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Beznoussenko GV, Parashuraman S, Rizzo R, Polishchuk R, Martella O, Di Giandomenico D, Fusella A, Spaar A, Sallese M, Capestrano MG, Pavelka M, Vos MR, Rikers YGM, Helms V, Mironov AA, Luini A. Transport of soluble proteins through the Golgi occurs by diffusion via continuities across cisternae. eLife 2014; 3:e02009. [PMID: 24867214 PMCID: PMC4070021 DOI: 10.7554/elife.02009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [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: 12/04/2013] [Accepted: 05/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The mechanism of transport through the Golgi complex is not completely understood, insofar as no single transport mechanism appears to account for all of the observations. Here, we compare the transport of soluble secretory proteins (albumin and α1-antitrypsin) with that of supramolecular cargoes (e.g., procollagen) that are proposed to traverse the Golgi by compartment progression-maturation. We show that these soluble proteins traverse the Golgi much faster than procollagen while moving through the same stack. Moreover, we present kinetic and morphological observations that indicate that albumin transport occurs by diffusion via intercisternal continuities. These data provide evidence for a transport mechanism that applies to a major class of secretory proteins and indicate the co-existence of multiple intra-Golgi trafficking modes.
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- Galina V Beznoussenko
- Fondazione IFOM, Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare (IFOM-IEO Campus), Milan, Italy
- Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy
- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR-IBP), Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR-IBP), Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy
- Telethon Institute for Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Ultrastructure Research, Center for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Bioinformatics, Saarland University, Saarbruecken, Germany
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- Fondazione IFOM, Istituto FIRC di Oncologia Molecolare (IFOM-IEO Campus), Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Italy
- Institute of Protein Biochemistry, Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR-IBP), Naples, Italy
- Telethon Institute for Genetics and Medicine (TIGEM), Naples, Italy
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Venditti R, Scanu T, Santoro M, Di Tullio G, Spaar A, Gaibisso R, Beznoussenko GV, Mironov AA, Mironov A, Zelante L, Piemontese MR, Notarangelo A, Malhotra V, Vertel BM, Wilson C, De Matteis MA. Sedlin controls the ER export of procollagen by regulating the Sar1 cycle. Science 2012; 337:1668-72. [PMID: 23019651 DOI: 10.1126/science.1224947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Abstract
Newly synthesized proteins exit the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) via coat protein complex II (COPII) vesicles. Procollagen (PC), however, forms prefibrils that are too large to fit into typical COPII vesicles; PC thus needs large transport carriers, which we term megacarriers. TANGO1 assists PC packing, but its role in promoting the growth of megacarriers is not known. We found that TANGO1 recruited Sedlin, a TRAPP component that is defective in spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia tarda (SEDT), and that Sedlin was required for the ER export of PC. Sedlin bound and promoted efficient cycling of Sar1, a guanosine triphosphatase that can constrict membranes, and thus allowed nascent carriers to grow and incorporate PC prefibrils. This joint action of TANGO1 and Sedlin sustained the ER export of PC, and its derangement may explain the defective chondrogenesis underlying SEDT.
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Gad AKB, Rönnlund D, Spaar A, Savchenko AA, Petranyi G, Blom H, Szekely L, Widengren J, Aspenström P. Rho GTPases link cellular contractile force to the density and distribution of nanoscale adhesions. FASEB J 2012; 26:2374-82. [PMID: 22371528 DOI: 10.1096/fj.11-195800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
The ability of cells to adhere and to exert contractile forces governs their capacity to move within an organism. The cytoskeletal regulators of the Rho GTPase proteins are involved in control of the contractile forces of cells. To elucidate the basis of cell migration, we analyzed contractile forces and nanoscale adhesion-related particles in single cells expressing constitutively active variants of Rho GTPases by using traction-force microscopy and ultra-high-resolution stimulated emission depletion microscopy, respectively. RhoAV14 induced large increases in the contractile forces of single cells, with Rac1L61 and RhoDV26 having more moderate effects. The RhoAV14- and RhoDV26-induced forces showed similar spatial distributions and were accompanied by reduced or unaltered cell spreading. In contrast, the Rac1L61-induced force had different, scattered, force distributions that were linked to increased cell spreading. All three of these Rho GTPase activities caused a loss of thick stress fibers and focal adhesions and a more homogenous distribution of nanoscale adhesion-related particles over the ventral surface of the cells. Interestingly, only RhoAV14 increased the density of these particles. Our data suggest a Rac1-specific mode for cells to generate contractile forces. Importantly, increased density and a more homogenous distribution of these small adhesion-related particles promote cellular contractile forces.
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- Annica K B Gad
- Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Nobels v. 16, Box 280, Karolinska Institutet, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Spaar A. [Not Available]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2011; 100:317-318. [PMID: 21365565 DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a000455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- A Spaar
- Horten-Zentrum für praxisorientierte Forschung und Wissenstransfer, Zürich.
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Spaar A. [Not Available]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2011; 100:111-112. [PMID: 21249639 DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a000415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- A Spaar
- Horten-Zentrum für praxisorientierte Forschung und Wissenstransfer, Zürich
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Spaar A. [Not Available]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2011; 100:109-110. [PMID: 21249638 DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a000414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- A Spaar
- Horten-Zentrum für praxisorientierte Forschung und Wissenstransfer, Zürich
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Spaar A. [Migraine and risk of haemorrhagic stroke in women]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2011; 100:49-50. [PMID: 21210362 DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a000407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- A Spaar
- Horten-Zentrum für praxisorientierte Forschung und Wissenstransfer, Zürich.
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Spaar A. [Significance of fruit and vegetable consumption in the rise of diabetes mellitus type 2]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2010; 99:1512-1513. [PMID: 21125537 DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a000325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- A Spaar
- Horten-Zentrum für praxisorientierte Forschung und Wissenstransfer, Zürich.
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Spaar A. [Differences in breast cancer mortality in 30 European countries over 17 years]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2010; 99:1514-1515. [PMID: 21125538 DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a000326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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- A Spaar
- Horten-Zentrum für praxisorientierte Forschung und Wissenstransfer, Zürich.
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Spaar A, Graber C, Dabis F, Coutsoudis A, Bachmann L, McIntyre J, Schechter M, Prozesky HW, Tuboi S, Dickinson D, Kumarasamy N, Pujdades-Rodriquez M, Sprinz E, Schilthuis HJ, Cahn P, Low N, Egger M. Prioritising prevention strategies for patients in antiretroviral treatment programmes in resource-limited settings. AIDS Care 2010; 22:775-83. [PMID: 20473792 DOI: 10.1080/09540120903349102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Expanded access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) offers opportunities to strengthen HIV prevention in resource-limited settings. We invited 27 ART programmes from urban settings in Africa, Asia and South America to participate in a survey, with the aim to examine what preventive services had been integrated in ART programmes. Twenty-two programmes participated; eight (36%) from South Africa, two from Brazil, two from Zambia and one each from Argentina, India, Thailand, Botswana, Ivory Coast, Malawi, Morocco, Uganda and Zimbabwe and one occupational programme of a brewery company included five countries (Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi). Twenty-one sites (96%) provided health education and social support, and 18 (82%) provided HIV testing and counselling. All sites encouraged disclosure of HIV infection to spouses and partners, but only 11 (50%) had a protocol for partner notification. Twenty-one sites (96%) supplied male condoms, seven (32%) female condoms and 20 (91%) provided prophylactic ART for the prevention of mother-to child transmission. Seven sites (33%) regularly screened for sexually transmitted infections (STI). Twelve sites (55%) were involved in activities aimed at women or adolescents, and 10 sites (46%) in activities aimed at serodiscordant couples. Stigma and discrimination, gender roles and funding constraints were perceived as the main obstacles to effective prevention in ART programmes. We conclude that preventive services in ART programmes in lower income countries focus on health education and the provision of social support and male condoms. Strategies that might be equally or more important in this setting, including partner notification, prompt diagnosis and treatment of STI and reduction of stigma in the community, have not been implemented widely.
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- A Spaar
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Switzerland
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Spaar A. [Unclear effect of calcium and vitamin D on cardiovascular health]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2010; 99:739-740. [PMID: 20533235 DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a000163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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- A Spaar
- Horten-Zentrum für praxisorientierte Forschung und Wissenstransfer, Zürich, Germany.
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Spaar A. [Not Available]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2010; 99:677-678. [PMID: 20506095 DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a000150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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- A Spaar
- Horten-Zentrum für praxisorientierte Forschung und Wissenstransfer, Zürich.
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Spaar A. [Not Available]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2010; 99:675-676. [PMID: 20506094 DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a000149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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- A Spaar
- Horten-Zentrum für praxisorientierte Forschung und Wissenstransfer, Zürich.
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Micaroni M, Perinetti G, Di Giandomenico D, Bianchi K, Spaar A, Mironov AA. Synchronous intra-Golgi transport induces the release of Ca2+ from the Golgi apparatus. Exp Cell Res 2010; 316:2071-86. [PMID: 20420828 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2010.04.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2009] [Revised: 03/10/2010] [Accepted: 04/20/2010] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
The mechanisms of secretory transport through the Golgi apparatus remain an issue of debate. The precise functional importance of calcium ions (Ca(2+)) for intra-Golgi transport has also been poorly studied. Here, using different approaches to measure free Ca(2+) concentrations in the cell cytosol ([Ca(2+)](cyt)) and inside the lumen of the Golgi apparatus ([Ca(2+)](GA)), we have revealed transient increases in [Ca(2+)](cyt) during the late phase of intra-Golgi transport that are concomitant with a decline in the maximal [Ca(2+)](GA) restoration ability. Thus, this redistribution of Ca(2+) from the Golgi apparatus into the cytosol during the movement of cargo through the Golgi apparatus appears to have a role in intra-Golgi transport, and mainly in the late Ca(2+)-dependent phase of SNARE-regulated fusion of Golgi compartments.
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- Massimo Micaroni
- Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, 66030 Santa Maria Imbaro (CH), Italy.
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Spaar A. [Association between sexual abuse and somatic disorders]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2010; 99:501-502. [PMID: 20391357 DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a000100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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- A Spaar
- Horten-Zentrum für praxisorientierte Forschung und Wissenstransfer, Zürich.
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Spaar A. [Life style changes and depot metformin on diabetes incidence?]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2010; 99:387-388. [PMID: 20235033 DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157/a000075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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- A Spaar
- Horten-Zentrum für praxisorientierte Forschung und Wissenstransfer, Bolleystrasse 40, Postfach Nord, 8091 Zürich.
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Spaar A. [Beginning of a nicotine substitute chewing gum before smoking cessation has to be finished is not more effective than at the start of the term]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2009; 98:1541-1542. [PMID: 20013693 DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157.98.25.1541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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- A Spaar
- Horten-Zentrum für praxisorientierte Forschung und Wissenstransfer, Zürich.
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Spaar A. [Uncertain effectiveness of low energy pulsed ultrasound therapy for more accelerated healing of fractures]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2009; 98:1468-1469. [PMID: 19953474 DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157.98.24.1468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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- A Spaar
- Horten-Zentrum für praxisorientierte Forschung und Wissenstransfer, Zürich.
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Spaar A. [Aspirin for the prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with peripheral artery disease]. Praxis (Bern 1994) 2009; 98:1315-1316. [PMID: 20029786 DOI: 10.1024/1661-8157.98.22.1315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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- A Spaar
- Horten-Zentrum für praxisorientierte Forschung und Wissenstransfer, Zürich.
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Harel M, Spaar A, Schreiber G. Fruitful and futile encounters along the association reaction between proteins. Biophys J 2009; 96:4237-48. [PMID: 19450494 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.02.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2008] [Revised: 02/02/2009] [Accepted: 02/20/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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The association reaction between pairs of proteins proceeds through an encounter complex that develops into the final complex. Here, we combined Brownian dynamics simulations with experimental studies to analyze the structures of the encounter complexes along the association reaction between TEM1-beta-lactamase and its inhibitor, beta-lactamase-inhibitor protein. The encounter complex can be considered as an ensemble of short-lived low free-energy states that are stabilized primarily by electrostatic forces and desolvation. For the wild-type, the simulation showed two main encounter regions located outside the physical binding site. One of these regions was located near the experimentally determined transition state. To validate whether these encounters are fruitful or futile, we examined three groups of mutations that altered the encounter. The first group consisted of mutations that increased the experimental rate of association through electrostatic optimization. This resulted in an increase in the size of the encounter region located near the experimentally determined transition state, as well as a decrease in the energy of this region and an increase in the number of successful trajectories (i.e., encounters that develop into complex). A second group of mutations was specifically designed to either increase or decrease the size and energy of the second encounter complex, but either way it did not affect k(on). A third group of mutations consisted of residues that increased k(on) without significantly affecting the encounter complexes. These results indicate that the size and energy of the encounter regions are only two of several parameters that lead to fruitful association, and that electrostatic optimization is a major driving force in fast association.
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- Michal Harel
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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Randomised trials can provide high-level evidence to inform treatment decisions. Since their quality in respiratory medicine is largely unknown, we assessed the quality of a large set of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) trials. As a marker of trial quality, we assessed the procedure and concealment of random allocation, and the conduct of an intention-to-treat-analysis in 344 randomised trials published between 1957 and 2006. We used ordered logistic regression to assess the association between trial quality and type of intervention, type of journal, journal impact factor and year of publication. 257 (75%) trials assessed pharmacological and 87 (25%) assessed nonpharmacological interventions. The generation of appropriate randomisation was reported in 27.0% of the trials, concealment of random allocation in 11.6% and an intention-to-treat analysis in 21.8% of trials. Significantly higher quality was found in trials on nonpharmacological interventions (OR 2.49, 95% CI 1.56-3.99), and in trials published in general medical journals (versus specialised journals; OR 2.25, 95% CI 1.30-3.90) and after 2000 (versus 1957-2000; OR 2.28, 95% CI 1.45-3.58). The association of quality with a high impact factor was of borderline significance (p = 0.06). The quality of many COPD trials is low but tends to become better since the adoption of the CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) statement.
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- B Bausch
- Horten Centre for Patient-oriented Research and Knowledge Transfer, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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Perinetti G, Müller T, Spaar A, Polishchuk R, Luini A, Egner A. Correlation of 4Pi and electron microscopy to study transport through single Golgi stacks in living cells with super resolution. Traffic 2009; 10:379-91. [PMID: 19170980 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2008.00875.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Two problems have hampered the use of light microscopy for structural studies of cellular organelles for a long time: the limited resolution and the difficulty of obtaining true structural boundaries from complex intensity curves. The advent of modern high-resolution light microscopy techniques and their combination with objective image segmentation now provide us with the means to bridge the gap between light and electronmicroscopy in cell biology applications. In this study, we provide the first comparative correlative analysis of three-dimensional structures obtained by 4Pi microscopy and segmented by a zero-crossing procedure with those of transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The distribution within the cisternae of isolated Golgi stacks of the cargo protein procollagen 3 was mapped by both 4Pi microscopy and TEM for a detailed comparative analysis of their imaging capabilities. A high correlation was seen for the structures, indicating the particular accuracy of the 4Pi microscopy. Furthermore, for the first time, transport of a cargo molecule (vesicular stomatitis virus G protein-pEGFP) through individual Golgi stacks (labeled by galactosyl transferase-venus-YFP) was visualized by 4Pi microscopy. Following the procedures validated by the correlative analysis, our transport experiments show that (i) VSVG-pEGFP rapidly enter/exit individual Golgi stacks, (ii) VSVG-pEGFP never fills the GalT-venusYFP compartments completely and (iii) the GalT-venusYFP compartment volume increases upon VSVG-pEGFP arrival. This morphological evidence supports some previous TEM-based observations of intra-Golgi transport of VSVG-pEGFP and provides new insights toward a better understanding of protein progression across Golgi stacks. Our study thus demonstrates the general applicability of super resolution fluorescence microscopy, coupled with the zero-crossing segmentation procedure, for structural studies of suborganelle protein distributions under living cell conditions.
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- Giuseppe Perinetti
- Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro (CH), Italy.
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Spaar A, Flöck D, Helms V. Association of cytochrome c with membrane-bound cytochrome c oxidase proceeds parallel to the membrane rather than in bulk solution. Biophys J 2009; 96:1721-32. [PMID: 19254533 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2008.11.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2008] [Accepted: 11/10/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Electron transfer between the water-soluble cytochrome c and the integral membrane protein cytochrome c oxidase (COX) is the terminal reaction in the respiratory chain. The first step in this reaction is the diffusional association of cytochrome c toward COX, and it is still not completely clear whether cytochrome c diffuses in the bulk solution while encountering COX, or whether it prefers to diffuse laterally on the membrane surface. This is a rather crucial question, since in the latter case the association would be strongly dependent on the lipid composition and the presence of additional membrane proteins. We applied Brownian dynamics simulations to investigate the effect of an atomistically modeled dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine membrane on the association behavior of cytochrome c toward COX from Paracoccus denitrificans. We studied the negatively charged, physiological electron-transfer partner of COX, cytochrome c(552), and the positively charged horse-heart cytochrome c. As expected, both cytochrome c species prefer diffusion in bulk solution while associating toward COX embedded in a membrane, where the partial charges of the lipids were switched off, and the corresponding optimal association pathways largely overlap with the association toward fully solvated COX. Remarkably, after switching on the lipid partial charges, both cytochrome c species were strongly attracted by the inhomogeneous charge distribution caused by the zwitterionic lipid headgroups. This effect is particularly enhanced for horse-heart cytochrome c and is stronger at lower ionic strength. We therefore conclude that in the presence of a polar or even a charged membrane, cytochrome c diffuses laterally rather than in three dimensions.
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- Alexander Spaar
- Center for Bioinformatics, Saarland University, Im Stadtwald, Saarbrücken, Germany
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Strassmann R, Bausch B, Spaar A, Kleijnen J, Braendli O, Puhan MA. Smoking cessation interventions in COPD: a network meta-analysis of randomised trials. Eur Respir J 2009; 34:634-40. [PMID: 19357145 DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00167708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The aim of this study was to rank order the effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. We searched 10 databases to identify randomised trials of smoking cessation counselling (SCC) with or without pharmacotherapy or nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). We conducted a network meta-analysis using logistic regression analyses to assess the comparative effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions while preserving randomisation of each trial. The analysis of 7,372 COPD patients from six out of eight identified trials showed that SCC in combination with NRT had the greatest effect on prolonged abstinence rates versus usual care (OR 5.08, p<0.0001) versus SCC alone (2.80, p = 0.001) and versus SCC combined with an antidepressant (1.53, p = 0.28). The second most effective intervention was SCC combined with an antidepressant (3.32, p = 0.002) versus SCC alone (1.83, p = 0.007), with no difference between antidepressants. SCC alone was of borderline superiority compared with usual care (1.81, p = 0.07). A small body of evidence suggests that SCC combined with NRT is more effective than other combinations and single smoking cessation treatments in COPD, but substantially more research is needed for this most important COPD treatment.
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- R Strassmann
- Horten Centre for patient-oriented research and knowledge transfer, University of Zurich, Switzerland
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Perinetti G, Müller T, Spaar A, Polishchuk R, Luini A, Egner A. Correlation of 4Pi- and electron microscopy to study transport through single Golgi stacks in living cells with super resolution. Traffic 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0854.2009.00875.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Liberali P, Kakkonen E, Turacchio G, Valente C, Spaar A, Perinetti G, Böckmann RA, Corda D, Colanzi A, Marjomaki V, Luini A. The closure of Pak1-dependent macropinosomes requires the phosphorylation of CtBP1/BARS. EMBO J 2008; 27:970-81. [PMID: 18354494 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2008.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2007] [Accepted: 02/29/2008] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Membrane fission is an essential process in membrane trafficking and other cellular functions. While many fissioning and trafficking steps are mediated by the large GTPase dynamin, some fission events are dynamin independent and involve C-terminal-binding protein-1/brefeldinA-ADP ribosylated substrate (CtBP1/BARS). To gain an insight into the molecular mechanisms of CtBP1/BARS in fission, we have studied the role of this protein in macropinocytosis, a dynamin-independent endocytic pathway that can be synchronously activated by growth factors. Here, we show that upon activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor, CtBP1/BARS is (a) translocated to the macropinocytic cup and its surrounding membrane, (b) required for the fission of the macropinocytic cup and (c) phosphorylated on a specific serine that is a substrate for p21-activated kinase, with this phosphorylation being essential for the fission of the macropinocytic cup. Importantly, we also show that CtBP1/BARS is required for macropinocytic internalization and infection of echovirus 1. These results provide an insight into the molecular mechanisms of CtBP1/BARS activation in membrane fissioning, and extend the relevance of CtBP1/BARS-induced fission to human viral infection.
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- Prisca Liberali
- Laboratory of Cell Regulation, Department of Cell Biology and Oncology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro (Chieti), Italy
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Puhan MA, Schunemann HJ, Buesching G, vanOort E, Spaar A, Frey M. COPD patients' ability to follow exercise influences short-term outcomes of rehabilitation. Eur Respir J 2008; 31:304-10. [DOI: 10.1183/09031936.00078707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Spaar A, Zimmermann R. Die Messung des Nüchternblutzuckers als Screeningmethode für Gestationsdiabetes - Voraussetzungen für eine erfolgreiche Durchführung. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2006. [DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-924695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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Salditt T, Li C, Spaar A. Structure of antimicrobial peptides and lipid membranes probed by interface-sensitive X-ray scattering. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes 2006; 1758:1483-98. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2006] [Revised: 08/04/2006] [Accepted: 08/04/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We present an analysis of trajectories from Brownian dynamics simulations of diffusional protein-protein encounter for the well-studied system of barnase and barstar. This analysis reveals details about the optimal association pathways, the regions of the encounter complex, possible differences of the pathways for dissociation and association, the coupling of translational and rotation motion, and the effect of mutations on the trajectories. We found that a small free-energy barrier divides the energetically most favorable region into a region of the encounter complex above the barnase binding interface and a region around a second energy minimum near the RNA binding loop. When entering the region of the encounter complex from the region near the RNA binding loop, barstar has to change its orientation to increase the electrostatic attraction between the proteins. By concentrating the analysis on the successful binding trajectories, we found that the region of the second minimum is not essential for the binding of barstar to barnase. Nevertheless, this region may be helpful to steer barstar into the region of the encounter complex. When applying the same analysis to several barnase mutants, we found that single mutations may drastically change the free-energy landscape and may significantly alter the population of the two minima. Therefore, certain protein-protein pairs may require careful adaptation of the positions of encounter and transition states when interpreting mutation effects on kinetic rates of association and/or dissociation.
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- Alexander Spaar
- Center for Bioinformatics, Saarland University, Saarbrücken, Germany
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Spaar A, Helms V. Free Energy Landscape of Protein−Protein Encounter Resulting from Brownian Dynamics Simulations of Barnase:Barstar. J Chem Theory Comput 2005; 1:723-36. [DOI: 10.1021/ct050036n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Alexander Spaar
- Center for Bioinformatics, Saarland University, Im Stadtwald, D-66041 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Center for Bioinformatics, Saarland University, Im Stadtwald, D-66041 Saarbrücken, Germany
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Although the antimicrobial, fungal peptide alamethicin has been extensively studied, the conformation of the peptide and the interaction with lipid bilayers as well as the mechanism of channel gating are still not completely clear. As opposed to studies of the crystalline state, the polypeptide structures in the environment of fluid bilayers are difficult to probe. We have investigated the conformation of alamethicin in highly aligned stacks of model lipid membranes by synchrotron-based x-ray scattering. The (wide-angle) scattering distribution has been measured by reciprocal space mappings. A pronounced scattering signal is observed in samples of high molar peptide/lipid ratio which is distinctly different from the scattering distribution of an ideal helix in the transmembrane state. Beyond simple models of ideal helices, the data is analyzed in terms of models based on atomic coordinates from the Brookhaven Protein Data Bank, as well as from published molecular dynamics simulations. The results can be explained by assuming a wide distribution of helix tilt angles with respect to the membrane normal and a partial insertion of the N-terminus into the membrane.
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- Alexander Spaar
- Department of Experimental Physics, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbruecken, Germany
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We present a study of the short range ordering of hydrocarbon chains in phospholipid bilayers. The x-ray peak associated with the hydrocarbon chains has been probed by means of reciprocal space mappings. Using 20 keV undulator radiation and samples of negligible mosaicity (orientational disorder), the intensity distribution is probed as a function of two coordinates, the momentum transfer parallel and perpendicular to the bilayer, over a wide range and at high resolution. Structural results are obtained concerning the distribution of tilted segments, the correlation length and the radial distribution function of the quasi two-dimensional liquid structure. A comparison is made with published molecular dynamics data (H. Heller, M. Schaefer, and K. Schulten. 1993. J. Phys. Chem. 97:8343-8360) by direct Fourier transformation of the atomic coordinates. The exact prefactor in the relationship between interchain distance and peak position is derived.
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- Alexander Spaar
- Experimentalphysik, Universität des Saarlandes, Im Stadtwald, D-66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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Münster C, Spaar A, Bechinger B, Salditt T. Magainin 2 in phospholipid bilayers: peptide orientation and lipid chain ordering studied by X-ray diffraction. Biochim Biophys Acta 2002; 1562:37-44. [PMID: 11988220 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2736(02)00357-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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We present a structural study of biomimetic lipid bilayers interacting with the antimicrobial peptide magainin 2 amide, using grazing incidence X-ray diffraction and reciprocal space mapping (RSM) techniques. The short-range order of lipid chains in lecithin is found to be strongly reduced by the peptides. From the scattering intensity of the chain correlation peak, we can quantify the lateral length scale R over which the bilayer structure is affected by peptide binding. The non-local perturbation of the bilayer is discussed in the framework of bilayer elasticity theory.
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- Christian Münster
- Experimentalphysik, Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, Germany
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