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Abstract
In mammals, hundreds of proteins use iron in a multitude of cellular functions, including vital processes such as mitochondrial respiration, gene regulation and DNA synthesis or repair. Highly orchestrated regulatory systems control cellular and systemic iron fluxes ensuring sufficient iron delivery to target proteins is maintained, while limiting its potentially deleterious effects in iron-mediated oxidative cell damage and ferroptosis. In this Review, we discuss how cells acquire, traffick and export iron and how stored iron is mobilized for iron-sulfur cluster and haem biogenesis. Furthermore, we describe how these cellular processes are fine-tuned by the combination of various sensory and regulatory systems, such as the iron-regulatory protein (IRP)-iron-responsive element (IRE) network, the nuclear receptor co-activator 4 (NCOA4)-mediated ferritinophagy pathway, the prolyl hydroxylase domain (PHD)-hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF) axis or the nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) regulatory hub. We further describe how these pathways interact with systemic iron homeostasis control through the hepcidin-ferroportin axis to ensure appropriate iron fluxes. This knowledge is key for the identification of novel therapeutic opportunities to prevent diseases of cellular and/or systemic iron mismanagement.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bruno Galy
- German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Division of Virus-associated Carcinogenesis (F170), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, Institute of Metabolism and Cell Death, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
- German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Heidelberg, Germany.
- Translational Lung Research Center Heidelberg (TLRC), German Center for Lung Research (DZL), University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Shen M, Goforth JB, Eisenstein RS. Iron-dependent post transcriptional control of mitochondrial aconitase expression. Metallomics 2023; 15:mfac099. [PMID: 36702557 PMCID: PMC9902864 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfac099] [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: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
Iron regulatory proteins (IRPs) control the translation of animal cell mRNAs encoding proteins with diverse roles. This includes the iron storage protein ferritin and the tricarboxylic cycle (TCA) enzyme mitochondrial aconitase (ACO2) through iron-dependent binding of IRP to the iron responsive element (IRE) in the 5' untranslated region (UTR). To further elucidate the mechanisms allowing IRPs to control translation of 5' IRE-containing mRNA differentially, we focused on Aco2 mRNA, which is weakly controlled versus the ferritins. Rat liver contains two classes of Aco2 mRNAs, with and without an IRE, due to alterations in the transcription start site. Structural analysis showed that the Aco2 IRE adopts the canonical IRE structure but lacks the dynamic internal loop/bulge five base pairs 5' of the CAGUG(U/C) terminal loop in the ferritin IREs. Unlike ferritin mRNAs, the Aco2 IRE lacks an extensive base-paired flanking region. Using a full-length Aco2 mRNA expression construct, iron controlled ACO2 expression in an IRE-dependent and IRE-independent manner, the latter of which was eliminated with the ACO23C3S mutant that cannot bind the FeS cluster. Iron regulation of ACO23C3S encoded by the full-length mRNA was completely IRE-dependent. Replacement of the Aco23C3S 5' UTR with the Fth1 IRE with base-paired flanking sequences substantially improved iron responsiveness, as did fusing of the Fth1 base-paired flanking sequences to the native IRE in the Aco3C3S construct. Our studies further define the mechanisms underlying the IRP-dependent translational regulatory hierarchy and reveal that Aco2 mRNA species lacking the IRE contribute to the expression of this TCA cycle enzyme.
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- Macy Shen
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University-Fullerton, Fullerton, CA 92834-6866, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
- Science Department, Lodi Middle School, 945 S. Ham Lane, Lodi, CA 95242, USA
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1415 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Khan MA. Ferritin Iron Responsive Elements (IREs) mRNA Interacts with eIF4G and Activates In Vitro Translation. Front Biosci (Elite Ed) 2022; 14:17. [PMID: 36137989 DOI: 10.31083/j.fbe1403017] [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: 10/18/2021] [Revised: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Eukaryotic initiation factor (eIF) 4G plays an important role in assembling the initiation complex required for ribosome binding to mRNA and promote translation. Translation of ferritin IRE mRNAs is regulated by iron through iron responsive elements (IREs) and iron regulatory protein (IRP). The noncoding IRE stem-loop (30-nt) structure control synthesis of proteins in iron trafficking, cell cycling, and nervous system function. High cellular iron concentrations promote IRE RNA binding to ribosome and initiation factors, and allow synthesis of ferritin. METHODS In vitro translation assay was performed in depleted wheat germ lysate with supplementation of initiation factors. Fluorescence spectroscopy was used to characterize eIF4F/IRE binding. RESULTS Eukaryotic initiation factor eIF4G increases the translation of ferritin through binding to stem loop structure of iron responsive elements mRNA in the 5'-untranslated region. Our translation experiment demonstrated that exogenous addition of eIF4G selectively enhanced the translation of ferritin IRE RNA in depleted WG lysate. However, eIF4G facilitates capped IRE RNA translation significantly higher than uncapped IRE RNA translation. Addition of iron with eIF4G to depleted WG lysate significantly enhanced translation for both IRE mRNA (capped and uncapped), confirming the contribution of eIF4G and iron as a potent enhancer of ferritin IRE mRNA translation. Fluorescence data revealed that ferritin IRE strongly interacts to eIF4G (Kd = 63 nM), but not eIF4E. Further equilibrium studies showed that iron enhanced (~4-fold) the ferritin IRE binding to eIF4G. The equilibrium binding effects of iron on ferritin IRE RNA/eIFs interaction and the temperature dependence of this reaction were measured and compared. The Kd values for the IRE binding to eIF4G ranging from 18.2 nM to 63.0 nM as temperature elevated from 5 °C to 25 °C, while the presence of iron showed much stronger affinity over the same range of temperatures. Thermodynamic parameter revealed that IRE RNA binds to eIF4G with ΔH = -42.6 ± 3.3 kJ. mole-1, ΔS = -11.5 ± 0.4 J. mole-1K-1, and ΔG = -39.2 ± 2.7 kJ. mole-1, respectively. Furthermore, addition of iron significantly changed the values of thermodynamic parameters, favoring stable complex formation, thus favoring efficient protein synthesis. This study first time demonstrate the participation of eIF4G in ferritin IRE mRNA translation. CONCLUSIONS eIF4G specifically interacts with ferritin IRE RNA and promotes eIF4G-dependent translation.
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- Mateen A Khan
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Hunter College of the City University of New York, New York, NY 10065, USA
- Department of Life Science, College of Science & General Studies, Alfaisal University, 11533 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Quintana J, Bernal M, Scholle M, Holländer-Czytko H, Nguyen NT, Piotrowski M, Mendoza-Cózatl DG, Haydon MJ, Krämer U. Root-to-shoot iron partitioning in Arabidopsis requires IRON-REGULATED TRANSPORTER1 (IRT1) protein but not its iron(II) transport function. Plant J 2022; 109:992-1013. [PMID: 34839543 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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IRON-REGULATED TRANSPORTER1 (IRT1) is the root high-affinity ferrous iron (Fe) uptake system and indispensable for the completion of the life cycle of Arabidopsis thaliana without vigorous Fe supplementation. Here we provide evidence supporting a second role of IRT1 in root-to-shoot partitioning of Fe. We show that irt1 mutants overaccumulate Fe in roots, most prominently in the cortex of the differentiation zone in irt1-2, compared to the wild type. Shoots of irt1-2 are severely Fe-deficient according to Fe content and marker transcripts, as expected. We generated irt1-2 lines producing IRT1 mutant variants carrying single amino-acid substitutions of key residues in transmembrane helices IV and V, Ser206 and His232, which are required for transport activity in yeast. Root short-term 55 Fe uptake rates were uninformative concerning IRT1-mediated transport. Overall irt1-like concentrations of the secondary substrate Mn suggested that the transgenic Arabidopsis lines also remain incapable of IRT1-mediated root Fe uptake. Yet, IRT1S206A partially complements rosette dwarfing and leaf chlorosis of irt1-2, as well as root-to-shoot Fe partitioning and gene expression defects of irt1-2, all of which are fully complemented by wild-type IRT1. Taken together, these results suggest a regulatory function for IRT1 in root-to-shoot Fe partitioning that does not require Fe transport activity of IRT1. Among the genes of which transcript levels are partially dependent on IRT1, we identify MYB DOMAIN PROTEIN10, MYB DOMAIN PROTEIN72 and NICOTIANAMINE SYNTHASE4 as candidates for effecting IRT1-dependent Fe mobilization in roots. Understanding the biological functions of IRT1 will help to improve Fe nutrition and the nutritional quality of agricultural crops.
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- Julia Quintana
- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801, Bochum, Germany
- Department of Plant Nutrition, Estación Experimental de Aula Dei-CSIC, 50059, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Division of Plant Sciences, MU-Columbia, Columbia, MO, 65211-7310, USA
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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Quintana J, Bernal M, Scholle M, Holländer-Czytko H, Nguyen NT, Piotrowski M, Mendoza-Cózatl DG, Haydon MJ, Krämer U. Root-to-shoot iron partitioning in Arabidopsis requires IRON-REGULATED TRANSPORTER1 (IRT1) protein but not its iron(II) transport function. Plant J 2022; 109:992-1013. [PMID: 34839543 DOI: 10.1101/2021.02.08.430285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Revised: 11/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
Abstract
IRON-REGULATED TRANSPORTER1 (IRT1) is the root high-affinity ferrous iron (Fe) uptake system and indispensable for the completion of the life cycle of Arabidopsis thaliana without vigorous Fe supplementation. Here we provide evidence supporting a second role of IRT1 in root-to-shoot partitioning of Fe. We show that irt1 mutants overaccumulate Fe in roots, most prominently in the cortex of the differentiation zone in irt1-2, compared to the wild type. Shoots of irt1-2 are severely Fe-deficient according to Fe content and marker transcripts, as expected. We generated irt1-2 lines producing IRT1 mutant variants carrying single amino-acid substitutions of key residues in transmembrane helices IV and V, Ser206 and His232, which are required for transport activity in yeast. Root short-term 55 Fe uptake rates were uninformative concerning IRT1-mediated transport. Overall irt1-like concentrations of the secondary substrate Mn suggested that the transgenic Arabidopsis lines also remain incapable of IRT1-mediated root Fe uptake. Yet, IRT1S206A partially complements rosette dwarfing and leaf chlorosis of irt1-2, as well as root-to-shoot Fe partitioning and gene expression defects of irt1-2, all of which are fully complemented by wild-type IRT1. Taken together, these results suggest a regulatory function for IRT1 in root-to-shoot Fe partitioning that does not require Fe transport activity of IRT1. Among the genes of which transcript levels are partially dependent on IRT1, we identify MYB DOMAIN PROTEIN10, MYB DOMAIN PROTEIN72 and NICOTIANAMINE SYNTHASE4 as candidates for effecting IRT1-dependent Fe mobilization in roots. Understanding the biological functions of IRT1 will help to improve Fe nutrition and the nutritional quality of agricultural crops.
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- Julia Quintana
- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801, Bochum, Germany
- Department of Plant Nutrition, Estación Experimental de Aula Dei-CSIC, 50059, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Division of Plant Sciences, MU-Columbia, Columbia, MO, 65211-7310, USA
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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Cho SY, Jung SJ, Kim KD, Roe JH. Non-mitochondrial aconitase regulates the expression of iron-uptake genes by controlling the RNA turnover process in fission yeast. J Microbiol 2021; 59:1075-1082. [PMID: 34705258 DOI: 10.1007/s12275-021-1438-4] [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: 08/18/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Aconitase, a highly conserved protein across all domains of life, functions in converting citrate to isocitrate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Cytosolic aconitase is also known to act as an iron regulatory protein in mammals, binding to the RNA hairpin structures known as iron-responsive elements within the untranslated regions of specific RNAs. Aconitase-2 (Aco2) in fission yeast is a fusion protein consisting of an aconitase and a mitochondrial ribosomal protein, bL21, residing not only in mitochondria but also in cytosol and the nucleus. To investigate the role of Aco2 in the nucleus and cytoplasm of fission yeast, we analyzed the transcriptome of aco2ΔN mutant that is deleted of nuclear localization signal (NLS). RNA sequencing revealed that the aco2ΔN mutation caused increase in mRNAs encoding iron uptake transporters, such as Str1, Str3, and Shu1. The half-lives of mRNAs for these genes were found to be significantly longer in the aco2ΔN mutant than the wild-type strain, suggesting the role of Aco2 in mRNA turnover. The three conserved cysteines required for the catalytic activity of aconitase were not necessary for this role. The UV cross-linking RNA immunoprecipitation analysis revealed that Aco2 directly bound to the mRNAs of iron uptake transporters. Aco2-mediated degradation of iron-uptake mRNAs appears to utilize exoribonuclease pathway that involves Rrp6 as evidenced by genetic interactions. These results reveal a novel role of non-mitochondrial aconitase protein in the mRNA turnover in fission yeast to fine-tune iron homeostasis, independent of regulation by transcriptional repressor Fep1.
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- Soo-Yeon Cho
- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, 17546, Republic of Korea
- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
- Center for RNA Research, Institute for Basic Science, Seoul, 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Systems Biotechnology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, 17546, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Biological Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Khan MA, Domashevskiy AV. Iron enhances the binding rates and translational efficiency of iron responsive elements (IREs) mRNA with initiation factor eIF4F. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0250374. [PMID: 33882101 PMCID: PMC8059860 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Interaction of iron responsive elements (IRE) mRNA with the translational machinery is an early step critical in the initiation of protein synthesis. To investigate the binding specificity of IRE mRNA for eIF4F, kinetic rates for the eIF4F·IRE RNA interactions were determined and correlated with the translational efficiency. The observed rate of eIF4F·FRT IRE RNA interactions was 2-fold greater as compared to eIF4F·ACO2 IRE RNA binding. Addition of iron enhanced the association rates and lowered the dissociation rates for the eIF4F binding to both IRE RNAs, with having higher preferential binding to the FRT IRE RNA. The binding rates of both eIF4F·IRE RNA complexes correlated with the enhancement of protein synthesis in vitro. Presence of iron and eIF4F in the depleted WGE significantly enhanced translation for both IRE RNAs. This suggests that iron promotes translation by enhancing the binding rates of the eIF4F∙IRE RNA complex. eIF4F·IRE RNA binding is temperature-dependent; raising the temperature from 5 to 25°C, enhanced the binding rates of eIF4F·FRT IRE (4-fold) and eIF4F·ACO2 IRE (5-fold). Presence of Fe2+ caused reduction in the activation energy for the binding of FRT IRE and ACO2 IRE to eIF4F, suggesting a more stable platform for initiating protein synthesis. In the presence of iron, lowered energy barrier has leads to the faster association rate and slower rate of dissociation for the protein-RNA complex, thus favoring efficient protein synthesis. Our results correlate well with the observed translational efficiency of IRE RNA, thereby suggesting that the presence of iron leads to a rapid, favorable, and stable complex formation that directs regulatory system to respond efficiently to cellular iron levels.
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- Mateen A. Khan
- Department of Life Science, College of Science & General Studies, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Sciences, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York, New York, NY, United States of America
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Abstract
Molluscs biomineralize structures that vary in composition, form, and function, prompting questions about the genetic mechanisms responsible for their production and the evolution of these mechanisms. Chitons (Mollusca, Polyplacophora) are a promising system for studies of biomineralization because they build a range of calcified structures including shell plates and spine- or scale-like sclerites. Chitons also harden the calcified teeth of their rasp-like radula with a coat of iron (as magnetite). Here we present the genome of the West Indian fuzzy chiton Acanthopleura granulata, the first from any aculiferan mollusc. The A. granulata genome contains homologs of many genes associated with biomineralization in conchiferan molluscs. We expected chitons to lack genes previously identified from pathways conchiferans use to make biominerals like calcite and nacre because chitons do not use these materials in their shells. Surprisingly, the A. granulata genome has homologs of many of these genes, suggesting that the ancestral mollusc may have had a more diverse biomineralization toolkit than expected. The A. granulata genome has features that may be specialized for iron biomineralization, including a higher proportion of genes regulated directly by iron than other molluscs. A. granulata also produces two isoforms of soma-like ferritin: one is regulated by iron and similar in sequence to the soma-like ferritins of other molluscs, and the other is constitutively translated and is not found in other molluscs. The A. granulata genome is a resource for future studies of molluscan evolution and biomineralization.
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- Rebecca M Varney
- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
- Alabama Museum of Natural History, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
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Thompson LR, Oliveira TG, Hermann ER, Chowanadisai W, Clarke SL, Montgomery MR. Distinct TP53 Mutation Types Exhibit Increased Sensitivity to Ferroptosis Independently of Changes in Iron Regulatory Protein Activity. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21186751. [PMID: 32942535 PMCID: PMC7555626 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21186751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 09/04/2020] [Accepted: 09/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
The tumor suppressor gene TP53 is the most commonly mutated gene in human cancer. In addition to loss of tumor suppressor functions, mutations in TP53 promote cancer progression by altering cellular iron acquisition and metabolism. A newly identified role for TP53 in the coordination of iron homeostasis and cancer cell survival lies in the ability for TP53 to protect against ferroptosis, a form of iron-mediated cell death. The purpose of this study was to determine the extent to which TP53 mutation status affects the cellular response to ferroptosis induction. Using H1299 cells, which are null for TP53, we generated cell lines expressing either a tetracycline inducible wild-type (WT) TP53 gene, or a representative mutated TP53 gene from six exemplary “hotspot” mutations in the DNA binding domain (R273H, R248Q, R282W, R175H, G245S, and R249S). TP53 mutants (R273H, R248Q, R175H, G245S, and R249S) exhibited increased sensitivity ferroptosis compared to cells expressing WT TP53. As iron-mediated lipid peroxidation is critical for ferroptosis induction, we hypothesized that iron acquisition pathways would be upregulated in mutant TP53-expressing cells. However, only cells expressing the R248Q, R175H, and G245S TP53 mutation types exhibited statistically significant increases in spontaneous iron regulatory protein (IRP) RNA binding activity following ferroptosis activation. Moreover, changes in the expression of downstream IRP targets were inconsistent with the observed differences in sensitivity to ferroptosis. These findings reveal that canonical iron regulatory pathways are bypassed during ferroptotic cell death. These results also indicate that induction of ferroptosis may be an effective therapeutic approach for tumor cells expressing distinct TP53 mutation types.
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Petrova E, Pavlova E, Tinkov AA, Ajsuvakova OP, Skalny AV, Rashev P, Vladov I, Gluhcheva Y. Cobalt accumulation and iron-regulatory protein profile expression in immature mouse brain after perinatal exposure to cobalt chloride. Chem Biol Interact 2020; 329:109217. [PMID: 32750324 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2020.109217] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Developing brain is very sensitive to the influence of environmental factors during gestation and the neonatal period. The aim of the study is to assess cobalt and iron accumulation in the brain as well as changes in the expression of iron-regulatory proteins transferrin receptor 1, hepcidin, and ferroportin in suckling mice. Perinatal exposure to cobalt chloride increased significantly cobalt content in brain tissue homogenates of 18-day-old (d18) and 25-day-old (d25) mice inducing alterations in brain iron homeostasis. Higher degree of transferrin receptor 1 expression was demonstrated in cobalt chloride-exposed mice with no substantial changes between d18 and d25 mice. A weak ferroportin expression was found in 18-day-old control and cobalt-treated mouse brain. Cobalt exposure of d25 mice resulted in increased ferroportin expression in brain compared to the untreated age-matched control group. Hepcidin level in cobalt-exposed groups was decreased in d18 mice and slightly increased in d25 mice. The obtained data contribute for the better understanding of metal toxicity impact on iron homeostasis in the developing brain with further possible implications in neurodegeneration.
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- Emilia Petrova
- Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Georgi Bonchev Str., Bl. 25, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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- Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Georgi Bonchev Str., Bl. 25, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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- P G Demidov Yaroslavl State University, Sovetskaya Str., 14, Yaroslavl, 150000, Russia; I M Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, 119146, Russia.
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- P G Demidov Yaroslavl State University, Sovetskaya Str., 14, Yaroslavl, 150000, Russia; Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agro-technologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Orenburg, 460000, Russia.
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- I M Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, 119146, Russia; Federal Research Centre of Biological Systems and Agro-technologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Orenburg, 460000, Russia.
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- Institute of Biology and Immunology of Reproduction "Acad. Kiril Bratanov", Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Tsarigradsko shose Blvd 73, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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- Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Georgi Bonchev Str., Bl. 25, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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- Institute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology with Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Georgi Bonchev Str., Bl. 25, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria.
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Finoshin AD, Adameyko KI, Mikhailov KV, Kravchuk OI, Georgiev AA, Gornostaev NG, Kosevich IA, Mikhailov VS, Gazizova GR, Shagimardanova EI, Gusev OA, Lyupina YV. Iron metabolic pathways in the processes of sponge plasticity. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0228722. [PMID: 32084159 PMCID: PMC7034838 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
The ability to regulate oxygen consumption evolved in ancestral animals and is intrinsically linked to iron metabolism. The iron pathways have been intensively studied in mammals, whereas data on distant invertebrates are limited. Sea sponges represent the oldest animal phylum and have unique structural plasticity and capacity to reaggregate after complete dissociation. We studied iron metabolic factors and their expression during reaggregation in the White Sea cold-water sponges Halichondria panicea and Halisarca dujardini. De novo transcriptomes were assembled using RNA-Seq data, and evolutionary trends were analyzed with bioinformatic tools. Differential expression during reaggregation was studied for H. dujardini. Enzymes of the heme biosynthesis pathway and transport globins, neuroglobin (NGB) and androglobin (ADGB), were identified in sponges. The globins mutate at higher evolutionary rates than the heme synthesis enzymes. Highly conserved iron-regulatory protein 1 (IRP1) presumably interacts with the iron-responsive elements (IREs) found in mRNAs of ferritin (FTH1) and a putative transferrin receptor NAALAD2. The reaggregation process is accompanied by increased expression of IRP1, the antiapoptotic factor BCL2, the inflammation factor NFκB (p65), FTH1 and NGB, as well as by an increase in mitochondrial density. Our data indicate a complex mechanism of iron regulation in sponge structural plasticity and help to better understand general mechanisms of morphogenetic processes in multicellular species.
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- Alexander D. Finoshin
- N.K. Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N.K. Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- A.N. Belozersky Institute of Physical and Chemical Biology, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
- A.A. Kharkevich Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N.K. Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N.K. Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- N.K. Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Kazan Federal University, Kazan, Russia
- KFU-RIKEN Translational Genomics Unit, RIKEN National Science Institute, Yokohama, Japan
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- N.K. Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Bayer-Santos E, Cenens W, Matsuyama BY, Oka GU, Di Sessa G, Mininel IDV, Alves TL, Farah CS. The opportunistic pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia utilizes a type IV secretion system for interbacterial killing. PLoS Pathog 2019; 15:e1007651. [PMID: 31513674 PMCID: PMC6759196 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1007651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [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: 02/14/2019] [Revised: 09/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Bacterial type IV secretion systems (T4SS) are a highly diversified but evolutionarily related family of macromolecule transporters that can secrete proteins and DNA into the extracellular medium or into target cells. It was recently shown that a subtype of T4SS harboured by the plant pathogen Xanthomonas citri transfers toxins into target cells. Here, we show that a similar T4SS from the multi-drug-resistant opportunistic pathogen Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is proficient in killing competitor bacterial species. T4SS-dependent duelling between S. maltophilia and X. citri was observed by time-lapse fluorescence microscopy. A bioinformatic search of the S. maltophilia K279a genome for proteins containing a C-terminal domain conserved in X. citri T4SS effectors (XVIPCD) identified twelve putative effectors and their cognate immunity proteins. We selected a putative S. maltophilia effector with unknown function (Smlt3024) for further characterization and confirmed that it is indeed secreted in a T4SS-dependent manner. Expression of Smlt3024 in the periplasm of E. coli or its contact-dependent delivery via T4SS into E. coli by X. citri resulted in reduced growth rates, which could be counteracted by expression of its cognate inhibitor Smlt3025 in the target cell. Furthermore, expression of the VirD4 coupling protein of X. citri can restore the function of S. maltophilia ΔvirD4, demonstrating that effectors from one species can be recognized for transfer by T4SSs from another species. Interestingly, Smlt3024 is homologous to the N-terminal domain of large Ca2+-binding RTX proteins and the crystal structure of Smlt3025 revealed a topology similar to the iron-regulated protein FrpD from Neisseria meningitidis which has been shown to interact with the RTX protein FrpC. This work expands our current knowledge about the function of bacteria-killing T4SSs and increases the panel of effectors known to be involved in T4SS-mediated interbacterial competition, which possibly contribute to the establishment of S. maltophilia in clinical and environmental settings.
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- Ethel Bayer-Santos
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Yang L, Li X, Wu Y, Zhang J, Li W, Wang Q. Iron regulatory protein is involved in the immune defense of the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis. Fish Shellfish Immunol 2019; 89:632-640. [PMID: 30995542 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2019.04.041] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Iron homeostasis is vital to organismal health; it is maintained by the iron regulatory protein (IRP)-iron-responsive element (IRE) signaling pathway. In the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis, EsFer-1 and EsFer-2 reportedly have a putative IRE, but an IRP has not yet been identified. In this study, we successfully amplified the full-length cDNA of EsIRP using gene cloning and rapid amplification of cDNA ends techniques. The length of this cDNA was 4474 bp, and it included a 2682-bp open reading frame encoding 893 amino acids. Using quantitative real-time PCR, mRNA transcripts of EsIRP were detected in various tissues. The highest and lowest expression level was detected in the muscle and gills, respectively. In response to Staphylococcus aureus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus challenge, the transcription level of EsIRP was downregulated and that of EsFer-1 and EsFer-2 was upregulated in hemocytes. EsIRP knockdown resulted in increased expression of both EsFer-1 and EsFer-2. After EsFer-1 and EsFer-2 knockdown, the bacterial clearance ability of E. sinensis against S. aureus and V. parahaemolyticus was impaired. In conclusion, our results suggest that the IRP-IRE signaling pathway plays an important role in the innate immune system response in E. sinensis.
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- Lei Yang
- Laboratory of Invertebrate Immunological Defense and Reproductive Biology, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Invertebrate Immunological Defense and Reproductive Biology, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Invertebrate Immunological Defense and Reproductive Biology, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Invertebrate Immunological Defense and Reproductive Biology, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Invertebrate Immunological Defense and Reproductive Biology, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Laboratory of Invertebrate Immunological Defense and Reproductive Biology, School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.
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Although hereditary hemochromatosis is associated with the mutation of genes involved in iron transport and metabolism, secondary hemochromatosis is due to external factors, such as intended or unintended iron overload, hemolysis-linked iron exposure or other stress-impaired iron metabolism. The present review addresses diet-linked etiologies of hemochromatosis and their pathogenesis in the network of genes and nutrients. Although the mechanistic association to diet-linked etiologies can be complicated, the stress sentinels are pivotally involved in the pathological processes of secondary hemochromatosis in response to iron excess and other external stresses. Moreover, the mutations in these sentineling pathway-linked genes increase susceptibility to secondary hemochromatosis. Thus, the crosstalk between nutrients and genes would verify the complex procedures in the clinical outcomes of secondary hemochromatosis and chronic complications, such as malignancy. All of this evidence provides crucial insights into comprehensive clinical or nutritional interventions for hemochromatosis.
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- Chang-Kyu Oh
- Laboratory of Mucosal Exposome and Biomodulation, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.
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- Laboratory of Mucosal Exposome and Biomodulation, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.
- BioMedical Research Institute, Pusan National University, Yangsan 50612, Korea.
- Program of Food Health Sciences, Busan 46241, Korea.
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Hirota K. An intimate crosstalk between iron homeostasis and oxygen metabolism regulated by the hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs). Free Radic Biol Med 2019; 133:118-129. [PMID: 30053508 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Revised: 07/21/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Oxygen and iron are among the most abundant elements and have significant roles in human biology. Iron is essential for oxygen transport and is a component of molecular O2-carrying proteins, such as hemoglobin and myoglobin. Iron is also a constituent of redox enzymes and can occupy multiple oxidation states. An elaborate system has evolved to stringently regulate the concentrations of both, free iron and oxygen, in various sites of the body. The final destination for iron and oxygen in the cells is the mitochondria. The mitochondria require substantial amounts of iron for heme synthesis and maturation of iron-sulfur clusters, and oxygen, as the electron acceptor in oxidative phosphorylation. Therefore, the balance between the control of iron availability and the physiology of hypoxic responses is critical for maintaining cell homeostasis. Several lines of study have clearly demonstrated that the transcription factors, hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs), play a central role in cellular adaptation to critically low oxygen levels in both normal and compromised tissues. It has also been shown that several target genes of HIFs are involved in iron homeostasis, reflecting the molecular links between oxygen homeostasis and iron metabolism. Furthermore, HIF activation is modulated by intracellular iron, through regulation of hydroxylase activity, which requires iron as a cofactor. In addition, HIF-2α translation is controlled by iron regulatory protein (IRP) activity, providing another level of interdependence between iron and oxygen homeostasis.
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- Kiichi Hirota
- Department of Human Stress Response Science, Institute of Biomedical Science, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Japan.
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Iwai K. Regulation of cellular iron metabolism: Iron-dependent degradation of IRP by SCF FBXL5 ubiquitin ligase. Free Radic Biol Med 2019; 133:64-68. [PMID: 30218771 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2018.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Revised: 09/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/12/2018] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Because of essentiality and toxicity of iron in our body, iron metabolism is tightly regulated in cells. In mammalian cells, iron regulatory protein 1 and 2 (IRP1 and IRP2) are the central regulators of cellular iron metabolism. IRPs regulate iron metabolism by interacting with the RNA stem-loop structures, iron-responsive elements (IREs), found on the transcripts encoding proteins involved in iron metabolism only in iron depleted condition. It is also well-known that the ubiquitin system plays central roles in cellular iron regulation because both IRPs having the IRE binding activity are recognized and ubiquitinated by the SCFFBXL5 ubiquitin ligase in condition of iron-replete. FBXL5, which is a substrate recognition subunit of SCFFBXL5, senses iron availability via its hemerythrin-like domain. In this small article, current understanding of the roles of SCFFBXL5-mediated degradation of IRPs played in cellular iron metabolism is discussed.
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- Kazuhiro Iwai
- Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshida-konoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
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Cai K, Frederick RO, Dashti H, Markley JL. Architectural Features of Human Mitochondrial Cysteine Desulfurase Complexes from Crosslinking Mass Spectrometry and Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering. Structure 2018; 26:1127-1136.e4. [PMID: 29983374 PMCID: PMC6082693 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2018.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 03/02/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cysteine desulfurase plays a central role in mitochondrial iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis by generating sulfur through the conversion of L-cysteine to L-alanine and by serving as the platform for assembling other components of the biosynthetic machinery, including ISCU, frataxin, and ferredoxin. The human mitochondrial cysteine desulfurase complex consists of two copies each of NFS1, ISD11, and acyl carrier protein. We describe results from chemical crosslinking coupled with tandem mass spectrometry and small-angle X-ray scattering studies that are consistent with a closed NFS1 dimer rather than an open one for both the cysteine desulfurase-ISCU and cysteine desulfurase-ISCU-frataxin complexes. We present a structural model for the cysteine desulfurase-ISCU-frataxin complex derived from chemical crosslinking restraints in conjunction with the recent crystal structure of the cysteine desulfurase-ISCU-zinc complex and distance constraints from nuclear magnetic resonance.
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- Kai Cai
- Biochemistry Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Biochemistry Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Biochemistry Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Biochemistry Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Miyazawa M, Bogdan AR, Hashimoto K, Tsuji Y. Regulation of transferrin receptor-1 mRNA by the interplay between IRE-binding proteins and miR-7/miR-141 in the 3'-IRE stem-loops. RNA 2018; 24:468-479. [PMID: 29295890 PMCID: PMC5855948 DOI: 10.1261/rna.063941.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 12/21/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Intracellular iron is tightly regulated by coordinated expression of iron transport and storage genes, such as transferrin receptor-1 (TfR1) and ferritin. They are primarily regulated by iron through iron-induced dissociation of iron-regulatory proteins (IRPs) from iron-responsive elements (IREs) in the 3'-UTR (untranslated region) of TfR1 or 5'-UTR of ferritin mRNA, resulting in destabilization of TfR1 mRNA and release of ferritin translation block. Thus high iron decreases iron transport via TfR1 mRNA degradation and increases iron storage via ferritin translational up-regulation. However, the molecular mechanism of TfR1 mRNA destabilization in response to iron remains elusive. Here, we demonstrate that miR-7-5p and miR-141-3p target 3'-TfR1 IREs and down-regulate TfR1 mRNA and protein expression. Conversely, miR-7-5p and miR-141-3p antagomiRs partially but significantly blocked iron- or IRP knockdown-induced down-regulation of TfR1 mRNA, suggesting the interplay between these microRNAs and IRPs along with involvement of another uncharacterized mechanism in TfR1 mRNA degradation. Luciferase reporter assays using 3'-UTR TfR1 IRE mutants suggested that the IREs C and E are targets of miR-7-5p and miR-141-3p, respectively. Furthermore, miR-7 expression was inversely correlated with TfR1 mRNA in human pancreatic adenocarcinoma patient samples. These results suggest a role of microRNAs in the TfR1 regulation in the IRP-IRE system.
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- Masaki Miyazawa
- Department of Biological Sciences, Toxicology Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Toxicology Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Toxicology Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Toxicology Program, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695, USA
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Ismail AR, Lachlan KL, Mumford AD, Temple IK, Hodgkins PR. Hereditary Hyperferritinemia Cataract Syndrome: Ocular, Genetic, and Biochemical Findings. Eur J Ophthalmol 2018; 16:153-60. [PMID: 16496261 DOI: 10.1177/112067210601600125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Purpose To describe the cataract morphology and genetic and biochemical findings in a four-generation family with hereditary hyperferritinemia cataract syndrome (HHCS). Methods Family members of the proband with HHCS were investigated. DNA sequencing was carried out to identify the iron responsive element (IRE) of the L-ferritin gene in affected and non-affected family members. Molecular modeling allowed prediction of the structure of the mutant IRE in affected cases. Serum ferritin and transferrin saturation were determined using standard methods. All family members underwent slit lamp examination by an ophthalmologist to document presence of cataract or lens status. Cataract morphology was documented where present. Results This family with HHCS had the genetic heterozygous mutation G32C in the IRE of the L-ferritin mRNA. Lens opacities were detectable in young members of the family, and morphology of cataracts was consistent with previous reports. Biochemical testing demonstrated high serum ferritin levels in affected individuals. Conclusions The morphology of cataracts in HHCS seems to be similar in all cases. In the heterozygous G32C mutation, the age at onset of cataracts is very early. Greater awaeness of this condition among ophthalmologists will lead to effective family counseling of those affected, by genetic testing or simple biochemical tests. Serum ferritin levels can be effectively used to screen for this condition in suspected families.
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Boniecki MT, Freibert SA, Mühlenhoff U, Lill R, Cygler M. Structure and functional dynamics of the mitochondrial Fe/S cluster synthesis complex. Nat Commun 2017; 8:1287. [PMID: 29097656 PMCID: PMC5668364 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-01497-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [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: 06/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Iron-sulfur (Fe/S) clusters are essential protein cofactors crucial for many cellular functions including DNA maintenance, protein translation, and energy conversion. De novo Fe/S cluster synthesis occurs on the mitochondrial scaffold protein ISCU and requires cysteine desulfurase NFS1, ferredoxin, frataxin, and the small factors ISD11 and ACP (acyl carrier protein). Both the mechanism of Fe/S cluster synthesis and function of ISD11-ACP are poorly understood. Here, we present crystal structures of three different NFS1-ISD11-ACP complexes with and without ISCU, and we use SAXS analyses to define the 3D architecture of the complete mitochondrial Fe/S cluster biosynthetic complex. Our structural and biochemical studies provide mechanistic insights into Fe/S cluster synthesis at the catalytic center defined by the active-site Cys of NFS1 and conserved Cys, Asp, and His residues of ISCU. We assign specific regulatory rather than catalytic roles to ISD11-ACP that link Fe/S cluster synthesis with mitochondrial lipid synthesis and cellular energy status.
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- Michal T Boniecki
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, S7N 5E5
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- Institut für Zytobiologie und Zytopathologie, Philipps-Universität, Robert-Koch-Strasse 6, 35032, Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Zytobiologie und Zytopathologie, Philipps-Universität, Robert-Koch-Strasse 6, 35032, Marburg, Germany
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- Institut für Zytobiologie und Zytopathologie, Philipps-Universität, Robert-Koch-Strasse 6, 35032, Marburg, Germany.
- LOEWE Zentrum für Synthetische Mikrobiologie SynMikro, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, 35043, Marburg, Germany.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, S7N 5E5.
- Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, 3649 Promenade Sir William Osler, Montreal, QC, Canada, H3G 0B1.
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Friemel M, Marelja Z, Li K, Leimkühler S. The N-Terminus of Iron-Sulfur Cluster Assembly Factor ISD11 Is Crucial for Subcellular Targeting and Interaction with l-Cysteine Desulfurase NFS1. Biochemistry 2017; 56:1797-1808. [PMID: 28271877 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b01239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Assembly of iron-sulfur (FeS) clusters is an important process in living cells. The initial sulfur mobilization step for FeS cluster biosynthesis is catalyzed by l-cysteine desulfurase NFS1, a reaction that is localized in mitochondria in humans. In humans, the function of NFS1 depends on the ISD11 protein, which is required to stabilize its structure. The NFS1/ISD11 complex further interacts with scaffold protein ISCU and regulator protein frataxin, thereby forming a quaternary complex for FeS cluster formation. It has been suggested that the role of ISD11 is not restricted to its role in stabilizing the structure of NFS1, because studies of single-amino acid variants of ISD11 additionally demonstrated its importance for the correct assembly of the quaternary complex. In this study, we are focusing on the N-terminal region of ISD11 to determine the role of N-terminal amino acids in the formation of the complex with NFS1 and to reveal the mitochondrial targeting sequence for subcellular localization. Our in vitro studies with the purified proteins and in vivo studies in a cellular system show that the first 10 N-terminal amino acids of ISD11 are indispensable for the activity of NFS1 and especially the conserved "LYR" motif is essential for the role of ISD11 in forming a stable and active complex with NFS1.
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- Martin Friemel
- Institut für Biochemie und Biologie, Molekulare Enzymologie, Universität Potsdam , Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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- Imagine Institute, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité , 75015 Paris, France
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Medical School of Nanjing University , Nanjing, China
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- Institut für Biochemie und Biologie, Molekulare Enzymologie, Universität Potsdam , Karl-Liebknecht-Strasse 24-25, 14476 Potsdam, Germany
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It is known that iron overload may lead to an increased risk for many diseases. According to GWAS studies, iron regulatory protein HFE gene variant H63D (rs1799945) was associated with hypertension, an observation which we were able to confirm also in our TAMRISK cohort. Thus, it is possible that abnormalities in iron homeostasis may predispose to hypertension. This prompted us to study whether there is an association between hypertension and another iron overload-associated gene, hemojuvelin (HJV), which has 2 common polymorphic sites (rs 16827043, rs7536827).The study included 336 hypertensive cases and 480 controls. All participants were 50- year-old Finnish men and women, and the data was collected from the Tampere adult population cardiovascular risk study (TAMRISK). Genotypes were determined using Competitive Allelic Specific PCR (KASP).We found that the minor variant of the HJV polymorphic site rs16827043 (G-allele) is a statistically significant factor associated with hypertension among 50 year-old individuals compared with the AA genotype carriers (OR = 1.66, 95% CI: 1.06 - 2.60, P = 0.03). The risk was even higher when overweight subjects (BMI>30) were excluded from the analyses. For the other polymorphic variant rs7536827, association with hypertension was found only among normal or slightly overweight A-allele carriers.In conclusion, HJV genetic variants were associated with essential hypertension in Finnish subjects from the TAMRISK cohort. Previous studies together with the present one indicate that individuals with possible dysregulation of iron metabolism may have higher risk for hypertension than those with normal iron homeostasis.
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- Seppo T. Nikkari
- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Tampere, Finland
- Fimlab laboratories, Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Tampere, Finland
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Cai K, Tonelli M, Frederick RO, Markley JL. Human Mitochondrial Ferredoxin 1 (FDX1) and Ferredoxin 2 (FDX2) Both Bind Cysteine Desulfurase and Donate Electrons for Iron-Sulfur Cluster Biosynthesis. Biochemistry 2017; 56:487-499. [PMID: 28001042 PMCID: PMC5267338 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.6b00447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [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: 05/06/2016] [Revised: 12/20/2016] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Ferredoxins play an important role as an electron donor in iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster biosynthesis. Two ferredoxins, human mitochondrial ferredoxin 1 (FDX1) and human mitochondrial ferredoxin 2 (FDX2), are present in the matrix of human mitochondria. Conflicting results have been reported regarding their respective function in mitochondrial iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis. We report here biophysical studies of the interaction of these two ferredoxins with other proteins involved in mitochondrial iron-sulfur cluster assembly. Results from nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy show that both FDX1 and FDX2 (in both their reduced and oxidized states) interact with the protein complex responsible for cluster assembly, which contains cysteine desulfurase (NFS1), ISD11 (also known as LYRM4), and acyl carrier protein (Acp). In all cases, ferredoxin residues close to the Fe-S cluster are involved in the interaction with this complex. Isothermal titration calorimetry results showed that FDX2 binds more tightly to the cysteine desulfurase complex than FDX1 does. The reduced form of each ferredoxin became oxidized in the presence of the cysteine desulfurase complex when l-cysteine was added, leading to its conversion to l-alanine and the generation of sulfide. In an in vitro reaction, the reduced form of each ferredoxin was found to support Fe-S cluster assembly on ISCU; the rate of cluster assembly was faster with FDX2 than with FDX1. Taken together, these results show that both FDX1 and FDX2 can function in Fe-S cluster assembly in vitro.
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- Kai Cai
- Mitochondrial
Protein Partnership, Center for Eukaryotic
Structural Genomics, and National Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison,
Biochemistry
Department, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Mitochondrial
Protein Partnership, Center for Eukaryotic
Structural Genomics, and National Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison,
Biochemistry
Department, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Mitochondrial
Protein Partnership, Center for Eukaryotic
Structural Genomics, and National Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison,
Biochemistry
Department, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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- Mitochondrial
Protein Partnership, Center for Eukaryotic
Structural Genomics, and National Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison,
Biochemistry
Department, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, United States
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Red blood cell hemolysis in sickle cell disease (SCD) releases free hemoglobin. Extracellular hemoglobin and its degradation products, free heme and iron, are highly toxic due to oxidative stress induction and decrease in nitric oxide availability. We propose an approach that helps to eliminate extracellular hemoglobin toxicity in SCD by employing a bacterial protein system that evolved to extract heme from extracellular hemoglobin. NEAr heme Transporter (NEAT) domains from iron-regulated surface determinant proteins from Staphylococcus aureus specifically bind free heme as well as facilitate its extraction from hemoglobin. We demonstrate that a purified NEAT domain fused with human haptoglobin β-chain is able to remove heme from hemoglobin and reduce heme content and peroxidase activity of hemoglobin. We further use molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to resolve molecular pathway of heme transfer from hemoglobin to NEAT, and to elucidate molecular mechanism of such heme transferring process. Our study is the first of its kind, in which simulations are employed to characterize the process of heme leaving hemoglobin and subsequent rebinding with a NEAT domain. Our MD results highlight important amino acid residues that facilitate heme transfer and will guide further studies for the selection of best NEAT candidate to attenuate free hemoglobin toxicity.
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- Serzhan Sakipov
- Chemistry Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Chemistry Department, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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- Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
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Gakh O, Ranatunga W, Smith DY, Ahlgren EC, Al-Karadaghi S, Thompson JR, Isaya G. Architecture of the Human Mitochondrial Iron-Sulfur Cluster Assembly Machinery. J Biol Chem 2016; 291:21296-21321. [PMID: 27519411 PMCID: PMC5076535 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.738542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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: 05/16/2016] [Revised: 08/10/2016] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Fe-S clusters, essential cofactors needed for the activity of many different enzymes, are assembled by conserved protein machineries inside bacteria and mitochondria. As the architecture of the human machinery remains undefined, we co-expressed in Escherichia coli the following four proteins involved in the initial step of Fe-S cluster synthesis: FXN42-210 (iron donor); [NFS1]·[ISD11] (sulfur donor); and ISCU (scaffold upon which new clusters are assembled). We purified a stable, active complex consisting of all four proteins with 1:1:1:1 stoichiometry. Using negative staining transmission EM and single particle analysis, we obtained a three-dimensional model of the complex with ∼14 Å resolution. Molecular dynamics flexible fitting of protein structures docked into the EM map of the model revealed a [FXN42-210]24·[NFS1]24·[ISD11]24·[ISCU]24 complex, consistent with the measured 1:1:1:1 stoichiometry of its four components. The complex structure fulfills distance constraints obtained from chemical cross-linking of the complex at multiple recurring interfaces, involving hydrogen bonds, salt bridges, or hydrophobic interactions between conserved residues. The complex consists of a central roughly cubic [FXN42-210]24·[ISCU]24 sub-complex with one symmetric ISCU trimer bound on top of one symmetric FXN42-210 trimer at each of its eight vertices. Binding of 12 [NFS1]2·[ISD11]2 sub-complexes to the surface results in a globular macromolecule with a diameter of ∼15 nm and creates 24 Fe-S cluster assembly centers. The organization of each center recapitulates a previously proposed conserved mechanism for sulfur donation from NFS1 to ISCU and reveals, for the first time, a path for iron donation from FXN42-210 to ISCU.
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- Oleksandr Gakh
- From the Departments of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine and Biochemistry Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic Children's Research Center, and
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- From the Departments of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine and Biochemistry Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic Children's Research Center, and
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- From the Departments of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine and Biochemistry Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic Children's Research Center, and
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- the Center for Molecular Protein Science, Institute for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P. O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- the Center for Molecular Protein Science, Institute for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, P. O. Box 124, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905 and
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- From the Departments of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine and Biochemistry Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic Children's Research Center, and
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Heilbronner S, Monk IR, Brozyna JR, Heinrichs DE, Skaar EP, Peschel A, Foster TJ. Competing for Iron: Duplication and Amplification of the isd Locus in Staphylococcus lugdunensis HKU09-01 Provides a Competitive Advantage to Overcome Nutritional Limitation. PLoS Genet 2016; 12:e1006246. [PMID: 27575058 PMCID: PMC5004866 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [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: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase negative bacterial pathogen that is particularly associated with severe cases of infectious endocarditis. Unique amongst the coagulase-negative staphylococci, S. lugdunensis harbors an iron regulated surface determinant locus (isd). This locus facilitates the acquisition of heme as a source of nutrient iron during infection and allows iron limitation caused by “nutritional immunity” to be overcome. The isd locus is duplicated in S. lugdunensis HKU09-01 and we show here that the duplication is intrinsically unstable and undergoes accordion-like amplification and segregation leading to extensive isd copy number variation. Amplification of the locus increased the level of expression of Isd proteins and improved binding of hemoglobin to the cell surface of S. lugdunensis. Furthermore, Isd overexpression provided an advantage when strains were competing for a limited amount of hemoglobin as the sole source of iron. Gene duplications and amplifications (GDA) are events of fundamental importance for bacterial evolution and are frequently associated with antibiotic resistance in many species. As such, GDAs are regarded as evolutionary adaptions to novel selective pressures in hostile environments pointing towards a special importance of isd for S. lugdunensis. For the first time we show an example of a GDA that involves a virulence factor of a Gram-positive pathogen and link the GDA directly to a competitive advantage when the bacteria were struggling with selective pressures mimicking “nutritional immunity”. Sometimes changing environmental conditions force bacteria to boost protein expression above the level that can be achieved by transcriptional or translational control. Gene duplication and amplification (GDA) represents a simple and effective means to augment protein expression and is frequently associated with the development of resistance against antibacterial agents. As such GDAs can be seen as recent evolutionary adaptions towards novel selective pressures within the environment. We describe herein the GDA of the isd locus in a clinical isolate of Staphylococcus lugdunensis a bacterial species frequently associated with infectious endocarditis. This amplification made individual lineages significantly more successful when competing for the trace element iron supplied in the form of hemoglobin (hb). Human body fluids are actively depleted of iron to prevent bacterial proliferation and hb represents the most abundant iron source during infection. This deepens our understanding about adaption processes of pathogens and demonstrates how selective pressures drive the evolution of pathogens to become more successful. This study suggests that investigating GDAs in clinical isolates can help to identify chromosomal regions that are of special importance for bacterial fitness under changing environmental conditions. The gene products can therefore represent attractive targets for novel antibiotics supporting the natural immune defenses by targeting the vulnerable spots of the bacterial anti-immunity strategies.
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- Simon Heilbronner
- Microbiology Department, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- Infection Biology, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Microbiology Department, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and Tennessee Valley Healthcare Systems, US Department of Veterans Affairs, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
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- Infection Biology, Interfaculty Institute of Microbiology and Infection Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Zheng L, Liu Z, Wu B, Dong Y, Zhou L, Tian J, Sun X, Yang A. Ferritin has an important immune function in the ark shell Scapharca broughtonii. Dev Comp Immunol 2016; 59:15-24. [PMID: 26724973 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2015.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2015] [Revised: 12/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/14/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Ferritin, the principle cytosolic iron storage protein in the majority of living organisms, has important roles during immune process in invertebrates. Detailed information about ferritin in the ark shell Scapharca broughtonii, however, has been very limited. In this study, full-length ferritin (termed SbFer) was cloned by the rapid amplication of cDNA ends (RACE) method based upon the sequence from the transcriptome library. The cDNA contained a 182 bp 5'-untranslated region, a 519 bp open reading frame encoding a polypeptide of 172 amino acids, a 229 bp 3'-untranslated region, and three introns (902, 373 and 402 bp) embedded in four exons. There was an iron response element (IRE) in the 5'-untranslated region. The deduced amino acid sequence of SbFer possessed many characteristics of vertebrate H type ferritin, shared 63%-91% identity with mollusks and greater identity with vertebrate H type ferritin compared to the L type. The SbFer gene expression pattern examined by quantitative real-time PCR showed ferritin mRNA was expressed in all ark shell tissues examined. The highest levels of expression were found in hemocytes with decreasing levels of expression in foot, mantle, gill, adductor muscle and hepatopancreas. A challenge with Vibrio anguillarum resulted in time-dependent significant upregulation of SbFer mRNA, indicating SbFer participated actively in the bacterial defense process. Further analysis of the antibacterial activity indicated recombinant SbFer could function as an immune antibacterial agent to both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Taken together, these results suggested strongly that ferritin of the ark shell is involved in immune defense against microbial infection and it is a constitutive and inducible acute-phase protein.
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- Libing Zheng
- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China; College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China
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- College of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Wanli University, Ningbo 315100, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Sustainable Development of Marine Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China
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Fox NG, Chakrabarti M, McCormick SP, Lindahl PA, Barondeau DP. The Human Iron-Sulfur Assembly Complex Catalyzes the Synthesis of [2Fe-2S] Clusters on ISCU2 That Can Be Transferred to Acceptor Molecules. Biochemistry 2015; 54:3871-9. [PMID: 26016389 PMCID: PMC4675461 DOI: 10.1021/bi5014485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [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] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters are essential protein cofactors for most life forms. In human mitochondria, the core Fe-S biosynthetic enzymatic complex (called SDUF) consists of NFS1, ISD11, ISCU2, and frataxin (FXN) protein components. Few mechanistic details about how this complex synthesizes Fe-S clusters and how these clusters are delivered to targets are known. Here circular dichroism and Mössbauer spectroscopies were used to reveal details of the Fe-S cluster assembly reaction on the SDUF complex. SDUF reactions generated [2Fe-2S] cluster intermediates that readily converted to stable [2Fe-2S] clusters bound to uncomplexed ISCU2. Similar reactions that included the apo Fe-S acceptor protein human ferredoxin (FDX1) resulted in formation of [2Fe-2S]-ISCU2 rather than [2Fe-2S]-FDX1. Subsequent addition of dithiothreitol (DTT) induced transfer of the cluster from ISCU2 to FDX1, suggesting that [2Fe-2S]-ISCU2 is an intermediate. Reactions that initially included DTT rapidly generated [2Fe-2S]-FDX1 and bypassed formation of [2Fe-2S]-ISCU2. In the absence of apo-FDX1, incubation of [2Fe-2S]-ISCU2 with DTT generated [4Fe-4S]-ISCU2 species. Together, these results conflict with a recent report of stable [4Fe-4S] cluster formation on the SDUF complex. Rather, they support a model in which SDUF builds transient [2Fe-2S] cluster intermediates that generate clusters on sulfur-containing molecules, including uncomplexed ISCU2. Additional small molecule or protein factors are required for the transfer of these clusters to Fe-S acceptor proteins or the synthesis of [4Fe-4S] clusters.
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- Nicholas G. Fox
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, United States
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-2128, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255, United States
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Iron and oxygen share a delicate partnership since both are indispensable for survival, but if the partnership becomes inadequate, this may rapidly terminate life. Virtually all cell components are directly or indirectly affected by cellular iron metabolism, which represents a complex, redox-based machinery that is controlled by, and essential to, metabolic requirements. Under conditions of increased oxidative stress—i.e., enhanced formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)—however, this machinery may turn into a potential threat, the continued requirement for iron promoting adverse reactions such as the iron/H2O2-based formation of hydroxyl radicals, which exacerbate the initial pro-oxidant condition. This review will discuss the multifaceted homeodynamics of cellular iron management under normal conditions as well as in the context of oxidative stress.
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- Nikolaus Bresgen
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstrasse 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstrasse 34, 5020 Salzburg, Austria.
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Procházková P, Škanta F, Roubalová R, Šilerová M, Dvořák J, Bilej M. Involvement of the iron regulatory protein from Eisenia andrei earthworms in the regulation of cellular iron homeostasis. PLoS One 2014; 9:e109900. [PMID: 25279857 PMCID: PMC4184891 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0109900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Accepted: 09/07/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Iron homeostasis in cells is regulated by iron regulatory proteins (IRPs) that exist in different organisms. IRPs are cytosolic proteins that bind to iron-responsive elements (IREs) of the 5′- or 3′-untranslated regions (UTR) of mRNAs that encode many proteins involved in iron metabolism. In this study, we have cloned and described a new regulatory protein belonging to the family of IRPs from the earthworm Eisenia andrei (EaIRP). The earthworm IRE site in 5′-UTR of ferritin mRNA most likely folds into a secondary structure that differs from the conventional IRE structures of ferritin due to the absence of a typically unpaired cytosine that participates in protein binding. Prepared recombinant EaIRP and proteins from mammalian liver extracts are able to bind both mammalian and Eisenia IRE structures of ferritin mRNA, although the affinity of the rEaIRP/Eisenia IRE structure is rather low. This result suggests the possible contribution of a conventional IRE structure. When IRP is supplemented with a Fe-S cluster, it can function as a cytosolic aconitase. Cellular cytosolic and mitochondrial fractions, as well as recombinant EaIRP, exhibit aconitase activity that can be abolished by the action of oxygen radicals. The highest expression of EaIRP was detected in parts of the digestive tract. We can assume that earthworms may possess an IRE/IRP regulatory network as a potential mechanism for maintaining cellular iron homeostasis, although the aconitase function of EaIRP is most likely more relevant.
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- Petra Procházková
- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Institute of Microbiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i., Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Institute of Microbiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i., Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Institute of Microbiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i., Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Institute of Microbiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i., Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Institute of Microbiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i., Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Immunology, Institute of Microbiology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, v. v. i., Prague 4, Czech Republic
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Kobayashi T, Nishizawa NK. Iron sensors and signals in response to iron deficiency. Plant Sci 2014; 224:36-43. [PMID: 24908504 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2014.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2014] [Revised: 04/03/2014] [Accepted: 04/03/2014] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The transcription of genes involved in iron acquisition in plants is induced under iron deficiency, but our understanding of iron sensors and signals remains limited. Iron Deficiency-responsive Element-binding Factor 1 (IDEF1) and Hemerythrin motif-containing Really Interesting New Gene- and Zinc-finger proteins (HRZs)/BRUTUS (BTS) have recently emerged as candidate iron sensors because of their functions as potent regulators of iron deficiency responses and their iron-binding properties. IDEF1 is a central transcriptional regulator of graminaceous genes involved in iron uptake and utilization, predominantly during the early stages of iron deficiency. HRZs/BTS are E3 ubiquitin ligases and negative regulators of iron deficiency responses in both graminaceous and non-graminaceous plants. Rice OsHRZ1 and OsHRZ2 are also potent regulators of iron accumulation. Characterizing these putative iron sensors also provides clues to understanding the nature of iron signals, which may involve ionized iron itself, other metals, oxygen, redox status, heme and iron-sulfur clusters, in addition to metabolites affected by iron deficiency. Systemic iron responses may also be regulated by phloem-mobile iron and its chelators such as nicotianamine. Iron sensors and signals will be identified by demonstration of signal transmission by IDEF1, HRZs/BTS, or unknown factors.
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- Takanori Kobayashi
- Japan Science and Technology Agency, PRESTO, 4-1-8 Honcho, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan; Research Institute for Bioresources and Biotechnology, Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308 Suematsu, Nonoichi, Ishikawa 921-8836, Japan.
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- Research Institute for Bioresources and Biotechnology, Ishikawa Prefectural University, 1-308 Suematsu, Nonoichi, Ishikawa 921-8836, Japan.
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Pandey A, Gordon DM, Pain J, Stemmler TL, Dancis A, Pain D. Frataxin directly stimulates mitochondrial cysteine desulfurase by exposing substrate-binding sites, and a mutant Fe-S cluster scaffold protein with frataxin-bypassing ability acts similarly. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:36773-86. [PMID: 24217246 PMCID: PMC3873537 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.525857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [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: 10/08/2013] [Revised: 11/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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For iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster synthesis in mitochondria, the sulfur is derived from the amino acid cysteine by the cysteine desulfurase activity of Nfs1. The enzyme binds the substrate cysteine in the pyridoxal phosphate-containing site, and a persulfide is formed on the active site cysteine in a manner depending on the accessory protein Isd11. The persulfide is then transferred to the scaffold Isu, where it combines with iron to form the Fe-S cluster intermediate. Frataxin is implicated in the process, although it is unclear where and how, and deficiency causes Friedreich ataxia. Using purified proteins and isolated mitochondria, we show here that the yeast frataxin homolog (Yfh1) directly and specifically stimulates cysteine binding to Nfs1 by exposing substrate-binding sites. This novel function of frataxin does not require iron, Isu1, or Isd11. Once bound to Nfs1, the substrate cysteine is the source of the Nfs1 persulfide, but this step is independent of frataxin and strictly dependent on Isd11. Recently, a point mutation in Isu1 was found to bypass many frataxin functions. The data presented here show that the Isu1 suppressor mimics the frataxin effects on Nfs1, explaining the bypassing activity. We propose a regulatory mechanism for the Nfs1 persulfide-forming activity. Specifically, at least two separate conformational changes must occur in the enzyme for optimum activity as follows: one is mediated by frataxin interaction that exposes the "buried" substrate-binding sites, and the other is mediated by Isd11 interaction that brings the bound substrate cysteine and the active site cysteine in proximity for persulfide formation.
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- Alok Pandey
- From the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07101
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- From the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07101
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- From the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07101
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- the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48201, and
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- the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- From the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey 07101
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Choi BR, Bang S, Chen Y, Cheah JH, Kim SF. PKA modulates iron trafficking in the striatum via small GTPase, Rhes. Neuroscience 2013; 253:214-20. [PMID: 23999124 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.08.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 07/11/2013] [Revised: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 08/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ras homolog enriched in striatum (Rhes), is a highly conserved small guanosine-5'-triphosphate (GTP) binding protein belonging to the Ras superfamily. Rhes is involved in the dopamine receptor-mediated signaling and behavior though adenylyl cyclase. The striatum-specific GTPase share a close homology with Dexras1, which regulates iron trafficking in the neurons when activated though the post-translational modification called s-nitrosylation by nitric oxide (NO). We report that Rhes physiologically interacted with Peripheral benzodiazepine receptor-associated protein7 and participated in iron uptake via divalent metal transporter 1 similar to Dexras1. Interestingly, Rhes is not S-nitrosylated by NO-treatment, however phosphorylated by protein kinase A at the site of serine-239. Two Rhes mutants - the phosphomimetic form (serine 239 to aspartic acid) and constitutively active form (alanine 173 to valine) - displayed an increase in iron uptake compared to the wild-type Rhes. These findings suggest that Rhes may play a crucial role in striatal iron homeostasis.
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- Bo-Ran Choi
- Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, The Perlman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 125 S 31 St. TRL Rm 2207, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, The Perlman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 125 S 31 St. TRL Rm 2207, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, The Perlman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 125 S 31 St. TRL Rm 2207, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, The Perlman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 125 S 31 St. TRL Rm 2207, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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- Department of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, The Perlman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, 125 S 31 St. TRL Rm 2207, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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Ferroportin (FPN) is the only known cellular iron exporter in mammalian cells and plays a critical role in the maintenance of both cellular and systemic iron balance. During iron deprivation, the translation of FPN is repressed by iron regulatory proteins (IRPs), which bind to the 5′ untranslated region (UTR), to reduce iron export and preserve cellular iron. Here, we report a novel iron-responsive mechanism for the post-transcriptional regulation of FPN, mediated by miR-485-3p, which is induced during iron deficiency and represses FPN expression by directly targeting the FPN 3′UTR. The overexpression of miR-485-3p represses FPN expression and leads to increased cellular ferritin levels, consistent with increased cellular iron. Conversely, both inhibition of miR-485-3p activity and mutation of the miR-485-3p target sites on the FPN 3′UTR are able to relieve FPN repression and lead to decreased cellular iron levels. Together, these findings support a model that includes both IRPs and microRNAs as iron-responsive post-transcriptional regulators of FPN. The involvement of microRNA in the iron-responsive regulation of FPN offers additional stability and fine-tuning of iron homeostasis within different cellular contexts. MiR-485-3p-mediated repression of FPN may also offer a novel potential therapeutic mechanism for circumventing hepcidin-resistant mechanisms responsible for some iron overload diseases. Cellular iron homeostasis is maintained by a sophisticated system that responds to iron levels and coordinates the expression of targets important for balancing iron export and uptake with intracellular storage and utilization. Ferroportin is the only known cellular iron exporter in mammalian cells and plays a critical role in both cellular and systemic iron balance. Thus the ability to regulate cellular iron export is of great interest in the search for therapeutic strategies to control dysregulated iron homeostasis, iron overload disorders, and conditions affected by cellular iron concentrations such as antimicrobial resistance. During iron deprivation, repression of ferroportin levels reduces iron export and preserves cellular iron. Ferroportin translation is known to be repressed by iron regulatory proteins that bind to the 5′UTR, yet alternative mechanisms that can post-transcriptionally regulate ferroportin have not been previously reported. Here, we find that miR-485-3p is induced during iron deficiency and represses ferroportin by directly targeting its 3′UTR, and further experimental evidence supports a model that includes both iron regulatory proteins and microRNAs as post-transcriptional regulators of ferroportin. These findings demonstrate a novel role for microRNAs in the cellular response to iron deficiency and can have therapeutic implications for various diseases of iron homeostasis.
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- Carolyn Sangokoya
- The Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- University Program in Genetics and Genomics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- The Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- University Program in Genetics and Genomics, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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- The Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
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Bartnikas TB, Fleming MD, Schmidt PJ. Murine mutants in the study of systemic iron metabolism and its disorders: an update on recent advances. Biochim Biophys Acta 2012; 1823:1444-50. [PMID: 22306267 PMCID: PMC3360922 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2012.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2011] [Revised: 01/09/2012] [Accepted: 01/18/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Many past and recent advances in the field of iron metabolism have relied upon the use of mouse models of disease. These models have arisen spontaneously in breeder colonies or have been engineered for global or conditional ablation or overexpression of select genes. Full phenotypic characterization of these models typically involves maintenance on iron-loaded or -deficient diets, treatment with oxidative or hemolytic agents, breeding to other mutant lines or other stresses. In this review, we focus on systemic iron biology and the contributions that mouse model-based studies have made to the field. We have divided the field into three broad areas of research: dietary iron absorption, regulation of hepcidin expression and cellular iron metabolism. For each area, we begin with an overview of the current understanding of key molecular and cellular determinants then discuss recent advances. Finally, we conclude with brief comments on prospects for future study. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Cell Biology of Metals.
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Feng X, Krishnan K, Richie DL, Aimanianda V, Hartl L, Grahl N, Powers-Fletcher MV, Zhang M, Fuller KK, Nierman WC, Lu LJ, Latgé JP, Woollett L, Newman SL, Cramer RA, Rhodes JC, Askew DS. HacA-independent functions of the ER stress sensor IreA synergize with the canonical UPR to influence virulence traits in Aspergillus fumigatus. PLoS Pathog 2011; 7:e1002330. [PMID: 22028661 PMCID: PMC3197630 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1002330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [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: 02/04/2011] [Accepted: 09/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress is a condition in which the protein folding capacity of the ER becomes overwhelmed by an increased demand for secretion or by exposure to compounds that disrupt ER homeostasis. In yeast and other fungi, the accumulation of unfolded proteins is detected by the ER-transmembrane sensor IreA/Ire1, which responds by cleaving an intron from the downstream cytoplasmic mRNA HacA/Hac1, allowing for the translation of a transcription factor that coordinates a series of adaptive responses that are collectively known as the unfolded protein response (UPR). Here, we examined the contribution of IreA to growth and virulence in the human fungal pathogen Aspergillus fumigatus. Gene expression profiling revealed that A. fumigatus IreA signals predominantly through the canonical IreA-HacA pathway under conditions of severe ER stress. However, in the absence of ER stress IreA controls dual signaling circuits that are both HacA-dependent and HacA-independent. We found that a ΔireA mutant was avirulent in a mouse model of invasive aspergillosis, which contrasts the partial virulence of a ΔhacA mutant, suggesting that IreA contributes to pathogenesis independently of HacA. In support of this conclusion, we found that the ΔireA mutant had more severe defects in the expression of multiple virulence-related traits relative to ΔhacA, including reduced thermotolerance, decreased nutritional versatility, impaired growth under hypoxia, altered cell wall and membrane composition, and increased susceptibility to azole antifungals. In addition, full or partial virulence could be restored to the ΔireA mutant by complementation with either the induced form of the hacA mRNA, hacAi, or an ireA deletion mutant that was incapable of processing the hacA mRNA, ireAΔ10. Together, these findings demonstrate that IreA has both HacA-dependent and HacA-independent functions that contribute to the expression of traits that are essential for virulence in A. fumigatus. Aspergillus fumigatus is the predominant mold pathogen of humans, responsible for life-threatening infections in patients with depressed immunity. The fungus is highly adapted for secretion, a feature that it uses to extract nutrients from the host environment. High rates of protein secretion can overwhelm the protein folding capacity of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The resulting ER stress is alleviated by the unfolded protein response (UPR), a signaling pathway that is triggered by the ER-membrane sensor IreA and executed by the downstream transcription factor HacA. This paper uncovers a novel role for IreA in the expression of multiple adaptive traits that allow the fungus to cope with stress conditions that are encountered during infection. Gene expression profiling of ΔireA and ΔhacA mutants revealed that IreA signals predominantly through the canonical IreA-HacA UPR pathway under extreme conditions of ER stress, but has unexpected HacA-dependent and HacA-independent functions even in the absence of ER stress. These findings establish IreA as an important regulator of A. fumigatus pathogenicity and suggest that therapeutic targeting of the dual functions of this protein could be an effective antifungal strategy.
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- Xizhi Feng
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Unité des Aspergillus, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Department of Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Division of Biomedical Informatics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- The J. Craig Venter Institute, Rockville, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology & Infectious Diseases, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
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Luciani N, Brasse-Lagnel C, Poli M, Anty R, Lesueur C, Cormont M, Laquerriere A, Folope V, LeMarchand-Brustel Y, Gugenheim J, Gual P, Tran A, Bekri S. Hemojuvelin: a new link between obesity and iron homeostasis. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2011; 19:1545-51. [PMID: 21311510 DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The adipose tissue may play an active role in systemic iron regulation and this role may be determinant in obese patients. Indeed, we reported previously that hepcidin, the iron-regulatory hormone, is expressed in adipose tissue and its messenger RNA (mRNA) expression is increased in adipose tissue of morbidly obese patients. The objectives of this study were to characterize the status of hemojuvelin (HJV), another iron-regulatory protein, within the adipose tissue of morbidly obese patients. Since cell-associated HJV acts as a coreceptor of bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) to enhance hepcidin expression in liver cells, we investigated the possible involvement of this pathway in adipose tissue in regulating hepcidin expression. HJV expression was studied in adipose tissue of morbidly obese patients. Soluble HJV blood concentrations were assessed. Hepcidin regulation through BMP pathway was investigated in cultured adipocytes. HJV was expressed both at mRNA and protein levels in adipose tissue. Moreover, its mRNA expression was highly increased in adipose tissue of obese patients and correlated with mRNA hepcidin expression levels. Interestingly, HJV expressed by adipose tissue may be effective since cultured adipocytes increased their hepcidin expression when challenged with BMP2 through Smad effectors. In addition, blood concentrations of soluble HJV were significantly increased. In conclusion, adipose tissue may influence iron homeostasis in obese patients by expressing major iron-regulatory proteins and the BMP signaling pathway could be involved in regulating hepcidin expression in this tissue.
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- Nathalie Luciani
- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U895, Team 8, Hepatic Complications in Obesity, Nice, France
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Constituting an integral part of a heme's porphyrin ring, iron is essential for supplying cells and tissues with oxygen. Given tight links between oxygen delivery and iron availability, it is not surprising that iron deprivation and oxygen deprivation (hypoxia) have very similar consequences at the molecular level. Under hypoxia, the expression of major iron homeostasis genes including transferrin, transferrin receptor, ceruloplasmin, and heme oxygenase-1 is activated by hypoxia-inducible factors to provide increased iron availability for erythropoiesis in an attempt to enhance oxygen uptake and delivery to hypoxic cells. Iron-response proteins (IRP1 and IRP2) and "cap-n-collar" bZIP transcriptional factors (NE-F2 p45; Nrf1, 2, and 3; Bach1 and 2) also control gene and protein expression of the key iron homeostasis proteins. In this article, we give an overview of the mechanisms by which iron pathways are regulated by hypoxia at multiple levels. In addition, potential clinical benefits of manipulating iron pathways in the hypoxia-related conditions anemia and ischemia are discussed.
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Gakh O, Bedekovics T, Duncan SF, Smith DY, Berkholz DS, Isaya G. Normal and Friedreich ataxia cells express different isoforms of frataxin with complementary roles in iron-sulfur cluster assembly. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:38486-501. [PMID: 20889968 PMCID: PMC2992281 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.145144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [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: 05/14/2010] [Revised: 09/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Friedreich ataxia (FRDA) is an autosomal recessive degenerative disease caused by insufficient expression of frataxin (FXN), a mitochondrial iron-binding protein required for Fe-S cluster assembly. The development of treatments to increase FXN levels in FRDA requires elucidation of the steps involved in the biogenesis of functional FXN. The FXN mRNA is translated to a precursor polypeptide that is transported to the mitochondrial matrix and processed to at least two forms, FXN(42-210) and FXN(81-210). Previous reports suggested that FXN(42-210) is a transient processing intermediate, whereas FXN(81-210) represents the mature protein. However, we find that both FXN(42-210) and FXN(81-210) are present in control cell lines and tissues at steady-state, and that FXN(42-210) is consistently more depleted than FXN(81-210) in samples from FRDA patients. Moreover, FXN(42-210) and FXN(81-210) have strikingly different biochemical properties. A shorter N terminus correlates with monomeric configuration, labile iron binding, and dynamic contacts with components of the Fe-S cluster biosynthetic machinery, i.e. the sulfur donor complex NFS1·ISD11 and the scaffold ISCU. Conversely, a longer N terminus correlates with the ability to oligomerize, store iron, and form stable contacts with NFS1·ISD11 and ISCU. Monomeric FXN(81-210) donates Fe(2+) for Fe-S cluster assembly on ISCU, whereas oligomeric FXN(42-210) donates either Fe(2+) or Fe(3+). These functionally distinct FXN isoforms seem capable to ensure incremental rates of Fe-S cluster synthesis from different mitochondrial iron pools. We suggest that the levels of both isoforms are relevant to FRDA pathophysiology and that the FXN(81-210)/FXN(42-210) molar ratio should provide a useful parameter to optimize FXN augmentation and replacement therapies.
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- Oleksandr Gakh
- From the Departments of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905
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- From the Departments of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905
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- From the Departments of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905
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- From the Departments of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905
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- From the Departments of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905
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- From the Departments of Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine and Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905
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Álvarez-Coca-González J, Moreno-Carralero MI, Martínez-Pérez J, Méndez M, García-Ros M, Morán-Jiménez MJ. The hereditary hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome: a family study. Eur J Pediatr 2010; 169:1553-5. [PMID: 20617342 DOI: 10.1007/s00431-010-1251-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2010] [Accepted: 06/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ferritin is an acute-phase reactant that is elevated in the course of infectious, inflammatory, autoimmune, and oncological diseases and the hemophagocytic syndrome. In asymptomatic patients, isolated hyperferritinemia may be due to different causes depending on whether or not it is accompanied by iron overload. Hyperferritinemia values above 300 ng/ml and an excess of body iron levels may be indicative of hemochromatosis. However, if such values develop in the absence of iron overload, they may be secondary to hemochromatosis type 4a (ferroportin disease) or more often to hereditary hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome (HHCS; Aguilar-Martinez et al., Am J Gastroenterol 100:1185-1194, 2005; Ferrante et al., Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 17:1247-1253, 2005). HHCS results from different mutations in the L-ferritin gene (FTL) on chromosome 19 (19q13.1), causing autosomal dominant transmission (Bertola et al., Curr Drug Targets Immune Endocr Metabol Disord 4:93-105, 2004). We present a child with HHCS due to the allelic variant c.-167C>T (C33T) in the iron-responsive element region of the FTL gene. When pediatricians encounter an asymptomatic patient with isolated hyperferritinemia in the absence of iron overload, they should consider the possibility of HHCS, especially if other members of the family have developed cataracts from a young age.
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Simonis G, Mueller K, Schwarz P, Wiedemann S, Adler G, Strasser RH, Kulaksiz H. The iron-regulatory peptide hepcidin is upregulated in the ischemic and in the remote myocardium after myocardial infarction. Peptides 2010; 31:1786-90. [PMID: 20553779 DOI: 10.1016/j.peptides.2010.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2010] [Revised: 05/19/2010] [Accepted: 05/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Recent evidence suggests that iron metabolism contributes to the ischemic damage after myocardial infarction. Hepcidin, a recently discovered peptide hormone, regulates iron uptake and metabolism, protecting the body from iron overload. In this study we analyzed the regulation of hepcidin in the heart and blood of rats after myocardial infarction. To induce a myocardial infarction in the rats, left anterior descending coronary artery ligation was performed. After 1-24h, biopsies from the ischemic and the non-ischemic myocardium were taken. In these biopsies, the mRNA levels and the protein expression of hepcidin were analyzed by quantitative RT-PCR and immunoblot analysis, respectively. In parallel, the serum levels of prohepcidin were measured by ELISA. Six hours after myocardial infarction, the hepcidin mRNA expression was temporally upregulated in the ischemic and in the non-ischemic myocardium. The upregulation was specific for hepcidin, since other iron-related genes (hemojuvelin, IREG-1) remained unchanged. Furthermore, the alteration of the hepcidin protein expression in the ischemic area was connected to the level of hepcidin in the serum of the infarcted rats, where hepcidin also raised up. Angiotensin receptor blockade with candesartan did not influence the mRNA regulation of hepcidin. Together, these data show a particular upregulation of the iron-regulatory peptide hepcidin in the ischemic and the non-ischemic myocardium after myocardial infarction. It is speculated that upregulation of hepcidin may reduce iron toxicity and thus infarct size expansion in an infarcted heart.
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- Gregor Simonis
- Department of Medicine and Cardiology, Dresden University of Technology, Heart Center, D-01307 Dresden, Germany
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Messer JG, Cooney PT, Kipp DE. Iron chelator deferoxamine alters iron-regulatory genes and proteins and suppresses osteoblast phenotype in fetal rat calvaria cells. Bone 2010; 46:1408-15. [PMID: 20102755 DOI: 10.1016/j.bone.2010.01.376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2009] [Revised: 01/17/2010] [Accepted: 01/19/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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There are few studies describing the extent to which low iron status affects osteoblastogenesis, despite evidence that iron deficiency produces adverse effects on bone density. The purpose of this study was to evaluate alterations in intracellular iron status by measuring iron-regulated gene and protein expression and to describe development of osteoblast phenotype in primary cells treated with iron chelator deferoxamine (DFOM) during differentiation. Using the well-described fetal rat calvaria model, cells were incubated with 0-8 microM DFOM throughout differentiation (confluence to day (D) 21), or only during early differentiation (confluence to D13-15) or late differentiation (D13-15 to D21). Changes in intracellular iron status were determined by measuring alterations in gene and protein expression of transferrin receptor and ferritin light chain and heavy chain. Development of osteoblast phenotype was monitored by measuring expression of genes that are known to be up-regulated during differentiation, analyzing the percentage of mineralized surface area, and counting the number of multi-layered bone nodules at the end of culture. Results indicate that treatment throughout differentiation with 8 microM DFOM alters iron-regulated genes and proteins by mid-differentiation (D13-15) in a pattern consistent with iron deficiency with concomitant down-regulation of osteoblast phenotype genes, especially osteocalcin. Additionally, alkaline phosphatase staining was lower and there was about 70% less mineralized surface area (p<0.05) by D21 in wells treated throughout differentiation with 8 microM DFOM compared to control. Down-regulation of osteocalcin and alkaline phosphatase mRNA (p<0.05) and suppressed mineralization (p<0.05) was also evident at D21 in cells treated only during early differentiation. In contrast, treatment during late differentiation did not alter osteoblastic outcomes by D21. In conclusion, it appears that iron is required for normal osteoblast phenotype development, and that early rather than late differentiation events may be more sensitive to iron availability.
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- Jonathan G Messer
- Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27412, USA
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Kilari S, Pullakhandam R, Nair KM. Zinc inhibits oxidative stress-induced iron signaling and apoptosis in Caco-2 cells. Free Radic Biol Med 2010; 48:961-8. [PMID: 20096349 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2010.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2009] [Revised: 12/03/2009] [Accepted: 01/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Studies in humans and animals have suggested negative interactions of iron and zinc during their intestinal absorption. Further, zinc seems to prevent iron-induced oxidative damage in rats, which was hypothesized to be through the modulation of the intracellular iron signaling pathway. The aim of this study was, therefore, to understand the effects of zinc on oxidant-induced iron signaling and cell death in human enterocyte-like Caco-2 cells. We demonstrate that zinc decreases glucose/glucose oxidase (H(2)O(2)-generating system)-induced iron uptake and inhibits iron-regulatory protein 1 activation and divalent metal ion transporter 1 expression. There was also a concomitant decrease in oxidant-induced intracellular labile iron and restoration of ferritin and metallothionein expression. Further, zinc enhanced the Bcl-2/Bax ratio and reduced caspase-3 activity, leading to inhibition of apoptosis. Interestingly, bathophenanthroline disulfonic acid, an extracellular iron chelator, emulated the effects of zinc except for the reduced ferritin levels. These results suggest that zinc inhibits apoptosis by reducing oxidant-induced iron signaling in Caco-2 cells.
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Messa E, Pellegrino RM, Palmieri A, Carturan S, Cilloni D, Saglio G, Roetto A. Identification of a novel mutation in the L ferritin iron-responsive element causing hereditary hyperferritinemia-cataract syndrome. Acta Haematol 2009; 122:223-5. [PMID: 19887780 DOI: 10.1159/000253031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2009] [Accepted: 08/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- E Messa
- Division of Hematology and Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences of the University of Turin, Turin, Italy.
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Tseng HH, Chang JG, Hwang YH, Yeh KT, Chen YL, Yu HS. Expression of hepcidin and other iron-regulatory genes in human hepatocellular carcinoma and its clinical implications. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2009; 135:1413-20. [PMID: 19387685 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-009-0585-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2008] [Accepted: 04/01/2009] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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PURPOSE We aimed to assess expression of ten iron-regulatory genes in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and its clinical implications. METHODS We used real-time polymerase chain reaction to measure ten iron-regulatory genes' mRNA and Perls' stain to assess iron stores in 50 HCCs and adjacent nontumor specimens. We compared the differences of gene expression and iron stores between tumor and nontumor specimens, and analyzed the relationships of gene expression with hepatic iron stores, patients' hemoglobin levels and clinicopathologic parameters. RESULTS Hepcidin, ceruloplasmin, transferrin, and transferrin receptor 2 were downregulated, while transferrin receptor 1 was upregulated in HCC. Hepcidin was markedly decreased in HCC but still correlated with hepatic iron stores. Iron-regulatory genes varied in their relationships of expression with clinicopathologic parameters. CONCLUSIONS Altered expression of iron-regulatory genes in HCC may disturb patient's iron balance. Hepcidin may play a role in defending the body against HCC.
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- Hsi-Huang Tseng
- Institute of Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Ngok-Ngam P, Ruangkiattikul N, Mahavihakanont A, Virgem SS, Sukchawalit R, Mongkolsuk S. Roles of Agrobacterium tumefaciens RirA in iron regulation, oxidative stress response, and virulence. J Bacteriol 2009; 191:2083-90. [PMID: 19168612 PMCID: PMC2655498 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01380-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 10/02/2008] [Accepted: 01/09/2009] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The analysis of genetics and physiological functions of Agrobacterium tumefaciens RirA (rhizobial iron regulator) has shown that it is a transcription regulator and a repressor of iron uptake systems. The rirA mutant strain (NTLrirA) overproduced siderophores and exhibited a highly constitutive expression of genes involved in iron uptake (fhuA, irp6A, and fbpA) compared to that of the wild-type strain (NTL4). The deregulation in the iron control of iron uptake in NTLrirA led to iron overload in the cell, which was supported by the observation that the NTLrirA mutant was more sensitive than wild-type NTL4 to an iron-activated antibiotic, streptonigrin. The NTLrirA mutant was more sensitive than the parental strain to oxidants, including hydrogen peroxide, organic hydroperoxide, and a superoxide generator, menadione. However, the addition of an iron chelator, 2,2'-dipyridyl, reversed the mutant hypersensitivity to H(2)O(2) and organic hydroperoxide, indicating the role of iron in peroxide toxicity. Meanwhile, the reduced level of superoxide dismutase (SodBIII) was partly responsible for the menadione-sensitive phenotype of the NTLrirA mutant. The NTLrirA mutant showed a defect in tumorigenesis on tobacco leaves, which likely resulted from the increased sensitivity of NTLrirA to oxidants and the decreased ability of NTLrirA to induce virulence genes (virB and virE). These data demonstrated that RirA is important for A. tumefaciens during plant-pathogen interactions.
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Latham MP, Pardi A. Measurement of imino 1H-1H residual dipolar couplings in RNA. J Biomol NMR 2009; 43:121-129. [PMID: 19067179 PMCID: PMC2846714 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-008-9293-8] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2008] [Revised: 11/12/2008] [Accepted: 11/13/2008] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Imino (1)H-(15)N residual dipolar couplings (RDCs) provide additional structural information that complements standard (1)H-(1)H NOEs leading to improvements in both the local and global structure of RNAs. Here, we report measurement of imino (1)H-(1)H RDCs for the Iron Responsive Element (IRE) RNA and native E. coli tRNA(Val) using a BEST-Jcomp-HMQC2 experiment. (1)H-(1)H RDCs are observed between the imino protons in G-U wobble base pairs and between imino protons on neighboring base pairs in both RNAs. These imino (1)H-(1)H RDCs complement standard (1)H-(15)N RDCs because the (1)H-(1)H vectors generally point along the helical axis, roughly perpendicular to (1)H-(15)N RDCs. The use of longitudinal relaxation enhancement increased the signal-to-noise of the spectra by ~3.5-fold over the standard experiment. The ability to measure imino (1)H-(1)H RDCs offers a new restraint, which can be used in NMR domain orientation and structural studies of RNAs.
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Rhodes SL, Ritz B. Genetics of iron regulation and the possible role of iron in Parkinson's disease. Neurobiol Dis 2008; 32:183-95. [PMID: 18675357 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2008.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [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: 04/22/2008] [Revised: 07/01/2008] [Accepted: 07/02/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is acknowledged as the second most common neurodegenerative disorder after Alzheimer's Disease. Older age may be the only unequivocal risk factor for PD although the male to female ratio is consistently greater than 1 in populations of European ancestry. Characteristic features of PD include dopaminergic neuron death in the substantia nigra (SN) pars compacta, accumulation of alpha-synuclein inclusions known as Lewy bodies in the SN, and brain iron accumulation beyond that observed in non-PD brains of a similar age. In this review article, we will provide an overview of human and animal studies investigating the contributions of iron in PD, a summary of human studies of iron-related genes in PD, a review of the literature on the genetics of iron metabolism, and some hypotheses on possible roles for iron in the pathogenic processes of PD including potential interactions between iron and other factors associated with Parkinson's disease.
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- Shannon L Rhodes
- Medical Genetics Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA.
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Kong WN, Chang YZ, Wang SM, Zhai XL, Shang JX, Li LX, Duan XL. Effect of erythropoietin on hepcidin, DMT1 with IRE, and hephaestin gene expression in duodenum of rats. J Gastroenterol 2008; 43:136-43. [PMID: 18306987 DOI: 10.1007/s00535-007-2138-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2007] [Accepted: 10/24/2007] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Erythropoietin (Epo) is the central regulator of red blood cell production and can stimulate proliferation and differentiation of erythroid progenitor cells. Now, recombinant human erythropoietin (rHuEpo) is widely used in patients with renal disease, chronic anemia, and iron deficiency of early childhood. It has been reported that the enhanced erythropoiesis associated with erythropoietin therapy increases intestinal iron absorption, but the molecular mechanisms underlying are unknown. Therefore, we have investigated the effect of rHuEpo on duodenal iron transport protein synthesis in rats. METHODS Male Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 250 g were randomly divided into two groups: (1) rHuEpo injection group (rHuEpo, 500 IU/day, s.c.), and (2) control group (injection of the same volume of saline). After 3 days injection, blood parameters, serum iron status, and non-heme iron concentrations in the liver and duodenum were examined at the fifth day. The mRNA levels and protein synthesis of duodenal divalent metal transporter 1 (DMT1), ferroportin 1 (FPN1), and hephaestin (Hp) were measured by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and Western blot analysis. Hepatic hepcidin mRNA expression was analyzed by RT-PCR. RESULTS rHuEpo injection significantly stimulated erythropoiesis and decreased serum iron status, non-heme iron concentrations in the liver and duodenum. DMT1 (+IRE) and Hp expression in duodenum were increased significantly. However, DMT1 (-IRE) and FPN1 expression had no apparent change. Hepatic hepcidin mRNA expression was decreased dramatically, reaching an almost undetectable level in rHuEpo-treated rats. CONCLUSIONS rHuEpo administration improved the duodenal iron absorption by increasing the expression of DMT1 (+IRE) and Hp.
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- Wei-Na Kong
- Laboratory of Molecular Iron Metabolism, College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province, PR China
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Iron is required for key cellular functions, and there is a strong link between iron metabolism and important metabolic processes, such as cell growth, apoptosis and inflammation. Diseases that are directly or indirectly related to iron metabolism represent major health problems. Iron-regulatory proteins (IRPs) 1 and 2 are key controllers of vertebrate iron metabolism and post-transcriptionally regulate expression of the major iron homeostasis genes. Here we discuss how dysregulation of the IRP system can result from both iron-related and unrelated effectors and explain how this can have important pathological consequences in several human disorders.
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- Gaetano Cairo
- Institute of General Pathology, University of Milan School of Medicine, Milan, Italy.
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