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Hwang SP, Denicourt C. The impact of ribosome biogenesis in cancer: from proliferation to metastasis. NAR Cancer 2024; 6:zcae017. [PMID: 38633862 PMCID: PMC11023387 DOI: 10.1093/narcan/zcae017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
Abstract
The dysregulation of ribosome biogenesis is a hallmark of cancer, facilitating the adaptation to altered translational demands essential for various aspects of tumor progression. This review explores the intricate interplay between ribosome biogenesis and cancer development, highlighting dynamic regulation orchestrated by key oncogenic signaling pathways. Recent studies reveal the multifaceted roles of ribosomes, extending beyond protein factories to include regulatory functions in mRNA translation. Dysregulated ribosome biogenesis not only hampers precise control of global protein production and proliferation but also influences processes such as the maintenance of stem cell-like properties and epithelial-mesenchymal transition, contributing to cancer progression. Interference with ribosome biogenesis, notably through RNA Pol I inhibition, elicits a stress response marked by nucleolar integrity loss, and subsequent G1-cell cycle arrest or cell death. These findings suggest that cancer cells may rely on heightened RNA Pol I transcription, rendering ribosomal RNA synthesis a potential therapeutic vulnerability. The review further explores targeting ribosome biogenesis vulnerabilities as a promising strategy to disrupt global ribosome production, presenting therapeutic opportunities for cancer treatment.
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- Sseu-Pei Hwang
- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Pharmacology, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Lin S, Rajan S, Lemberg S, Altawil M, Anderson K, Bryant R, Cappeta S, Chin B, Hamdan I, Hamer A, Hyzny R, Karp A, Lee D, Lim A, Nayak M, Palaniappan V, Park S, Satishkumar S, Seth A, Sri Dasari U, Toppari E, Vyas A, Walker J, Weston E, Zafar A, Zielke C, Mahabeleshwar GH, Tartakoff AM. Production of nascent ribosome precursors within the nucleolar microenvironment of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Genetics 2022; 221:iyac070. [PMID: 35657327 PMCID: PMC9252279 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyac070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
35S rRNA transcripts include a 5'-external transcribed spacer followed by rRNAs of the small and large ribosomal subunits. Their processing yields massive precursors that include dozens of assembly factor proteins. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, nucleolar assembly factors form 2 coaxial layers/volumes around ribosomal DNA. Most of these factors are cyclically recruited from a latent state to an operative state, and are extensively conserved. The layers match, at least approximately, known subcompartments found in higher eukaryotic cells. ∼80% of assembly factors are essential. The number of copies of these assembly factors is comparable to the number of nascent transcripts. Moreover, they exhibit "isoelectric balance," with RNA-binding candidate "nucleator" assembly factors being notably basic. The physical properties of pre-small subunit and pre-large subunit assembly factors are similar, as are their 19 motif signatures detected by hierarchical clustering, unlike motif signatures of the 5'-external transcribed spacer rRNP. Additionally, many assembly factors lack shared motifs. Taken together with the progression of rRNP composition during subunit maturation, and the realization that the ribosomal DNA cable is initially bathed in a subunit-nonspecific assembly factor reservoir/microenvironment, we propose a "3-step subdomain assembly model": Step (1): predominantly basic assembly factors sequentially nucleate sites along nascent rRNA; Step (2): the resulting rRNPs recruit numerous less basic assembly factors along with notably basic ribosomal proteins; Step (3): rRNPs in nearby subdomains consolidate. Cleavages of rRNA then promote release of rRNPs to the nucleoplasm, likely facilitated by the persistence of assembly factors that were already associated with nucleolar precursors.
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- Samantha Lin
- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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- Pathology Department and The Cell Biology Program, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA
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Xuan J, Gitareja K, Brajanovski N, Sanij E. Harnessing the Nucleolar DNA Damage Response in Cancer Therapy. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12081156. [PMID: 34440328 PMCID: PMC8393943 DOI: 10.3390/genes12081156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 07/20/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The nucleoli are subdomains of the nucleus that form around actively transcribed ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes. They serve as the site of rRNA synthesis and processing, and ribosome assembly. There are 400-600 copies of rRNA genes (rDNA) in human cells and their highly repetitive and transcribed nature poses a challenge for DNA repair and replication machineries. It is only in the last 7 years that the DNA damage response and processes of DNA repair at the rDNA repeats have been recognized to be unique and distinct from the classic response to DNA damage in the nucleoplasm. In the last decade, the nucleolus has also emerged as a central hub for coordinating responses to stress via sequestering tumor suppressors, DNA repair and cell cycle factors until they are required for their functional role in the nucleoplasm. In this review, we focus on features of the rDNA repeats that make them highly vulnerable to DNA damage and the mechanisms by which rDNA damage is repaired. We highlight the molecular consequences of rDNA damage including activation of the nucleolar DNA damage response, which is emerging as a unique response that can be exploited in anti-cancer therapy. In this review, we focus on CX-5461, a novel inhibitor of Pol I transcription that induces the nucleolar DNA damage response and is showing increasing promise in clinical investigations.
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- Jiachen Xuan
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (J.X.); (K.G.); (N.B.)
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (J.X.); (K.G.); (N.B.)
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (J.X.); (K.G.); (N.B.)
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC 3000, Australia; (J.X.); (K.G.); (N.B.)
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
- Department of Clinical Pathology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
- St Vincent’s Institute of Medical Research, Fitzroy, VIC 3065, Australia
- Department of Medicine -St Vincent’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +61-3-8559-5279
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Zhao S, Huang D, Peng J. Nucleolus-localized Def-CAPN3 protein degradation pathway and its role in cell cycle control and ribosome biogenesis. J Genet Genomics 2021; 48:955-960. [PMID: 34452850 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2021.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2021] [Revised: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
Abstract
The nucleolus, as the 'nucleus of the nucleus', is a prominent subcellular organelle in a eukaryocyte. The nucleolus serves as the centre for ribosome biogenesis, as well as an important site for cell-cycle regulation, cellular senescence, and stress response. The protein composition of the nucleolus changes dynamically through protein turnover to meet the needs of cellular activities or stress responses. Recent studies have identified a nucleolus-localized protein degradation pathway in zebrafish and humans, namely the Def-CAPN3 pathway, which is essential to ribosome production and cell-cycle progression, by controlling the turnover of multiple substrates (e.g., ribosomal small-subunit [SSU] processome component Mpp10, transcription factor p53, check-point proteins Chk1 and Wee1). This pathway relies on the Ca2+-dependent cysteine proteinase CAPN3 and is independent of the ubiquitin-mediated proteasome pathway. CAPN3 is recruited by nucleolar protein Def from cytoplasm to nucleolus, where it proteolyzes its substrates which harbor a CAPN3 recognition-motif. Def depletion leads to the exclusion of CAPN3 and accumulation of p53, Wee1, Chk1, and Mpp10 in the nucleolus that result in cell-cycle arrest and rRNA processing abnormality. Here, we summarize the discovery of the Def-CAPN3 pathway and propose its biological role in cell-cycle control and ribosome biogenesis.
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- Shuyi Zhao
- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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- Department of Biology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904, United States
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- College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China.
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Fare CM, Villani A, Drake LE, Shorter J. Higher-order organization of biomolecular condensates. Open Biol 2021; 11:210137. [PMID: 34129784 PMCID: PMC8205532 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.210137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
A guiding principle of biology is that biochemical reactions must be organized in space and time. One way this spatio-temporal organization is achieved is through liquid–liquid phase separation (LLPS), which generates biomolecular condensates. These condensates are dynamic and reactive, and often contain a complex mixture of proteins and nucleic acids. In this review, we discuss how underlying physical and chemical processes generate internal condensate architectures. We then outline the diverse condensate architectures that are observed in biological systems. Finally, we discuss how specific condensate organization is critical for specific biological functions.
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- Charlotte M Fare
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and.,Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and.,Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics Graduate Group, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Velichko AK, Ovsyannikova N, Petrova NV, Luzhin AV, Vorobjeva M, Gavrikov AS, Mishin AS, Kireev II, Razin SV, Kantidze OL. Treacle and TOPBP1 control replication stress response in the nucleolus. J Cell Biol 2021; 220:212262. [PMID: 34100862 PMCID: PMC8190600 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202008085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Replication stress is one of the main sources of genome instability. Although the replication stress response in eukaryotic cells has been extensively studied, almost nothing is known about the replication stress response in nucleoli. Here, we demonstrate that initial replication stress-response factors, such as RPA, TOPBP1, and ATR, are recruited inside the nucleolus in response to drug-induced replication stress. The role of TOPBP1 goes beyond the typical replication stress response; it interacts with the low-complexity nucleolar protein Treacle (also referred to as TCOF1) and forms large Treacle-TOPBP1 foci inside the nucleolus. In response to replication stress, Treacle and TOPBP1 facilitate ATR signaling at stalled replication forks, reinforce ATR-mediated checkpoint activation inside the nucleolus, and promote the recruitment of downstream replication stress response proteins inside the nucleolus without forming nucleolar caps. Characterization of the Treacle-TOPBP1 interaction mode leads us to propose that these factors can form a molecular platform for efficient stress response in the nucleolus.
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- Artem K Velichko
- Institute of Gene Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.,Center for Precision Genome Editing and Genetic Technologies for Biomedicine, Institute of Gene Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.,Institute for Translational Medicine and Biotechnology, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
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- A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Gene Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.,Center for Precision Genome Editing and Genetic Technologies for Biomedicine, Institute of Gene Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Gene Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physico-Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.,V.I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Gene Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of Gene Biology Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Martínez-Calvillo S, Florencio-Martínez LE, Nepomuceno-Mejía T. Nucleolar Structure and Function in Trypanosomatid Protozoa. Cells 2019; 8:cells8050421. [PMID: 31071985 PMCID: PMC6562600 DOI: 10.3390/cells8050421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 04/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The nucleolus is the conspicuous nuclear body where ribosomal RNA genes are transcribed by RNA polymerase I, pre-ribosomal RNA is processed, and ribosomal subunits are assembled. Other important functions have been attributed to the nucleolus over the years. Here we review the current knowledge about the structure and function of the nucleolus in the trypanosomatid parasites Trypanosoma brucei, Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania ssp., which represent one of the earliest branching lineages among the eukaryotes. These protozoan parasites present a single nucleolus that is preserved throughout the closed nuclear division, and that seems to lack fibrillar centers. Trypanosomatids possess a relatively low number of rRNA genes, which encode rRNA molecules that contain large expansion segments, including several that are trypanosomatid-specific. Notably, the large subunit rRNA (28S-type) is fragmented into two large and four small rRNA species. Hence, compared to other organisms, the rRNA primary transcript requires additional processing steps in trypanosomatids. Accordingly, this group of parasites contains the highest number ever reported of snoRNAs that participate in rRNA processing. The number of modified rRNA nucleotides in trypanosomatids is also higher than in other organisms. Regarding the structure and biogenesis of the ribosomes, recent cryo-electron microscopy analyses have revealed several trypanosomatid-specific features that are discussed here. Additional functions of the nucleolus in trypanosomatids are also reviewed.
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- Santiago Martínez-Calvillo
- Unidad de Biomedicina, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. de los Barrios 1, Col. Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla CP 54090, Estado de México, Mexico.
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- Unidad de Biomedicina, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. de los Barrios 1, Col. Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla CP 54090, Estado de México, Mexico.
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- Unidad de Biomedicina, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Av. de los Barrios 1, Col. Los Reyes Iztacala, Tlalnepantla CP 54090, Estado de México, Mexico.
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Aubert M, O'Donohue MF, Lebaron S, Gleizes PE. Pre-Ribosomal RNA Processing in Human Cells: From Mechanisms to Congenital Diseases. Biomolecules 2018; 8:biom8040123. [PMID: 30356013 PMCID: PMC6315592 DOI: 10.3390/biom8040123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Ribosomal RNAs, the most abundant cellular RNA species, have evolved as the structural scaffold and the catalytic center of protein synthesis in every living organism. In eukaryotes, they are produced from a long primary transcript through an intricate sequence of processing steps that include RNA cleavage and folding and nucleotide modification. The mechanisms underlying this process in human cells have long been investigated, but technological advances have accelerated their study in the past decade. In addition, the association of congenital diseases to defects in ribosome synthesis has highlighted the central place of ribosomal RNA maturation in cell physiology regulation and broadened the interest in these mechanisms. Here, we give an overview of the current knowledge of pre-ribosomal RNA processing in human cells in light of recent progress and discuss how dysfunction of this pathway may contribute to the physiopathology of congenital diseases.
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- Maxime Aubert
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire Eucaryote, Centre de Biologie Intégrative (CBI), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31000 Toulouse, France.
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire Eucaryote, Centre de Biologie Intégrative (CBI), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31000 Toulouse, France.
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire Eucaryote, Centre de Biologie Intégrative (CBI), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31000 Toulouse, France.
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire Eucaryote, Centre de Biologie Intégrative (CBI), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, UPS, 31000 Toulouse, France.
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Chen H, Han L, Tsai H, Wang Z, Wu Y, Duo Y, Cao W, Chen L, Tan Z, Xu N, Huang X, Zhuang J, Huang L. PICT-1 is a key nucleolar sensor in DNA damage response signaling that regulates apoptosis through the RPL11-MDM2-p53 pathway. Oncotarget 2018; 7:83241-83257. [PMID: 27829214 PMCID: PMC5347766 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.13082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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PICT-1 is an essential ribosome biogenesis factor whose loss induces p53 accumulation and apoptosis. Here, we show that DNA damage changes PICT-1 localization and decreases PICT-1 protein levels via the proteasome pathway. Two important phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-like kinases (PIKKs), ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) and the Ku70 subunit of DNA-dependent protein kinase (DNA-PK), co-localize and interact with PICT-1 in the nucleolus. Computational prediction of phosphorylation sites and detection using an anti-phospho-substrate antibody suggest that PICT-1 might be a substrate of PIKKs. PICT-1 S233 and T289 were identified as the key phosphorylation sites in this pathway, as mutating both to alanine abolished UVB-induced increase of PICT-1 phosporylation. Inhibition of PIKKs or ATM (with wortmannin and KU55933, respectively) prevented the agglomeration and degradation of PICT-1, suggesting that ATM is a key regulator of PICT-1. PICT-1(S233A, T289A) demonstrated marked resistance to DNA damage-induced agglomeration and loss of PICT-1. Phosphomimetic PICT-1 (S233D, T289D) showed a different nuclear distribution and was more rapidly degraded after DNA damage than wild-type PICT-1. Furthermore, both phosphorylation and degradation of PICT-1 released RPL11 from the nucleolus to the nucleoplasm, increased binding of RPL11 to MDM2, and promoted p53 accumulation and apoptosis in an ATM-dependent manner after DNA damage. These data indicate that PICT-1 is a major nucleolar sensor of the DNA damage repair response and an important upstream regulator of p53 via the RPL11-MDM2-p53 pathway.
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- Hongbo Chen
- The Shenzhen Key Lab of Gene and Antibody Therapy, Center for Biotechnology & Biomedicine, Division of Life and Health Sciences, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.,School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 1Y6, Canada
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- Department of Laboratory Science, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China.,The Shenzhen Key Lab of Gene and Antibody Therapy, Center for Biotechnology & Biomedicine, Division of Life and Health Sciences, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- The Shenzhen Key Lab of Gene and Antibody Therapy, Center for Biotechnology & Biomedicine, Division of Life and Health Sciences, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.,School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou 511447, China
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- The Shenzhen Key Lab of Gene and Antibody Therapy, Center for Biotechnology & Biomedicine, Division of Life and Health Sciences, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.,School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- The Shenzhen Key Lab of Gene and Antibody Therapy, Center for Biotechnology & Biomedicine, Division of Life and Health Sciences, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- The Shenzhen Key Lab of Gene and Antibody Therapy, Center for Biotechnology & Biomedicine, Division of Life and Health Sciences, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.,School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Technology Center of Guangxi Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Nanning 530021, China
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- Department of Laboratory Science, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Laboratory Science, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Laboratory Science, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- Department of Laboratory Science, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510120, China
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- The Shenzhen Key Lab of Gene and Antibody Therapy, Center for Biotechnology & Biomedicine, Division of Life and Health Sciences, Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.,School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Passos-Castilho AM, Marchand C, Archambault D. B23/nucleophosmin interacts with bovine immunodeficiency virus Rev protein and facilitates viral replication. Virology 2018; 515:158-164. [DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2017.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 12/19/2017] [Accepted: 12/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Abstract
The ribosome is a complex molecular machine composed of numerous distinct proteins and nucleic acids and is responsible for protein synthesis in every living cell. Ribosome biogenesis is one of the most multifaceted and energy- demanding processes in biology, involving a large number of assembly and maturation factors, the functions of which are orchestrated by multiple cellular inputs, including mitogenic signals and nutrient availability. Although causal associations between inherited mutations affecting ribosome biogenesis and elevated cancer risk have been established over the past decade, mechanistic data have emerged suggesting a broader role for dysregulated ribosome biogenesis in the development and progression of most spontaneous cancers. In this Opinion article, we highlight the most recent findings that provide new insights into the molecular basis of ribosome biogenesis in cancer and offer our perspective on how these observations present opportunities for the design of new targeted cancer treatments.
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- Joffrey Pelletier
- Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Hospital Duran i Reynals, 08908 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Laboratory of Cancer Metabolism, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), Hospital Duran i Reynals, 08908 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; at the Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267, USA; and at the Unit of Biochemistry, Department of Physiological Sciences II, Faculty of Medicine, Campus Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL), University of Barcelona, 08908 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biotechnology, School of Medicine, University of Rijeka, Brace Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia; and at the Scientific Center of Excellence for Reproductive and Regenerative Medicine, University of Rijeka, Brace Branchetta 20, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia
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Tharkeshwar AK, Gevaert K, Annaert W. Organellar Omics-A Reviving Strategy to Untangle the Biomolecular Complexity of the Cell. Proteomics 2017; 18:e1700113. [PMID: 29125683 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201700113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2017] [Revised: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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A eukaryotic cell encompasses many membrane-enclosed organelles, each of these holding several types of biomolecules that exhibit tremendous diversity in terms of their localization and expression. Despite the development of increasingly sensitive analytical tools, the enormous biomolecular complexity that exists within a cell cannot yet be fully resolved as low abundant molecules often remain unrecognized. Moreover, a drawback of whole cell analysis is that it does not provide spatial information and therefore it is not capable of assigning distinct biomolecules to specific compartments or analyzing changes in the composition of these compartments. Reduction of the biomolecular complexity of a sample helps to identify low abundant molecules, but such a reductionist approach requires methods that enable proper isolation and purification of individual cellular organelles. Decades of research have led to the development of a plethora of isolation methods for a broad range of subcellular organelles; yet, in particular, intrinsically dynamic compartments belonging to the endocytic machinery, including the plasma membrane, remain difficult to isolate in a sufficiently pure fraction. In this review, we discuss various methods that are commonly used to isolate subcellular organelles from cells and evaluate their advantages and disadvantages.
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- Arun Kumar Tharkeshwar
- Laboratory for Membrane Trafficking, VIB-Center for Brain and Disease Research, Leuven, Belgium.,Laboratory for Membrane Trafficking, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Cell Biology, Program in Cellular Neuroscience, Neurodegeneration and Repair, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- VIB-UGent Center for Medical Biotechnology, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Biochemistry, Ghent University, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Membrane Trafficking, VIB-Center for Brain and Disease Research, Leuven, Belgium.,Laboratory for Membrane Trafficking, Department of Neurosciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Sornjai W, Lithanatudom P, Erales J, Joly P, Francina A, Hacot S, Fucharoen S, Svasti S, Diaz JJ, Mertani HC, Smith DR. Hypermethylation of 28S ribosomal RNA in β-thalassemia trait carriers. Int J Biol Macromol 2016; 94:728-734. [PMID: 27765567 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2016.10.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Ribosome biogenesis is the process of synthesis of the cellular ribosomes which mediate protein translation. Integral with the ribosomes are four cytoplasmic ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) which show extensive post-transcriptional modifications including 2'-O-methylation and pseudouridylation. Several hereditary hematologic diseases including Diamond-Blackfan anemia have been shown to be associated with defects in ribosome biogenesis. Thalassemia is the most important hematologic inherited genetic disease worldwide, and this study examined the post-transcriptional ribose methylation status of three specific active sites of the 28S rRNA molecule at positions 1858, 4197 and 4506 of β-thalassemia trait carriers and normal controls. Samples from whole blood and cultured erythroid cells were examined. Results showed that site 4506 was hypermethylated in β-thalassemia trait carriers in both cohorts. Expression of fibrillarin, the ribosomal RNA methyltransferase as well as snoRNAs were additionally quantified by RT-qPCR and evidence of dysregulation was seen. Hemoglobin E trait carriers also showed evidence of dysregulation. These results provide the first evidence that ribosome biogenesis is dysregulated in β-thalassemia trait carriers.
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- Wannapa Sornjai
- Institute of Molecular Bioscience, Mahidol University, Thailand
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- Institute of Molecular Bioscience, Mahidol University, Thailand; Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, UMR INSERM 1052-CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Unité de Pathologie Moléculaire du Globule Rouge, Laboratoire de Biochimie et de Biologie Moléculaire, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Unité de Pathologie Moléculaire du Globule Rouge, Laboratoire de Biochimie et de Biologie Moléculaire, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, UMR INSERM 1052-CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Institute of Molecular Bioscience, Mahidol University, Thailand
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, UMR INSERM 1052-CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, UMR INSERM 1052-CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Université de Lyon, Lyon, France.
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- Institute of Molecular Bioscience, Mahidol University, Thailand.
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Dubois ML, Bastin C, Lévesque D, Boisvert FM. Comprehensive Characterization of Minichromosome Maintenance Complex (MCM) Protein Interactions Using Affinity and Proximity Purifications Coupled to Mass Spectrometry. J Proteome Res 2016; 15:2924-34. [PMID: 27494197 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.5b01081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The extensive identification of protein-protein interactions under different conditions is an important challenge to understand the cellular functions of proteins. Here we use and compare different approaches including affinity purification and purification by proximity coupled to mass spectrometry to identify protein complexes. We explore the complete interactome of the minichromosome maintenance (MCM) complex by using both approaches for all of the different MCM proteins. Overall, our analysis identified unique and shared interaction partners and proteins enriched for distinct biological processes including DNA replication, DNA repair, and cell cycle regulation. Furthermore, we mapped the changes in protein interactions of the MCM complex in response to DNA damage, identifying a new role for this complex in DNA repair. In summary, we demonstrate the complementarity of these approaches for the characterization of protein interactions within the MCM complex.
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- Marie-Line Dubois
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Université de Sherbrooke , 3201 Jean-Mignault, Sherbrooke, Québec J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Université de Sherbrooke , 3201 Jean-Mignault, Sherbrooke, Québec J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Université de Sherbrooke , 3201 Jean-Mignault, Sherbrooke, Québec J1E 4K8, Canada
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Université de Sherbrooke , 3201 Jean-Mignault, Sherbrooke, Québec J1E 4K8, Canada
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Terrier O, Carron C, De Chassey B, Dubois J, Traversier A, Julien T, Cartet G, Proust A, Hacot S, Ressnikoff D, Lotteau V, Lina B, Diaz JJ, Moules V, Rosa-Calatrava M. Nucleolin interacts with influenza A nucleoprotein and contributes to viral ribonucleoprotein complexes nuclear trafficking and efficient influenza viral replication. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29006. [PMID: 27373907 PMCID: PMC4931502 DOI: 10.1038/srep29006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2015] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Influenza viruses replicate their single-stranded RNA genomes in the nucleus of infected cells and these replicated genomes (vRNPs) are then exported from the nucleus to the cytoplasm and plasma membrane before budding. To achieve this export, influenza viruses hijack the host cell export machinery. However, the complete mechanisms underlying this hijacking remain not fully understood. We have previously shown that influenza viruses induce a marked alteration of the nucleus during the time-course of infection and notably in the nucleolar compartment. In this study, we discovered that a major nucleolar component, called nucleolin, is required for an efficient export of vRNPs and viral replication. We have notably shown that nucleolin interacts with the viral nucleoprotein (NP) that mainly constitutes vRNPs. Our results suggest that this interaction could allow vRNPs to "catch" the host cell export machinery, a necessary step for viral replication.
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- Olivier Terrier
- Virologie et Pathologie Humaine - Team VirPath - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Virologie et Pathologie Humaine - Team VirPath - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Virologie et Pathologie Humaine - Team VirPath - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Virologie et Pathologie Humaine - Team VirPath - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Virologie et Pathologie Humaine - Team VirPath - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
- VirNext, Faculté de Médecine RTH Laennec, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Virologie et Pathologie Humaine - Team VirPath - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Virologie et Pathologie Humaine - Team VirPath - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
- VirNext, Faculté de Médecine RTH Laennec, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, UMR Inserm 1052 CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France and Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- CIQLE, Centre d’imagerie quantitative Lyon-Est, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Virologie et Pathologie Humaine - Team VirPath - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Laboratory of Virology, Lyon, France
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- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon, UMR Inserm 1052 CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon, France and Université de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Virologie et Pathologie Humaine - Team VirPath - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
- VirNext, Faculté de Médecine RTH Laennec, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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- Virologie et Pathologie Humaine - Team VirPath - Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 - Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
- CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research, Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308, ENS Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
- VirNext, Faculté de Médecine RTH Laennec, Université Lyon 1, Lyon, France
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Salvetti A, Couté Y, Epstein A, Arata L, Kraut A, Navratil V, Bouvet P, Greco A. Nuclear Functions of Nucleolin through Global Proteomics and Interactomic Approaches. J Proteome Res 2016; 15:1659-69. [PMID: 27049334 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.6b00126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Nucleolin (NCL) is a major component of the cell nucleolus, which has the ability to rapidly shuttle to several other cells' compartments. NCL plays important roles in a variety of essential functions, among which are ribosome biogenesis, gene expression, and cell growth. However, the precise mechanisms underlying NCL functions are still unclear. Our study aimed to provide new information on NCL functions via the identification of its nuclear interacting partners. Using an interactomics approach, we identified 140 proteins co-purified with NCL, among which 100 of them were specifically found to be associated with NCL after RNase digestion. The functional classification of these proteins confirmed the prominent role of NCL in ribosome biogenesis and additionally revealed the possible involvement of nuclear NCL in several pre-mRNA processing pathways through its interaction with RNA helicases and proteins participating in pre-mRNA splicing, transport, or stability. NCL knockdown experiments revealed that NCL regulates the localization of EXOSC10 and the amount of ZC3HAV1, two components of the RNA exosome, further suggesting its involvement in the control of mRNA stability. Altogether, this study describes the first nuclear interactome of human NCL and provides the basis for further understanding the mechanisms underlying the essential functions of this nucleolar protein.
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- Anna Salvetti
- International Center for Infectiology Research (CIRI), Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308 , 69007 Lyon, France
- Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon , 69007 Lyon, France
- Labex Ecofect Université de Lyon , 69007 Lyon, France
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- Université Grenoble Alpes , 38000 Grenoble, France
- CEA, BIG-BGE , 38000 Grenoble, France
- INSERM, BGE , 38000 Grenoble, France
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- International Center for Infectiology Research (CIRI), Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308 , 69007 Lyon, France
- Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon , 69007 Lyon, France
- Labex Ecofect Université de Lyon , 69007 Lyon, France
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- Subdepartment of Molecular Genetics, Public Health Institute of Chile , Santiago, Chile
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- Université Grenoble Alpes , 38000 Grenoble, France
- CEA, BIG-BGE , 38000 Grenoble, France
- INSERM, BGE , 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Pôle Rhône Alpes de Bioinformatique (PRABI), Université Lyon 1 , 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon , 69007 Lyon, France
- Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Lyon (CRCL), INSERM U1052, CNRS UMR5286 , 69003 Lyon, France
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- International Center for Infectiology Research (CIRI), Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308 , 69007 Lyon, France
- Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon , 69007 Lyon, France
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Slomnicki LP, Malinowska A, Kistowski M, Palusinski A, Zheng JJ, Sepp M, Timmusk T, Dadlez M, Hetman M. Nucleolar Enrichment of Brain Proteins with Critical Roles in Human Neurodevelopment. Mol Cell Proteomics 2016; 15:2055-75. [PMID: 27053602 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m115.051920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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To study nucleolar involvement in brain development, the nuclear and nucleolar proteomes from the rat cerebral cortex at postnatal day 7 were analyzed using LC-MS/iTRAQ methodology. Data of the analysis are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD002188. Among 504 candidate nucleolar proteins, the overrepresented gene ontology terms included such cellular compartmentcategories as "nucleolus", "ribosome" and "chromatin". Consistent with such classification, the most overrepresented functional gene ontology terms were related to RNA metabolism/ribosomal biogenesis, translation, and chromatin organization. Sixteen putative nucleolar proteins were associated with neurodevelopmental phenotypes in humans. Microcephaly and/or cognitive impairment were the most common phenotypic manifestations. Although several such proteins have links to ribosomal biogenesis and/or genomic stability/chromatin structure (e.g. EMG1, RPL10, DKC1, EIF4A3, FLNA, SMC1, ATRX, MCM4, NSD1, LMNA, or CUL4B), others including ADAR, LARP7, GTF2I, or TCF4 have no such connections known. Although neither the Alazami syndrome-associated LARP7nor the Pitt-Hopkins syndrome-associated TCF4 were reported in nucleoli of non-neural cells, in neurons, their nucleolar localization was confirmed by immunostaining. In cultured rat hippocampal neurons, knockdown of LARP7 reduced both perikaryal ribosome content and general protein synthesis. Similar anti-ribosomal/anti-translation effects were observed after knockdown of the ribosomal biogenesis factor EMG1 whose deficiency underlies Bowen-Conradi syndrome. Finally, moderate reduction of ribosome content and general protein synthesis followed overexpression of two Pitt-Hopkins syndrome mutant variants of TCF4. Therefore, dysregulation of ribosomal biogenesis and/or other functions of the nucleolus may disrupt neurodevelopment resulting in such phenotypes as microcephaly and/or cognitive impairment.
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- Lukasz P Slomnicki
- From the ‡Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center and the Departments of Neurological Surgery and
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- ¶Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- ¶Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- ‖Department of Systems Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- From the ‡Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center and the Departments of Neurological Surgery and
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- **Department of Gene Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
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- **Department of Gene Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia
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- ¶Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
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- From the ‡Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center and the Departments of Neurological Surgery and §Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky;
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Kraft LJ, Manral P, Dowler J, Kenworthy AK. Nuclear LC3 Associates with Slowly Diffusing Complexes that Survey the Nucleolus. Traffic 2016; 17:369-99. [PMID: 26728248 PMCID: PMC4975375 DOI: 10.1111/tra.12372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2015] [Revised: 12/31/2015] [Accepted: 12/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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MAP1LC3B (microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3, LC3) is a key component of the autophagy pathway, contributing to both cargo selection and autophagosome formation in the cytoplasm. Emerging evidence suggests that nuclear forms of LC3 are also functionally important; however, the mechanisms that facilitate the nuclear targeting and trafficking of LC3 between the nucleus and cytoplasm under steady-state conditions are poorly understood. In this study, we examine how residues known to regulate the interactions between LC3 and other proteins or RNA (F52 L53, R68-R70 and G120) contribute to its nuclear targeting, nucleocytoplasmic transport and association with nucleoli and other nuclear components. We find that residues F52 L53 and R68-70, but not G120, regulate targeting of LC3 to the nucleus, its rates of nucleocytoplasmic transport and the apparent sizes of LC3-associated complexes in the nucleus inferred from fluorescence recovery after photobleaching (FRAP) measurements. We also show that LC3 is enriched in nucleoli and its triple arginine motif is especially important for nucleolar targeting. Finally, we identify a series of candidate nuclear LC3-interacting proteins using mass spectrometry, including MAP1B, tubulin and several 40S ribosomal proteins. These findings suggest LC3 is retained in the nucleus in association with high-molecular weight complexes that continuously scan the nucleolus.
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- Lewis J. Kraft
- Chemical and Physical Biology Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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- Chemical and Physical Biology Program, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
- Epithelial Biology Program, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Daish TJ, Casey AE, Grutzner F. Lack of sex chromosome specific meiotic silencing in platypus reveals origin of MSCI in therian mammals. BMC Biol 2015; 13:106. [PMID: 26652719 PMCID: PMC4676107 DOI: 10.1186/s12915-015-0215-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 11/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background In therian mammals heteromorphic sex chromosomes are subject to meiotic sex chromosome inactivation (MSCI) during meiotic prophase I while the autosomes maintain transcriptional activity. The evolution of this sex chromosome silencing is thought to result in retroposition of genes required in spermatogenesis from the sex chromosomes to autosomes. In birds sex chromosome specific silencing appears to be absent and global transcriptional reductions occur through pachytene and sex chromosome-derived autosomal retrogenes are lacking. Egg laying monotremes are the most basal mammalian lineage, feature a complex and highly differentiated XY sex chromosome system with homology to the avian sex chromosomes, and also lack autosomal retrogenes. In order to delineate the point of origin of sex chromosome specific silencing in mammals we investigated whether MSCI exists in platypus. Results Our results show that platypus sex chromosomes display only partial or transient colocalisation with a repressive histone variant linked to therian sex chromosome silencing and surprisingly lack a hallmark MSCI epigenetic signature present in other mammals. Remarkably, platypus instead feature an avian like period of general low level transcription through prophase I with the sex chromosomes and the future mammalian X maintaining association with a nucleolus-like structure. Conclusions Our work demonstrates for the first time that in mammals meiotic silencing of sex chromosomes evolved after the divergence of monotremes presumably as a result of the differentiation of the therian XY sex chromosomes. We provide a novel evolutionary scenario on how the future therian X chromosome commenced the trajectory toward MSCI. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12915-015-0215-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Tasman J Daish
- The Robinson Research Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, South Australia, Australia.
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- The Robinson Research Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, South Australia, Australia.
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- The Robinson Research Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, 5005, South Australia, Australia.
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Brombin A, Joly JS, Jamen F. New tricks for an old dog: ribosome biogenesis contributes to stem cell homeostasis. Curr Opin Genet Dev 2015; 34:61-70. [PMID: 26343009 DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2015.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2015] [Revised: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 07/29/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Although considered a 'house-keeping' function, ribosome biogenesis is regulated differently between cells and can be modulated in a cell-type-specific manner. These differences are required to generate specialized ribosomes that contribute to the translational control of gene expression by selecting mRNA subsets to be translated. Thus, differences in ribosome biogenesis between stem and differentiated cells indirectly contribute to determine cell identity. The concept of the existence of stem cell-specific mechanisms of ribosome biogenesis has progressed from an attractive theory to a useful working model with important implications for basic and medical research.
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- Alessandro Brombin
- CASBAH Group, University Paris-Saclay, University Paris-Sud, UMR CNRS 9197, Neuroscience Paris-Saclay Institute (NeuroPSI), Bât. 32/33, 1 Avenue de la Terrasse, F-91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; INRA, USC 1126, F-91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- CASBAH Group, University Paris-Saclay, University Paris-Sud, UMR CNRS 9197, Neuroscience Paris-Saclay Institute (NeuroPSI), Bât. 32/33, 1 Avenue de la Terrasse, F-91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; INRA, USC 1126, F-91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- CASBAH Group, University Paris-Saclay, University Paris-Sud, UMR CNRS 9197, Neuroscience Paris-Saclay Institute (NeuroPSI), Bât. 32/33, 1 Avenue de la Terrasse, F-91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France; INRA, USC 1126, F-91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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Reduction of the argyrophilic nucleolar organizing region associated protein synthesis with age in buccal epithelial cells of healthy individuals. Aging Clin Exp Res 2015; 27:201-8. [PMID: 25082567 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-014-0263-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nucleolus organizer regions (NORs) consist of the rRNA coding gene family (rDNA) in the cell nucleus. The argyrophilic proteins are selectively stained with silver nitrate and bind these regions. It was reported that NOR (rDNA) activity decreases in human lymphocytes, fibroblasts and bone marrow with age. However, to our knowledge there have not been any studies related to the NORs in oral epithelial cells of healthy individuals. AIM Our aim is to detect any correlation between age and Total AgNOR area/Total nucleus area (TAA/TNA) values in buccal epithelial cells of healthy individuals. METHODS Oral epithelial cells from 50 healthy individuals (age range of 2-80 years old) were spread onto a clean glass slide, air dried and fixed. Then the AgNOR staining protocol was performed on these cells. TAA/TNA ratio and AgNOR dots were calculated using software. From each person 50 oral epithelial cells were evaluated. RESULTS Statistically significant correlations were found between mean TAA/TNA values and age (Rsq = 0.534, p < 0.001 for linear and Rsq = 0.728, p < 0.0001 for polynominal regression), and between AgNOR number and age (Rsq = 0.621, p < 0.001 for linear and Rsq = 0.693, p < 0.0001 for polynominal regression). CONCLUSION There is a significant correlation between age and AgNOR amount (ribosome biosynthesis rate) in buccal epithelial cells of healthy individuals. AgNORs in buccal epithelial cells may be used for detection of age.
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Groen CM, Jayo A, Parsons M, Tootle TL. Prostaglandins regulate nuclear localization of Fascin and its function in nucleolar architecture. Mol Biol Cell 2015; 26:1901-17. [PMID: 25808493 PMCID: PMC4436834 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e14-09-1384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Fascin, a conserved actin-bundling protein, is not only cytoplasmic but also localizes to the nucleus and nuclear periphery in both Drosophila and mammalian cell contexts. In Drosophila, prostaglandin signaling regulates this localization. In addition, Fascin plays a critical role in nucleolar architecture in both Drosophila and mammalian cells. Fascin, a highly conserved actin-bundling protein, localizes and functions at new cellular sites in both Drosophila and multiple mammalian cell types. During Drosophila follicle development, in addition to being cytoplasmic, Fascin is in the nuclei of the germline-derived nurse cells during stages 10B–12 (S10B–12) and at the nuclear periphery during stage 13 (S13). This localization is specific to Fascin, as other actin-binding proteins, Villin and Profilin, do not exhibit the same subcellular distribution. In addition, localization of fascin1 to the nucleus and nuclear periphery is observed in multiple mammalian cell types. Thus the regulation and function of Fascin at these new cellular locations is likely to be highly conserved. In Drosophila, loss of prostaglandin signaling causes a global reduction in nuclear Fascin and a failure to relocalize to the nuclear periphery. Alterations in nuclear Fascin levels result in defects in nucleolar morphology in both Drosophila follicles and cultured mammalian cells, suggesting that nuclear Fascin plays an important role in nucleolar architecture. Given the numerous roles of Fascin in development and disease, including cancer, our novel finding that Fascin has functions within the nucleus sheds new light on the potential roles of Fascin in these contexts.
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- Christopher M Groen
- Anatomy and Cell Biology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
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- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom
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- Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom
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- Anatomy and Cell Biology, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242
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Proteomic characterization of the nucleolar linker histone H1 interaction network. J Mol Biol 2015; 427:2056-71. [PMID: 25584861 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2015.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Revised: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 01/05/2015] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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To investigate the relationship between linker histone H1 and protein-protein interactions in the nucleolus, we used biochemical and proteomics approaches to characterize nucleoli purified from cultured human and mouse cells. Mass spectrometry identified 175 proteins in human T cell nucleolar extracts that bound to Sepharose-immobilized H1 in vitro. Gene ontology analysis found significant enrichment for H1 binding proteins with functions related to nucleolar chromatin structure and RNA polymerase I transcription regulation, rRNA processing, and mRNA splicing. Consistent with the affinity binding results, H1 existed in large (400 to >650kDa) macromolecular complexes in human T cell nucleolar extracts. To complement the biochemical experiments, we investigated the effects of in vivo H1 depletion on protein content and structural integrity of the nucleolus using the H1 triple isoform knockout (H1ΔTKO) mouse embryonic stem cell (mESC) model system. Proteomic profiling of purified wild-type mESC nucleoli identified a total of 613 proteins, only ~60% of which were detected in the H1 mutant nucleoli. Within the affected group, spectral counting analysis quantitated 135 specific nucleolar proteins whose levels were significantly altered in H1ΔTKO mESC. Importantly, the functions of the affected proteins in mESC closely overlapped with those of the human T cell nucleolar H1 binding proteins. Immunofluorescence microscopy of intact H1ΔTKO mESC demonstrated both a loss of nucleolar RNA content and altered nucleolar morphology resulting from in vivo H1 depletion. We conclude that H1 organizes and maintains an extensive protein-protein interaction network in the nucleolus required for nucleolar structure and integrity.
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Acker J, Nguyen NTT, Vandamme M, Tavenet A, Briand-Suleau A, Conesa C. Sub1 and Maf1, two effectors of RNA polymerase III, are involved in the yeast quiescence cycle. PLoS One 2014; 9:e114587. [PMID: 25531541 PMCID: PMC4273968 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2014] [Accepted: 11/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Sub1 and Maf1 exert an opposite effect on RNA polymerase III transcription interfering with different steps of the transcription cycle. In this study, we present evidence that Sub1 and Maf1 also exhibit an opposite role on yeast chronological life span. First, cells lacking Sub1 need more time than wild type to exit from resting and this lag in re-proliferation is correlated with a delay in transcriptional reactivation. Second, our data show that the capacity of the cells to properly establish a quiescent state is impaired in the absence of Sub1 resulting in a premature death that is dependent on the Ras/PKA and Tor1/Sch9 signalling pathways. On the other hand, we show that maf1Δ cells are long-lived mutant suggesting a connection between Pol III transcription and yeast longevity.
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- Joël Acker
- iBiTec-S CEA, FRE3377, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- CNRS, FRE3377, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Université Paris-Sud, FRE3377, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- * E-mail: (CC); (JA)
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- iBiTec-S CEA, FRE3377, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- CNRS, FRE3377, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Université Paris-Sud, FRE3377, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- iBiTec-S CEA, FRE3377, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- CNRS, FRE3377, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Université Paris-Sud, FRE3377, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- iBiTec-S CEA, FRE3377, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- CNRS, FRE3377, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Université Paris-Sud, FRE3377, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- iBiTec-S CEA, FRE3377, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- CNRS, FRE3377, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Université Paris-Sud, FRE3377, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- iBiTec-S CEA, FRE3377, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- CNRS, FRE3377, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Université Paris-Sud, FRE3377, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- * E-mail: (CC); (JA)
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Henras AK, Plisson-Chastang C, O'Donohue MF, Chakraborty A, Gleizes PE. An overview of pre-ribosomal RNA processing in eukaryotes. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2014; 6:225-42. [PMID: 25346433 PMCID: PMC4361047 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 385] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2014] [Revised: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 08/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Ribosomal RNAs are the most abundant and universal noncoding RNAs in living organisms. In eukaryotes, three of the four ribosomal RNAs forming the 40S and 60S subunits are borne by a long polycistronic pre-ribosomal RNA. A complex sequence of processing steps is required to gradually release the mature RNAs from this precursor, concomitant with the assembly of the 79 ribosomal proteins. A large set of trans-acting factors chaperone this process, including small nucleolar ribonucleoparticles. While yeast has been the gold standard for studying the molecular basis of this process, recent technical advances have allowed to further define the mechanisms of ribosome biogenesis in animals and plants. This renewed interest for a long-lasting question has been fueled by the association of several genetic diseases with mutations in genes encoding both ribosomal proteins and ribosome biogenesis factors, and by the perspective of new anticancer treatments targeting the mechanisms of ribosome synthesis. A consensus scheme of pre-ribosomal RNA maturation is emerging from studies in various kinds of eukaryotic organisms. However, major differences between mammalian and yeast pre-ribosomal RNA processing have recently come to light. WIREs RNA 2015, 6:225–242. doi: 10.1002/wrna.1269
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- Anthony K Henras
- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire Eucaryote, Université de Toulouse-Paul Sabatier CNRS, UMR 5099, Toulouse, France
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Diesch J, Hannan RD, Sanij E. Perturbations at the ribosomal genes loci are at the centre of cellular dysfunction and human disease. Cell Biosci 2014; 4:43. [PMID: 25949792 PMCID: PMC4422213 DOI: 10.1186/2045-3701-4-43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2014] [Accepted: 07/27/2014] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene (rDNA) transcription by RNA Polymerase I (Pol I) drives cell growth and underlies nucleolar structure and function, indirectly coordinating many fundamental cellular processes. The importance of keeping rDNA transcription under tight control is reflected by the fact that deranged Pol I transcription is a feature of cancer and other human disorders. In this review, we discuss multiple aspects of rDNA function including the relationship between Pol I transcription and proliferative capacity, the role of Pol I transcription in mediating nucleolar structure and integrity, and rDNA/nucleolar interactions with the genome and their influence on heterochromatin and global genome stability. Furthermore, we discuss how perturbations in the structure of the rDNA loci might contribute to human disease, in some cases independent of effects on ribosome biogenesis.
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- Jeannine Diesch
- Growth Control Laboratory, Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Andrews Place, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia ; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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- Growth Control Laboratory, Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Andrews Place, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia ; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia ; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia ; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia ; Division of Cancer Medicine, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Andrews Place, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia ; School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland 4072, Australia
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- Growth Control Laboratory, Research Division, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Andrews Place, East Melbourne, Victoria 3002, Australia ; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia ; Department of Pathology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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Identification of nucleolus-localized PTEN and its function in regulating ribosome biogenesis. Mol Biol Rep 2014; 41:6383-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-014-3518-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2013] [Accepted: 06/19/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Antoniali G, Lirussi L, Poletto M, Tell G. Emerging roles of the nucleolus in regulating the DNA damage response: the noncanonical DNA repair enzyme APE1/Ref-1 as a paradigmatical example. Antioxid Redox Signal 2014; 20:621-39. [PMID: 23879289 PMCID: PMC3901381 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2013.5491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2013] [Accepted: 07/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE An emerging concept in DNA repair mechanisms is the evidence that some key enzymes, besides their role in the maintenance of genome stability, display also unexpected noncanonical functions associated with RNA metabolism in specific subcellular districts (e.g., nucleoli). During the evolution of these key enzymes, the acquisition of unfolded domains significantly amplified the possibility to interact with different partners and substrates, possibly explaining their phylogenetic gain of functions. RECENT ADVANCES After nucleolar stress or DNA damage, many DNA repair proteins can freely relocalize from nucleoli to the nucleoplasm. This process may represent a surveillance mechanism to monitor the synthesis and correct assembly of ribosomal units affecting cell cycle progression or inducing p53-mediated apoptosis or senescence. CRITICAL ISSUES A paradigm for this kind of regulation is represented by some enzymes of the DNA base excision repair (BER) pathway, such as apurinic/apyrimidinic endonuclease 1 (APE1). In this review, the role of the nucleolus and the noncanonical functions of the APE1 protein are discussed in light of their possible implications in human pathologies. FUTURE DIRECTIONS A productive cross-talk between DNA repair enzymes and proteins involved in RNA metabolism seems reasonable as the nucleolus is emerging as a dynamic functional hub that coordinates cell growth arrest and DNA repair mechanisms. These findings will drive further analyses on other BER proteins and might imply that nucleic acid processing enzymes are more versatile than originally thought having evolved DNA-targeted functions after a previous life in the early RNA world.
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- Giulia Antoniali
- Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine , Udine, Italy
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The scope of the current paper is to review existing and potential applications of proteomic analysis to aging research. The focus will lie on the unique opportunities of high-throughput studies for uncovering specific alterations in protein expression, protein complexes or protein modifications caused by biological aging. The result of such studies will outline aging phenotypes and potentially indicate pathways involved in the pathogenesis of age-associated disfunctions. Specific attention is paid to the illustrations of successful applications of proteomic technologies and potential applications of new proteomic concepts to biogerontological studies.
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- Victor S Sharov
- University of Kansas, Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA.
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Quin JE, Devlin JR, Cameron D, Hannan KM, Pearson RB, Hannan RD. Targeting the nucleolus for cancer intervention. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2014; 1842:802-16. [PMID: 24389329 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 12/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The contribution of the nucleolus to cancer is well established with respect to its traditional role in facilitating ribosome biogenesis and proliferative capacity. More contemporary studies however, infer that nucleoli contribute a much broader role in malignant transformation. Specifically, extra-ribosomal functions of the nucleolus position it as a central integrator of cellular proliferation and stress signaling, and are emerging as important mechanisms for modulating how oncogenes and tumor suppressors operate in normal and malignant cells. The dependence of certain tumor cells to co-opt nucleolar processes to maintain their cancer phenotypes has now clearly been demonstrated by the application of small molecule inhibitors of RNA Polymerase I to block ribosomal DNA transcription and disrupt nucleolar function (Bywater et al., 2012 [1]). These drugs, which selectively kill tumor cells in vivo while sparing normal cells, have now progressed to clinical trials. It is likely that we have only just begun to scratch the surface of the potential of the nucleolus as a new target for cancer therapy, with "suppression of nucleolar stress" representing an emerging "hallmark" of cancer. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Role of the Nucleolus in Human Disease.
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- Jaclyn E Quin
- Oncogenic Signalling and Growth Control Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Oncogenic Signalling and Growth Control Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Oncogenic Signalling and Growth Control Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Oncogenic Signalling and Growth Control Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Oncogenic Signalling and Growth Control Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- Oncogenic Signalling and Growth Control Program, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; School of Biomedical Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
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Salvetti A, Greco A. Viruses and the nucleolus: the fatal attraction. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2013; 1842:840-7. [PMID: 24378568 PMCID: PMC7135015 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2013.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2013] [Revised: 12/05/2013] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Viruses are small obligatory parasites and as a consequence, they have developed sophisticated strategies to exploit the host cell's functions to create an environment that favors their own replication. A common feature of most – if not all – families of human and non-human viruses concerns their interaction with the nucleolus. The nucleolus is a multifunctional nuclear domain, which, in addition to its well-known role in ribosome biogenesis, plays several crucial other functions. Viral infection induces important nucleolar alterations. Indeed, during viral infection numerous viral components localize in nucleoli, while various host nucleolar proteins are redistributed in other cell compartments or are modified, and non-nucleolar cellular proteins reach the nucleolus. This review highlights the interactions reported between the nucleolus and some human or animal viral families able to establish a latent or productive infection, selected on the basis of their known interactions with the nucleolus and the nucleolar activities, and their links with virus replication and/or pathogenesis. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Role of the Nucleolus in Human Disease. Most viruses interact with the nucleolus that plays a major role in virus life cycle. Virus/nucleolus interaction is crucial for virus replication and pathogenesis. Role of nucleoli in the infection with selected RNA viruses and herpes viruses
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- Anna Salvetti
- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie (CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research), Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université de Lyon, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69365 Lyon CEDEX, France; LabEx Ecofect, Université de Lyon, 69007 Lyon, France.
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- Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie (CIRI, International Center for Infectiology Research), Inserm U1111, CNRS UMR5308, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université de Lyon, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69365 Lyon CEDEX, France; LabEx Ecofect, Université de Lyon, 69007 Lyon, France.
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Pickard AJ, Bierbach U. The cell's nucleolus: an emerging target for chemotherapeutic intervention. ChemMedChem 2013; 8:1441-9. [PMID: 23881648 PMCID: PMC3893319 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201300262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The transient nucleolus plays a central role in the up-regulated synthesis of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) to sustain ribosome biogenesis, a hallmark of aberrant cell growth. This function, in conjunction with its unique pathohistological features in malignant cells and its ability to mediate apoptosis, renders this sub-nuclear structure a potential target for chemotherapeutic agents. In this Minireview, structurally and functionally diverse small molecules are discussed that have been reported to either interact with the nucleolus directly or perturb its function indirectly by acting on its dynamic components. These molecules include all major classes of nucleic-acid-targeted agents, antimetabolites, kinase inhibitors, anti-inflammatory drugs, natural product antibiotics, oligopeptides, as well as nanoparticles. Together, these molecules are invaluable probes of structure and function of the nucleolus. They also provide a unique opportunity to develop novel strategies for more selective and therefore better-tolerated chemotherapeutic intervention. In this regard, inhibition of RNA polymerase-I-mediated rRNA synthesis appears to be a promising mechanism for killing cancer cells. The recent development of molecules targeted at G-quadruplex-forming rRNA gene sequences, which are currently undergoing clinical trials, seems to attest to the success of this approach.
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- Amanda J. Pickard
- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27109 (USA)
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Hamperl S, Wittner M, Babl V, Perez-Fernandez J, Tschochner H, Griesenbeck J. Chromatin states at ribosomal DNA loci. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2013; 1829:405-17. [PMID: 23291532 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2012] [Revised: 11/16/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Eukaryotic transcription of ribosomal RNAs (rRNAs) by RNA polymerase I can account for more than half of the total cellular transcripts depending on organism and growth condition. To support this level of expression, eukaryotic rRNA genes are present in multiple copies. Interestingly, these genes co-exist in different chromatin states that may differ significantly in their nucleosome content and generally correlate well with transcriptional activity. Here we review how these chromatin states have been discovered and characterized focusing particularly on their structural protein components. The establishment and maintenance of rRNA gene chromatin states and their impact on rRNA synthesis are discussed. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Transcription by Odd Pols.
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- Stephan Hamperl
- Lehrstuhl Biochemie III, Universität Regensburg, 93053 Regensburg, Germany
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Jarboui MA, Bidoia C, Woods E, Roe B, Wynne K, Elia G, Hall WW, Gautier VW. Nucleolar protein trafficking in response to HIV-1 Tat: rewiring the nucleolus. PLoS One 2012; 7:e48702. [PMID: 23166591 PMCID: PMC3499507 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2012] [Accepted: 10/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The trans-activator Tat protein is a viral regulatory protein essential for HIV-1 replication. Tat trafficks to the nucleoplasm and the nucleolus. The nucleolus, a highly dynamic and structured membrane-less sub-nuclear compartment, is the site of rRNA and ribosome biogenesis and is involved in numerous cellular functions including transcriptional regulation, cell cycle control and viral infection. Importantly, transient nucleolar trafficking of both Tat and HIV-1 viral transcripts are critical in HIV-1 replication, however, the role(s) of the nucleolus in HIV-1 replication remains unclear. To better understand how the interaction of Tat with the nucleolar machinery contributes to HIV-1 pathogenesis, we investigated the quantitative changes in the composition of the nucleolar proteome of Jurkat T-cells stably expressing HIV-1 Tat fused to a TAP tag. Using an organellar proteomic approach based on mass spectrometry, coupled with Stable Isotope Labelling in Cell culture (SILAC), we quantified 520 proteins, including 49 proteins showing significant changes in abundance in Jurkat T-cell nucleolus upon Tat expression. Numerous proteins exhibiting a fold change were well characterised Tat interactors and/or known to be critical for HIV-1 replication. This suggests that the spatial control and subcellular compartimentaliation of these cellular cofactors by Tat provide an additional layer of control for regulating cellular machinery involved in HIV-1 pathogenesis. Pathway analysis and network reconstruction revealed that Tat expression specifically resulted in the nucleolar enrichment of proteins collectively participating in ribosomal biogenesis, protein homeostasis, metabolic pathways including glycolytic, pentose phosphate, nucleotides and amino acids biosynthetic pathways, stress response, T-cell signaling pathways and genome integrity. We present here the first differential profiling of the nucleolar proteome of T-cells expressing HIV-1 Tat. We discuss how these proteins collectively participate in interconnected networks converging to adapt the nucleolus dynamic activities, which favor host biosynthetic activities and may contribute to create a cellular environment supporting robust HIV-1 production.
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- Mohamed Ali Jarboui
- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), School of Medicine and Medical Science (SMMS), University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), School of Medicine and Medical Science (SMMS), University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), School of Medicine and Medical Science (SMMS), University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), School of Medicine and Medical Science (SMMS), University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- Mass Spectrometry Resource (MSR), Conway Institute for Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- Mass Spectrometry Resource (MSR), Conway Institute for Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), School of Medicine and Medical Science (SMMS), University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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- Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID), School of Medicine and Medical Science (SMMS), University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland
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Delloye-Bourgeois C, Goldschneider D, Paradisi A, Therizols G, Belin S, Hacot S, Rosa-Calatrava M, Scoazec JY, Diaz JJ, Bernet A, Mehlen P. Nucleolar localization of a netrin-1 isoform enhances tumor cell proliferation. Sci Signal 2012; 5:ra57. [PMID: 22871610 DOI: 10.1126/scisignal.2002456] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Netrin-1 displays proto-oncogenic activity in several cancers, which is thought to be due to the ability of this secreted cue to stimulate survival when bound to its receptors. We showed that in contrast to full-length, secreted netrin-1, some cancer cells produced a truncated intranuclear form of netrin-1 (ΔN-netrin-1) through an alternative internal promoter. Because of a nucleolar localization signal located in its carboxyl terminus, ΔN-netrin-1 was targeted to the nucleolus, where it interacted with nucleolar proteins, affected nucleolar ultrastructure, and interacted with the promoters of ribosomal genes. Moreover, ΔN-netrin-1 stimulated cell proliferation in vitro and tumor growth in vivo. Thus, some cancer cells produce not only a full-length, secreted form of netrin-1 that promotes cell survival but also a truncated netrin-1 that stimulates cell proliferation, potentially by enhancing ribosome biogenesis.
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- Céline Delloye-Bourgeois
- Apoptosis, Cancer and Development Laboratory-Equipe labellisée La Ligue, LabEx DEVweCAN, Centre de Cancérologie de Lyon, INSERM U1052-CNRS UMR5286, Université de Lyon, Centre Léon Bérard, 69008 Lyon, France
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Jarboui MA, Wynne K, Elia G, Hall WW, Gautier VW. Proteomic profiling of the human T-cell nucleolus. Mol Immunol 2011; 49:441-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2011.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2011] [Revised: 08/30/2011] [Accepted: 09/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Arcangeletti MC, Rodighiero I, Mirandola P, De Conto F, Covan S, Germini D, Razin S, Dettori G, Chezzi C. Cell-cycle-dependent localization of human cytomegalovirus UL83 phosphoprotein in the nucleolus and modulation of viral gene expression in human embryo fibroblasts in vitro. J Cell Biochem 2011; 112:307-17. [PMID: 21053310 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.22928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The nucleolus is a multifunctional nuclear compartment widely known to be involved in several cellular processes, including mRNA maturation and shuttling to cytoplasmic sites, control of the cell cycle, cell proliferation, and apoptosis; thus, it is logical that many viruses, including herpesvirus, target the nucleolus in order to exploit at least one of the above-mentioned functions. Recent studies from our group demonstrated the early accumulation of the incoming ppUL83 (pp65), the major tegument protein of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV), in the nucleolus. The obtained results also suggested that a functional relationship might exist between the nucleolar localization of pp65, rRNA synthesis, and the development of the lytic program of viral gene expression. Here we present new data which support the hypothesis of a potentially relevant role of HCMV pp65 and its nucleolar localization for the control of the cell cycle by HCMV (arrest of cell proliferation in G1-G1/S), and for the promotion of viral infection. We demonstrated that, although the incoming pp65 amount in the infected cells appears to be constant irrespective of the cell-cycle phase, its nucleolar accumulation is prominent in G1 and G1/S, but very poor in S or G2/M. This correlates with the observation that only cells in G1 and G1/S support an efficient development of the HCMV lytic cycle. We propose that HCMV pp65 might be involved in regulatory/signaling pathways related to nucleolar functions, such as the cell-cycle control. Co-immunoprecipitation experiments have permitted to identify nucleolin as one of the nucleolar partners of pp65.
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Background Proline-, glutamic acid-, and leucine-rich protein (PELP1) is a novel nuclear receptor coregulator with a multitude of functions. PELP1 serves as a scaffolding protein that couples various signaling complexes with nuclear receptors and participates as a transcriptional coregulator. Recent data suggest that PELP1 expression is deregulated in hormonal cancers, and that PELP1 functions as a proto-oncogene; however, the mechanism by which PELP1 promotes oncogenesis remains elusive. Methodology/Principal Findings Using pharmacological inhibitors, confocal microscopy and biochemical assays, we demonstrated that PELP1 is localized in the nucleolus and that PELP1 is associated with the active ribosomal RNA transcription. Cell synchronization studies showed that PELP1 nucleolar localization varies and the greatest amount of nucleolar localization was observed during S and G2 phases. Using pharmacological compounds and CDK site mutants of PELP1, we found that CDK's activity plays an important role on PELP1 nucleolar localization. Depletion of PELP1 by siRNA decreased the expression of pre-rRNA. Reporter gene assays using ribosomal DNA (pHrD) luc-reporter revealed that PELP1WT but not PELP1MT enhanced the expression of reporter. Deletion of nucleolar domains abolished PELP1-mediated activation of the pHrD reporter. ChIP analysis revealed that PELP1 is recruited to the promoter regions of rDNA and is needed for optimal transcription of ribosomal RNA. Conclusions/Significance Collectively, our results suggest that proto-oncogene PELP1 plays a vital role in rDNA transcription. PELP1 modulation of rRNA transcription, a key step in ribosomal biogenesis may have implications in PELP1-mediated oncogenic functions.
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Kodiha M, Bański P, Stochaj U. Computer-based fluorescence quantification: a novel approach to study nucleolar biology. BMC Cell Biol 2011; 12:25. [PMID: 21639891 PMCID: PMC3126779 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2121-12-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2010] [Accepted: 06/03/2011] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Background Nucleoli are composed of possibly several thousand different proteins and represent the most conspicuous compartments in the nucleus; they play a crucial role in the proper execution of many cellular processes. As such, nucleoli carry out ribosome biogenesis and sequester or associate with key molecules that regulate cell cycle progression, tumorigenesis, apoptosis and the stress response. Nucleoli are dynamic compartments that are characterized by a constant flux of macromolecules. Given the complex and dynamic composition of the nucleolar proteome, it is challenging to link modifications in nucleolar composition to downstream effects. Results In this contribution, we present quantitative immunofluorescence methods that rely on computer-based image analysis. We demonstrate the effectiveness of these techniques by monitoring the dynamic association of proteins and RNA with nucleoli under different physiological conditions. Thus, the protocols described by us were employed to study stress-dependent changes in the nucleolar concentration of endogenous and GFP-tagged proteins. Furthermore, our methods were applied to measure de novo RNA synthesis that is associated with nucleoli. We show that the techniques described here can be easily combined with automated high throughput screening (HTS) platforms, making it possible to obtain large data sets and analyze many of the biological processes that are located in nucleoli. Conclusions Our protocols set the stage to analyze in a quantitative fashion the kinetics of shuttling nucleolar proteins, both at the single cell level as well as for a large number of cells. Moreover, the procedures described here are compatible with high throughput image acquisition and analysis using HTS automated platforms, thereby providing the basis to quantify nucleolar components and activities for numerous samples and experimental conditions. Together with the growing amount of information obtained for the nucleolar proteome, improvements in quantitative microscopy as they are described here can be expected to produce new insights into the complex biological functions that are orchestrated by the nucleolus.
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- Mohamed Kodiha
- Department of Physiology, McGill University, 3655 Promenade Sir William Osler, Montreal, H3G 1Y6, Canada
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Now is an opportune moment to address the confluence of cell biological form and function that is the nucleus. Its arrival is especially timely because the recognition that the nucleus is extremely dynamic has now been solidly established as a paradigm shift over the past two decades, and also because we now see on the horizon numerous ways in which organization itself, including gene location and possibly self-organizing bodies, underlies nuclear functions.
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- Thoru Pederson
- Program in Cell and Developmental Dynamics, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605, USA.
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Belin S, Hacot S, Daudignon L, Therizols G, Pourpe S, Mertani HC, Rosa-Calatrava M, Diaz JJ. Purification of ribosomes from human cell lines. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; Chapter 3:Unit 3.40. [PMID: 21154551 DOI: 10.1002/0471143030.cb0340s49] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Highly conserved during evolution, the ribosome is the central effector of protein synthesis. In mammalian cells, the ribosome is a macromolecular complex composed of four different ribosomal RNAs (rRNA) and about 80 ribosomal proteins. Requiring more than 200 factors, ribosome biogenesis is a highly complex process that takes place mainly within the nucleoli of eukaryotic cells. Crystallographic data suggest that the ribosome is a ribozyme, in which the rRNA catalyses the peptide bond formation and ensures quality control of the translation. Ribosomal proteins are involved in this molecular mechanism; nonetheless, their role is still not fully characterized. Recent studies suggest that ribosomes themselves and/or the mechanisms underlying their synthesis, processing, and assembly play a key role in the establishment and progression of several human pathologies. The protocol described here is simple, efficient, and robust, and allows one to purify high-quality ribosomes from human cultured cell lines. Ribosomes purified with this protocol are adequate for most of the subsequent analyses of their RNA and protein content.
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Singh A, Grover A. Plant Hsp100/ClpB-like proteins: poorly-analyzed cousins of yeast ClpB machine. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2010; 74:395-404. [PMID: 20811767 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-010-9682-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2010] [Accepted: 08/20/2010] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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ClpB/Hsp100 proteins act as chaperones, mediating disaggregation of denatured proteins. Recent work shows that apart from cytoplasm, these proteins are localized to nuclei, chloroplasts, mitochondria and plasma membrane. While ClpB/Hsp100 genes are essentially stress-induced (mainly heat stress) in vegetative organs of the plant body, expression of ClpB/Hsp100 proteins is noted to be constitutive in plant reproductive structures like pollen grains, developing embryos, seeds etc. With global warming looming large on the horizon, ways to genetically engineer plants against high temperature stress are urgently needed. Yeast mutants unable to synthesize active ClpB/Hsp100 protein show a clear thermosensitive phenotype. ClpB/Hsp100 proteins are implicated in high temperature stress tolerance in plants. We herein highlight the selected important facets of this protein family in plants.
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- Amanjot Singh
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, University of Delhi South Campus, New Delhi, 110021, India
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Nucleolus is the most prominent subnuclear structure, which performs a wide variety of functions in the eukaryotic cellular processes. In order to understand the structural and functional role of the nucleoli in bovine cells, we analyzed the proteomic composition of the bovine nucleoli. The nucleoli were isolated from Madin Darby bovine kidney cells and subjected to proteomic analysis by LC-MS/MS after fractionation by SDS-PAGE and strong cation exchange chromatography. Analysis of the data using the Mascot database search and the GPM database search identified 311 proteins in the bovine nucleoli, which contained 22 proteins previously not identified in the proteomic analysis of human nucleoli. Analysis of the identified proteins using the GoMiner software suggested that the bovine nucleoli contained proteins involved in ribosomal biogenesis, cell cycle control, transcriptional, translational and post-translational regulation, transport, and structural organization.
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- Amrutlal K. Patel
- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- National Research Council, Plant Biotechnology Institute, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
- School of Public Health, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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Hacot S, Coute Y, Belin S, Albaret MA, Mertani HC, Sanchez JC, Rosa-Calatrava M, Diaz JJ. Isolation of nucleoli. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; Chapter 3:Unit3.36. [PMID: 20521233 DOI: 10.1002/0471143030.cb0336s47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Nucleoli are now recognized as multi-functional nuclear domains involved in several fundamental cell processes such as ribosome biogenesis, regulation of the assembly of non-ribosomal ribonucleoprotein complexes, tRNA maturation, sequestration of protein, viral infection, and cellular ageing. Extensive proteomic analyses of these nucleolar domains after their purification have contributed to the description of their multiple biological functions. Because nucleoli are the largest and densest nuclear structures, they are easily amenable to purification from nuclei of cultured animal cells using the protocol described in this unit.
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Vladimirova NM, Lobanova NV, Potapenko NA. State of oncomarker protein B23/nucleophosmin in HeLa cells. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2010; 75:851-60. [PMID: 20673208 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297910070060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Western blot after SDS-PAGE for protein separation showed two immunoreactive bands corresponding to monomers (38-40 kDa) and oligomers (210-230 kDa) of nucleophosmin in HeLa cell lysates. Decreasing the buffer ionic strength during the incubation of cells and nuclei destabilized these oligomers. We also showed the existence of two B23/nucleophosmin pools in nuclei of HeLa cells with different sensitivity to hypotonic buffer treatment: one extractable from the nucleus and the other non-extractable and tightly bound to the nucleus. A detailed structural analysis of the extractable B23 pool was carried out: two closely related nucleophosmin isoforms (B23.1 and B23.2) were identified as a result of analysis of C-terminal amino acid sequences using carboxypeptidase hydrolysis; the N-termini of both isoforms are blocked by an acetyl group. As a result of sequencing of the deacetylated proteins, it has been established that the N-terminal amino acid sequence of nucleophosmin in these preparations is truncated by nine amino acid residues and the acetylated residue is Ser. The truncated monomer of nucleophosmin (represented only by the extractable part of the protein) on addition of magnesium ions to low ionic strength buffer or increase in buffer ionic strength was shown to form oligomers with molecular weights (210-230 kDa) similar to those revealed in the total cell lysate. It should be noted that the set of oligomers in this case differs from the one in total cell lysate. Our strategy of characterization of B23 forms for HeLa cells can be applied for other tumor cells.
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- N M Vladimirova
- Shemyakin and Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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Albrethsen J, Knol JC, Piersma SR, Pham TV, de Wit M, Mongera S, Carvalho B, Verheul HMW, Fijneman RJA, Meijer GA, Jimenez CR. Subnuclear proteomics in colorectal cancer: identification of proteins enriched in the nuclear matrix fraction and regulation in adenoma to carcinoma progression. Mol Cell Proteomics 2010; 9:988-1005. [PMID: 20089989 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m900546-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Abnormalities in nuclear phenotype and chromosome structure are key features of cancer cells. Investigation of the protein determinants of nuclear subfractions in cancer may yield molecular insights into aberrant chromosome function and chromatin organization and in addition may yield biomarkers for early cancer detection. Here we evaluate a proteomics work flow for profiling protein constituents in subnuclear domains in colorectal cancer tissues and apply this work flow to a comparative analysis of the nuclear matrix fraction in colorectal adenoma and carcinoma tissue samples. First, we established the reproducibility of the entire work flow. In a reproducibility analysis of three nuclear matrix fractions independently isolated from the same colon tumor homogenate, 889 of 1,047 proteins (85%) were reproducibly identified at high confidence (minimally two peptides per protein at 99% confidence interval at the protein level) with an average coefficient of variance for the number of normalized spectral counts per protein of 30%. This indicates a good reproducibility of the entire work flow from biochemical isolation to nano-LC-MS/MS analysis. Second, using spectral counting combined with statistics, we identified proteins that are significantly enriched in the nuclear matrix fraction relative to two earlier fractions (the chromatin-binding and intermediate filament fractions) isolated from six colorectal tissue samples. The total data set contained 2,059 non-redundant proteins. Gene ontology mining and protein network analysis of nuclear matrix-enriched proteins revealed enrichment for proteins implicated in "RNA processing" and "mRNA metabolic process." Finally, an explorative comparison of the nuclear matrix proteome in colorectal adenoma and carcinoma tissues revealed many proteins previously implicated in oncogenesis as well as new candidates. A subset of these differentially expressed proteins also exhibited a corresponding change at the mRNA level. Together, the results show that subnuclear proteomics of tumor tissue is feasible and a promising avenue for exploring oncogenesis.
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- Jakob Albrethsen
- OncoProteomics Laboratory, Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center (VUmc)-Cancer Center Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Belin S, Kindbeiter K, Hacot S, Albaret MA, Roca-Martinez JX, Thérizols G, Grosso O, Diaz JJ. Uncoupling ribosome biogenesis regulation from RNA polymerase I activity during herpes simplex virus type 1 infection. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2010; 16:131-140. [PMID: 19934231 PMCID: PMC2802023 DOI: 10.1261/rna.1935610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2009] [Accepted: 10/08/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The ribosome is the central effector of protein synthesis, and its synthesis is intimately coordinated with that of proteins. At present, the most documented way to modulate ribosome biogenesis involves control of rDNA transcription by RNA polymerase I (RNA Pol I). Here we show that after infection of human cells with herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) the rate of ribosome biogenesis is modulated independently of RNA Pol I activity by a dramatic change in the rRNA maturation pathway. This process permits control of the ribosome biogenesis rate, giving the possibility of escaping ribosomal stress and eventually allowing assembly of specialized kinds of ribosomes.
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- Stéphane Belin
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Lyon, Lyon F-69003, France
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Qin H, Wang Y. Exploring DNA-binding proteins with in vivo chemical cross-linking and mass spectrometry. J Proteome Res 2009; 8:1983-91. [PMID: 19714816 DOI: 10.1021/pr8009319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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DNA-binding proteins are very important constituents of proteomes of all species and play crucial roles in transcription, DNA replication, recombination, repair, and other activities associated with DNA. Although a number of DNA-binding proteins have been identified, many proteins involved in gene regulation and DNA repair are likely still unknown because of their dynamic and/or weak interactions with DNA. In this report, we described an approach for the comprehensive identification of DNA-binding proteins with in vivo formaldehyde cross-linking and LC-MS/MS. DNA-binding proteins could be purified via the isolation of DNA-protein complexes and released from the complexes by reversing the cross-linking. By using this method, we were able to identify more than one hundred DNA-binding proteins, such as proteins involved in transcription, gene regulation, DNA replication and repair, and a large number of proteins that are potentially associated with DNA and DNA-binding proteins. This method should be generally applicable to the investigation of other nucleic acid-binding proteins, and hold great potential in the comprehensive study of gene regulation, DNA damage response and repair, as well as many other critical biological processes at proteomic level.
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- Haibo Qin
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521-0403, USA
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Dysregulation of ribosome biogenesis and translational capacity is associated with tumor progression of human breast cancer cells. PLoS One 2009; 4:e7147. [PMID: 19779612 PMCID: PMC2744998 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2009] [Accepted: 08/05/2009] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Protein synthesis is a fundamental cell process and ribosomes - particularly through the ribosomal RNA that display ribozyme activity - are the main effectors of this process. Ribosome biogenesis is a very complex process involving transcriptional as well as many post-transcriptional steps to produce functional ribosomes. It is now well demonstrated that ribosome production is enhanced in cancer cells and that ribosome biogenesis plays a crucial role in tumor progression. However, at present there is an important lack of data to determine whether the entire process of ribosome biogenesis and ribosome assembly is modified during tumor progression and what could be the potential impact on the dysregulation of translational control that is observed in cancer cells. In breast cancer cells displaying enhanced aggressivity, both in vitro and in vivo, we have analyzed the major steps of ribosome biogenesis and the translational capacity of the resulting ribosome. We show that increased tumorigenicity was associated with modifications of nucleolar morphology and profound quantitative and qualitative alterations in ribosomal biogenesis and function. Specifically cells with enhanced tumor aggressivity displayed increased synthesis of 45S pre-rRNA, with activation of an alternative preRNA synthetic pathway containing a 43S precursor and enhanced post-transcriptional methylation of specifc sites located in the 28S rRNA. While the global translational activity was not modified, IRES-initiated translation, notably that of p53 mRNA, was less efficient and the control of translational fidelity was importantly reduced in cells with increased aggressivity. These results suggest that acquisition of enhanced tumor aggressivity can be associated with profound qualitative alterations in ribosomal control, leading to reduced quality control of translation in cancer cells
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