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Zhang F, Tang Y, Zhou H, Li K, West JA, Griffin JL, Lilley KS, Zhang N. The Yeast Gsk-3 Kinase Mck1 Is Necessary for Cell Wall Remodeling in Glucose-Starved and Cell Wall-Stressed Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2025; 26:3534. [PMID: 40332024 PMCID: PMC12027387 DOI: 10.3390/ijms26083534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2025] [Revised: 04/05/2025] [Accepted: 04/07/2025] [Indexed: 05/08/2025] Open
Abstract
The cell wall integrity (CWI) pathway is responsible for transcriptional regulation of cell wall remodeling in response to cell wall stress. How cell wall remodeling mediated by the CWI pathway is effected by inputs from other signaling pathways is not well understood. Here, we demonstrate that the Mck1 kinase cooperates with Slt2, the MAP kinase of the CWI pathway, to promote cell wall thickening in glucose-starved cells. Integrative analyses of the transcriptome, proteome and metabolic profiling indicate that Mck1 is required for the accumulation of UDP-glucose (UDPG), the substrate for β-glucan synthesis, through the activation of two regulons: the Msn2/4-dependent stress response and the Cat8-/Adr1-mediated metabolic reprogram dependent on the SNF1 complex. Analysis of the phosphoproteome suggests that similar to mammalian Gsk-3 kinases, Mck1 is involved in the regulation of cytoskeleton-dependent cellular processes, metabolism, signaling and transcription. Specifically, Mck1 may be implicated in the Snf1-dependent metabolic reprogram through PKA inhibition and SAGA (Spt-Ada-Gcn5 acetyltransferase)-mediated transcription activation, a hypothesis further underscored by the significant overlap between the Mck1- and Gcn5-activated transcriptomes. Phenotypic analysis also supports the roles of Mck1 in actin cytoskeleton-mediated exocytosis to ensure plasma membrane homeostasis and cell wall remodeling in cell wall-stressed cells. Together, these findings not only reveal the novel functions of Mck1 in metabolic reprogramming and polarized growth but also provide valuable omics resources for future studies to uncover the underlying mechanisms of Mck1 and other Gsk-3 kinases in cell growth and stress response.
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- Fan Zhang
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, 80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1GA, UK; (F.Z.); (K.L.)
- State Key Laboratory of Microbial Metabolism, Joint International Research Laboratory of Metabolic and Developmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, 80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1GA, UK; (F.Z.); (K.L.)
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- MRC Protein Phosphorylation and Ubiquitylation Unit, Sir James Black Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 5EH, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, 80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1GA, UK; (F.Z.); (K.L.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, 80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1GA, UK; (F.Z.); (K.L.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, 80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1GA, UK; (F.Z.); (K.L.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, 80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1GA, UK; (F.Z.); (K.L.)
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, 80 Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1GA, UK; (F.Z.); (K.L.)
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Lentzsch AM, Lee JH, Shan SO. Mechanistic Insights into Protein Biogenesis and Maturation on the Ribosome. J Mol Biol 2025:169056. [PMID: 40024436 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2025.169056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2025] [Revised: 02/19/2025] [Accepted: 02/25/2025] [Indexed: 03/04/2025]
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The ribosome is a major cellular machine that converts genetic information into biological function. Emerging data show that the ribosome is not only a protein synthesis machine, but also participates in the maturation of the nascent protein into properly folded and active molecules. The ribosome surface near the opening of the polypeptide exit tunnel can interact directly with the newly synthesized proteins and, more importantly, provides a platform where numerous protein biogenesis factors assemble, gain access to the nascent chain, and direct them into diverse biogenesis pathways. In this article, we review the current understanding of cotranslational protein maturation pathways, with an emphasis on systems in which biochemical studies provided a high-resolution molecular understanding and yielded generalizable mechanistic principles.
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- Alfred M Lentzsch
- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, United States.
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Schilke BA, Ziegelhoffer T, Domanski P, Marszalek J, Tomiczek B, Craig EA. Functional similarities and differences among subunits of the nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Cell Stress Chaperones 2024; 29:721-734. [PMID: 39426497 PMCID: PMC11565464 DOI: 10.1016/j.cstres.2024.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2024] [Revised: 10/11/2024] [Accepted: 10/15/2024] [Indexed: 10/21/2024] Open
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Protein factors bind ribosomes near the tunnel exit, facilitating protein trafficking and folding. In eukaryotes, the heterodimeric nascent polypeptide-associated complex (NAC) is the most abundant-equimolar to ribosomes. Saccharomyces cerevisiae has a minor β-type subunit (Nacβ2) in addition to abundant Nacβ1, and therefore two NAC heterodimers, α/β1 and α/β12. The additional beta NAC gene arose at the time of the whole genome duplication that occurred in the S. cerevisiae lineage. Nacβ2 has been implicated in regulating the fate of messenger RNA encoding ribosomal protein Rpl4 during translation via its interaction with the Caf130 subunit of the regulatory CCR4-Not complex. We found that Nacβ2 residues just C-terminal to the globular domain are required for its interaction with Caf130 and its negative effect on the growth of cells lacking Acl4, the specialized chaperone for Rpl4. Substitution of these Nacβ2 residues at homologous positions in Nacβ1 results in a chimeric protein that interacts with Caf130 and slows the growth of ∆acl4 cells lacking Nacβ2. Furthermore, alteration of residues in the N-terminus of Nacβ2 or chimeric Nacβ1 previously shown to affect ribosome binding overcomes the growth defect of ∆acl4. Our results are consistent with a model in which Nacβ2's ribosome association per se or its precise positioning is necessary for productive recruitment of CCR4-Not via its interaction with the Caf130 subunit to drive Rpl4 messenger RNA degradation.
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- Brenda A Schilke
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53726, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53726, United States
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- Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland; Department of Physical Chemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland
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- Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53726, United States.
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Johnson DL, Kumar R, Kakhniashvili D, Pfeffer LM, Laribee RN. Ccr4-not ubiquitin ligase signaling regulates ribosomal protein homeostasis and inhibits 40S ribosomal autophagy. J Biol Chem 2024; 300:107582. [PMID: 39025453 PMCID: PMC11357857 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2024.107582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
Abstract
The Ccr4-Not complex contains the poorly understood Not4 ubiquitin ligase that functions in transcription, mRNA decay, translation, proteostasis, and endolysosomal nutrient signaling. To gain further insight into the in vivo functions of the ligase, we performed quantitative proteomics in Saccharomyces cerevisiae using yeast cells lacking Not4, or cells overexpressing wild-type Not4 or an inactive Not4 mutant. Herein, we provide evidence that balanced Not4 activity maintains ribosomal protein (RP) homeostasis independent of changes to RP mRNA or known Not4 ribosomal substrates. Intriguingly, we also find that Not4 loss activates 40S ribosomal autophagy independently of canonical Atg7-dependent macroautophagy, indicating that microautophagy is responsible. We previously demonstrated that Ccr4-Not stimulates the target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1) signaling, which activates RP expression and inhibits autophagy, by maintaining vacuole V-ATPase H+ pump activity. Importantly, combining Not4 deficient cells with a mutant that blocks vacuole H+ export fully restores RP expression and increases 40S RP autophagy efficiency. In contrast, restoring TORC1 activity alone fails to rescue either process, indicating that Not4 loss disrupts additional endolysosomal functions that regulate RP expression and 40S autophagy. Analysis of the Not4-regulated proteome reveals increases in endolysosomal and autophagy-related factors that functionally interact with Not4 to control RP expression and affect 40S autophagy. Collectively, our data indicate that balanced Ccr4-Not ubiquitin ligase signaling maintains RP homeostasis and inhibits 40S autophagy via the ligase's emerging role as an endolysosomal regulator.
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- Daniel L Johnson
- Molecular Bioinformatics Core and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Office of Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine and the Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Proteomics and Metabolomics Core and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Office of Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine and the Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine and the Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
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Johnson DL, Kumar R, Kakhniashvili D, Pfeffer LM, Laribee RN. Ccr4-Not ubiquitin ligase signaling regulates ribosomal protein homeostasis and inhibits 40S ribosomal autophagy. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.08.28.555095. [PMID: 37693548 PMCID: PMC10491097 DOI: 10.1101/2023.08.28.555095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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The Ccr4-Not complex containing the Not4 ubiquitin ligase regulates gene transcription and mRNA decay, yet it also has poorly defined roles in translation, proteostasis, and endolysosomal-dependent nutrient signaling. To define how Ccr4-Not mediated ubiquitin signaling regulates these additional processes, we performed quantitative proteomics in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae lacking the Not4 ubiquitin ligase, and also in cells overexpressing either wild-type or functionally inactive ligase. Herein, we provide evidence that both increased and decreased Ccr4-Not ubiquitin signaling disrupts ribosomal protein (RP) homeostasis independently of reduced RP mRNA changes or reductions in known Not4 ribosomal substrates. Surprisingly, we also find that both Not4-mediated ubiquitin signaling, and the Ccr4 subunit, actively inhibit 40S ribosomal autophagy. This 40S autophagy is independent of canonical Atg7-dependent macroautophagy, thus indicating microautophagy activation is responsible. Furthermore, the Not4 ligase genetically interacts with endolysosomal pathway effectors to control both RP expression and 40S autophagy efficiency. Overall, we demonstrate that balanced Ccr4-Not ligase activity maintains RP homeostasis, and that Ccr4-Not ubiquitin signaling interacts with the endolysosomal pathway to both regulate RP expression and inhibit 40S ribosomal autophagy.
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- Daniel L. Johnson
- Molecular Bioinformatics Core and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Office of Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine and the Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America
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- Proteomics and Metabolomics Core and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Office of Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine and the Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine and the Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America
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Lv Y, Xie M, Zhou S, Wen B, Sui S, Li M, Ma J. CpCAF1 from Chimonanthus praecox Promotes Flowering and Low-Temperature Tolerance When Expressed in Arabidopsis thaliana. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:12945. [PMID: 37629126 PMCID: PMC10455127 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241612945] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2023] [Revised: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023] Open
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CCR4-associated factor I (CAF1) is a deadenylase that plays a critical role in the initial step of mRNA degradation in most eukaryotic cells, and in plant growth and development. Knowledge of CAF1 proteins in woody plants remains limited. Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox) is a highly ornamental woody plant. In this study, CpCAF1 was isolated from wintersweet. CpCAF1 belongs to the DEDDh (Asp-Glu-Asp-Asp-His) subfamily of the DEDD (Asp-Glu-Asp-Asp) nuclease family. The amino acid sequence showed highest similarity to the homologous gene of Arabidopsis thaliana. In transgenic Arabidopsis overexpressing CpCAF1, the timing of bolting, formation of the first rosette, and other growth stages were earlier than those of the wild-type plants. Root, lateral branch, rosette leaf, and silique growth were positively correlated with CpCAF1 expression. FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT) and SUPPRESSOROF OVEREXPRESSION OF CO 1 (SOC1) gene expression was higher while EARLY FLOWERING3 (ELF3) and FLOWERING LOCUS C (FLC) gene expression of transgenic Arabidopsis was lower than the wild type grown for 4 weeks. Plant growth and flowering occurrences were earlier in transgenic Arabidopsis overexpressing CpCAF1 than in the wild-type plants. The abundance of the CpCAF1 transcript grew steadily, and significantly exceeded the initial level under 4 °C in wintersweet after initially decreasing. After low-temperature exposure, transgenic Arabidopsis had higher proline content and stronger superoxide dismutase activity than the wild type, and the malondialdehyde level in transgenic Arabidopsis was decreased significantly by 12 h and then increased in low temperature, whereas it was directly increased in the wild type. A higher potassium ion flux in the root was detected in transgenic plants than in the wild type with potassium deficiency. The CpCAF1 promoter was a constitutive promoter that contained multiple cis-acting regulatory elements. The DRE, LTR, and MYB elements, which play important roles in response to low temperature, were identified in the CpCAF1 promoter. These findings indicate that CpCAF1 is involved in flowering and low-temperature tolerance in wintersweet, and provide a basis for future genetic and breeding research on wintersweet.
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- Chongqing Engineering Research Centre for Floriculture, Key Laboratory of Horticulture Science for Southern Mountainous Regions, Ministry of Education, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Southwest University, Chongqing 400716, China; (Y.L.); (M.X.); (S.Z.); (B.W.); (S.S.); (M.L.)
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Chen S, Allen G, Panasenko OO, Collart MA. Not4-dependent targeting of MMF1 mRNA to mitochondria limits its expression via ribosome pausing, Egd1 ubiquitination, Caf130, no-go-decay and autophagy. Nucleic Acids Res 2023; 51:5022-5039. [PMID: 37094076 PMCID: PMC10250226 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/26/2023] Open
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The Ccr4-Not complex is a conserved multi protein complex with diverse roles in the mRNA life cycle. Recently we determined that the Not1 and Not4 subunits of Ccr4-Not inversely regulate mRNA solubility and thereby impact dynamics of co-translation events. One mRNA whose solubility is limited by Not4 is MMF1 encoding a mitochondrial matrix protein. In this work we uncover a mechanism that limits MMF1 overexpression and depends upon its co-translational targeting to the mitochondria. We have named this mechanism Mito-ENCay. This mechanism relies on Not4 promoting ribosome pausing during MMF1 translation, and hence the co-translational docking of the MMF1 mRNA to mitochondria via the mitochondrial targeting sequence of the Mmf1 nascent chain, the Egd1 chaperone, the Om14 mitochondrial outer membrane protein and the co-translational import machinery. Besides co-translational Mitochondrial targeting, Mito-ENCay depends upon Egd1 ubiquitination by Not4, the Caf130 subunit of the Ccr4-Not complex, the mitochondrial outer membrane protein Cis1, autophagy and no-go-decay.
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- Siyu Chen
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Institute of Genetics and Genomics of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Institute of Genetics and Genomics of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Institute of Genetics and Genomics of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Institute of Genetics and Genomics of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Wang X, Dai WW, Liu C, Zhang GX, Song WH, Li C, Yangchen YC, Gao RF, Chen YY, Yan H, Tang W, Kou M, Zhang YG, Yuan B, Li Q. Evaluation of Physiological Coping Strategies and Quality Substances in Purple SweetPotato under Different Salinity Levels. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13081350. [PMID: 36011261 PMCID: PMC9407167 DOI: 10.3390/genes13081350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Although salinity stress is one of the principal abiotic stresses affecting crop yield, a suitable concentration of NaCl has proven to be useful for increasing crop quality. This study used low salinity (34 mmol/L NaCl) and high salinity (85 mmol/L) to cultivate purple sweetpotato. Using transcriptomics and metabolomics to profile the pathway indicated that glycometabolism, secondary metabolite biosynthesis and the starch catabolic process were the significant pathways under the salinity stress. Further research showed that purple sweetpotato could regulate genes related to the regulation of the cellular Na+, K+, and other ions concentration in response to the low salinity tolerance, but loses this ability under high salinity. Meanwhile, under low salinity, the activity of antioxidant enzymes and their related gene expression are maintained at a high level. The low salinity influences the monosaccharide composition as well as the content and regulation of genes related to starch synthesis. Quality analysis showed that the low salinity could increase the starch content and influence the amylopectin biosynthesis. It suggested that low salinity promotes substance accumulation. High salinity could increase the anthocyanins biosynthesis and low salinity had a significant impact on phenolic acid and flavonol. Finally, the gene expression levels also prove the low salinity could change the composition and content level of the purple sweetpotato. This study showed that an appropriate concentration of NaCl can be used as an elicitor for application in purple sweetpotato planting.
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- Xin Wang
- Sweetpotato Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Xuhuai District, Key Laboratory of Biology & Genetic Breeding of Sweetpotato, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xuzhou 221131, China; (X.W.); (W.-H.S.); (C.L.); (R.-F.G.); (Y.-Y.C.); (H.Y.); (W.T.); (M.K.); (Y.-G.Z.)
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- School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China; (W.-W.D.); (G.-X.Z.); (Y.-C.Y.)
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- Institute of Agricultural Sciences in the Coastal Area Jiangsu, Yancheng 224002, China;
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- School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China; (W.-W.D.); (G.-X.Z.); (Y.-C.Y.)
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- Sweetpotato Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Xuhuai District, Key Laboratory of Biology & Genetic Breeding of Sweetpotato, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xuzhou 221131, China; (X.W.); (W.-H.S.); (C.L.); (R.-F.G.); (Y.-Y.C.); (H.Y.); (W.T.); (M.K.); (Y.-G.Z.)
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- Sweetpotato Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Xuhuai District, Key Laboratory of Biology & Genetic Breeding of Sweetpotato, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xuzhou 221131, China; (X.W.); (W.-H.S.); (C.L.); (R.-F.G.); (Y.-Y.C.); (H.Y.); (W.T.); (M.K.); (Y.-G.Z.)
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- School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China; (W.-W.D.); (G.-X.Z.); (Y.-C.Y.)
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- Sweetpotato Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Xuhuai District, Key Laboratory of Biology & Genetic Breeding of Sweetpotato, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xuzhou 221131, China; (X.W.); (W.-H.S.); (C.L.); (R.-F.G.); (Y.-Y.C.); (H.Y.); (W.T.); (M.K.); (Y.-G.Z.)
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- Sweetpotato Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Xuhuai District, Key Laboratory of Biology & Genetic Breeding of Sweetpotato, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xuzhou 221131, China; (X.W.); (W.-H.S.); (C.L.); (R.-F.G.); (Y.-Y.C.); (H.Y.); (W.T.); (M.K.); (Y.-G.Z.)
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- Sweetpotato Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Xuhuai District, Key Laboratory of Biology & Genetic Breeding of Sweetpotato, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xuzhou 221131, China; (X.W.); (W.-H.S.); (C.L.); (R.-F.G.); (Y.-Y.C.); (H.Y.); (W.T.); (M.K.); (Y.-G.Z.)
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- Sweetpotato Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Xuhuai District, Key Laboratory of Biology & Genetic Breeding of Sweetpotato, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xuzhou 221131, China; (X.W.); (W.-H.S.); (C.L.); (R.-F.G.); (Y.-Y.C.); (H.Y.); (W.T.); (M.K.); (Y.-G.Z.)
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- Sweetpotato Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Xuhuai District, Key Laboratory of Biology & Genetic Breeding of Sweetpotato, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xuzhou 221131, China; (X.W.); (W.-H.S.); (C.L.); (R.-F.G.); (Y.-Y.C.); (H.Y.); (W.T.); (M.K.); (Y.-G.Z.)
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- Sweetpotato Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Xuhuai District, Key Laboratory of Biology & Genetic Breeding of Sweetpotato, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xuzhou 221131, China; (X.W.); (W.-H.S.); (C.L.); (R.-F.G.); (Y.-Y.C.); (H.Y.); (W.T.); (M.K.); (Y.-G.Z.)
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- School of Life Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China; (W.-W.D.); (G.-X.Z.); (Y.-C.Y.)
- Correspondence: (B.Y.); (Q.L.)
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- Sweetpotato Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences/Xuzhou Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Jiangsu Xuhuai District, Key Laboratory of Biology & Genetic Breeding of Sweetpotato, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Xuzhou 221131, China; (X.W.); (W.-H.S.); (C.L.); (R.-F.G.); (Y.-Y.C.); (H.Y.); (W.T.); (M.K.); (Y.-G.Z.)
- Correspondence: (B.Y.); (Q.L.)
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Pillet B, Méndez-Godoy A, Murat G, Favre S, Stumpe M, Falquet L, Kressler D. Dedicated chaperones coordinate co-translational regulation of ribosomal protein production with ribosome assembly to preserve proteostasis. eLife 2022; 11:74255. [PMID: 35357307 PMCID: PMC8970588 DOI: 10.7554/elife.74255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The biogenesis of eukaryotic ribosomes involves the ordered assembly of around 80 ribosomal proteins. Supplying equimolar amounts of assembly-competent ribosomal proteins is complicated by their aggregation propensity and the spatial separation of their location of synthesis and pre-ribosome incorporation. Recent evidence has highlighted that dedicated chaperones protect individual, unassembled ribosomal proteins on their path to the pre-ribosomal assembly site. Here, we show that the co-translational recognition of Rpl3 and Rpl4 by their respective dedicated chaperone, Rrb1 or Acl4, reduces the degradation of the encoding RPL3 and RPL4 mRNAs in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In both cases, negative regulation of mRNA levels occurs when the availability of the dedicated chaperone is limited and the nascent ribosomal protein is instead accessible to a regulatory machinery consisting of the nascent-polypeptide-associated complex and the Caf130-associated Ccr4-Not complex. Notably, deregulated expression of Rpl3 and Rpl4 leads to their massive aggregation and a perturbation of overall proteostasis in cells lacking the E3 ubiquitin ligase Tom1. Taken together, we have uncovered an unprecedented regulatory mechanism that adjusts the de novo synthesis of Rpl3 and Rpl4 to their actual consumption during ribosome assembly and, thereby, protects cells from the potentially detrimental effects of their surplus production. Living cells are packed full of molecules known as proteins, which perform many vital tasks the cells need to survive and grow. Machines called ribosomes inside the cells use template molecules called messenger RNAs (or mRNAs for short) to produce proteins. The newly-made proteins then have to travel to a specific location in the cell to perform their tasks. Some newly-made proteins are prone to forming clumps, so cells have other proteins known as chaperones that ensure these clumps do not form. The ribosomes themselves are made up of several proteins, some of which are also prone to clumping as they are being produced. To prevent this from happening, cells control how many ribosomal proteins they make, so there are just enough to form the ribosomes the cell needs at any given time. Previous studies found that, in yeast, two ribosomal proteins called Rpl3 and Rpl4 each have their own dedicated chaperone to prevent them from clumping. However, it remained unclear whether these chaperones are also involved in regulating the levels of Rpl3 and Rpl4. To address this question, Pillet et al. studied both of these dedicated chaperones in yeast cells. The experiments showed that the chaperones bound to their target proteins (either units of Rpl3 or Rpl4) as they were being produced on the ribosomes. This protected the template mRNAs the ribosomes were using to produce these proteins from being destroyed, thus allowing further units of Rpl3 and Rpl4 to be produced. When enough Rpl3 and Rpl4 units were made, there were not enough of the chaperones to bind them all, leaving the mRNA templates unprotected. This led to the destruction of the mRNA templates, which decreased the numbers of Rpl3 and Rpl4 units being produced. The work of Pillet et al. reveals a feedback mechanism that allows yeast to tightly control the levels of Rpl3 and Rpl4. In the future, these findings may help us understand diseases caused by defects in ribosomal proteins, such as Diamond-Blackfan anemia, and possibly also neurodegenerative diseases caused by clumps of proteins forming in cells. The next step will be to find out whether the mechanism uncovered by Pillet et al. also exists in human and other mammalian cells.
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- Benjamin Pillet
- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.,Metabolomics and Proteomics Platform, Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.,Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Biology, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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Rana A, Gupta N, Thakur A. Post-transcriptional and translational control of the morphology and virulence in human fungal pathogens. Mol Aspects Med 2021; 81:101017. [PMID: 34497025 DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2021.101017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 08/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Host-pathogen interactions at the molecular level are the key to fungal pathogenesis. Fungal pathogens utilize several mechanisms such as adhesion, invasion, phenotype switching and metabolic adaptations, to survive in the host environment and respond. Post-transcriptional and translational regulations have emerged as key regulatory mechanisms ensuring the virulence and survival of fungal pathogens. Through these regulations, fungal pathogens effectively alter their protein pool, respond to various stress, and undergo morphogenesis, leading to efficient and comprehensive changes in fungal physiology. The regulation of virulence through post-transcriptional and translational regulatory mechanisms is mediated through mRNA elements (cis factors) or effector molecules (trans factors). The untranslated regions upstream and downstream of the mRNA, as well as various RNA-binding proteins involved in translation initiation or circularization of the mRNA, play pivotal roles in the regulation of morphology and virulence by influencing protein synthesis, protein isoforms, and mRNA stability. Therefore, post-transcriptional and translational mechanisms regulating the morphology, virulence and drug-resistance processes in fungal pathogens can be the target for new therapeutics. With improved "omics" technologies, these regulatory mechanisms are increasingly coming to the forefront of basic biology and drug discovery. This review aims to discuss various modes of post-transcriptional and translation regulations, and how these mechanisms exert influence in the virulence and morphogenesis of fungal pathogens.
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- Aishwarya Rana
- Regional Centre for Biotechnology, 3rd Milestone Gurgaon-Faridabad Expressway, Faridabad 121001, India
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- Regional Centre for Biotechnology, 3rd Milestone Gurgaon-Faridabad Expressway, Faridabad 121001, India
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- Regional Centre for Biotechnology, 3rd Milestone Gurgaon-Faridabad Expressway, Faridabad 121001, India.
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Ccr4-Not as a mediator of environmental signaling: a jack of all trades and master of all. Curr Genet 2021; 67:707-713. [PMID: 33791857 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-021-01180-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The cellular response to environmental exposures, such as nutrient shifts and various forms of stress, requires the integration of the signaling apparatus that senses these environmental changes with the downstream gene regulatory machinery. Delineating this molecular circuitry remains essential for understanding how organisms adapt to environmental flux, and it is critical for determining how dysregulation of these mechanisms causes disease. Ccr4-Not is a highly conserved regulatory complex that controls all aspects of the gene expression process. Recent studies in budding yeast have identified novel roles for Ccr4-Not as a key regulator of core nutrient signaling pathways that control cell growth and proliferation, including signaling through the mechanistic target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1) pathway. Herein, I will review the current evidence that implicate Ccr4-Not in nutrient signaling regulation, and I will discuss important unanswered questions that should help guide future efforts to delineate Ccr4-Not's role in linking environmental signaling with the gene regulatory machinery. Ccr4-Not is highly conserved throughout eukaryotes, and increasing evidence indicates it is dysregulated in a variety of diseases. Determining how Ccr4-Not regulates these signaling pathways in model organisms such as yeast will provide a guide for defining how it controls these processes in human cells.
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The Regulatory Properties of the Ccr4-Not Complex. Cells 2020; 9:cells9112379. [PMID: 33138308 PMCID: PMC7692201 DOI: 10.3390/cells9112379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The mammalian Ccr4–Not complex, carbon catabolite repression 4 (Ccr4)-negative on TATA-less (Not), is a large, highly conserved, multifunctional assembly of proteins that acts at different cellular levels to regulate gene expression. In the nucleus, it is involved in the regulation of the cell cycle, chromatin modification, activation and inhibition of transcription initiation, control of transcription elongation, RNA export, nuclear RNA surveillance, and DNA damage repair. In the cytoplasm, the Ccr4–Not complex plays a central role in mRNA decay and affects protein quality control. Most of our original knowledge of the Ccr4–Not complex is derived, primarily, from studies in yeast. More recent studies have shown that the mammalian complex has a comparable structure and similar properties. In this review, we summarize the evidence for the multiple roles of both the yeast and mammalian Ccr4–Not complexes, highlighting their similarities.
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Chen H, Miller PW, Johnson DL, Laribee RN. The Ccr4-Not complex regulates TORC1 signaling and mitochondrial metabolism by promoting vacuole V-ATPase activity. PLoS Genet 2020; 16:e1009046. [PMID: 33064727 PMCID: PMC7592917 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1009046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2019] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The Ccr4-Not complex functions as an effector of multiple signaling pathways that control gene transcription and mRNA turnover. Consequently, Ccr4-Not contributes to a diverse array of processes, which includes a significant role in cell metabolism. Yet a mechanistic understanding of how it contributes to metabolism is lacking. Herein, we provide evidence that Ccr4-Not activates nutrient signaling through the essential target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1) pathway. Ccr4-Not disruption reduces global TORC1 signaling, and it also upregulates expression of the cell wall integrity (CWI) pathway terminal kinase Mpk1. Although CWI signaling represses TORC1 signaling, we find that Ccr4-Not loss inhibits TORC1 independently of CWI activation. Instead, we demonstrate that Ccr4-Not promotes the function of the vacuole V-ATPase, which interacts with the Gtr1 GTPase-containing EGO complex to stimulate TORC1 in response to nutrient sufficiency. Bypassing the V-ATPase requirement in TORC1 activation using a constitutively active Gtr1 mutant fully restores TORC1 signaling in Ccr4-Not deficient cells. Transcriptome analysis and functional studies revealed that loss of the Ccr4 subunit activates the TORC1 repressed retrograde signaling pathway to upregulate mitochondrial activity. Blocking this mitochondrial upregulation in Ccr4-Not deficient cells further represses TORC1 signaling, and it causes synergistic deficiencies in mitochondrial-dependent metabolism. These data support a model whereby Ccr4-Not loss impairs V-ATPase dependent TORC1 activation that forces cells to enhance mitochondrial metabolism to sustain a minimal level of TORC1 signaling necessary for cell growth and proliferation. Therefore, Ccr4-Not plays an integral role in nutrient signaling and cell metabolism by promoting V-ATPase dependent TORC1 activation.
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- Hongfeng Chen
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine and the Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America
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- Molecular Bioinformatics Core and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Office of Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America
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- Molecular Bioinformatics Core and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center Office of Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine and the Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, United States of America
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Promdonkoy P, Mhuantong W, Champreda V, Tanapongpipat S, Runguphan W. Improvement in d-xylose utilization and isobutanol production in S. cerevisiae by adaptive laboratory evolution and rational engineering. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2020; 47:497-510. [DOI: 10.1007/s10295-020-02281-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 05/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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As the effects of climate change become apparent, metabolic engineers and synthetic biologists are exploring sustainable sources for transportation fuels. The design and engineering of microorganisms to produce gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel compounds from renewable feedstocks can significantly reduce our dependence on fossil fuels as well as lower the emissions of greenhouse gases. Over the past 2 decades, a considerable amount of work has led to the development of microbial strains for the production of advanced fuel compounds from both C5 and C6 sugars. In this work, we combined two strategies—adaptive laboratory evolution and rational metabolic engineering—to improve the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae’s ability to utilize d-xylose, a major C5 sugar in biomass, and produce the advanced biofuel isobutanol. Whole genome resequencing of several evolved strains followed by reverse engineering identified two single nucleotide mutations, one in CCR4 and another in TIF1, that improved the yeast’s specific growth rate by 23% and 14%, respectively. Neither one of these genes has previously been implicated to play a role in utilization of d-xylose. Fine-tuning the expression levels of the bottleneck enzymes in the isobutanol pathway further improved the evolved strain’s isobutanol titer to 92.9 ± 4.4 mg/L (specific isobutanol production of 50.2 ± 2.6 mg/g DCW), a 90% improvement in titer and a 110% improvement in specific production over the non-evolved strain. We hope that our work will set the stage for an economic route to the advanced biofuel isobutanol and enable efficient utilization of xylose-containing biomass.
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- Peerada Promdonkoy
- grid.419250.b National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 113 Thailand Science Park, Paholyothin Road, Klong 1 12120 Klong Luang Pathumthani Thailand
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- grid.419250.b National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 113 Thailand Science Park, Paholyothin Road, Klong 1 12120 Klong Luang Pathumthani Thailand
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- grid.419250.b National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 113 Thailand Science Park, Paholyothin Road, Klong 1 12120 Klong Luang Pathumthani Thailand
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- grid.419250.b National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 113 Thailand Science Park, Paholyothin Road, Klong 1 12120 Klong Luang Pathumthani Thailand
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- grid.419250.b National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 113 Thailand Science Park, Paholyothin Road, Klong 1 12120 Klong Luang Pathumthani Thailand
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Genome-Wide Mapping of Decay Factor-mRNA Interactions in Yeast Identifies Nutrient-Responsive Transcripts as Targets of the Deadenylase Ccr4. G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS 2018; 8:315-330. [PMID: 29158339 PMCID: PMC5765359 DOI: 10.1534/g3.117.300415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The Ccr4 (carbon catabolite repression 4)-Not complex is a major regulator of stress responses that controls gene expression at multiple levels, from transcription to mRNA decay. Ccr4, a “core” subunit of the complex, is the main cytoplasmic deadenylase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae; however, its mRNA targets have not been mapped on a genome-wide scale. Here, we describe a genome-wide approach, RNA immunoprecipitation (RIP) high-throughput sequencing (RIP-seq), to identify the RNAs bound to Ccr4, and two proteins that associate with it, Dhh1 and Puf5. All three proteins were preferentially bound to lowly abundant mRNAs, most often at the 3′ end of the transcript. Furthermore, Ccr4, Dhh1, and Puf5 are recruited to mRNAs that are targeted by other RNA-binding proteins that promote decay and mRNA transport, and inhibit translation. Although Ccr4-Not regulates mRNA transcription and decay, Ccr4 recruitment to mRNAs correlates better with decay rates, suggesting it imparts greater control over transcript abundance through decay. Ccr4-enriched mRNAs are refractory to control by the other deadenylase complex in yeast, Pan2/3, suggesting a division of labor between these deadenylation complexes. Finally, Ccr4 and Dhh1 associate with mRNAs whose abundance increases during nutrient starvation, and those that fluctuate during metabolic and oxygen consumption cycles, which explains the known genetic connections between these factors and nutrient utilization and stress pathways.
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Kassem S, Villanyi Z, Collart MA. Not5-dependent co-translational assembly of Ada2 and Spt20 is essential for functional integrity of SAGA. Nucleic Acids Res 2017; 45:1186-1199. [PMID: 28180299 PMCID: PMC5388395 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw1059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Revised: 10/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Acetylation of histones regulates gene expression in eukaryotes. In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae it depends mainly upon the ADA and SAGA histone acetyltransferase complexes for which Gcn5 is the catalytic subunit. Previous screens have determined that global acetylation is reduced in cells lacking subunits of the Ccr4–Not complex, a global regulator of eukaryotic gene expression. In this study we have characterized the functional connection between the Ccr4–Not complex and SAGA. We show that SAGA mRNAs encoding a core set of SAGA subunits are tethered together for co-translational assembly of the encoded proteins. Ccr4–Not subunits bind SAGA mRNAs and promote the co-translational assembly of these subunits. This is needed for integrity of SAGA. In addition, we determine that a glycolytic enzyme, the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase Tdh3, a prototypical moonlighting protein, is tethered at this site of Ccr4–Not-dependent co-translational SAGA assembly and functions as a chaperone.
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- Sari Kassem
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Genetics and Genomics Geneva, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Genetics and Genomics Geneva, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Genetics and Genomics Geneva, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Gupta I, Villanyi Z, Kassem S, Hughes C, Panasenko OO, Steinmetz LM, Collart MA. Translational Capacity of a Cell Is Determined during Transcription Elongation via the Ccr4-Not Complex. Cell Rep 2016; 15:1782-94. [PMID: 27184853 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.04.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2015] [Revised: 02/08/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The current understanding of gene expression considers transcription and translation to be independent processes. Challenging this notion, we found that translation efficiency is determined during transcription elongation through the imprinting of mRNAs with Not1, the central scaffold of the Ccr4-Not complex. We determined that another subunit of the complex, Not5, defines Not1 binding to specific mRNAs, particularly those produced from ribosomal protein genes. This imprinting mechanism specifically regulates ribosomal protein gene expression, which in turn determines the translational capacity of cells. We validate our model by SILAC and polysome profiling experiments. As a proof of concept, we demonstrate that enhanced translation compensates for transcriptional elongation stress. Taken together, our data indicate that in addition to defining mRNA stability, components of the Ccr4-Not imprinting complex regulate RNA translatability, thus ensuring global gene expression homeostasis.
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- Ishaan Gupta
- Genome Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), 69117 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Genetics and Genomics, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Genetics and Genomics, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Genome Sciences Center, British Columbia Cancer Research Agency, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1L3, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Genetics and Genomics, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Genome Biology Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), 69117 Heidelberg, Germany; Stanford Genome Technology Center, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA; Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Genetics and Genomics, University of Geneva, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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Collart MA. The Ccr4-Not complex is a key regulator of eukaryotic gene expression. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2016; 7:438-54. [PMID: 26821858 PMCID: PMC5066686 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 225] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Revised: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The Ccr4‐Not complex is a multisubunit complex present in all eukaryotes that contributes to regulate gene expression at all steps, from production of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) in the nucleus to their degradation in the cytoplasm. In the nucleus it influences the post‐translational modifications of the chromatin template that has to be remodeled for transcription, it is present at sites of transcription and associates with transcription factors as well as with the elongating polymerase, it interacts with the factors that prepare the new transcript for export to the cytoplasm and finally is important for nuclear quality control and influences mRNA export. In the cytoplasm it is present in polysomes where mRNAs are translated and in RNA granules where mRNAs will be redirected upon inhibition of translation. It influences mRNA translatability, and is needed during translation, on one hand for co‐translational protein interactions and on the other hand to preserve translation that stalls. It is one of the relevant players during co‐translational quality control. It also interacts with factors that will repress translation or induce mRNA decapping when recruited to the translating template. Finally, Ccr4‐Not carries deadenylating enzymes and is a key player in mRNA decay, generic mRNA decay that follows normal translation termination, co‐translational mRNA decay of transcripts on which the ribosomes stall durably or which carry a non‐sense mutation and finally mRNA decay that is induced by external signaling for a change in genetic programming. Ccr4‐Not is a master regulator of eukaryotic gene expression. WIREs RNA 2016, 7:438–454. doi: 10.1002/wrna.1332 For further resources related to this article, please visit the WIREs website.
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- Martine A Collart
- Department Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, CMU, Geneva, Switzerland.,Institute of Genetics and Genomics, Geneva, Switzerland
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In this mini-review, we summarize our current knowledge about the cross-talk between the different levels of gene expression. We introduce the Ccr4 (carbon catabolite repressed 4)–Not (negative on TATA-less) complex as a candidate to be a master regulator that orchestrates between the different levels of gene expression. An integrated view of the findings about the Ccr4–Not complex suggests that it is involved in gene expression co-ordination. Since the discovery of the Not proteins in a selection for transcription regulators in yeast [Collart and Struhl (1994) Genes Dev. 8, 525–537], the Ccr4–Not complex has been connected to every step of the mRNA lifecycle. Moreover, it has been found to be relevant for appropriate protein folding and quaternary protein structure by being involved in co-translational protein complex assembly.
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Experimental and computational analysis of a large protein network that controls fat storage reveals the design principles of a signaling network. PLoS Comput Biol 2015; 11:e1004264. [PMID: 26020510 PMCID: PMC4447291 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1004264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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An approach combining genetic, proteomic, computational, and physiological analysis was used to define a protein network that regulates fat storage in budding yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae). A computational analysis of this network shows that it is not scale-free, and is best approximated by the Watts-Strogatz model, which generates “small-world” networks with high clustering and short path lengths. The network is also modular, containing energy level sensing proteins that connect to four output processes: autophagy, fatty acid synthesis, mRNA processing, and MAP kinase signaling. The importance of each protein to network function is dependent on its Katz centrality score, which is related both to the protein’s position within a module and to the module’s relationship to the network as a whole. The network is also divisible into subnetworks that span modular boundaries and regulate different aspects of fat metabolism. We used a combination of genetics and pharmacology to simultaneously block output from multiple network nodes. The phenotypic results of this blockage define patterns of communication among distant network nodes, and these patterns are consistent with the Watts-Strogatz model. We discovered a large protein network that regulates fat storage in budding yeast. This network contains 94 proteins, almost all of which bind to other proteins in the network. To understand the functions of large protein collections such as these, it will be necessary to move away from one-by-one analysis of individual proteins and create computational models of entire networks. This will allow classification of networks into categories and permit researchers to identify key network proteins on theoretical grounds. We show here that the fat regulation network fits a Watts-Strogatz small-world model. This model was devised to explain the clustering phenomena often observed in real networks, but has not been previously applied to signaling networks within cells. The short path length and high clustering coefficients characteristic of the Watts-Strogatz topology allow for rapid communication between distant nodes and for division of the network into modules that perform different functions. The fat regulation network has modules, and it is divisible into subnetworks that span modular boundaries and regulate different aspects of fat metabolism. We experimentally examined communication between nodes within the network using a combination of genetics and pharmacology, and showed that the communication patterns are consistent with the Watts-Strogatz topology.
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Yan YB. Deadenylation: enzymes, regulation, and functional implications. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-RNA 2014; 5:421-43. [PMID: 24523229 DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 12/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Lengths of the eukaryotic messenger RNA (mRNA) poly(A) tails are dynamically changed by the opposing effects of poly(A) polymerases and deadenylases. Modulating poly(A) tail length provides a highly regulated means to control almost every stage of mRNA lifecycle including transcription, processing, quality control, transport, translation, silence, and decay. The existence of diverse deadenylases with distinct properties highlights the importance of regulating poly(A) tail length in cellular functions. The deadenylation activity can be modulated by subcellular locations of the deadenylases, cis-acting elements in the target mRNAs, trans-acting RNA-binding proteins, posttranslational modifications of deadenylase and associated factors, as well as transcriptional and posttranscriptional regulation of the deadenylase genes. Among these regulators, the physiological functions of deadenylases are largely dependent on the interactions with the trans-acting RNA-binding proteins, which recruit deadenylases to the target mRNAs. The task of these RNA-binding proteins is to find and mark the target mRNAs based on their sequence features. Regulation of the regulators can switch on or switch off deadenylation and thereby destabilize or stabilize the targeted mRNAs, respectively. The distinct domain compositions and cofactors provide various deadenylases the structural basis for the recruitments by distinct RNA-binding protein subsets to meet dissimilar cellular demands. The diverse deadenylases, the numerous types of regulators, and the reversible posttranslational modifications together make up a complicated network to precisely regulate intracellular mRNA homeostasis. This review will focus on the diverse regulators of various deadenylases and will discuss their functional implications, remaining problems, and future challenges.
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- Yong-Bin Yan
- State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
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Panepinto JC, Heinz E, Traven A. The cellular roles of Ccr4-NOT in model and pathogenic fungi-implications for fungal virulence. Front Genet 2013; 4:302. [PMID: 24391665 PMCID: PMC3868889 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2013.00302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2013] [Accepted: 12/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The fungal Ccr4-NOT complex has been implicated in orchestrating gene expression networks that impact on pathways key for virulence in pathogenic species. The activity of Ccr4-NOT regulates cell wall integrity, antifungal drug susceptibility, adaptation to host temperature, and the developmental switches that enable the formation of pathogenic structures, such as filamentous hyphae. Moreover, Ccr4-NOT impacts on DNA repair pathways and genome stability, opening the possibility that this gene regulator could control adaptive responses in pathogens that are driven by chromosomal alterations. Here we provide a synthesis of the cellular roles of the fungal Ccr4-NOT, focusing on pathways important for virulence toward animals. Our review is based on studies in models yeasts Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Schizosaccharomyces pombe, and two species that cause serious human infections, Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans. We hypothesize that the activity of Ccr4-NOT could be targeted for future antifungal drug discovery, a proposition supported by the fact that inactivation of the genes encoding subunits of Ccr4-NOT in C. albicans and C. neoformans reduces virulence in the mouse infection model. We performed bioinformatics analysis to identify similarities and differences between Ccr4-NOT subunits in fungi and animals, and discuss this knowledge in the context of future antifungal strategies.
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- John C Panepinto
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo, NY, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Monash University Clayton, VIC, Australia ; Victorian Bioinformatics Consortium, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University Clayton, VIC, Australia
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Sun M, Schwalb B, Pirkl N, Maier KC, Schenk A, Failmezger H, Tresch A, Cramer P. Global analysis of eukaryotic mRNA degradation reveals Xrn1-dependent buffering of transcript levels. Mol Cell 2013; 52:52-62. [PMID: 24119399 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 189] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2013] [Revised: 06/30/2013] [Accepted: 09/06/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The rates of mRNA synthesis and degradation determine cellular mRNA levels and can be monitored by comparative dynamic transcriptome analysis (cDTA) that uses nonperturbing metabolic RNA labeling. Here we present cDTA data for 46 yeast strains lacking genes involved in mRNA degradation and metabolism. In these strains, changes in mRNA degradation rates are generally compensated by changes in mRNA synthesis rates, resulting in a buffering of mRNA levels. We show that buffering of mRNA levels requires the RNA exonuclease Xrn1. The buffering is rapidly established when mRNA synthesis is impaired, but is delayed when mRNA degradation is impaired, apparently due to Xrn1-dependent transcription repressor induction. Cluster analysis of the data defines the general mRNA degradation machinery, reveals different substrate preferences for the two mRNA deadenylase complexes Ccr4-Not and Pan2-Pan3, and unveils an interwoven cellular mRNA surveillance network.
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- Mai Sun
- Gene Center Munich and Department of Biochemistry, Center for Integrated Protein Science CIPSM, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 25, 81377 Munich, Germany
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Samanfar B, Omidi K, Hooshyar M, Laliberte B, Alamgir M, Seal AJ, Ahmed-Muhsin E, Viteri DF, Said K, Chalabian F, Golshani A, Wainer G, Burnside D, Shostak K, Bugno M, Willmore WG, Smith ML, Golshani A. Large-scale investigation of oxygen response mutants in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS 2013; 9:1351-9. [PMID: 23467670 DOI: 10.1039/c3mb25516f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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A genome-wide screen of a yeast non-essential gene-deletion library was used to identify sick phenotypes due to oxygen deprivation. The screen provided a manageable list of 384 potentially novel as well as known oxygen responding (anoxia-survival) genes. The gene-deletion mutants were further assayed for sensitivity to ferrozine and cobalt to obtain a subset of 34 oxygen-responsive candidate genes including the known hypoxic gene activator, MGA2. With each mutant in this subset a plasmid based β-galactosidase assay was performed using the anoxic-inducible promoter from OLE1 gene, and 17 gene deletions were identified that inhibit induction under anaerobic conditions. Genetic interaction analysis for one of these mutants, the RNase-encoding POP2 gene, revealed synthetic sick interactions with a number of genes involved in oxygen sensing and response. Knockdown experiments for CNOT8, human homolog of POP2, reduced cell survival under low oxygen condition suggesting a similar function in human cells.
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- Bahram Samanfar
- Department of Biology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, K1S 5B6, Canada
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The Not4 RING E3 Ligase: A Relevant Player in Cotranslational Quality Control. ISRN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2013; 2013:548359. [PMID: 27335678 PMCID: PMC4890865 DOI: 10.1155/2013/548359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2012] [Accepted: 11/21/2012] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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The Not4 RING E3 ligase is a subunit of the evolutionarily conserved Ccr4-Not complex. Originally identified in yeast by mutations that increase transcription, it was subsequently defined as an ubiquitin ligase. Substrates for this ligase were characterized in yeast and in metazoans. Interestingly, some substrates for this ligase are targeted for polyubiquitination and degradation, while others instead are stable monoubiquitinated proteins. The former are mostly involved in transcription, while the latter are a ribosomal protein and a ribosome-associated chaperone. Consistently, Not4 and all other subunits of the Ccr4-Not complex are present in translating ribosomes. An important function for Not4 in cotranslational quality control has emerged. In the absence of Not4, the total level of polysomes is reduced. In addition, translationally arrested polypeptides, aggregated proteins, and polyubiquitinated proteins accumulate. Its role in quality control is likely to be related on one hand to its importance for the functional assembly of the proteasome and on the other hand to its association with the RNA degradation machines. Not4 is in an ideal position to signal to degradation mRNAs whose translation has been aborted, and this defines Not4 as a key player in the quality control of newly synthesized proteins.
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Wahle E, Winkler GS. RNA decay machines: deadenylation by the Ccr4-not and Pan2-Pan3 complexes. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2013; 1829:561-70. [PMID: 23337855 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2013.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 183] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2012] [Revised: 12/14/2012] [Accepted: 01/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Shortening and removal of the 3' poly(A) tail of mature mRNA by poly(A)-specific 3' exonucleases (deadenylases) is the initial and often rate-limiting step in mRNA degradation. The majority of cytoplasmic deadenylase activity is associated with the Ccr4-Not and Pan2-Pan3 complexes. Two distinct catalytic subunits, Caf1/Pop2 and Ccr4, are associated with the Ccr4-Not complex, whereas the Pan2 enzymatic subunit forms a stable complex with Pan3. In this review, we discuss the composition and activity of these two deadenylases. In addition, we comment on generic and specific mechanisms of recruitment of Ccr4-Not and Pan2-Pan3 to mRNAs. Finally, we discuss specialised and redundant functions of the deadenylases and review the importance of Ccr4-Not subunits in the regulation of physiological processes. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: RNA Decay mechanisms.
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- Elmar Wahle
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany.
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Reese JC. The control of elongation by the yeast Ccr4-not complex. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2013; 1829:127-33. [PMID: 22975735 PMCID: PMC3545033 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2012.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2012] [Revised: 08/30/2012] [Accepted: 09/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The Ccr4-Not complex is a highly conserved nine-subunit protein complex that has been implicated in virtually all aspects of gene control, including transcription, mRNA decay and quality control, RNA export, translational repression and protein ubiquitylation. Understanding its mechanisms of action has been difficult due to the size of the complex and the fact that it regulates mRNAs and proteins at many levels in both the cytoplasm and the nucleus. Recently, biochemical and genetic studies on the yeast Ccr4-Not complex have revealed insights into its role in promoting elongation by RNA polymerase II. This review will describe what is known about the Ccr4-Not complex in regulating transcription elongation and its possible collaboration with other factors traveling with RNAPII across genes. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: RNA polymerase II Transcript Elongation.
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- Joseph C Reese
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA.
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Collart MA, Panasenko OO, Nikolaev SI. The Not3/5 subunit of the Ccr4-Not complex: a central regulator of gene expression that integrates signals between the cytoplasm and the nucleus in eukaryotic cells. Cell Signal 2012; 25:743-51. [PMID: 23280189 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2012.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The Ccr4-Not complex is a conserved multi-subunit complex in eukaryotes that carries 2 enzymatic activities: ubiquitination mediated by the Not4 RING E3 ligase and deadenylation mediated by the Ccr4 and Caf1 orthologs. This complex has been implicated in all aspects of the mRNA life cycle, from synthesis of mRNAs in the nucleus to their degradation in the cytoplasm. More recently the complex has also been implicated in many aspects of the life cycle of proteins, from quality control during synthesis of peptides, to assembly of protein complexes and protein degradation. Consistently, the Ccr4-Not complex is found both in the nucleus, where it is connected to transcribing ORFs, and in the cytoplasm, where it was revealed to be both associated with translating ribosomes and in RNA processing bodies. This functional and physical presence of the Ccr4-Not complex at all stages of gene expression raises the question of its fundamental role. This review will summarize recent evidence designing the Not3/5 module of the Ccr4-Not complex as a functional module involved in coordination of the regulation of gene expression between the nucleus and the cytoplasm.
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- Martine A Collart
- Dpt of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1 Rue Michel Servet, 1211 Genève 4, Switzerland.
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Shortening of the poly(A) tail is the first and often rate-limiting step in mRNA degradation. Three poly(A)-specific 3' exonucleases have been described that can carry out this reaction: PAN, composed of two subunits; PARN, a homodimer; and the CCR4-NOT complex, a heterooligomer that contains two catalytic subunits and may have additional functions in the cell. Current evidence indicates that all three enzymes use a two-metal ion mechanism to release nucleoside monophosphates in a hydrolytic reaction. The CCR4-NOT is the main deadenylase in all organisms examined, and mutations affecting the complex can be lethal. The contribution of PAN, apparently an initial deadenylation preceding the activity of CCR4-NOT, is less important, whereas the activity of PARN seems to be restricted to specific substrates or circumstances, for example, stress conditions. Rapid deadenylation and decay of specific mRNAs can be caused by recruitment of both PAN and the CCR4-NOT complex. This function can be carried out by RNA-binding proteins, for example, members of the PUF family. Alternatively, miRNAs can recruit the deadenylase complexes with the help of their associated GW182 proteins.
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- Christiane Harnisch
- Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kurt-Mothes-Strasse 3, Halle, Germany
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- Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kurt-Mothes-Strasse 3, Halle, Germany
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- Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kurt-Mothes-Strasse 3, Halle, Germany
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- Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kurt-Mothes-Strasse 3, Halle, Germany
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- Martin-Luther-University of Halle-Wittenberg, Institute of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Kurt-Mothes-Strasse 3, Halle, Germany.
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Richardson R, Denis CL, Zhang C, Nielsen MEO, Chiang YC, Kierkegaard M, Wang X, Lee DJ, Andersen JS, Yao G. Mass spectrometric identification of proteins that interact through specific domains of the poly(A) binding protein. Mol Genet Genomics 2012; 287:711-730. [PMID: 22836166 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-012-0709-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2011] [Accepted: 07/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Poly(A) binding protein (PAB1) is involved in a number of RNA metabolic functions in eukaryotic cells and correspondingly is suggested to associate with a number of proteins. We have used mass spectrometric analysis to identify 55 non-ribosomal proteins that specifically interact with PAB1 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Because many of these factors may associate only indirectly with PAB1 by being components of the PAB1-mRNP structure, we additionally conducted mass spectrometric analyses on seven metabolically defined PAB1 deletion derivatives to delimit the interactions between these proteins and PAB1. These latter analyses identified 13 proteins whose associations with PAB1 were reduced by deleting one or another of PAB1's defined domains. Included in this list of 13 proteins were the translation initiation factors eIF4G1 and eIF4G2, translation termination factor eRF3, and PBP2, all of whose previously known direct interactions with specific PAB1 domains were either confirmed, delimited, or extended. The remaining nine proteins that interacted through a specific PAB1 domain were CBF5, SLF1, UPF1, CBC1, SSD1, NOP77, yGR250c, NAB6, and GBP2. In further study, UPF1, involved in nonsense-mediated decay, was confirmed to interact with PAB1 through the RRM1 domain. We additionally established that while the RRM1 domain of PAB1 was required for UPF1-induced acceleration of deadenylation during nonsense-mediated decay, it was not required for the more critical step of acceleration of mRNA decapping. These results begin to identify the proteins most likely to interact with PAB1 and the domains of PAB1 through which these contacts are made.
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- Roy Richardson
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, Rudman Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, Rudman Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, Rudman Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, Odense M, DK 5230, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, Rudman Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, Odense M, DK 5230, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, Rudman Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, Rudman Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, Odense M, DK 5230, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, Rudman Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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The purpose of this review is to provide an analysis of the latest developments on the functions of the carbon catabolite-repression 4-Not (Ccr4-Not) complex in regulating eukaryotic gene expression. Ccr4-Not is a nine-subunit protein complex that is conserved in sequence and function throughout the eukaryotic kingdom. Although Ccr4-Not has been studied since the 1980s, our understanding of what it does is constantly evolving. Once thought to solely regulate transcription, it is now clear that it has much broader roles in gene regulation, such as in mRNA decay and quality control, RNA export, translational repression and protein ubiquitylation. The mechanism of actions for each of its functions is still being debated. Some of the difficulty in drawing a clear picture is that it has been implicated in so many processes that regulate mRNAs and proteins in both the cytoplasm and the nucleus. We will describe what is known about the Ccr4-Not complex in yeast and other eukaryotes in an effort to synthesize a unified model for how this complex coordinates multiple steps in gene regulation and provide insights into what questions will be most exciting to answer in the future.
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- Jason E. Miller
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation, Center for RNA Molecular Biology, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation, Center for RNA Molecular Biology, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802
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Tange Y, Kurabayashi A, Goto B, Hoe KL, Kim DU, Park HO, Hayles J, Chikashige Y, Tsutumi C, Hiraoka Y, Yamao F, Nurse P, Niwa O. The CCR4-NOT complex is implicated in the viability of aneuploid yeasts. PLoS Genet 2012; 8:e1002776. [PMID: 22737087 PMCID: PMC3380822 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2012] [Accepted: 05/05/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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To identify the genes required to sustain aneuploid viability, we screened a deletion library of non-essential genes in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, in which most types of aneuploidy are eventually lethal to the cell. Aneuploids remain viable for a period of time and can form colonies by reducing the extent of the aneuploidy. We hypothesized that a reduction in colony formation efficiency could be used to screen for gene deletions that compromise aneuploid viability. Deletion mutants were used to measure the effects on the viability of spores derived from triploid meiosis and from a chromosome instability mutant. We found that the CCR4-NOT complex, an evolutionarily conserved general regulator of mRNA turnover, and other related factors, including poly(A)-specific nuclease for mRNA decay, are involved in aneuploid viability. Defective mutations in CCR4-NOT complex components in the distantly related yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae also affected the viability of spores produced from triploid cells, suggesting that this complex has a conserved role in aneuploids. In addition, our findings suggest that the genes required for homologous recombination repair are important for aneuploid viability.
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- Yoshie Tange
- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
- Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
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- Chungnam National University, Graduate School of New Drug Discovery and Development, Yusong-gu, Daejeon, Korea
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- Aging Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB), Yusong-gu, Daejeon, Korea
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- Cancer Research UK, The London Research Institute, London, United Kingdom
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- National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Kobe, Japan
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- National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Kobe, Japan
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- Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Kobe, Japan
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- National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Cancer Research UK, The London Research Institute, London, United Kingdom
- The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Kazusa DNA Research Institute, Kisarazu, Chiba, Japan
- The Rockefeller University, New York, New York, United States of America
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Cooper KF, Scarnati MS, Krasley E, Mallory MJ, Jin C, Law MJ, Strich R. Oxidative-stress-induced nuclear to cytoplasmic relocalization is required for Not4-dependent cyclin C destruction. J Cell Sci 2012; 125:1015-26. [PMID: 22421358 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.096479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The yeast cyclin-C-Cdk8p kinase complex represses the transcription of a subset of genes involved in the stress response. To relieve this repression, cyclin C is destroyed in cells exposed to H(2)O(2) by the 26S proteasome. This report identifies Not4p as the ubiquitin ligase mediating H(2)O(2)-induced cyclin C destruction. Not4p is required for H(2)O(2)-induced cyclin C destruction in vivo and polyubiquitylates cyclin C in vitro by utilizing Lys48, a ubiquitin linkage associated with directing substrates to the 26S proteasome. Before its degradation, cyclin C, but not Cdk8p, translocates from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. This translocation requires both the cell-wall-integrity MAPK module and phospholipase C, and these signaling pathways are also required for cyclin C destruction. In addition, blocking cytoplasmic translocation slows the mRNA induction kinetics of two stress response genes repressed by cyclin C. Finally, a cyclin C derivative restricted to the cytoplasm is still subject to Not4p-dependent destruction, indicating that the degradation signal does not occur in the nucleus. These results identify a stress-induced proteolytic pathway regulating cyclin C that requires nuclear to cytoplasmic relocalization and Not4p-mediated ubiquitylation.
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- Katrina F Cooper
- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry New Jersey, Two Medical Center Drive, Stratford, NJ 08055, USA
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Cui Y, Chiang YC, Viswanathan P, Lee DJ, Denis CL. SPT5 affects the rate of mRNA degradation and physically interacts with CCR4 but does not control mRNA deadenylation. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2012; 2:11-20. [PMID: 36910576 PMCID: PMC9997522 DOI: 10.4236/ajmb.2012.21002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The CCR4-NOT complex has been shown to have multiple roles in mRNA metabolism, including that of transcriptional elongation, mRNA transport, and nuclear exosome function, but the primary function of CCR4 and CAF1 is in the deadenylation and degradation of cytoplasmic mRNA. As previous genetic analysis supported an interaction between SPT5, known to be involved in transcriptional elongation, and that of CCR4, the physical association of SPT5 with CCR4 was examined. A two-hybrid screen utilizing the deadenylase domain of CCR4 as a bait identified SPT5 as a potential interacting protein. SPT5 at its physiological concentration was shown to immunoprecipitate CCR4 and CAF1, and in vitro purified SPT5 specifically could bind to CAF1 and the deadenylase domain of CCR4. We additionally demonstrated that mutations in SPT5 or an spt4 deletion slowed the rate of mRNA degradation, a phenotype associated with defects in the CCR4 mRNA deadenylase complex. Yet, unlike ccr4 and caf1 deletions, spt5 and spt4 defects displayed little effect on the rate of deadenylation. They also did not affect decapping or 5' - 3' degradation of mRNA. These results suggest that the interactions between SPT5/SPT4 and the CCR4-NOT complex are probably the consequences of effects involving nuclear events and do not involve the primary role of CCR4 in mRNA deadenylation and turnover.
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- Yajun Cui
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, USA
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Collart MA, Panasenko OO. The Ccr4--not complex. Gene 2011; 492:42-53. [PMID: 22027279 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2011.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 226] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2011] [Revised: 09/06/2011] [Accepted: 09/29/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The Ccr4-Not complex is a unique, essential and conserved multi-subunit complex that acts at the level of many different cellular functions to regulate gene expression. Two enzymatic activities, namely ubiquitination and deadenylation, are provided by different subunits of the complex. However, studies over the last decade have demonstrated a tantalizing multi-functionality of this complex that extends well beyond its identified enzymatic activities. Most of our initial knowledge about the Ccr4-Not complex stemmed from studies in yeast, but an increasing number of reports on this complex in other species are emerging. In this review we will discuss the structure and composition of the complex, and describe the different cellular functions with which the Ccr4-Not complex has been connected in different organisms. Finally, based upon our current state of knowledge, we will propose a model to explain how one complex can provide such multi-functionality. This model suggests that the Ccr4-Not complex might function as a "chaperone platform".
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- Martine A Collart
- Dpt Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1 rue Michel Servet, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland.
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RNA-binding protein Khd1 and Ccr4 deadenylase play overlapping roles in the cell wall integrity pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2011; 10:1340-7. [PMID: 21873511 DOI: 10.1128/ec.05181-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The Saccharomyces cerevisiae RNA-binding protein Khd1/Hek2 associates with hundreds of potential mRNA targets preferentially, including the mRNAs encoding proteins localized to the cell wall and plasma membrane. We have previously revealed that Khd1 positively regulates expression of MTL1 mRNA encoding a membrane sensor in the cell wall integrity (CWI) pathway. However, a khd1Δ mutation has no detectable phenotype on cell wall synthesis. Here we show that the khd1Δ mutation causes a severe cell lysis when combined with the deletion of the CCR4 gene encoding a cytoplasmic deadenylase. We identified the ROM2 mRNA, encoding a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for Rho1, as a target for Khd1 and Ccr4. The ROM2 mRNA level was decreased in the khd1Δ ccr4Δ mutant, and ROM2 overexpression suppressed the cell lysis of the khd1Δ ccr4Δ mutant. We also found that Ccr4 negatively regulates expression of the LRG1 mRNA encoding a GTPase-activating protein (GAP) for Rho1. The LRG1 mRNA level was increased in the ccr4Δ and khd1Δ ccr4Δ mutants, and deletion of LRG1 suppressed the cell lysis of the khd1Δ ccr4Δ mutant. Our results presented here suggest that Khd1 and Ccr4 modulate a signal from Rho1 in the CWI pathway by regulating the expression of RhoGEF and RhoGAP.
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CCR4-associated factor 1 coordinates the expression of Plasmodium falciparum egress and invasion proteins. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2011; 10:1257-63. [PMID: 21803864 DOI: 10.1128/ec.05099-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Coordinated regulation of gene expression is a hallmark of the Plasmodium falciparum asexual blood-stage development cycle. We report that carbon catabolite repressor protein 4 (CCR4)-associated factor 1 (CAF1) is critical in regulating more than 1,000 genes during malaria parasites' intraerythrocytic stages, especially egress and invasion proteins. CAF1 knockout results in mistimed expression, aberrant accumulation and localization of proteins involved in parasite egress, and invasion of new host cells, leading to premature release of predominantly half-finished merozoites, drastically reducing the intraerythrocytic growth rate of the parasite. This study demonstrates that CAF1 of the CCR4-Not complex is a significant gene regulatory mechanism needed for Plasmodium development within the human host.
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Castells‐Roca L, Mühlenhoff U, Lill R, Herrero E, Bellí G. The oxidative stress response in yeast cells involves changes in the stability of Aft1 regulon mRNAs. Mol Microbiol 2011; 81:232-48. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2011.07689.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Laia Castells‐Roca
- Departament de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, IRBLleida, Universitat de Lleida, Montserrat Roig 2, 25008‐Lleida, Spain
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- Institut für Zytobiologie und Zytopathologie, Philipps‐Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Zytobiologie und Zytopathologie, Philipps‐Universität Marburg, 35032 Marburg, Germany
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- Departament de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, IRBLleida, Universitat de Lleida, Montserrat Roig 2, 25008‐Lleida, Spain
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- Departament de Ciències Mèdiques Bàsiques, IRBLleida, Universitat de Lleida, Montserrat Roig 2, 25008‐Lleida, Spain
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Kerr SC, Azzouz N, Fuchs SM, Collart MA, Strahl BD, Corbett AH, Laribee RN. The Ccr4-Not complex interacts with the mRNA export machinery. PLoS One 2011; 6:e18302. [PMID: 21464899 PMCID: PMC3065485 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2010] [Accepted: 03/02/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background The Ccr4-Not complex is a key eukaryotic regulator of gene transcription and cytoplasmic mRNA degradation. Whether this complex also affects aspects of post-transcriptional gene regulation, such as mRNA export, remains largely unexplored. Human Caf1 (hCaf1), a Ccr4-Not complex member, interacts with and regulates the arginine methyltransferase PRMT1, whose targets include RNA binding proteins involved in mRNA export. However, the functional significance of this regulation is poorly understood. Methodology/Principal Findings Here we demonstrate using co-immunoprecipitation approaches that Ccr4-Not subunits interact with Hmt1, the budding yeast ortholog of PRMT1. Furthermore, using genetic and biochemical approaches, we demonstrate that Ccr4-Not physically and functionally interacts with the heterogenous nuclear ribonucleoproteins (hnRNPs) Nab2 and Hrp1, and that the physical association depends on Hmt1 methyltransferase activity. Using mass spectrometry, co-immunoprecipitation and genetic approaches, we also uncover physical and functional interactions between Ccr4-Not subunits and components of the nuclear pore complex (NPC) and we provide evidence that these interactions impact mRNA export. Conclusions/Significance Taken together, our findings suggest that Ccr4-Not has previously unrealized functional connections to the mRNA processing/export pathway that are likely important for its role in gene expression. These results shed further insight into the biological functions of Ccr4-Not and suggest that this complex is involved in all aspects of mRNA biogenesis, from the regulation of transcription to mRNA export and turnover.
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- Shana C. Kerr
- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
- Department of Biochemistry, Cell, and Developmental Biology Graduate Program, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, University of Geneva Medical School, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and Center for Cancer Research, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America
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Becerra M, Lombardía LJ, Lamas-Maceiras M, Canto E, Rodríguez-Belmonte E, Cerdán ME. Comparative transcriptome analysis of yeast strains carrying slt2, rlm1, and pop2 deletions. Genome 2011; 54:99-109. [DOI: 10.1139/g10-101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The function of the genes SLT2 (encoding the Mpk1 protein), RLM1, and POP2 have previously been related to several stress responses in yeasts. DNA arrays have been used to identify differences among the transcriptomes of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae wild type strain and its derivative Δslt2, Δrlm1, and Δpop2 mutants. Correspondence analyses indicate that the vast majority of genes that show lower expression in Δrlm1 also show lower expression in Δslt2. In contrast, there is little overlap between the results of the transcriptome analyses of the Δpop2 strain and the Δslt2 or Δrlm1 strains. The DNA array data were validated by reverse Northern blotting and chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIp). ChIp assays demonstrate Rlm1p binding to specific regions of the promoters of two genes that show expression differences between the Δrlm1 mutant and wild type strains. Interestingly, RLM1 deletion decreases the transcription of SLT2, encoding the Mpk1p kinase that phosphorylates Rlm1p, suggesting a feedback control in the signal transduction pathway. Also, deletion of RLM1 causes a decrease in the mRNA level of KDX1, which is paralogous to SLT2. In contrast, deletion of POP2 is accompanied by an increase of both SLT2 and KDX1 levels. We show that SLT2 mRNA increase in the Δpop2 strain is due to a decrease in RNA turnover, consistent with the expected loss of RNA-deadenylase activity in this strain.
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- M. Becerra
- Dpto. Bioloxía Celular e Molecular, Universidade da Coruña, F Ciencias, Campus da Zapateira s/n 15071, A Coruña, Spain
- Molecular Diagnostics Unit - Molecular Pathology Program, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (Spanish National Cancer Research Centre)
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- Dpto. Bioloxía Celular e Molecular, Universidade da Coruña, F Ciencias, Campus da Zapateira s/n 15071, A Coruña, Spain
- Molecular Diagnostics Unit - Molecular Pathology Program, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (Spanish National Cancer Research Centre)
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- Dpto. Bioloxía Celular e Molecular, Universidade da Coruña, F Ciencias, Campus da Zapateira s/n 15071, A Coruña, Spain
- Molecular Diagnostics Unit - Molecular Pathology Program, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (Spanish National Cancer Research Centre)
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- Dpto. Bioloxía Celular e Molecular, Universidade da Coruña, F Ciencias, Campus da Zapateira s/n 15071, A Coruña, Spain
- Molecular Diagnostics Unit - Molecular Pathology Program, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (Spanish National Cancer Research Centre)
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- Dpto. Bioloxía Celular e Molecular, Universidade da Coruña, F Ciencias, Campus da Zapateira s/n 15071, A Coruña, Spain
- Molecular Diagnostics Unit - Molecular Pathology Program, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (Spanish National Cancer Research Centre)
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- Dpto. Bioloxía Celular e Molecular, Universidade da Coruña, F Ciencias, Campus da Zapateira s/n 15071, A Coruña, Spain
- Molecular Diagnostics Unit - Molecular Pathology Program, Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (Spanish National Cancer Research Centre)
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Dagley MJ, Gentle IE, Beilharz TH, Pettolino FA, Djordjevic JT, Lo TL, Uwamahoro N, Rupasinghe T, Tull DL, McConville M, Beaurepaire C, Nantel A, Lithgow T, Mitchell AP, Traven A. Cell wall integrity is linked to mitochondria and phospholipid homeostasis in Candida albicans through the activity of the post-transcriptional regulator Ccr4-Pop2. Mol Microbiol 2010; 79:968-89. [PMID: 21299651 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2958.2010.07503.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The cell wall is essential for viability of fungi and is an effective drug target in pathogens such as Candida albicans. The contribution of post-transcriptional gene regulators to cell wall integrity in C. albicans is unknown. We show that the C. albicans Ccr4-Pop2 mRNA deadenylase, a regulator of mRNA stability and translation, is required for cell wall integrity. The ccr4/pop2 mutants display reduced wall β-glucans and sensitivity to the echinocandin caspofungin. Moreover, the deadenylase mutants are compromised for filamentation and virulence. We demonstrate that defective cell walls in the ccr4/pop2 mutants are linked to dysfunctional mitochondria and phospholipid imbalance. To further understand mitochondrial function in cell wall integrity, we screened a Saccharomyces cerevisiae collection of mitochondrial mutants. We identify several mitochondrial proteins required for caspofungin tolerance and find a connection between mitochondrial phospholipid homeostasis and caspofungin sensitivity. We focus on the mitochondrial outer membrane SAM complex subunit Sam37, demonstrating that it is required for both trafficking of phospholipids between the ER and mitochondria and cell wall integrity. Moreover, in C. albicans also Sam37 is essential for caspofungin tolerance. Our study provides the basis for an integrative view of mitochondrial function in fungal cell wall biogenesis and resistance to echinocandin antifungal drugs.
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- Michael J Dagley
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
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Crystal structure of the human CNOT6L nuclease domain reveals strict poly(A) substrate specificity. EMBO J 2010; 29:2566-76. [PMID: 20628353 PMCID: PMC2928688 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2010.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2010] [Accepted: 06/16/2010] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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CCR4, an evolutionarily conserved member of the CCR4-NOT complex, is the main cytoplasmic deadenylase. It contains a C-terminal nuclease domain with homology to the endonuclease-exonuclease-phosphatase (EEP) family of enzymes. We have determined the high-resolution three-dimensional structure of the nuclease domain of CNOT6L, a human homologue of CCR4, by X-ray crystallography using the single-wavelength anomalous dispersion method. This first structure of a deadenylase belonging to the EEP family adopts a complete alpha/beta sandwich fold typical of hydrolases with highly conserved active site residues similar to APE1. The active site of CNOT6L should recognize the RNA substrate through its negatively charged surface. In vitro deadenylase assays confirm the critical active site residues and show that the nuclease domain of CNOT6L exhibits full Mg(2+)-dependent deadenylase activity with strict poly(A) RNA substrate specificity. To understand the structural basis for poly(A) RNA substrate binding, crystal structures of the CNOT6L nuclease domain have also been determined in complex with AMP and poly(A) DNA. The resulting structures suggest a molecular deadenylase mechanism involving a pentacovalent phosphate transition.
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Walley JW, Kelley DR, Savchenko T, Dehesh K. Investigating the function of CAF1 deadenylases during plant stress responses. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2010; 5:802-805. [PMID: 20421740 PMCID: PMC3115028 DOI: 10.4161/psb.5.7.11578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2010] [Accepted: 02/18/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Alteration of gene expression plays a central role in the transmission of developmental and environmental signals. The steady-state transcript level within a cell is determined by the combination of the rate synthesis and the rate of degradation. While altering the rate of mRNA turnover is known to provide a rapid mechanism to reprogram transcript levels, research has largely focused on changes in transcriptional regulation as a mechanism to control mRNA levels. However, recent studies have begun to explore the role of mRNA decay in reprogramming the transcriptome.
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- Justin W Walley
- Division of Biological Sciences; University of California at San Diego; La Jolla, CA USA
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- Plant Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory; Salk Institute for Biological Sciences; La Jolla, CA USA
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- Department of Plant Biology; University of California at Davis; Davis, CA USA
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- Department of Plant Biology; University of California at Davis; Davis, CA USA
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The structural basis for deadenylation by the CCR4-NOT complex. Protein Cell 2010; 1:443-52. [PMID: 21203959 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-010-0060-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2010] [Accepted: 05/05/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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The CCR4-NOT complex is a highly conserved, multifunctional machinery controlling mRNA metabolism. Its components have been implicated in several aspects of mRNA and protein expression, including transcription initiation, elongation, mRNA degradation, ubiquitination, and protein modification. In this review, we will focus on the role of the CCR4-NOT complex in mRNA degradation. The complex contains two types of deadenylase enzymes, one belonging to the DEDD-type family and one belonging to the EEP-type family, which shorten the poly(A) tails of mRNA. We will review the present state of structure-function analyses into the CCR4-NOT deadenylases and summarize current understanding of their roles in mRNA degradation. We will also review structural and functional work on the Tob/BTG family of proteins, which are known to interact with the CCR4-NOT complex and which have been reported to suppress deadenylase activity in vitro.
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Hwang SY, Rose LS. Control of asymmetric cell division in early C. elegans embryogenesis: teaming-up translational repression and protein degradation. BMB Rep 2010; 43:69-78. [PMID: 20193124 DOI: 10.5483/bmbrep.2010.43.2.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Asymmetric cell division is a fundamental mechanism for the generation of body axes and cell diversity during early embryogenesis in many organisms. During intrinsically asymmetric divisions, an axis of polarity is established within the cell and the division plane is oriented to ensure the differential segregation of developmental determinants to the daughter cells. Studies in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans have contributed greatly to our understanding of the regulatory mechanisms underlying cell polarity and asymmetric division. However, much remains to be elucidated about the molecular machinery controlling the spatiotemporal distribution of key components. In this review we discuss recent findings that reveal intricate interactions between translational control and targeted proteolysis. These two mechanisms of regulation serve to carefully modulate protein levels and reinforce asymmetries, or to eliminate proteins from certain cells.
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- Sue-Yun Hwang
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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South PF, Fingerman IM, Mersman DP, Du HN, Briggs SD. A conserved interaction between the SDI domain of Bre2 and the Dpy-30 domain of Sdc1 is required for histone methylation and gene expression. J Biol Chem 2009; 285:595-607. [PMID: 19897479 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.042697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, lysine 4 on histone H3 (H3K4) is methylated by the Set1 complex (Set1C or COMPASS). Besides the catalytic Set1 subunit, several proteins that form the Set1C (Swd1, Swd2, Swd3, Spp1, Bre2, and Sdc1) are also needed to mediate proper H3K4 methylation. Until this study, it has been unclear how individual Set1C members interact and how this interaction may impact histone methylation and gene expression. In this study, Bre2 and Sdc1 are shown to directly interact, and it is shown that the association of this heteromeric complex is needed for proper H3K4 methylation and gene expression to occur. Interestingly, mutational and biochemical analysis identified the C terminus of Bre2 as a critical protein-protein interaction domain that binds to the Dpy-30 domain of Sdc1. Using the human homologs of Bre2 and Sdc1, ASH2L and DPY-30, respectively, we demonstrate that the C terminus of ASH2L also interacts with the Dpy-30 domain of DPY-30, suggesting that this protein-protein interaction is maintained from yeast to humans. Because of the functionally conserved nature of the C terminus of Bre2 and ASH2L, this region was named the SDI (Sdc1 Dpy-30 interaction) domain. Finally, we show that the SDI-Dpy-30 domain interaction is physiologically important for the function of Set1 in vivo, because specific disruption of this interaction prevents Bre2 and Sdc1 association with Set1, resulting in H3K4 methylation defects and decreases in gene expression. Overall, these and other mechanistic studies on how H3K4 methyltransferase complexes function will likely provide insights into how human MLL and SET1-like complexes or overexpression of ASH2L leads to oncogenesis.
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- Paul F South
- Department of Biochemistry and Purdue University Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Aslam A, Mittal S, Koch F, Andrau JC, Winkler GS. The Ccr4-NOT deadenylase subunits CNOT7 and CNOT8 have overlapping roles and modulate cell proliferation. Mol Biol Cell 2009; 20:3840-50. [PMID: 19605561 PMCID: PMC2735483 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e09-02-0146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2009] [Revised: 06/16/2009] [Accepted: 07/06/2009] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Accurate gene expression requires the precise control of mRNA levels, which are determined by the relative rates of nuclear (pre-)mRNA synthesis and processing, and cytoplasmic mRNA turnover. A key step in mRNA degradation is the removal of the poly(A) tail, which involves several deadenylases including components of the Ccr4-Not complex. Here, we focused on the role of the human paralogues CNOT7 (hCaf1/Caf1a) and CNOT8 (hPop2/Caf1b/Calif), which possess deadenylase activity mediated by DEDD nuclease domains. We show that efficient proliferation requires both subunits, although combined knockdown of CNOT7 and CNOT8 further reduces cell proliferation indicating partial redundancy between these proteins. Interestingly, the function of CNOT7 in cell proliferation partly depends on its catalytic activity. On the other hand, the interaction between CNOT7 and BTG2, a member of the antiproliferative BTG/Tob family involved in transcription and mRNA decay appears less important for proliferation of MCF7 cells, suggesting that CNOT7 does not function solely in conjunction with BTG2. Further analysis of gene expression profiles of CNOT7 and/or CNOT8 knockdown cells underscores the partial redundancy between these subunits and suggests that regulation of several genes, including repression of the antiproliferative genes MSMB and PMP22, by the Ccr4-Not complex contributes to cell proliferation.
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- Akhmed Aslam
- *The School of Pharmacy, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom; and
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- *The School of Pharmacy, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom; and
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- Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, Université Aix-Marseille, CNRS UMR6102, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U631, 13288 Marseille, France
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- Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, Université Aix-Marseille, CNRS UMR6102, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale U631, 13288 Marseille, France
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- *The School of Pharmacy, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, United Kingdom; and
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Mersman DP, Du HN, Fingerman IM, South PF, Briggs SD. Polyubiquitination of the demethylase Jhd2 controls histone methylation and gene expression. Genes Dev 2009; 23:951-62. [PMID: 19346402 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1769209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The identification of histone methyltransferases and demethylases has uncovered a dynamic methylation system needed to modulate appropriate levels of gene expression. Gene expression levels of various histone demethylases, such as the JARID1 family, show distinct patterns of embryonic and adult expression and respond to different environmental cues, suggesting that histone demethylase protein levels must be tightly regulated for proper development. In our study, we show that the protein level of the yeast histone H3 Lys 4 (H3 K4) demethylase Jhd2/Kdm5 is modulated through polyubiquitination by the E3 ubiquitin ligase Not4 and turnover by the proteasome. We determine that polyubiquitin-mediated degradation of Jhd2 controls in vivo H3 K4 trimethylation and gene expression levels. Finally, we show that human NOT4 can polyubiquitinate human JARID1C/SMCX, a homolog of Jhd2, suggesting that this is likely a conserved mechanism. We propose that Not4 is an E3 ubiquitin ligase that monitors and controls a precise amount of Jhd2 protein so that the proper balance between histone demethylase and histone methyltransferase activities occur in the cell, ensuring appropriate levels of H3 K4 trimethylation and gene expression.
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- Douglas P Mersman
- Department of Biochemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA
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Azzouz N, Panasenko OO, Deluen C, Hsieh J, Theiler G, Collart MA. Specific roles for the Ccr4-Not complex subunits in expression of the genome. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2009; 15:377-83. [PMID: 19155328 PMCID: PMC2657018 DOI: 10.1261/rna.1348209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2008] [Accepted: 12/08/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In this work we used micro-array experiments to determine the role of each nonessential subunit of the conserved Ccr4-Not complex in the control of gene expression in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The study was performed with cells growing exponentially in high glucose and with cells grown to glucose depletion. Specific patterns of gene deregulation were observed upon deletion of any given subunit, revealing the specificity of each subunit's function. Consistently, the purification of the Ccr4-Not complex through Caf40p by tandem affinity purification from wild-type cells or cells lacking individual subunits of the Ccr4-Not complex revealed that each subunit had a particular impact on complex integrity. Furthermore, the micro-arrays revealed that the role of each subunit was specific to the growth conditions. From the study of only two different growth conditions, revealing an impact of the Ccr4-Not complex on more than 85% of all studied genes, we can infer that the Ccr4-Not complex is important for expression of most of the yeast genome.
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- Nowel Azzouz
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Carbon source dependent dynamics of the Ccr4-Not complex in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Microbiol 2008; 46:692-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s12275-008-0122-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2008] [Accepted: 09/18/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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