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Figueiredo Costa B, Cassella P, Colombo SF, Borgese N. Discrimination between the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria by spontaneously inserting tail‐anchored proteins. Traffic 2018; 19:182-197. [DOI: 10.1111/tra.12550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Revised: 01/18/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Bruna Figueiredo Costa
- CNR Institute of Neuroscience and BIOMETRA DepartmentUniversità degli Studi di Milano Milan Italy
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- CNR Institute of Neuroscience and BIOMETRA DepartmentUniversità degli Studi di Milano Milan Italy
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Post-translational translocation into the endoplasmic reticulum. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2012; 1833:2403-9. [PMID: 23266354 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2012.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2012] [Revised: 12/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/11/2012] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Proteins destined for the endomembrane system of eukaryotic cells are typically translocated into or across the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum and this process is normally closely coupled to protein synthesis. However, it is becoming increasingly apparent that a significant proportion of proteins are targeted to and inserted into the ER membrane post-translationally, that is after their synthesis is complete. These proteins must be efficiently captured and delivered to the target membrane, and indeed a failure to do so may even disrupt proteostasis resulting in cellular dysfunction and disease. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms by which various protein precursors can be targeted to the ER and either inserted into or translocated across the membrane post-translationally. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Functional and structural diversity of endoplasmic reticulum.
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TA (tail-anchored) proteins utilize distinct biosynthetic pathways, including TRC40 (transmembrane domain recognition complex of 40 kDa)-mediated, chaperone-dependent and/or unassisted routes to the ER (endoplasmic reticulum) membrane. We have addressed the flexibility of cytosolic components participating in these pathways, and explored the thermodynamic constraints of their membrane insertion, by exploiting recombinant forms of Sec61β and Cytb5 (cytochrome b5) bearing covalent modifications within their TA region. In both cases, efficient membrane insertion relied on cytosolic factors capable of accommodating a surprising range of covalent modifications to the TA region. For Sec61β, we found that both SGTA (small glutamine-rich tetratricopeptide repeat-containing protein α) and TRC40 can bind this substrate with a singly PEGylated TA region. However, by introducing two PEG [poly(ethylene glycol)] moieties, TRC40 binding can be prevented, resulting in a block of subsequent membrane integration. Although TRC40 can bind Sec61β polypeptides singly PEGylated at different locations, membrane insertion is more sensitive to the precise location of PEG attachment. Modelling and experimentation indicate that this post-TRC40 effect results from an increased energetic cost of inserting different PEGylated TA regions into the lipid bilayer. We therefore propose that the membrane integration of TA proteins delivered via TRC40 is strongly dependent upon underlying thermodynamics, and speculate that their insertion is via a phospholipid-mediated process.
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Integral membrane proteins of the cell surface and most intracellular compartments of eukaryotic cells are assembled at the endoplasmic reticulum. Two highly conserved and parallel pathways mediate membrane protein targeting to and insertion into this organelle. The classical cotranslational pathway, utilized by most membrane proteins, involves targeting by the signal recognition particle followed by insertion via the Sec61 translocon. A more specialized posttranslational pathway, employed by many tail-anchored membrane proteins, is composed of entirely different factors centered around a cytosolic ATPase termed TRC40 or Get3. Both of these pathways overcome the same biophysical challenges of ferrying hydrophobic cargo through an aqueous milieu, selectively delivering it to one among several intracellular membranes and asymmetrically integrating its transmembrane domain(s) into the lipid bilayer. Here, we review the conceptual and mechanistic themes underlying these core membrane protein insertion pathways, the complexities that challenge our understanding, and future directions to overcome these obstacles.
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- Sichen Shao
- Cell Biology and Metabolism Program, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
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McCue HV, Burgoyne RD, Haynes LP. Determination of the membrane topology of the small EF-hand Ca2+-sensing proteins CaBP7 and CaBP8. PLoS One 2011; 6:e17853. [PMID: 21445352 PMCID: PMC3062558 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0017853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2010] [Accepted: 02/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The CaBPs represent a subfamily of small EF-hand containing calcium (Ca(2+))-sensing proteins related to calmodulin that regulate key ion channels in the mammalian nervous system. In a recent bioinformatic analyses we determined that CaBP7 and CaBP8 form an evolutionarily distinct branch within the CaBPs (also known as the calneurons) a finding that is consistent with earlier observations characterising a putative C-terminal transmembrane (TM) spanning helix in each of these proteins which is essential for their sub-cellular targeting to the Golgi apparatus and constitutive secretory vesicles. The C-terminal position of the predicted TM-helix suggests that CaBP7 and CaBP8 could be processed in a manner analogous to tail-anchored integral membrane proteins which exhibit the ability to insert across membranes post-translationally. In this study we have investigated the topology of CaBP7 and CaBP8 within cellular membranes through a combination of trypsin protection and epitope accessibility analyses. Our results indicate that the TM-helices of CaBP7 and CaBP8 insert fully across membranes such that their extreme C-termini are luminal. The observed type-II membrane topology is consistent with processing of CaBP7 and CaBP8 as true tail-anchored proteins. This targeting mechanism is distinct from any other calmodulin related Ca(2+)-sensor and conceivably underpins unique physiological functions of these proteins.
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- Hannah V. McCue
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Borgese N, Fasana E. Targeting pathways of C-tail-anchored proteins. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2011; 1808:937-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2010.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2010] [Revised: 07/09/2010] [Accepted: 07/10/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gidda SK, Shockey JM, Falcone M, Kim PK, Rothstein SJ, Andrews DW, Dyer JM, Mullen RT. Hydrophobic-domain-dependent protein-protein interactions mediate the localization of GPAT enzymes to ER subdomains. Traffic 2011; 12:452-72. [PMID: 21214700 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2011.01160.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a dynamic organelle that consists of numerous regions or 'subdomains' that have discrete morphological features and functional properties. Although it is generally accepted that these subdomains differ in their protein and perhaps lipid compositions, a clear understanding of how they are assembled and maintained has not been well established. We previously demonstrated that two diacylglycerol acyltransferase enzymes (DGAT1 and DGAT2) from tung tree (Vernicia fordii) were located in different subdomains of ER, but the mechanisms responsible for protein targeting to these subdomains were not elucidated. Here we extend these studies by describing two glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase-like (GPAT) enzymes from tung tree, GPAT8 and GPAT9, that both colocalize with DGAT2 in the same ER subdomains. Measurement of protein-protein interactions using the split-ubiquitin assay revealed that GPAT8 interacts with itself, GPAT9 and DGAT2, but not with DGAT1. Furthermore, mutational analysis of GPAT8 revealed that the protein's first predicted hydrophobic region, which contains an amphipathic helix-like motif, is required for interaction with DGAT2 and for DGAT2-dependent colocalization in ER subdomains. Taken together, these results suggest that the regulation and organization of ER subdomains is mediated at least in part by higher-ordered, hydrophobic-domain-dependent homo- and hetero-oligomeric protein-protein interactions.
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- Satinder K Gidda
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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Abell BM, Mullen RT. Tail-anchored membrane proteins: exploring the complex diversity of tail-anchored-protein targeting in plant cells. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2011; 30:137-51. [PMID: 20878326 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-010-0925-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2010] [Accepted: 09/14/2010] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Tail-anchored (TA) proteins are special class of integral membrane proteins that in recent years have received a considerable amount of attention due to their diverse cellular functions and unique targeting and insertion mechanisms. Defined by the presence of a single, hydrophobic membrane-spanning domain at or near their C terminus, TA proteins must be inserted into membranes post-translationally and are orientated such that their larger N-terminal domain (most often the functional domain) faces the cytosol, while their shorter C-terminal domain faces the interior of the organelle. The C-terminal domain of TA proteins also usually contains the information responsible for their selective targeting to the proper subcellular membrane, a process that, based primarily on studies with yeasts and mammals, appears to be highly complex due to the presence of multiple pathways. Within this context, we discuss here the biogenesis of plant TA proteins and the potential for hundreds of new TA proteins identified via bioinformatics screens to contribute to the already remarkable number of roles that this class of membrane proteins participates in throughout plant growth and development.
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- Ben M Abell
- Biomedical Research Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield, UK.
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Polyomavirus middle T-antigen is a transmembrane protein that binds signaling proteins in discrete subcellular membrane sites. J Virol 2011; 85:3046-54. [PMID: 21228238 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02209-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Murine polyomavirus middle T-antigen (MT) induces tumors by mimicking an activated growth factor receptor. An essential component of this action is a 22-amino-acid hydrophobic region close to the C terminus which locates MT to cell membranes. Here, we demonstrate that this sequence is a transmembrane domain (TMD) by showing that a hemagglutinin (HA) tag added to the MT C terminus is exposed on the outside of the cells, with the N terminus inside. To determine whether this MT TMD is inserted into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane, we added the ER retention signal KDEL to the MT C terminus (MTKDEL). This mutant protein locates only in the ER, demonstrating that MT does insert into membranes solely at this location. In addition, this ER-located MT failed to transform. Examination of the binding proteins associated with the MTKDEL protein demonstrated that it associates with PP2A and c-Src but fails to interact with ShcA, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), and phospholipase C-γ1 (PLC-γ1), despite being tyrosine phosphorylated. Additional mutant and antibody studies show that MT binding to PP2A is probably required for MT to efficiently exit the ER and migrate to the plasma membrane though the TMD also plays a role in this relocation. Overall, these data, together with previous publications, illustrate that MT associates with signaling proteins at different sites in its maturation pathway. MT binds to PP2A in the cytoplasm, to c-Src at the endoplasmic reticulum, and to ShcA, PI3K, and PLC-γ1 at subsequent locations en route to the plasma membrane.
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Hepatitis C virus RNA replication requires a conserved structural motif within the transmembrane domain of the NS5B RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. J Virol 2010; 84:11580-4. [PMID: 20739529 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01519-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) nonstructural protein 5B (NS5B), the viral RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), is a tail-anchored protein with a highly conserved C-terminal transmembrane domain (TMD) that is required for the assembly of a functional replication complex. Here, we report that the TMD of the HCV RdRp can be functionally replaced by a newly identified analogous membrane anchor of the GB virus B (GBV-B) NS5B RdRp. Replicons with a chimeric RdRp consisting of the HCV catalytic domain and the GBV-B membrane anchor replicated with reduced efficiency. Compensatory amino acid changes at defined positions within the TMD improved the replication efficiency of these chimeras. These observations highlight a conserved structural motif within the TMD of the HCV NS5B RdRp that is required for RNA replication.
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Favaloro V, Vilardi F, Schlecht R, Mayer MP, Dobberstein B. Asna1/TRC40-mediated membrane insertion of tail-anchored proteins. J Cell Sci 2010; 123:1522-30. [PMID: 20375064 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.055970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Tail-anchored (TA) proteins insert post-translationally into the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and span the membrane by their C-terminal transmembrane domain. We have reconstituted membrane insertion of TA proteins from recombinant Asna1/TA protein complexes and ER-derived membranes. Our data show that Asna1 can mediate membrane insertion of RAMP4 and Sec61beta without the participation of other cytosolic proteins by a mechanism that depends on the presence of ATP or ADP and a protease-sensitive receptor in the ER membrane. By contrast, membrane insertion of cytochrome b5 can proceed independently of Asna1 and nucleotides.
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- Vincenzo Favaloro
- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg, DKFZ - ZMBH Allianz, Im Neuenheimer Feld 282, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Rabu C, Schmid V, Schwappach B, High S. Biogenesis of tail-anchored proteins: the beginning for the end? J Cell Sci 2010; 122:3605-12. [PMID: 19812306 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.041210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Tail-anchored proteins are a distinct class of integral membrane proteins located in several eukaryotic organelles, where they perform a diverse range of functions. These proteins have in common the C-terminal location of their transmembrane anchor and the resulting post-translational nature of their membrane insertion, which, unlike the co-translational membrane insertion of most other proteins, is not coupled to ongoing protein synthesis. The study of tail-anchored proteins has provided a paradigm for understanding the components and pathways that mediate post-translational biogenesis of membrane proteins at the endoplasmic reticulum. In this Commentary, we review recent studies that have converged at a consensus regarding the molecular mechanisms that underlie this process--namely, that multiple pathways underlie the biogenesis of tail-anchored proteins at the endoplasmic reticulum.
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- Catherine Rabu
- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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Helix insertion into bilayers and the evolution of membrane proteins. Cell Mol Life Sci 2009; 67:1077-88. [PMID: 20039094 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-009-0234-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2009] [Revised: 11/16/2009] [Accepted: 12/11/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Polytopic alpha-helical membrane proteins cannot spontaneously insert into lipid bilayers without assistance from polytopic alpha-helical membrane proteins that already reside in the membrane. This raises the question of how these proteins evolved. Our current knowledge of the insertion of alpha-helices into natural and model membranes is reviewed with the goal of gaining insight into the evolution of membrane proteins. Topics include: translocon-dependent membrane protein insertion, antibiotic peptides and proteins, in vitro insertion of membrane proteins, chaperone-mediated insertion of transmembrane helices, and C-terminal tail-anchored (TA) proteins. Analysis of the E. coli genome reveals several predicted C-terminal TA proteins that may be descendents of proteins involved in pre-cellular membrane protein insertion. Mechanisms of pre-translocon polytopic alpha-helical membrane protein insertion are discussed.
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Fluck MM, Schaffhausen BS. Lessons in signaling and tumorigenesis from polyomavirus middle T antigen. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2009; 73:542-63, Table of Contents. [PMID: 19721090 PMCID: PMC2738132 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00009-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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The small DNA tumor viruses have provided a very long-lived source of insights into many aspects of the life cycle of eukaryotic cells. In recent years, the emphasis has been on cancer-related signaling. Here we review murine polyomavirus middle T antigen, its mechanisms, and its downstream pathways of transformation. We concentrate on the MMTV-PyMT transgenic mouse, one of the most studied models of breast cancer, which permits the examination of in situ tumor progression from hyperplasia to metastasis.
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- Michele M Fluck
- Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Interdepartmental Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
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Colombo SF, Longhi R, Borgese N. The role of cytosolic proteins in the insertion of tail-anchored proteins into phospholipid bilayers. J Cell Sci 2009; 122:2383-92. [DOI: 10.1242/jcs.049460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Tail-anchored (TA) proteins are membrane proteins that contain an N-terminal domain exposed to the cytosol and a single transmembrane segment near the C-terminus followed by few or no polar residues. TA proteins with a mildly hydrophobic transmembrane domain, such as cytochrome b5 (b5), are able to insert post-translationally into pure lipid vesicles without assistance from membrane proteins. Here, we investigated whether any cytosolic proteins are needed to maintain b5 in a competent state for transmembrane integration. Using b5 constructs translated in vitro or produced in bacteria, we demonstrate that cytosolic proteins are neither necessary nor facilitatory for the unassisted translocation of b5. Furthermore, we demonstrate that no cytosolic protein is involved in the translocation of a C-terminal domain of 85 residues appended to the transmembrane domain of b5. Nevertheless, b5 does bind cytosolic proteins, and in their presence but not in their absence, its insertion into liposomes is inhibited by the thiol oxidant diamide and the alkylating agent N-ethylmaleimide. The effect of diamide is also observed in living cells. Thus, the specific in vivo targeting of b5 might be achieved by interaction with redox-sensitive targeting factors that hinder its nonspecific insertion into any permissive bilayer.
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- Sara F. Colombo
- CNR Institute for Neuroscience and Department of Pharmacology, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
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- CNR Institute of Chemistry of Molecular Recognition, Milano, Italy
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- CNR Institute for Neuroscience and Department of Pharmacology, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
- Department of Pharmacobiological Science, University of Catanzaro `Magna Graecia', Roccelletta di Borgia (CZ), Italy
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Schaffhausen BS, Roberts TM. Lessons from polyoma middle T antigen on signaling and transformation: A DNA tumor virus contribution to the war on cancer. Virology 2008; 384:304-16. [PMID: 19022468 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2008.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2008] [Accepted: 09/30/2008] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Middle T antigen (MT) is the principal oncogene of murine polyomavirus. Its study has led to the discovery of the roles of tyrosine kinase and phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling in mammalian growth control and transformation. MT is necessary for viral transformation in tissue culture cells and tumorigenesis in animals. When expressed alone as a transgene, MT causes tumors in a wide variety of tissues. It has no known catalytic activity, but rather acts by assembling cellular signal transduction molecules. Protein phosphatase 2A, protein tyrosine kinases of the src family, PI3K, phospholipase Cgamma1 as well as the Shc/Grb2 adaptors are all assembled on MT. Their activation sets off a series of signaling cascades. Analyses of virus mutants as well as transgenic animals have demonstrated that the effects of a given signal depend not only tissue type, but on the genetic background of the host animal. There remain many opportunities as we seek a full molecular understanding of MT and apply some of its lessons to human cancer.
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- Brian S Schaffhausen
- Department of Biochemistry, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02111, USA
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Rabu C, Wipf P, Brodsky JL, High S. A precursor-specific role for Hsp40/Hsc70 during tail-anchored protein integration at the endoplasmic reticulum. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:27504-27513. [PMID: 18667436 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m804591200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Tail-anchored (TA) protein synthesis at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) represents a distinct and novel process that provides a paradigm for understanding post-translational membrane insertion in eukaryotes. The major route for delivering TA proteins to the ER requires both ATP and one or more cytosolic factors that facilitate efficient membrane insertion. Until recently, the identity of these cytosolic components was elusive, but two candidates have now been suggested to promote ATP-dependent TA protein integration. The first is the cytosolic chaperone complex of Hsp40/Hsc70, and the second is a novel ATPase denoted Asna-1 or TRC40. In this study we focus on the role of the Hsp40/Hsc70 complex in promoting TA protein biogenesis at the ER. We show that the membrane integration of most TA proteins is stimulated by Hsp40/Hsc70 when using purified components and a reconstituted system. In contrast, when both Hsp40/Hsc70 and Asna-1/TRC40 are provided as a complete system, small molecule inhibition of Hsp40/Hsc70 indicates that only a subset of TA proteins are obligatory clients for this chaperone-mediated delivery route. We show that the hydrophobicity of the TA region dictates whether a precursor is delivered to the ER via the Hsp40/Hsc70 or Asna-1/TRC40-dependent route, and we conclude that these distinct cytosolic ATPases are responsible for two different ATP-dependent pathways of TA protein biogenesis.
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- Catherine Rabu
- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom.
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Favaloro V, Spasic M, Schwappach B, Dobberstein B. Distinct targeting pathways for the membrane insertion of tail-anchored (TA) proteins. J Cell Sci 2008; 121:1832-40. [PMID: 18477612 PMCID: PMC2727622 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.020321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Tail-anchored (TA) proteins are characterised by a C-terminal transmembrane region that mediates post-translational insertion into the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). We have investigated the requirements for membrane insertion of three TA proteins, RAMP4, Sec61beta and cytocrome b5. We show here that newly synthesised RAMP4 and Sec61beta can accumulate in a cytosolic, soluble complex with the ATPase Asna1 before insertion into ER-derived membranes. Membrane insertion of these TA proteins is stimulated by ATP, sensitive to redox conditions and blocked by alkylation of SH groups by N-ethylmaleimide (NEM). By contrast, membrane insertion of cytochrome b5 is not found to be mediated by Asna1, not stimulated by ATP and not affected by NEM or an oxidative environment. The Asna1-mediated pathway of membrane insertion of RAMP4 and Sec61beta may relate to functions of these proteins in the ER stress response.
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- Vincenzo Favaloro
- Zentrum für Molekulare Biologie der Universität Heidelberg (ZMBH), DKFZ-ZMBH Allianz, Heidelberg, Germany
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Wattenberg BW, Clark D, Brock S. An artificial mitochondrial tail signal/anchor sequence confirms a requirement for moderate hydrophobicity for targeting. Biosci Rep 2007; 27:385-401. [PMID: 17968654 DOI: 10.1007/s10540-007-9061-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2007] [Accepted: 09/06/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Tail-anchored proteins are a group of membrane proteins oriented with their amino terminus in the cytoplasm and their carboxy terminus embedded in intracellular membranes. This group includes the apoptosis-mediating proteins of the Bcl-2 family as well as the vesicle targeting proteins of the SNARE group, among others. A stretch of hydrophobic amino acids at the extreme carboxy terminus of these proteins serves both as a membrane anchor and as a targeting signal. Tail-anchored proteins are differentially targeted to either the endoplasmic reticulum or the mitochondrial outer membrane and the mechanism which accomplishes this selective targeting is poorly understood. Here we define important characteristics of the signal/anchor region which directs proteins to the mitochondrial outer membrane. We have created an artificial sequence consisting of a stretch of 16 leucines bounded by positively charged amino acids. Using this template we demonstrate that moderate hydrophobicity distinguishes the mitochondrial tail-anchor sequence from that of the endoplasmic reticulum tail-anchor sequence. A change as small as introduction of a single polar residue into a sequence that otherwise targets to the endoplasmic reticulum can substantially switch targeting to the mitochondrial outer membrane. Further we show that a mitochondrially targeted tail-anchor has a higher propensity for the formation of alpha-helical structure than a sequence directing tail-anchored proteins to the endoplasmic reticulum.
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- Binks W Wattenberg
- Department of Medicine, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40202, USA.
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The integration of tail-anchored membrane proteins at the endoplasmic reticulum occurs via a specialised ATP-dependent pathway, but the cytosolic factors involved have proven elusive. A novel ATPase that mediates this process has now been identified.
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- Catherine Rabu
- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PT, UK
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Borgese N, Brambillasca S, Colombo S. How tails guide tail-anchored proteins to their destinations. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2007; 19:368-75. [PMID: 17629691 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2007.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 146] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2007] [Accepted: 04/18/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A large group of diverse, functionally important, and differently localized transmembrane proteins shares a particular membrane topology, consisting of a cytosolic N-terminal region, followed by a transmembrane domain close to the C-terminus. Because of their structure, these C-tail-anchored (TA) proteins must insert into all their target membranes by post-translational pathways. Recent work, based on the development of stringent and sensitive biochemical assays, has demonstrated that novel unexplored mechanisms underlie these post-translational targeting and membrane insertion pathways. Unravelling these pathways will shed light on the biosynthesis and regulation of an important group of membrane proteins and is likely to lead to new concepts in the field of membrane biogenesis.
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- Nica Borgese
- National Research Council Institute for Neuroscience and Department of Medical Pharmacology, University of Milan, via Vanvitelli 32, 20129 Milano, Italy
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Many membrane proteins are inserted into cellular membranes via a carboxy-terminal tail-anchor segment, but the mechanism of insertion is poorly understood. In this issue of Cell, Stefanovic and Hegde (2007) report the identification and initial characterization of a soluble ATP-dependent receptor for the insertion of newly synthesized tail-anchored membrane proteins.
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- Elisabet C Mandon
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01605-2324, USA
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Abell BM, Rabu C, Leznicki P, Young JC, High S. Post-translational integration of tail-anchored proteins is facilitated by defined molecular chaperones. J Cell Sci 2007; 120:1743-51. [PMID: 17456552 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.002410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Tail-anchored (TA) proteins provide an ideal model for studying post-translational integration at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of eukaryotes. There are multiple pathways for delivering TA proteins from the cytosol to the ER membrane yet, whereas an ATP-dependent route predominates, none of the cytosolic components involved had been identified. In this study we have directly addressed this issue and identify novel interactions between a model TA protein and the two cytosolic chaperones Hsp40 and Hsc70. To investigate their function, we have reconstituted the membrane integration of TA proteins using purified components. Remarkably, we find that a combination of Hsc70 and Hsp40 can completely substitute for the ATP-dependent factors present in cytosol. On the basis of this in vitro analysis, we conclude that this chaperone pair can efficiently facilitate the ATP-dependent integration of TA proteins.
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- Benjamin M Abell
- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PT, UK
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Cho NJ, Cheong KH, Lee C, Frank CW, Glenn JS. Binding dynamics of hepatitis C virus' NS5A amphipathic peptide to cell and model membranes. J Virol 2007; 81:6682-9. [PMID: 17428867 PMCID: PMC1900085 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02783-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Membrane association of the hepatitis C virus NS5A protein is required for viral replication. This association is dependent on an N-terminal amphipathic helix (AH) within NS5A and is restricted to a subset of host cell intracellular membranes. The mechanism underlying this specificity is not known, but it may suggest a novel strategy for developing specific antiviral therapy. Here we have probed the mechanistic details of NS5A AH-mediated binding to both cell-derived and model membranes by use of biochemical membrane flotation and quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) with dissipation. With both assays, we observed AH-mediated binding to model lipid bilayers. When cell-derived membranes were coated on the quartz nanosensor, however, significantly more binding was detected, and the QCM-derived kinetic measurements suggested the existence of an interacting receptor in the target membranes. Biochemical flotation assays performed with trypsin-treated cell-derived membranes exhibited reduced AH-mediated membrane binding, while membrane binding of control cytochrome b5 remained unaffected. Similarly, trypsin treatment of the nanosensor coated with cellular membranes abolished AH peptide binding to the cellular membranes but did not affect the binding of a control lipid-binding peptide. These results therefore suggest that a protein plays a critical role in mediating and stabilizing the binding of NS5A's AH to its target membrane. These results also demonstrate the successful development of a new nanosensor technology ideal both for studying the interaction between a protein and its target membrane and for developing inhibitors of that interaction.
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- Nam-Joon Cho
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 381 North-South Mall, Stauffer III, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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Stefanovic S, Hegde RS. Identification of a Targeting Factor for Posttranslational Membrane Protein Insertion into the ER. Cell 2007; 128:1147-59. [PMID: 17382883 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.01.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 315] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2006] [Revised: 12/08/2006] [Accepted: 01/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hundreds of proteins are anchored in intracellular membranes by a single transmembrane domain (TMD) close to the C terminus. Although these tail-anchored (TA) proteins serve numerous essential roles in cells, components of their targeting and insertion pathways have long remained elusive. Here we reveal a cytosolic TMD recognition complex (TRC) that targets TA proteins for insertion into the ER membrane. The highly conserved, 40 kDa ATPase subunit of TRC (which we termed TRC40) was identified as Asna-1. TRC40/Asna-1 interacts posttranslationally with TA proteins in a TMD-dependent manner for delivery to a proteinaceous receptor at the ER membrane. Subsequent release from TRC40/Asna-1 and insertion into the membrane depends on ATP hydrolysis. Consequently, an ATPase-deficient mutant of TRC40/Asna-1 dominantly inhibited TA protein insertion selectively without influencing other translocation pathways. Thus, TRC40/Asna-1 represents an integral component of a posttranslational pathway of membrane protein insertion whose targeting is mediated by TRC.
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- Sandra Stefanovic
- Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Henderson M, Hwang Y, Dyer J, Mullen R, Andrews D. The C-terminus of cytochrome b5 confers endoplasmic reticulum specificity by preventing spontaneous insertion into membranes. Biochem J 2007; 401:701-9. [PMID: 16984229 PMCID: PMC1770840 DOI: 10.1042/bj20060990] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The molecular mechanisms that determine the correct subcellular localization of proteins targeted to membranes by tail-anchor sequences are poorly defined. Previously, we showed that two isoforms of the tung oil tree [Vernicia (Aleurites) fordii] tail-anchored Cb5 (cytochrome b5) target specifically to ER (endoplasmic reticulum) membranes both in vivo and in vitro [Hwang, Pelitire, Henderson, Andrews, Dyer and Mullen (2004) Plant Cell 16, 3002-3019]. In the present study, we examine the targeting of various tung Cb5 fusion proteins and truncation mutants to purified intracellular membranes in vitro in order to assess the importance of the charged CTS (C-terminal sequence) in targeting to specific membranes. Removal of the CTS from tung Cb5 proteins resulted in efficient binding to both ER and mitochondria. Results from organelle competition, liposome-binding and membrane proteolysis experiments demonstrated that removal of the CTS results in spontaneous insertion of tung Cb5 proteins into lipid bilayers. Our results indicate that the CTSs from plant Cb5 proteins provide ER specificity by preventing spontaneous insertion into incorrect subcellular membranes.
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- Matthew P. A. Henderson
- *Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5
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- †Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
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- ‡US Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, LA 70124, U.S.A
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- †Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada N1G 2W1
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- *Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5
- To whom correspondence should be addressed (email )
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Maggio C, Barbante A, Ferro F, Frigerio L, Pedrazzini E. Intracellular sorting of the tail-anchored protein cytochrome b5 in plants: a comparative study using different isoforms from rabbit and Arabidopsis. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2007; 58:1365-79. [PMID: 17322552 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erl303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Tail-anchored (TA) proteins are bound to membranes by a hydrophobic sequence located very close to the C-terminus, followed by a short luminal polar region. Their active domains are exposed to the cytosol. TA proteins are synthesized on free cytosolic ribosomes and are found on the surface of every subcellular compartment, where they play various roles. The basic mechanisms of sorting and targeting of TA proteins to the correct membrane are poorly characterized. In mammalian cells, the net charge of the luminal region determines the sorting to the correct target membrane, a positive charge leading to mitochondria and negative or null charge to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Here sorting signals of TA proteins were studied in plant cells and compared with those of mammalian proteins, using in vitro translation-translocation and in vivo expression in tobacco protoplasts or leaves. It is shown that rabbit cytochrome b5 (cyt b5) with a negative charge is faithfully sorted to the plant ER, whereas a change to a positive charge leads to chloroplast targeting (instead of to mitochondria as observed in mammalian cells). The subcellular location of two cyt b5 isoforms from Arabidopsis thaliana (At1g26340 and At5g48810, both with positive net charge) was then determined. At5g48810 is targeted to the ER, and At1g26340 to the chloroplast envelope. The results show that the plant ER, unlike the mammalian ER, can accommodate cytochromes with opposite C-terminal net charge, and plant cells have a specific and as yet uncharacterized mechanism to sort TA proteins with the same positive C-terminal charge to different membranes.
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- Caterina Maggio
- CNR Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria, via Bassini 15, Milano, Italy
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Brambillasca S, Yabal M, Makarow M, Borgese N. Unassisted translocation of large polypeptide domains across phospholipid bilayers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 175:767-77. [PMID: 17130291 PMCID: PMC2064676 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200608101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Although transmembrane proteins generally require membrane-embedded machinery for integration, a few can insert spontaneously into liposomes. Previously, we established that the tail-anchored (TA) protein cytochrome b(5) (b5) can posttranslationally translocate 28 residues downstream to its transmembrane domain (TMD) across protein-free bilayers (Brambillasca, S., M. Yabal, P. Soffientini, S. Stefanovic, M. Makarow, R.S. Hegde, and N. Borgese. 2005. EMBO J. 24:2533–2542). In the present study, we investigated the limits of this unassisted translocation and report that surprisingly long (85 residues) domains of different sequence and charge placed downstream of b5's TMD can posttranslationally translocate into mammalian microsomes and liposomes at nanomolar nucleotide concentrations. Furthermore, integration of these constructs occurred in vivo in translocon-defective yeast strains. Unassisted translocation was not unique to b5 but was also observed for another TA protein (protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B) whose TMD, like the one of b5, is only moderately hydrophobic. In contrast, more hydrophobic TMDs, like synaptobrevin's, were incapable of supporting unassisted integration, possibly because of their tendency to aggregate in aqueous solution. Our data resolve long-standing discrepancies on TA protein insertion and are relevant to membrane evolution, biogenesis, and physiology.
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- Silvia Brambillasca
- Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Section, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Institute of Neuroscience, University of Milan, 20129 Milan, Italy
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Kim PK, Mullen RT, Schumann U, Lippincott-Schwartz J. The origin and maintenance of mammalian peroxisomes involves a de novo PEX16-dependent pathway from the ER. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 173:521-32. [PMID: 16717127 PMCID: PMC2063862 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200601036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 249] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Peroxisomes are ubiquitous organelles that proliferate under different physiological conditions and can form de novo in cells that lack them. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) has been shown to be the source of peroxisomes in yeast and plant cells. It remains unclear, however, whether the ER has a similar role in mammalian cells and whether peroxisome division or outgrowth from the ER maintains peroxisomes in growing cells. We use a new in cellula pulse-chase imaging protocol with photoactivatable GFP to investigate the mechanism underlying the biogenesis of mammalian peroxisomes. We provide direct evidence that peroxisomes can arise de novo from the ER in both normal and peroxisome-less mutant cells. We further show that PEX16 regulates this process by being cotranslationally inserted into the ER and serving to recruit other peroxisomal membrane proteins to membranes. Finally, we demonstrate that the increase in peroxisome number in growing wild-type cells results primarily from new peroxisomes derived from the ER rather than by division of preexisting peroxisomes.
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- Peter K Kim
- Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Tan C, Dlugosz PJ, Peng J, Zhang Z, Lapolla SM, Plafker SM, Andrews DW, Lin J. Auto-activation of the apoptosis protein Bax increases mitochondrial membrane permeability and is inhibited by Bcl-2. J Biol Chem 2006; 281:14764-75. [PMID: 16571718 PMCID: PMC2826894 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m602374200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Interactions among Bcl-2 family proteins mediated by Bcl-2 homology (BH) regions transform apoptosis signals into actions. The interactions between BH3 region-only proteins and multi-BH region proteins such as Bax and Bcl-2 have been proposed to be the dominant interactions required for initiating apoptosis. Experimental evidence also suggests that both homo- and hetero-interactions are mediated primarily by the BH3 regions in all Bcl-2 family proteins and contribute to commitment to or inhibition of apoptosis. We found that a peptide containing the BH3 helix of Bax was not sufficient to activate recombinant Bax to permeabilize mitochondria. However, an extended peptide containing the BH3 helix and additional downstream sequences activated Bax to permeabilize mitochondria and liposomes. Bcl-2 inhibited the membrane-permeabilizing activity of peptide-activated Bax. This activity of Bcl-2 was inhibited by the extended but not the BH3-only peptide despite both peptides binding to Bcl-2 with similar affinity. Further, membrane-bound Bax activation intermediates directly activated soluble Bax further permeabilizing the membrane. Bcl-2 inhibited Bax auto-activation. We therefore propose that Bax auto-activation amplifies the initial death signal produced by BH3-only proteins and that Bcl-2 functions as an inhibitor of Bax auto-activation.
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- Chibing Tan
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 940 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73190
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 940 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73190
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 940 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73190
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 940 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73190
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 940 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73190
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 940 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, Oklahoma City, OK 73190
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Ouzzine M, Barré L, Netter P, Magdalou J, Fournel-Gigleux S. Role of the carboxyl terminal stop transfer sequence of UGT1A6 membrane protein in ER targeting and translocation of upstream lumenal domain. FEBS Lett 2006; 580:1953-8. [PMID: 16529747 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2006.02.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2006] [Revised: 02/14/2006] [Accepted: 02/20/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We investigated the role of the stop transfer sequence of human UGT1A6 in ER assembly and enzyme activity. We found that this sequence was able to address and translocate the upstream lumenal domain into microsomal membranes in vitro co- and posttranslationally. The signal activity of this sequence was further demonstrated in HeLa cells by its ability to target and maintain the CD4 protein deleted from both the N-terminal signal peptide and C-terminal transmembrane domain into the ER. We showed that total or partial deletion of the stop transfer sequence of UGT1A6 severely impaired enzyme activity highlighting its importance in both membrane assembly and function.
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- M Ouzzine
- UMR 7561 CNRS-Université Henri Poincaré Nancy I, Faculté de Médecine, BP 184, 54505 Vanoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
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van Anken E, Braakman I. Versatility of the endoplasmic reticulum protein folding factory. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2005; 40:191-228. [PMID: 16126486 DOI: 10.1080/10409230591008161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is dedicated to import, folding and assembly of all proteins that travel along or reside in the secretory pathway of eukaryotic cells. Folding in the ER is special. For instance, newly synthesized proteins are N-glycosylated and by default form disulfide bonds in the ER, but not elsewhere in the cell. In this review, we discuss which features distinguish the ER as an efficient folding factory, how the ER monitors its output and how it disposes of folding failures.
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- Eelco van Anken
- Department of Cellular Protein Chemistry, Bijvoet Center, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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Brambillasca S, Yabal M, Soffientini P, Stefanovic S, Makarow M, Hegde RS, Borgese N. Transmembrane topogenesis of a tail-anchored protein is modulated by membrane lipid composition. EMBO J 2005; 24:2533-42. [PMID: 15973434 PMCID: PMC1176458 DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2005] [Accepted: 06/06/2005] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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A large class of proteins with cytosolic functional domains is anchored to selected intracellular membranes by a single hydrophobic segment close to the C-terminus. Although such tail-anchored (TA) proteins are numerous, diverse, and functionally important, the mechanism of their transmembrane insertion and the basis of their membrane selectivity remain unclear. To address this problem, we have developed a highly specific, sensitive, and quantitative in vitro assay for the proper membrane-spanning topology of a model TA protein, cytochrome b5 (b5). Selective depletion from membranes of components involved in cotranslational protein translocation had no effect on either the efficiency or topology of b5 insertion. Indeed, the kinetics of transmembrane insertion into protein-free phospholipid vesicles was the same as for native ER microsomes. Remarkably, loading of either liposomes or microsomes with cholesterol to levels found in other membranes of the secretory pathway sharply and reversibly inhibited b5 transmembrane insertion. These results identify the minimal requirements for transmembrane topogenesis of a TA protein and suggest that selectivity among various intracellular compartments can be imparted by differences in their lipid composition.
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- Silvia Brambillasca
- CNR Institute of Neuroscience – Cell Mol Pharmacology – and Department of Medical Pharmacology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Program of Cellular Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- CNR Institute of Neuroscience – Cell Mol Pharmacology – and Department of Medical Pharmacology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Program of Cellular Biotechnology, Institute of Biotechnology and Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, NICHD, National Institutes of Health, 18 Library Drive, Bldg. 18, Room 101, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. Tel.: +1 301 496 4855; Fax: +1 301 402 0078; E-mail:
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- CNR Institute of Neuroscience – Cell Mol Pharmacology – and Department of Medical Pharmacology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Catanzaro Magna Graecia, Roccelletta di Borgia (CZ), Italy
- CNR Institute of Neuroscience/Cell Mol Pharmacology, via Vanvitelli 32, 20129 Milano, Italy. Tel.: +39 02 503 16971; Fax: +39 02 749 0574; E-mail:
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High S, Abell BM. Tail-anchored protein biosynthesis at the endoplasmic reticulum: the same but different. Biochem Soc Trans 2004; 32:659-62. [PMID: 15493981 DOI: 10.1042/bst0320659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The post-translational integration of tail-anchored proteins at the endoplasmic reticulum represents a novel and distinct pathway for membrane protein synthesis. Studies of various precursors, exemplified by the synaptobrevins and cytochrome b5, indicate that multiple routes may facilitate their biosynthesis. There is clear evidence that both cytosolic factors and membrane components facilitate the efficient membrane insertion of at least some tail-anchored proteins. However, the nature of these mediators is currently unknown and their identification will be an essential step in defining the molecular basis of tail-anchored protein biogenesis.
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- S High
- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, UK.
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Kim PK, Annis MG, Dlugosz PJ, Leber B, Andrews DW. During apoptosis bcl-2 changes membrane topology at both the endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria. Mol Cell 2004; 14:523-9. [PMID: 15149601 DOI: 10.1016/s1097-2765(04)00263-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2003] [Revised: 03/04/2004] [Accepted: 03/24/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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In healthy cells the antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2 adopts a topology typical of tail-anchored proteins with only the hydrophobic carboxyl terminus inserted into the membrane, as shown by labeling cell lysates with a membrane-impermeant sulfhydryl-specific reagent. Induction of apoptosis in cells triggered a change in the conformation of Bcl-2 such that cysteine 158 near the base of helix 5 inserted into the lipid bilayer of both endoplasmic reticulum and mitochondria where it was protected from labeling. Addition of a peptide corresponding to the BH3 domain of the proapoptotic protein Bim to cell lysates triggered a similar conformational change in Bcl-2, demonstrating that preexisting, membrane-bound Bcl-2 proteins change topology.
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- Peter K Kim
- Department of Biochemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8N 3Z5, Canada
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Schinzel A, Kaufmann T, Borner C. Bcl-2 family members: integrators of survival and death signals in physiology and pathology [corrected]. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2004; 1644:95-105. [PMID: 14996494 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2003.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2003] [Accepted: 09/26/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The members of the Bcl-2 family of proteins are crucial regulators of apoptosis. In order to determine cell fate, these proteins must be targeted to distinct intracellular membranes, including the mitochondrial outer membrane (MOM), the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and its associated nuclear envelope. The targeting sequences and mechanisms that mediate the specificity of these proteins for a particular cellular membrane remain poorly defined. Several Bcl-2 family members have been reported to be tail-anchored via their predicted hydrophobic COOH-terminal transmembrane domains (TMDs). Tail-anchoring imposes a posttranslational mechanism of membrane insertion on the already folded protein, suggesting that the transient binding of cytosolic chaperone proteins to the hydrophobic TMD may be an important regulatory event in the targeting process. The TMD of certain family members is initially concealed and only becomes available for targeting and membrane insertion in response to apoptotic stimuli. These proteins either undergo a conformational change, posttranslational modification or a combination of these events enabling them to translocate to sites at which they are functional. Some Bcl-2 family members lack a TMD, but nevertheless localize to the MOM or the ER membrane during apoptosis where they execute their functions. In this review, we will focus on the intracellular targeting of Bcl-2 family members and the mechanisms by which they translocate to their sites of action. Furthermore, we will discuss the posttranslational modifications which regulate these events.
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- Anna Schinzel
- Institute for Molecular Medicine and Cell Research, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, Breisachertstrasse 66, D-79106 Fribourg, Germany
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Annis MG, Yethon JA, Leber B, Andrews DW. There is more to life and death than mitochondria: Bcl-2 proteins at the endoplasmic reticulum. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2004; 1644:115-23. [PMID: 14996496 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2003.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2003] [Accepted: 07/15/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Proteins of the Bcl-2 family are important regulators of cell fate. The role of these proteins in controlling mitochondrial apoptotic processes has been extensively investigated, although exact molecular mechanisms are incompletely understood. However, mounting evidence indicates that these proteins also function at the endoplasmic reticulum and other locations within the cell. Both pro- and anti-apoptotic Bcl-2 family members can regulate endoplasmic reticulum calcium, cellular pH and endoplasmic reticulum resident proteins. In this review, we discuss the activities and potential targets of Bcl-2 family members at the endoplasmic reticulum and other cellular locations.
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- Matthew G Annis
- Department of Biochemistry, McMaster University Medical Centre, McMaster University, 1200 Main St W., Hamilton, ON, Canada L8N 3Z5.
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McCartney AW, Dyer JM, Dhanoa PK, Kim PK, Andrews DW, McNew JA, Mullen RT. Membrane-bound fatty acid desaturases are inserted co-translationally into the ER and contain different ER retrieval motifs at their carboxy termini. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2004; 37:156-173. [PMID: 14690501 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2004.01949.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Fatty acid desaturases (FADs) play a prominent role in plant lipid metabolism and are located in various subcellular compartments, including the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). To investigate the biogenesis of ER-localized membrane-bound FADs, we characterized the mechanisms responsible for insertion of Arabidopsis FAD2 and Brassica FAD3 into ER membranes and determined the molecular signals that maintain their ER residency. Using in vitro transcription/translation reactions with ER-derived microsomes, we show that both FAD2 and FAD3 are efficiently integrated into membranes by a co-translational, translocon-mediated pathway. We also demonstrate that while the C-terminus of FAD3 (-KSKIN) contains a functional prototypic dilysine ER retrieval motif, FAD2 contains a novel C-terminal aromatic amino acid-containing sequence (-YNNKL) that is both necessary and sufficient for maintaining localization in the ER. Co-expression of a membrane-bound reporter protein containing the FAD2 C-terminus with a dominant-negative mutant of ADP-ribosylation factor (Arf)1 abolished transient localization of the reporter protein in the Golgi, indicating that the FAD2 peptide signal acts as an ER retrieval motif. Mutational analysis of the FAD2 ER retrieval signal revealed a sequence-specific motif consisting of Phi-X-X-K/R/D/E-Phi-COOH, where -Phi- are large hydrophobic amino acid residues. Interestingly, this aromatic motif was present in a variety of other known and putative ER membrane proteins, including cytochrome P450 and the peroxisomal biogenesis factor Pex10p. Taken together, these data describe the insertion and retrieval mechanisms of FADs and define a new ER localization signal in plants that is responsible for the retrieval of escaped membrane proteins back to the ER.
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Borgese N, Colombo S, Pedrazzini E. The tale of tail-anchored proteins: coming from the cytosol and looking for a membrane. J Cell Biol 2003; 161:1013-9. [PMID: 12821639 PMCID: PMC2173004 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200303069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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A group of integral membrane proteins, known as C-tail anchored, is defined by the presence of a cytosolic NH2-terminal domain that is anchored to the phospholipid bilayer by a single segment of hydrophobic amino acids close to the COOH terminus. The mode of insertion into membranes of these proteins, many of which play key roles in fundamental intracellular processes, is obligatorily posttranslational, is highly specific, and may be subject to regulatory processes that modulate the protein's function. Although recent work has elucidated structural features in the tail region that determine selection of the correct target membrane, the molecular machinery involved in interpreting this information, and in modulating tail-anchored protein localization, has not been identified yet.
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- Nica Borgese
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Institute for Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology Section, via Vanvitelli 32, 20129 Milano, Italy.
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Abell BM, Jung M, Oliver JD, Knight BC, Tyedmers J, Zimmermann R, High S. Tail-anchored and signal-anchored proteins utilize overlapping pathways during membrane insertion. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:5669-78. [PMID: 12464599 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m209968200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Tail-anchored proteins are a distinct class of membrane proteins that are characterized by a C-terminal membrane insertion sequence and a capacity for post-translational integration. Although it is now clear that tail-anchored proteins are inserted into the membrane at the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), the molecular basis for their integration is poorly understood. We have used a cross-linking approach to identify ER components that may be involved in the membrane insertion of tail-anchored proteins. We find that several newly synthesized tail-anchored proteins are transiently associated with a defined subset of cellular components. Among these, we identify several ER proteins, including subunits of the Sec61 translocon, Sec62p, Sec63p, and the 25-kDa subunit of the signal peptidase complex. When we analyze the cotranslational membrane insertion of a comparable signal-anchored protein we find the nascent polypeptide associated with a similar set of ER components. We conclude that the pathways for the integration of tail-anchored and signal-anchored membrane proteins at the ER exhibit a substantial degree of overlap, and we propose that this reflects similarities between co- and post-translational membrane insertion.
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- Benjamin M Abell
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, 2.205 Stopford Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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Kaufmann T, Schlipf S, Sanz J, Neubert K, Stein R, Borner C. Characterization of the signal that directs Bcl-x(L), but not Bcl-2, to the mitochondrial outer membrane. J Cell Biol 2003; 160:53-64. [PMID: 12515824 PMCID: PMC2172731 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200210084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 276] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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It is assumed that the survival factors Bcl-2 and Bcl-x(L) are mainly functional on mitochondria and therefore must contain mitochondrial targeting sequences. Here we show, however, that only Bcl-x(L) is specifically targeted to the mitochondrial outer membrane (MOM) whereas Bcl-2 distributes on several intracellular membranes. Mitochondrial targeting of Bcl-x(L) requires the COOH-terminal transmembrane (TM) domain flanked at both ends by at least two basic amino acids. This sequence is a bona fide targeting signal for the MOM as it confers specific mitochondrial localization to soluble EGFP. The signal is present in numerous proteins known to be directed to the MOM. Bcl-2 lacks the signal and therefore localizes to several intracellular membranes. The COOH-terminal region of Bcl-2 can be converted into a targeting signal for the MOM by increasing the basicity surrounding its TM. These data define a new targeting sequence for the MOM and propose that Bcl-2 acts on several intracellular membranes whereas Bcl-x(L) specifically functions on the MOM.
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- Thomas Kaufmann
- Institute of Molecular Medicine and Cell Research, Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany
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Ivashkina N, Wölk B, Lohmann V, Bartenschlager R, Blum HE, Penin F, Moradpour D. The hepatitis C virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase membrane insertion sequence is a transmembrane segment. J Virol 2002; 76:13088-93. [PMID: 12438637 PMCID: PMC136709 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.76.24.13088-13093.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) belongs to a class of membrane proteins termed tail-anchored proteins. Here, we show that the HCV RdRp C-terminal membrane insertion sequence traverses the phospholipid bilayer as a transmembrane segment. Moreover, the HCV RdRp was found to be retained in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) or an ER-derived modified compartment both following transient transfection and in the context of a subgenomic replicon. An absolutely conserved GVG motif was not essential for membrane insertion but possibly provides a docking site for transmembrane protein-protein interactions. These findings have important implications for the functional architecture of the HCV replication complex.
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- Natalia Ivashkina
- Department of Medicine II, University Hospital, University of Freiburg, Hugstetter Strasse 55, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany
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Ott CM, Lingappa VR. Integral membrane protein biosynthesis: why topology is hard to predict. J Cell Sci 2002; 115:2003-9. [PMID: 11973342 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.115.10.2003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Integral membrane protein biogenesis requires the coordination of several events: accurate targeting of the nascent chain to the membrane; recognition,orientation and integration of transmembrane (TM) domains; and proper formation of tertiary and quaternary structure. Initially unanticipated inter-and intra-protein interactions probably mediate each stage of biogenesis for single spanning, polytopic and C-terminally anchored membrane proteins. The importance of these regulated interactions is illustrated by analysis of topology prediction algorithm failures. Misassigned or misoriented TM domains occur because the primary sequence and overall hydrophobicity of a single TM domain are not the only determinants of membrane integration.
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- Carolyn M Ott
- Program in Biological Sciences, University of California, San Francisco 94143-0444, USA
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Tail-anchored proteins are post-translationally targeted and inserted into the endoplasmic reticulum membrane. They do not use the co-translational signal-recognition particle (SRP)-dependent pathway, but rather utilize an ill-defined, ATP-dependent mechanism. Here, we show that a tail-anchored protein can be cleaved by signal peptidase and that the sequence requirements for efficient cleavage seem to be the same as for cleavage of co-translationally targeted SRP-dependent proteins.
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- IngMarie Nilsson
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, SE-106 91, Stockholm, Sweden
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Schmidt-Mende J, Bieck E, Hugle T, Penin F, Rice CM, Blum HE, Moradpour D. Determinants for membrane association of the hepatitis C virus RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:44052-63. [PMID: 11557752 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m103358200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 163] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp), represented by nonstructural protein 5B (NS5B), is believed to form a membrane-associated RNA replication complex together with other nonstructural proteins and as yet unidentified host components. However, the determinants for membrane association of this essential viral enzyme have not been defined. By double label immunofluorescence analyses, NS5B was found in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) or an ER-like modified compartment both when expressed alone or in the context of the entire HCV polyprotein. The carboxyl-terminal 21 amino acid residues were necessary and sufficient to target NS5B or a heterologous protein to the cytosolic side of the ER membrane. This hydrophobic domain is highly conserved among 269 HCV isolates analyzed and predicted to form a transmembrane alpha-helix. Association of NS5B with the ER membrane occurred by a posttranslational mechanism that was ATP-independent. These features define the HCV RdRp as a new member of the tail-anchored protein family, a class of integral membrane proteins that are membrane-targeted posttranslationally via a carboxyl-terminal insertion sequence. Formation of the HCV replication complex, therefore, involves specific determinants for membrane association that represent potential targets for antiviral intervention.
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- J Schmidt-Mende
- Department of Medicine II, University of Freiburg, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany
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Legate KR, Andrews DW. Assembly strategies and GTPase regulation of the eukaryotic and Escherichia coli translocons. Biochem Cell Biol 2001. [DOI: 10.1139/o01-140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The translocation of most proteins across the endoplasmic reticulum or bacterial inner membrane occurs through an aqueous pore that spans the membrane. Substrates that are translocated co-translationally across the membrane are directed to the translocation pore via an interaction between the cytosolic signal recognition particle and its membrane-bound receptor. Together the translocation pore and the receptor are referred to as a translocon. By studying the biogenesis of the translocon a number of alternate targeting and membrane-integration pathways have been discovered that operate independently of the signal recognition particle (SRP) pathway. The novel assembly strategies of the translocon and the ways in which these components interact to ensure the fidelity and unidirectionality of the targeting and translocation process are reviewed here.Key words: protein translocation, translocon, SRP receptor, GTPases.
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Plant diseases are a major threat to the world food supply, as up to 15% of production is lost to pathogens. In the past, disease control and the generation of resistant plant lines protected against viral, bacterial or fungal pathogens, was achieved using conventional breeding based on crossings, mutant screenings and backcrossing. Many approaches in this field have failed or the resistance obtained has been rapidly broken by the pathogens. Recent advances in molecular biotechnology have made it possible to obtain and to modify genes that are useful for generating disease resistant crops. Several strategies, including expression of pathogen-derived sequences or anti-pathogenic agents, have been developed to engineer improved pathogen resistance in transgenic plants. Antibody-based resistance is a novel strategy for generating transgenic plants resistant to pathogens. Decades ago it was shown that polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies can neutralize viruses, bacteria and selected fungi. This approach has been improved recently by the development of recombinant antibodies (rAbs). Crop resistance can be engineered by the expression of pathogen-specific antibodies, antibody fragments or antibody fusion proteins. The advantages of this approach are that rAbs can be engineered against almost any target molecule, and it has been demonstrated that expression of functional pathogen-specific rAbs in plants confers effective pathogen protection. The efficacy of antibody-based resistance was first shown for plant viruses and its application to other plant pathogens is becoming more established. However, successful use of antibodies to generate plant pathogen resistance relies on appropriate target selection, careful antibody design, efficient antibody expression, stability and targeting to appropriate cellular compartments.
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- S Schillberg
- FraunhoferAbteilung für Molekulare Biotechnologie, IUCT, Grafschaft, Schmallenberg, Germany.
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Wiradjaja F, Ooms LM, Whisstock JC, McColl B, Helfenbaum L, Sambrook JF, Gething MJ, Mitchell CA. The yeast inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase Inp54p localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum via a C-terminal hydrophobic anchoring tail: regulation of secretion from the endoplasmic reticulum. J Biol Chem 2001; 276:7643-53. [PMID: 11116155 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m010471200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has four inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase (5-phosphatase) genes, INP51, INP52, INP53, and INP54, all of which hydrolyze phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate. INP54 encodes a protein of 44 kDa which consists of a 5-phosphatase domain and a C-terminal leucine-rich tail, but lacks the N-terminal SacI domain and proline-rich region found in the other three yeast 5-phosphatases. We report that Inp54p belongs to the family of tail-anchored proteins and is localized to the endoplasmic reticulum via a C-terminal hydrophobic tail. The hydrophobic tail comprises the last 13 amino acids of the protein and is sufficient to target green fluorescent protein to the endoplasmic reticulum. Protease protection assays demonstrated that the N terminus of Inp54p is oriented toward the cytoplasm of the cell, with the C terminus of the protein also exposed to the cytosol. Null mutation of INP54 resulted in a 2-fold increase in secretion of a reporter protein, compared with wild-type yeast or cells deleted for any of the SacI domain-containing 5-phosphatases. We propose that Inp54p plays a role in regulating secretion, possibly by modulating the levels of phosphatidylinositol (4,5)-bisphosphate on the cytoplasmic surface of the endoplasmic reticulum membrane.
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- F Wiradjaja
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Suzuki M, Youle RJ, Tjandra N. Structure of Bax: coregulation of dimer formation and intracellular localization. Cell 2000; 103:645-54. [PMID: 11106734 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(00)00167-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 837] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Apoptosis is stimulated by the insertion of Bax from the cytosol into mitochondrial membranes. The solution structure of Bax, including the putative transmembrane domain at the C terminus, was determined in order to understand the regulation of its subcellular location. Bax consists of 9 alpha helices where the assembly of helices alpha1 through alpha 8 resembles that of the apoptosis inhibitor, Bcl-x(L). The C-terminal alpha 9 helix occupies the hydrophobic pocket proposed previously to mediate heterodimer formation and bioactivity of opposing members of the Bcl-2 family. The Bax structure shows that the orientation of helix alpha 9 provides simultaneous control over its mitochondrial targeting and dimer formation.
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- M Suzuki
- Biochemistry Section, Surgical Neurology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Nucleotide-dependent Binding of the GTPase Domain of the Signal Recognition Particle Receptor β-Subunit to the α-Subunit. J Biol Chem 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)61528-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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