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Méndez-Albelo NM, Sandoval SO, Xu Z, Zhao X. An in-depth review of the function of RNA-binding protein FXR1 in neurodevelopment. Cell Tissue Res 2024:10.1007/s00441-024-03912-8. [PMID: 39155323 DOI: 10.1007/s00441-024-03912-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
Abstract
FMR1 autosomal homolog 1 (FXR1) is an RNA-binding protein that belongs to the Fragile X-related protein (FXR) family. FXR1 is critical for development, as its loss of function is intolerant in humans and results in neonatal death in mice. Although FXR1 is expressed widely including the brain, functional studies on FXR1 have been mostly performed in cancer cells. Limited studies have demonstrated the importance of FXR1 in the brain. In this review, we will focus on the roles of FXR1 in brain development and pathogenesis of brain disorders. We will summarize the current knowledge in FXR1 in the context of neural biology, including structural features, isoform diversity and nomenclature, expression patterns, post-translational modifications, regulatory mechanisms, and molecular functions. Overall, FXR1 emerges as an important regulator of RNA metabolism in the brain, with strong implications in neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders.
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- Natasha M Méndez-Albelo
- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
- Molecular Cellular Pharmacology Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
- Neuroscience Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Biology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
- Department of Neuroscience, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53705, USA.
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Nikonova E, DeCata J, Canela M, Barz C, Esser A, Bouterwek J, Roy A, Gensler H, Heß M, Straub T, Forne I, Spletter ML. Bruno 1/CELF regulates splicing and cytoskeleton dynamics to ensure correct sarcomere assembly in Drosophila flight muscles. PLoS Biol 2024; 22:e3002575. [PMID: 38683844 PMCID: PMC11081514 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 05/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Muscles undergo developmental transitions in gene expression and alternative splicing that are necessary to refine sarcomere structure and contractility. CUG-BP and ETR-3-like (CELF) family RNA-binding proteins are important regulators of RNA processing during myogenesis that are misregulated in diseases such as Myotonic Dystrophy Type I (DM1). Here, we report a conserved function for Bruno 1 (Bru1, Arrest), a CELF1/2 family homolog in Drosophila, during early muscle myogenesis. Loss of Bru1 in flight muscles results in disorganization of the actin cytoskeleton leading to aberrant myofiber compaction and defects in pre-myofibril formation. Temporally restricted rescue and RNAi knockdown demonstrate that early cytoskeletal defects interfere with subsequent steps in sarcomere growth and maturation. Early defects are distinct from a later requirement for bru1 to regulate sarcomere assembly dynamics during myofiber maturation. We identify an imbalance in growth in sarcomere length and width during later stages of development as the mechanism driving abnormal radial growth, myofibril fusion, and the formation of hollow myofibrils in bru1 mutant muscle. Molecularly, we characterize a genome-wide transition from immature to mature sarcomere gene isoform expression in flight muscle development that is blocked in bru1 mutants. We further demonstrate that temporally restricted Bru1 rescue can partially alleviate hypercontraction in late pupal and adult stages, but it cannot restore myofiber function or correct structural deficits. Our results reveal the conserved nature of CELF function in regulating cytoskeletal dynamics in muscle development and demonstrate that defective RNA processing due to misexpression of CELF proteins causes wide-reaching structural defects and progressive malfunction of affected muscles that cannot be rescued by late-stage gene replacement.
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- Elena Nikonova
- Biomedical Center, Department of Physiological Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
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- School of Science and Engineering, Division of Biological and Biomedical Systems, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
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- Faculty of Biology, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Muscle Dynamics Group, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, München, Germany
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- Biomedical Center, Department of Physiological Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
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- Biomedical Center, Department of Physiological Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
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- Biomedical Center, Department of Physiological Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
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- Department of Systematic Zoology, Biocenter, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
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- Department of Systematic Zoology, Biocenter, Faculty of Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
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- Biomedical Center, Bioinformatics Core Unit, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
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- Biomedical Center, Protein Analysis Unit, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
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- Biomedical Center, Department of Physiological Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Germany
- School of Science and Engineering, Division of Biological and Biomedical Systems, Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
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Ledoux N, Lelong EIJ, Simard A, Hussein S, Adjibade P, Lambert JP, Mazroui R. The Identification of Nuclear FMRP Isoform Iso6 Partners. Cells 2023; 12:2807. [PMID: 38132127 PMCID: PMC10742089 DOI: 10.3390/cells12242807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2023] [Revised: 12/02/2023] [Accepted: 12/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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A deficiency of FMRP, a canonical RNA-binding protein, causes the development of Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), which is characterised by multiple phenotypes, including neurodevelopmental disorders, intellectual disability, and autism. Due to the alternative splicing of the encoding FMR1 gene, multiple FMRP isoforms are produced consisting of full-length predominantly cytoplasmic (i.e., iso1) isoforms involved in translation and truncated nuclear (i.e., iso6) isoforms with orphan functions. However, we recently implicated nuclear FMRP isoforms in DNA damage response, showing that they negatively regulate the accumulation of anaphase DNA genomic instability bridges. This finding provided evidence that the cytoplasmic and nuclear functions of FMRP are uncoupled played by respective cytoplasmic and nuclear isoforms, potentially involving specific interactions. While interaction partners of cytoplasmic FMRP have been reported, the identity of nuclear FMRP isoform partners remains to be established. Using affinity purification coupled with mass spectrometry, we mapped the nuclear interactome of the FMRP isoform iso6 in U2OS. In doing so, we found FMRP nuclear interaction partners to be involved in RNA processing, pre-mRNA splicing, ribosome biogenesis, DNA replication and damage response, chromatin remodeling and chromosome segregation. By comparing interactions between nuclear iso6 and cytoplasmic iso1, we report a set of partners that bind specifically to the nuclear isoforms, mainly proteins involved in DNA-associated processes and proteasomal proteins, which is consistent with our finding that proteasome targets the nuclear FMRP iso6. The specific interactions with the nuclear isoform 6 are regulated by replication stress, while those with the cytoplasmic isoform 1 are largely insensitive to such stress, further supporting a specific role of nuclear isoforms in DNA damage response induced by replicative stress, potentially regulated by the proteasome.
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- Nassim Ledoux
- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec—Université Laval, Axe Oncologie, Département de Biologie Moléculaire, Biochimie Médicale et Pathologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (N.L.); (E.I.J.L.); (A.S.); (S.H.); (P.A.)
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec—Université Laval, Axe Oncologie, Département de Biologie Moléculaire, Biochimie Médicale et Pathologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (N.L.); (E.I.J.L.); (A.S.); (S.H.); (P.A.)
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec—Université Laval, Axe Oncologie, Département de Biologie Moléculaire, Biochimie Médicale et Pathologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (N.L.); (E.I.J.L.); (A.S.); (S.H.); (P.A.)
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec—Université Laval, Axe Oncologie, Département de Biologie Moléculaire, Biochimie Médicale et Pathologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (N.L.); (E.I.J.L.); (A.S.); (S.H.); (P.A.)
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec—Université Laval, Axe Oncologie, Département de Biologie Moléculaire, Biochimie Médicale et Pathologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (N.L.); (E.I.J.L.); (A.S.); (S.H.); (P.A.)
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec—Université Laval, Axe Endocrinologie et néphrologie, Département de Médecine Moléculaire, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada;
- PROTEO, Le Regroupement Québécois De Recherche Sur La Fonction, L’ingénierie et Les Applications des Protéines, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche du CHU de Québec—Université Laval, Axe Oncologie, Département de Biologie Moléculaire, Biochimie Médicale et Pathologie, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; (N.L.); (E.I.J.L.); (A.S.); (S.H.); (P.A.)
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Mroczek M, Longman C, Farrugia ME, Kapetanovic Garcia S, Ardicli D, Topaloglu H, Hernández-Laín A, Orhan D, Alikasifoglu M, Duff J, Specht S, Nowak K, Ravenscroft G, Chao K, Valivullah Z, Donkervoort S, Saade D, Bönnemann C, Straub V, Yoon G. FXR1-related congenital myopathy: expansion of the clinical and genetic spectrum. J Med Genet 2022; 59:1069-1074. [PMID: 35393337 PMCID: PMC9537361 DOI: 10.1136/jmedgenet-2021-108341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Biallelic pathogenic variants in FXR1 have recently been associated with two congenital myopathy phenotypes: a severe form associated with hypotonia, long bone fractures, respiratory insufficiency and infantile death, and a milder form characterised by proximal muscle weakness with survival into adulthood. OBJECTIVE We report eight patients from four unrelated families with biallelic pathogenic variants in exon 15 of FXR1. METHODS Whole exome sequencing was used to detect variants in FXR1. RESULTS Common clinical features were noted for all patients, which included proximal myopathy, normal serum creatine kinase levels and diffuse muscle atrophy with relative preservation of the quadriceps femoris muscle on muscle imaging. Additionally, some patients with FXR1-related myopathy had respiratory involvement and required bilevel positive airway pressure support. Muscle biopsy showed multi-minicores and type I fibre predominance with internalised nuclei. CONCLUSION FXR1-related congenital myopathy is an emerging entity that is clinically recognisable. Phenotypic variability associated with variants in FXR1 can result from differences in variant location and type and is also observed between patients homozygous for the same variant, rendering specific genotype-phenotype correlations difficult. Our work broadens the phenotypic spectrum of FXR1-related congenital myopathy.
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- Magdalena Mroczek
- Department of Neurology and Neurophysiology, Balgrist University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
- John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- West of Scotland Regional Genetics Service, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Neurology, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Hacettepe University Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Ministry of Health, Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Neurology, Hacettepe University Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
- Department of Pediatrics, Yeditepe University, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology (Neuropathology), Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre Research Institute (imas12), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Hacettepe University Children's Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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- John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
- Centre of Medical Research, The University of Western Australia and the Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Centre of Medical Research, The University of Western Australia and the Harry Perkins Institute for Medical Research, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Center for Mendelian Genomics, Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Center for Mendelian Genomics, Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Neuromuscular and Neurogenetic Disorders of Childhood Section, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- John Walton Muscular Dystrophy Research Centre, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Division of Neurology, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Divison of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Vicente-García C, Hernández-Camacho JD, Carvajal JJ. Regulation of myogenic gene expression. Exp Cell Res 2022; 419:113299. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2022.113299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Khamoui AV, Tokmina-Roszyk D, Feresin RG, Fields GB, Visavadiya NP. Skeletal muscle proteome expression differentiates severity of cancer cachexia in mice and identifies loss of fragile X mental retardation syndrome-related protein 1. Proteomics 2022; 22:e2100157. [PMID: 35289490 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.202100157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
TMT-based quantitative proteomics was used to examine protein expression in skeletal muscle from mice with moderate and severe cancer cachexia to study mechanisms underlying varied cachexia severity. Weight loss of 10% (moderate) and 20% (severe) was induced by injection of colon-26 cancer cells in 10-week old Balb/c mice. In moderate cachexia, enriched pathways reflected fibrin formation, integrin/MAPK signaling, and innate immune system, suggesting an acute phase response and fibrosis. These pathways remained enriched in severe cachexia, however, energy-yielding pathways housed in mitochondria were prominent additions to the severe state. These enrichments suggest distinct muscle proteome expression patterns that differentiate cachexia severity. When analyzed with two other mouse models, eight differentially expressed targets were shared including Serpina3n, Sypl2, Idh3a, Acox1, Col6a1, Myoz3, Ugp2, and Slc41a3. Acox1 and Idh3a control lipid oxidation and NADH generation in the TCA cycle, respectively, and Col6a1 comprises part of type VI collagen with reported profibrotic functions, suggesting influential roles in cachexia. A potential target was identified in FXR1, an RNA-binding protein not previously implicated in cancer cachexia. FXR1 decreased in cachexia and related linearly with weight change and myofiber size. These findings suggest distinct mechanisms associated with cachexia severity and potential biomarkers and therapeutic targets. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
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- Andy V Khamoui
- Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA.,Institute for Human Health & Disease Intervention, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Institute for Human Health & Disease Intervention, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL, USA.,Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Institute for Human Health & Disease Intervention, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL, USA.,Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Florida Atlantic University, Jupiter, FL, USA.,Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, FL, USA
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- Department of Exercise Science and Health Promotion, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA
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Shi DL, Grifone R. RNA-Binding Proteins in the Post-transcriptional Control of Skeletal Muscle Development, Regeneration and Disease. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:738978. [PMID: 34616743 PMCID: PMC8488162 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.738978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Embryonic myogenesis is a temporally and spatially regulated process that generates skeletal muscle of the trunk and limbs. During this process, mononucleated myoblasts derived from myogenic progenitor cells within the somites undergo proliferation, migration and differentiation to elongate and fuse into multinucleated functional myofibers. Skeletal muscle is the most abundant tissue of the body and has the remarkable ability to self-repair by re-activating the myogenic program in muscle stem cells, known as satellite cells. Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression mediated by RNA-binding proteins is critically required for muscle development during embryogenesis and for muscle homeostasis in the adult. Differential subcellular localization and activity of RNA-binding proteins orchestrates target gene expression at multiple levels to regulate different steps of myogenesis. Dysfunctions of these post-transcriptional regulators impair muscle development and homeostasis, but also cause defects in motor neurons or the neuromuscular junction, resulting in muscle degeneration and neuromuscular disease. Many RNA-binding proteins, such as members of the muscle blind-like (MBNL) and CUG-BP and ETR-3-like factors (CELF) families, display both overlapping and distinct targets in muscle cells. Thus they function either cooperatively or antagonistically to coordinate myoblast proliferation and differentiation. Evidence is accumulating that the dynamic interplay of their regulatory activity may control the progression of myogenic program as well as stem cell quiescence and activation. Moreover, the role of RNA-binding proteins that regulate post-transcriptional modification in the myogenic program is far less understood as compared with transcription factors involved in myogenic specification and differentiation. Here we review past achievements and recent advances in understanding the functions of RNA-binding proteins during skeletal muscle development, regeneration and disease, with the aim to identify the fundamental questions that are still open for further investigations.
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- De-Li Shi
- Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.,Developmental Biology Laboratory, CNRS-UMR 7622, Institut de Biologie de Paris-Seine, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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- Developmental Biology Laboratory, CNRS-UMR 7622, Institut de Biologie de Paris-Seine, Sorbonne University, Paris, France
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Majumder M, Johnson RH, Palanisamy V. Fragile X-related protein family: a double-edged sword in neurodevelopmental disorders and cancer. Crit Rev Biochem Mol Biol 2020; 55:409-424. [PMID: 32878499 DOI: 10.1080/10409238.2020.1810621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The fragile X-related (FXR) family proteins FMRP, FXR1, and FXR2 are RNA binding proteins that play a critical role in RNA metabolism, neuronal plasticity, and muscle development. These proteins share significant homology in their protein domains, which are functionally and structurally similar to each other. FXR family members are known to play an essential role in causing fragile X mental retardation syndrome (FXS), the most common genetic form of autism spectrum disorder. Recent advances in our understanding of this family of proteins have occurred in tandem with discoveries of great importance to neurological disorders and cancer biology via the identification of their novel RNA and protein targets. Herein, we review the FXR family of proteins as they pertain to FXS, other mental illnesses, and cancer. We emphasize recent findings and analyses that suggest contrasting functions of this protein family in FXS and tumorigenesis based on their expression patterns in human tissues. Finally, we discuss current gaps in our knowledge regarding the FXR protein family and their role in FXS and cancer and suggest future studies to facilitate bench to bedside translation of the findings.
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- Mrinmoyee Majumder
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
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Taha MS, Haghighi F, Stefanski A, Nakhaei-Rad S, Kazemein Jasemi NS, Al Kabbani MA, Görg B, Fujii M, Lang PA, Häussinger D, Piekorz RP, Stühler K, Ahmadian MR. Novel FMRP interaction networks linked to cellular stress. FEBS J 2020; 288:837-860. [PMID: 32525608 DOI: 10.1111/febs.15443] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Revised: 04/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
Silencing of the fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) gene and consequently lack of synthesis of FMR protein (FMRP) are associated with fragile X syndrome, which is one of the most prevalent inherited intellectual disabilities, with additional roles in increased viral infection, liver disease, and reduced cancer risk. FMRP plays critical roles in chromatin dynamics, RNA binding, mRNA transport, and mRNA translation. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms, including the (sub)cellular FMRP protein networks, remain elusive. Here, we employed affinity pull-down and quantitative LC-MS/MS analyses with FMRP. We identified known and novel candidate FMRP-binding proteins as well as protein complexes. FMRP interacted with 180 proteins, 28 of which interacted with its N terminus. Interaction with the C terminus of FMRP was observed for 102 proteins, and 48 proteins interacted with both termini. This FMRP interactome comprises known FMRP-binding proteins, including the ribosomal proteins FXR1P, NUFIP2, Caprin-1, and numerous novel FMRP candidate interacting proteins that localize to different subcellular compartments, including CARF, LARP1, LEO1, NOG2, G3BP1, NONO, NPM1, SKIP, SND1, SQSTM1, and TRIM28. Our data considerably expand the protein and RNA interaction networks of FMRP, which thereby suggest that, in addition to its known functions, FMRP participates in transcription, RNA metabolism, ribonucleoprotein stress granule formation, translation, DNA damage response, chromatin dynamics, cell cycle regulation, ribosome biogenesis, miRNA biogenesis, and mitochondrial organization. Thus, FMRP seems associated with multiple cellular processes both under normal and cell stress conditions in neuronal as well as non-neuronal cell types, as exemplified by its role in the formation of stress granules.
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- Mohamed S Taha
- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany.,Research on Children with Special Needs Department, Medical Research Branch, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Molecular Proteomics Laboratory, Heinrich Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Clinic of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Division of Virology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Molecular Medicine II, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Clinic of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Molecular Proteomics Laboratory, Heinrich Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology II, Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
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RNA-binding protein FXR1 is presented in rat brain in amyloid form. Sci Rep 2019; 9:18983. [PMID: 31831836 PMCID: PMC6908614 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55528-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Amyloids are β-sheets-rich protein fibrils that cause neurodegenerative and other incurable human diseases affecting millions of people worldwide. However, a number of proteins is functional in the amyloid state in various organisms from bacteria to humans. Using an original proteomic approach, we identified a set of proteins forming amyloid-like aggregates in the brain of young healthy rats. One of them is the FXR1 protein, which is known to regulate memory and emotions. We showed that FXR1 clearly colocalizes in cortical neurons with amyloid-specific dyes Congo-Red, Thioflavines S and T. FXR1 extracted from brain by immunoprecipitation shows yellow-green birefringence after staining with Congo red. This protein forms in brain detergent-resistant amyloid oligomers and insoluble aggregates. RNA molecules that are colocalized with FXR1 in cortical neurons are insensitive to treatment with RNase A. All these data suggest that FXR1 functions in rat brain in amyloid form. The N-terminal amyloid-forming fragment of FXR1 is highly conserved across mammals. We assume that the FXR1 protein may be presented in amyloid form in brain of different species of mammals, including humans.
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Nikonova E, Kao SY, Ravichandran K, Wittner A, Spletter ML. Conserved functions of RNA-binding proteins in muscle. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2019; 110:29-49. [PMID: 30818081 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2019.02.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 02/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Animals require different types of muscle for survival, for example for circulation, motility, reproduction and digestion. Much emphasis in the muscle field has been placed on understanding how transcriptional regulation generates diverse types of muscle during development. Recent work indicates that alternative splicing and RNA regulation are as critical to muscle development, and altered function of RNA-binding proteins causes muscle disease. Although hundreds of genes predicted to bind RNA are expressed in muscles, many fewer have been functionally characterized. We present a cross-species view summarizing what is known about RNA-binding protein function in muscle, from worms and flies to zebrafish, mice and humans. In particular, we focus on alternative splicing regulated by the CELF, MBNL and RBFOX families of proteins. We discuss the systemic nature of diseases associated with loss of RNA-binding proteins in muscle, focusing on mis-regulation of CELF and MBNL in myotonic dystrophy. These examples illustrate the conservation of RNA-binding protein function and the marked utility of genetic model systems in understanding mechanisms of RNA regulation.
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- Elena Nikonova
- Biomedical Center, Department of Physiological Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, Großhaderner Str. 9, 82152, Martinsried-Planegg, Germany
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- Biomedical Center, Department of Physiological Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, Großhaderner Str. 9, 82152, Martinsried-Planegg, Germany
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- Biomedical Center, Department of Physiological Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, Großhaderner Str. 9, 82152, Martinsried-Planegg, Germany
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- Biomedical Center, Department of Physiological Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, Großhaderner Str. 9, 82152, Martinsried-Planegg, Germany
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- Biomedical Center, Department of Physiological Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-University München, Großhaderner Str. 9, 82152, Martinsried-Planegg, Germany; Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich (CIPSM) at the Department of Chemistry, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany.
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Recessive mutations in muscle-specific isoforms of FXR1 cause congenital multi-minicore myopathy. Nat Commun 2019; 10:797. [PMID: 30770808 PMCID: PMC6377633 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08548-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
FXR1 is an alternatively spliced gene that encodes RNA binding proteins (FXR1P) involved in muscle development. In contrast to other tissues, cardiac and skeletal muscle express two FXR1P isoforms that incorporate an additional exon-15. We report that recessive mutations in this particular exon of FXR1 cause congenital multi-minicore myopathy in humans and mice. Additionally, we show that while Myf5-dependent depletion of all FXR1P isoforms is neonatal lethal, mice carrying mutations in exon-15 display non-lethal myopathies which vary in severity depending on the specific effect of each mutation on the protein.
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McClure JJ, Palanisamy V. Muscle-Specific FXR1 Isoforms in Squamous Cell Cancer. Trends Cancer 2018; 5:82-84. [PMID: 30755307 DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2018.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Revised: 11/30/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The RNA-binding protein fragile-X mental retardation autosomal 1 (FXR1) is upregulated in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCCs) and expressed as at least seven isoforms in humans. Only two of these isoforms are capable of binding to RNA containing G-quadruplex structures. We suggest that these unique isoforms play a role in the pathogenesis of HNSCC.
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- Jesse J McClure
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
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Herman AB, Vrakas CN, Ray M, Kelemen SE, Sweredoski MJ, Moradian A, Haines DS, Autieri MV. FXR1 Is an IL-19-Responsive RNA-Binding Protein that Destabilizes Pro-inflammatory Transcripts in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. Cell Rep 2018; 24:1176-1189. [PMID: 30067974 PMCID: PMC11004729 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2018] [Revised: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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This work identifies the fragile-X-related protein (FXR1) as a reciprocal regulator of HuR target transcripts in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). FXR1 was identified as an HuR-interacting protein by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The HuR-FXR1 interaction is abrogated in RNase-treated extracts, indicating that their association is tethered by mRNAs. FXR1 expression is induced in diseased but not normal arteries. siRNA knockdown of FXR1 increases the abundance and stability of inflammatory mRNAs, while overexpression of FXR1 reduces their abundance and stability. Conditioned media from FXR1 siRNA-treated VSMCs enhance activation of naive VSMCs. RNA EMSA and RIP demonstrate that FXR1 interacts with an ARE and an element in the 3' UTR of TNFα. FXR1 expression is increased in VSMCs challenged with the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-19, and FXR1 is required for IL-19 reduction of HuR. This suggests that FXR1 is an anti-inflammation responsive, HuR counter-regulatory protein that reduces abundance of pro-inflammatory transcripts.
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- Allison B Herman
- Department of Physiology, Independence Blue Cross Cardiovascular Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Independence Blue Cross Cardiovascular Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Independence Blue Cross Cardiovascular Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Independence Blue Cross Cardiovascular Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Proteome Exploration Laboratory, Beckman Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Proteome Exploration Laboratory, Beckman Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Fels Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Biology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Independence Blue Cross Cardiovascular Research Center, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19140, USA.
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Rampino A, Marakhovskaia A, Soares-Silva T, Torretta S, Veneziani F, Beaulieu JM. Antipsychotic Drug Responsiveness and Dopamine Receptor Signaling; Old Players and New Prospects. Front Psychiatry 2018; 9:702. [PMID: 30687136 PMCID: PMC6338030 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Antipsychotic drugs targeting dopamine neurotransmission are still the principal mean of therapeutic intervention for schizophrenia. However, about one third of people do not respond to dopaminergic antipsychotics. Genome wide association studies (GWAS), have shown that multiple genetic factors play a role in schizophrenia pathophysiology. Most of these schizophrenia risk variants are not related to dopamine or antipsychotic drugs mechanism of action. Genetic factors have also been implicated in defining response to antipsychotic medication. In contrast to disease risk, variation of genes coding for molecular targets of antipsychotics have been associated with treatment response. Among genes implicated, those involved in dopamine signaling mediated by D2-class dopamine receptor, including DRD2 itself and its molecular effectors, have been implicated as key genetic predictors of response to treatments. Studies have also reported that genetic variation in genes coding for proteins that cross-talk with DRD2 at the molecular level, such as AKT1, GSK3B, Beta-catenin, and PPP2R2B are associated with response to antipsychotics. In this review we discuss the relative contribution to antipsychotic drug responsiveness of candidate genes and GWAS identified genes encoding proteins involved in dopamine responses. We also suggest that in addition of these older players, a deeper investigation of new GWAS identified schizophrenia risk genes such as FXR1 can provide new prospects that are not clearly engaged in dopamine function while being targeted by dopamine-associated signaling molecules. Overall, further examination of genes proximally or distally related to signaling mechanisms engaged by medications and associated with disease risk and/or treatment responsiveness may uncover an interface between genes involved in disease causation with those affecting disease remediation. Such a nexus would provide realistic targets for therapy and further the development of genetically personalized approaches for schizophrenia.
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- Antonio Rampino
- Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy.,Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Basic Medical Science, Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Bukhari SIA, Truesdell SS, Vasudevan S. Analysis of MicroRNA-Mediated Translation Activation of In Vitro Transcribed Reporters in Quiescent Cells. Methods Mol Biol 2018; 1686:251-264. [PMID: 29030826 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-7371-2_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Quiescence (G0) is defined as an assortment of cell cycle arrested states that exhibit distinct properties. Leukemias harbor a subpopulation of G0 cells that can be enriched by growth factor deprivation or serum starvation. Target site reporters with shortened poly(A) tails show translation activation by microRNAs, via a noncanonical mechanism, when introduced into the nucleus of G0 cells. This is because recruitment by the activation causing FXR1a-microRNA-protein complex (FXR1a-microRNP) is nuclear and requires shortened poly(A) tails to avoid repressive factors and canonical translation. When introduced into the cytoplasm, target mRNAs and microRNAs are directed toward repression rather than translation activation. Leukemic cell lines are difficult to transfect but can be routinely nucleofected-where in vitro transcribed mRNA reporters and microRNAs are introduced into the nucleus of G0 leukemic cells. Nucleofection of a microRNA target reporter and either cognate, targeting microRNA, or control microRNA, into the nucleus of G0 cells, enables analysis of translation activation by microRNAs in G0. We discuss a modified protocol that we developed for transfection of mRNAs along with microRNAs to test translation regulation by microRNAs in G0 leukemic cells.
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- Syed I A Bukhari
- Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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- Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA
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- Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
- Center for Regenerative Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.
- Harvard Stem Cell Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 02138, USA.
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Qie S, Majumder M, Mackiewicz K, Howley BV, Peterson YK, Howe PH, Palanisamy V, Diehl JA. Fbxo4-mediated degradation of Fxr1 suppresses tumorigenesis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Nat Commun 2017; 8:1534. [PMID: 29142209 PMCID: PMC5688124 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01199-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 08/29/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
The Fbxo4 tumour suppressor is a component of an Skp1-Cul1-F-box E3 ligase for which two substrates are known. Here we show purification of SCFFbxo4 complexes results in the identification of fragile X protein family (FMRP, Fxr1 and Fxr2) as binding partners. Biochemical and functional analyses reveal that Fxr1 is a direct substrate of SCFFbxo4. Consistent with a substrate relationship, Fxr1 is overexpressed in Fbxo4 knockout cells, tissues and in human cancer cells, harbouring inactivating Fbxo4 mutations. Critically, in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, Fxr1 overexpression correlates with reduced Fbxo4 levels in the absence of mutations or loss of mRNA, suggesting the potential for feedback regulation. Direct analysis reveals that Fbxo4 translation is attenuated by Fxr1, indicating the existence of a feedback loop that contributes to Fxr1 overexpression and the loss of Fbxo4. Ultimately, the consequence of Fxr1 overexpression is the bypass of senescence and neoplastic progression.
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MESH Headings
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/genetics
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/pathology
- Cell Line, Tumor
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/genetics
- Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/metabolism
- Cells, Cultured
- F-Box Proteins/chemistry
- F-Box Proteins/genetics
- F-Box Proteins/metabolism
- Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic
- HEK293 Cells
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/genetics
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/metabolism
- Head and Neck Neoplasms/pathology
- Humans
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mice, Transgenic
- NIH 3T3 Cells
- Protein Binding
- Protein Domains
- RNA Interference
- RNA-Binding Proteins/chemistry
- RNA-Binding Proteins/genetics
- RNA-Binding Proteins/metabolism
- Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
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- Shuo Qie
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
- Department of Oral Health Sciences and Centre for Oral Health Research, College of Dental Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Drug Discovery and Biomedical Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
- Department of Oral Health Sciences and Centre for Oral Health Research, College of Dental Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 29425, USA.
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Patzlaff NE, Nemec KM, Malone SG, Li Y, Zhao X. Fragile X related protein 1 (FXR1P) regulates proliferation of adult neural stem cells. Hum Mol Genet 2017; 26:1340-1352. [PMID: 28204491 PMCID: PMC6075589 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddx034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Revised: 01/16/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Fragile X related protein 1 (FXR1P) is a member of the fragile X family of RNA-binding proteins, which includes FMRP and FXR2P. Both FMRP and FXR2P regulate neurogenesis, a process affected in a number of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, including fragile X syndrome. Although FXR1P has been implicated in various developmental processes and neuropsychiatric diseases, its role in neurodevelopment is not well understood. The goal of the present study was to elucidate the function of FXR1P in adult neurogenesis. We used an inducible mouse model that allows us to investigate how FXR1P deficiency in adult neural stem cells (aNSCs) affects proliferation and neuronal differentiation. Deletion of FXR1 in aNSCs resulted in fewer adult-born cells in the dentate gyrus (DG) overall, reducing populations across different stages of neurogenesis, including radial glia-like cells, intermediate progenitors, neuroblasts, immature neurons and neurons. We hypothesized that this reduction in new cell numbers resulted from impaired proliferation, which we confirmed both in vivo and in vitro. We discovered that FXR1P-deficient aNSCs have altered expression of a select number of cell-cycle genes, and we identified the mRNA of cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1A (Cdkn1a, p21) as a direct target of FXR1P. Restoration of p21 mRNA to wild-type levels rescued the proliferation deficit in cells lacking FXR1P, demonstrating that p21 is a mediator of FXR1P in aNSCs. These results indicate that FXR1P plays an important role in regulating aNSC self-renewal and maintenance in the adult brain, which may have implications for a number of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders.
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- Natalie E. Patzlaff
- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
- Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Graduate Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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- Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
- Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology Graduate Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53705, USA
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Bukhari SIA, Vasudevan S. FXR1a-associated microRNP: A driver of specialized non-canonical translation in quiescent conditions. RNA Biol 2016; 14:137-145. [PMID: 27911187 DOI: 10.1080/15476286.2016.1265197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
Abstract
Eukaryotic protein synthesis is a multifaceted process that requires coordination of a set of translation factors in a particular cellular state. During normal growth and proliferation, cells generally make their proteome via conventional translation that utilizes canonical translation factors. When faced with environmental stress such as growth factor deprivation, or in response to biological cues such as developmental signals, cells can reduce canonical translation. In this situation, cells adapt alternative modes of translation to make specific proteins necessary for required biological functions under these distinct conditions. To date, a number of alternative translation mechanisms have been reported, which include non-canonical, cap dependent translation and cap independent translation such as IRES mediated translation. Here, we discuss one of the alternative modes of translation mediated by a specialized microRNA complex, FXR1a-microRNP that promotes non-canonical, cap dependent translation in quiescent conditions, where canonical translation is reduced due to low mTOR activity.
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- Syed I A Bukhari
- a Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston , MA , USA
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- a Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston , MA , USA
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Le Tonqueze O, Kollu S, Lee S, Al-Salah M, Truesdell SS, Vasudevan S. Regulation of monocyte induced cell migration by the RNA binding protein, FXR1. Cell Cycle 2016; 15:1874-82. [PMID: 27229378 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2016.1189040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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FXR1 belongs to a family of RNA-binding proteins that play critical roles in post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression in immunity, development and cancer. FXR1 is associated with regulation of specific mRNAs in myocytes and macrophages. In quiescent cells (> 24 h of extended serum-starvation, ∼30-48 h or more), a spliced isoform of FXR1, FXR1a, promotes translation of the cytokine TNFα, independent of the effects of RNA levels. Here we examined the role of FXR1 in THP1 human monocytic leukemic cells that were grown in serum, as well as in early (24 h) serum-starvation conditions that demonstrates differences in gene expression mechanisms and is distinct from quiescent (> 24 h extended serum-starvation) cells. Global RNA profiling, conducted to investigate the role of FXR1 on mRNA levels, revealed that FXR1 affects levels of specific mRNAs in serum-grown and in early 24 h serum-starvation conditions. FXR1 decreases levels of several mRNAs, including as previously identified, CDKN1A (p21CIP1 or p21) mRNA in serum-grown cells. Interestingly, we find that FXR1 positively regulates mRNA levels of specific cytokines and chemokines in serum-grown and in early 24 h serum-starvation conditions. These include IL1β and CCL2 that control cell migration. Accordingly, depletion and overexpression of FXR1 decreased and increased levels of CCL2 mRNA. Consistent with the reduced levels of IL1β, CCL2 and other chemokines upon FXR1 depletion, our data reveal that depletion of FXR1 decreases the ability of these cells to induce cell migration of neighboring monocytic cells. These data reveal a new role of FXR1 in controlling induction of monocyte migration.
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- O Le Tonqueze
- a Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston , MA , USA
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- a Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston , MA , USA
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- a Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston , MA , USA
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- a Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston , MA , USA
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- a Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston , MA , USA
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- a Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School , Boston , MA , USA
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Bonaccorso CM, Spatuzza M, Di Marco B, Gloria A, Barrancotto G, Cupo A, Musumeci SA, D'Antoni S, Bardoni B, Catania MV. Fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) interacting proteins exhibit different expression patterns during development. Int J Dev Neurosci 2015; 42:15-23. [PMID: 25681562 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2015.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2014] [Revised: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 02/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Fragile X syndrome is caused by the lack of expression of fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP), an RNA-binding protein involved in mRNA transport and translation. FMRP is a component of mRNA ribonucleoprotein complexes and it can interact with a range of proteins either directly or indirectly, as demonstrated by two-hybrid selection and co-immunoprecipitation, respectively. Most of FMRP-interacting proteins are RNA-binding proteins such as FXR1P, FXR2P and 82-FIP. Interestingly, FMRP can also interact directly with the cytoplasmic proteins CYFIP1 and CYFIP2, which do not bind RNA and link FMRP to the RhoGTPase pathway. The interaction with these different proteins may modulate the functions of FMRP by influencing its affinity to RNA and by affecting the FMRP ability of cytoskeleton remodeling through Rho/Rac GTPases. To better define the relationship of FMRP with its interacting proteins during brain development, we have analyzed the expression pattern of FMRP and its interacting proteins in the cortex, striatum, hippocampus and cerebellum at different ages in wild type (WT) mice. FMRP and FXR2P were strongly expressed during the first week and gradually decreased thereafter, more rapidly in the cerebellum than in the cortex. FXR1P was also expressed early and showed a reduction at later stages of development with a similar developmental pattern in these two regions. CYFIP1 was expressed at all ages and peaked in the third post-natal week. In contrast, CYFIP2 and 82-FIP (only in forebrain regions) were moderately expressed at P3 and gradually increased after P7. In general, the expression pattern of each protein was similar in the regions examined, except for 82-FIP, which exhibited a strong expression at P3 and low levels at later developmental stages in the cerebellum. Our data indicate that FMRP and its interacting proteins have distinct developmental patterns of expression and suggest that FMRP may be preferentially associated to certain proteins in early and late developmental periods. In particular, the RNA-binding and cytoskeleton remodeling functions of FMRP may be differently modulated during development.
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- Institute of Neurological Sciences, CNR, Catania, Italy
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- Institute of Neurological Sciences, CNR, Catania, Italy; International PhD Program in Neuropharmacology, Department of Clinical and Molecular Biomedicine, University of Catania, Italy
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- IRCCS Oasi Maria SS, Troina, EN, Italy
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- CNRS UMR 7275, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Valbonne Sophia-Antipolis, France; University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Nice, France
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- Institute of Neurological Sciences, CNR, Catania, Italy
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- CNRS UMR 7275, Institute of Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Valbonne Sophia-Antipolis, France; University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Nice, France; CNRS LIA "NEOGENEX", Valbonne Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- IRCCS Oasi Maria SS, Troina, EN, Italy; Institute of Neurological Sciences, CNR, Catania, Italy.
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Fischer-Kešo R, Breuninger S, Hofmann S, Henn M, Röhrig T, Ströbel P, Stoecklin G, Hofmann I. Plakophilins 1 and 3 bind to FXR1 and thereby influence the mRNA stability of desmosomal proteins. Mol Cell Biol 2014; 34:4244-56. [PMID: 25225333 PMCID: PMC4248750 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00766-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2014] [Revised: 06/28/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Plakophilins 1 and 3 (PKP1/3) are members of the arm repeat family of catenin proteins and serve as structural components of desmosomes, which are important for cell-cell-adhesion. In addition, PKP1/3 occur as soluble proteins outside desmosomes, yet their role in the cytoplasm is not known. We found that cytoplasmic PKP1/3 coprecipitated with the RNA-binding proteins FXR1, G3BP, PABPC1, and UPF1, and these PKP1/3 complexes also comprised desmoplakin and PKP2 mRNAs. Moreover, we showed that the interaction of PKP1/3 with G3BP, PABPC1, and UPF1 but not with FXR1 was RNase sensitive. To address the cytoplasmic function of PKP1/3, we performed gain-and-loss-of-function studies. Both PKP1 and PKP3 knockdown cell lines showed reduced protein and mRNA levels for desmoplakin and PKP2. Whereas global rates of translation were unaffected, desmoplakin and PKP2 mRNA were destabilized. Furthermore, binding of PKP1/3 to FXR1 was RNA independent, and both PKP3 and FXR1 stabilized PKP2 mRNA. Our results demonstrate that cytoplasmic PKP1/3 are components of mRNA ribonucleoprotein particles and act as posttranscriptional regulators of gene expression.
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- Regina Fischer-Kešo
- Division of Vascular Oncology and Metastasis, German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg, Germany Department of Vascular Biology and Tumor Angiogenesis, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Division of Vascular Oncology and Metastasis, German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg, Germany Department of Vascular Biology and Tumor Angiogenesis, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Helmholtz Junior Research Group, Posttranscriptional Control of Gene Expression, German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg, Germany Center for Molecular Biology at the Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Vascular Biology and Tumor Angiogenesis, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- Division of Vascular Oncology and Metastasis, German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Medical Center Göttingen, University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Helmholtz Junior Research Group, Posttranscriptional Control of Gene Expression, German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg, Germany Center for Molecular Biology at the Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Vascular Oncology and Metastasis, German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ-ZMBH Alliance, Heidelberg, Germany Department of Vascular Biology and Tumor Angiogenesis, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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Plakophilin-associated RNA-binding proteins in prostate cancer and their implications in tumor progression and metastasis. Virchows Arch 2013; 463:379-90. [PMID: 23881279 DOI: 10.1007/s00428-013-1452-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2013] [Revised: 07/01/2013] [Accepted: 07/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Both plakophilins (PKP) 1 and 3 play a role in the progression of prostate cancer. The RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) GAP-SH3-binding protein (G3BP), fragile-X-related protein 1 (FXR1), poly(A)-binding protein, cytoplasmic 1 (PABPC1), and up-frameshift factor 1 (UPF1) are associated with PKP3. All these RBPs have an impact on RNA metabolism. Until recently, the PKP-associated RBPs have not been analyzed in prostate cancer. In the current study, we showed by affinity purification that the PKP3-associated RBPs were also binding partners of PKP1. We examined the expression of PKP1/3-associated RBPs and PKP1/3 in prostate cell lines, tumor-free prostate, and 136 prostatic adenocarcinomas by immunofluorescence and immunoblot. All four RBPs G3BP, FXR1, UPF1, and PABPC1 were expressed in the glandular epithelium of the normal prostate. PKP1 and FXR1 were strongly reduced in tumor tissues with Gleason score >7 and diminished expression of PKP1 and FXR1 also appeared to be associated with a metastatic phenotype. Additionally, the predominant nuclear localization of UPF1 in normal glandular cells and low grade tumors was switched to a more cytoplasmic pattern in carcinomas with Gleason score >7. Our findings suggest that PKP1 and FXR1 may have a tumor-suppressive function and are downregulated in more aggressive tumors. Collectively, PKP1/3-associated RBPs FXR1 and UPF1 may have a functional role in prostate cancer progression and metastasis and highlight the potential importance of posttranscriptional regulation of gene expression and nonsense-mediated decay in cancer.
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Zarnescu DC, Gregorio CC. Fragile hearts: new insights into translational control in cardiac muscle. Trends Cardiovasc Med 2013; 23:275-81. [PMID: 23582851 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcm.2013.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2013] [Revised: 03/01/2013] [Accepted: 03/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Current investigations focused on RNA-binding proteins in striated muscle, which provide a scenario whereby muscle function and development are governed by the interplay of post-transcriptional RNA regulation, including transcript localization, splicing, stability, and translational control. New data have recently emerged, linking the RNA-binding protein FXR1 to the translation of key cytoskeletal components such as talin and desmoplakin in heart muscle. These findings, together with a plethora of recent reports implicating RNA-binding proteins and their RNA targets in both basic aspects of muscle development and differentiation as well as heart disease and muscular dystrophies, point to a critical role of RNA-based regulatory mechanisms in muscle biology. Here we focus on FXR1, the striated muscle-specific member of the Fragile X family of RNA-binding proteins and discuss its newly reported cytoskeletal targets as well as potential implications for heart disease.
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- Daniela C Zarnescu
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, the Sarver Molecular Cardiovascular Research Program, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724.
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Davidovic L, Durand N, Khalfallah O, Tabet R, Barbry P, Mari B, Sacconi S, Moine H, Bardoni B. A novel role for the RNA-binding protein FXR1P in myoblasts cell-cycle progression by modulating p21/Cdkn1a/Cip1/Waf1 mRNA stability. PLoS Genet 2013; 9:e1003367. [PMID: 23555284 PMCID: PMC3605292 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2012] [Accepted: 01/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The Fragile X-Related 1 gene (FXR1) is a paralog of the Fragile X Mental Retardation 1 gene (FMR1), whose absence causes the Fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inherited intellectual disability. FXR1P plays an important role in normal muscle development, and its absence causes muscular abnormalities in mice, frog, and zebrafish. Seven alternatively spliced FXR1 transcripts have been identified and two of them are skeletal muscle-specific. A reduction of these isoforms is found in myoblasts from Facio-Scapulo Humeral Dystrophy (FSHD) patients. FXR1P is an RNA–binding protein involved in translational control; however, so far, no mRNA target of FXR1P has been linked to the drastic muscular phenotypes caused by its absence. In this study, gene expression profiling of C2C12 myoblasts reveals that transcripts involved in cell cycle and muscular development pathways are modulated by Fxr1-depletion. We observed an increase of p21—a regulator of cell-cycle progression—in Fxr1-knocked-down mouse C2C12 and FSHD human myoblasts. Rescue of this molecular phenotype is possible by re-expressing human FXR1P in Fxr1-depleted C2C12 cells. FXR1P muscle-specific isoforms bind p21 mRNA via direct interaction with a conserved G-quadruplex located in its 3′ untranslated region. The FXR1P/G-quadruplex complex reduces the half-life of p21 mRNA. In the absence of FXR1P, the upregulation of p21 mRNA determines the elevated level of its protein product that affects cell-cycle progression inducing a premature cell-cycle exit and generating a pool of cells blocked at G0. Our study describes a novel role of FXR1P that has crucial implications for the understanding of its role during myogenesis and muscle development, since we show here that in its absence a reduced number of myoblasts will be available for muscle formation/regeneration, shedding new light into the pathophysiology of FSHD. Muscle development is a complex process controlled by the timely expression of genes encoding crucial regulators of the muscle cell precursors called myoblasts. We know from previous studies that inactivation of the Fragile X related 1 (FXR1) gene in various animal models (mouse, frog, and zebrafish) causes muscular and cardiac abnormalities. Also, FXR1P is reduced in a human myopathy called Fascio-Scapulo Humeral Dystrophy (FSHD), suggesting its critical role in muscle that findings presented in this study contribute to elucidating. Cell-cycle arrest is a prerequisite to differentiation of myoblasts into mature myotubes, which will form the muscle. One key regulator is the p21/Cdkn1a/Cip1/Waf1 protein, which commands myoblasts to stop proliferating, and this action is particularly important during muscle regeneration. In this study, we have identified FXR1P as a novel regulator of p21 expression. We show that FXR1P absence in mouse myoblasts and FSHD-derived myopathic myoblasts increases abnormally the levels of p21, causing a premature cell cycle exit of myoblasts. Our study predicts that FXR1P absence leads to a reduced number of myoblasts available for muscle formation and regeneration. This explains the drastic effects of FXR1 inactivation on muscle and brings a better understanding of the molecular/cellular bases of FSHD.
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- Laetitia Davidovic
- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 7275, Valbonne, France
- Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 7275, Valbonne, France
- Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 7275, Valbonne, France
- Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
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- IGBMC (Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire), CNRS, UMR7104, Inserm U596, Collège de France, Strasbourg University, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 7275, Valbonne, France
- Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 7275, Valbonne, France
- Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
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- INSERM U638, Faculté de Médecine, Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Centre de Référence pour les Maladies Neuromusculaires, CHU de Nice, Nice, France
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- IGBMC (Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire), CNRS, UMR7104, Inserm U596, Collège de France, Strasbourg University, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France
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- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR 7275, Valbonne, France
- Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
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Direct effect of chenodeoxycholic acid on differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells cultured under feeder-free culture conditions. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2012; 2013:375076. [PMID: 23509715 PMCID: PMC3591134 DOI: 10.1155/2013/375076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2012] [Revised: 10/18/2012] [Accepted: 10/21/2012] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), a farnesoid X receptor (FXR) ligand, is a member of the nuclear receptor family and is probably involved in regulating the cellular activities of embryonic stem (ES) cells. Recently, although it was reported that the FXR ligand can mediate differentiation, apoptosis, and/or growth arrest in several cell types, it is still not well known how CDCA mediates effects in ES cells. Therefore, we investigated the direct effect of CDCA on mES cells. Feeder-free mES cells were treated in a dose-dependent manner with CDCA (50, 100, and 200 μM) for 72 h, and then a 100 μM CDCA treatment was performed for an additional 72 h. We analyzed the morphology, cell growth, cell characteristics, immunocytochemistry, and RT-PCR. In CDCA-treated cells, we observed the disappearance of pluripotent stem cell markers including alkaline phosphatase, Oct4, and Nanog and a time- and dose-dependent increase in expression of nestin, PAX6, and α-smooth muscle actin, but not α-fetoprotein. The 100 μM CDCA-treated cells in their second passage continued this differentiation pattern similar to those in the controls. In conclusion, these results suggest that CDCA can guide mES cells by an FXR-independent pathway to differentiate into ectoderm and/or mesoderm, but not endoderm.
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MicroRNA-mediated mRNA translation activation in quiescent cells and oocytes involves recruitment of a nuclear microRNP. Sci Rep 2012; 2:842. [PMID: 23150790 PMCID: PMC3496365 DOI: 10.1038/srep00842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2012] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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MicroRNAs can promote translation of specific mRNAs in quiescent (G0) mammalian cells and immature Xenopus laevis oocytes. We report that microRNA-mediated upregulation of target mRNAs in oocytes is dependent on nuclear entry of the microRNA; cytoplasmically-injected microRNA repress target mRNAs. Components of the activation microRNP, AGO, FXR1 (FXR1-iso-a) and miR16 are present in the nucleus and cytoplasm. Importantly, microRNA target mRNAs for upregulation, Myt1, TNFα and a reporter bearing the TNFα AU-rich, microRNA target sequence, are associated with AGO in immature oocyte nuclei and AGO2 in G0 human nuclei, respectively. mRNAs that are repressed or lack target sites are not associated with nuclear AGO. Crosslinking-coupled immunopurification revealed greater association of AGO2 with FXR1 in the nucleus compared to cytoplasm. Consistently, overexpression of FXR1-iso-a rescues activation of cytoplasmically-injected RNAs and in low density, proliferating cells. These data indicate the importance of a compartmentalized AGO2-FXR1-iso-a complex for selective recruitment for microRNA-mediated upregulation.
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Huot ME, Bisson N, Moss T, Khandjian EW. Manipulating the Fragile X Mental Retardation Proteins in the Frog. Results Probl Cell Differ 2012; 54:165-79. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-21649-7_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Cheever A, Blackwell E, Ceman S. Fragile X protein family member FXR1P is regulated by microRNAs. RNA (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2010; 16:1530-1539. [PMID: 20519410 PMCID: PMC2905753 DOI: 10.1261/rna.2022210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2009] [Accepted: 04/26/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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FXR1P is one of two autosomal paralogs of the fragile X mental retardation protein FMRP. The absence of FMRP causes fragile X syndrome, the leading cause of hereditary mental retardation. FXR1P plays an important role in normal muscle development and has been implicated in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). Its absence also causes cardiac abnormalities in both mice and zebrafish. To examine miRNA-mediated regulation of FMRP and FXR1P, we studied their expression in a conditional Dicer knockdown cell line, DT40. We found that FXR1P, but not FMRP, is significantly increased upon Dicer knockdown and the consequent reduction of miRNAs, suggesting that FXR1P is regulated by miRNAs while FMRP is not in DT40 cells. Expression of a luciferase reporter bearing the 3' untranslated region (3'UTR) of FXR1 was significantly increased in the absence of miRNAs, confirming miRNA-mediated regulation of FXR1P, while a luciferase reporter bearing the FMR1 3'UTR was not. We identified one of the regulatory regions in the 3'UTR of FXR1 by removing a conserved, 8-nucleotide miRNA seed sequence common to miRNAs 25, 32, 92, 363, and 367 and demonstrated loss of miRNA-mediated suppression. Treatment with specific miRNA hairpin inhibitors to each of the miRNAs in the seed sequence showed that miRs 92b, 363, and 367 regulated FXR1P expression. Accordingly, overexpression of the miRNA 367 mimic significantly decreased endogenous FXR1P expression in human cell lines HEK-293T and HeLa. We report for the first time that FXR1P is regulated through miRNA binding, with one site being the miR-25/32/92/363/367 seed sequence.
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- Anne Cheever
- Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Darnell JC, Fraser CE, Mostovetsky O, Darnell RB. Discrimination of common and unique RNA-binding activities among Fragile X mental retardation protein paralogs. Hum Mol Genet 2009; 18:3164-77. [PMID: 19487368 PMCID: PMC2722981 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddp255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Fragile X mental retardation is caused by loss-of-function of a single gene encoding FMRP, an RNA-binding protein that harbors three canonical RNA-binding domains, two KH-type and one RGG box. Two autosomal paralogs of FMRP, FXR1P and FXR2P, are similar to FMRP in their overall structure, including the presence of putative RNA-binding domains, but to what extent they provide functional redundancy with FMRP is unclear. Although FMRP has been characterized as a polyribosome-associated regulator of translation, less is known about the functions of FXR1P and FXR2P. For example, FMRP binds intramolecular G-quadruplex and kissing complex RNA (kcRNA) ligands via the RGG box and KH2 domain, respectively, although the RNA ligands of FXR1P and FXR2P are unknown. Here we demonstrate that FXR1P and FXR2P KH2 domains bind kcRNA ligands with the same affinity as the FMRP KH2 domain although other KH domains do not. RNA ligand recognition by this family is highly conserved, as the KH2 domain of the single Drosophila ortholog, dFMRP, also binds kcRNA. kcRNA was able to displace FXR1P and FXR2P from polyribosomes as it does for FMRP, and this displacement was FMRP-independent. This suggests that all three family members recognize the same binding site on RNA mediating their polyribosome association, and that they may be functionally redundant with regard to this aspect of translational control. In contrast, FMRP is unique in its ability to recognize G-quadruplexes, suggesting the FMRP RGG domain may play a non-redundant role in the pathophysiology of the disease.
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- Jennifer C Darnell
- Laboratory of Molecular Neuro-oncology, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Vasudevan S, Steitz JA. AU-rich-element-mediated upregulation of translation by FXR1 and Argonaute 2. Cell 2007; 128:1105-18. [PMID: 17382880 PMCID: PMC3430382 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2007.01.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 480] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2006] [Revised: 11/10/2006] [Accepted: 01/31/2007] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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AU-rich elements (AREs), present in mRNA 3'-UTRs, are potent posttranscriptional regulatory signals that can rapidly effect changes in mRNA stability and translation, thereby dramatically altering gene expression with clinical and developmental consequences. In human cell lines, the TNFalpha ARE enhances translation relative to mRNA levels upon serum starvation, which induces cell-cycle arrest. An in vivo crosslinking-coupled affinity purification method was developed to isolate ARE-associated complexes from activated versus basal translation conditions. We surprisingly found two microRNP-related proteins, fragile-X-mental-retardation-related protein 1 (FXR1) and Argonaute 2 (AGO2), that associate with the ARE exclusively during translation activation. Through tethering and shRNA-knockdown experiments, we provide direct evidence for the translation activation function of both FXR1 and AGO2 and demonstrate their interdependence for upregulation. This novel cell-growth-dependent translation activation role for FXR1 and AGO2 allows new insights into ARE-mediated signaling and connects two important posttranscriptional regulatory systems in an unexpected way.
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- Shobha Vasudevan
- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, 295 Congress Avenue, BCMM, New Haven, CT 06536, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Yale University School of Medicine, 295 Congress Avenue, BCMM, New Haven, CT 06536, USA
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Bechara E, Davidovic L, Melko M, Bensaid M, Tremblay S, Grosgeorge J, Khandjian EW, Lalli E, Bardoni B. Fragile X related protein 1 isoforms differentially modulate the affinity of fragile X mental retardation protein for G-quartet RNA structure. Nucleic Acids Res 2006; 35:299-306. [PMID: 17170008 PMCID: PMC1802556 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl1021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2006] [Revised: 11/13/2006] [Accepted: 11/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Fragile X syndrome, the most frequent form of inherited mental retardation, is due to the absence of expression of the Fragile X Mental Retardation Protein (FMRP), an RNA binding protein with high specificity for G-quartet RNA structure. FMRP is involved in several steps of mRNA metabolism: nucleocytoplasmic trafficking, translational control and transport along dendrites in neurons. Fragile X Related Protein 1 (FXR1P), a homologue and interactor of FMRP, has been postulated to have a function similar to FMRP, leading to the hypothesis that it can compensate for the absence of FMRP in Fragile X patients. Here we analyze the ability of three isoforms of FXR1P, expressed in different tissues, to bind G-quartet RNA structure specifically. Only the longest FXR1P isoform was found to be able to bind specifically the G-quartet RNA, albeit with a lower affinity as compared to FMRP, whereas the other two isoforms negatively regulate the affinity of FMRP for G-quartet RNA. This result is important to decipher the molecular basis of fragile X syndrome, through the understanding of FMRP action in the context of its multimolecular complex in different tissues. In addition, we show that the action of FXR1P is synergistic rather than compensatory for FMRP function.
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- Elias Bechara
- CNRS UMR 6543, Faculté de Médecine–Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis28 Avenue De Valombrose, 06107, Nice, France
- Unité de Recherche en Génétique Humaine et Moléculaire, Centre de Recherche Hôpital Saint-François d'Assisele CHUQ, Québec, Canada G1L 3L5, Département de Biologie Médicale, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR6097Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, 660 Route des Lucioles, 06560 Valbonne Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- Unité de Recherche en Génétique Humaine et Moléculaire, Centre de Recherche Hôpital Saint-François d'Assisele CHUQ, Québec, Canada G1L 3L5, Département de Biologie Médicale, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- CNRS UMR 6543, Faculté de Médecine–Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis28 Avenue De Valombrose, 06107, Nice, France
- Unité de Recherche en Génétique Humaine et Moléculaire, Centre de Recherche Hôpital Saint-François d'Assisele CHUQ, Québec, Canada G1L 3L5, Département de Biologie Médicale, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR6097Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, 660 Route des Lucioles, 06560 Valbonne Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- CNRS UMR 6543, Faculté de Médecine–Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis28 Avenue De Valombrose, 06107, Nice, France
- Unité de Recherche en Génétique Humaine et Moléculaire, Centre de Recherche Hôpital Saint-François d'Assisele CHUQ, Québec, Canada G1L 3L5, Département de Biologie Médicale, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR6097Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, 660 Route des Lucioles, 06560 Valbonne Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- Unité de Recherche en Génétique Humaine et Moléculaire, Centre de Recherche Hôpital Saint-François d'Assisele CHUQ, Québec, Canada G1L 3L5, Département de Biologie Médicale, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- CNRS UMR 6543, Faculté de Médecine–Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis28 Avenue De Valombrose, 06107, Nice, France
- Unité de Recherche en Génétique Humaine et Moléculaire, Centre de Recherche Hôpital Saint-François d'Assisele CHUQ, Québec, Canada G1L 3L5, Département de Biologie Médicale, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR6097Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, 660 Route des Lucioles, 06560 Valbonne Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- Unité de Recherche en Génétique Humaine et Moléculaire, Centre de Recherche Hôpital Saint-François d'Assisele CHUQ, Québec, Canada G1L 3L5, Département de Biologie Médicale, Faculté de Médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Canada
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- Institut de Pharmacologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS UMR6097Université de Nice Sophia-Antipolis, 660 Route des Lucioles, 06560 Valbonne Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- To whom correspondence should be addressed. Tel: +0033 493377786; Fax: +0033 493377033;
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Huot ME, Bisson N, Davidovic L, Mazroui R, Labelle Y, Moss T, Khandjian EW. The RNA-binding protein fragile X-related 1 regulates somite formation in Xenopus laevis. Mol Biol Cell 2005; 16:4350-61. [PMID: 16000371 PMCID: PMC1196343 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e05-04-0304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Fragile X-related 1 protein (FXR1P) is a member of a small family of RNA-binding proteins that includes the Fragile X mental retardation 1 protein (FMR1P) and the Fragile X-related 2 protein (FXR2P). These proteins are thought to transport mRNA and to control their translation. While FMR1P is highly expressed in neurons, substantial levels of FXR1P are found in striated muscles and heart, which are devoid of FMRP and FXR2P. However, little is known about the functions of FXR1P. We have isolated cDNAs for Xenopus Fxr1 and found that two specific splice variants are conserved in evolution. Knockdown of xFxr1p in Xenopus had highly muscle-specific effects, normal MyoD expression being disrupted, somitic myotomal cell rotation and segmentation being inhibited, and dermatome formation being abnormal. Consistent with the absence of the long muscle-specific xFxr1p isoform during early somite formation, these effects could be rescued by both the long and short mRNA variants. Microarray analyses showed that xFxr1p depletion affected the expression of 129 known genes of which 50% were implicated in muscle and nervous system formation. These studies shed significant new light on Fxr1p function(s).
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Affiliation(s)
- Marc-Etienne Huot
- Unité de recherche en génétique humaine et moléculaire, CHUQ-St-François d'Assise, Québec, Québec G1L 3L5, Canada
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