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Nasr M, Fay A, Lupieri A, Malet N, Darmon A, Zahreddine R, Swiader A, Wahart A, Viaud J, Nègre-Salvayre A, Hirsch E, Monteyne D, Perez-Morgà D, Dupont N, Codogno P, Ramel D, Morel E, Laffargue M, Gayral S. PI3KCIIα-Dependent Autophagy Program Protects From Endothelial Dysfunction and Atherosclerosis in Response to Low Shear Stress in Mice. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2024; 44:620-634. [PMID: 38152888 DOI: 10.1161/atvbaha.123.319978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The ability to respond to mechanical forces is a basic requirement for maintaining endothelial cell (ECs) homeostasis, which is continuously subjected to low shear stress (LSS) and high shear stress (HSS). In arteries, LSS and HSS have a differential impact on EC autophagy processes. However, it is still unclear whether LSS and HSS differently tune unique autophagic machinery or trigger specific autophagic responses in ECs. METHODS Using fluid flow system to generate forces on EC and multiscale imaging analyses on ApoE-/- mice whole arteries, we studied the cellular and molecular mechanism involved in autophagic response to LSS or HSS on the endothelium. RESULTS We found that LSS and HSS trigger autophagy activation by mobilizing specific autophagic signaling modules. Indeed, LSS-induced autophagy in endothelium was independent of the class III PI3K (phosphoinositide 3-kinase) VPS34 (vacuolar sorting protein 34) but controlled by the α isoform of class II PI3K (phosphoinositide 3-kinase class II α [PI3KCIIα]). Accordingly, reduced PI3KCIIα expression in ApoE-/- mice (ApoE-/-PI3KCIIα+/-) led to EC dysfunctions associated with increased plaque deposition in the LSS regions. Mechanistically, we revealed that PI3KCIIα inhibits mTORC1 (mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1) activation and that rapamycin treatment in ApoE-/-PI3KCIIα+/- mice specifically rescue autophagy in arterial LSS regions. Finally, we demonstrated that absence of PI3KCIIα led to decreased endothelial primary cilium biogenesis in response to LSS and that ablation of primary cilium mimics PI3KCIIα-decreased expression in EC dysfunction, suggesting that this organelle could be the mechanosensor linking PI3KCIIα and EC homeostasis. CONCLUSIONS Our data reveal that mechanical forces variability within the arterial system determines EC autophagic response and supports a central role of PI3KCIIα/mTORC1 axis to prevent EC dysfunction in LSS regions.
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- Mouin Nasr
- Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC), Institut national de la Santé et de la Recherche (INSERM) 1297, University of Toulouse 3, France (M.N., A.F., A.L., N.M., A.D., R.Z., A.S., A.W., J.V., A.N.-S., D.R., M.L., S.G.)
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- Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC), Institut national de la Santé et de la Recherche (INSERM) 1297, University of Toulouse 3, France (M.N., A.F., A.L., N.M., A.D., R.Z., A.S., A.W., J.V., A.N.-S., D.R., M.L., S.G.)
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- Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC), Institut national de la Santé et de la Recherche (INSERM) 1297, University of Toulouse 3, France (M.N., A.F., A.L., N.M., A.D., R.Z., A.S., A.W., J.V., A.N.-S., D.R., M.L., S.G.)
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- Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC), Institut national de la Santé et de la Recherche (INSERM) 1297, University of Toulouse 3, France (M.N., A.F., A.L., N.M., A.D., R.Z., A.S., A.W., J.V., A.N.-S., D.R., M.L., S.G.)
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- Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC), Institut national de la Santé et de la Recherche (INSERM) 1297, University of Toulouse 3, France (M.N., A.F., A.L., N.M., A.D., R.Z., A.S., A.W., J.V., A.N.-S., D.R., M.L., S.G.)
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- Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC), Institut national de la Santé et de la Recherche (INSERM) 1297, University of Toulouse 3, France (M.N., A.F., A.L., N.M., A.D., R.Z., A.S., A.W., J.V., A.N.-S., D.R., M.L., S.G.)
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- Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC), Institut national de la Santé et de la Recherche (INSERM) 1297, University of Toulouse 3, France (M.N., A.F., A.L., N.M., A.D., R.Z., A.S., A.W., J.V., A.N.-S., D.R., M.L., S.G.)
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- Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC), Institut national de la Santé et de la Recherche (INSERM) 1297, University of Toulouse 3, France (M.N., A.F., A.L., N.M., A.D., R.Z., A.S., A.W., J.V., A.N.-S., D.R., M.L., S.G.)
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- Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC), Institut national de la Santé et de la Recherche (INSERM) 1297, University of Toulouse 3, France (M.N., A.F., A.L., N.M., A.D., R.Z., A.S., A.W., J.V., A.N.-S., D.R., M.L., S.G.)
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- Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC), Institut national de la Santé et de la Recherche (INSERM) 1297, University of Toulouse 3, France (M.N., A.F., A.L., N.M., A.D., R.Z., A.S., A.W., J.V., A.N.-S., D.R., M.L., S.G.)
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- Molecular Biotechnology Center, Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy (E.H.)
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- IBMM-DBM, Department of Molecular Parasitology, University of Brussels, Gosselies, Belgium (D.M., D.P.-M.)
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- IBMM-DBM, Department of Molecular Parasitology, University of Brussels, Gosselies, Belgium (D.M., D.P.-M.)
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- Institut Necker-Enfants Malades (INEM), INSERM U1151-CNRS UMR 8253, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, France (N.D., P.C., E.M.)
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- Institut Necker-Enfants Malades (INEM), INSERM U1151-CNRS UMR 8253, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, France (N.D., P.C., E.M.)
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- Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC), Institut national de la Santé et de la Recherche (INSERM) 1297, University of Toulouse 3, France (M.N., A.F., A.L., N.M., A.D., R.Z., A.S., A.W., J.V., A.N.-S., D.R., M.L., S.G.)
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- Institut Necker-Enfants Malades (INEM), INSERM U1151-CNRS UMR 8253, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, France (N.D., P.C., E.M.)
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- Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC), Institut national de la Santé et de la Recherche (INSERM) 1297, University of Toulouse 3, France (M.N., A.F., A.L., N.M., A.D., R.Z., A.S., A.W., J.V., A.N.-S., D.R., M.L., S.G.)
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- Institute of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Diseases (I2MC), Institut national de la Santé et de la Recherche (INSERM) 1297, University of Toulouse 3, France (M.N., A.F., A.L., N.M., A.D., R.Z., A.S., A.W., J.V., A.N.-S., D.R., M.L., S.G.)
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Ka HI, Cho M, Kwon SH, Mun SH, Han S, Kim MJ, Yang Y. IK is essentially involved in ciliogenesis as an upstream regulator of oral-facial-digital syndrome ciliopathy gene, ofd1. Cell Biosci 2023; 13:195. [PMID: 37898820 PMCID: PMC10612314 DOI: 10.1186/s13578-023-01146-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The cilia are microtubule-based organelles that protrude from the cell surface. Abnormalities in cilia result in various ciliopathies, including polycystic kidney disease (PKD), Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS), and oral-facial-digital syndrome type I (OFD1), which show genetic defects associated with cilia formation. Although an increasing number of human diseases is attributed to ciliary defects, the functions or regulatory mechanisms of several ciliopathy genes remain unclear. Because multi ciliated cells (MCCs) are especially deep in vivo, studying ciliogenesis is challenging. Here, we demonstrate that ik is essential for ciliogenesis in vivo. RESULTS In the absence of ik, zebrafish embryos showed various ciliopathy phenotypes, such as body curvature, abnormal otoliths, and cyst formation in the kidney. RNA sequencing analysis revealed that ik positively regulated ofd1 expression required for cilium assembly. In fact, depletion of ik resulted in the downregulation of ofd1 expression with ciliary defects, and these ciliary defects in ik mutants were rescued by restoring ofd1 expression. Interestingly, ik affected ciliogenesis particularly in the proximal tubule but not in the distal tubule in the kidney. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates the role of ik in ciliogenesis in vivo for the first time. Loss of ik in zebrafish embryos displays various ciliopathy phenotypes with abnormal ciliary morphology in ciliary tissues. Our findings on the ik-ofd1 axis provide new insights into the biological function of ik in clinical ciliopathy studies in humans.
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- Hye In Ka
- Research Institute of Women's Health, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04312, South Korea
- Chronic and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04312, South Korea
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- Research Institute of Women's Health, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04312, South Korea
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- Seoul Center, Korea Basic Science Institute, Seoul, 02841, South Korea
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- Research Institute of Women's Health, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04312, South Korea
- Chronic and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04312, South Korea
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- Research Institute of Women's Health, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04312, South Korea
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- Research Institute of Women's Health, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04312, South Korea.
- Department of Biological Sciences, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04312, South Korea.
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- Research Institute of Women's Health, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04312, South Korea.
- Chronic and Metabolic Diseases Research Center, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04312, South Korea.
- Department of Biological Sciences, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04312, South Korea.
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Tian JL, Huang CW, Eslami F, Mannino MP, Mai RL, Hart GW. Regulation of Primary Cilium Length by O-GlcNAc during Neuronal Development in a Human Neuron Model. Cells 2023; 12:1520. [PMID: 37296641 PMCID: PMC10252524 DOI: 10.3390/cells12111520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023] Open
Abstract
The primary cilium plays critical roles in the homeostasis and development of neurons. Recent studies demonstrate that cilium length is regulated by the metabolic state of cells, as dictated by processes such as glucose flux and O-GlcNAcylation (OGN). The study of cilium length regulation during neuron development, however, has been an area left largely unexplored. This project aims to elucidate the roles of O-GlcNAc in neuronal development through its regulation of the primary cilium. Here, we present findings suggesting that OGN levels negatively regulate cilium length on differentiated cortical neurons derived from human-induced pluripotent stem cells. In neurons, cilium length increased significantly during maturation (after day 35), while OGN levels began to drop. Long-term perturbation of OGN via drugs, which inhibit or promote its cycling, during neuron development also have varying effects. Diminishing OGN levels increases cilium length until day 25, when neural stem cells expand and undergo early neurogenesis, before causing cell cycle exit defects and multinucleation. Elevating OGN levels induces greater primary cilia assembly but ultimately results in the development of premature neurons, which have higher insulin sensitivity. These results indicate that OGN levels and primary cilium length are jointly critical in proper neuron development and function. Understanding the interplays between these two nutrient sensors, O-GlcNAc and the primary cilium, during neuron development is important in paving connections between dysfunctional nutrient-sensing and early neurological disorders.
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- Jie L. Tian
- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (C.-W.H.); (F.E.); (M.P.M.); (R.L.M.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (C.-W.H.); (F.E.); (M.P.M.); (R.L.M.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (C.-W.H.); (F.E.); (M.P.M.); (R.L.M.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (C.-W.H.); (F.E.); (M.P.M.); (R.L.M.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (C.-W.H.); (F.E.); (M.P.M.); (R.L.M.)
- Department of Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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- Complex Carbohydrate Research Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA; (C.-W.H.); (F.E.); (M.P.M.); (R.L.M.)
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA
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Morleo M, Vieira HL, Pennekamp P, Palma A, Bento-Lopes L, Omran H, Lopes SS, Barral DC, Franco B. Crosstalk between cilia and autophagy: implication for human diseases. Autophagy 2023; 19:24-43. [PMID: 35613303 PMCID: PMC9809938 DOI: 10.1080/15548627.2022.2067383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Macroautophagy/autophagy is a self-degradative process necessary for cells to maintain their energy balance during development and in response to nutrient deprivation. Autophagic processes are tightly regulated and have been found to be dysfunctional in several pathologies. Increasing experimental evidence points to the existence of an interplay between autophagy and cilia. Cilia are microtubule-based organelles protruding from the cell surface of mammalian cells that perform a variety of motile and sensory functions and, when dysfunctional, result in disorders known as ciliopathies. Indeed, selective autophagic degradation of ciliary proteins has been shown to control ciliogenesis and, conversely, cilia have been reported to control autophagy. Moreover, a growing number of players such as lysosomal and mitochondrial proteins are emerging as actors of the cilia-autophagy interplay. However, some of the published data on the cilia-autophagy axis are contradictory and indicate that we are just starting to understand the underlying molecular mechanisms. In this review, the current knowledge about this axis and challenges are discussed, as well as the implication for ciliopathies and autophagy-associated disorders.
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- Manuela Morleo
- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), 80078, Pozzuoli, Italy,Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
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- CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, NMS, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa1169-056, Portugal,UCIBIO, Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal,Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal
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- Department of General Pediatrics, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster48149, Germany,Member of the European Reference Networks ERN-LUNG, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Onco-hematology, Gene and Cell Therapy, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital - IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, NMS, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa1169-056, Portugal
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- Department of General Pediatrics, University Hospital Münster, University of Münster, Münster48149, Germany,Member of the European Reference Networks ERN-LUNG, Lisbon, Portugal
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- CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, NMS, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa1169-056, Portugal,Member of the European Reference Networks ERN-LUNG, Lisbon, Portugal
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- CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, NMS, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa1169-056, Portugal
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), 80078, Pozzuoli, Italy,Medical Genetics, Department of Translational Medical Science, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy,Scuola Superiore Meridionale, School for Advanced Studies, Naples, Italy,CONTACT Brunella Franco CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, NMS, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa1169-056, Portugal
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Pezzella N, Bove G, Tammaro R, Franco B. OFD1: One gene, several disorders. Am J Med Genet C Semin Med Genet 2022; 190:57-71. [PMID: 35112477 PMCID: PMC9303915 DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.c.31962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2022] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
The OFD1 protein is necessary for the formation of primary cilia and left–right asymmetry establishment but additional functions have also been ascribed to this multitask protein. When mutated, this protein results in a variety of phenotypes ranging from multiorgan involvement, such as OFD type I (OFDI) and Joubert syndromes (JBS10), and Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), to the engagement of single tissues such as in the case of retinitis pigmentosa (RP23). The inheritance pattern of these condition differs from X‐linked dominant male‐lethal (OFDI) to X‐linked recessive (JBS10, PCD, and RP23). Distinctive biological peculiarities of the protein, which can contribute to explain the extreme clinical variability and the genetic mechanisms underlying the different disorders are discussed. The extensive spectrum of clinical manifestations observed in OFD1‐mutated patients represents a paradigmatic example of the complexity of genetic diseases. The elucidation of the mechanisms underlying this complexity will expand our comprehension of inherited disorders and will improve the clinical management of patients.
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- Nunziana Pezzella
- Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Naples, Italy.,Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy
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- Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Naples, Italy.,Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy.,Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Magistrati E, Maestrini G, Niño CA, Lince-Faria M, Beznoussenko G, Mironov A, Maspero E, Bettencourt-Dias M, Polo S. Myosin VI regulates ciliogenesis by promoting the turnover of the centrosomal/satellite protein OFD1. EMBO Rep 2021; 23:e54160. [PMID: 34957672 PMCID: PMC8892233 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202154160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
Abstract
The actin motor protein myosin VI is a multivalent protein with diverse functions. Here, we identified and characterised a myosin VI ubiquitous interactor, the oral‐facial‐digital syndrome 1 (OFD1) protein, whose mutations cause malformations of the face, oral cavity, digits and polycystic kidney disease. We found that myosin VI regulates the localisation of OFD1 at the centrioles and, as a consequence, the recruitment of the distal appendage protein Cep164. Myosin VI depletion in non‐tumoural cell lines causes an aberrant localisation of OFD1 along the centriolar walls, which is due to a reduction in the OFD1 mobile fraction. Finally, loss of myosin VI triggers a severe defect in ciliogenesis that could be, at least partially, ascribed to an impairment in the autophagic removal of OFD1 from satellites. Altogether, our results highlight an unprecedent layer of regulation of OFD1 and a pivotal role of myosin VI in coordinating the formation of the distal appendages and primary cilium with important implications for the genetic disorders known as ciliopathies.
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- Elisa Magistrati
- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy
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- IFOM, Fondazione Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare, Milan, Italy.,Dipartimento di Oncologia ed Emato-oncologia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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Gupta S, Ozimek-Kulik JE, Phillips JK. Nephronophthisis-Pathobiology and Molecular Pathogenesis of a Rare Kidney Genetic Disease. Genes (Basel) 2021; 12:genes12111762. [PMID: 34828368 PMCID: PMC8623546 DOI: 10.3390/genes12111762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Revised: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
The exponential rise in our understanding of the aetiology and pathophysiology of genetic cystic kidney diseases can be attributed to the identification of cystogenic genes over the last three decades. The foundation of this was laid by positional cloning strategies which gradually shifted towards next-generation sequencing (NGS) based screenings. This shift has enabled the discovery of novel cystogenic genes at an accelerated pace unlike ever before and, most notably, the past decade has seen the largest increase in identification of the genes which cause nephronophthisis (NPHP). NPHP is a monogenic autosomal recessive cystic kidney disease caused by mutations in a diverse clade of over 26 identified genes and is the most common genetic cause of renal failure in children. NPHP gene types present with some common pathophysiological features alongside a diverse range of extra-renal phenotypes associated with specific syndromic presentations. This review provides a timely update on our knowledge of this disease, including epidemiology, pathophysiology, anatomical and molecular features. We delve into the diversity of the NPHP causing genes and discuss known molecular mechanisms and biochemical pathways that may have possible points of intersection with polycystic kidney disease (the most studied renal cystic pathology). We delineate the pathologies arising from extra-renal complications and co-morbidities and their impact on quality of life. Finally, we discuss the current diagnostic and therapeutic modalities available for disease management, outlining possible avenues of research to improve the prognosis for NPHP patients.
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- Shabarni Gupta
- Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia; (J.E.O.-K.); (J.K.P.)
- Correspondence:
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- Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia; (J.E.O.-K.); (J.K.P.)
- School of Women’s and Children’s Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2031, Australia
- Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia
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- Macquarie Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia; (J.E.O.-K.); (J.K.P.)
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Morleo M, Franco B. OFD Type I syndrome: lessons learned from a rare ciliopathy. Biochem Soc Trans 2020; 48:1929-39. [PMID: 32897366 DOI: 10.1042/BST20191029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
The OFD1 gene was initially identified as the gene responsible for the X-linked dominant male lethal OFD type I syndrome, a developmental disorder ascribed to cilia disfunction. The transcript has been subsequently associated to four different X-linked recessive conditions, namely Joubert syndrome, retinitis pigmentosa, primary ciliary dyskinesia and Simpson-Golabi-Behmel type 2 syndrome. The centrosomal/basal body OFD1 protein has indeed been shown to be required for primary cilia formation and left-right asymmetry. The protein is also involved in other tasks, e.g. regulation of cellular protein content, constrain of the centriolar length, chromatin remodeling at DNA double strand breaks, control of protein quality balance and cell cycle progression, which might be mediated by non-ciliary activities. OFD1 represents a paradigmatic model of a protein that performs its diverse actions according to the cell needs and depending on the subcellular localization, the cell type/tissue and other possible factors still to be determined. An increased number of multitask protein, such as OFD1, may represent a partial explanation to human complexity, as compared with less complex organisms with an equal or slightly lower number of proteins.
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Madhivanan K, Ramadesikan S, Hsieh WC, Aguilar MC, Hanna CB, Bacallao RL, Aguilar RC. Lowe syndrome patient cells display mTOR- and RhoGTPase-dependent phenotypes alleviated by rapamycin and statins. Hum Mol Genet 2021; 29:1700-1715. [PMID: 32391547 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaa086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 04/20/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Lowe syndrome (LS) is an X-linked developmental disease characterized by cognitive deficiencies, bilateral congenital cataracts and renal dysfunction. Unfortunately, this disease leads to the early death of affected children often due to kidney failure. Although this condition was first described in the early 1950s and the affected gene (OCRL1) was identified in the early 1990s, its pathophysiological mechanism is not fully understood and there is no LS-specific cure available to patients. Here we report two important signaling pathways affected in LS patient cells. While RhoGTPase signaling abnormalities led to adhesion and spreading defects as compared to normal controls, PI3K/mTOR hyperactivation interfered with primary cilia assembly (scenario also observed in other ciliopathies with compromised kidney function). Importantly, we identified two FDA-approved drugs able to ameliorate these phenotypes. Specifically, statins mitigated adhesion and spreading abnormalities while rapamycin facilitated ciliogenesis in LS patient cells. However, no single drug was able to alleviate both phenotypes. Based on these and other observations, we speculate that Ocrl1 has dual, independent functions supporting proper RhoGTPase and PI3K/mTOR signaling. Therefore, this study suggest that Ocrl1-deficiency leads to signaling defects likely to require combinatorial drug treatment to suppress patient phenotypes and symptoms.
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- Kayalvizhi Madhivanan
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, Hansen Life Sciences Building, Room 321, 201 S. University street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, Hansen Life Sciences Building, Room 321, 201 S. University street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, Hansen Life Sciences Building, Room 321, 201 S. University street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, Hansen Life Sciences Building, Room 321, 201 S. University street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, Hansen Life Sciences Building, Room 321, 201 S. University street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Indiana University School of Medicine, 340 W 10th St #6200, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, Hansen Life Sciences Building, Room 321, 201 S. University street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Iaconis D, Crina C, Brillante S, Indrieri A, Morleo M, Franco B. The HOPS complex subunit VPS39 controls ciliogenesis through autophagy. Hum Mol Genet 2021; 29:1018-1029. [PMID: 32077937 PMCID: PMC7158379 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddaa029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Primary cilia are microtubule-based organelles that assemble and protrude from the surface of most mammalian cells during quiescence. The biomedical relevance of cilia is indicated by disorders ascribed to cilia dysfunction, known as ciliopathies, that display distinctive features including renal cystic disease. In this report, we demonstrate that vacuolar protein sorting 39 (VPS39), a component of the homotypic fusion and vacuole protein sorting (HOPS) complex, acts as a negative regulator of ciliogenesis in human renal cells, by controlling the localization of the intraflagellar transport 20 protein at the base of cilia through autophagy. Moreover, we show that VPS39 controls ciliogenesis through autophagy also in vivo in renal tubules of medaka fish. These observations suggest a direct involvement of the HOPS complex in the regulation of autophagy-mediated ciliogenesis and eventually in target selection. Interestingly, we show that the impact of autophagy modulation on ciliogenesis is cell-type dependent and strictly related to environmental stimuli. This report adds a further tile to the cilia-autophagy connection and suggests that VPS39 could represent a new biological target for the recovery of the cilia-related phenotypes observed in the kidneys of patients affected by ciliopathies.
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- Daniela Iaconis
- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy.,Medical Genetics, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy.,Institute for Genetic and Biomedical Research, National Research Council, 35 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy.,Medical Genetics, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, 80078 Pozzuoli, Italy.,Medical Genetics, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, 80131 Naples, Italy
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Nita A, Abraham SP, Krejci P, Bosakova M. Oncogenic FGFR Fusions Produce Centrosome and Cilia Defects by Ectopic Signaling. Cells 2021; 10:1445. [PMID: 34207779 PMCID: PMC8227969 DOI: 10.3390/cells10061445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
A single primary cilium projects from most vertebrate cells to guide cell fate decisions. A growing list of signaling molecules is found to function through cilia and control ciliogenesis, including the fibroblast growth factor receptors (FGFR). Aberrant FGFR activity produces abnormal cilia with deregulated signaling, which contributes to pathogenesis of the FGFR-mediated genetic disorders. FGFR lesions are also found in cancer, raising a possibility of cilia involvement in the neoplastic transformation and tumor progression. Here, we focus on FGFR gene fusions, and discuss the possible mechanisms by which they function as oncogenic drivers. We show that a substantial portion of the FGFR fusion partners are proteins associated with the centrosome cycle, including organization of the mitotic spindle and ciliogenesis. The functions of centrosome proteins are often lost with the gene fusion, leading to haploinsufficiency that induces cilia loss and deregulated cell division. We speculate that this complements the ectopic FGFR activity and drives the FGFR fusion cancers.
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- Alexandru Nita
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic; (A.N.); (S.P.A.); (P.K.)
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic; (A.N.); (S.P.A.); (P.K.)
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic; (A.N.); (S.P.A.); (P.K.)
- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the CAS, 60200 Brno, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne’s University Hospital, 65691 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic; (A.N.); (S.P.A.); (P.K.)
- Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics of the CAS, 60200 Brno, Czech Republic
- International Clinical Research Center, St. Anne’s University Hospital, 65691 Brno, Czech Republic
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Yanardag S, Pugacheva EN. Primary Cilium Is Involved in Stem Cell Differentiation and Renewal through the Regulation of Multiple Signaling Pathways. Cells 2021; 10:1428. [PMID: 34201019 PMCID: PMC8226522 DOI: 10.3390/cells10061428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 06/02/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Signaling networks guide stem cells during their lineage specification and terminal differentiation. Primary cilium, an antenna-like protrusion, directly or indirectly plays a significant role in this guidance. All stem cells characterized so far have primary cilia. They serve as entry- or check-points for various signaling events by controlling the signal transduction and stability. Thus, defects in the primary cilia formation or dynamics cause developmental and health problems, including but not limited to obesity, cardiovascular and renal anomalies, hearing and vision loss, and even cancers. In this review, we focus on the recent findings of how primary cilium controls various signaling pathways during stem cell differentiation and identify potential gaps in the field for future research.
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- Sila Yanardag
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA;
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- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA;
- West Virginia University Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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Stokman MF, Saunier S, Benmerah A. Renal Ciliopathies: Sorting Out Therapeutic Approaches for Nephronophthisis. Front Cell Dev Biol 2021; 9:653138. [PMID: 34055783 PMCID: PMC8155538 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2021.653138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Nephronophthisis (NPH) is an autosomal recessive ciliopathy and a major cause of end-stage renal disease in children. The main forms, juvenile and adult NPH, are characterized by tubulointerstitial fibrosis whereas the infantile form is more severe and characterized by cysts. NPH is caused by mutations in over 20 different genes, most of which encode components of the primary cilium, an organelle in which important cellular signaling pathways converge. Ciliary signal transduction plays a critical role in kidney development and tissue homeostasis, and disruption of ciliary signaling has been associated with cyst formation, epithelial cell dedifferentiation and kidney function decline. Drugs have been identified that target specific signaling pathways (for example cAMP/PKA, Hedgehog, and mTOR pathways) and rescue NPH phenotypes in in vitro and/or in vivo models. Despite identification of numerous candidate drugs in rodent models, there has been a lack of clinical trials and there is currently no therapy that halts disease progression in NPH patients. This review covers the most important findings of therapeutic approaches in NPH model systems to date, including hypothesis-driven therapies and untargeted drug screens, approached from the pathophysiology of NPH. Importantly, most animal models used in these studies represent the cystic infantile form of NPH, which is less prevalent than the juvenile form. It appears therefore important to develop new models relevant for juvenile/adult NPH. Alternative non-orthologous animal models and developments in patient-based in vitro model systems are discussed, as well as future directions in personalized therapy for NPH.
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- Marijn F Stokman
- Department of Genetics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
- Université de Paris, Imagine Institute, Laboratory of Inherited Kidney Diseases, INSERM UMR 1163, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Imagine Institute, Laboratory of Inherited Kidney Diseases, INSERM UMR 1163, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Imagine Institute, Laboratory of Inherited Kidney Diseases, INSERM UMR 1163, Paris, France
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Autophagy is a cellular self-degradative pathway. Our study unveiled a novel mechanism mediated by OFD1, the protein mutated in Oral-Facial-Digital type I syndrome, based on selective degradation of autophagic proteins, which enables cells to calibrate their self-degradation. We demonstrated that unrestrained autophagy contributes to renal cysts observed in Ofd1 mutants.
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- Brunella Franco
- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy.,Medical Genetics, Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy
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Morleo M, Brillante S, Formisano U, Ferrante L, Carbone F, Iaconis D, Palma A, Buonomo V, Maione AS, Grumati P, Settembre C, Franco B. Regulation of autophagosome biogenesis by OFD1-mediated selective autophagy. EMBO J 2021; 40:e105120. [PMID: 33368531 PMCID: PMC7883294 DOI: 10.15252/embj.2020105120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 11/18/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Autophagy is a lysosome-dependent degradation pathway essential to maintain cellular homeostasis. Therefore, either defective or excessive autophagy may be detrimental for cells and tissues. The past decade was characterized by significant advances in molecular dissection of stimulatory autophagy inputs; however, our understanding of the mechanisms that restrain autophagy is far from complete. Here, we describe a negative feedback mechanism that limits autophagosome biogenesis based on the selective autophagy-mediated degradation of ATG13, a component of the ULK1 autophagy initiation complex. We demonstrate that the centrosomal protein OFD1 acts as bona fide autophagy receptor for ATG13 via direct interaction with the Atg8/LC3/GABARAP family of proteins. We also show that patients with Oral-Facial-Digital type I syndrome, caused by mutations in the OFD1 gene, display excessive autophagy and that genetic inhibition of autophagy in a mouse model of the disease, significantly ameliorates polycystic kidney, a clinical manifestation of the disorder. Collectively, our data report the discovery of an autophagy self-regulated mechanism and implicate dysregulated autophagy in the pathogenesis of renal cystic disease in mammals.
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- Manuela Morleo
- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM)PozzuoliNaplesItaly
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM)PozzuoliNaplesItaly
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM)PozzuoliNaplesItaly
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM)PozzuoliNaplesItaly
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM)PozzuoliNaplesItaly
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM)PozzuoliNaplesItaly
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM)PozzuoliNaplesItaly
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM)PozzuoliNaplesItaly
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM)PozzuoliNaplesItaly
- Present address:
Vascular Biology and Regenerative Medicine UnitCentro Cardiologico Monzino IRCCSMilanItaly
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM)PozzuoliNaplesItaly
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM)PozzuoliNaplesItaly
- Department of Clinical Medicine and SurgeryUniversity of Naples Federico IINaplesItaly
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM)PozzuoliNaplesItaly
- Medical GeneticsDepartment of Translational Medical SciencesUniversity of Naples Federico IINaplesItaly
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Bonucci M, Kuperwasser N, Barbe S, Koka V, de Villeneuve D, Zhang C, Srivastava N, Jia X, Stokes MP, Bienaimé F, Verkarre V, Lopez JB, Jaulin F, Pontoglio M, Terzi F, Delaval B, Piel M, Pende M. mTOR and S6K1 drive polycystic kidney by the control of Afadin-dependent oriented cell division. Nat Commun 2020; 11:3200. [PMID: 32581239 PMCID: PMC7314806 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-16978-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
mTOR activation is essential and sufficient to cause polycystic kidneys in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) and other genetic disorders. In disease models, a sharp increase of proliferation and cyst formation correlates with a dramatic loss of oriented cell division (OCD). We find that OCD distortion is intrinsically due to S6 kinase 1 (S6K1) activation. The concomitant loss of S6K1 in Tsc1-mutant mice restores OCD but does not decrease hyperproliferation, leading to non-cystic harmonious hyper growth of kidneys. Mass spectrometry-based phosphoproteomics for S6K1 substrates revealed Afadin, a known component of cell-cell junctions required to couple intercellular adhesions and cortical cues to spindle orientation. Afadin is directly phosphorylated by S6K1 and abnormally decorates the apical surface of Tsc1-mutant cells with E-cadherin and α-catenin. Our data reveal that S6K1 hyperactivity alters centrosome positioning in mitotic cells, affecting oriented cell division and promoting kidney cysts in conditions of mTOR hyperactivity.
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- Martina Bonucci
- Institut Necker-Enfants Malades, 14 rue Maria Helena Vieira Da Silva, CS, 61431, Paris, France.,Inserm, U1151, Paris, F-75014, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut Necker-Enfants Malades, 14 rue Maria Helena Vieira Da Silva, CS, 61431, Paris, France.,Inserm, U1151, Paris, F-75014, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut Necker-Enfants Malades, 14 rue Maria Helena Vieira Da Silva, CS, 61431, Paris, France.,Inserm, U1151, Paris, F-75014, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut Necker-Enfants Malades, 14 rue Maria Helena Vieira Da Silva, CS, 61431, Paris, France.,Inserm, U1151, Paris, F-75014, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut Necker-Enfants Malades, 14 rue Maria Helena Vieira Da Silva, CS, 61431, Paris, France.,Inserm, U1151, Paris, F-75014, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut Necker-Enfants Malades, 14 rue Maria Helena Vieira Da Silva, CS, 61431, Paris, France.,Inserm, U1151, Paris, F-75014, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR 144, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Cell Signaling Technology INC, 3 Trask Lane, Danvers, MA, 01923, USA
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- Cell Signaling Technology INC, 3 Trask Lane, Danvers, MA, 01923, USA
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- Institut Necker-Enfants Malades, 14 rue Maria Helena Vieira Da Silva, CS, 61431, Paris, France.,Inserm, U1151, Paris, F-75014, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, PARCC, INSERM, Equipe Labellisée par la Ligue contre le Cancer, F-75015, Paris, France.,Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP centre), Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, Département d'anatomo-pathologie, F-75015, Paris, France
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- Institut Necker-Enfants Malades, 14 rue Maria Helena Vieira Da Silva, CS, 61431, Paris, France.,Inserm, U1151, Paris, F-75014, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Institut Necker-Enfants Malades, 14 rue Maria Helena Vieira Da Silva, CS, 61431, Paris, France.,Inserm, U1151, Paris, F-75014, France.,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- CRBM, CNRS, Univ. Montpellier, Centrosome, cilia and pathologies Lab, 1919 Route de Mende, 34293, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Curie, PSL Research University, CNRS, UMR 144, F-75005, Paris, France
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- Institut Necker-Enfants Malades, 14 rue Maria Helena Vieira Da Silva, CS, 61431, Paris, France. .,Inserm, U1151, Paris, F-75014, France. .,Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.
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Alfieri M, Iaconis D, Tammaro R, Perone L, Calì G, Nitsch L, Dougherty GW, Ragnini-Wilson A, Franco B. The centrosomal/basal body protein OFD1 is required for microtubule organization and cell cycle progression. Tissue Cell 2020; 64:101369. [PMID: 32473706 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2020.101369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 04/14/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Oral-Facial-Digital type I (OFD1) is a rare inherited form of renal cystic disease associated with ciliary dysfunction. This disorder is due to mutations in the OFD1 gene that encodes a protein localized to centrosomes and basal bodies in different cell types. Immunofluorescence analysis demonstrated that OFD1 displays a dynamic distribution during cell cycle. High-content microscopy analysis of Ofd1-depleted fibroblasts revealed impaired cell cycle progression. Immunofluorescence analysis and cell proliferation assays also indicated the presence of a variety of defects such as centrosome accumulation, nuclear abnormalities and aneuploidy. In addition, Ofd1-depleted cells displayed an abnormal microtubule network that may underlie these defects. All together our results suggest that OFD1 contributes to the function of the microtubule organizing center (MTOC) in the cell, controlling cell cycle progression both in vitro and in vivo.
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- Mariaevelina Alfieri
- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Via Campi Flegrei, 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Via Campi Flegrei, 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Via Campi Flegrei, 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Via Campi Flegrei, 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy
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- National Research Council - Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Via Campi Flegrei, 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy; Department of General Pediatrics, University Hospital Muenster, 48149, Muenster, Germany
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Via Campi Flegrei, 34, 80078, Pozzuoli, Naples, Italy; Medical Genetics, Department of Translational Medicine, University of Naples "Federico II", Via Sergio Pansini, 80131, Naples, Italy.
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Adamiok-Ostrowska A, Piekiełko-Witkowska A. Ciliary Genes in Renal Cystic Diseases. Cells 2020; 9:E907. [PMID: 32276433 DOI: 10.3390/cells9040907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
Cilia are microtubule-based organelles, protruding from the apical cell surface and anchoring to the cytoskeleton. Primary (nonmotile) cilia of the kidney act as mechanosensors of nephron cells, responding to fluid movements by triggering signal transduction. The impaired functioning of primary cilia leads to formation of cysts which in turn contribute to development of diverse renal diseases, including kidney ciliopathies and renal cancer. Here, we review current knowledge on the role of ciliary genes in kidney ciliopathies and renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Special focus is given on the impact of mutations and altered expression of ciliary genes (e.g., encoding polycystins, nephrocystins, Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) proteins, ALS1, Oral-facial-digital syndrome 1 (OFD1) and others) in polycystic kidney disease and nephronophthisis, as well as rare genetic disorders, including syndromes of Joubert, Meckel-Gruber, Bardet-Biedl, Senior-Loken, Alström, Orofaciodigital syndrome type I and cranioectodermal dysplasia. We also show that RCC and classic kidney ciliopathies share commonly disturbed genes affecting cilia function, including VHL (von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor), PKD1 (polycystin 1, transient receptor potential channel interacting) and PKD2 (polycystin 2, transient receptor potential cation channel). Finally, we discuss the significance of ciliary genes as diagnostic and prognostic markers, as well as therapeutic targets in ciliopathies and cancer.
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The retina is the light sensitive part of the eye and nervous tissue that have been used extensively to characterize the function of the central nervous system. The retina has a central position both in fundamental biology and in the physiopathology of neurodegenerative diseases. We address the contribution of functional genomics to the understanding of retinal biology by reviewing key events in their historical perspective as an introduction to major findings that were obtained through the study of the retina using genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics. We illustrate our purpose by showing that most of the genes of interest for retinal development and those involved in inherited retinal degenerations have a restricted expression to the retina and most particularly to photoreceptors cells. We show that the exponential growth of data generated by functional genomics is a future challenge not only in terms of storage but also in terms of accessibility to the scientific community of retinal biologists in the future. Finally, we emphasize on novel perspectives that emerge from the development of redox-proteomics, the new frontier in retinal biology.
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- Frédéric Blond
- Department of Genetics, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 17 rue Moreau, F-75012 Paris, France.
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- Department of Genetics, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 17 rue Moreau, F-75012 Paris, France.
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Primary cilia are microtubule-based organelles protruding from the surface of almost all vertebrate cells. This organelle represents the cell’s antenna which acts as a communication hub to transfer extracellular signals into intracellular responses during development and in tissue homeostasis. Recently, it has been shown that loss of cilia negatively regulates autophagy, the main catabolic route of the cell, probably utilizing the autophagic machinery localized at the peri-ciliary compartment. On the other side, autophagy influences ciliogenesis in a context-dependent manner, possibly to ensure that the sensing organelle is properly formed in a feedback loop model. In this review we discuss the recent literature and propose that the autophagic machinery and the ciliary proteins are functionally strictly related to control both autophagy and ciliogenesis. Moreover, we report examples of diseases associated with autophagic defects which cause cilia abnormalities, and propose and discuss the hypothesis that, at least some of the clinical manifestations observed in human diseases associated to ciliary disfunction may be the result of a perturbed autophagy.
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Nigam A, Knoers NVAM, Renkema KY. Impact of next generation sequencing on our understanding of CAKUT. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2019; 91:104-10. [PMID: 30172048 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2018.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2017] [Revised: 08/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Congenital abnormalities of the kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) form the leading cause of pediatric end-stage renal disease. Knowledge on the molecular mechanisms that underlie CAKUT leads to the improvement of DNA diagnostics and counseling regarding prognosis and recurrence risk estimation for CAKUT patients and their relatives. Implementation of next generation sequencing in research and diagnostic settings has led to the identification of the molecular basis of many developmental diseases. In this review, we summarize the efforts on next generation sequencing in CAKUT research and we discuss how next generation sequencing added to our understanding of CAKUT genetics. Although next generation sequencing has certainly proven to be a game changer in the field of disease gene identification and novel CAKUT-causing gene variants have been identified, most CAKUT cases still remain unsolved. Occurring with genetic and phenotypic heterogeneity along with incomplete penetrance, the identification of CAKUT etiology poses many challenges. We see great potential for combined -omics approaches that include next generation sequencing in the identification of CAKUT-specific biomarkers, which is necessary to optimize the care for CAKUT patients.
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The presence of single, non-motile “primary” cilia on the surface of epithelial cells has been well described since the 1960s. However, for decades these organelles were believed to be vestigial, with no remaining function, having lost their motility. It wasn't until 2003, with the discovery that proteins responsible for transport along the primary cilium are essential for hedgehog signaling in mice, that the fundamental importance of primary cilia in signal transduction was realized. Little more than a decade later, it is now clear that the vast majority of signaling pathways in vertebrates function through the primary cilium. This has led to the adoption of the term “the cells's antenna” as a description for the primary cilium. Primary cilia are particularly important during development, playing fundamental roles in embryonic patterning and organogenesis, with a suite of inherited developmental disorders known as the “ciliopathies” resulting from mutations in genes encoding cilia proteins. This review summarizes our current understanding of the role of these fascinating organelles in a wide range of signaling pathways.
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- Gabrielle Wheway
- Department of Applied Science, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, Centre for Research in Biosciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Applied Science, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, Centre for Research in Biosciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Department of Applied Science, Faculty of Health and Applied Sciences, Centre for Research in Biosciences, University of the West of England, Bristol, United Kingdom
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Iaconis D, Monti M, Renda M, van Koppen A, Tammaro R, Chiaravalli M, Cozzolino F, Pignata P, Crina C, Pucci P, Boletta A, Belcastro V, Giles RH, Surace EM, Gallo S, Pende M, Franco B. The centrosomal OFD1 protein interacts with the translation machinery and regulates the synthesis of specific targets. Sci Rep 2017; 7:1224. [PMID: 28450740 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-01156-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 03/08/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Protein synthesis is traditionally associated with specific cytoplasmic compartments. We now show that OFD1, a centrosomal/basal body protein, interacts with components of the Preinitiation complex of translation (PIC) and of the eukaryotic Initiation Factor (eIF)4F complex and modulates the translation of specific mRNA targets in the kidney. We demonstrate that OFD1 cooperates with the mRNA binding protein Bicc1 to functionally control the protein synthesis machinery at the centrosome where also the PIC and eIF4F components were shown to localize in mammalian cells. Interestingly, Ofd1 and Bicc1 are both involved in renal cystogenesis and selected targets were shown to accumulate in two models of inherited renal cystic disease. Our results suggest a possible role for the centrosome as a specialized station to modulate translation for specific functions of the nearby ciliary structures and may provide functional clues for the understanding of renal cystic disease.
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Abramowicz I, Carpenter G, Alfieri M, Colnaghi R, Outwin E, Parent P, Thauvin-Robinet C, Iaconis D, Franco B, O'Driscoll M. Oral-facial-digital syndrome type I cells exhibit impaired DNA repair; unanticipated consequences of defective OFD1 outside of the cilia network. Hum Mol Genet 2017; 26:19-32. [PMID: 27798113 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddw364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/18/2016] [Indexed: 02/11/2024] Open
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Defects in OFD1 underlie the clinically complex ciliopathy, Oral-Facial-Digital syndrome Type I (OFD Type I). Our understanding of the molecular, cellular and clinical consequences of impaired OFD1 originates from its characterised roles at the centrosome/basal body/cilia network. Nonetheless, the first described OFD1 interactors were components of the TIP60 histone acetyltransferase complex. We find that OFD1 can also localise to chromatin and its reduced expression is associated with mis-localization of TIP60 in patient-derived cell lines. TIP60 plays important roles in controlling DNA repair. OFD Type I cells exhibit reduced histone acetylation and altered chromatin dynamics in response to DNA double strand breaks (DSBs). Furthermore, reduced OFD1 impaired DSB repair via homologous recombination repair (HRR). OFD1 loss also adversely impacted upon the DSB-induced G2-M checkpoint, inducing a hypersensitive and prolonged arrest. Our findings show that OFD Type I patient cells have pronounced defects in the DSB-induced histone modification, chromatin remodelling and DSB-repair via HRR; effectively phenocopying loss of TIP60. These data extend our knowledge of the molecular and cellular consequences of impaired OFD1, demonstrating that loss of OFD1 can negatively impact upon important nuclear events; chromatin plasticity and DNA repair.
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- Iga Abramowicz
- Human DNA damage Response Disorders Group, Genome Damage & Stability Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK
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- Human DNA damage Response Disorders Group, Genome Damage & Stability Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK
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- Human DNA damage Response Disorders Group, Genome Damage & Stability Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK
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- Human DNA damage Response Disorders Group, Genome Damage & Stability Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK
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- Service de Génétique, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Brest, France
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- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Naples, Italy
- Department of Medical Translational Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Human DNA damage Response Disorders Group, Genome Damage & Stability Centre, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK
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Oral-facial-digital syndromes (OFDS) represent a heterogeneous group of rare developmental disorders affecting the mouth, the face and the digits. Additional signs may involve brain, kidneys and other organs thus better defining the different clinical subtypes. With the exception of OFD types I and VIII, which are X-linked, the majority of OFDS is transmitted as an autosomal recessive syndrome. A number of genes have already found to be mutated in OFDS and most of the encoded proteins are predicted or proven to be involved in primary cilia/basal body function. Preliminary data indicate a physical interaction among some of those proteins and future studies will clarify whether all OFDS proteins are part of a network functionally connected to cilia. Mutations in some of the genes can also lead to other types of ciliopathies with partially overlapping phenotypes, such as Joubert syndrome (JS) and Meckel syndrome (MKS), supporting the concept that cilia-related diseases might be a continuous spectrum of the same phenotype with different degrees of severity. To date, seven of the described OFDS still await a molecular definition and two unclassified forms need further clinical and molecular validation. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) approaches are expected to shed light on how many OFDS geneticists should consider while evaluating oral-facial-digital cases. Functional studies will establish whether the non-ciliary functions of the transcripts mutated in OFDS might contribute to any of the phenotypic abnormalities observed in OFDS.
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- Brunella Franco
- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Via Campi Flegrei 34, Pozzuoli, 80078 Naples, Italy ; Medical Genetics, Department of Medical Translational Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- EA GAD, IFR Santé-STIC, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France ; Centre de Référence Maladies Rares « Anomalies du Développement et Syndromes malformatifs » de l'Est, Centre de Génétique et Pédiatrie 1, Hôpital d'Enfants, CHU Dijon, Dijon, France
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Hakim S, Dyson JM, Feeney SJ, Davies EM, Sriratana A, Koenig MN, Plotnikova OV, Smyth IM, Ricardo SD, Hobbs RM, Mitchell CA. Inpp5e suppresses polycystic kidney disease via inhibition of PI3K/Akt-dependent mTORC1 signaling. Hum Mol Genet 2016; 25:2295-2313. [PMID: 27056978 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddw097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2016] [Accepted: 03/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a common cause of renal failure with few effective treatments. INPP5E is an inositol polyphosphate 5-phosphatase that dephosphorylates phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)-generated PI(3,4,5)P3 and is mutated in ciliopathy syndromes. Germline Inpp5e deletion is embryonically lethal, attributed to cilia stability defects, and is associated with polycystic kidneys. However, the molecular mechanisms responsible for PKD development upon Inpp5e loss remain unknown. Here, we show conditional inactivation of Inpp5e in mouse kidney epithelium results in severe PKD and renal failure, associated with a partial reduction in cilia number and hyperactivation of PI3K/Akt and downstream mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) signaling. Treatment with an mTORC1 inhibitor improved kidney morphology and function, but did not affect cilia number or length. Therefore, we identify Inpp5e as an essential inhibitor of the PI3K/Akt/mTORC1 signaling axis in renal epithelial cells, and demonstrate a critical role for Inpp5e-dependent mTORC1 regulation in PKD suppression.
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- Sandra Hakim
- Cancer Program, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Cancer Program, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Cancer Program, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Cancer Program, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Cancer Program, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Cancer Program, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Cancer Program, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Cancer Program, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia Development and Stem Cell program, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Development and Stem Cell program, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Development and Stem Cell program, Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Cancer Program, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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San Agustin JT, Klena N, Granath K, Panigrahy A, Stewart E, Devine W, Strittmatter L, Jonassen JA, Liu X, Lo CW, Pazour GJ. Genetic link between renal birth defects and congenital heart disease. Nat Commun 2016; 7:11103. [PMID: 27002738 PMCID: PMC4804176 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Structural birth defects in the kidney and urinary tract are observed in 0.5% of live births and are a major cause of end-stage renal disease, but their genetic aetiology is not well understood. Here we analyse 135 lines of mice identified in large-scale mouse mutagenesis screen and show that 29% of mutations causing congenital heart disease (CHD) also cause renal anomalies. The renal anomalies included duplex and multiplex kidneys, renal agenesis, hydronephrosis and cystic kidney disease. To assess the clinical relevance of these findings, we examined patients with CHD and observed a 30% co-occurrence of renal anomalies of a similar spectrum. Together, these findings demonstrate a common shared genetic aetiology for CHD and renal anomalies, indicating that CHD patients are at increased risk for complications from renal anomalies. This collection of mutant mouse models provides a resource for further studies to elucidate the developmental link between renal anomalies and CHD.
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- Jovenal T San Agustin
- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Biotech II, Suite 213 373 Plantation Street Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, University of Pittsburgh, 8111 Rangos Research Center, 530 45th Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, University of Pittsburgh, 8111 Rangos Research Center, 530 45th Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital Drive 45th Street and Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital Drive 45th Street and Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201, USA
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- Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Children's Hospital Drive 45th Street and Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201, USA
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- Electron Microscopy Core, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Physiological Systems, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, Massachusetts 01655, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, University of Pittsburgh, 8111 Rangos Research Center, 530 45th Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201, USA
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- Department of Developmental Biology, University of Pittsburgh, 8111 Rangos Research Center, 530 45th Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201, USA
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- Program in Molecular Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Biotech II, Suite 213 373 Plantation Street Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, USA
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Iervolino A, Trepiccione F, Petrillo F, Spagnuolo M, Scarfò M, Frezzetti D, De Vita G, De Felice M, Capasso G. Selective dicer suppression in the kidney alters GSK3β/β-catenin pathways promoting a glomerulocystic disease. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0119142. [PMID: 25799508 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2014] [Accepted: 01/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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Dicer is a crucial enzyme for the maturation of miRNAs. Mutations in the Dicer gene are highly associated with Pleuro Pulmonary Blastoma-Family Dysplasia Syndrome (PPB-FDS, OMIM 601200), recently proposed to be renamed Dicer syndrome. Aside from the pulmonary phenotype (blastoma), renal nephroma and thyroid goiter are frequently part of Dicer syndrome. To investigate the renal phenotype, conditional knockout (cKO) mice for Dicer in Pax8 expressing cells were generated. Dicer cKO mice progressively develop a glomerulocystic phenotype coupled with urinary concentration impairment, proteinuria and severe renal failure. Higher cellular turnover of the parietal cells of Bowman's capsule precedes the development of the cysts and the primary cilium progressively disappears with cyst-enlargement. Upregulation of GSK3β precedes the development of the glomerulocystic phenotype. Downregulation of β-catenin in the renal cortex and its cytosolic removal in the cells lining the cysts may be associated with observed accumulation of GSK3β. Alterations of β-catenin regulating pathways could promote cystic degeneration as in other models. Thus, miRNAs are fundamental in preserving renal morphology and function. Alteration of the GSK3β/β-catenin pathway could be a crucial mechanism linking miRNA dysregulation and the development of a glomerulocystic disease.
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Jerman S, Ward HH, Lee R, Lopes CAM, Fry AM, MacDougall M, Wandinger-Ness A. OFD1 and flotillins are integral components of a ciliary signaling protein complex organized by polycystins in renal epithelia and odontoblasts. PLoS One 2014; 9:e106330. [PMID: 25180832 PMCID: PMC4152239 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2014] [Accepted: 07/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Mutation of the X-linked oral-facial-digital syndrome type 1 (OFD1) gene is embryonic lethal in males and results in craniofacial malformations and adult onset polycystic kidney disease in females. While the OFD1 protein localizes to centriolar satellites, centrosomes and basal bodies, its cellular function and how it relates to cystic kidney disease is largely unknown. Here, we demonstrate that OFD1 is assembled into a protein complex that is localized to the primary cilium and contains the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and domain organizing flotillin proteins. This protein complex, which has similarity to a basolateral adhesion domain formed during cell polarization, also contains the polycystin proteins that when mutant cause autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD). Importantly, in human ADPKD cells where mutant polycystin-1 fails to localize to cilia, there is a concomitant loss of localization of polycystin-2, OFD1, EGFR and flotillin-1 to cilia. Together, these data suggest that polycystins are necessary for assembly of a novel flotillin-containing ciliary signaling complex and provide a molecular rationale for the common renal pathologies caused by OFD1 and PKD mutations.
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- Stephanie Jerman
- Department of Pathology MSC08-4640 and Cancer Research and Treatment Center, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology MSC10-5550, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology MSC08-4640 and Cancer Research and Treatment Center, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Oral Health Research & Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology MSC08-4640 and Cancer Research and Treatment Center, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
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Lee YL, Santé J, Comerci CJ, Cyge B, Menezes LF, Li FQ, Germino GG, Moerner WE, Takemaru KI, Stearns T. Cby1 promotes Ahi1 recruitment to a ring-shaped domain at the centriole-cilium interface and facilitates proper cilium formation and function. Mol Biol Cell 2014; 25:2919-33. [PMID: 25103236 PMCID: PMC4230582 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e14-02-0735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Cby1 localizes to centrioles and antagonizes canonical Wnt signaling. Cby1−/− mice have cystic kidneys, and Cby1 facilitates primary cilium formation and ciliary recruitment of Arl13b. Cby1 localizes to a distal centriolar domain with Ofd1 and Ahi1, and the amount of Ahi1 at the transition zone is reduced in Cby1−/− cells. Defects in centrosome and cilium function are associated with phenotypically related syndromes called ciliopathies. Cby1, the mammalian orthologue of the Drosophila Chibby protein, localizes to mature centrioles, is important for ciliogenesis in multiciliated airway epithelia in mice, and antagonizes canonical Wnt signaling via direct regulation of β-catenin. We report that deletion of the mouse Cby1 gene results in cystic kidneys, a phenotype common to ciliopathies, and that Cby1 facilitates the formation of primary cilia and ciliary recruitment of the Joubert syndrome protein Arl13b. Localization of Cby1 to the distal end of mature centrioles depends on the centriole protein Ofd1. Superresolution microscopy using both three-dimensional SIM and STED reveals that Cby1 localizes to an ∼250-nm ring at the distal end of the mature centriole, in close proximity to Ofd1 and Ahi1, a component of the transition zone between centriole and cilium. The amount of centriole-localized Ahi1, but not Ofd1, is reduced in Cby1−/− cells. This suggests that Cby1 is required for efficient recruitment of Ahi1, providing a possible molecular mechanism for the ciliogenesis defect in Cby1−/− cells.
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- Yin Loon Lee
- Department of Biology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Biology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794
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- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892
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- Department of Chemistry, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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- Department of Pharmacological Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY 11794
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- Department of Biology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305 Department of Genetics, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305
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Smock KJ, Agarwal AM, Lim MS, Tripp SR, Miles RR, Patel JL, Abromowitch M, Lones MA, Cairo MS, Perkins SL. Expression of Notch1 and mTOR pathway proteins in pediatric lymphoblastic lymphoma; a Children’s Oncology Group report. J Hematop 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s12308-014-0200-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Saraga M, Vukojević K, Krželj V, Puretić Z, Bočina I, Durdov MG, Weber S, Dworniczak B, Ljubanović DG, Saraga-Babić M. Mechanism of cystogenesis in nephrotic kidneys: a histopathological study. BMC Nephrol 2014; 15:3. [PMID: 24397250 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2369-15-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is pathological condition characterized by heavy proteinuria. Our study investigates hypothesis that change in cell proliferation of proximal tubules influences primary cilia structure and function and promotes cystogenesis in congenital nephrotic syndrome of the Finnish type (CNF) and focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). METHODS CNF kidneys were analyzed genetically. Proliferation (Ki-67), apoptosis (caspase-3), and primary cilia (α-tubulin) length and structure were analyzed immunohistochemically and ultrastructurally in healthy, CNF and FSGS kidneys. Cyst diameters were measured and correlated with proliferation index. RESULTS Proximal tubules cells of healthy kidneys did not proliferate. In nephrotic kidneys, tubules with apparently normal diameter covered by cuboidal/columnar epithelium (PTNC) contained 81.54% of proliferating cells in CNF and 36.18% in FSGS, while cysts covered with columnar epithelium (CC) contained 37.52% of proliferating cells in CNF and 45.23% in FSGS. The largest cysts, covered with squamous epithelium (CS) had 11.54% of proliferating cells in CNF and 13.76% in FSGS. Increase in cysts diameter correlated with changes in proliferation index, tubular cells shape, primary cilia formation and appearance of apoptotic cells. CONCLUSIONS We present a novel histopathological data on the structure and possible changes in function of tubular cell in NS kidneys during cystogenesis. We suggest existence of common principles of cystogenesis in CNF and FSGS kidneys, including serious disturbances of tubular cells proliferation and apoptosis, and faulty primary cilia signaling leading to deterioration of proteinuria in NS kidneys.
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Barker AR, Thomas R, Dawe HR. Meckel-Gruber syndrome and the role of primary cilia in kidney, skeleton, and central nervous system development. Organogenesis 2013; 10:96-107. [PMID: 24322779 DOI: 10.4161/org.27375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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The ciliopathies are a group of related inherited diseases characterized by malformations in organ development. The diseases affect multiple organ systems, with kidney, skeleton, and brain malformations frequently observed. Research over the last decade has revealed that these diseases are due to defects in primary cilia, essential sensory organelles found on most cells in the human body. Here we discuss the genetic and cell biological basis of one of the most severe ciliopathies, Meckel-Gruber syndrome, and explain how primary cilia contribute to the development of the affected organ systems.
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- Amy R Barker
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences; University of Exeter; Exeter, UK
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences; University of Exeter; Exeter, UK
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences; University of Exeter; Exeter, UK
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Autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease is the most common form of polycystic kidney disease in adults and is caused by a mutation in the polycystic kidney disease 1 or 2 genes, which encode, respectively, polycystin-1 and polycystin-2. Autophagy is present in polycystic kidneys in rat and mouse models of polycystic kidney disease. Autophagy has yet to be shown in human polycystic kidney disease kidneys. The mechanism of cyst growth has been studied extensively in vitro and in vivo. Multiple molecules and signaling pathways have been implicated in cyst growth including mammalian target of rapamycin, the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, vasopressin and cyclic adenosine monophosphate, epidermal growth factor and insulin-like growth factor tyrosine kinases, vascular endothelial growth factor, extracellular signal-related kinase, tumor necrosis factor-α, cyclin-dependent kinases, caspases and apoptosis, and cyclic adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinases. Many of the agents that inhibit these signaling pathways and slow cyst growth are also autophagy inducers such as mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors, cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors, caspase inhibitors, tyrosine kinase inhibitors, metformin, curcumin, and triptolide. There are reasons to believe that suppression of autophagy may play a role in cyst formation and growth. This review presents the hypothesis that suppression of autophagy may play a role in cyst formation and growth, based on the following: (1) many of the agents that protect against polycystic kidney disease also induce autophagy, (2) suppression of autophagy in polycystic kidney disease 1 knockout cells, (3) a defect in autophagy in congenital polycystic kidney mice with polycystic kidney disease, (4) how suppressed autophagy may relate to apoptosis in polycystic kidney disease, and (5) conditions with defective cilia, the ciliopathies, are associated with decreased autophagy.
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- Division of Renal Diseases and Hypertension, University of Colorado at Denver, Aurora, CO.
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Tang Z, Lin MG, Stowe TR, Chen S, Zhu M, Stearns T, Franco B, Zhong Q. Autophagy promotes primary ciliogenesis by removing OFD1 from centriolar satellites. Nature 2013; 502:254-7. [PMID: 24089205 PMCID: PMC4075283 DOI: 10.1038/nature12606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 305] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2012] [Accepted: 08/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The primary cilium is a microtubule-based organelle that functions in sensory and signalling pathways. Defects in ciliogenesis can lead to a group of genetic syndromes known as ciliopathies. However, the regulatory mechanisms of primary ciliogenesis in normal and cancer cells are incompletely understood. Here we demonstrate that autophagic degradation of a ciliopathy protein, OFD1 (oral-facial-digital syndrome 1), at centriolar satellites promotes primary cilium biogenesis. Autophagy is a catabolic pathway in which cytosol, damaged organelles and protein aggregates are engulfed in autophagosomes and delivered to lysosomes for destruction. We show that the population of OFD1 at the centriolar satellites is rapidly degraded by autophagy upon serum starvation. In autophagy-deficient Atg5 or Atg3 null mouse embryonic fibroblasts, OFD1 accumulates at centriolar satellites, leading to fewer and shorter primary cilia and a defective recruitment of BBS4 (Bardet-Biedl syndrome 4) to cilia. These defects are fully rescued by OFD1 partial knockdown that reduces the population of OFD1 at centriolar satellites. More strikingly, OFD1 depletion at centriolar satellites promotes cilia formation in both cycling cells and transformed breast cancer MCF7 cells that normally do not form cilia. This work reveals that removal of OFD1 by autophagy at centriolar satellites represents a general mechanism to promote ciliogenesis in mammalian cells. These findings define a newly recognized role of autophagy in organelle biogenesis.
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- Zaiming Tang
- Center for Autophagy Research, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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Burkhalter MD, Fralish GB, Premont RT, Caron MG, Philipp M. Grk5l controls heart development by limiting mTOR signaling during symmetry breaking. Cell Rep 2013; 4:625-32. [PMID: 23972986 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2013.07.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2012] [Revised: 06/27/2013] [Accepted: 07/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The correct asymmetric placement of inner organs is termed situs solitus and is determined early during development. Failure in symmetry breaking results in conditions ranging from randomized organ arrangement to a complete mirror image, often accompanied by severe congenital heart defects (CHDs). We found that the zebrafish homolog of mammalian G protein-coupled receptor kinase 5 (GRK5) employs noncanonical, receptor-independent functions to secure symmetry breaking. Knockdown of GRK5's closest homolog in zebrafish embryos, Grk5l, is sufficient to randomize cardiac looping and left-right asymmetry. Mechanistically, we found that loss of GRK5 increases mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) activity. This causes elongation of motile cilia in the organ of laterality, a consequence that is known to be sufficient to trigger aberrant organ arrangement. By fine-tuning mTORC1, GRK5 thus serves an unanticipated function during early development, besides its well-characterized role in the adult heart. These findings could implicate GRK5 as a susceptibility allele for certain cases of CHD.
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- Martin D Burkhalter
- Leibniz Institute for Age Research, Fritz Lippmann Institute, 07745 Jena, Germany
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Di Gioia SA, Letteboer SJF, Kostic C, Bandah-Rozenfeld D, Hetterschijt L, Sharon D, Arsenijevic Y, Roepman R, Rivolta C. FAM161A, associated with retinitis pigmentosa, is a component of the cilia-basal body complex and interacts with proteins involved in ciliopathies. Hum Mol Genet 2012; 21:5174-84. [PMID: 22940612 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/dds368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is a retinal degenerative disease characterized by the progressive loss of photoreceptors. We have previously demonstrated that RP can be caused by recessive mutations in the human FAM161A gene, encoding a protein with unknown function that contains a conserved region shared only with a distant paralog, FAM161B. In this study, we show that FAM161A localizes at the base of the photoreceptor connecting cilium in human, mouse and rat. Furthermore, it is also present at the ciliary basal body in ciliated mammalian cells, both in native conditions and upon the expression of recombinant tagged proteins. Yeast two-hybrid analysis of binary interactions between FAM161A and an array of ciliary and ciliopathy-associated proteins reveals direct interaction with lebercilin, CEP290, OFD1 and SDCCAG8, all involved in hereditary retinal degeneration. These interactions are mediated by the C-terminal moiety of FAM161A, as demonstrated by pull-down experiments in cultured cell lines and in bovine retinal extracts. As other ciliary proteins, FAM161A can also interact with the microtubules and organize itself into microtubule-dependent intracellular networks. Moreover, small interfering RNA-mediated depletion of FAM161A transcripts in cultured cells causes the reduction in assembled primary cilia. Taken together, these data indicate that FAM161A-associated RP can be considered as a novel retinal ciliopathy and that its molecular pathogenesis may be related to other ciliopathies.
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Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is a multiorgan hamartomatous disease caused by loss of function mutations of either the TSC1 or TSC2 genes. Neurological symptoms of TSC predominate in younger patients, but renal pathologies are a serious aspect of the disease in older children and adults. To study TSC pathogenesis in the kidney, we inactivated the mouse Tsc1 gene in the distal convoluted tubules (DCT). At young ages, Tsc1 conditional knockout (CKO) mice have enlarged kidneys and mild cystogenesis with increased mammalian target of rapamycin complex (mTORC)1 but decreased mTORC2 signaling. Treatment with the mTORC1 inhibitor rapamycin reduces kidney size and cystogenesis. Rapamycin withdrawal led to massive cystogenesis involving both distal as well as proximal tubules. To assess the contribution of decreased mTORC2 signaling in kidney pathogenesis, we also generated Rictor CKO mice. These animals did not have any detectable kidney pathology. Finally, we examined primary cilia in the DCT. Cilia were longer in Tsc1 CKO mice, and rapamycin treatment returned cilia length to normal. Rictor CKO mice had normal cilia in the DCT. Overall, our findings suggest that loss of the Tsc1 gene in the DCT is sufficient for renal cystogenesis. This cytogenesis appears to be mTORC1 but not mTORC2 dependent. Intriguingly, the mechanism may be cell autonomous as well as non-cell autonomous and possibly involves the length and function of primary cilia.
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- Eric A Armour
- Department of Neurology and Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
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Berbari NF, Kin NW, Sharma N, Michaud EJ, Kesterson RA, Yoder BK. Mutations in Traf3ip1 reveal defects in ciliogenesis, embryonic development, and altered cell size regulation. Dev Biol 2011; 360:66-76. [PMID: 21945076 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2011.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2010] [Revised: 08/12/2011] [Accepted: 09/05/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Tumor necrosis factor alpha receptor 3 interacting protein 1 (Traf3ip1), also known as MIPT3, was initially characterized through its interactions with tubulin, actin, TNFR-associated factor-3 (Traf3), IL-13R1, and DISC1. It functions as an inhibitor of IL-13-mediated phosphorylation of Stat6 and in sequestration of Traf3 and DISC1 to the cytoskeleton. Studies of the Traf3ip1 homologs in C. elegans (DYF-11), Zebrafish (elipsa), and Chlamydomonas (IFT54) revealed that the protein localizes to the cilium and is required for ciliogenesis. Similar localization data has now been reported for mammalian Traf3ip1. This raises the possibility that Traf3ip1 has an evolutionarily conserved role in mammalian ciliogenesis in addition to its previously indicated functions. To evaluate this possibility, a Traf3ip1 mutant mouse line was generated. Traf3ip1 mutant cells are unable to form cilia. Homozygous Traf3ip1 mutant mice are not viable and have both neural developmental defects and polydactyly, phenotypes typical of mouse mutants with ciliary assembly defects. Furthermore, in Traf3ip1 mutants the hedgehog pathway is disrupted, as evidenced by abnormal dorsal-ventral neural tube patterning and diminished expression of a hedgehog reporter. Analysis of the canonical Wnt pathway indicates that it was largely unaffected; however, specific domains in the pharyngeal arches have elevated levels of reporter activity. Interestingly, Traf3ip1 mutant embryos and cells failed to show alterations in IL-13 signaling, one of the pathways associated with its initial discovery. Novel phenotypes observed in Traf3ip1 mutant cells include elevated cytosolic levels of acetylated microtubules and a marked increase in cell size in culture. The enlarged Traf3ip1 mutant cell size was associated with elevated basal mTor pathway activity. Taken together, these data demonstrate that Traf3ip1 function is highly conserved in ciliogenesis and is important for proper regulation of a number of essential developmental and cellular pathways. The Traf3ip1 mutant mouse and cell lines will provide valuable resources to assess cilia function in mammalian development and also serve as a tool to explore the potential connections between cilia and cytoskeletal dynamics, mTor regulation, and cell volume control.
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- Nicolas F Berbari
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
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Winyard P, Jenkins D. Putative roles of cilia in polycystic kidney disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2011; 1812:1256-62. [PMID: 21586324 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2011.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2010] [Revised: 04/18/2011] [Accepted: 04/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The last 10 years has witnessed an explosion in research into roles of cilia in cystic renal disease. Cilia are membrane-enclosed finger-like projections from the cell, usually on the apical surface or facing into a lumen, duct or airway. Ten years ago, the major recognised functions related to classical "9+2" cilia in the respiratory and reproductive tracts, where co-ordinated beating clears secretions and assists fertilisation respectively. Primary cilia, which have a "9+0" arrangement lacking the central microtubules, were anatomical curiosities but several lines of evidence have implicated them in both true polycystic kidney disease and other cystic renal conditions: ranging from the homology between Caenorhabditis elegans proteins expressed on sensory cilia to mammalian polycystic kidney disease (PKD) 1 and 2 proteins, through the discovery that orpk cystic mice have structurally abnormal cilia to numerous recent studies wherein expression of nearly all cyst-associated proteins has been reported in the cilia or its basal body. Functional studies implicate primary cilia in mechanosensation, photoreception and chemosensation but it is the first of these which appears most important in polycystic kidney disease: in the simplest model, fluid flow across the apical surface of renal cells bends the cilia and induces calcium influx, and this is perturbed in polycystic kidney disease. Downstream effects include changes in cell differentiation and polarity. Pathways such as hedgehog and Wnt signalling may also be regulated by cilia. These data support important roles for cilia in the pathogenesis of cystic kidney diseases but one must not forget that the classic polycystic kidney disease proteins are expressed in several other locations where they may have equally important roles, such as in cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, whilst it is not just aberrant cilia signalling that can lead to de-differentiation, loss of polarity and other characteristic features of polycystic kidney disease. Understanding how cilia fit into the other aspects of polycystic kidney disease biology is the challenge for the next decade. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Polycystic Kidney Disease.
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- Paul Winyard
- UCL Institute of Child Health, London, WC1N 1EH, UK
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D'Angelo A, Franco B. The primary cilium in different tissues-lessons from patients and animal models. Pediatr Nephrol 2011; 26:655-62. [PMID: 20890766 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-010-1650-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2010] [Revised: 07/22/2010] [Accepted: 08/11/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Primary cilia are specialized organelles consisting of an axoneme anchored to the plasma membrane through the basal body consisting of two centrioles. They protrude from the cell surface of almost all mammalian cells. Mutations in genes encoding for ciliary proteins cause ciliopathies, which are characterized by a wide spectrum of phenotypes, including polycystic kidney, hepatic disease, malformations in the central nervous system, skeletal defects, retinal degeneration, and obesity. Both clinical studies and animal models have revealed that during embryogenesis, primary cilium play an essential role in defining the correct patterning of the body. In this study, we focused our attention on the tissues mainly affected in ciliopathies, such as the kidney, liver, and central nervous system. Emerging studies reveal that the primary cilium may play similar roles, leading to distinct functions according to the different cell type and developmental stages. The state of the art in primary cilia studies reveals a very complex role. The aim of this review is to evaluate the recent advances in the function of primary cilia in different tissues, underlining similarities and differences.
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- Anna D'Angelo
- Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine, Via Pietro Castellino, Naples, Italy
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Lopes CAM, Prosser SL, Romio L, Hirst RA, O'Callaghan C, Woolf AS, Fry AM. Centriolar satellites are assembly points for proteins implicated in human ciliopathies, including oral-facial-digital syndrome 1. J Cell Sci 2011; 124:600-12. [PMID: 21266464 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.077156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Ciliopathies are caused by mutations in genes encoding proteins required for cilia organization or function. We show through colocalization with PCM-1, that OFD1 (the product of the gene mutated in oral-facial-digital syndrome 1) as well as BBS4 and CEP290 (proteins encoded by other ciliopathy genes) are primarily components of centriolar satellites, the particles surrounding centrosomes and basal bodies. RNA interference experiments reveal that satellite integrity is mutually dependent upon each of these proteins. Upon satellite dispersal, through mitosis or forced microtubule depolymerization, OFD1 and CEP290 remain centrosomal, whereas BBS4 and PCM-1 do not. OFD1 interacts via its fifth coiled-coil motif with the N-terminal coiled-coil domain of PCM-1, which itself interacts via its C-terminal non-coiled-coil region with BBS4. OFD1 localization to satellites requires its N-terminal region, encompassing the LisH motif, whereas expression of OFD1 C-terminal constructs causes PCM-1 and CEP290 mislocalization. Moreover, in embryonic zebrafish, OFD1 and BBS4 functionally synergize, determining morphogenesis. Our observation that satellites are assembly points for several mutually dependent ciliopathy proteins provides a further possible explanation as to why the clinical spectrum of OFD1, Bardet-Biedl and Joubert syndromes overlap. Furthermore, definition of how OFD1 and PCM-1 interact helps explain why different OFD1 mutations lead to clinically variable phenotypes.
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- Carla A M Lopes
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, Lancaster Road, Leicester LE1 9HN, UK
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