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Neuronal-specific septin-3 binds Atg8/LC3B, accumulates and localizes to autophagosomes during induced autophagy. Cell Mol Life Sci 2022; 79:471. [PMID: 35932293 PMCID: PMC9356936 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-022-04488-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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In synapses that show signs of local apoptosis and mitochondrial stress and undergo neuro-immunological synapse pruning, an increase in the levels of the presynaptic protein, neuronal-specific septin-3 can be observed. Septin-3 is a member of the septin GTPase family with the ability to form multimers and contribute to the cytoskeleton. However, the function of septin-3 remains elusive. Here, we provide evidence that septin-3 is capable of binding the most-studied autophagy protein Atg8 homolog microtubule-associated protein 1 light chain 3B (LC3B), besides another homolog, GABA receptor-associated protein-like 2 (GABARAPL2). Moreover, we demonstrate that colocalization of septin-3 and LC3B increases upon chemical autophagy induction in primary neuronal cells. Septin-3 is accumulated in primary neurons upon autophagy enhancement or blockade, similar to autophagy proteins. Using electron microscopy, we also show that septin-3 localizes to LC3B positive membranes and can be found at mitochondria. However, colocalization results of septin-3 and the early mitophagy marker PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) do not support that binding of septin-3 to mitochondria is mitophagy related. We conclude that septin-3 correlates with synaptic/neuronal autophagy, binds Atg8 and localizes to autophagic membranes that can be enhanced with chemical autophagy induction. Based on our results, elevated septin-3 levels might indicate enhanced or impeded autophagy in neurons.
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Superfluous role of mammalian septins 3 and 5 in neuronal development and synaptic transmission. Mol Cell Biol 2008; 28:7012-29. [PMID: 18809578 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00035-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The septin family of GTPases, first identified for their roles in cell division, are also expressed in postmitotic tissues. SEPT3 (G-septin) and SEPT5 (CDCrel-1) are highly expressed in neurons, enriched in presynaptic terminals, and associated with synaptic vesicles. These characteristics suggest that SEPT3 or SEPT5 might be important for synapse formation, maturation, or synaptic vesicle traffic. Since Sept5(-/-) mice do not show any overt neurological phenotypes, we generated Sept3(-/-) and Sept3(-/-) Sept5(-/-) mice and found that SEPT3 and SEPT5 are not essential for development, fertility, or viability. Changes in the expression of septins were noted in the absence of SEPT3, SEPT5, and both septins. SEPT5 association with other septins in brain tissue was unaffected by the removal of SEPT3. No abnormalities were observed in the gross morphology and synapses of the hippocampus. Similarly, axon development and synapse formation were unaffected in vitro. In cultured hippocampal neurons, the size of the recycling synaptic vesicle pool was unaltered in the absence of SEPT3. Furthermore, synaptic transmission at two different central synapses was not significantly affected in Sept3(-/-) Sept5(-/-) mice. These results indicate that SEPT3 and SEPT5 are dispensable for neuronal development as well as for synaptic vesicle fusion and recycling.
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Fujishima K, Kiyonari H, Kurisu J, Hirano T, Kengaku M. Targeted disruption of Sept3, a heteromeric assembly partner of Sept5 and Sept7 in axons, has no effect on developing CNS neurons. J Neurochem 2007; 102:77-92. [PMID: 17564677 DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2007.04478.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The septins constitute a family of GTPase proteins that are involved in many cytological processes such as cytokinesis and exocytosis. Previous studies have indicated that mammalian Sept3 is a brain-specific protein that is abundant in synaptic terminals. Here, we further investigated the localization and function of Sept3 in the mouse brain. Sept3 is expressed in several types of post-mitotic neurons, including granule cells in the cerebellum and pyramidal neurons in the cerebral cortex and hippocampus. In primary cultures of hippocampal pyramidal neurons, Sept3 protein is enriched at the tips of growing neurites during differentiation. Sept3 directly binds to Sept5 and Sept7 and forms a heteromeric complex at nerve terminals adjacent to where a synaptic vesicle marker, synaptophysin, is expressed in mature neurons. When over-expressed in HEK293 cells, Sept3 forms filamentous structures that are dependent on the presence of its GTP- and phosphoinositide-binding domains. To investigate the physiological roles of Sept3, we generated Sept3 deficient mice. These mice show no apparent abnormalities in histogenesis nor neuronal differentiation in culture. Expression of synaptic proteins and other septins are unaltered, indicating that Sept3 is dispensable for normal neuronal development.
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- Kazuto Fujishima
- Laboratory for Neural Cell Polarity, RIKEN Brain Science Institute, Saitama, Japan
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Lobo NF, Fraser TS, Adams JA, Fraser MJ. Interplasmid transposition demonstrates piggyBac mobility in vertebrate species. Genetica 2007; 128:347-57. [PMID: 17028963 DOI: 10.1007/s10709-006-7165-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2005] [Accepted: 02/01/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The piggyBac transposon is an extremely versatile helper-dependent vector for gene transfer and germ line transformation in a wide range of invertebrate species. Analyses of genome sequencing databases have identified piggyBac homologues among several sequenced animal genomes, including the human genome. In this report we demonstrate that this insect transposon is capable of transposition in primate cells and embryos of the zebrafish, Danio rerio. piggyBac mobility was demonstrated using an interplasmid transposition assay that has consistently predicted the germ line transformation capabilities of this mobile element in several other species. Both transfected COS-7 primate cells and injected zebrafish embryos supported the helper-dependent movement of tagged piggyBac element between plasmids in the characteristic cut-and-paste, TTAA target-site specific manner. These results validate piggyBac as a valuable tool for genetic analysis of vertebrates.
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- Neil F Lobo
- Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Tropical Diseases Research and Training, University of Notre Dame, PO Box 369, Notre Dame, IN 46556-0369, USA
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Septins are an evolutionarily conserved group of GTP-binding and filament-forming proteins that belong to the large superclass of P-loop GTPases. While originally discovered in yeast as cell division cycle mutants with cytokinesis defects, they are now known to have diverse cellular roles which include polarity determination, cytoskeletal reorganization, membrane dynamics, vesicle trafficking, and exocytosis. Septin proteins form homo- and hetero-oligomeric polymers which can assemble into higher-order filaments. They are also known to interact with components of the cytoskeleton, ie actin and tubulin. The precise role of GTP binding is not clear but a current model suggests that it is associated with conformational changes which alter binding to other proteins. There are at least 12 human septin genes, and although information on expression patterns is limited, most undergo complex alternative splicing with some degree of tissue specificity. Nevertheless, an increasing body of data implicates the septin family in the pathogenesis of diverse disease states including neoplasia, neurodegenerative conditions, and infections. Here the known biochemical properties of mammalian septins are reviewed in the light of the data from yeast and other model organisms. The data implicating septins in human disease are considered and a model linking these data is proposed. It is posited that septins can act as regulatable scaffolds where the stoichiometry of septin associations, modifications, GTP status, and the interactions with other proteins allow the regulation of key cellular processes including polarity determination. Derangements of such septin scaffolds thus explain the role of septins in disease states.
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- Peter A Hall
- Centre for Cancer Research & Cell Biology, Queens University Belfast, U Floor, Belfast City Hospital, Belfast BT9 7AB, UK
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Kim DS, Hubbard SL, Peraud A, Salhia B, Sakai K, Rutka JT. Analysis of mammalian septin expression in human malignant brain tumors. Neoplasia 2004; 6:168-78. [PMID: 15140406 PMCID: PMC1502092 DOI: 10.1593/neo.03310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Septins are a highly conserved subfamily of GTPases that play an important role in the process of cytokinesis. To increase our understanding of the expression and localization of the different mammalian septins in human brain tumors, we used antibodies against septins 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, and 11 in immunofluorescence and Western blot analyses of astrocytomas and medulloblastomas. We then characterized the expression and subcellular distribution of the SEPT2 protein in aphidicolin-synchronized U373 MG astrocytoma cells by immunofluorescence and fluorescence-activated cell sorter analysis. To determine the role of SEPT2 in astrocytoma cytokinesis, we inducibly expressed a dominant-negative (DN) SEPT2 mutant in U373 MG astrocytoma cells. We show variable levels and expression patterns of the different septins in brain tissue, brain tumor specimens, and human brain tumor cell lines. SEPT2 was abundantly expressed in all brain tumor samples and cell lines studied. SEPT3 was expressed in medulloblastoma specimens and cell lines, but not in astrocytoma specimens or cell lines. SEPT2 expression was cell cycle-related, with maximal levels in G2-M. Immunocytochemical analysis showed endogenous levels of the different septins within the perinuclear and peripheral cytoplasmic regions. In mitosis, SEPT2 was concentrated at the cleavage furrow. By immunocytochemistry and flow cytometry, we show that a DN SEPT2 mutant inhibits the completion of cell division and results in the accumulation of multinucleated cells. These results suggest that septins are variably expressed in human brain tumors. Stable expression of the DN SEPT2 mutant leads to a G2-M cell cycle block in astrocytoma cells.
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- Dong-Seok Kim
- The Arthur and Sonia Labatt Brain Tumor Research Centre and Division of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, The University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Affiliation(s)
- Heidi Stuhlmann
- Department of Cell Biology, Division of Vascular Biology, Scripps Research Institute, Mail CVN-26, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, California 92037, USA
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Takehashi M, Tanaka S, Stedeford T, Banasik M, Tsukagoshi-Nagai H, Kinoshita N, Kawamata T, Ueda K. Expression of septin 3 isoforms in human brain. Gene Expr 2004; 11:271-8. [PMID: 15200239 PMCID: PMC5991146 DOI: 10.3727/000000003783992270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Septin 3 is a novel member of the septin subfamily of GTPase domain proteins. Human septin 3 was originally cloned during a screening of genes expressed in human teratocarcinoma cells induced to differentiate with retinoic acid. Alternative splicing of the septin 3 gene transcript produces two isoforms, A and B, in the human brain, though their regional expression and physiological function remain to be determined. The purpose of the present study was to identify the expression patterns of human septin 3 isoforms in normal human brain and a human neuroblastoma cell line, SH-SY5Y, after retinoic acid-induced differentiation. The expression and distribution patterns of septin 3 isoforms A and B were similar and resembled that of another septin, CDCrel-1. Septin 3A and 3B were expressed in normal human brain in a region-specific manner, with the highest level in the temporal cortex and hippocampus and the lowest level in the brainstem regions. Prominent immunoreactivity was observed diffusely in the neocortices in association with neuropils and punctate structures suggestive of synaptic junctions. Immunoprecipitation studies revealed that septin 3A, 3B, and CDCrel-1 form a complex in the frontal cortex of human brain. These findings, taken together, suggest that septin 3A and 3B, along with CDCrel-1, play some fundamental role(s) in synaptogenesis and neuronal development.
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- Masanori Takehashi
- *Laboratory of Molecular Clinical Chemistry, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- *Laboratory of Molecular Clinical Chemistry, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
- Address correspondence to Seigo Tanaka, M.D., Ph.D., Laboratory of Molecular Clinical Chemistry, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan. Tel: +81-774-38-3225; Fax: +81-774-38-3226; E-mail:
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- †Laboratory of Toxicology and Risk Assessment, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 44-121 Gliwice, Poland
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- †Laboratory of Toxicology and Risk Assessment, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 44-121 Gliwice, Poland
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- ‡Department of Research and Development, IBL Co., Ltd., Fujioka, Gunma 375-0005, Japan
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- §Faculty of Health Science, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe 654-0142, Japan
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- *Laboratory of Molecular Clinical Chemistry, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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Takehashi M, Alioto T, Stedeford T, Persad AS, Banasik M, Masliah E, Tanaka S, Ueda K. Septin 3 gene polymorphism in Alzheimer's disease. Gene Expr 2004; 11:263-70. [PMID: 15200238 PMCID: PMC5991150 DOI: 10.3727/000000003783992243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Septin 3 is a novel member of the septin subfamily of GTPase domain proteins that was recently identified in human neuronal cells. These proteins are involved in vesicle trafficking, neurite outgrowth, and neurofibrillary tangle formation; however, the expression and functional role of septin 3 in normal neuronal tissues and as an etiological agent in neurological disorders is currently unclear. To further characterize these parameters, the present study analyzed the expression of three isoforms of septin 3 (A, B, and C) in fetal and adult human brains and polymorphism of the septin 3 exon 11 microsatellite in control, pure Alzheimer's disease (AD), Lewy body variant (LBV) of AD, and Parkinson's disease. Septin 3 mRNAs for isoforms A and B, but not C, were detected in the frontal cortex of fetus and adult human samples, as measured by reverse transcription-coupled polymerase chain reaction. Genotype analyses indicated that polymorphic septin 3 alleles were distributed in two peaks of frequency in both control and disease groups. Categorization of the alleles into short (S) and long (L) types revealed a significant difference between AD patients and controls (p = 0.034 by chi-square test). Furthermore, the S-allele homozygosity was significantly underrepresented in AD compared with control (p = 0.015 by chi-square test). These results suggest that polymorphism in exon 11 of septin 3 may have a determinative role in the pathogenesis of AD.
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- Masanori Takehashi
- *Laboratory of Molecular Clinical Chemistry, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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- †Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-3200
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- ‡Laboratory of Toxicology and Risk Assessment, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 44-121 Gliwice, Poland
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- §Infection Control Department, Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL 32803-1248
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- ‡Laboratory of Toxicology and Risk Assessment, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, 44-121 Gliwice, Poland
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- ¶Department of Neurosciences, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0624
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- *Laboratory of Molecular Clinical Chemistry, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
- Address correspondence to Seigo Tanaka, M.D., Ph.D., Laboratory of Molecular Clinical Chemistry, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan. Tel.: +81-774-38-3225; Fax: +81-774-38-3226; E-mail:
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- *Laboratory of Molecular Clinical Chemistry, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
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Genter MB, Van Veldhoven PP, Jegga AG, Sakthivel B, Kong S, Stanley K, Witte DP, Ebert CL, Aronow BJ. Microarray-based discovery of highly expressed olfactory mucosal genes: potential roles in the various functions of the olfactory system. Physiol Genomics 2003; 16:67-81. [PMID: 14570983 DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00117.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We sought to gain a global view of tissue-specific gene expression in the olfactory mucosa (OM), the major site of neurogenesis and neuroregeneration in adult vertebrates, by examination of its overexpressed genes relative to that in 81 other developing and adult mouse tissues. We used a combination of statistical and fold-difference criteria to identify the top 269 cloned cDNAs from an array of 8,734 mouse cDNA elements on the Incyte Mouse GEM1 array. These clones, representing known and poorly characterized gene transcripts, were grouped according to their relative expression patterns across the other tissues and then further examined with respect to gene ontology categories. Approximately one-third of the 269 genes were also highly expressed in developing and/or adult central nervous system tissues. Several of these have been suggested or demonstrated to play roles in neurogenesis, neuronal differentiation, and/or neuronal migration, further suggesting that many of the unknown genes that share this expression pattern may play similar roles. Highly OM-specific genes included a palate, lung, and nasal epithelium carcinoma-associated gene (Plunc); sphingosine phosphate lyase (Sgpl1), and paraoxonase 1 (Pon1). Cell-type-specific expression within OM was established using in situ hybridization for several representative expression pattern clusters. Using the ENSEMBL-assembled mouse genome and comparative genomics analyses to the human genome, we assigned many of the unknown expressed sequence tags (ESTs) and poorly characterized genes to either novel or known gene products and provided predictive classification. Further exploration of this database will provide additional insights into genes and pathways critical for olfactory neurogenesis, neuronal differentiation, olfaction, and mucosal defense.
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- Mary Beth Genter
- Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45267-0056, USA.
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Wiens M, Diehl-Seifert B, Müller WE. Sponge Bcl-2 homologous protein (BHP2-GC) confers distinct stress resistance to human HEK-293 cells. Cell Death Differ 2001; 8:887-98. [PMID: 11526444 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cdd.4400906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2000] [Revised: 04/18/2001] [Accepted: 04/24/2001] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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It is established that sponges, the phylogenetically oldest still extant phylum of Metazoa, possess key molecules of the apoptotic pathways, that is members from the Bcl-2 family and a pro-apoptotic molecule with death domains. Here we report on transfection studies of human cells with a sponge gene, GCBHP2. Sponge tissue was exposed to heat shock and tributyltin, which caused an upregulation of gene expression of GCBHP2. The cDNA GCBHP2 was introduced into human HEK-293 cells and mouse NIH-3T3 cells; the stable transfection was confirmed by the identification of the transcripts, by Western blotting as well as by immunofluorescence using antibodies raised against the recombinant polypeptide. HEK-293 cells, transfected with GCBHP2, showed high resistance to serum starvation and tributyltin treatment, compared to mock-transfected cells. In contrast to mock-transfected cells, GCBHP2-transfected cells activated caspase-3 to a lower extent. Thus, sponges contain gene(s) involved in apoptotic pathway(s) displaying their function also in human cells.
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- M Wiens
- Institut für Physiologische Chemie, Abteilung Angewandte Molekularbiologie, Universität, Duesbergweg 6, D-55099 Mainz, Germany
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Methner A, Leypoldt F, Joost P, Lewerenz J. Human septin 3 on chromosome 22q13.2 is upregulated by neuronal differentiation. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 283:48-56. [PMID: 11322766 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.4741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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An expression sequence tag identified in a screen for genes upregulated by retinoic acid induced neuronal differentiation of the human teratocarcinoma cell line Ntera2/D1 was found in close genomic proximity to a region of high sequence homology to the septin subfamily of GTPase genes. We could show that the tag corresponds to the 3' untranslated region of this novel gene named septin 3 and cloned three isoforms A (2191 bp), B (4378 bp), and C (1896 bp) from human Ntera2/D1 cDNA. We present the genomic localization and organization on chromosome 22q13.2, a chromosomal hot spot for translocations implicated in leukemia. Interestingly, MSF the closest paralog of septin 3 is a fusion partner in a therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia. Quantitative PCR confirmed the upregulation of the putative septin by neuronal differentiation and northern blotting showed only one band corresponding to sep3B with a neurospecific expression pattern in adult human tissues.
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- A Methner
- Department of Neurology and Zentrum für Molekulare Neurobiologie, University Hospital Hamburg, Falkenried 94, Hamburg, D-20251, Germany.
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Jackisch BO, Hausser H, Schaefer L, Kappler J, Müller HW, Kresse H. Alternative exon usage of rat septins. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 275:180-8. [PMID: 10944462 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Septins represent a family of phylogenetically conserved proteins required for cytokinesis. Their presence in pre- and postsynaptic neuronal membranes suggests a general function as scaffolds for membrane reorganization. The transcriptional regulation of all septins examined so far is complex, resulting in alternatively spliced variants. We focus here on the rat homologue of the gene for the human septin MSF, a truncated form of which, designated eseptin, had been described previously. It will be shown here that there is an alternative usage of the first exon by two forms, named exon r1a and r1b, respectively. Exon r1a, but not exon r1b, contains a part of the coding sequence while the start of translation for the remaining coding sequence resides in the second exon. The complete genomic organization was resolved and data on the temporal and spatial expression of this septins are presented.
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- B O Jackisch
- Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Physiological Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry, Münster, D-48149, Germany
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