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Annesley SJ, Chen S, Francione LM, Sanislav O, Chavan AJ, Farah C, De Piazza SW, Storey CL, Ilievska J, Fernando SG, Smith PK, Lay ST, Fisher PR. Dictyostelium, a microbial model for brain disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2013; 1840:1413-32. [PMID: 24161926 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2013] [Revised: 10/05/2013] [Accepted: 10/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Most neurodegenerative diseases are associated with mitochondrial dysfunction. In humans, mutations in mitochondrial genes result in a range of phenotypic outcomes which do not correlate well with the underlying genetic cause. Other neurodegenerative diseases are caused by mutations that affect the function and trafficking of lysosomes, endosomes and autophagosomes. Many of the complexities of these human diseases can be avoided by studying them in the simple eukaryotic model Dictyostelium discoideum. SCOPE OF REVIEW This review describes research using Dictyostelium to study cytopathological pathways underlying a variety of neurodegenerative diseases including mitochondrial, lysosomal and vesicle trafficking disorders. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Generalised mitochondrial respiratory deficiencies in Dictyostelium produce a consistent pattern of defective phenotypes that are caused by chronic activation of a cellular energy sensor AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase) and not ATP deficiency per se. Surprisingly, when individual subunits of Complex I are knocked out, both AMPK-dependent and AMPK-independent, subunit-specific phenotypes are observed. Many nonmitochondrial proteins associated with neurological disorders have homologues in Dictyostelium and are associated with the function and trafficking of lysosomes and endosomes. Conversely, some genes associated with neurodegenerative disorders do not have homologues in Dictyostelium and this provides a unique avenue for studying these mutated proteins in the absence of endogeneous protein. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Using the Dictyostelium model we have gained insights into the sublethal cytopathological pathways whose dysregulation contributes to phenotypic outcomes in neurodegenerative disease. This work is beginning to distinguish correlation, cause and effect in the complex network of cross talk between the various organelles involved. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Frontiers of Mitochondrial Research.
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- S J Annesley
- Department of Microbiology, La Trobe University, Plenty Rd., Bundoora, VIC, Australia, 3086
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- Department of Microbiology, La Trobe University, Plenty Rd., Bundoora, VIC, Australia, 3086
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- Department of Microbiology, La Trobe University, Plenty Rd., Bundoora, VIC, Australia, 3086
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- Department of Microbiology, La Trobe University, Plenty Rd., Bundoora, VIC, Australia, 3086
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- Department of Microbiology, La Trobe University, Plenty Rd., Bundoora, VIC, Australia, 3086
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- Department of Microbiology, La Trobe University, Plenty Rd., Bundoora, VIC, Australia, 3086
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- Department of Microbiology, La Trobe University, Plenty Rd., Bundoora, VIC, Australia, 3086
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- Department of Microbiology, La Trobe University, Plenty Rd., Bundoora, VIC, Australia, 3086
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- Department of Microbiology, La Trobe University, Plenty Rd., Bundoora, VIC, Australia, 3086
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- Department of Microbiology, La Trobe University, Plenty Rd., Bundoora, VIC, Australia, 3086
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- Department of Microbiology, La Trobe University, Plenty Rd., Bundoora, VIC, Australia, 3086
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- Department of Microbiology, La Trobe University, Plenty Rd., Bundoora, VIC, Australia, 3086
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- Department of Microbiology, La Trobe University, Plenty Rd., Bundoora, VIC, Australia, 3086.
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Woltedji D, Fang Y, Han B, Feng M, Li R, Lu X, Li J. Proteome Analysis of Hemolymph Changes during the Larval to Pupal Development Stages of Honeybee Workers (Apis mellifera ligustica). J Proteome Res 2013; 12:5189-98. [DOI: 10.1021/pr400519d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Dereje Woltedji
- Institute of Apicultural Research, Key Laboratory of
Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing 100093, China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research, Key Laboratory of
Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing 100093, China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research, Key Laboratory of
Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing 100093, China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research, Key Laboratory of
Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing 100093, China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research, Key Laboratory of
Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing 100093, China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research, Key Laboratory of
Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing 100093, China
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- Institute of Apicultural Research, Key Laboratory of
Pollinating Insect Biology, Ministry of Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing 100093, China
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Kastner PM, Schleicher M, Müller-Taubenberger A. The NDR Family Kinase NdrA of Dictyostelium Localizes to the Centrosome and Is Required for Efficient Phagocytosis. Traffic 2011; 12:301-12. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2010.01147.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Frager SZ, Chrisman CJ, Shakked R, Casadevall A. Paramecium species ingest and kill the cells of the human pathogenic fungus Cryptococcus neoformans. Med Mycol 2010; 48:775-9. [PMID: 20233022 DOI: 10.3109/13693780903451810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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A fundamental question in the field of medical mycology is the origin of virulence in those fungal pathogens acquired directly from the environment. In recent years, it was proposed that the virulence of certain environmental animal-pathogenic microbes, such as Cryptococcus neoformans, originated from selection pressures caused by species-specific predation. In this study, we analyzed the interaction of C. neoformans with three Paramecium spp., all of which are ciliated mobile protists. In contrast to the interaction with amoebae, some Paramecium spp. rapidly ingested C. neoformans and killed the fungus. This study establishes yet another type of protist-fungal interaction supporting the notion that animal-pathogenic fungi in the environment are under constant selection by predation.
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- Shalom Z Frager
- Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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Hanington PC, Lun CM, Adema CM, Loker ES. Time series analysis of the transcriptional responses of Biomphalaria glabrata throughout the course of intramolluscan development of Schistosoma mansoni and Echinostoma paraensei. Int J Parasitol 2010; 40:819-31. [PMID: 20083115 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2009.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2009] [Revised: 12/08/2009] [Accepted: 12/14/2009] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Successful colonization of a compatible snail host by a digenetic trematode miracidium initiates a complex, proliferative development program requiring weeks to reach culmination in the form of production of cercariae which, once started, may persist for the remainder of the life span of the infected snail. How are such proliferative and invasive parasites able to circumvent host defenses and establish chronic infections? Using a microarray designed to monitor the internal defense and stress-related responses of the freshwater snail Biomphalaria glabrata, we have undertaken a time course study to monitor snail responses following exposure to two different trematode species to which the snail is susceptible: the medically important Schistosoma mansoni, exemplifying sporocyst production in its larval development, or Echinostoma paraensei, representing an emphasis on rediae production in its larval development. We sampled eight time points (0.5, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 days p.i.) that cover the period required for cercariae to be produced. Following exposure to S. mansoni, there was a preponderance of up-regulated over down-regulated array features through 2 days p.i. but by 4 days p.i. and thereafter, this pattern was strongly reversed. For E. paraensei, there was a preponderance of down-regulated array features over up-regulated features at even 0.5 days p.i., a pattern that persists throughout the course of infection except for 1 day p.i., when up-regulated array features slightly outnumbered down-regulated features. Examination of particular array features revealed several that were up-regulated by both parasites early in the course of infection and one, fibrinogen related protein 4 (FREP 4), that remained significantly elevated throughout the course of infection with either parasite, effectively serving as a marker of infection. Many defense-related transcripts were persistently down-regulated, including several fibrinogen-containing lectins and homologs of molecules best known from vertebrate phagocytic cells. Our results are consistent with earlier studies suggesting that both parasites are able to interfere with host defense responses, including a tendency for E. paraensei to do so more rapidly and strongly than S. mansoni. They further suggest mechanisms for how trematodes are able to establish the chronic infections necessary for their continued success.
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- Patrick C Hanington
- Center for Theoretical and Evolutionary Immunology (CETI), Department of Biology, MSC03 2020, 1 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, USA.
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Chen N, Qu X, Wu Y, Huang S. Regulation of actin dynamics in pollen tubes: control of actin polymer level. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2009; 51:740-750. [PMID: 19686371 DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2009.00850.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Actin cytoskeleton undergoes rapid reorganization in response to internal and external cues. How the dynamics of actin cytoskeleton are regulated, and how its dynamics relate to its function are fundamental questions in plant cell biology. The pollen tube is a well characterized actin-based cell morphogenesis in plants. One of the striking features of actin cytoskeleton characterized in the pollen tube is its surprisingly low level of actin polymer. This special phenomenon might relate to the function of actin cytoskeleton in pollen tubes. Understanding the molecular mechanism underlying this special phenomenon requires careful analysis of actin-binding proteins that modulate actin dynamics directly. Recent biochemical and biophysical analyses of several highly conserved plant actin-binding proteins reveal unusual and unexpected properties, which emphasizes the importance of carefully analyzing their action mechanism and cellular activity. In this review, we highlight an actin monomer sequestering protein, a barbed end capping protein and an F-actin severing and dynamizing protein in plant. We propose that these proteins function in harmony to regulate actin dynamics and maintain the low level of actin polymer in pollen tubes.
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- Naizhi Chen
- Center for Signal Transduction and Metabolomics, Key Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environmental Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Yutin N, Wolf MY, Wolf YI, Koonin EV. The origins of phagocytosis and eukaryogenesis. Biol Direct 2009; 4:9. [PMID: 19245710 PMCID: PMC2651865 DOI: 10.1186/1745-6150-4-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2009] [Accepted: 02/26/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Phagocytosis, that is, engulfment of large particles by eukaryotic cells, is found in diverse organisms and is often thought to be central to the very origin of the eukaryotic cell, in particular, for the acquisition of bacterial endosymbionts including the ancestor of the mitochondrion. Results Comparisons of the sets of proteins implicated in phagocytosis in different eukaryotes reveal extreme diversity, with very few highly conserved components that typically do not possess readily identifiable prokaryotic homologs. Nevertheless, phylogenetic analysis of those proteins for which such homologs do exist yields clues to the possible origin of phagocytosis. The central finding is that a subset of archaea encode actins that are not only monophyletic with eukaryotic actins but also share unique structural features with actin-related proteins (Arp) 2 and 3. All phagocytic processes are strictly dependent on remodeling of the actin cytoskeleton and the formation of branched filaments for which Arp2/3 are responsible. The presence of common structural features in Arp2/3 and the archaeal actins suggests that the common ancestors of the archaeal and eukaryotic actins were capable of forming branched filaments, like modern Arp2/3. The Rho family GTPases that are ubiquitous regulators of phagocytosis in eukaryotes appear to be of bacterial origin, so assuming that the host of the mitochondrial endosymbiont was an archaeon, the genes for these GTPases come via horizontal gene transfer from the endosymbiont or in an earlier event. Conclusion The present findings suggest a hypothetical scenario of eukaryogenesis under which the archaeal ancestor of eukaryotes had no cell wall (like modern Thermoplasma) but had an actin-based cytoskeleton including branched actin filaments that allowed this organism to produce actin-supported membrane protrusions. These protrusions would facilitate accidental, occasional engulfment of bacteria, one of which eventually became the mitochondrion. The acquisition of the endosymbiont triggered eukaryogenesis, in particular, the emergence of the endomembrane system that eventually led to the evolution of modern-type phagocytosis, independently in several eukaryotic lineages. Reviewers This article was reviewed by Simonetta Gribaldo, Gaspar Jekely, and Pierre Pontarotti. For the full reviews, please go to the Reviewers' Reports section.
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- Natalya Yutin
- National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA.
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Sillo A, Bloomfield G, Balest A, Balbo A, Pergolizzi B, Peracino B, Skelton J, Ivens A, Bozzaro S. Genome-wide transcriptional changes induced by phagocytosis or growth on bacteria in Dictyostelium. BMC Genomics 2008; 9:291. [PMID: 18559084 PMCID: PMC2443395 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2008] [Accepted: 06/17/2008] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Phagocytosis plays a major role in the defense of higher organisms against microbial infection and provides also the basis for antigen processing in the immune response. Cells of the model organism Dictyostelium are professional phagocytes that exploit phagocytosis of bacteria as the preferred way to ingest food, besides killing pathogens. We have investigated Dictyostelium differential gene expression during phagocytosis of non-pathogenic bacteria, using DNA microarrays, in order to identify molecular functions and novel genes involved in phagocytosis. RESULTS The gene expression profiles of cells incubated for a brief time with bacteria were compared with cells either incubated in axenic medium or growing on bacteria. Transcriptional changes during exponential growth in axenic medium or on bacteria were also compared. We recognized 443 and 59 genes that are differentially regulated by phagocytosis or by the different growth conditions (growth on bacteria vs. axenic medium), respectively, and 102 genes regulated by both processes. Roughly one third of the genes are up-regulated compared to macropinocytosis and axenic growth. Functional annotation of differentially regulated genes with different tools revealed that phagocytosis induces profound changes in carbohydrate, amino acid and lipid metabolism, and in cytoskeletal components. Genes regulating translation and mitochondrial biogenesis are mostly up-regulated. Genes involved in sterol biosynthesis are selectively up-regulated, suggesting a shift in membrane lipid composition linked to phagocytosis. Very few changes were detected in genes required for vesicle fission/fusion, indicating that the intracellular traffic machinery is mostly in common between phagocytosis and macropinocytosis. A few putative receptors, including GPCR family 3 proteins, scaffolding and adhesion proteins, components of signal transduction and transcription factors have been identified, which could be part of a signalling complex regulating phagocytosis and adaptational downstream responses. CONCLUSION The results highlight differences between phagocytosis and macropinocytosis, and provide the basis for targeted functional analysis of new candidate genes and for comparison studies with transcriptomes during infection with pathogenic bacteria.
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- Alessio Sillo
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Ospedale S, Luigi, 10043 Orbassano, Torino, Italy.
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Misty R, Martinez R, Ali H, Steimle PA. Naringenin is a novel inhibitor of Dictyostelium cell proliferation and cell migration. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2006; 345:516-22. [PMID: 16682000 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.04.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2006] [Accepted: 04/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Naringenin is a flavanone compound that alters critical cellular processes such as cell multiplication, glucose uptake, and mitochondrial activity. In this study, we used the social amoeba, Dictyostelium discoideum, as a model system for examining the cellular processes and signaling pathways affected by naringenin. We found that naringenin inhibited Dictyostelium cell division in a dose-dependent manner (IC(50) approximately 20 microM). Assays of Dictyostelium chemotaxis and multicellular development revealed that naringenin possesses a previously unrecognized ability to suppress amoeboid cell motility. We also found that naringenin, which is known to inhibit phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activity, had no apparent effect on phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate synthesis in live Dictyostelium cells; suggesting that this compound suppresses cell growth and migration via alternative signaling pathways. In another context, the discoveries described here highlight the value of using the Dictyostelium model system for identifying and characterizing the mechanisms by which naringenin, and related compounds, exert their effects on eukaryotic cells.
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- Russ Misty
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA
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Lardy B, Bof M, Aubry L, Paclet MH, Morel F, Satre M, Klein G. NADPH oxidase homologs are required for normal cell differentiation and morphogenesis in Dictyostelium discoideum. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2005; 1744:199-212. [PMID: 15950752 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2005.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2004] [Revised: 01/25/2005] [Accepted: 02/04/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Membrane-associated NADPH oxidase complexes catalyse the production of the superoxide anion radical from oxygen and NADPH. In mammalian systems, NADPH oxidases form a family of at least seven isoforms that participate in host defence and signalling pathways. We report here the cloning and the characterisation of slime mould Dictyostelium discoideum homologs of the mammalian heme-containing subunit of flavocytochrome b (gp91(phox)) (NoxA, NoxB and NoxC), of the small subunit of flavocytochrome b (p22(phox)) and of the cytosolic factor p67(phox). Null-mutants of either noxA, noxB, noxC or p22(phox) show aberrant starvation-induced development and are unable to produce spores. The overexpression of NoxA(myc2) in noxA null strain restores spore formation. Remarkably, the gene alg-2B, coding for one of the two penta EF-hand proteins in Dictyostelium, acts as a suppressor in noxA, noxB, and p22(phox) null-mutant strains. Knockout of alg-2B allows noxA, noxB or p22(phox) null-mutants to return to normal development. However, the knockout of gene encoding NoxC, which contains two penta EF-hands, is not rescued by the invalidation of alg-2B. These data are consistent with a hypothesis connecting superoxide and calcium signalling during Dictyostelium development.
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- Bernard Lardy
- Laboratoire de Biochimie et Biophysique des Systèmes Intégrés (UMR5092 CNRS), Département de Réponse et Dynamique Cellulaires, CEA-Grenoble, France.
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Janetopoulos C, Borleis J, Vazquez F, Iijima M, Devreotes P. Temporal and Spatial Regulation of Phosphoinositide Signaling Mediates Cytokinesis. Dev Cell 2005; 8:467-77. [PMID: 15809030 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2005.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2004] [Revised: 01/12/2005] [Accepted: 02/22/2005] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Polarity is a prominent feature of both chemotaxis and cytokinesis. In chemotaxis, polarity is established by local accumulation of PI(3,4,5)P3 at the cell's leading edge, achieved through temporal and spatial regulation of PI3 kinases and the tumor suppressor, PTEN. We find that as migrating D. discoideum cells round up to enter cytokinesis, PI(3,4,5)P3 signaling is uniformly suppressed. Then, as the spindle and cell elongate, PI3 kinases and PTEN move to and function at the poles and furrow, respectively. Cell lines lacking both of these enzymatic activities fail to modulate PI(3,4,5)P3 levels, are defective in cytokinesis, and cannot divide in suspension. The cells continue to grow and duplicate their nuclei, generating large multinucleate cells. Furrows that fail to ingress between nuclei are unable to stably accumulate myosin filaments or suppress actin-filled ruffles. We propose that phosphoinositide-linked circuits, similar to those that bring about asymmetry during cell migration, also regulate polarity in cytokinesis.
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- Chris Janetopoulos
- Department of Cell Biology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Completion of the Drosophila genome has enabled the use of proteomic approaches for studying complex processes such as the innate immune defense against microorganisms. Microbial infection leads to the activation of responses involving changes at translational and post-translational levels. Proteomics is a tool for assessing such changes in protein expression, localization and post-translational modification. Recently, several studies have reported whole-genome analyses of the Drosophila immune response, both at the transcriptome and proteome levels, leading to a more comprehensive view of fly immunity. In this review, we describe and compare the proteomic techniques used in these analyses and discuss the results obtained by differential protein profiling of the Drosophila immune response.
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- Ylva Engström
- Department of Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
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To decipher the complexity of host-pathogen interactions the widest possible range of model hosts and of analytical methods is required. As some virulence mechanisms and certain host responses have been conserved throughout evolution, even simple organisms can be used as model hosts to help our understanding of infectious diseases. The availability of molecular genetic tools and a cooperative community of researchers are pivotal to the emergence of model systems. In this review, we first summarize the genetic screens that can be used to identify pathogen virulence factors, then we present a comparative overview of existing or emerging genetically tractable host models.
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- Elizabeth Pradel
- Centre d'Immunologie de Marseille-Luminy, INSERM/CNRS/Universite de la Mediterranee, Case 906, 13288 Marseille Cedex 09, France.
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Charette SJ, Cosson P. Preparation of genomic DNA from Dictyostelium discoideum for PCR analysis. Biotechniques 2004; 36:574-5. [PMID: 15088372 DOI: 10.2144/04364bm01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Steve J Charette
- Université de Genève, Centre Médical Universitaire, Département de Physiologie Cellulaire et Métabolisme, 1 rue Michel Servet, CH-1211 Genève 4, Switzerland.
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Loseva O, Engström Y. Analysis of Signal-dependent Changes in the Proteome of Drosophila Blood Cells During an Immune Response. Mol Cell Proteomics 2004; 3:796-808. [PMID: 15148344 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m400028-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Innate immunity is based on the recognition of cell-surface molecules of infecting agents. Microbial substances, such as peptidoglycan, lipopolysaccharide, and beta-1,3-glucans, produce functional responses in Drosophila hemocytes that contribute to innate immunity. We have used two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and MS to resolve lipopolysaccharide-induced changes in the protein profile of a Drosophila hemocytic cell line. We identified 24 intracellular proteins that were up- or down-regulated, or modified, in response to immune challenge. Several proteins with predicted immune functions, including lysosomal proteases, actin-binding/remodeling proteins, as well as proteins involved in cellular responses to oxidative stress, were affected by the immune assault. Intriguingly, a number of the proteins identified in this study have recently been implicated in phagocytosis in higher vertebrates. We suggest that phagocytosis is activated in Drosophila hemocytes by the presence of microbial substances, and that this activation constitutes an evolutionarily conserved arm of innate immunity. In addition, a number of proteins involved in calcium-regulated signaling, mRNA processing, and nuclear transport were affected, consistent with a possible role in reprogramming of gene expression. In conclusion, the present proteome analysis identified many proteins previously not linked to innate immunity, demonstrating that differential protein profiling of Drosophila hemocytes is a valuable tool for identification of new players in immune-related cellular processes.
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- Olga Loseva
- Department of Molecular Biology and Functional Genomics, Arrhenius Laboratories for Natural Sciences, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-106 91, Sweden
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Drøbak BK, Franklin-Tong VE, Staiger CJ. The role of the actin cytoskeleton in plant cell signaling. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2004; 163:13-30. [PMID: 33873778 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01076.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The plant actin cytoskeleton provides a dynamic cellular component which is involved in the maintenance of cell shape and structure. It has been demonstrated recently that the actin cytoskeleton and its associated elements provide a key target in many signaling events. In addition to acting as a target, the actin cytoskeleton can also act as a transducer of signal information. In this review we describe some newly discovered aspects of the roles of the actin cytoskeleton in plant cell signaling. In addition to a summary of the roles played by actin-binding proteins, we also briefly review the progress made in understanding how the actin cytoskeleton participates in the self-incompatibility response in pollen tubes. Finally, the emerging importance of the actin cytoskeleton in the perception and responses to stimuli such as gravity, touch and cold stress exposure are discussed. Contents I. Introduction - the actin cytoskeleton 13 II. Actin-binding proteins 14 III. The actin cytoskeleton as a target and mediator of plant cell signaling 20 IV. Summary and conclusion 25 References 25 Acknowledgements 25.
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- B K Drøbak
- Cell Signaling Group, Department of Disease and Stress Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Colney Lane, Norwich NR4 7UH, UK
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- School of Biosciences, The University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Purdue Motility Group, Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, 333 Hansen Life Sciences Building, 201 S. University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2064, USA
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Macropinocytosis (fluid uptake) and phagocytosis (particle uptake) are processes that result in the formation of intracellular membrane enclosed vacuoles termed macropinosomes and phagosomes, respectively. Macropinosomes and phagosomes are modified by fission and fusion reactions with the endo-lysosomal pathway that eventually transform these vacuoles into a lysosomal environment. Many human bacterial pathogens, including species of Mycobacteria, Legionella, and Chlamydia, are thought to survive by disrupting the normal membrane trafficking events that usually result in the formation of phago-lysosomes and death of the microorganism. In addition, a number of important pathogens facilitate homotypic phagosome fusion in order to generate an intracellular environment conducive for survival. A greater understanding of the regulation of phagosomal maturation and fusion will be critical in designing new therapies to treat infections caused by intracellular pathogens. The genetically tractable phagocyte, D. discoideum, has proven extremely useful in dissecting the signaling pathways regulating macropinocytosis, phagocytosis, phagosomal maturation and phagosome-phagosome fusion. A body of knowledge has accumulated and demonstrates important roles for Rab GTPases, the cytoskeleton, phosphoinositide metabolism and pH regulation in regulating phagosome maturation. This review will summarize the current state of knowledge.
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- Damian Duhon
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, LSU Health Sciences Center, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA
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The ability of certain pathogens to infect multiple hosts has led to the development of genetically tractable nonvertebrate hosts to elucidate the molecular mechanisms of interactions between these pathogens and their hosts. The use of plant, insect, nematode, and protozoan hosts to study human pathogens has facilitated the elucidation of molecular nature of pathogenesis and host responses. Analyses of virulence of multihost pathogens on their respective hosts revealed that pathogens utilize many universal offensive strategies to overcome host defenses, irrespective of the evolutionary lineage of the host. Likewise, genetic dissections of the defense response of the nonvertebrate hosts have also shown that key features underlying host defense responses are highly conserved. This review summarizes how the information gained from the analysis of cross-species infections contributes to our understanding of host-pathogen interactions.
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Affiliation(s)
- Man-Wah Tan
- Department of Genetics, Stanford University School of Medicine, California 94305, USA.
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Maselli A, Laevsky G, Knecht DA. Kinetics of binding, uptake and degradation of live fluorescent (DsRed) bacteria by Dictyostelium discoideum. MICROBIOLOGY (READING, ENGLAND) 2002; 148:413-420. [PMID: 11832505 DOI: 10.1099/00221287-148-2-413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The kinetics of binding, uptake and degradation of bacteria by vegetative Dictyostelium amoeba using Escherichia coli expressing the recombinant fluorescent protein DsRed have been characterized. There are significant advantages to using DsRed-expressing bacteria for phagocytosis assays. Stable expression of the fluorescent protein, DsRed, provides living bacteria with a bright internal fluorescent signal that is degradable in the phagolysosomal pathway. Unlike assays with chemically labelled bacteria or latex beads, the bacteria are alive and possess a natural, unaltered external surface for receptor interaction. Dictyostelium cells rapidly bind and phagocytose DsRed bacteria. Pulse-chase experiments show that the signal derived from DsRed is degraded with a half-life of approximately 45 min. To distinguish internalized bacteria from those bound to the surface, an assay was developed in which sodium azide was used to release surface-bound particles. Surprisingly, surface particle release appears to be independent of myosin II function. Using this assay it was shown that the uptake of bacteria into cells is extremely rapid. After 1 min incubation, 20% of the signal is derived from internalized bacteria. The proportion of the signal from internalized bacteria increases gradually and reaches 50% at steady state. This assay will be useful in investigations of the molecular machinery of phagocytosis and post-internalization vesicle trafficking.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrew Maselli
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA1
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA1
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA1
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Harris TJ, Ravandi A, Siu CH. Assembly of glycoprotein-80 adhesion complexes in Dictyostelium. Receptor compartmentalization and oligomerization in membrane rafts. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:48764-74. [PMID: 11604403 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m108030200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The phospholipid-anchored membrane glycoprotein (gp)-80 mediates cell-cell adhesion through a homophilic trans-interaction mechanism during Dictyostelium development and is enriched in a Triton X-100-insoluble floating fraction. To elucidate how gp80 adhesion complexes assemble in the plasma membrane, gp80-gp80 and gp80-raft interactions were investigated. A low density raft-like membrane fraction was isolated using a detergent-free method. It was enriched in sterols, the phospholipid-anchored proteins gp80, gp138, and ponticulin, as well as DdCD36 and actin, corresponding to components found in the Triton X-100-insoluble floating fraction. Chemical cross-linking revealed that gp80 oligomers were enriched in the raft-like membrane fraction, implicating stable oligomer-raft interactions. However, gp80 oligomers resisted sterol sequestration and were partially dissociated with Triton X-100, suggesting that compartmentalization in rafts was not solely responsible for their formation. The trans-dimer known to mediate adhesion was identified, but cis-oligomerization predominated and displayed greater accumulation during development. In fact, oligomerization was dependent on the level of gp80 expression and occurred among isolated gp80 extracellular domains, indicating that it was mediated by direct gp80-gp80 interactions. Rafts existed in gp80-null cells and such pre-existent membrane domains may provide optimal microenvironments for gp80 cis-oligomerization and the assembly of adhesion complexes.
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- T J Harris
- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1L6, Canada
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Levitz SM. Does amoeboid reasoning explain the evolution and maintenance of virulence factors in Cryptococcus neoformans? Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2001; 98:14760-2. [PMID: 11752420 PMCID: PMC64930 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.261612398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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- S M Levitz
- Evans Memorial Department of Clinical Research and Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA.
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Janssen KP, Rost R, Eichinger L, Schleicher M. Characterization of CD36/LIMPII homologues in Dictyostelium discoideum. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:38899-910. [PMID: 11489884 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m103384200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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The CD36/LIMPII family is ubiquitously expressed in higher eukaryotes and consists of integral membrane proteins that have in part been characterized as cell adhesion receptors, scavenger receptors, or fatty acid transporters. However, no physiological role has been defined so far for the members of this family that localize specifically to vesicular compartments rather than to the cell surface, namely lysosomal integral membrane protein type II (LIMPII) from mammals and LmpA from the amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum. LmpA, the first described CD36/LIMPII homologue from lower eukaryotes, has initially been identified as a suppressor of the profilin-minus phenotype. We report the discovery and initial characterization of two new CD36/LIMPII-related proteins, both of which share several features with LmpA: (i) their size is considerably larger than that of the CD36/LIMPII proteins from higher eukaryotes; (ii) they show the characteristic "hairpin" topology of this protein family; (iii) they are heavily N-glycosylated; and (iv) they localize to vesicular structures of putative endolysosomal origin. However, they show intriguing differences in their developmental regulation and exhibit different sorting signals of the di-leucine or tyrosine-type in their carboxyl-terminal tail domains. These features make them promising candidates as a paradigm for the study of the function and evolution of the as yet poorly understood CD36/LIMPII proteins.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Amino Acids/chemistry
- Animals
- Base Sequence
- Blotting, Northern
- Blotting, Southern
- Blotting, Western
- CD36 Antigens/chemistry
- CD36 Antigens/genetics
- Cloning, Molecular
- Dictyostelium/chemistry
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Glycosylation
- Leucine/chemistry
- Microscopy, Fluorescence
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phenotype
- Phylogeny
- Protein Binding
- Protein Structure, Tertiary
- Protozoan Proteins
- Receptors, Immunologic
- Receptors, Lipoprotein/chemistry
- Receptors, Lipoprotein/genetics
- Receptors, Scavenger
- Subcellular Fractions
- Time Factors
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Affiliation(s)
- K P Janssen
- Institut für Zellbiologie, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, 80336 München, Germany.
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