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Cui Y, Liu D, Zhao Z, Zhang J, Li S, Liu Z. Transcriptome analysis and identification of genes associated with leaf crude protein content in foxtail millet [ Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv.]. Front Genet 2023; 14:1122212. [PMID: 36741329 PMCID: PMC9895776 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2023.1122212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Introduction: Spruce spider mite is a primary insect pest of Chinese chestnut in China and seriously influences its yield and quality. However, the current management against this mite is costly and poorly effective. In previous research, we bred several foxtail millet materials for interplanting with chestnut tree, and found that they had high levels of crude protein (CP) in leaves and attracted spruce spider mite to feed on the leaves, thereby reducing chestnut damage. Methods: In this study, four foxtail millet varieties with significant differences in leaf crude protein content were used for high-throughput sequencing and identification of genes associated with leaf crude protein content. Gene enrichment analyses were carried out to comprehend the functions of these genes and the biological processes in which they are involved. In addition, transcription factors (TFs) were evaluated. Results: 435 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified, suggesting their potential role in crude protein accumulation. Some differentially expressed genes were found to be associated with nitrogen metabolism and ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis pathways. Moreover, we identified 40 TF genes categorized into 11 transcription factor families. Discussion: Our findings represent an important resource that clarifies the mechanisms of accumulation and control of leaf crude protein in foxtail millet, and provide an opportunity for suppression of spruce spider mite attack on Chinese chestnut by interplanting with foxtail millet varieties with high concentrations of leaf crude protein.
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- Yanjiao Cui
- Department of Life Sciences, Tangshan Normal University, Tangshan, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Breeding, Institute of Crop Sciences, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Tangshan Normal University, Tangshan, China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Tangshan Normal University, Tangshan, China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Tangshan Normal University, Tangshan, China,*Correspondence: Suying Li, ; Zhengli Liu,
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- Department of Life Sciences, Tangshan Normal University, Tangshan, China,*Correspondence: Suying Li, ; Zhengli Liu,
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Hashemi M, Arani HZ, Orouei S, Fallah S, Ghorbani A, Khaledabadi M, Kakavand A, Tavakolpournegari A, Saebfar H, Heidari H, Salimimoghadam S, Entezari M, Taheriazam A, Hushmandi K. EMT mechanism in breast cancer metastasis and drug resistance: Revisiting molecular interactions and biological functions. Biomed Pharmacother 2022; 155:113774. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2022.113774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Grain Size Associated Genes and the Molecular Regulatory Mechanism in Rice. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23063169. [PMID: 35328589 PMCID: PMC8953112 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23063169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 03/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Grain size is a quantitative trait that is controlled by multiple genes. It is not only a yield trait, but also an important appearance quality of rice. In addition, grain size is easy to be selected in evolution, which is also a significant trait for studying rice evolution. In recent years, many quantitative trait loci (QTL)/genes for rice grain size were isolated by map-based cloning or genome-wide association studies, which revealed the genetic and molecular mechanism of grain size regulation in part. Here, we summarized the QTL/genes cloned for grain size and the regulation mechanism with a view to provide the theoretical basis for improving rice yield and breeding superior varieties.
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Razzaq A, Shamsi S, Ali A, Ali Q, Sajjad M, Malik A, Ashraf M. Microbial Proteases Applications. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2019; 7:110. [PMID: 31263696 PMCID: PMC6584820 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The use of chemicals around the globe in different industries has increased tremendously, affecting the health of people. The modern world intends to replace these noxious chemicals with environmental friendly products for the betterment of life on the planet. Establishing enzymatic processes in spite of chemical processes has been a prime objective of scientists. Various enzymes, specifically microbial proteases, are the most essentially used in different corporate sectors, such as textile, detergent, leather, feed, waste, and others. Proteases with respect to physiological and commercial roles hold a pivotal position. As they are performing synthetic and degradative functions, proteases are found ubiquitously, such as in plants, animals, and microbes. Among different producers of proteases, Bacillus sp. are mostly commercially exploited microbes for proteases. Proteases are successfully considered as an alternative to chemicals and an eco-friendly indicator for nature or the surroundings. The evolutionary relationship among acidic, neutral, and alkaline proteases has been analyzed based on their protein sequences, but there remains a lack of information that regulates the diversity in their specificity. Researchers are looking for microbial proteases as they can tolerate harsh conditions, ways to prevent autoproteolytic activity, stability in optimum pH, and substrate specificity. The current review focuses on the comparison among different proteases and the current problems faced during production and application at the industrial level. Deciphering these issues would enable us to promote microbial proteases economically and commercially around the world.
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- Abdul Razzaq
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Key Laboratory of Biological and Genetic Breeding of Cotton, The Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Cotton Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Anyang, China
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- School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition, The Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom
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- 1-FB, Genetics, Four Brothers Group, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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Merkel cell polyomavirus Tumor antigens expressed in Merkel cell carcinoma function independently of the ubiquitin ligases Fbw7 and β-TrCP. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1007543. [PMID: 30689667 PMCID: PMC6366716 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) accounts for 80% of all Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) cases through expression of two viral oncoproteins: the truncated large T antigen (LT-t) and small T antigen (ST). MCPyV ST is thought to be the main driver of cellular transformation and has also been shown to increase LT protein levels through the activity of its Large-T Stabilization Domain (LSD). The ST LSD was reported to bind and sequester several ubiquitin ligases, including Fbw7 and β-TrCP, and thereby stabilize LT-t and several other Fbw7 targets including c-Myc and cyclin E. Therefore, the ST LSD is thought to contribute to transformation by promoting the accumulation of these oncoproteins. Targets of Fbw7 and β-TrCP contain well-defined, conserved, phospho-degrons. However, as neither MCPyV LT, LT-t nor ST contain the canonical Fbw7 phospho-degron, we sought to further investigate the proposed model of ST stabilization of LT-t and transformation. In this study, we provide several lines of evidence that fail to support a specific interaction between MCPyV T antigens and Fbw7 or β-TrCP by co-immunoprecipitation or functional consequence. Although MCPyV ST does indeed increase LT protein levels through its Large-T Stabilization domain (LSD), this is accomplished independently of Fbw7. Therefore, our study indicates a need for further investigation into the role and mechanism(s) of MCPyV T antigens in viral replication, latency, transformation, and tumorigenesis. Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a very aggressive and deadly neuroendocrine skin cancer. Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV) contributes to the development and maintenance of 80% of MCCs through the expression of its truncated large tumor antigen (LT-t) and small tumor antigen (ST). MCPyV ST is thought to be primarily responsible for transformation and tumorigenesis through many mechanisms including stabilization of MCPyV LT-t and other cellular proteins involved in proliferation such as c-Myc. As c-Myc is a known target substrate, and MCPyV LT-t is a proposed target substrate, of the ubiquitin ligase Fbw7, it is currently thought that ST stabilizes these proteins and transforms cells through binding and perturbing the function of Fbw7. However, neither MCPyV LT-t nor ST contain a canonical Fbw7 degron sequence necessary for this interaction. MCPyV LT-t, found in MCCs, does not bind to, nor is targeted by, Fbw7. However, an ill-defined, unidirectional interaction between MCPyV LT, ST, and Fbw7 was observed, but had no functional consequence. Therefore, this study calls for further investigation into the mechanism(s) by which MCPyV ST leads to the development and maintenance of MCC.
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Jiménez-López D, Muñóz-Belman F, González-Prieto JM, Aguilar-Hernández V, Guzmán P. Repertoire of plant RING E3 ubiquitin ligases revisited: New groups counting gene families and single genes. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0203442. [PMID: 30169501 PMCID: PMC6118397 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0203442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 08/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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E3 ubiquitin ligases of the ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) mediate recognition of substrates and later transfer the ubiquitin (Ub). They are the most expanded components of the system. The Really Interesting New Gene (RING) domain contains 40-60 residues that are highly represented among E3 ubiquitin ligases. The Arabidopsis thaliana E3 ubiquitin ligases with a RING finger primarily contain RING-HC or RING-H2 type domains or less frequently RING-v, RING-C2, RING-D, RING-S/T and RING-G type domains. Our previous work on three E3 ubiquitin ligase families with a RING-H2 type domain, ATL, BTL, and CTL, suggested that a phylogenetic distribution based on the RING domain allowed for the creation a catalog of known domains or unknown conserved motifs. This work provided a useful and comprehensive view of particular families of RING E3 ubiquitin ligases. We updated the annotation of A. thaliana RING proteins and surveyed RING proteins from 30 species across eukaryotes. Based on domain architecture profile of the A. thaliana proteins, we catalogued 4711 RING finger proteins into 107 groups, including 66 previously described gene families or single genes and 36 novel families or undescribed genes. Forty-four groups were specific to a plant lineage while 41 groups consisted of proteins found in all eukaryotic species. Our present study updates the current classification of plant RING finger proteins and reiterates the importance of these proteins in plant growth and adaptation.
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- Domingo Jiménez-López
- Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad Irapuato, Irapuato, Gto., México
- Biotecnología Vegetal, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad Irapuato, Irapuato, Gto., México
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- Biotecnología Vegetal, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México
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- CONACYT, Unidad de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular de Plantas, Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Col. Chuburná de Hidalgo, Mérida, Yucatán, México
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Genética, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Unidad Irapuato, Irapuato, Gto., México
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Alva N, Panisello-Roselló A, Flores M, Roselló-Catafau J, Carbonell T. Ubiquitin-proteasome system and oxidative stress in liver transplantation. World J Gastroenterol 2018; 24:3521-3530. [PMID: 30131658 PMCID: PMC6102496 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i31.3521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Revised: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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A major issue in organ transplantation is the development of a protocol that can preserve organs under optimal conditions. Damage to organs is commonly a consequence of flow deprivation and oxygen starvation following the restoration of blood flow and reoxygenation. This is known as ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI): a complex multifactorial process that causes cell damage. While the oxygen deprivation due to ischemia depletes cell energy, subsequent tissue oxygenation due to reperfusion induces many cascades, from reactive oxygen species production to apoptosis initiation. Autophagy has also been identified in the pathogenesis of IRI, although such alterations and their subsequent functional significance are controversial. Moreover, proteasome activation may be a relevant pathophysiological mechanism. Different strategies have been adopted to limit IRI damage, including the supplementation of commercial preservation media with pharmacological agents or additives. In this review, we focus on novel strategies related to the ubiquitin proteasome system and oxidative stress inhibition, which have been used to minimize damage in liver transplantation.
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- Norma Alva
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Experimental Pathology Department, Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona, Barcelona 08036, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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- Experimental Pathology Department, Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona, Barcelona 08036, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona 08028, Spain
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Li X, Hasegawa Y, Lu Y, Sato T. Ubiquitin related enzymes and plant-specific ubiquitin ligase ATL family in tomato plants. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY (TOKYO, JAPAN) 2017; 34:71-78. [PMID: 31275011 PMCID: PMC6543760 DOI: 10.5511/plantbiotechnology.17.0306a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 03/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Ubiquitination is one of the fundamental post-translational modifications of proteins with ubiquitin, a conserved 76-amino acid protein present in eukaryotes, which is catalyzed by ubiquitin ligase. Compared with humans, the number of ubiquitin ligase genes is nearly double in plant species such as Arabidopsis and rice, suggesting that this enzyme plays critical roles in many aspects of plant growth, including development and abiotic and biotic environmental stress responses. In addition to its fundamental activities in eukaryotic cells, ubiquitin signaling mediates plant specific cellular functions, including phytohormone response, seed and fruit development, and biotic and abiotic stress responses. The ATL family is a RING-H2 type ubiquitin ligase widely conserved in plant species. We previously showed that the plant specific ubiquitin ligase ATL31 regulates the carbon/nitrogen-nutrient response and pathogen resistance in Arabidopsis, and we identified and characterized the basic biochemical function of an ATL31 homologue in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum L.). This protein, called SlATL31, may act as a ubiquitin ligase in tomato fruit. The tomato is a major crop plant and a model system for fleshy fruit development. This review provides an overview of the ubiquitin ligases and related enzymes, and highlights the ubiquitin ligase ATL family in tomato plants.
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- Xingwen Li
- Faculty of Science and Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
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- Faculty of Science and Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
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- Faculty of Science and Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
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- Faculty of Science and Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
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Li F, Li X, Peng X, Sun L, Jia S, Wang P, Ma S, Zhao H, Yu Q, Huo H. Ginsenoside Rg1 prevents starvation-induced muscle protein degradation via regulation of AKT/mTOR/FoxO signaling in C2C12 myotubes. Exp Ther Med 2017; 14:1241-1247. [PMID: 28781621 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2017.4615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2015] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Skeletal muscle atrophy is often caused by catabolic conditions including fasting, disuse, aging and chronic diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Atrophy occurs when the protein degradation rate exceeds the rate of protein synthesis. Therefore, maintaining a balance between the synthesis and degradation of protein in muscle cells is a major way to prevent skeletal muscle atrophy. Ginsenoside Rg1 (Rg1) is a primary active ingredient in Panax ginseng, which is considered to be one of the most valuable herbs in traditional Chinese medicine. In the current study, Rg1 was observed to inhibit the expression of MuRF-1 and atrogin-1 in C2C12 muscle cells in a starvation model. Rg1 also activated the phosphorylation of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), protein kinase B (AKT), and forkhead transcription factor O, subtypes 1 and 3a. This phosphorylation was inhibited by LY294002, a phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase inhibitor. These data suggest that Rg1 may participate in the regulation of the balance between protein synthesis and degradation, and that the function of Rg1 is associated with the AKT/mTOR/FoxO signaling pathway.
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- Fengyu Li
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, P.R. China
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, P.R. China
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Joshi V, Amanullah A, Upadhyay A, Mishra R, Kumar A, Mishra A. A Decade of Boon or Burden: What Has the CHIP Ever Done for Cellular Protein Quality Control Mechanism Implicated in Neurodegeneration and Aging? Front Mol Neurosci 2016; 9:93. [PMID: 27757073 PMCID: PMC5047891 DOI: 10.3389/fnmol.2016.00093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Cells regularly synthesize new proteins to replace old and abnormal proteins for normal cellular functions. Two significant protein quality control pathways inside the cellular milieu are ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS) and autophagy. Autophagy is known for bulk clearance of cytoplasmic aggregated proteins, whereas the specificity of protein degradation by UPS comes from E3 ubiquitin ligases. Few E3 ubiquitin ligases, like C-terminus of Hsc70-interacting protein (CHIP) not only take part in protein quality control pathways, but also plays a key regulatory role in other cellular processes like signaling, development, DNA damage repair, immunity and aging. CHIP targets misfolded proteins for their degradation through proteasome, as well as autophagy; simultaneously, with the help of chaperones, it also regulates folding attempts for misfolded proteins. The broad range of CHIP substrates and their associations with multiple pathologies make it a key molecule to work upon and focus for future therapeutic interventions. E3 ubiquitin ligase CHIP interacts and degrades many protein inclusions formed in neurodegenerative diseases. The presence of CHIP at various nodes of cellular protein-protein interaction network presents this molecule as a potential candidate for further research. In this review, we have explored a wide range of functionality of CHIP inside cells by a detailed presentation of its co-chaperone, E3 and E4 enzyme like functions, with central focus on its protein quality control roles in neurodegenerative diseases. We have also raised many unexplored but expected fundamental questions regarding CHIP functions, which generate hopes for its future applications in research, as well as drug discovery.
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- Vibhuti Joshi
- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur Rajasthan, India
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur Rajasthan, India
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur Rajasthan, India
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur Rajasthan, India
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- Centre for Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Unit, Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur Rajasthan, India
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Kuster CE, Hess RA, Althouse GC. Immunofluorescence Reveals Ubiquitination of Retained Distal Cytoplasmic Droplets on Ejaculated Porcine Spermatozoa. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 25:340-7. [PMID: 15064310 DOI: 10.1002/j.1939-4640.2004.tb02798.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The purpose of the present study was twofold: 1) to determine if antibodies raised against ubiquitin would recognize antigens associated with the porcine cytoplasmic droplet (CD), and 2) to determine if the same antibody would identify ubiquitinated substrates on the surface of morphologically abnormal boar spermatozoa. Permeabilization with the detergent Triton X-100 (0.05%) showed virtually all CDs to be ubiquitin positive. Distal droplets (DDs) retained in situ on boar spermatozoa were readily labeled following Triton permeabilization, whereas DDs present on nonpermeabilized cells were not. Negative control preparations lacked the ubiquitin staining on the DD. The use of microtubes for fixation and incubation provided clearer images as well as better sperm cell distribution and density than an initial slide-mounted technique. Immunoblotting indicated that larger amounts of ubiquitinated proteins were present in extracts from sperm cells from an ejaculate with an abnormally high percentage of retained DDs (52% DDs) compared to a morphologically normal sample (6% DDs). The primary antibody recognized both mono-ubiquitin of bovine origin (8.5 kd) and human ubiquitin conjugate (35 kd), as demonstrated by Western blot. Preabsorption of the anti-ubiquitin antibody with purified bovine ubiquitin was successful in preventing diaminobenzidine staining of sperm extract from the high DD ejaculate. The presence of antigens recognized by anti-ubiquitin antibodies in the boar sperm CD, coupled with the possibility that superfluous ubiquitin species are detrimental to embryonic development by targeting critical paternally contributed zygotic organelles, raises concerns that retained DDs may be more detrimental to fertility than previously suspected.
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- Christopher E Kuster
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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Hermo L, Pelletier RM, Cyr DG, Smith CE. Surfing the wave, cycle, life history, and genes/proteins expressed by testicular germ cells. Part 4: intercellular bridges, mitochondria, nuclear envelope, apoptosis, ubiquitination, membrane/voltage-gated channels, methylation/acetylation, and transcription factors. Microsc Res Tech 2010; 73:364-408. [PMID: 19941288 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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As germ cells divide and differentiate from spermatogonia to spermatozoa, they share a number of structural and functional features that are common to all generations of germ cells and these features are discussed herein. Germ cells are linked to one another by large intercellular bridges which serve to move molecules and even large organelles from the cytoplasm of one cell to another. Mitochondria take on different shapes and features and topographical arrangements to accommodate their specific needs during spermatogenesis. The nuclear envelope and pore complex also undergo extensive modifications concomitant with the development of germ cell generations. Apoptosis is an event that is normally triggered by germ cells and involves many proteins. It occurs to limit the germ cell pool and acts as a quality control mechanism. The ubiquitin pathway comprises enzymes that ubiquitinate as well as deubiquitinate target proteins and this pathway is present and functional in germ cells. Germ cells express many proteins involved in water balance and pH control as well as voltage-gated ion channel movement. In the nucleus, proteins undergo epigenetic modifications which include methylation, acetylation, and phosphorylation, with each of these modifications signaling changes in chromatin structure. Germ cells contain specialized transcription complexes that coordinate the differentiation program of spermatogenesis, and there are many male germ cell-specific differences in the components of this machinery. All of the above features of germ cells will be discussed along with the specific proteins/genes and abnormalities to fertility related to each topic.
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- Louis Hermo
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, 3640 University Street, Montreal, QC Canada H3A 2B2.
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Zheng H, Ji C, Li J, Jiang H, Ren M, Lu Q, Gu S, Mao Y, Xie Y. Cloning and Analysis of Human Apg16L. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 15:303-5. [PMID: 15620219 DOI: 10.1080/10425170400004104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Autophagy is an intracellular bulk degradation system, which delivers cytoplasmic components to the lysosome/vacuole. In yeast and mammalian cells, the Apg12-Apg5 conjugate, together with Apg16, form a multimeric complex, which plays an essential role in autopihageosome formation. By large-scale sequencing analysis of a human fetal brain cDNA library, we isolated a cDNA encoding a putative protein with 607 amino acid residues, which shows 90% identity and 93% similarity to mouse Apg16L. This protein, designated human Apg16L, contains a coiled-coil domain and a motif with seven WD repeats, which are also shared by mouse Apg16L. Database searching revealed that Apg16L is mapped to chromosome 2q37.1 and there exist at least four splice variants.
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- Huarui Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People's Republic of China
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The peptides and proteins secreted by fungi are reviewed in this article. They include ribosome inactivating peptides and proteins, antifungal peptides and proteins, lectins, ubiquitin-like peptides and proteins, peptides and proteins with nucleolytic activity, proteases, xylanases, cellulases, sugar oxidoreductases, laccases, invertases, trehalose phosphorylases, and various enzymes with applications in food industry, chemical production and the medical sector.
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- T B Ng
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, China
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Dill A, Thomas SG, Hu J, Steber CM, Sun TP. The Arabidopsis F-box protein SLEEPY1 targets gibberellin signaling repressors for gibberellin-induced degradation. THE PLANT CELL 2004; 16:1392-405. [PMID: 15155881 PMCID: PMC490034 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.020958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 409] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2004] [Accepted: 03/08/2004] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The nuclear DELLA proteins are highly conserved repressors of hormone gibberellin (GA) signaling in plants. In Arabidopsis thaliana, GA derepresses its signaling pathway by inducing proteolysis of the DELLA protein REPRESSOR OF ga1-3 (RGA). SLEEPY1 (SLY1) encodes an F-box-containing protein, and the loss-of-function sly1 mutant has a GA-insensitive dwarf phenotype and accumulates a high level of RGA. These findings suggested that SLY1 recruits RGA to the SCFSLY1 E3 ligase complex for ubiquitination and subsequent degradation by the 26S proteasome. In this report, we provide new insight into the molecular mechanism of how SLY1 interacts with the DELLA proteins for controlling GA response. By yeast two-hybrid and in vitro pull-down assays, we demonstrated that SLY1 interacts directly with RGA and GA INSENSITIVE (GAI, a closely related DELLA protein) via their C-terminal GRAS domain. The rga and gai null mutations additively suppressed the recessive sly1 mutant phenotype, further supporting the model that SCFSLY1 targets both RGA and GAI for degradation. The N-terminal DELLA domain of RGA previously was shown to be essential for GA-induced degradation. However, we found that this DELLA domain is not required for protein-protein interaction with SLY1 in yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), suggesting that its role is in a GA-triggered conformational change of the DELLA proteins. We also identified a novel gain-of-function sly1-d mutation that increased GA signaling by reducing the levels of the DELLA protein in plants. This effect of sly1-d appears to be caused by an enhanced interaction between sly1-d and the DELLA proteins.
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- Alyssa Dill
- Department of Biology, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708-1000, USA
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Fu X, Richards DE, Fleck B, Xie D, Burton N, Harberd NP. The Arabidopsis mutant sleepy1gar2-1 protein promotes plant growth by increasing the affinity of the SCFSLY1 E3 ubiquitin ligase for DELLA protein substrates. THE PLANT CELL 2004; 16:1406-18. [PMID: 15161962 PMCID: PMC490035 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.021386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2004] [Accepted: 03/03/2004] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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DELLA proteins restrain the cell proliferation and enlargement that characterizes the growth of plant organs. Gibberellin stimulates growth via 26S proteasome-dependent destruction of DELLAs, thus relieving DELLA-mediated growth restraint. Here, we show that the Arabidopsis thaliana sleepy1gar2-1 (sly1gar2-1) mutant allele encodes a mutant subunit (sly1gar2-1) of an SCF(SLY1) E3 ubiquitin ligase complex. SLY1 (the wild-type form) and sly1gar2-1 both confer substrate specificity on this complex via specific binding to the DELLA proteins. However, sly1gar2-1 interacts more strongly with the DELLA target than does SLY1. In addition, the strength of the SCFSLY1-DELLA interaction is increased by target phosphorylation. Growth-promoting DELLA destruction is dependent on SLY1 availability, on the strength of the interaction between SLY1 and the DELLA target, and on promotion of the SCFSLY1-DELLA interaction by DELLA phosphorylation.
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- Xiangdong Fu
- John Ines Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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A ribonuclease, with a molecular mass of 13 kDa and a ubiquitin-like N-terminal sequence, has been isolated from fruiting bodies of the mushroom Termitomyces globulus. The ribonuclease demonstrated ribonucleolytic activity toward poly A, poly C, poly G and poly U, with the activity toward poly A and poly C being much higher than that toward poly G and poly U. The ribonuclease was unadsorbed on DEAE-cellulose but adsorbed on Affi-gel blue gel and CM-Sepharose. The enzyme required a temperature of 70 degrees C for expression of maximal activity. However, the enzyme expressed nearly the same optimal activity over a wide pH range of 5.0-8.0.
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- Hexiang Wang
- Department of Microbiology, College of Biological Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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Ngai PHK, Wang HX, Ng TB. Purification and characterization of a ubiquitin-like peptide with macrophage stimulating, antiproliferative and ribonuclease activities from the mushroom Agrocybe cylindracea. Peptides 2003; 24:639-45. [PMID: 12895648 DOI: 10.1016/s0196-9781(03)00136-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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A peptide, with a molecular mass of 9.5kDa and demonstrating an N-terminal sequence similar to ubiquitin, was isolated from fruiting bodies of the mushroom Agrocybe cylindracea. The peptide was isolated with a purification protocol involving ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, affinity chromatography on Affi-gel blue gel, FPLC-ion exchange chromatography on Mono S and FPLC-gel filtration on Superdex 75. The peptide was unadsorbed on DEAE-cellulose and adsorbed on Affi-gel blue gel and Mono S. It showed antiproliferative activity on leukemia cell line (M1) and hepatoma cell line (HepG2), and enhanced nitric oxide production in murine peritoneal macrophages with a potency comparable to that of lipopolysaccharide. A pH of 6.0 was required for optimal RNase activity. Its RNase activity was stable over the temperature range of 0-60 degrees C. It exerted ribonucleolytic activity preferentially on polyC, much lower activity on polyU, and negligible activity on polyA and polyG.
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- Patrick H K Ngai
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, New Territories, Shatin, Hong Kong, PR China
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Serino G, Su H, Peng Z, Tsuge T, Wei N, Gu H, Deng XW. Characterization of the last subunit of the Arabidopsis COP9 signalosome: implications for the overall structure and origin of the complex. THE PLANT CELL 2003; 15:719-31. [PMID: 12615944 PMCID: PMC150025 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.009092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2002] [Accepted: 12/15/2002] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The COP9 signalosome (CSN) is an evolutionarily conserved protein complex that resembles the lid subcomplex of proteasomes. Through its ability to regulate specific proteasome-mediated protein degradation events, CSN controls multiple aspects of development. Here, we report the cloning and characterization of AtCSN2, the last uncharacterized CSN subunit from Arabidopsis. We show that the AtCSN2 gene corresponds to the previously identified FUS12 locus and that AtCSN2 copurifies with CSN, confirming that AtCSN2 is an integral component of CSN. AtCSN2 is not only able to interact with the SCF(TIR1) subunit AtCUL1, which is partially responsible for the regulatory interaction between CSN and SCF(TIR1), but also interacts with AtCUL3, suggesting that CSN is able to regulate the activity of other cullin-based E3 ligases through conserved interactions. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that the duplication and subsequent divergence events that led to the genes that encode CSN and lid subunits occurred before the divergence of unicellular and multicellular eukaryotic organisms and that the CSN subunits were more conserved than the lid subunits during evolution. Comparative analyses of the subunit interaction of CSN revealed a set of conserved subunit contacts and resulted in a model of CSN subunit topology, some aspects of which were substantiated by in vivo cross-link tests.
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- Giovanna Serino
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8104, USA
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Ng TB, Lam SK, Chan SY. A ubiquitin-like peptide from the mushroom Pleurotus sajor-caju exhibits relatively potent translation-inhibitory and ribonuclease activities. Peptides 2002; 23:1361-5. [PMID: 12182936 DOI: 10.1016/s0196-9781(02)00073-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The fruiting bodies of the edible mushroom Pleurotus sajor-caju were extracted with an aqueous buffer and then subjected to affinity chromatography on Affi-gel Blue gel, ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose and gel filtration on Superdex 75. From the fraction of the extract adsorbed on Affi-gel Blue gel and unadsorbed on DEAE-cellulose, a 9.5 kDa peptide with an N-terminal sequence similar to ubiquitin was isolated with a yield of 0.25 mg/kg mushroom. The peptide inhibited cell-free translation with an IC(50) of 30 nM. It exhibited a ribonuclease activity of 450 U/mg toward yeast transfer RNA. The activities were substantially more potent than those of previously isolated mushroom ubiquitin-like protein and peptide.
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- T B Ng
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, New Territories, Hong Kong, PR China.
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- Aaron Ciechanover
- Department of Biochemistry, The Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
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Maruyama S, Hatakeyama S, Nakayama K, Ishida N, Kawakami K, Nakayama K. Characterization of a mouse gene (Fbxw6) that encodes a homologue of Caenorhabditis elegans SEL-10. Genomics 2001; 78:214-22. [PMID: 11735228 DOI: 10.1006/geno.2001.6658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The SCF complex is a type of ubiquitin ligase that consists of the invariable components SKP1, CUL1, and RBX1 as well as a variable component, known as an F-box protein, that is the main determinant of substrate specificity. The Caenorhabditis elegans F-box- and WD40-repeat-containing protein SEL-10 functionally and physically associates with LIN-12 and SEL-12, orthologues of mammalian Notch and presenilin, respectively. We have now identified a gene (which we call Fbxw6) that encodes a mouse homologue (F-box-WD40 repeat protein 6, or FBW6) of SEL-10 and is expressed mainly in brain, heart, and testis. Co-immunoprecipitation analysis showed that FBW6 interacts with SKP1 and CUL1, indicating that these three proteins form an SCF complex. Comparison of the genomic organization of Fbxw6, which is located on mouse chromosome 3.3E3, with that of mouse Fbxw1, Fbxw2, and Fbxw4 showed only a low level of similarity, indicating that these genes diverged relatively early and thereafter evolved independently.
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- S Maruyama
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan
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Chen X, Li Q, Fischer JA. Genetic analysis of the Drosophila DNAprim gene. The function of the 60-kd primase subunit of DNA polymerase opposes the fat facets signaling pathway in the developing eye. Genetics 2000; 156:1787-95. [PMID: 11102374 PMCID: PMC1461376 DOI: 10.1093/genetics/156.4.1787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The Drosophila DNAprim gene encodes the large subunit (60 kD) of DNA primase, the part of DNA polymerase alpha that synthesizes RNA primers during DNA replication. The precise function of the 60-kD subunit is unknown. In a mutagenesis screen for suppressors of the fat facets (faf) mutant eye phenotype, we identified mutations in DNAprim. The faf gene encodes a deubiquitinating enzyme required specifically for patterning the compound eye. The DNA sequences of four DNAprim alleles were determined and these define essential protein domains. We show that while flies lacking DNAprim activity are lethal, flies with reduced DNAprim activity display morphological defects in their eyes, and unlike faf mutants, cell cycle abnormalities in larval eye discs. Mechanisms by which DNA primase levels might influence the faf-dependent cell communication pathway are discussed.
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- X Chen
- Section of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Differential gene expression forms the basis for development, differentiation, regeneration, and plasticity of tissues and organs. We describe two methods to identify differentially expressed genes. Differential display, a PCR-based approach, compares the expression of subsets of genes under two or more conditions. Gene arrays, or DNA microarrays, contain cDNAs from both known genes and novel genes spotted on a solid support (nylon membranes or glass slides). Hybridization of the arrays with RNA isolated from two different experimental conditions allows the simultaneous analysis of large numbers of genes, from hundreds to thousands to whole genomes. Using differential display to examine differential gene expression after noise trauma in the chick basilar papilla, we identified the UBE3B gene that encodes a new member of the E3 ubiquitin ligase family (UBE3B). UBE3B is highly expressed immediately after noise in the lesion, but not in the undamaged ends, of the chick basilar papilla. UBE3B is most similar to a ubiquitin ligase gene from Caenorhabditis elegans, suggesting that this gene has been conserved throughout evolution. We also describe preliminary experiments to profile gene expression in the cochlea and brain with commercially available low density gene arrays on nylon membranes and discuss potential applications of this and DNA microarray technology to the auditory system.
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- M I Lomax
- Kresge Hearing Research Institute, Department of Otolaryngology/Head- Neck Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48109, USA.
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Wu Z, Li Q, Fortini ME, Fischer JA. Genetic analysis of the role of the drosophila fat facets gene in the ubiquitin pathway. DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS 1999; 25:312-20. [PMID: 10570463 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1520-6408(1999)25:4<312::aid-dvg5>3.0.co;2-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The Drosophila fat facets gene encodes a deubiquitinating enzyme required during eye development to limit the number of photoreceptors in each facet to eight. Ubiquitin is a small polypeptide that targets proteins for degradation by the proteasome. Deubiquitinating enzymes cleave ubiquitin-protein bonds. In order to investigate the role of FAT FACETS in the ubiquitin pathway, genetic interactions between fat facets and the Drosophila UbcD1 gene were assessed. In addition, three yeast deubiquitinating enzyme genes were tested for their ability to substitute for fat facets in the developing Drosophila eye and for their effects on eye morphology. The results of these experiments support the hypothesis that FAT FACETS activity antagonizes that of the proteolytic machinery. The implications of these results for the specificity of FAF and yeast UBPs are discussed as well.
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- Z Wu
- Department of Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology and Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Texas at Austin, 78712, USA
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Bonifacino JS, Weissman AM. Ubiquitin and the control of protein fate in the secretory and endocytic pathways. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 1998; 14:19-57. [PMID: 9891777 PMCID: PMC4781171 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.cellbio.14.1.19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 480] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The modification of proteins by chains of ubiquitin has long been known to mediate targeting of cytosolic and nuclear proteins for degradation by proteasomes. In this article, we discuss recent developments that reveal the involvement of ubiquitin in the degradation of proteins retained within the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and in the internalization of plasma membrane proteins. Both luminal and transmembrane proteins retained in the ER are now known to be retrotranslocated into the cytosol in a process that involves ER chaperones and components of the protein import machinery. Once exposed to the cytosolic milieu, retro-translocated proteins are degraded by the proteasome, in most cases following polyubiquitination. There is growing evidence that both the ubiquitin-conjugating machinery and proteasomes may be associated with the cytosolic face of the ER membrane and that they could be functionally coupled to the process of retrotranslocation. The ubiquitination of plasma membrane proteins, on the other hand, mediates internalization of the proteins, which in most cases is followed by lysosomal/vacuolar degradation. There is, however, a well-documented case of a plasma membrane protein (the c-Met receptor) for which ubiquitination results in proteasomal degradation. These recent findings imply that ubiquitin plays more diverse roles in the regulation of the fate of cellular proteins than originally anticipated.
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- J S Bonifacino
- Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-5430, USA.
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