascrotal injection. PTEN KO neutrophils also showed significantly enhanced transmigration 2 h after MIP-2 intrascrotal injection, an effect that dramatically decreased when PI3K or Src kinase inhibitor treatments preceded MIP-2 stimulation. Similarly, fMLP superfusion of the cremaster muscle lead to enhanced emigration in PTEN KO mice. The observed elevation in neutrophil emigration was likely caused by increased speed of crawling, crossing the venular wall, and migrating through the muscular tissue in PTEN KO mice because the effect of PTEN depletion on neutrophil rolling or adhesion was minimal. Interestingly, chemoattractant-induced release of gelatinase and elastase was also elevated in PTEN null neutrophils, providing a potential mechanism for the enhanced neutrophil migration in the PTEN KO mice. Collectively, these results demonstrate that PTEN deletion in neutrophils enhances their invasivity and recruitment to inflamed sites more likely by raising the cell physical capability to cross the vascular and tissue barriers.
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- Bara Sarraj
- Department of Lab Medicine, Children's Hospital, and
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Yu Y, Chu PY, Bowser DN, Keating DJ, Dubach D, Harper I, Tkalcevic J, Finkelstein DI, Pritchard MA. Mice deficient for the chromosome 21 ortholog Itsn1 exhibit vesicle-trafficking abnormalities. Hum Mol Genet 2008; 17:3281-90. [PMID: 18676989 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Enlarged early endosomes in the neurons of young Down syndrome (DS) and pre-Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains suggest that a disturbance in endocytosis is one of the earliest hallmarks of AD pathogenesis in both conditions. We identified a chromosome 21 gene, Intersectin-1 (ITSN1) that is up-regulated in DS brains and has a putative function in endocytosis and vesicle trafficking. To elucidate the function of ITSN1 and assess its contribution to endocytic defects associated with DS and AD, we generated Itsn1 null mice. In knockout mice we found alterations in a number of parameters associated with endocytic and vesicle trafficking events. We found a reduced number of exocytosis events in chromaffin cells and a slowing of endocytosis in neurons. Endosome size was increased in neurons and NGF levels were reduced in the septal region of the brain. Our data is the first indication that Itsn1 has a role in endocytosis in an in vivo mammalian model, and that a disruption in Itsn1 expression causes a disturbance in vesicle trafficking and endocytic function in the brain. These results imply a role for ITSN1 in the early endocytic anomalies reported in DS brains which may have ramifications for the onset of AD.
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- Yong Yu
- Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Building 13C, Wellington Rd, Clayton 3168, Victoria, Australia
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Valeyev NV, Downing AK, Sondek J, Deane C. Electrostatic and functional analysis of the seven-bladed WD beta-propellers. Evol Bioinform Online 2008; 4:203-16. [PMID: 19204818 PMCID: PMC2614187 DOI: 10.4137/ebo.s743] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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beta-propeller domains composed of WD repeats are highly ubiquitous and typically used as multi-site docking platforms to coordinate and integrate the activities of groups of proteins. Here, we have used extensive homology modelling of the WD40-repeat family of seven-bladed beta-propellers coupled with subsequent structural classification and clustering of these models to define subfamilies of beta-propellers with common structural, and probable, functional characteristics. We show that it is possible to assign seven-bladed WD beta-propeller proteins into functionally different groups based on the information gained from homology modelling. We examine general structural diversity within the WD40-repeat family of seven-bladed beta-propellers and demonstrate that seven-bladed beta-propellers composed of WD-repeats are structurally distinct from other seven-bladed beta-propellers. We further provide some insights into the multifunctional diversity of the seven-bladed WD beta-propeller surfaces. This report once again reinforces the importance of structural data and the usefulness of homology models in functional classification.
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- Najl V Valeyev
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QU, U.K.
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Bourguignon LYW. Hyaluronan-mediated CD44 activation of RhoGTPase signaling and cytoskeleton function promotes tumor progression. Semin Cancer Biol 2008; 18:251-9. [PMID: 18450475 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcancer.2008.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2007] [Accepted: 03/19/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Hyaluronan (HA), a major component of the extracellular matrix (ECM), is enriched in many types of tumors. In cancer patients HA concentrations are usually higher in malignant tumors than in corresponding benign or normal tissues, and in some tumor types the level of HA is predictive of malignancy. HA is often bound to CD44 isoforms which are ubiquitous, abundant, and functionally important cell surface receptors. This article reviews the current evidence for HA/CD44-mediated activation of the ankyrin-based cytoskeleton and RhoGTPase signaling during tumor progression. A special focus is placed on the role of HA-mediated CD44 interaction with unique downstream effectors (e.g., the cytoskeletal protein, ankyrin and/or various GTPases (e.g., RhoA, Rac1 and Cdc42)) in coordinating intracellular signaling pathways (e.g., Ca(2+) mobilization, Rho signaling, PI3 kinase-AKT activation, NHE1-mediated cellular acidification, transcriptional upregulation and cytoskeletal function) and generating the concomitant onset of tumor cell activities (e.g., tumor cell adhesion, growth, survival, migration and invasion) and tumor progression. I believe this information will provide valuable new insights into poorly understood aspects of solid tumor malignancy. Furthermore, the new knowledge concerning HA/CD44-mediated oncogenic signaling events will have potentially important clinical utility, and could establish CD44 and its associated signaling molecules as important tumor markers for the early detection and evaluation of oncogenic potential. It could also serve as ground work for the future development of new drug targets to inhibit HA/CD44-mediated tumor metastasis and cancer progression.
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- Lilly Y W Bourguignon
- Department of Medicine, University of California at San Francisco & Endocrine Unit (111N), VA Medical Center, 4150 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA.
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Anraku K, Inoue T, Sugimoto K, Morii T, Mori Y, Okamoto Y, Otsuka M. Design and synthesis of biotinylated inositol phosphates relevant to the biotin–avidin techniques. Org Biomol Chem 2008; 6:1822-30. [DOI: 10.1039/b719938d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Subramanian KK, Jia Y, Zhu D, Simms BT, Jo H, Hattori H, You J, Mizgerd JP, Luo HR. Tumor suppressor PTEN is a physiologic suppressor of chemoattractant-mediated neutrophil functions. Blood 2007; 109:4028-37. [PMID: 17202315 PMCID: PMC1874585 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2006-10-055319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The recruitment and activation of neutrophils at infected tissues is essential for host defense against invading microorganisms. However, excessive neutrophil recruitment or activation can also damage the surrounding tissues and cause unwanted inflammation. Hence, the responsiveness of neutrophils needs to be tightly regulated. In this study, we have investigated the functional role of tumor suppressor PTEN in neutrophils by using a mouse line in which PTEN is disrupted only in myeloid-derived cells. Chemoattractant-stimulated PTEN(-/-) neutrophils displayed significantly higher Akt phosphorylation and actin polymerization. A larger fraction of these neutrophils displayed membrane ruffles in response to chemoattractant stimulation. In addition, chemoattractant-induced transwell migration and superoxide production were also augmented. Single-cell chemotaxis assays showed that PTEN(-/-) neutrophils have a small (yet statistically significant) defect in directionality. However, these neutrophils also showed an increase in cell speed. As a result, overall chemotaxis, which depends on speed and directionality, was not affected. Consistent with the increased responsiveness of PTEN(-/-) neutrophils, the in vivo recruitment of these cells to the inflamed peritoneal cavity was significantly enhanced. Thus, as a physiologic-negative regulator, PTEN should be a promising therapeutic target for modulating neutrophil functions in various infectious and inflammatory diseases.
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Keating DJ, Chen C, Pritchard MA. Alzheimer's disease and endocytic dysfunction: clues from the Down syndrome-related proteins, DSCR1 and ITSN1. Ageing Res Rev 2006; 5:388-401. [PMID: 16442855 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2005.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2005] [Revised: 11/19/2005] [Accepted: 11/28/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Down syndrome (DS) is a genetically-based disorder which results in multiple conditions for sufferers. Amongst these is a common early incidence of Alzheimer's disease (AD) which usually affects DS individuals by their mid 40s. This fact provides a clue that one or more of the genes located on chromosome 21 may be involved in the onset of AD. Current evidence suggests that endosomal disorders may underlie the earliest pathology of AD, preceding the classical pathological markers of beta-amyloid plaque deposition and neurofibrillary tangles. Therefore, any genes involved in endocytosis and vesicle trafficking which are over-expressed in DS are novel candidates in the pathogenesis of AD. Intersectin-1 (ITSN1) and Down syndrome candidate region 1 (DSCR1) are two such genes. Extensive in vitro data and data from Drosophila indicates that the over-expression of either of these genes or their products results in inhibition or ablation of endocytosis in neuronal as well as non-neuronal cells. This review discusses in detail the known and potential roles of ITSN1 and DSCR1 in DS, AD, endocytosis and vesicle trafficking.
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- Damien J Keating
- Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Vic., Australia
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Ile KE, Schaaf G, Bankaitis VA. Phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins and cellular nanoreactors for lipid signaling. Nat Chem Biol 2006; 2:576-83. [PMID: 17051233 DOI: 10.1038/nchembio835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Membrane lipids function as structural molecules, reservoirs for second messengers, membrane platforms that scaffold protein assembly and regulators of enzymes and ion channels. Such diverse lipid functions contribute substantially to cellular mechanisms for fine-tuning membrane-signaling events. Meaningful coordination of these events requires exquisite spatial and temporal control of lipid metabolism and organization, and reliable mechanisms for specifically coupling these parameters to dedicated physiological processes. Recent studies suggest such integration is linked to the action of phosphatidylinositol transfer proteins that operate at the interface of the metabolism, trafficking and organization of specific lipids.
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- Kristina E Ile
- Department of Cell & Developmental Biology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7090, USA
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Woo PCY, Chong KTK, Lau CCY, Wong SSY, Lau SKP, Yuen KY. A novel approach for screening immunogenic proteins inPenicillium marneffeiusing the ÎAFMP1ÎAFMP2deletion mutant ofAspergillus fumigatus. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2006; 262:138-47. [PMID: 16923068 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2006.00376.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Using serum from guinea-pigs immunized with a DeltaAFMP1DeltaAFMP2 deletion mutant of Aspergillus fumigatus to screen a cDNA library of A. fumigatus, we cloned a novel immunogenic 57-kDa protein in A. fumigatus. We also cloned its 55-kDa homologue in Penicillium marneffei, which was possibly related to amino acid biosynthesis and metabolism, with homologues present only in the subphylum Pezizomycotina of Ascomycota. The recombinant 55-kDa protein of P. marneffei reacted strongly with guinea-pig serum immunized with P. marneffei and with the sera of patients with P. marneffei infection. A similar approach could be applied to immunogenic protein screening in other microorganisms for serological diagnosis, epidemiological studies and the study of vaccines.
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- Patrick C Y Woo
- Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Itoh T, Satoh M, Kanno E, Fukuda M. Screening for target Rabs of TBC (Tre-2/Bub2/Cdc16) domain-containing proteins based on their Rab-binding activity. Genes Cells 2006; 11:1023-37. [PMID: 16923123 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2443.2006.00997.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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It has recently been proposed that the TBC (Tre2/Bub2/Cdc16) domain functions as a GAP (GTPase-activating protein) domain for small GTPase Rab. Because of the large number of Rab proteins in mammals, however, most TBC domains have never been investigated for Rab-GAP activity. In this study we established panels of the GTP-fixed form of 60 different Rabs constructed in pGAD-C1, a yeast two-hybrid bait vector. We also constructed a yeast two-hybrid prey vector (pGBDU-C1) that harbors the cDNA of 40 distinct TBC proteins. Systematic investigation of 2400 combinations of 60 GTP-fixed Rabs and 40 TBC proteins by yeast two-hybrid screening revealed that seven TBC proteins specifically and differentially interact with specific Rabs (e.g. OATL1 interacts with Rab2A; FLJ12085 with Rab5A/B/C; and Evi5-like with Rab10). Measurement of in vitro Rab-GAP activity revealed that OATL1 and Evi5-like actually possess significant Rab2A- and Rab10-GAP activity, respectively, but that FLJ12085 do not display Rab5A-GAP activity at all. These results indicate that specific interaction between TBC protein and Rab would be a useful indicator for screening for the target Rabs of some TBC/Rab-GAP domains, but that there is little correlation between the Rab-binding activity and Rab-GAP activity of other TBC proteins.
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- Takashi Itoh
- Fukuda Initiative Research Unit, RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Chen H, Karam JA, Schultz R, Zhang Z, Duncan C, Hsieh JT. Cloning of mouse Dab2ip gene, a novel member of the RasGTPase-activating protein family and characterization of its regulatory region in prostate. DNA Cell Biol 2006; 25:232-45. [PMID: 16629596 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2006.25.232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Disabled homolog 2 (Drosophila) interacting protein (DAB2IP/Dab2IP) is a member of the GTPase-activating protein for downregulating the Ras-mediated signal pathway and TNF-mediated apoptosis. The downregulation of human DAB2IP mRNA levels was detected in prostate cancer cells due to the epigenetic regulation. Here, we isolated a mouse Dab2ip gene with a highly homologous sequence to that of the human and rat gene and mapped it at chromosome 2B. The mDab2ip gene contains 14 exons and 13 introns and spans approximately 65 kb. Exon1 contains at least three splicing variants (Ia, Ib, and Ic). The deduced amino acid sequence of mouse Dab2IP encompasses 1065 residues containing several unique protein interaction motifs as well as a Ras-like GAP-related domain, which shares a high homology with both humans and rats. Data from real-time RT-PCR analysis revealed a diverse expression pattern of the mDab2ip gene in various organs, implying differential regulation of this gene from various tissues. We have mapped a 1.3-kb segment containing a 5'-upstream region from exon Ia as a promoter region (-147/+545) in prostatic epithelial cell lines (TRAMP-C); this region is highly GC-rich, and mDab2ip appears to be a TATA-less promoter. It appears that epigenetic regulation, particularly histone acetylation of the Dab2ip gene promoter, plays an important role in modulating its gene expression in the mouse prostate cancer cell.
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MESH Headings
- Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
- Adaptor Proteins, Vesicular Transport/genetics
- Adenocarcinoma/genetics
- Adenocarcinoma/metabolism
- Adenocarcinoma/pathology
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Chromatin Immunoprecipitation
- Chromosome Mapping
- Chromosomes, Artificial, Bacterial
- Chromosomes, Mammalian
- Cloning, Molecular
- Conserved Sequence
- Epigenesis, Genetic
- Exons
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- Gene Library
- Genes, Reporter
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Introns
- Luciferases/metabolism
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Transgenic
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Promoter Regions, Genetic
- Prostate/metabolism
- Prostatic Neoplasms/genetics
- Prostatic Neoplasms/metabolism
- Prostatic Neoplasms/pathology
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Sequence Analysis, DNA
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
- Transcription Initiation Site
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- Hong Chen
- Department of Urology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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Li Y, Gamper N, Hilgemann DW, Shapiro MS. Regulation of Kv7 (KCNQ) K+ channel open probability by phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate. J Neurosci 2006; 25:9825-35. [PMID: 16251430 PMCID: PMC6725574 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.2597-05.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 209] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Voltage-gated Kv7 (KCNQ) channels underlie important K+ currents, including the neuronal M current, and are thought to be sensitive to membrane phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) and PIP2 depletion to underlie muscarinic receptor inhibition. We studied regulation of Kv7.2-7.4 channels by PIP2 in Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells using single-channel and whole-cell patch clamp and biochemical analysis. Maximal open probabilities (Po) of Kv7.2-Kv7.4 homomultimers and of Kv7.2/7.3 heteromultimers were found to be strongly dependent on the [diC8-PIP2] applied to inside-out patches, with differential apparent affinities that correlate with their maximal Po in on-cell mode. Unitary conductance was not affected by PIP2. Raising tonic [PIP2] by coexpression of phosphatidylinositol (4)5-kinase increased the maximal Po of both Kv7.2 and Kv7.2/7.3 channels studied in on-cell patches and increased whole-cell Kv7.2, but not Kv7.3, current amplitudes. In cells coexpressed with muscarinic M1 receptors, bath application of muscarinic agonist reduced the maximal Po of Kv7.2/7.3 channels isolated in on-cell patches. Coexpression of a PIP2 sequestering construct moderately reduced whole-cell Kv7.2/7.3 currents, and coexpression of a construct containing a PIP2 phosphatase nearly abolished them. Finally, biochemical analysis of anionic phospholipids in CHO cells stably expressing M1 receptors shows that PIP2 and PIP are nearly depleted 1 min after muscarinic stimulation, with an unexpected rebound after 10 min. These results strongly support the direct regulation of Kv7 channels by PIP2 and its depletion as the mechanism of muscarinic suppression of M channels. Divergent apparent affinities of Kv7.2-7.4 channels for PIP2 may underlie their highly differential maximal Po observed in cell-attached patches.
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- Yang Li
- Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
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Noubir S, Lee JS, Reiner NE. Pleiotropic Effects of Phosphatidylinositol 3‐Kinase in Monocyte Cell Regulation. PROGRESS IN NUCLEIC ACID RESEARCH AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2006; 81:51-95. [PMID: 16891169 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6603(06)81002-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Sanaâ Noubir
- Department of Medicine (Division of Infectious Diseases), University of British Columbia, Faculties of Medicine and Science, Vancouver, Coastal Health Research Institute (VCHRI), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 3J5
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Nakabayashi M, Shibata N, Komori H, Ueda Y, Iino H, Ebihara A, Kuramitsu S, Higuchi Y. Structure of a conserved hypothetical protein, TTHA0849 from Thermus thermophilus HB8, at 2.4 A resolution: a putative member of the StAR-related lipid-transfer (START) domain superfamily. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2005; 61:1027-31. [PMID: 16511226 PMCID: PMC1978151 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309105035372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2005] [Accepted: 10/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The crystal structure of a conserved hypothetical protein, TTHA0849 from Thermus thermophilus HB8, has been determined at 2.4 A resolution as a part of a structural and functional genomics project on T. thermophilus HB8. The main-chain folding shows a compact alpha+beta motif, forming a hydrophobic cavity in the molecule. A structural similarity search reveals that it resembles those steroidogenic acute regulatory proteins that contain the lipid-transfer (START) domain, even though TTHA0849 shows comparatively weak sequence identity to polyketide cyclases. However, the size of the ligand-binding cavity is distinctly smaller than other START domain-containing proteins, suggesting that it catalyses the transfer of smaller ligand molecules.
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- Makoto Nakabayashi
- Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo and Himeji Institute of Technology, 3-2-1 Koto, Kamigori-cho, Ako-gun, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo and Himeji Institute of Technology, 3-2-1 Koto, Kamigori-cho, Ako-gun, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Koto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo and Himeji Institute of Technology, 3-2-1 Koto, Kamigori-cho, Ako-gun, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Koto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo and Himeji Institute of Technology, 3-2-1 Koto, Kamigori-cho, Ako-gun, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Koto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Koto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Koto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Life Science, Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo and Himeji Institute of Technology, 3-2-1 Koto, Kamigori-cho, Ako-gun, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Koto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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Muto E, Tabata Y, Taneda T, Aoki Y, Muto A, Arai KI, Watanabe S. Identification and characterization of Veph, a novel gene encoding a PH domain-containing protein expressed in the developing central nervous system of vertebrates. Biochimie 2005; 86:523-31. [PMID: 15388229 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2004.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2004] [Accepted: 07/17/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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We isolated Veph, a novel gene encoding a pleckstrin homology (PH) domain-containing protein from a mouse. Veph was strongly expressed in the embryonic brain, and its expression level gradually decreased in later stages. In situ hybridization analysis of sectioned embryo brains revealed that Veph was expressed exclusively in the ventricular zone. We then isolated a zebrafish orthologue of Veph (zVeph). As observed in the mouse gene, zVeph was expressed in the ventricular zone of developing brain and spinal cord. Blockage of zVeph expression by injection of zVeph-specific morpholino antisense oligo into zebrafish fertilized eggs resulted in a defect in the midbrain-hindbrain boundary and otic vesicle formation, suggesting the important function of zVeph in central nervous system (CNS) development. On the other hand, homozygous knockout mice of Veph showed no significant defect in the CNS, pointing to possible different functions of Veph between the zebrafish and mouse.
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- Eishun Muto
- Department of Molecular and Developmental Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan
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Gamper N, Reznikov V, Yamada Y, Yang J, Shapiro MS. Phosphatidylinositol [correction] 4,5-bisphosphate signals underlie receptor-specific Gq/11-mediated modulation of N-type Ca2+ channels. J Neurosci 2005; 24:10980-92. [PMID: 15574748 PMCID: PMC6730206 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.3869-04.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 177] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Modulation of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels via G-protein-coupled receptors is a prime mechanism regulating neurotransmitter release and synaptic plasticity. Despite extensive studies, the molecular mechanism underlying Gq/11-mediated modulation remains unclear. We found cloned and native N-type Ca2+ channels to be regulated by phosphatidylinositol [correction] 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2). In inside-out oocyte patches, PIP2 greatly attenuated or reversed the observed rundown of expressed channels. In sympathetic neurons, muscarinic M1 ACh receptor suppression of the Ca2+ current (ICa) was temporally correlated with PIP2 hydrolysis, blunted by PIP2 in whole-cell pipettes, attenuated by expression of PIP2-sequestering proteins, and became irreversible when PIP2 synthesis was blocked. We also probed mechanisms of receptor specificity. Although bradykinin also induced PIP2 hydrolysis, it did not inhibit ICa. However, bradykinin receptors became nearly as effective as M1 receptors when PIP2 synthesis, IP3 receptors, or the activity of neuronal Ca2+ sensor-1 were blocked, suggesting that bradykinin receptor-induced intracellular Ca2+ increases stimulate PIP2 synthesis, compensating for PIP2 hydrolysis. We suggest that differential use of PIP2 signals underlies specificity of Gq/11-coupled receptor actions on the channels
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MESH Headings
- 1-Phosphatidylinositol 4-Kinase/physiology
- Animals
- Biolistics
- Bradykinin/pharmacology
- Calcium/metabolism
- Calcium Channels, N-Type/chemistry
- Calcium Channels, N-Type/physiology
- Calcium Signaling
- Calcium-Binding Proteins/physiology
- Cells, Cultured
- Female
- GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11/chemistry
- GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gq-G11/physiology
- Ion Transport
- Isoenzymes/physiology
- Male
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/chemistry
- Nerve Tissue Proteins/physiology
- Neurons/physiology
- Oocytes
- Patch-Clamp Techniques
- Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate/biosynthesis
- Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Diphosphate/physiology
- Phospholipase C delta
- Rabbits
- Rats
- Rats, Sprague-Dawley
- Receptors, Muscarinic/drug effects
- Receptors, Muscarinic/physiology
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/physiology
- Superior Cervical Ganglion/cytology
- Transfection
- Type C Phospholipases/physiology
- Xenopus laevis
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- Nikita Gamper
- Department of Physiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas 78229, USA
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Liu Q, Walker SA, Gao D, Taylor JA, Dai YF, Arkell RS, Bootman MD, Roderick HL, Cullen PJ, Lockyer PJ. CAPRI and RASAL impose different modes of information processing on Ras due to contrasting temporal filtering of Ca2+. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 170:183-90. [PMID: 16009725 PMCID: PMC1351313 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200504167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The versatility of Ca2+ as a second messenger lies in the complex manner in which Ca2+ signals are generated. How information contained within the Ca2+ code is interpreted underlies cell function. Recently, we identified CAPRI and RASAL as related Ca2+-triggered Ras GTPase-activating proteins. RASAL tracks agonist-stimulated Ca2+ oscillations by repetitively associating with the plasma membrane, yet CAPRI displays a long-lasting Ca2+-triggered translocation that is refractory to cytosolic Ca2+ oscillations. CAPRI behavior is Ca2+- and C2 domain–dependent but sustained recruitment is predominantly Ca2+ independent, necessitating integration of Ca2+ by the C2 domains with agonist-evoked plasma membrane interaction sites for the pleckstrin homology domain. Using an assay to monitor Ras activity in real time, we correlate the spatial and temporal translocation of CAPRI with the deactivation of H-Ras. CAPRI seems to low-pass filter the Ca2+ signal, converting different intensities of stimulation into different durations of Ras activity in contrast to the preservation of Ca2+ frequency information by RASAL, suggesting sophisticated modes of Ca2+-regulated Ras deactivation.
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- Qing Liu
- Laboratory of Molecular Signaling, The Babraham Institute, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge CB2 4AT, England, UK
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Compton AG, Cooper ST, Hill PM, Yang N, Froehner SC, North KN. The syntrophin-dystrobrevin subcomplex in human neuromuscular disorders. J Neuropathol Exp Neurol 2005; 64:350-61. [PMID: 15835271 DOI: 10.1093/jnen/64.4.350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The syntrophins and alpha-dystrobrevin form a subcomplex with dystrophin at the skeletal muscle membrane, and are also highly concentrated at the neuromuscular synapse. Here we demonstrate that the different syntrophins and alpha-dystrobrevin isoforms have distinct expression patterns during human skeletal muscle development, and are differentially affected by loss of dystrophin anchorage and denervation in human neuromuscular disease. During normal fetal development, and in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and denervation disorders, alpha1-syntrophin and alpha-dystrobrevin are absent or markedly reduced at the sarcolemmal membrane. beta1-Syntrophin is the predominant syntrophin isoform expressed at the muscle membrane during development, and it undergoes upregulation in response to loss of alpha1-syntrophin in Duchenne muscular dystrophy and in denervation. Upregulation of beta1-syntrophin in neuromuscular disorders is associated with re-expression of the fetal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gamma-subunit, cardiac actin, and neonatal myosin, suggesting reversion of muscle fibers to an immature phenotype. We show that denervation specifically affects expression of the syntrophin-dystrobrevin subcomplex and does not affect levels or localization of other members of the dystrophin-associated protein complex. Our results confirm that dystrophin is required for anchorage of the syntrophin-dystrobrevin subcomplex and suggest that expression of the syntrophin-dystrobrevin complex may be independently regulated through neuromuscular transmission.
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- Alison G Compton
- Institute for Neuromuscular Research, Children's Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia
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Zambonelli C, Roberts MF. Non-HKD Phospholipase D Enzymes: New Players in Phosphatidic Acid Signaling? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 79:133-81. [PMID: 16096028 DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6603(04)79003-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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- Carlo Zambonelli
- Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, USA
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Xu S, Wang Y, Zhao H, Zhang L, Xiong W, Yau KW, Hiel H, Glowatzki E, Ryugo DK, Valle D. PHR1, a PH domain-containing protein expressed in primary sensory neurons. Mol Cell Biol 2004; 24:9137-51. [PMID: 15456885 PMCID: PMC517893 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.24.20.9137-9151.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Previously, we identified PHR1 as an abundantly expressed gene in photoreceptors and showed that it encodes four isoforms, each with N-terminal pleckstrin homology (PH) and C-terminal transmembrane domains. To better understand PHR1 function and expression, we made a Phr1 null mouse by inserting a beta-galactosidase/neor cassette into exon 3. In addition to photoreceptors, we found abundant expression of specific Phr1 splice forms in olfactory receptor neurons and vestibular and cochlear hair cells. We also found Phr1 expression in cells with a possible sensory function, including peripheral retinal ganglion cells, cochlear interdental cells, and neurons of the circumventricular organ. Despite this discrete expression in known and putative sensory neurons, mice lacking PHR1 do not have overt sensory deficits.
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- Shunbin Xu
- McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, PCTB 519, 733 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Jose AM, Koelle MR. Domains, amino acid residues, and new isoforms of Caenorhabditis elegans diacylglycerol kinase 1 (DGK-1) important for terminating diacylglycerol signaling in vivo. J Biol Chem 2004; 280:2730-6. [PMID: 15563467 PMCID: PMC2048986 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m409460200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Diacylglycerol kinases (DGKs) inhibit diacylglycerol (DAG) signaling by phosphorylating DAG. DGK-1, the Caenorhabditis elegans ortholog of human neuronal DGK, inhibits neurotransmission to control behavior. DGK-1, like DGK, has three cysteine-rich domains (CRDs), a pleckstrin homology domain, and a kinase domain. To identify DGK domains and amino acid residues critical for terminating DAG signaling in vivo, we analyzed 20 dgk-1 mutants defective in DGK-1-controlled behaviors. We found by sequencing that the mutations included nine amino acid substitutions and seven premature stop codons that impair the physiological functions of DGK-1. All nine amino acid substitutions are in the second CRD, the third CRD, or the kinase domain. Thus, these domains are important for the termination of DAG signaling by DGK-1 in vivo. Seven of the substituted amino acid residues are present in all human DGKs and likely define key residues required for the function of all DGKs. An ATP-binding site mutation expected to inactivate the kinase domain retained very little physiological function, but we found two stop codon mutants predicted to truncate DGK-1 before its kinase domain that retained significantly more function. We detected novel splice forms of dgk-1 that can reconcile this apparent conflict, as they skip exons containing the stop codons to produce DGK-1 isoforms that contain the kinase domain. Two of these isoforms lack an intact pleckstrin homology domain and yet appear to have significant function. Additional novel isoform(s) account for all of the DGK-1 function necessary for one behavior, dopamine response.
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- Antony M. Jose
- Departments of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
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- Departments of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520
- ¶ To whom correspondence should be addressed: Dept. of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St., SHM CE-30, New Haven, CT 06520. Tel.: 203-737-5808; Fax: 203-785-6404; E-mail:
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Programmed cell death involves the removal of cell corpses by other cells in a process termed engulfment. Genetic studies of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans have led to a framework not only for the killing step of programmed cell death but also for the process of cell-corpse engulfment. This work has defined two signal transduction pathways that act redundantly to control engulfment. Signals expressed by dying cells probably regulate these C. elegans pathways. Components of the cell-corpse recognition system of one of the C. elegans pathways include the CED-7 ABC transporter, which likely presents a death ligand on the surface of the dying cell; the CED-1 transmembrane receptor, which recognizes this signal; and the CED-6 adaptor protein, which may transduce a signal from CED-1. The second C. elegans pathway acts in parallel and involves a novel Rac GTPase signaling pathway, with the components CED-2 CrkII, CED-5 DOCK180, CED-12 ELMO, and CED-10 Rac. The cell-corpse recognition system that activates this pathway remains to be characterized. In C. elegans, and possibly in mammals, the process of cell-corpse engulfment promotes the death process itself. The known mechanisms for cell-corpse engulfment leave much to be discovered concerning this fundamental aspect of metazoan biology.
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- Peter W Reddien
- Dept. of Neurobiology and Anatomy,University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA.
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Olsten MEK, Canton DA, Zhang C, Walton PA, Litchfield DW. The Pleckstrin Homology Domain of CK2 Interacting Protein-1 Is Required for Interactions and Recruitment of Protein Kinase CK2 to the Plasma Membrane. J Biol Chem 2004; 279:42114-27. [PMID: 15254037 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m407628200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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CKIP-1 is a recently identified interaction partner of protein kinase CK2 with a number of protein-protein interaction motifs, including an N-terminal pleckstrin homology domain. To test the hypothesis that CKIP-1 has a role in targeting CK2 to specific locations, we examined the effects of CKIP-1 on the localization of CK2. These studies demonstrated that CKIP-1 can recruit CK2 to the plasma membrane. Furthermore, the pleckstrin homology domain of CKIP-1 was found to be required for interactions with CK2 and for the recruitment of CK2 to the plasma membrane. In this regard, point mutations in this domain abolish membrane localization and compromise interactions with CK2. In addition, replacement of the pleckstrin homology domain with a myristoylation signal was insufficient to elicit any interaction with CK2. An investigation of the lipid binding of CKIP-1 reveals that it has broad specificity. A comparison with other pleckstrin homology domains revealed that the pleckstrin homology domain of CKIP-1 is distinct from other defined classes of pleckstrin homology domains. Finally, examination of CK2alpha for a region that mediates interactions with CKIP-1 revealed a putative HIKE domain, a complex motif found exclusively in proteins that bind pleckstrin homology domains. However, mutations within this motif were not able to abolish CKIP-1-CK2 interactions suggesting that this motif by itself may not be sufficient to mediate interactions. Overall, these results provide novel insights into how CK2, a predominantly nuclear enzyme, is targeted to the plasma membrane, and perhaps more importantly how it may be regulated.
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- Mary Ellen K Olsten
- Departments of Biochemistry and Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario N6A 5C1, Canada
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Qian Y, Gatesman AS, Baisden JM, Zot HG, Cherezova L, Qazi I, Mazloum N, Lee MY, Guappone-Koay A, Flynn DC. Analysis of the role of the leucine zipper motif in regulating the ability of AFAP-110 to alter actin filament integrity. J Cell Biochem 2004; 91:602-20. [PMID: 14755689 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.10725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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AFAP-110 has an intrinsic ability to alter actin filament integrity as an actin filament crosslinking protein. This capability is regulated by a carboxy terminal leucine zipper (Lzip) motif. The Lzip motif facilitates self-association stabilizing the AFAP-110 multimers. Deletion of the Lzip motif (AFAP-110(Deltalzip)) reduces the stability of the AFAP-110 multimer and concomitantly increases its ability to crosslink actin filaments, in vitro, and to activate cSrc and alter actin filament integrity, in vivo. We sought to determine how the Lzip motif regulates AFAP-110 function. Substitution of the c-Fos Lzip motif in place of the AFAP-110 Lzip motif (AFAP-110(fos)) was predicted to preserve the alpha-helical structure while changing the sequence. To alter the structure of the alpha-helix, a leucine to proline mutation was generated in the AFAP-110 alpha-helical Lzip motif (AFAP-110(581P)), which largely preserved the sequence. The helix mutants, AFAP-110(Deltalzip), AFAP-110(fos), and AFAP-110(581P), demonstrated reduced multimer stability with an increased capacity to crosslink actin filaments, in vitro, relative to AFAP-110. An analysis of opposing binding sites indicated that the carboxy terminus/Lzip motif can contact sequences within the amino terminal pleckstrin homology (PH1) domain indicating an auto-inhibitory mechanism for regulating multimer stability and actin filament crosslinking. In vivo, only AFAP-110(Deltalzip) and AFAP-110(581P) were to activate cSrc and to alter cellular actin filament integrity. These data indicate that the intrinsic ability of AFAP-110 to crosslink actin filaments is dependent upon both the sequence and structure of the Lzip motif, while the ability of the Lzip motif to regulate AFAP-110-directed activation of cSrc and changes in actin filament integrity in vivo is dependent upon the structure or presence of the Lzip motif. We hypothesize that the intrinsic ability of AFAP-110 to crosslink actin filaments or activate cSrc are distinct functions.
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MESH Headings
- Actin Cytoskeleton/physiology
- Animals
- Blotting, Western
- COS Cells
- Chlorocebus aethiops
- Chromatography, Liquid
- Cloning, Molecular
- Gene Components/genetics
- Gene Components/physiology
- Genes, fos/genetics
- Glutathione Transferase/genetics
- Glutathione Transferase/metabolism
- Green Fluorescent Proteins
- Leucine Zippers/genetics
- Leucine Zippers/physiology
- Luminescent Proteins/genetics
- Luminescent Proteins/metabolism
- Microfilament Proteins/chemistry
- Microfilament Proteins/genetics
- Microfilament Proteins/physiology
- Microscopy, Electron
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Models, Biological
- Mutagenesis, Site-Directed
- Phosphoproteins/chemistry
- Phosphoproteins/genetics
- Phosphoproteins/physiology
- Protein Binding/physiology
- Protein Structure, Quaternary
- Protein Structure, Secondary
- Recombinant Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Proteins/metabolism
- src-Family Kinases/metabolism
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Affiliation(s)
- Yong Qian
- The Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-9300, USA
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Esfandiarei M, Luo H, Yanagawa B, Suarez A, Dabiri D, Zhang J, McManus BM. Protein kinase B/Akt regulates coxsackievirus B3 replication through a mechanism which is not caspase dependent. J Virol 2004; 78:4289-98. [PMID: 15047842 PMCID: PMC374262 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.78.8.4289-4298.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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The role of signaling pathways including the mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) during viral infection has gained much recent attention. Our laboratory reported on an important regulatory role for extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK1/2), subfamily members of the MAPKs, during coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) infection. However, the role of the PI3K pathway in CVB3 infection has not been well characterized. CVB3 is the most common known viral infectant of heart muscle that directly injures and kills infected cardiac myocytes during the myocarditic process. In the present study, we investigated the role of protein kinase B (PKB) (also known as Akt), a general downstream mediator of survival signals through the PI3K cascade, in regulating CVB3 replication and virus-induced apoptosis in a well-established HeLa cell model. We have demonstrated that CVB3 infection leads to phosphorylation of PKB/Akt on both Ser-473 and Thr-308 residues through a PI3K-dependent mechanism. Transfection of HeLa cells with a dominant negative mutant of Akt1 or pretreatment of wild-type HeLa cells with the specific PI3K inhibitor LY294002 significantly suppresses viral RNA expression, as reflected in diminished viral capsid protein expression and viral release. Dominant negative Akt1 and LY294002 also increase apoptosis in infected cells, which can be reversed by addition of the general caspase inhibitor benzyloxycarbonyl-Val-Ala-Asp-fluoromethylketone (zVAD.fmk). Interestingly, blocking of apoptosis by zVAD.fmk does not reverse the viral RNA translation blockade, indicating that the inhibitory effect of dominant negative Akt1 on viral protein expression is not caspase dependent. In addition, we showed that the attachment of virus to its receptor-coreceptor complex is not sufficient for PKB/Akt activation and that postentry viral replication is required for Akt phosphorylation. Taken together, these data illustrate a new and imperative role for Akt in CVB3 infection in HeLa cells and show that the PI3K/Akt signaling is beneficial to CVB3 replication.
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- Mitra Esfandiarei
- The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital/Providence Health Care-University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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von Bergh ARM, Wijers PM, Groot AJ, van Zelderen-Bhola S, Falkenburg JHF, Kluin PM, Schuuring E. Identification of a novel RAS GTPase-activating protein (RASGAP) gene at 9q34 as an MLL fusion partner in a patient with de novo acute myeloid leukemia. Genes Chromosomes Cancer 2004; 39:324-34. [PMID: 14978793 DOI: 10.1002/gcc.20004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The t(9;11) has been described in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), and two genes [AF9 (at 9p21) and FBP17 (at 9q34)] have been cloned as fusion partners of the MLL gene. From an AML-M5 with a t(9;11)(q34;q23), we identified a novel MLL fusion partner, AF9Q34. The AF9Q34 protein shows high homology with nGAP, a RAS GTPase-activating protein (RASGAP), and contains the highly conserved GRD and FLR motifs characteristic of RASGAPs. Recently, the rat homologue (DAB2IP) also was identified and reported to act as a RASGAP both in vivo and in vitro. RASGAPs negatively regulate the activity of RAS proteins that modulate diverse cellular processes by cycling between an inactive GDP-bound and an active GTP-bound state. In addition, the NH(2) terminus harbors an amino acid stretch with homology to the pleckstrin homology (PH) domain implicated in regulating the interaction between RAS and the catalytic domain of RASGAP. As a result of the breakpoint in the AF9Q34-MLL fusion protein, this PH domain is disrupted. This suggests that because of the translocation, the normal function of the AF9Q34 gene is aborted. Thus, AF9Q34 encodes a novel RASGAP gene that appears to be deregulated as a result of the translocation. The identification of this RASGAP protein in a novel MLL fusion implies that an indirect RAS-deregulating mechanism could be involved in leukemic transformation.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence/genetics
- Base Sequence/genetics
- Carrier Proteins/genetics
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Chromosome Breakage/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11/genetics
- Chromosomes, Human, Pair 9/genetics
- DNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- Fatty Acid-Binding Proteins
- Gene Expression Profiling/methods
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic/genetics
- HL-60 Cells/chemistry
- HL-60 Cells/metabolism
- HeLa Cells/chemistry
- HeLa Cells/metabolism
- Histone-Lysine N-Methyltransferase
- Humans
- Jurkat Cells/chemistry
- Jurkat Cells/metabolism
- K562 Cells/chemistry
- K562 Cells/metabolism
- Leukemia, Monocytic, Acute/genetics
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Myeloid-Lymphoid Leukemia Protein
- Oncogene Proteins, Fusion/genetics
- Organ Specificity/genetics
- Proto-Oncogenes
- Transcription Factors
- Translocation, Genetic/genetics
- U937 Cells/chemistry
- U937 Cells/metabolism
- ras GTPase-Activating Proteins/genetics
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- Anne R M von Bergh
- Department of Pathology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Piccolo E, Vignati S, Maffucci T, Innominato PF, Riley AM, Potter BVL, Pandolfi PP, Broggini M, Iacobelli S, Innocenti P, Falasca M. Inositol pentakisphosphate promotes apoptosis through the PI 3-K/Akt pathway. Oncogene 2004; 23:1754-65. [PMID: 14755253 DOI: 10.1038/sj.onc.1207296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-K) is implicated in a wide array of biological and pathophysiological responses, including tumorigenesis, invasion and metastasis, therefore specific inhibitors of the kinase may prove useful in cancer therapy. We propose that specific inositol polyphosphates have the potential to antagonize the activation of PI 3-K pathways by competing with the binding of PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 to pleckstrin homology (PH) domains. Here we show that Ins(1,3,4,5,6)P5 inhibits the serine phosphorylation and the kinase activity of Akt/PKB. As a consequence of this inhibition, Ins(1,3,4,5,6)P5 induces apoptosis in ovarian, lung and breast cancer cells. Overexpression of constitutively active Akt protects SKBR-3 cells from Ins(1,3,4,5,6)P5-induced apoptosis. Furthermore, Ins(1,3,4,5,6)P5 enhances the proapoptotic effect of cisplatin and etoposide in ovarian and lung cancer cells, respectively. These results support a role for Ins(1,3,4,5,6)P5 as a specific inhibitor of the PI 3-K/Akt signalling pathway, that may sensitize cancer cells to the action of commonly used anticancer drugs.
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- Enza Piccolo
- Department of Medicine, The Sackler Institute, University College London, 5, University Street, London WC1E 6JJ, UK
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Affiliation(s)
- Koaru Goto
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Iida-Nishi 2-2-2, Yamagata 990-9585, Japan.
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Zhou CZ, Li de La Sierra-Gallay I, Quevillon-Cheruel S, Collinet B, Minard P, Blondeau K, Henckes G, Aufrère R, Leulliot N, Graille M, Sorel I, Savarin P, de la Torre F, Poupon A, Janin J, van Tilbeurgh H. Crystal Structure of the Yeast Phox Homology (PX) Domain Protein Grd19p Complexed to Phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:50371-6. [PMID: 14514667 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m304392200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Phox homology (PX) domains have been recently identified in a number of different proteins and are involved in various cellular functions such as vacuolar targeting and membrane protein trafficking. It was shown that these modules of about 130 amino acids specifically binding to phosphoinositides and that this interaction is crucial for their cellular function. The yeast genome contains 17 PX domain proteins. One of these, Grd19p, is involved in the localization of the late Golgi membrane proteins DPAP A and Kex2p. Grd19p consists of the PX domain with 30 extra residues at the N-terminal and is homologous to the functionally characterized human sorting nexin protein SNX3. We determined the 2.0 A crystal structure of Grd19p in the free form and in complex with d-myo-phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate (diC4PtdIns(3)P), representing the first case of both free and ligand-bound conformations of the same PX module. The ligand occupies a well defined positively charged binding pocket at the interface between the beta-sheet and alpha-helical parts of the molecule. The structure of the free and bound protein are globally similar but show some significant differences in a region containing a polyproline peptide and a putative membrane attachment site.
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- Cong-Zhao Zhou
- Institut de Biochimie et de Biophysique Moléculaire et Cellulaire (CNRS-Unité Mixte de Recherche 8619), Université Paris-Sud, Bât. 430, 91405 Orsay, France
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Grimbert P, Valanciute A, Audard V, Pawlak A, Le gouvelo S, Lang P, Niaudet P, Bensman A, Guellaën G, Sahali D. Truncation of C-mip (Tc-mip), a new proximal signaling protein, induces c-maf Th2 transcription factor and cytoskeleton reorganization. J Exp Med 2003; 198:797-807. [PMID: 12939343 PMCID: PMC1865475 DOI: 10.1084/jem.20030566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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Several arguments suggest that minimal change nephrotic syndrome (MCNS) results from yet unknown systemic disorder of T cell function. By screening a cDNA library from T cell relapse, we identified a new pleckstrin homology (PH) domain-containing protein encoded by a gene located on chromosome 16q24. Two alternative transcripts were identified. The first species (c-mip) was expressed in fetal liver, kidney, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), but weakly detected in PBMCs from MCNS patients. The second form (Tc-mip, standing for truncated c-maf inducing protein), corresponds to subtracted transcript and lacks the NH2-terminal PH domain. The expression of Tc-mip was restricted to fetal liver, thymus, and MCNS PBMCs where it was specifically recruited in CD4+ T cells subset. Overexpression of Tc-mip in T cell Jurkat induced c-maf, transactivated the interleukin 4 gene and down-regulated the interferon gamma expression, characteristic of a Th2 commitment. Moreover, the overexpression of Tc-mip induced Src phosphorylation, T cell clustering, and a cellular redistribution of the cytoskeleton-associated L-plastin, by a PI3 kinase independent pathway. Tc-mip represents therefore the first identified protein, which links proximal signaling to c-maf induction.
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- Philippe Grimbert
- Unité INSERM 99, Hôpital Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Université Paris XII, 51 avenue du Marechal de Lattre-de-Tassigny, 94010 Créteil, France
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Regioselective phosphorylation of vicinal 3,4-hydroxy myo-inositol derivative promoted practical synthesis of d-PtdIns(4,5)P2 and d-Ins(1,4,5)P3. Tetrahedron 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4020(03)01212-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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