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Čapek J, Večerek B. Why is manganese so valuable to bacterial pathogens? Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2023; 13:943390. [PMID: 36816586 PMCID: PMC9936198 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2023.943390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Apart from oxygenic photosynthesis, the extent of manganese utilization in bacteria varies from species to species and also appears to depend on external conditions. This observation is in striking contrast to iron, which is similar to manganese but essential for the vast majority of bacteria. To adequately explain the role of manganese in pathogens, we first present in this review that the accumulation of molecular oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere was a key event that linked manganese utilization to iron utilization and put pressure on the use of manganese in general. We devote a large part of our contribution to explanation of how molecular oxygen interferes with iron so that it enhances oxidative stress in cells, and how bacteria have learned to control the concentration of free iron in the cytosol. The functioning of iron in the presence of molecular oxygen serves as a springboard for a fundamental understanding of why manganese is so valued by bacterial pathogens. The bulk of this review addresses how manganese can replace iron in enzymes. Redox-active enzymes must cope with the higher redox potential of manganese compared to iron. Therefore, specific manganese-dependent isoenzymes have evolved that either lower the redox potential of the bound metal or use a stronger oxidant. In contrast, redox-inactive enzymes can exchange the metal directly within the individual active site, so no isoenzymes are required. It appears that in the physiological context, only redox-inactive mononuclear or dinuclear enzymes are capable of replacing iron with manganese within the same active site. In both cases, cytosolic conditions play an important role in the selection of the metal used. In conclusion, we summarize both well-characterized and less-studied mechanisms of the tug-of-war for manganese between host and pathogen.
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- Jan Čapek
- *Correspondence: Jan Čapek, ; Branislav Večerek,
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A Golgi-Located Transmembrane Nine Protein Gene TMN11 Functions in Manganese/Cadmium Homeostasis and Regulates Growth and Seed Development in Rice. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232415883. [PMID: 36555524 PMCID: PMC9779671 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Metal transporters play crucial roles in plant nutrition, development, and metal homeostasis. To date, several multi-proteins have been identified for metal transport across the plasma membrane and tonoplast. Nevertheless, Golgi endomembrane metal carriers and their mechanisms are less documented. In this study, we identified a new transmembrane nine (TMN) family gene, TMN11, which encodes a Mn transport protein that was localized to the cis-Golgi endomembrane in rice. OsTMN11 contains a typically conserved long luminal N-terminal domain and nine transmembrane domains. OsTMN11 was ubiquitously expressed over the lifespan of rice and strongly upregulated in young rice under excess Mn(II)/Cd(II) stress. Ectopic expression of OsTMN11 in an Mn-sensitive pmr1 mutant (PMR1 is a Golgi-resident Mn exporter) yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) restored the defective phenotype and transported excess Mn out of the cells. As ScPMR1 mediates cellular Mn efflux via a vesicle-secretory pathway, the results suggest that OsTMN11 functions in a similar manner. OsTMN11 knockdown (by RNAi) compromised the growth of young rice, manifested as shorter plant height, reduced biomass, and chlorosis under excessive Mn and Cd conditions. Two lifelong field trials with rice cropped in either normal Mn supply conditions or in Cd-contaminated farmland demonstrated that knockdown of OsTMN11 impaired the capacity of seed development (including panicle, spikelet fertility, seed length, grain weight, etc.). The mature RNAi plants contained less Mn but accumulated Cd in grains and rice straw, confirming that OsTMN11 plays a fundamental role in metal homeostasis associated with rice growth and development even under normal Mn supply conditions.
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de Oya IG, Jiménez-Gutiérrez E, Gaillard H, Molina M, Martín H, Wellinger RE. Manganese Stress Tolerance Depends on Yap1 and Stress-Activated MAP Kinases. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232415706. [PMID: 36555348 PMCID: PMC9779322 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232415706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 12/05/2022] [Accepted: 12/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Understanding which intracellular signaling pathways are activated by manganese stress is crucial to decipher how metal overload compromise cellular integrity. Here, we unveil a role for oxidative and cell wall stress signaling in the response to manganese stress in yeast. We find that the oxidative stress transcription factor Yap1 protects cells against manganese toxicity. Conversely, extracellular manganese addition causes a rapid decay in Yap1 protein levels. In addition, manganese stress activates the MAPKs Hog1 and Slt2 (Mpk1) and leads to an up-regulation of the Slt2 downstream transcription factor target Rlm1. Importantly, Yap1 and Slt2 are both required to protect cells from oxidative stress in mutants impaired in manganese detoxification. Under such circumstances, Slt2 activation is enhanced upon Yap1 depletion suggesting an interplay between different stress signaling nodes to optimize cellular stress responses and manganese tolerance.
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- Inés G. de Oya
- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio s/n, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigaciones Sanitarias (IRYCIS), 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio s/n, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigaciones Sanitarias (IRYCIS), 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
- Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigaciones Sanitarias (IRYCIS), 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio s/n, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Reina Mercedes 6, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
- Correspondence:
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Nicastro R, Gaillard H, Zarzuela L, Péli-Gulli MP, Fernández-García E, Tomé M, García-Rodríguez N, Durán RV, De Virgilio C, Wellinger RE. Manganese is a physiologically relevant TORC1 activator in yeast and mammals. eLife 2022; 11:80497. [PMID: 35904415 PMCID: PMC9337852 DOI: 10.7554/elife.80497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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The essential biometal manganese (Mn) serves as a cofactor for several enzymes that are crucial for the prevention of human diseases. Whether intracellular Mn levels may be sensed and modulate intracellular signaling events has so far remained largely unexplored. The highly conserved target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1, mTORC1 in mammals) protein kinase requires divalent metal cofactors such as magnesium (Mg2+) to phosphorylate effectors as part of a homeostatic process that coordinates cell growth and metabolism with nutrient and/or growth factor availability. Here, our genetic approaches reveal that TORC1 activity is stimulated in vivo by elevated cytoplasmic Mn levels, which can be induced by loss of the Golgi-resident Mn2+ transporter Pmr1 and which depend on the natural resistance-associated macrophage protein (NRAMP) metal ion transporters Smf1 and Smf2. Accordingly, genetic interventions that increase cytoplasmic Mn2+ levels antagonize the effects of rapamycin in triggering autophagy, mitophagy, and Rtg1-Rtg3-dependent mitochondrion-to-nucleus retrograde signaling. Surprisingly, our in vitro protein kinase assays uncovered that Mn2+ activates TORC1 substantially better than Mg2+, which is primarily due to its ability to lower the Km for ATP, thereby allowing more efficient ATP coordination in the catalytic cleft of TORC1. These findings, therefore, provide both a mechanism to explain our genetic observations in yeast and a rationale for how fluctuations in trace amounts of Mn can become physiologically relevant. Supporting this notion, TORC1 is also wired to feedback control mechanisms that impinge on Smf1 and Smf2. Finally, we also show that Mn2+-mediated control of TORC1 is evolutionarily conserved in mammals, which may prove relevant for our understanding of the role of Mn in human diseases.
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- Raffaele Nicastro
- University of Fribourg, Department of Biology, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa - CABIMER, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain.,Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa - CABIMER, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa - CABIMER, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain.,Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa - CABIMER, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa - CABIMER, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain.,Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa - CABIMER, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa - CABIMER, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain.,Departamento de Genética, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain
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Yeast cell death pathway requiring AP-3 vesicle trafficking leads to vacuole/lysosome membrane permeabilization. Cell Rep 2022; 39:110647. [PMID: 35417721 PMCID: PMC9074372 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Unicellular eukaryotes have been suggested as undergoing self-inflicted destruction. However, molecular details are sparse compared with the mechanisms of programmed/regulated cell death known for human cells and animal models. Here, we report a molecular cell death pathway in Saccharomyces cerevisiae leading to vacuole/lysosome membrane permeabilization. Following a transient cell death stimulus, yeast cells die slowly over several hours, consistent with an ongoing molecular dying process. A genome-wide screen for death-promoting factors identified all subunits of the AP-3 complex, a vesicle trafficking adapter known to transport and install newly synthesized proteins on the vacuole/lysosome membrane. To promote cell death, AP-3 requires its Arf1-GTPase-dependent vesicle trafficking function and the kinase Yck3, which is selectively transported to the vacuole membrane by AP-3. Video microscopy revealed a sequence of events where vacuole permeability precedes the loss of plasma membrane integrity. AP-3-dependent death appears to be conserved in the human pathogenic yeast Cryptococcus neoformans. Details about how mammalian cells die have yielded effective cancer therapies. Similarly, details about fungal cell death may explain failed responses to anti-fungal agents and inform next-generation anti-fungal strategies. Stolp et al. describe a potential mechanism of yeast cell death subversion, by inhibiting AP-3 vesicle trafficking to block vacuole/lysosome permeability.
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Kruasuwan W, Puseenam A, Tanapongpipat S, Roongsawang N. Multiplexed CRISPR-mediated engineering of protein secretory pathway genes in the thermotolerant methylotrophic yeast Ogataea thermomethanolica. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0261754. [PMID: 34941944 PMCID: PMC8699913 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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CRISPR multiplex gRNA systems have been employed in genome engineering in various industrially relevant yeast species. The thermotolerant methylotrophic yeast Ogataea thermomethanolica TBRC 656 is an alternative host for heterologous protein production. However, the limited secretory capability of this yeast is a bottleneck for protein production. Here, we refined CRISPR-based genome engineering tools for simultaneous mutagenesis and activation of multiple protein secretory pathway genes to improve heterologous protein secretion. We demonstrated that multiplexed CRISPR-Cas9 mutation of up to four genes (SOD1, VPS1, YPT7 and YPT35) in one single cell is practicable. We also developed a multiplexed CRISPR-dCas9 system which allows simultaneous activation of multiple genes in this yeast. 27 multiplexed gRNA combinations were tested for activation of three genes (SOD1, VPS1 and YPT7), three of which were demonstrated to increase the secretion of fungal xylanase and phytase up to 29% and 41%, respectively. Altogether, our study provided a toolkit for mutagenesis and activation of multiple genes in O. thermomethanolica, which could be useful for future strain engineering to improve heterologous protein production in this yeast.
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- Worarat Kruasuwan
- Microbial Cell Factory Research Team, Biorefinery and Bioproduct Technology Research Group, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Microbial Cell Factory Research Team, Biorefinery and Bioproduct Technology Research Group, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Microbial Cell Factory Research Team, Biorefinery and Bioproduct Technology Research Group, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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- Microbial Cell Factory Research Team, Biorefinery and Bioproduct Technology Research Group, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, National Science and Technology Development Agency, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, Thailand
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Yang F, Gao Y, Liu J, Chen Z, de Dios VR, Gao Q, Zhang M, Peng Z, Yao Y. Metal tolerance protein MTP6 is involved in Mn and Co distribution in poplar. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 226:112868. [PMID: 34619477 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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With the booming demand of the electric vehicle industry, the concentration of manganese (Mn) and cobalt (Co) flowing into land ecosystems has also increased significantly. While these transition metals can promote the growth and development of plants, they may become toxic under high concentrations. It is thus important to understand how Mn and Co are distributed in plants to develop novel germplasms for the remediation of these heavy metals in contaminated soils. Here, an MTP gene that encodes the CDF (cation diffusion facilitator) protein in Populus trichocarpa, PtrMTP6, was screened as the key gene involved in the distribution of both Mn and Co in poplar. The PtrMTP6-GFP fusion protein was co-localized with the mRFP-VSR2, showing that PtrMTP6 proteins are present at the pre-vacuolar compartment (PVC). Yeast mutant complementation assays further identified that PtrMTP6 serves as a Mn and Co transporter, reducing yeast cell toxicity after exposure to excessive Mn or Co. Histochemical analyses showed that PtrMTP6 was mainly expressed in phloem, suggesting that PtrMTP6 probably involved in the Mn and Co transport via phloem in plants. Under excess Co, PtrMTP6 overexpressing poplar lines were more severely damaged than the control due to higher Co accumulations in young tissue. PtrMTP6 overexpressing lines showed little change in their tolerance to excess Mn, although young tissues also accumulated more Mn. PtrMTP6 play important roles in Mn and Co distribution in poplar and further research on its regulation will be important to increase bioremediation in Mn and Co polluted ecosystems.
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- Fengming Yang
- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China; Department of Crop and Forest Sciences & Joint Research Unit CTFC-AGROTECNIO-CERCA Center, Universitat de Lleida, 25198 Lleida, Spain
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China
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- School of Life Science and Engineering, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Mianyang 621010, China.
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Lu D, Yang N, Wang S, Liu W, Zhang D, Wang J, Huang B, Li X. Identifying the Predictive Role of Oxidative Stress Genes in the Prognosis of Glioma Patients. Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e934161. [PMID: 34836934 PMCID: PMC8634738 DOI: 10.12659/msm.934161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Gliomas are primary aggressive brain tumors with poor prognoses. Oxidative stress plays a crucial role in the tumorigenesis and drug resistance of gliomas. The aim of the present study was to use integrated bioinformatics analyses to evaluate the prognostic value of oxidative stress-related genes (OSRGs) in glioma. Material/Methods Disease- and prognosis-associated OSRGs were identified using microarray and clinical data from the Chinese Glioma Genome Atlas database. Functional enrichment, gene-gene interaction, protein-protein interaction, and survival analyses were performed in screened OSRGs. The protein expression was validated by the Human Protein Atlas database. A risk score model was constructed and verified through Cox regression, receiver operating characteristic curve, principal component, and stratified analyses. The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database was used for external validation. A nomogram was constructed to facilitate the clinical application. Results Twenty-one disease-associated and 14 prognosis-associated OSRGs were identified. Enrichment analyses indicated that these signature OSRGs were involved in tumorigenesis and drug resistance of glioma. The risk score model demonstrated a significant difference in overall survival between the high- and low-risk groups. The area under the curve and hazard ratio (1.296) revealed the independent prognostic value of the model. The model exhibited good predictive efficacy in the TCGA cohort. A clinical nomogram was constructed to calculate survival rates in glioma patients at 1, 3, and 5 years. Conclusions Our comprehensive study indicated that OSRGs were valuable for prognosis prediction in glioma, which provides a novel insight into the relationship between oxidative stress and glioma and a potential therapeutic strategy for glioma patients.
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- Di Lu
- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland).,Key Laboratory of Brain Function Remodeling, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland).,Key Laboratory of Brain Function Remodeling, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland).,Key Laboratory of Brain Function Remodeling, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland).,Key Laboratory of Brain Function Remodeling, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland).,Key Laboratory of Brain Function Remodeling, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland).,Key Laboratory of Brain Function Remodeling, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland).,Department of Biomedicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland).,Key Laboratory of Brain Function Remodeling, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland).,Key Laboratory of Brain Function Remodeling, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China (mainland)
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Nguyen PQ, Conesa C, Rabut E, Bragagnolo G, Gouzerh C, Fernández-Tornero C, Lesage P, Reguera J, Acker J. Ty1 integrase is composed of an active N-terminal domain and a large disordered C-terminal module dispensable for its activity in vitro. J Biol Chem 2021; 297:101093. [PMID: 34416236 PMCID: PMC8487063 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Revised: 08/05/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Long-terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons are genetic elements that, like retroviruses, replicate by reverse transcription of an RNA intermediate into a complementary DNA (cDNA) that is next integrated into the host genome by their own integrase. The Ty1 LTR retrotransposon has proven to be a reliable working model to investigate retroelement integration site preference. However, the low yield of recombinant Ty1 integrase production reported so far has been a major obstacle for structural studies. Here we analyze the biophysical and biochemical properties of a stable and functional recombinant Ty1 integrase highly expressed in E.coli. The recombinant protein is monomeric and has an elongated shape harboring the three-domain structure common to all retroviral integrases at the N-terminal half, an extra folded region, and a large intrinsically disordered region at the C-terminal half. Recombinant Ty1 integrase efficiently catalyzes concerted integration in vitro, and the N-terminal domain displays similar activity. These studies that will facilitate structural analyses may allow elucidating the molecular mechanisms governing Ty1 specific integration into safe places in the genome.
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- INSERM U944, CNRS UMR 7212, Genomes and Cell Biology of Disease Unit, Institut de Recherche Saint-Louis, Université de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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- Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, AFMB UMR 7257, Marseille, France; INSERM, AFMB UMR7257, Marseille, France.
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- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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Robinson JR, Isikhuemhen OS, Anike FN. Fungal-Metal Interactions: A Review of Toxicity and Homeostasis. J Fungi (Basel) 2021; 7:225. [PMID: 33803838 PMCID: PMC8003315 DOI: 10.3390/jof7030225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Metal nanoparticles used as antifungals have increased the occurrence of fungal-metal interactions. However, there is a lack of knowledge about how these interactions cause genomic and physiological changes, which can produce fungal superbugs. Despite interest in these interactions, there is limited understanding of resistance mechanisms in most fungi studied until now. We highlight the current knowledge of fungal homeostasis of zinc, copper, iron, manganese, and silver to comprehensively examine associated mechanisms of resistance. Such mechanisms have been widely studied in Saccharomyces cerevisiae, but limited reports exist in filamentous fungi, though they are frequently the subject of nanoparticle biosynthesis and targets of antifungal metals. In most cases, microarray analyses uncovered resistance mechanisms as a response to metal exposure. In yeast, metal resistance is mainly due to the down-regulation of metal ion importers, utilization of metallothionein and metallothionein-like structures, and ion sequestration to the vacuole. In contrast, metal resistance in filamentous fungi heavily relies upon cellular ion export. However, there are instances of resistance that utilized vacuole sequestration, ion metallothionein, and chelator binding, deleting a metal ion importer, and ion storage in hyphal cell walls. In general, resistance to zinc, copper, iron, and manganese is extensively reported in yeast and partially known in filamentous fungi; and silver resistance lacks comprehensive understanding in both.
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, 1601 East Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27411, USA; (J.R.R.); (F.N.A.)
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae Concentrates Subtoxic Copper onto Cell Wall from Solid Media Containing Reducing Sugars as Carbon Source. Bioengineering (Basel) 2021; 8:bioengineering8030036. [PMID: 33800957 PMCID: PMC8000517 DOI: 10.3390/bioengineering8030036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Copper is essential for life, but it can be deleterious in concentrations that surpass the physiological limits. Copper pollution is related to widespread human activities, such as viticulture and wine production. To unravel aspects of how organisms cope with copper insults, we used Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model for adaptation to high but subtoxic concentrations of copper. We found that S. cerevisiae cells could tolerate high copper concentration by forming deposits on the cell wall and that the copper-containing deposits accumulated predominantly when cells were grown statically on media prepared with reducing sugars (glucose, galactose) as sole carbon source, but not on media containing nonreducing carbon sources, such as glycerol or lactate. Exposing cells to copper in liquid media under strong agitation prevented the formation of copper-containing deposits at the cell wall. Disruption of low-affinity copper intake through the plasma membrane increased the potential of the cell to form copper deposits on the cell surface. These results imply that biotechnology problems caused by high copper concentration can be tackled by selecting yeast strains and conditions to allow the removal of excess copper from various contaminated sites in the forms of solid deposits which do not penetrate the cell.
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Ruta LL, Farcasanu IC. Interaction between Polyphenolic Antioxidants and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cells Defective in Heavy Metal Transport across the Plasma Membrane. Biomolecules 2020; 10:E1512. [PMID: 33158278 PMCID: PMC7694260 DOI: 10.3390/biom10111512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Revised: 10/24/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Natural polyphenols are compounds with important biological implications which include antioxidant and metal-chelating characteristics relevant for their antimicrobial, antitumor, or antiaging potential. The mechanisms linking polyphenols and heavy metals in their concerted actions on cells are not completely elucidated. In this study, we used the model eukaryotic microorganism Saccharomyces cerevisiae to detect the action of widely prevalent natural polyphenols on yeast cells defective in the main components involved in essential heavy metal transport across the plasma membrane. We found that caffeic and gallic acids interfered with Zn accumulation, causing delays in cell growth that were alleviated by Zn supplementation. The flavones morin and quercetin interfered with both Mn and Zn accumulation, which resulted in growth improvement, but supplemental Mn and especially Zn turned the initially benefic action of morin and quercetin into potential toxicity. Our results imply that caution is needed when administering food supplements or nutraceuticals which contain both natural polyphenols and essential elements, especially zinc.
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry and Catalysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Sos. Panduri 90–92, 050663 Bucharest, Romania;
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Cytotoxicity of Oleandrin Is Mediated by Calcium Influx and by Increased Manganese Uptake in Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cells. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25184259. [PMID: 32957533 PMCID: PMC7570853 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25184259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Oleandrin, the main component of Nerium oleander L. extracts, is a cardiotoxic glycoside with multiple pharmacological implications, having potential anti-tumoral and antiviral characteristics. Although it is accepted that the main mechanism of oleandrin action is the inhibition of Na+/K+-ATPases and subsequent increase in cell calcium, many aspects which determine oleandrin cytotoxicity remain elusive. In this study, we used the model Saccharomyces cerevisiae to unravel new elements accounting for oleandrin toxicity. Using cells expressing the Ca2+-sensitive photoprotein aequorin, we found that oleandrin exposure resulted in Ca2+ influx into the cytosol and that failing to pump Ca2+ from the cytosol to the vacuole increased oleandrin toxicity. We also found that oleandrin exposure induced Mn2+ accumulation by yeast cells via the plasma membrane Smf1 and that mutants with defects in Mn2+ homeostasis are oleandrin-hypersensitive. Our data suggest that combining oleandrin with agents which alter Ca2+ or Mn2+ uptake may be a way of controlling oleandrin toxicity.
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Alexander AJT, Muñoz A, Marcos JF, Read ND. Calcium homeostasis plays important roles in the internalization and activities of the small synthetic antifungal peptide PAF26. Mol Microbiol 2020; 114:521-535. [PMID: 32898933 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.14532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2020] [Revised: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Fungal diseases are responsible for the deaths of over 1.5 million people worldwide annually. Antifungal peptides represent a useful source of antifungals with novel mechanisms-of-action, and potentially provide new methods of overcoming resistance. Here we investigate the mode-of-action of the small, rationally designed synthetic antifungal peptide PAF26 using the model fungus Neurospora crassa. Here we show that the cell killing activity of PAF26 is dependent on extracellular Ca2+ and the presence of fully functioning fungal Ca2+ homeostatic/signaling machinery. In a screen of mutants with deletions in Ca2+ -signaling machinery, we identified three mutants more tolerant to PAF26. The Ca2+ ATPase NCA-2 was found to be involved in the initial interaction of PAF26 with the cell envelope. The vacuolar Ca2+ channel YVC-1 was shown to be essential for its accumulation and concentration within the vacuolar system. The Ca2+ channel CCH-1 was found to be required to prevent the translocation of PAF26 across the plasma membrane. In the wild type, Ca2+ removal from the medium resulted in the peptide remaining trapped in small vesicles as in the Δyvc-1 mutant. It is, therefore, apparent that cell killing by PAF26 is complex and unusually dependent on extracellular Ca2+ and components of the Ca2+ -regulatory machinery.
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- Akira J T Alexander
- Institute of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, The University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
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- MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Food Biotechnology, Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos (IATA) , Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Valencia, Spain
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- Manchester Fungal Infection Group, Infection, Immunity & Respiratory Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Muncanovic D, Justesen MH, Preisler SS, Pedersen PA. Characterization of Hailey-Hailey Disease-mutants in presence and absence of wild type SPCA1 using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as model organism. Sci Rep 2019; 9:12442. [PMID: 31455819 PMCID: PMC6712213 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-48866-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Hailey-Hailey disease is an autosomal genetic disease caused by mutations in one of the two ATP2C1 alleles encoding the secretory pathway Ca2+/Mn2+-ATPase, hSPCA1. The disease almost exclusively affects epidermis, where it mainly results in acantholysis of the suprabasal layers. The etiology of the disease is complex and not well understood. We applied a yeast based complementation system to characterize fourteen disease-causing ATP2C1 missense mutations in presence or absence of wild type ATP2C1 or ATP2A2, encoding SERCA2. In our yeast model system, mutations in ATP2C1 affected Mn2+ transport more than Ca2+ transport as twelve out of fourteen mutations were unable to complement Mn2+ sensitivity while thirteen out of fourteen to some extent complemented the high Ca2+requirement. Nine out of fourteen mutations conferred a cold sensitive complementation capacity. In absence of a wild type ATP2C1 allele, twelve out of fourteen mutations induced an unfolded protein response indicating that in vivo folding of hSPCA1 is sensitive to disease causing amino acid substitutions and four of the fourteen mutations caused the hSPCA1 protein to accumulate in the vacuolar membrane. Co-expression of either wild type ATP2C1 or ATP2A2 prevented induction of the unfolded protein response and hSPCA1 mis-localization.
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- Daniel Muncanovic
- Department of Biology, August Krogh Building, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 13, 2100, Copenhagen, OE, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, August Krogh Building, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 13, 2100, Copenhagen, OE, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, August Krogh Building, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 13, 2100, Copenhagen, OE, Denmark
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- Department of Biology, August Krogh Building, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 13, 2100, Copenhagen, OE, Denmark.
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Yeast as a Tool for Deeper Understanding of Human Manganese-Related Diseases. Genes (Basel) 2019; 10:genes10070545. [PMID: 31319631 PMCID: PMC6678438 DOI: 10.3390/genes10070545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The biological importance of manganese lies in its function as a key cofactor for numerous metalloenzymes and as non-enzymatic antioxidant. Due to these two essential roles, it appears evident that disturbed manganese homeostasis may trigger the development of pathologies in humans. In this context, yeast has been extensively used over the last decades to gain insight into how cells regulate intra-organellar manganese concentrations and how human pathologies may be related to disturbed cellular manganese homeostasis. This review first summarizes how manganese homeostasis is controlled in yeast cells and how this knowledge can be extrapolated to human cells. Several manganese-related pathologies whose molecular mechanisms have been studied in yeast are then presented in the light of the function of this cation as a non-enzymatic antioxidant or as a key cofactor of metalloenzymes. In this line, we first describe the Transmembrane protein 165-Congenital Disorder of Glycosylation (TMEM165-CDG) and Friedreich ataxia pathologies. Then, due to the established connection between manganese cations and neurodegeneration, the Kufor–Rakeb syndrome and prion-related diseases are finally presented.
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Possible Role of the Ca 2+/Mn 2+ P-Type ATPase Pmr1p on Artemisinin Toxicity through an Induction of Intracellular Oxidative Stress. Molecules 2019; 24:molecules24071233. [PMID: 30934859 PMCID: PMC6480206 DOI: 10.3390/molecules24071233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2019] [Revised: 03/24/2019] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Artemisinins are widely used to treat Plasmodium infections due to their high clinical efficacy; however, the antimalarial mechanism of artemisinin remains unresolved. Mutations in P. falciparum ATPase6 (PfATP6), a sarcoplasmic endoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-transporting ATPase, are associated with increased tolerance to artemisinin. We utilized Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model to examine the involvement of Pmr1p, a functional homolog of PfATP6, on the toxicity of artemisinin. Our analysis demonstrated that cells lacking Pmr1p are less susceptible to growth inhibition from artemisinin and its derivatives. No association between sensitivity to artemisinin and altered trafficking of the drug efflux pump Pdr5p, calcium homeostasis, or protein glycosylation was found in pmr1∆ yeast. Basal ROS levels are elevated in pmr1∆ yeast and artemisinin exposure does not enhance ROS accumulation. This is in contrast to WT cells that exhibit a significant increase in ROS production following treatment with artemisinin. Yeast deleted for PMR1 are known to accumulate excess manganese ions that can function as ROS-scavenging molecules, but no correlation between manganese content and artemisinin resistance was observed. We propose that loss of function mutations in Pmr1p in yeast cells and PfATP6 in P. falciparum are protective against artemisinin toxicity due to reduced intracellular oxidative damage.
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Snyder NA, Palmer MV, Reinhardt TA, Cunningham KW. Milk biosynthesis requires the Golgi cation exchanger TMEM165. J Biol Chem 2019; 294:3181-3191. [PMID: 30622138 PMCID: PMC6398142 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.006270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Milk is a hallmark of mammals that is critical for normal growth and development of offspring. During biosynthesis of lactose in the Golgi complex, H+ is produced as a by-product, and there is no known mechanism for maintaining luminal pH within the physiological range. Here, using conditional, tissue-specific knockout mice, immunostaining, and biochemical assays, we test whether the putative H+/Ca2+/Mn2+ exchanger known as TMEM165 (transmembrane protein 165) participates in normal milk production. We find TMEM165 is crucial in the lactating mammary gland for normal biosynthesis of lactose and for normal growth rates of nursing pups. The milk of TMEM165-deficient mice contained elevated concentrations of fat, protein, iron, and zinc, which are likely caused by decreased osmosis-mediated dilution of the milk caused by the decreased biosynthesis of lactose. When normalized to total protein levels, only calcium and manganese levels were significantly lower in the milk from TMEM165-deficient dams than control dams. These findings suggest that TMEM165 supplies Ca2+ and Mn2+ to the Golgi complex in exchange for H+ to sustain the functions of lactose synthase and potentially other glycosyl-transferases. Our findings highlight the importance of cation and pH homeostasis in the Golgi complex of professional secretory cells and the critical role of TMEM165 in this process.
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- Nathan A Snyder
- From the Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218 and
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- the Bacterial Diseases of Livestock, Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Services, National Animal Disease Center, Ames, Iowa 50010
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- From the Department of Biology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218 and
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Manganese Suppresses the Haploinsufficiency of Heterozygous trpy1Δ/TRPY1 Saccharomyces cerevisiae Cells and Stimulates the TRPY1-Dependent Release of Vacuolar Ca 2+ under H₂O₂ Stress. Cells 2019; 8:cells8020079. [PMID: 30678234 PMCID: PMC6406398 DOI: 10.3390/cells8020079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Transient potential receptor (TRP) channels are conserved cation channels found in most eukaryotes, known to sense a variety of chemical, thermal or mechanical stimuli. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae TRPY1 is a TRP channel with vacuolar localization involved in the cellular response to hyperosmotic shock and oxidative stress. In this study, we found that S. cerevisiae diploid cells with heterozygous deletion in TRPY1 gene are haploinsufficient when grown in synthetic media deficient in essential metal ions and that this growth defect is alleviated by non-toxic Mn2+ surplus. Using cells expressing the Ca2+-sensitive photoprotein aequorin we found that Mn2+ augmented the Ca2+ flux into the cytosol under oxidative stress, but not under hyperosmotic shock, a trait that was absent in the diploid cells with homozygous deletion of TRPY1 gene. TRPY1 activation under oxidative stress was diminished in cells devoid of Smf1 (the Mn2+-high-affinity plasma membrane transporter) but it was clearly augmented in cells lacking Pmr1 (the endoplasmic reticulum (ER)/Golgi located ATPase responsible for Mn2+ detoxification via excretory pathway). Taken together, these observations lead to the conclusion that increased levels of intracytosolic Mn2+ activate TRPY1 in the response to oxidative stress.
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Yanagi KS, Wu Z, Amaya J, Chapkis N, Duffy AM, Hajdarovic KH, Held A, Mathur AD, Russo K, Ryan VH, Steinert BL, Whitt JP, Fallon JR, Fawzi NL, Lipscombe D, Reenan RA, Wharton KA, Hart AC. Meta-analysis of Genetic Modifiers Reveals Candidate Dysregulated Pathways in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Neuroscience 2019; 396:A3-A20. [PMID: 30594291 PMCID: PMC6549511 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2018.10.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Revised: 10/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that has significant overlap with frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Mutations in specific genes have been identified that can cause and/or predispose patients to ALS. However, the clinical variability seen in ALS patients suggests that additional genes impact pathology, susceptibility, severity, and/or progression of the disease. To identify molecular pathways involved in ALS, we undertook a meta-analysis of published genetic modifiers both in patients and in model organisms, and undertook bioinformatic pathway analysis. From 72 published studies, we generated a list of 946 genes whose perturbation (1) impacted ALS in patient populations, (2) altered defects in laboratory models, or (3) modified defects caused by ALS gene ortholog loss of function. Herein, these are all called modifier genes. We found 727 modifier genes that encode proteins with human orthologs. Of these, 43 modifier genes were identified as modifiers of more than one ALS gene/model, consistent with the hypothesis that shared genes and pathways may underlie ALS. Further, we used a gene ontology-based bioinformatic analysis to identify pathways and associated genes that may be important in ALS. To our knowledge this is the first comprehensive survey of ALS modifier genes. This work suggests that shared molecular mechanisms may underlie pathology caused by different ALS disease genes. Surprisingly, few ALS modifier genes have been tested in more than one disease model. Understanding genes that modify ALS-associated defects will help to elucidate the molecular pathways that underlie ALS and provide additional targets for therapeutic intervention.
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- Katherine S Yanagi
- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States; Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
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- Department of Biostatistics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States; Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States; Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States; Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States; Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
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- Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry Graduate Program, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States; Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
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- Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry Graduate Program, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States; Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States; Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
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- Neuroscience Graduate Program, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States; Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
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- Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry Department, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States; Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States; Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States; Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States; Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States; Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
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- Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry Department, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States; Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
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- Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, and Biochemistry Department, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States; Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
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- Department of Neuroscience, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States; Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Institute for Brain Science, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States.
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Migocka M, Maciaszczyk-Dziubinska E, Małas K, Posyniak E, Garbiec A. Metal tolerance protein MTP6 affects mitochondrial iron and manganese homeostasis in cucumber. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:285-300. [PMID: 30304441 PMCID: PMC6305187 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/24/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Members of the cation diffusion facilitator (CDF) family have been identified in all kingdoms of life. They have been divided into three subgroups, namely Zn-CDF, Fe/Zn-CDF, and Mn-CDF, based on their putative specificity to transported metal ions. The plant metal tolerance protein 6 (MTP6) proteins fall into the Fe/Zn-CDF subgroup; however, their function in iron/zinc transport has not yet been confirmed. Here, we characterized the MTP6 protein from cucumber, Cucumis sativus. When expressed in yeast and in protoplasts isolated from Arabidopsis cells, CsMTP6 localized in mitochondria and contributed to the efflux of Fe and Mn from these organelles. Immunolocalization of CsMTP6 in cucumber membranes confirmed this association with mitochondria. Root expression and protein levels of CsMTP6 were significantly up-regulated in conditions of Fe deficiency and excess, but were not affected by Mn availability. These results indicate that MTP6 proteins contribute to the distribution of Fe and Mn between the cytosol and mitochondria of plant cells, and are regulated by Fe to maintain mitochondrial and cytosolic iron homeostasis under varying conditions of Fe availability.
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- Magdalena Migocka
- University of Wroclaw, Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Plant Molecular Physiology, Kanonia, Wroclaw, Poland
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- University of Wroclaw, Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Genetics and Cell Physiology, Kanonia, Wroclaw, Poland
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- University of Wroclaw, Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Plant Molecular Physiology, Kanonia, Wroclaw, Poland
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- University of Wroclaw, Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Animal Developmental Biology, Sienkiewicza, Wroclaw, Poland
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- University of Wroclaw, Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Animal Developmental Biology, Sienkiewicza, Wroclaw, Poland
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Knorre DA, Azbarova AV, Galkina KV, Feniouk BA, Severin FF. Replicative aging as a source of cell heterogeneity in budding yeast. Mech Ageing Dev 2018; 176:24-31. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2018.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Revised: 09/18/2018] [Accepted: 09/19/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Thompson KJ, Hein J, Baez A, Sosa JC, Wessling-Resnick M. Manganese transport and toxicity in polarized WIF-B hepatocytes. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2018; 315:G351-G363. [PMID: 29792530 PMCID: PMC6335010 DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.00103.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Manganese (Mn) toxicity arises from nutritional problems, community and occupational exposures, and genetic risks. Mn blood levels are controlled by hepatobiliary clearance. The goals of this study were to determine the cellular distribution of Mn transporters in polarized hepatocytes, to establish an in vitro assay for hepatocyte Mn efflux, and to examine possible roles the Mn transporters would play in metal import and export. For these experiments, hepatocytoma WIF-B cells were grown for 12-14 days to achieve maximal polarity. Immunoblots showed that Mn transporters ZIP8, ZnT10, ferroportin (Fpn), and ZIP14 were present. Indirect immunofluorescence microscopy localized Fpn and ZIP14 to WIF-B cell basolateral domains whereas ZnT10 and ZIP8 associated with intracellular vesicular compartments. ZIP8-positive structures were distributed uniformly throughout the cytoplasm, but ZnT10-positive vesicles were adjacent to apical bile compartments. WIF-B cells were sensitive to Mn toxicity, showing decreased viability after 16 h exposure to >250 μM MnCl2. However, the hepatocytes were resistant to 4-h exposures of up to 500 μM MnCl2 despite 50-fold increased Mn content. Washout experiments showed time-dependent efflux with 80% Mn released after a 4 h chase period. Hepcidin reduced levels of Fpn in WIF-B cells, clearing Fpn from the cell surface, but Mn efflux was unaffected. The secretory inhibitor, brefeldin A, did block release of Mn from WIF-B cells, suggesting vesicle fusion may be involved in export. These results point to a possible role of ZnT10 to import Mn into vesicles that subsequently fuse with the apical membrane and empty their contents into bile. NEW & NOTEWORTHY Polarized WIF-B hepatocytes express manganese (Mn) transporters ZIP8, ZnT10, ferroportin (Fpn), and ZIP14. Fpn and ZIP14 localize to basolateral domains. ZnT10-positive vesicles were adjacent to apical bile compartments, and ZIP8-positive vesicles were distributed uniformly throughout the cytoplasm. WIF-B hepatocyte Mn export was resistant to hepcidin but inhibited by brefeldin A, pointing to an efflux mechanism involving ZnT10-mediated uptake of Mn into vesicles that subsequently fuse with and empty their contents across the apical bile canalicular membrane.
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- Khristy J. Thompson
- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts
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McColl AI, Bleackley MR, Anderson MA, Lowe RGT. Resistance to the Plant Defensin NaD1 Features Modifications to the Cell Wall and Osmo-Regulation Pathways of Yeast. Front Microbiol 2018; 9:1648. [PMID: 30087664 PMCID: PMC6066574 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Over the last few decades, the emergence of resistance to commonly used antifungal molecules has become a major barrier to effective treatment of recurrent life-threatening fungal diseases. Resistance combined with the increased incidence of fungal diseases has created the need for new antifungals, such as the plant defensin NaD1, with different mechanisms of action to broaden treatment options. Antimicrobial peptides produced in plants and animals are promising new molecules in the arsenal of antifungal agents because they have different mechanisms of action to current antifungals and are often targeted specifically to fungal pathogens (van der Weerden et al., 2013). A key step in the development of novel antifungals is an understanding of the potential for the fungus to develop resistance. Here, we have used the prototypic plant defensin NaD1 in serial passages with the model fungus Saccharomyces cerevisiae to examine the evolution of resistance to plant antifungal peptides. The yeast strains did develop tolerance to NaD1, but it occurred more slowly than to the clinically used antifungal caspofungin. Sequencing the genomes of the strains with increased tolerance failed to identify any ‘hotspot’ mutations associated with increased tolerance to NaD1 and led to the identification of 12 genes that are involved in resistance. Characterization of the strains with increased tolerance to NaD1 also revealed changes in tolerance to abiotic stressors. Resistance developed slowly via an accumulation of single nucleotide mutations and had a fitness penalty associated with it. One of the genes identified FPS1, revealed that there is a common mechanism of resistance to NaD1 that involves the osmotic stress response pathway. These data indicate that it is more difficult to generate resistance to antimicrobial peptides such as NaD1 compared to small molecule antifungals.
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- Amanda I McColl
- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, La Trobe Institute for Molecular Science, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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OsMTP11 is localised at the Golgi and contributes to Mn tolerance. Sci Rep 2017; 7:15258. [PMID: 29127328 PMCID: PMC5681648 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15324-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Membrane transporters play a key role in obtaining sufficient quantities of manganese (Mn) but also in protecting against Mn toxicity. We have characterized OsMTP11, a member of the Cation Diffusion Facilitator/Metal Tolerance Protein (CDF/MTP) family of metal cation transporters in Oryza sativa. We demonstrate that OsMTP11 functions in alleviating Mn toxicity as its expression can rescue the Mn-sensitive phenotype of the Arabidopsis mtp11-3 knockout mutant. When expressed stably in Arabidopsis and transiently in rice and tobacco, it localises to the Golgi. OsMTP11 partially rescues the Mn-hypersensitivity of the pmr1 yeast mutant but only slightly alleviates the Zn sensitivity of the zrc1 cot1 yeast mutant. Overall, these results suggest that OsMTP11 predominantly functions as a Mn-transporting CDF with lower affinity for Zn. Site-directed mutagenesis studies revealed four substitutions in OsMTP11 that appear to alter its transport activity. OsMTP11 harbouring a substitution of leucine 150 to a serine fully rescued pmr1 Mn-sensitivity at all concentrations tested. The other substitutions, including those at conserved DxxxD domains, reduced complementation of pmr1 to different levels. This indicates their importance for OsMTP11 function and is a starting point for refining transporter activity/specificity.
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Connorton JM, Jones ER, Rodríguez-Ramiro I, Fairweather-Tait S, Uauy C, Balk J. Wheat Vacuolar Iron Transporter TaVIT2 Transports Fe and Mn and Is Effective for Biofortification. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 174:2434-2444. [PMID: 28684433 PMCID: PMC5543970 DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.00672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/02/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Increasing the intrinsic nutritional quality of crops, known as biofortification, is viewed as a sustainable approach to alleviate micronutrient deficiencies. In particular, iron deficiency anemia is a major global health issue, but the iron content of staple crops such as wheat (Triticum aestivum) is difficult to change because of genetic complexity and homeostasis mechanisms. To identify target genes for the biofortification of wheat, we functionally characterized homologs of the VACUOLAR IRON TRANSPORTER (VIT). The wheat genome contains two VIT paralogs, TaVIT1 and TaVIT2, which have different expression patterns but are both low in the endosperm. TaVIT2, but not TaVIT1, was able to rescue the growth of a yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) mutant defective in vacuolar iron transport. TaVIT2 also complemented a manganese transporter mutant but not a vacuolar zinc transporter mutant. By overexpressing TaVIT2 under the control of an endosperm-specific promoter, we achieved a greater than 2-fold increase in iron in white flour fractions, exceeding minimum legal fortification levels in countries such as the United Kingdom. The antinutrient phytate was not increased and the iron in the white flour fraction was bioavailable in vitro, suggesting that food products made from the biofortified flour could contribute to improved iron nutrition. The single-gene approach impacted minimally on plant growth and also was effective in barley (Hordeum vulgare). Our results show that by enhancing vacuolar iron transport in the endosperm, this essential micronutrient accumulated in this tissue, bypassing existing homeostatic mechanisms.
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- James M Connorton
- Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Crop Genetics, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, John Innes Centre, Norwich NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom
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Sun C, Zhou B. The antimalarial drug artemisinin induces an additional, Sod1-supressible anti-mitochondrial action in yeast. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2017; 1864:1285-1294. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2017.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2016] [Revised: 04/21/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Ruta LL, Kissen R, Nicolau I, Neagoe AD, Petrescu AJ, Bones AM, Farcasanu IC. Heavy metal accumulation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells armed with metal binding hexapeptides targeted to the inner face of the plasma membrane. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2017; 101:5749-5763. [PMID: 28577027 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-017-8335-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2017] [Revised: 05/02/2017] [Accepted: 05/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Accumulation of heavy metals without developing toxicity symptoms is a phenotype restricted to a small group of plants called hyperaccumulators, whose metal-related characteristics suggested the high potential in biotechnologies such as bioremediation and bioextraction. In an attempt to extrapolate the heavy metal hyperaccumulating phenotype to yeast, we obtained Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells armed with non-natural metal-binding hexapeptides targeted to the inner face of the plasma membrane, expected to sequester the metal ions once they penetrated the cell. We describe the construction of S. cerevisiae strains overexpressing metal-binding hexapeptides (MeBHxP) fused to the carboxy-terminus of a myristoylated green fluorescent protein (myrGFP). Three non-toxic myrGFP-MeBHxP (myrGFP-H6, myrGFP-C6, and myrGFP-(DE)3) were investigated against an array of heavy metals in terms of their effect on S. cerevisiae growth, heavy metal (hyper) accumulation, and capacity to remove heavy metal from contaminated environments.
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- Lavinia Liliana Ruta
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Sos. Panduri 90-92, Bucharest, Romania
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- Cell, Molecular Biology and Genomics Group, Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Sos. Panduri 90-92, Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, Spl. Independentei 91-95, Bucharest, Romania
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- Institute of Biochemistry of the Romanian Academy, Spl. Independentei 296, Bucharest, Romania
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- Cell, Molecular Biology and Genomics Group, Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
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Verhoeven MD, Lee M, Kamoen L, van den Broek M, Janssen DB, Daran JMG, van Maris AJA, Pronk JT. Mutations in PMR1 stimulate xylose isomerase activity and anaerobic growth on xylose of engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae by influencing manganese homeostasis. Sci Rep 2017; 7:46155. [PMID: 28401919 PMCID: PMC5388867 DOI: 10.1038/srep46155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2016] [Accepted: 03/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Combined overexpression of xylulokinase, pentose-phosphate-pathway enzymes and a heterologous xylose isomerase (XI) is required but insufficient for anaerobic growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae on d-xylose. Single-step Cas9-assisted implementation of these modifications yielded a yeast strain expressing Piromyces XI that showed fast aerobic growth on d-xylose. However, anaerobic growth required a 12-day adaptation period. Xylose-adapted cultures carried mutations in PMR1, encoding a Golgi Ca2+/Mn2+ ATPase. Deleting PMR1 in the parental XI-expressing strain enabled instantaneous anaerobic growth on d-xylose. In pmr1 strains, intracellular Mn2+ concentrations were much higher than in the parental strain. XI activity assays in cell extracts and reconstitution experiments with purified XI apoenzyme showed superior enzyme kinetics with Mn2+ relative to other divalent metal ions. This study indicates engineering of metal homeostasis as a relevant approach for optimization of metabolic pathways involving metal-dependent enzymes. Specifically, it identifies metal interactions of heterologous XIs as an underexplored aspect of engineering xylose metabolism in yeast.
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- Maarten D Verhoeven
- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB), University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biochemistry, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute (GBB), University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Van der Maasweg 9, 2629 HZ Delft, The Netherlands
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Brandenburg F, Schoffman H, Kurz S, Krämer U, Keren N, Weber APM, Eisenhut M. The Synechocystis Manganese Exporter Mnx Is Essential for Manganese Homeostasis in Cyanobacteria. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 173:1798-1810. [PMID: 28153926 PMCID: PMC5338678 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.01895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2017] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The essential micronutrient manganese (Mn) functions as redox-active cofactor in active sites of enzymes and, thus, is involved in various physiological reactions. Moreover, in oxygenic photosynthetic organisms, Mn is of special importance, since it is central to the oxygen-evolving complex in photosystem II. Although Mn is an essential micronutrient, increased amounts are detrimental to the organism; thus, only a small window exists for beneficial concentrations. Accordingly, Mn homeostasis must be carefully maintained. In contrast to the well-studied uptake mechanisms in cyanobacteria, it is largely unknown how Mn is distributed to the different compartments inside the cell. We identified a protein with so far unknown function as a hypothetical Mn transporter in the cyanobacterial model strain Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 and named this protein Mnx for Mn exporter. The knockout mutant Δmnx showed increased sensitivity toward externally supplied Mn and Mn toxicity symptoms, which could be linked to intracellular Mn accumulation. 54Mn chase experiments demonstrated that the mutant was not able to release Mn from the internal pool. Microscopic analysis of a Mnx::yellow fluorescent protein fusion showed that the protein resides in the thylakoid membrane. Heterologous expression of mnx suppressed the Mn-sensitive phenotype of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutant Δpmr1 Our results indicate that Mnx functions as a thylakoid Mn transporter and is a key player in maintaining Mn homeostasis in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803. We propose that Mn export from the cytoplasm into the thylakoid lumen is crucial to prevent toxic cytoplasmic Mn accumulation and to ensure Mn provision to photosystem II.
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- Fabian Brandenburg
- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Science, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany (F.B., S.K., A.P.M.W., M.E.)
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel (H.S., N.K.); and
- Department of Plant Physiology, Ruhr University, 44801 Bochum, Germany (U.K.)
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Science, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany (F.B., S.K., A.P.M.W., M.E.)
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel (H.S., N.K.); and
- Department of Plant Physiology, Ruhr University, 44801 Bochum, Germany (U.K.)
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Science, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany (F.B., S.K., A.P.M.W., M.E.)
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel (H.S., N.K.); and
- Department of Plant Physiology, Ruhr University, 44801 Bochum, Germany (U.K.)
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Science, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany (F.B., S.K., A.P.M.W., M.E.)
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel (H.S., N.K.); and
- Department of Plant Physiology, Ruhr University, 44801 Bochum, Germany (U.K.)
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Science, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany (F.B., S.K., A.P.M.W., M.E.)
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel (H.S., N.K.); and
- Department of Plant Physiology, Ruhr University, 44801 Bochum, Germany (U.K.)
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Science, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany (F.B., S.K., A.P.M.W., M.E.)
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel (H.S., N.K.); and
- Department of Plant Physiology, Ruhr University, 44801 Bochum, Germany (U.K.)
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Cluster of Excellence on Plant Science, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Duesseldorf, Germany (F.B., S.K., A.P.M.W., M.E.)
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Life Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel (H.S., N.K.); and
- Department of Plant Physiology, Ruhr University, 44801 Bochum, Germany (U.K.)
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Ruta LL, Popa CV, Nicolau I, Farcasanu IC. Calcium signaling and copper toxicity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:24514-24526. [PMID: 27094270 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6666-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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To respond to metal surpluses, cells have developed intricate ways of defense against the excessive metallic ions. To understand the ways in which cells sense the presence of toxic concentration in the environment, the role of Ca2+ in mediating the cell response to high Cu2+ was investigated in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells. It was found that the cell exposure to high Cu2+ was accompanied by elevations in cytosolic Ca2+ with patterns that were influenced not only by Cu2+ concentration but also by the oxidative state of the cell. When Ca2+ channel deletion mutants were used, it was revealed that the main contributor to the cytosolic Ca2+ pool under Cu2+ stress was the vacuolar Ca2+ channel, Yvc1, also activated by the Cch1-mediated Ca2+ influx. Using yeast mutants defective in the Cu2+ transport across the plasma membrane, it was found that the Cu2+-dependent Ca2+ elevation could correlate not only with the accumulated metal, but also with the overall oxidative status. Moreover, it was revealed that Cu2+ and H2O2 acted in synergy to induce Ca2+-mediated responses to external stress.
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- Lavinia L Ruta
- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Sos. Panduri 90-92, Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Sos. Panduri 90-92, Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Sos. Panduri 90-92, Bucharest, Romania
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Bucharest, Sos. Panduri 90-92, Bucharest, Romania.
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Ficociello G, Zanni E, Cialfi S, Aurizi C, Biolcati G, Palleschi C, Talora C, Uccelletti D. Glutathione S-transferase ϴ-subunit as a phenotypic suppressor of pmr1Δ strain, the Kluyveromyces lactis model for Hailey-Hailey disease. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2016; 1863:2650-2657. [PMID: 27523793 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Revised: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 08/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hailey-Hailey disease (HHD), also known as familial benign chronic pemphigus, is a rare, chronic and recurrent blistering disorder, histologically characterized by suprabasal acantholysis. HHD has been linked to mutations in ATP2C1, the gene encoding the human adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-powered calcium channel pump. METHODS In this work, the genetically tractable yeast Kluyveromyces lactis has been used to study the molecular basis of Hailey-Hailey disease. The K. lactis strain depleted of PMR1, the orthologue of the human ATP2C1 gene, was used to screen a Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cDNA library to identify genetic interactors able to suppress the oxidative stress occurring in those cells. RESULTS We have identified the Glutathione S-transferase ϴ-subunit (GST), an important detoxifying enzyme, which restores many of the defects associated with the pmr1Δmutant. GST overexpression in those cells suppressed the sensitivity to calcium chelating agents and partially re-established calcium (Ca2+) homeostasis by decreasing the high cytosolic Ca2+ levels in pmr1Δstrain. Moreover, we found that in the K. lactis mutant the mitochondrial dysfunction was suppressed by GST overexpression independently from calcineurin. In agreement with yeast results, a decreased expression of the human GST counterpart (GSTT1/M1) was observed in lesion-derived keratinocytes from HHD patients. CONCLUSIONS These data highlighted the Glutathione S-transferase as a candidate gene associated with Hailey-Hailey disease. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Kluyveromyces lactis can be considered a good model to study the molecular basis of this pathology.
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- G Ficociello
- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "C. Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "C. Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Porphyria Center, San Gallicano Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Porphyria Center, San Gallicano Institute IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "C. Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy,.
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- Department of Biology and Biotechnology "C. Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
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Zogzas CE, Aschner M, Mukhopadhyay S. Structural Elements in the Transmembrane and Cytoplasmic Domains of the Metal Transporter SLC30A10 Are Required for Its Manganese Efflux Activity. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:15940-57. [PMID: 27307044 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.726935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Homozygous mutations in SLC30A10 lead to the development of familial manganese-induced parkinsonism. We previously demonstrated that SLC30A10 is a cell surface-localized manganese efflux transporter, and parkinsonism-causing mutations block its trafficking and efflux activity. Interestingly, other transporters in the SLC30 family mediate zinc efflux. Determining the mechanisms that allow SLC30A10 to transport manganese, which are unclear, is essential to understand its role in parkinsonism. Here, we generated a predicted structure of SLC30A10, based on the structure of the bacterial zinc transporter YiiP, and performed functional studies. In YiiP, side chains of residues Asp-45 and Asp-49 in the second and His-153 and Asp-157 in the fifth transmembrane segments coordinate zinc and are required for transport. In SLC30A10, the corresponding residues are Asn-43 and Asp-47 in the second and His-244 and Asp-248 in the fifth transmembrane segments. Surprisingly, although alanine substitution of Asp-248 abolished manganese efflux, that of Asn-43 and Asp-47 did not. Instead, side chains of charged or polar residues adjacent to Asp-248 in the first (Glu-25) or fourth (Asn-127) transmembrane segments were required. Further analyses revealed that residues His-333 and His-350 in the cytoplasmic C-terminal domain were required for full activity. However, the C-terminal domain failed to transfer manganese transport capability to a related zinc transporter. Overall, our results indicate that residues in the transmembrane and C-terminal domains together confer optimal manganese transport capability to SLC30A10 and suggest that the mechanism of ion coordination in the transmembrane domain of SLC30A10 may be substantially different from that in YiiP/other SLC30 proteins.
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- Charles E Zogzas
- From the Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Neuroscience, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 and
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- the Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461
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- From the Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Institute for Cellular and Molecular Biology, and Institute for Neuroscience, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712 and
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Isayenkov S, Maathuis FJM. Construction and applications of a mycorrhizal arbuscular specific cDNA library. CYTOL GENET+ 2016. [DOI: 10.3103/s0095452716020043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Zhao Y, Xu H, Zhang Y, Jiang L. Vcx1-D1 (M383I), the Vcx1 mutant with a calcineurin-independent vacuolar Ca(2+)/H(+) exchanger activity, confers calcineurin-independent Mn(2+) tolerance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Can J Microbiol 2016; 62:475-84. [PMID: 27100389 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2015-0595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The Vcx1-M1 mutant is known to confer calcineurin-dependent Mn(2+) tolerance in budding yeast. Here, we demonstrate that another Vcx1 mutant, Vcx1-D1 with calcineurin-independent vacuolar Ca(2+)/H(+) exchanger activity, confers calcineurin-independent Mn(2+) tolerance. Unlike Vcx1-M1, the Mn(2+) tolerance conferred by Vcx1-D1 is dependent on the presence of Pmr1 or Pmc1. The Pmr1-dependent Mn(2+) tolerance of Vcx1-D1 requires the presence of calcineurin but not the functioning of the Ca(2+)/calcineurin signaling pathway. Similar to the wild-type Vcx1, C-terminally green fluorescent protein tagged Vcx1-D1 and Vcx1-M1 mutants localize to the endoplasmic reticulum instead of its normal vacuolar destination, but they remain functional in Ca(2+) sensitivity and Mn(2+) tolerance.
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- Yunying Zhao
- a The State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, People's Republic of China.,b The National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, People's Republic of China
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- b The National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, People's Republic of China
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- b The National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, People's Republic of China
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- a The State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, People's Republic of China.,b The National Engineering Laboratory for Cereal Fermentation Technology, School of Biotechnology, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, People's Republic of China
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García-Marqués F, Trevisan-Herraz M, Martínez-Martínez S, Camafeita E, Jorge I, Lopez JA, Méndez-Barbero N, Méndez-Ferrer S, Del Pozo MA, Ibáñez B, Andrés V, Sánchez-Madrid F, Redondo JM, Bonzon-Kulichenko E, Vázquez J. A Novel Systems-Biology Algorithm for the Analysis of Coordinated Protein Responses Using Quantitative Proteomics. Mol Cell Proteomics 2016; 15:1740-60. [PMID: 26893027 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m115.055905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The coordinated behavior of proteins is central to systems biology. However, the underlying mechanisms are poorly known and methods to analyze coordination by conventional quantitative proteomics are still lacking. We present the Systems Biology Triangle (SBT), a new algorithm that allows the study of protein coordination by pairwise quantitative proteomics. The Systems Biology Triangle detected statistically significant coordination in diverse biological models of very different nature and subjected to different kinds of perturbations. The Systems Biology Triangle also revealed with unprecedented molecular detail an array of coordinated, early protein responses in vascular smooth muscle cells treated at different times with angiotensin-II. These responses included activation of protein synthesis, folding, turnover, and muscle contraction - consistent with a differentiated phenotype-as well as the induction of migration and the repression of cell proliferation and secretion. Remarkably, the majority of the altered functional categories were protein complexes, interaction networks, or metabolic pathways. These changes could not be detected by other algorithms widely used by the proteomics community, and the vast majority of proteins involved have not been described before to be regulated by AngII. The unique capabilities of The Systems Biology Triangle to detect functional protein alterations produced by the coordinated action of proteins in pairwise quantitative proteomics experiments make this algorithm an attractive choice for the biological interpretation of results on a routine basis.
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- Fernando García-Marqués
- From the ‡Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- From the ‡Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- From the ‡Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- From the ‡Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- From the ‡Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- From the ‡Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- From the ‡Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- From the ‡Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- From the ‡Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- From the ‡Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- From the ‡Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- From the ‡Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- From the ‡Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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- From the ‡Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), Madrid, Spain
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Keni S, Punekar NS. Contribution of arginase to manganese metabolism of Aspergillus niger. Biometals 2015; 29:95-106. [PMID: 26679485 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-015-9900-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/05/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Aspects of manganese metabolism during normal and acidogenic growth of Aspergillus niger were explored. Arginase from this fungus was a Mn[II]-enzyme. The contribution of the arginase protein towards A. niger manganese metabolism was investigated using arginase knockout (D-42) and arginase over-expressing (ΔXCA-29) strains of A. niger NCIM 565. The Mn[II] contents of various mycelial fractions were found in the order: D-42 strain < parent strain < ΔXCA-29 strain. While the soluble fraction forms 60% of the total mycelial Mn[II] content, arginase accounted for a significant fraction of this soluble Mn[II] pool. Changes in the arginase levels affected the absolute mycelial Mn[II] content but not its distribution in the various mycelial fractions. The A. niger mycelia harvested from acidogenic growth media contain substantially less Mn[II] as compared to those from normal growth media. Nevertheless, acidogenic mycelia harbor considerable Mn[II] levels and a functional arginase. Altered levels of mycelial arginase protein did not significantly influence citric acid production. The relevance of arginase to cellular Mn[II] pool and homeostasis was evaluated and the results suggest that arginase regulation could occur via manganese availability.
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- Sarita Keni
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, India
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- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, 400076, India.
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Baron JA, Chen JS, Culotta VC. Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase and the proton ATPase Pma1p of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 462:251-6. [PMID: 25956063 PMCID: PMC4458189 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.04.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2015] [Accepted: 04/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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In eukaryotes, the Cu/Zn containing superoxide dismutase (SOD1) plays a critical role in oxidative stress protection as well as in signaling. We recently demonstrated a function for Saccharomyces cerevisiae Sod1p in signaling through CK1γ casein kinases and identified the essential proton ATPase Pma1p as one likely target. The connection between Sod1p and Pma1p was explored further by testing the impact of sod1Δ mutations on cells expressing mutant alleles of Pma1p that alter activity and/or post-translational regulation of this ATPase. We report here that sod1Δ mutations are lethal when combined with the T912D allele of Pma1p in the C-terminal regulatory domain. This "synthetic lethality" was reversed by intragenic suppressor mutations in Pma1p, including an A906G substitution that lies within the C-terminal regulatory domain and hyper-activates Pma1p. Surprisingly the effect of sod1Δ mutations on Pma1-T912D is not mediated through the Sod1p signaling pathway involving the CK1γ casein kinases. Rather, Sod1p sustains life of cells expressing Pma1-T912D through oxidative stress protection. The synthetic lethality of sod1Δ Pma1-T912D cells is suppressed by growing cells under low oxygen conditions or by treatments with manganese-based antioxidants. We now propose a model in which Sod1p maximizes Pma1p activity in two ways: one involving signaling through CK1γ casein kinases and an independent role for Sod1p in oxidative stress protection.
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- J Allen Baron
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins U. Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins U. Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins U. Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N. Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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García-Rodríguez N, Manzano-López J, Muñoz-Bravo M, Fernández-García E, Muñiz M, Wellinger RE. Manganese redistribution by calcium-stimulated vesicle trafficking bypasses the need for P-type ATPase function. J Biol Chem 2015; 290:9335-47. [PMID: 25713143 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m114.616334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Regulation of intracellular ion homeostasis is essential for eukaryotic cell physiology. An example is provided by loss of ATP2C1 function, which leads to skin ulceration, improper keratinocyte adhesion, and cancer formation in Hailey-Hailey patients. The yeast ATP2C1 orthologue PMR1 codes for a Mn(2+)/Ca(2+) transporter that is crucial for cis-Golgi manganese supply. Here, we present evidence that calcium overcomes the lack of Pmr1 through vesicle trafficking-stimulated manganese delivery and requires the endoplasmic reticulum Mn(2+) transporter Spf1 and the late endosome/trans-Golgi Nramp metal transporter Smf2. Smf2 co-localizes with the putative Mn(2+) transporter Atx2, and ATX2 overexpression counteracts the beneficial impact of calcium treatment. Our findings suggest that vesicle trafficking promotes organelle-specific ion interchange and cytoplasmic metal detoxification independent of calcineurin signaling or metal transporter re-localization. Our study identifies an alternative mode for cis-Golgi manganese supply in yeast and provides new perspectives for Hailey-Hailey disease treatment.
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- Néstor García-Rodríguez
- From the Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Universidad de Sevilla, 41092, Sevilla, Spain and
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- the Departamento de Biolgía Celular-Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- From the Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Universidad de Sevilla, 41092, Sevilla, Spain and
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- From the Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Universidad de Sevilla, 41092, Sevilla, Spain and
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- the Departamento de Biolgía Celular-Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBiS), Universidad de Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- From the Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER), Universidad de Sevilla, 41092, Sevilla, Spain and
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Pedas P, Schiller Stokholm M, Hegelund JN, Ladegård AH, Schjoerring JK, Husted S. Golgi localized barley MTP8 proteins facilitate Mn transport. PLoS One 2014; 9:e113759. [PMID: 25486417 PMCID: PMC4259309 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2014] [Accepted: 10/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Many metabolic processes in plants are regulated by manganese (Mn) but limited information is available on the molecular mechanisms controlling cellular Mn homeostasis. In this study, a yeast assay was used to isolate and characterize two genes, MTP8.1 and MTP8.2, which encode membrane-bound proteins belonging to the cation diffusion facilitator (CDF) family in the cereal species barley (Hordeum vulgare). Transient expression in onion epidermal cells showed that MTP8.1 and MTP8.2 proteins fused to the green fluorescent protein (GFP) are localized to Golgi. When heterologously expressed in yeast, MTP8.1 and MTP8.2 were found to be Mn transporters catalysing Mn efflux in a similar manner as the Golgi localized endogenous yeast protein Pmr1p. The level of MTP8.1 transcripts in barley roots increased with external Mn supply ranging from deficiency to toxicity, while MTP8.2 transcripts decreased under the same conditions, indicating non-overlapping functions for the two genes. In barley leaves, the expression of both MTP8 genes declined in response to toxic Mn additions to the roots suggesting a role in ensuring proper delivery of Mn to Golgi. Based on the above we suggest that barley MTP8 proteins are involved in Mn loading to the Golgi apparatus and play a role in Mn homeostasis by delivering Mn to Mn-dependent enzymes and/or by facilitating Mn efflux via secretory vesicles. This study highlights the importance of MTP transporters in Mn homeostasis and is the first report of Golgi localized Mn2+ transport proteins in a monocot plant species.
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- Pai Pedas
- Plant and Soil Science Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Plant and Soil Science Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Plant and Soil Science Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Plant and Soil Science Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Plant and Soil Science Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Plant and Soil Science Laboratory, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Migocka M, Papierniak A, Maciaszczyk-Dziubińska E, Poździk P, Posyniak E, Garbiec A, Filleur S. Cucumber metal transport protein MTP8 confers increased tolerance to manganese when expressed in yeast and Arabidopsis thaliana. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2014; 65:5367-84. [PMID: 25039075 PMCID: PMC4400539 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Cation diffusion facilitator (CDF) proteins are ubiquitous divalent cation transporters that have been proved to be essential for metal homeostasis and tolerance in Archaebacteria, Bacteria, and Eukaryota. In plants, CDFs are designated as metal tolerance proteins (MTPs). Due to the lack of genomic resources, studies on MTPs in other plants, including cultivated crops, are lacking. Here, the identification and organization of genes encoding members of the MTP family in cucumber are described. The first functional characterization of a cucumber gene encoding a member of the Mn-CDF subgroup of CDF proteins, designated as CsMTP8 based on the highest homology to plant MTP8, is also presented. The expression of CsMTP8 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae led to increased Mn accumulation in yeast cells and fully restored the growth of mutants hypersensitive to Mn in Mn excess. Similarly, the overexpression of CsMTP8 in Arabidopsis thaliana enhanced plant tolerance to high Mn in nutrition media as well as the accumulation of Mn in plant tissues. When fused to green fluorescent protein (GFP), CsMTP8 localized to the vacuolar membranes in yeast cells and to Arabidopsis protoplasts. In cucumber, CsMTP8 was expressed almost exclusively in roots, and the level of gene transcript was markedly up-regulated or reduced under elevated Mn or Mn deficiency, respectively. Taken together, the results suggest that CsMTP8 is an Mn transporter localized in the vacuolar membrane, which participates in the maintenance of Mn homeostasis in cucumber root cells.
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- Magdalena Migocka
- Wrocław University, Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Molecular Plant Physiology, Kanonia 6/8, 50-328 Wrocław, Poland
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- Wrocław University, Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Molecular Plant Physiology, Kanonia 6/8, 50-328 Wrocław, Poland
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- Wrocław University, Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Genetics and Cell Physiology, Kanonia 6/8, 50-328 Wrocław, Poland
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- Wrocław University, Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Molecular Plant Physiology, Kanonia 6/8, 50-328 Wrocław, Poland
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- Wrocław University, Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Molecular Plant Physiology, Kanonia 6/8, 50-328 Wrocław, Poland
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- Wrocław University, Institute of Experimental Biology, Department of Animal Developmental Biology, Sienkiewicza 21, 50-335 Wrocław, Poland
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- Institut des Sciences du Végétal, CNRS, 1 Avenue de la Terrasse, Saclay Plant Sciences Labex, 91198 Gif-Sur-Yvette Cedex, France Université Paris 7-Denis Diderot, UFR Sciences du Vivant, Saclay Plant Sciences Labex, 91198 Gif-Sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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Tovmasyan A, Reboucas JS, Benov L. Simple biological systems for assessing the activity of superoxide dismutase mimics. Antioxid Redox Signal 2014; 20:2416-36. [PMID: 23964890 PMCID: PMC4005499 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2013.5576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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SIGNIFICANCE Half a century of research provided unambiguous proof that superoxide and species derived from it-reactive oxygen species (ROS)-play a central role in many diseases and degenerative processes. This stimulated the search for pharmaceutical agents that are capable of preventing oxidative damage, and methods of assessing their therapeutic potential. RECENT ADVANCES The limitations of superoxide dismutase (SOD) as a therapeutic tool directed attention to small molecules, SOD mimics, that are capable of catalytically scavenging superoxide. Several groups of compounds, based on either metal complexes, including metalloporphyrins, metallocorroles, Mn(II) cyclic polyamines, and Mn(III) salen derivatives, or non-metal based compounds, such as fullerenes, nitrones, and nitroxides, have been developed and studied in vitro and in vivo. Very few entered clinical trials. CRITICAL ISSUES AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS Development of SOD mimics requires in-depth understanding of their mechanisms of biological action. Elucidation of both molecular features, essential for efficient ROS-scavenging in vivo, and factors limiting the potential side effects requires biologically relevant and, at the same time, relatively simple testing systems. This review discuses the advantages and limitations of genetically engineered SOD-deficient unicellular organisms, Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae as tools for investigating the efficacy and mechanisms of biological actions of SOD mimics. These simple systems allow the scrutiny of the minimal requirements for a functional SOD mimic: the association of a high catalytic activity for superoxide dismutation, low toxicity, and an efficient cellular uptake/biodistribution.
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- Artak Tovmasyan
- 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Duke University Medical Center , Durham, North Carolina
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Voisset C, García-Rodríguez N, Birkmire A, Blondel M, Wellinger RE. Using yeast to model calcium-related diseases: example of the Hailey-Hailey disease. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2014; 1843:2315-21. [PMID: 24583118 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2014.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2013] [Revised: 01/25/2014] [Accepted: 02/16/2014] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Cross-complementation studies offer the possibility to overcome limitations imposed by the inherent complexity of multicellular organisms in the study of human diseases, by taking advantage of simpler model organisms like the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. This review deals with, (1) the use of S. cerevisiae as a model organism to study human diseases, (2) yeast-based screening systems for the detection of disease modifiers, (3) Hailey-Hailey as an example of a calcium-related disease, and (4) the presentation of a yeast-based model to search for chemical modifiers of Hailey-Hailey disease. The preliminary experimental data presented and discussed here show that it is possible to use yeast as a model system for Hailey-Hailey disease and suggest that in all likelihood, yeast has the potential to reveal candidate drugs for the treatment of this disorder. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Calcium signaling in health and disease. Guest Editors: Geert Bultynck, Jacques Haiech, Claus W. Heizmann, Joachim Krebs, and Marc Moreau.
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- Cécile Voisset
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMR 1078; Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé; Etablissement Français du Sang (EFS) Bretagne; CHRU Brest, Hôpital Morvan, Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Brest F-29200, France
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- Andalusian Center of Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), University of Seville, Avd. Americo Vespucio SN, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Andalusian Center of Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), University of Seville, Avd. Americo Vespucio SN, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale UMR 1078; Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la Santé; Etablissement Français du Sang (EFS) Bretagne; CHRU Brest, Hôpital Morvan, Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire, Brest F-29200, France.
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- Andalusian Center of Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER), University of Seville, Avd. Americo Vespucio SN, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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Leonhardt T, Sácký J, Šimek P, Šantrůček J, Kotrba P. Metallothionein-like peptides involved in sequestration of Zn in the Zn-accumulating ectomycorrhizal fungus Russula atropurpurea. Metallomics 2014; 6:1693-701. [DOI: 10.1039/c4mt00141a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The first evidence of the existence of gene-encoded Zn-binding peptides that sequester a substantial portion of intracellular Zn in ectomycorrhizal fungi under natural conditions.
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- Tereza Leonhardt
- Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
- 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
- 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
- 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
- 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
- 166 28 Prague, Czech Republic
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Teng X, Dayhoff-Brannigan M, Cheng WC, Gilbert CE, Sing CN, Diny NL, Wheelan SJ, Dunham MJ, Boeke JD, Pineda FJ, Hardwick JM. Genome-wide consequences of deleting any single gene. Mol Cell 2013; 52:485-94. [PMID: 24211263 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.09.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2013] [Revised: 08/18/2013] [Accepted: 09/19/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Loss or duplication of chromosome segments can lead to further genomic changes associated with cancer. However, it is not known whether only a select subset of genes is responsible for driving further changes. To determine whether perturbation of any given gene in a genome suffices to drive subsequent genetic changes, we analyzed the yeast knockout collection for secondary mutations of functional consequence. Unlike wild-type, most gene knockout strains were found to have one additional mutant gene affecting nutrient responses and/or heat-stress-induced cell death. Moreover, independent knockouts of the same gene often evolved mutations in the same secondary gene. Genome sequencing identified acquired mutations in several human tumor suppressor homologs. Thus, mutation of any single gene may cause a genomic imbalance, with consequences sufficient to drive adaptive genetic changes. This complicates genetic analyses but is a logical consequence of losing a functional unit originally acquired under pressure during evolution.
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- Xinchen Teng
- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA; W. Harry Feinstone Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA
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Ca(2+)-ATPases (pumps) are key to the regulation of Ca(2+) in eukaryotic cells: nine are known today, belonging to three multigene families. The three endo(sarco)plasmic reticulum (SERCA) and the four plasma membrane (PMCA) pumps have been known for decades, the two Secretory Pathway Ca(2+) ATPase (SPCA) pumps have only become known recently. The number of pump isoforms is further increased by alternative splicing processes. The three pump types share the basic features of the catalytic mechanism, but differ in a number of properties related to tissue distribution, regulation, and role in the cellular homeostasis of Ca(2+). The molecular understanding of the function of all pumps has received great impetus from the solution of the three-dimensional (3D) structure of one of them, the SERCA pump. This landmark structural advance has been accompanied by the emergence and rapid expansion of the area of pump malfunction. Most of the pump defects described so far are genetic and produce subtler, often tissue and isoform specific, disturbances that affect individual components of the Ca(2+)-controlling and/or processing machinery, compellingly indicating a specialized role for each Ca(2+) pump type and/or isoform.
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- Marisa Brini
- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, Legnaro Padova, Italy.
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Chen Z, Fujii Y, Yamaji N, Masuda S, Takemoto Y, Kamiya T, Yusuyin Y, Iwasaki K, Kato SI, Maeshima M, Ma JF, Ueno D. Mn tolerance in rice is mediated by MTP8.1, a member of the cation diffusion facilitator family. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2013; 64:4375-87. [PMID: 23963678 PMCID: PMC3808320 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Manganese (Mn) is an essential micronutrient for plants, but is toxic when present in excess. The rice plant (Oryza sativa L.) accumulates high concentrations of Mn in the aerial parts; however, the molecular basis for Mn tolerance is poorly understood. In the present study, genes encoding Mn tolerance were screened for by expressing cDNAs of genes from rice shoots in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. A gene encoding a cation diffusion facilitator (CDF) family member, OsMTP8.1, was isolated, and its expression was found to enhance Mn accumulation and tolerance in S. cerevisiae. In plants, OsMTP8.1 and its transcript were mainly detected in shoots. High or low supply of Mn moderately induced an increase or decrease in the accumulation of OsMTP8.1, respectively. OsMTP8.1 was detected in all cells of leaf blades through immunohistochemistry. OsMTP8.1 fused to green fluorescent protein was localized to the tonoplast. Disruption of OsMTP8.1 resulted in decreased chlorophyll levels, growth inhibition in the presence of high concentrations of Mn, and decreased accumulation of Mn in shoots and roots. However, there was no difference in the accumulation of other metals, including Zn, Cu, Fe, Mg, Ca, and K. These results suggest that OsMTP8.1 is an Mn-specific transporter that sequesters Mn into vacuoles in rice and is required for Mn tolerance in shoots.
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- Zonghui Chen
- Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University, Nankoku 783-8502Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University, Nankoku 783-8502Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki 710-0046, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University, Nankoku 783-8502Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University, Nankoku 783-8502Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University, Nankoku 783-8502Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell Dynamics, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki 710-0046, Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Kochi University, Nankoku 783-8502Japan
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Culotta VC, Daly MJ. Manganese complexes: diverse metabolic routes to oxidative stress resistance in prokaryotes and yeast. Antioxid Redox Signal 2013; 19:933-44. [PMID: 23249283 PMCID: PMC3763226 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2012.5093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
SIGNIFICANCE Antioxidant enzymes are thought to provide critical protection to cells against reactive oxygen species (ROS). However, many organisms can fully compensate for the loss of such enzymatic defenses by accumulating metabolites and Mn²⁺, which can form catalytic Mn-antioxidants. Accumulated metabolites can direct reactivity of Mn²⁺ with superoxide and specifically shield proteins from oxidative damage. RECENT ADVANCES There is mounting evidence that Mn-Pi (orthophosphate) complexes act as potent scavengers of superoxide in all three branches of life. Moreover, it is evident that Mn²⁺ in complexes with carbonates, peptides, nucleosides, and organic acids can also form catalytic Mn-antioxidants, pointing to diverse metabolic routes to oxidative stress resistance. CRITICAL ISSUES What conditions favor utility of Mn-metabolites versus enzymatic means for removing ROS? Mn²⁺-metabolite defenses are critical for preserving the activity of repair enzymes in Deinococcus radiodurans exposed to intense radiation stress, and in Lactobacillus plantarum, which lacks antioxidant enzymes. In other microorganisms, Mn-antioxidants can serve as an auxiliary protection when enzymatic antioxidants are insufficient or fail. These findings of a critical role of Mn-antioxidants in the survival of prokaryotes under oxidative stress parallel the trends developing for the simple eukaryote Saccharomyces cerevisiae. FUTURE DIRECTIONS Phosphates, peptides and organic acids are just a snapshot of the types of anionic metabolites that promote such reactivity of Mn²⁺. Their probable roles in pathogen defense against the host immune response and in ROS-mediated signaling pathways are also areas that are worthy of serious investigation. Moreover, it is clear that these protective chemical processes can be harnessed for practical purposes.
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- Valeria C Culotta
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
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All living organisms require nutrient minerals for growth and have developed mechanisms to acquire, utilize, and store nutrient minerals effectively. In the aqueous cellular environment, these elements exist as charged ions that, together with protons and hydroxide ions, facilitate biochemical reactions and establish the electrochemical gradients across membranes that drive cellular processes such as transport and ATP synthesis. Metal ions serve as essential enzyme cofactors and perform both structural and signaling roles within cells. However, because these ions can also be toxic, cells have developed sophisticated homeostatic mechanisms to regulate their levels and avoid toxicity. Studies in Saccharomyces cerevisiae have characterized many of the gene products and processes responsible for acquiring, utilizing, storing, and regulating levels of these ions. Findings in this model organism have often allowed the corresponding machinery in humans to be identified and have provided insights into diseases that result from defects in ion homeostasis. This review summarizes our current understanding of how cation balance is achieved and modulated in baker's yeast. Control of intracellular pH is discussed, as well as uptake, storage, and efflux mechanisms for the alkali metal cations, Na(+) and K(+), the divalent cations, Ca(2+) and Mg(2+), and the trace metal ions, Fe(2+), Zn(2+), Cu(2+), and Mn(2+). Signal transduction pathways that are regulated by pH and Ca(2+) are reviewed, as well as the mechanisms that allow cells to maintain appropriate intracellular cation concentrations when challenged by extreme conditions, i.e., either limited availability or toxic levels in the environment.
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Characterization of two genes encoding metal tolerance proteins from Beta vulgaris subspecies maritima that confers manganese tolerance in yeast. Biometals 2013; 26:795-804. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-013-9658-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2013] [Accepted: 07/08/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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