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Yang C, Ngo L, Zheng YG. Rational design of substrate-based multivalent inhibitors of the histone acetyltransferase Tip60. ChemMedChem 2014; 9:537-41. [PMID: 24446345 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201300478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2013] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Tip60, the 60 kDa HIV-1 Tat-interactive protein, is a key member of the MYST family of histone acetyltransferases (HATs) and plays critical roles in apoptosis and DNA repair. Potent and selective inhibitors of Tip60 are valuable tools for studying the functions of this potential drug target. In this work, we designed, synthesized and evaluated a new set of substrate-based inhibitors containing multiple binding modalities. In addition to the coenzyme A (CoA) moiety and the histone H3 peptide backbone, mono- and tri-methyl marks were incorporated at Lys 4 and/or Lys 9 sites in the H3 peptide substrate. The biochemical assay results showed that the presence of methyl group(s) on the substrate resulted in more potent inhibitors of Tip60, relative to the parent H3-CoA bisubstrate inhibitor. Importantly, by comparing the inhibitory properties of the ligands against full-length Tip60 and the HAT domain, we determined that the K4me1 and K9me3 marks contributed to the potency augmentation by interacting with the catalytic region of the enzyme.
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- Chao Yang
- Department of Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Georgia, 240 W Green St., Athens, GA 30602 (USA)
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Gajadhar AS, White FM. System level dynamics of post-translational modifications. Curr Opin Biotechnol 2014; 28:83-7. [PMID: 24441143 DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2013.12.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2013] [Accepted: 12/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Attempts to characterize cellular behaviors with static, univariate measurements cannot fully capture biological complexity and lead to an inadequate interpretation of cellular processes. Significant biological insight can be gleaned by considering the contribution of dynamic protein post-translational modifications (PTMs) utilizing systems-level quantitative analysis. High-resolution mass spectrometry coupled with computational modeling of dynamic signal-response relationships is a powerful tool to reveal PTM-mediated regulatory networks. Recent advances using this approach have defined network kinetics of growth factor signaling pathways, identified systems level responses to cytotoxic perturbations, elucidated kinase-substrate relationships, and unraveled the dynamics of PTM cross-talk. Innovations in multiplex measurement capacity, PTM annotation accuracy, and computational integration of datasets promise enhanced resolution of dynamic PTM networks and further insight into biological intricacies.
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- Aaron S Gajadhar
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
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- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA; David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Rabilloud T, Lescuyer P. The proteomic to biology inference, a frequently overlooked concern in the interpretation of proteomic data: a plea for functional validation. Proteomics 2014; 14:157-61. [PMID: 24273051 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201300413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2013] [Revised: 11/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Proteomics will celebrate its 20th year in 2014. In this relatively short period of time, it has invaded most areas of biology and its use will probably continue to spread in the future. These two decades have seen a considerable increase in the speed and sensitivity of protein identification and characterization, even from complex samples. Indeed, what was a challenge twenty years ago is now little more than a daily routine. Although not completely over, the technological challenge now makes room to another challenge, which is the best possible appraisal and exploitation of proteomic data to draw the best possible conclusions from a biological point of view. The point developed in this paper is that proteomic data are almost always fragmentary. This means in turn that although better than an mRNA level, a protein level is often insufficient to draw a valid conclusion from a biological point of view, especially in a world where PTMs play such an important role. This means in turn that transformation of proteomic data into biological data requires an important intermediate layer of functional validation, i.e. not merely the confirmation of protein abundance changes by other methods, but a functional appraisal of the biological consequences of the protein level changes highlighted by the proteomic screens.
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- Thierry Rabilloud
- CNRS UMR 5249, Laboratory of Chemistry and Biology of Metals, Grenoble, France; Univ. Grenoble Alpes, Laboratory of Chemistry and Biology of Metals, Grenoble, France; CEA Grenoble, iRTSV/CBM, Laboratory of Chemistry and Biology of Metals, Grenoble, France
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Rao RSP, Thelen JJ, Miernyk JA. In silico analysis of protein Lys-N(𝜀)-acetylation in plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:381. [PMID: 25136347 PMCID: PMC4120686 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2014] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Among post-translational modifications, there are some conceptual similarities between Lys-N(𝜀)-acetylation and Ser/Thr/Tyr O-phosphorylation. Herein we present a bioinformatics-based overview of reversible protein Lys-acetylation, including some comparisons with reversible protein phosphorylation. The study of Lys-acetylation of plant proteins has lagged behind studies of mammalian and microbial cells; 1000s of acetylation sites have been identified in mammalian proteins compared with only hundreds of sites in plant proteins. While most previous emphasis was focused on post-translational modifications of histones, more recent studies have addressed metabolic regulation. Being directly coupled with cellular CoA/acetyl-CoA and NAD/NADH, reversible Lys-N(𝜀)-acetylation has the potential to control, or contribute to control, of primary metabolism, signaling, and growth and development.
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- R. Shyama Prasad Rao
- Division of Biochemistry, University of MissouriColumbia, MO, USA
- Interdisciplinary Plant Group, University of MissouriColumbia, MO, USA
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- Division of Biochemistry, University of MissouriColumbia, MO, USA
- Interdisciplinary Plant Group, University of MissouriColumbia, MO, USA
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- Division of Biochemistry, University of MissouriColumbia, MO, USA
- Interdisciplinary Plant Group, University of MissouriColumbia, MO, USA
- Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture – Agricultural Research ServiceColumbia, MO, USA
- *Correspondence: Jan A. Miernyk, Division of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, 102 Curtis Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, USA e-mail:
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The active reprograming of cellular metabolism is a primary driver of oncogenesis and a hallmark of established neoplastic lesions. Much of this reprogramming depends on the expression levels and posttranslational modifications (PTMs) of metabolic enzymes. Stable isotope labeling of amino acids in culture (SILAC) is an amino acid-based labeling technique that can be used both in vitro and in vivo to comparatively assess the levels and PTMs of proteins. To this aim, SILAC-labeled cell lysates can be spiked into each sample as a standard, followed by the analysis of specimens by mass spectrometry (MS). Combined with appropriate protocols for the lysis and preparation of samples for MS, this technique allows for the accurate and in-depth quantification of the proteome of a wide variety of cell and tissue samples. In particular, SILAC can be employed to infer the metabolic state of neoplastic lesions and obtain a profound understanding of the proteomic alterations that accompany oncogenesis and tumor progression. Here, we describe a proteomic approach based on SILAC, high-resolution chromatography and high-accuracy MS for comparing levels and phosphorylation status of proteins between the samples of interest. This method can be applied not only to the proteomic study of oncometabolism in murine tissues, but also to the study of cellular samples and human specimens.
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- Steven Reid
- Vascular Proteomics Group, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Vascular Proteomics Group, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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Kim D, Yu BJ, Kim JA, Lee YJ, Choi SG, Kang S, Pan JG. The acetylproteome of Gram-positive model bacterium Bacillus subtilis. Proteomics 2013; 13:1726-36. [PMID: 23468065 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201200001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2012] [Revised: 02/08/2013] [Accepted: 02/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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N(ε) -lysine acetylation, a reversible and highly regulated PTM, has been shown to occur in the model Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli and Salmonella enterica. Here, we extend this acetylproteome analysis to Bacillus subtilis, a model Gram-positive bacterium. Through anti-acetyllysine antibody-based immunoseparation of acetylpeptides followed by nano-HPLC/MS/MS analysis, we identified 332 unique lysine-acetylated sites on 185 proteins. These proteins are mainly involved in cellular housekeeping functions such as central metabolism and protein synthesis. Fifity-nine of the lysine-acetylated proteins showed homology with lysine-acetylated proteins previously identified in E. coli, suggesting that acetylated proteins are more conserved. Notably, acetylation was found at or near the active sites predicted by Prosite signature, including SdhA, RocA, Kbl, YwjH, and YfmT, indicating that lysine acetylation may affect their activities. In 2-amino-3-ketobutyrate CoA ligase Kbl, a class II aminotransferase, a lysine residue involved in pyridoxal phosphate attachment was found to be acetylated. This data set provides evidence for the generality of lysine acetylation in eubacteria and opens opportunities to explore the consequences of acetylation modification on the molecular physiology of B. subtilis.
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- Dooil Kim
- Superbacteria Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, Korea
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Beltrao P, Bork P, Krogan NJ, van Noort V. Evolution and functional cross-talk of protein post-translational modifications. Mol Syst Biol 2013; 9:714. [PMID: 24366814 PMCID: PMC4019982 DOI: 10.1002/msb.201304521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 257] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2013] [Revised: 11/18/2013] [Accepted: 11/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Protein post-translational modifications (PTMs) allow the cell to regulate protein activity and play a crucial role in the response to changes in external conditions or internal states. Advances in mass spectrometry now enable proteome wide characterization of PTMs and have revealed a broad functional role for a range of different types of modifications. Here we review advances in the study of the evolution and function of PTMs that were spurred by these technological improvements. We provide an overview of studies focusing on the origin and evolution of regulatory enzymes as well as the evolutionary dynamics of modification sites. Finally, we discuss different mechanisms of altering protein activity via post-translational regulation and progress made in the large-scale functional characterization of PTM function.
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- Pedro Beltrao
- European Molecular Biology LaboratoryEuropean Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL‐EBI)CambridgeUK
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- Structural and Computational Biology UnitEuropean Molecular Biology LaboratoryHeidelbergGermany
- Max‐Delbruck‐Centre for Molecular MedicineBerlin‐BuchGermany
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular PharmacologyUniversity of CaliforniaSan FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- California Institute for Quantitative BiosciencesSan FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
- J. David Gladstone InstitutesSan FranciscoCaliforniaUSA
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- Structural and Computational Biology UnitEuropean Molecular Biology LaboratoryHeidelbergGermany
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Olsen CA. An update on lysine deacylases targeting the expanding "acylome". ChemMedChem 2013; 9:434-7. [PMID: 24375937 DOI: 10.1002/cmdc.201300421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2013] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Lysine ε-amino acetylation has long been recognized as an epigenetically relevant post-translational modification of multiple residues in histone proteins. However, it has become clear that lysine acetylation is not restricted to histones, and therefore, it may be involved in the regulation of a wide variety of proteins, some of which have been identified and studied in detail. More recently, post-translational modifications of lysine side chains by additional acyl groups have also been identified, and some of these appear to be regulated by histone deacetylases (HDACs) and/or sirtuins. In this Concept, new developments are discussed with emphasis on the enzymes that have been shown to catalyze the cleavage of these novel marks, including new assays and inhibitors. Ultimately, a deeper understand of these mechanisms should facilitate the development of ligands with therapeutic potential.
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- Christian A Olsen
- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet 207, Kongens Lyngby, 2800 (Denmark).
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Rardin MJ, He W, Nishida Y, Newman JC, Carrico C, Danielson SR, Guo A, Gut P, Sahu AK, Li B, Uppala R, Fitch M, Riiff T, Zhu L, Zhou J, Mulhern D, Stevens RD, Ilkayeva OR, Newgard CB, Jacobson MP, Hellerstein M, Goetzman ES, Gibson BW, Verdin E. SIRT5 regulates the mitochondrial lysine succinylome and metabolic networks. Cell Metab 2013; 18:920-33. [PMID: 24315375 PMCID: PMC4105152 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2013.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 506] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Revised: 10/22/2013] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Reversible posttranslational modifications are emerging as critical regulators of mitochondrial proteins and metabolism. Here, we use a label-free quantitative proteomic approach to characterize the lysine succinylome in liver mitochondria and its regulation by the desuccinylase SIRT5. A total of 1,190 unique sites were identified as succinylated, and 386 sites across 140 proteins representing several metabolic pathways including β-oxidation and ketogenesis were significantly hypersuccinylated in Sirt5(-/-) animals. Loss of SIRT5 leads to accumulation of medium- and long-chain acylcarnitines and decreased β-hydroxybutyrate production in vivo. In addition, we demonstrate that SIRT5 regulates succinylation of the rate-limiting ketogenic enzyme 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA synthase 2 (HMGCS2) both in vivo and in vitro. Finally, mutation of hypersuccinylated residues K83 and K310 on HMGCS2 to glutamic acid strongly inhibits enzymatic activity. Taken together, these findings establish SIRT5 as a global regulator of lysine succinylation in mitochondria and present a mechanism for inhibition of ketogenesis through HMGCS2.
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- Matthew J Rardin
- Buck Institute for Research on Aging, 8001 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, CA 94945, USA
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van Heeswijk WC, Westerhoff HV, Boogerd FC. Nitrogen assimilation in Escherichia coli: putting molecular data into a systems perspective. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 2013; 77:628-95. [PMID: 24296575 PMCID: PMC3973380 DOI: 10.1128/mmbr.00025-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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We present a comprehensive overview of the hierarchical network of intracellular processes revolving around central nitrogen metabolism in Escherichia coli. The hierarchy intertwines transport, metabolism, signaling leading to posttranslational modification, and transcription. The protein components of the network include an ammonium transporter (AmtB), a glutamine transporter (GlnHPQ), two ammonium assimilation pathways (glutamine synthetase [GS]-glutamate synthase [glutamine 2-oxoglutarate amidotransferase {GOGAT}] and glutamate dehydrogenase [GDH]), the two bifunctional enzymes adenylyl transferase/adenylyl-removing enzyme (ATase) and uridylyl transferase/uridylyl-removing enzyme (UTase), the two trimeric signal transduction proteins (GlnB and GlnK), the two-component regulatory system composed of the histidine protein kinase nitrogen regulator II (NRII) and the response nitrogen regulator I (NRI), three global transcriptional regulators called nitrogen assimilation control (Nac) protein, leucine-responsive regulatory protein (Lrp), and cyclic AMP (cAMP) receptor protein (Crp), the glutaminases, and the nitrogen-phosphotransferase system. First, the structural and molecular knowledge on these proteins is reviewed. Thereafter, the activities of the components as they engage together in transport, metabolism, signal transduction, and transcription and their regulation are discussed. Next, old and new molecular data and physiological data are put into a common perspective on integral cellular functioning, especially with the aim of resolving counterintuitive or paradoxical processes featured in nitrogen assimilation. Finally, we articulate what still remains to be discovered and what general lessons can be learned from the vast amounts of data that are available now.
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Chubukov V, Uhr M, Le Chat L, Kleijn RJ, Jules M, Link H, Aymerich S, Stelling J, Sauer U. Transcriptional regulation is insufficient to explain substrate-induced flux changes in Bacillus subtilis. Mol Syst Biol 2013; 9:709. [PMID: 24281055 PMCID: PMC4039378 DOI: 10.1038/msb.2013.66] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Regulation of enzyme expression is one key mechanism by which cells control their metabolic programs. In this work, a quantitative analysis of metabolism in a model bacterium under different conditions shows that expression alone cannot explain the majority of the observed metabolic changes. ![]()
Most enzymes are indeed highly expressed in conditions where they are more active. Quantitatively, however, the observed changes in expression between conditions do not match the changes in activity for most enzymes. A good quantitative match is only observed for enzymes involved in the TCA cycle. Metabolomics reveals that increased substrate availability explains only a few instances of changes in activity.
One of the key ways in which microbes are thought to regulate their metabolism is by modulating the availability of enzymes through transcriptional regulation. However, the limited success of efforts to manipulate metabolic fluxes by rewiring the transcriptional network has cast doubt on the idea that transcript abundance controls metabolic fluxes. In this study, we investigate control of metabolic flux in the model bacterium Bacillus subtilis by quantifying fluxes, transcripts, and metabolites in eight metabolic states enforced by different environmental conditions. We find that most enzymes whose flux switches between on and off states, such as those involved in substrate uptake, exhibit large corresponding transcriptional changes. However, for the majority of enzymes in central metabolism, enzyme concentrations were insufficient to explain the observed fluxes—only for a number of reactions in the tricarboxylic acid cycle were enzyme changes approximately proportional to flux changes. Surprisingly, substrate changes revealed by metabolomics were also insufficient to explain observed fluxes, leaving a large role for allosteric regulation and enzyme modification in the control of metabolic fluxes.
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- Victor Chubukov
- Institute of Molecular System Biology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Lee S. Post-translational modification of proteins in toxicological research: focus on lysine acylation. Toxicol Res 2013; 29:81-6. [PMID: 24278632 PMCID: PMC3834447 DOI: 10.5487/tr.2013.29.2.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Revised: 06/03/2013] [Accepted: 06/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Toxicoproteomics integrates the proteomic knowledge into toxicology by enabling protein quantification in biofluids and tissues, thus taking toxicological research to the next level. Post-translational modification (PTM) alters the three-dimensional (3D) structure of proteins by covalently binding small molecules to them and therefore represents a major protein function diversification mechanism. Because of the crucial roles PTM plays in biological systems, the identification of novel PTMs and study of the role of PTMs are gaining much attention in proteomics research. Of the 300 known PTMs, protein acylation, including lysine formylation, acetylation, propionylation, butyrylation, malonylation, succinylation, and crotonylation, regulates the crucial functions of many eukaryotic proteins involved in cellular metabolism, cell cycle, aging, growth, angiogenesis, and cancer. Here, I reviewed recent studies regarding novel types of lysine acylation, their biological functions, and their applicationsin toxicoproteomics research.
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- Sangkyu Lee
- College of Pharmacy, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, Korea
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Actinobacterial acyl coenzyme A synthetases involved in steroid side-chain catabolism. J Bacteriol 2013; 196:579-87. [PMID: 24244004 DOI: 10.1128/jb.01012-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Bacterial steroid catabolism is an important component of the global carbon cycle and has applications in drug synthesis. Pathways for this catabolism involve multiple acyl coenzyme A (CoA) synthetases, which activate alkanoate substituents for β-oxidation. The functions of these synthetases are poorly understood. We enzymatically characterized four distinct acyl-CoA synthetases from the cholate catabolic pathway of Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 and the cholesterol catabolic pathway of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Phylogenetic analysis of 70 acyl-CoA synthetases predicted to be involved in steroid metabolism revealed that the characterized synthetases each represent an orthologous class with a distinct function in steroid side-chain degradation. The synthetases were specific for the length of alkanoate substituent. FadD19 from M. tuberculosis H37Rv (FadD19Mtb) transformed 3-oxo-4-cholesten-26-oate (kcat/Km = 0.33 × 10(5) ± 0.03 × 10(5) M(-1) s(-1)) and represents orthologs that activate the C8 side chain of cholesterol. Both CasGRHA1 and FadD17Mtb are steroid-24-oyl-CoA synthetases. CasG and its orthologs activate the C5 side chain of cholate, while FadD17 and its orthologs appear to activate the C5 side chain of one or more cholesterol metabolites. CasIRHA1 is a steroid-22-oyl-CoA synthetase, representing orthologs that activate metabolites with a C3 side chain, which accumulate during cholate catabolism. CasI had similar apparent specificities for substrates with intact or extensively degraded steroid nuclei, exemplified by 3-oxo-23,24-bisnorchol-4-en-22-oate and 1β(2'-propanoate)-3aα-H-4α(3″-propanoate)-7aβ-methylhexahydro-5-indanone (kcat/Km = 2.4 × 10(5) ± 0.1 × 10(5) M(-1) s(-1) and 3.2 × 10(5) ± 0.3 × 10(5) M(-1) s(-1), respectively). Acyl-CoA synthetase classes involved in cholate catabolism were found in both Actinobacteria and Proteobacteria. Overall, this study provides insight into the physiological roles of acyl-CoA synthetases in steroid catabolism and a phylogenetic classification enabling prediction of specific functions of related enzymes.
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Renne U, Langhammer M, Brenmoehl J, Walz C, Zeissler A, Tuchscherer A, Piechotta M, Wiesner RJ, Bielohuby M, Hoeflich A. Lifelong obesity in a polygenic mouse model prevents age- and diet-induced glucose intolerance- obesity is no road to late-onset diabetes in mice. PLoS One 2013; 8:e79788. [PMID: 24236159 PMCID: PMC3827443 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2012] [Accepted: 09/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Aims/Hypothesis Visceral obesity holds a central position in the concept of the metabolic syndrome characterized by glucose intolerance in humans. However, until now it is unclear if obesity by itself is responsible for the development of glucose intolerance. Methods We have used a novel polygenic mouse model characterized by genetically fixed obesity (DU6) and addressed age- and high fat diet-dependent glucose tolerance. Results Phenotype selection over 146 generations increased body weight by about 2.7-fold in male 12-week DU6 mice (P<0.0001) if compared to unselected controls (Fzt:DU). Absolute epididymal fat mass was particularly responsive to weight selection and increased by more than 5-fold (P<0.0001) in male DU6 mice. At an age of 6 weeks DU6 mice consumed about twice as much food if compared to unselected controls (P<0.001). Absolute food consumption was higher at all time points measured in DU6 mice than in Fzt:DU mice. Between 6 and 12 weeks of age, absolute food intake was reduced by 15% in DU6 mice (P<0.001) but not in Fzt:DU mice. In both mouse lines feeding of the high fat diet elevated body mass if compared to the control diet (P<0.05). In contrast to controls, DU6 mice did not display high fat diet-induced increases of epididymal and renal fat. Control mice progressively developed glucose intolerance with advancing age and even more in response to the high fat diet. In contrast, obese DU6 mice did neither develop a glucose intolerant phenotype with progressive age nor when challenged with a high fat diet. Conclusions/Interpretation Our results from a polygenic mouse model demonstrate that genetically pre-determined and life-long obesity is no precondition of glucose intolerance later in life.
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- Ulla Renne
- Laboratory for Mouse Genetics, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology, Dummerstorf, Germany
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Liu Z, Wang Y, Gao T, Pan Z, Cheng H, Yang Q, Cheng Z, Guo A, Ren J, Xue Y. CPLM: a database of protein lysine modifications. Nucleic Acids Res 2013; 42:D531-6. [PMID: 24214993 PMCID: PMC3964993 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt1093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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We reported an integrated database of Compendium of Protein Lysine Modifications (CPLM; http://cplm.biocuckoo.org) for protein lysine modifications (PLMs), which occur at active ε-amino groups of specific lysine residues in proteins and are critical for orchestrating various biological processes. The CPLM database was updated from our previously developed database of Compendium of Protein Lysine Acetylation (CPLA), which contained 7151 lysine acetylation sites in 3311 proteins. Here, we manually collected experimentally identified substrates and sites for 12 types of PLMs, including acetylation, ubiquitination, sumoylation, methylation, butyrylation, crotonylation, glycation, malonylation, phosphoglycerylation, propionylation, succinylation and pupylation. In total, the CPLM database contained 203,972 modification events on 189,919 modified lysines in 45,748 proteins for 122 species. With the dataset, we totally identified 76 types of co-occurrences of various PLMs on the same lysine residues, and the most abundant PLM crosstalk is between acetylation and ubiquitination. Up to 53.5% of acetylation and 33.1% of ubiquitination events co-occur at 10 746 lysine sites. Thus, the various PLM crosstalks suggested that a considerable proportion of lysines were competitively and dynamically regulated in a complicated manner. Taken together, the CPLM database can serve as a useful resource for further research of PLMs.
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- Zexian Liu
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430074, China, Advanced Institute of Translational Medicine, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China and State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510275, China
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Argôlo Santos Carvalho H, de Andrade Silva EM, Carvalho Santos S, Micheli F. Polygalacturonases from Moniliophthora perniciosa are regulated by fermentable carbon sources and possible post-translational modifications. Fungal Genet Biol 2013; 60:110-21. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2013.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2013] [Revised: 09/30/2013] [Accepted: 10/06/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Colak G, Xie Z, Zhu AY, Dai L, Lu Z, Zhang Y, Wan X, Chen Y, Cha YH, Lin H, Zhao Y, Tan M. Identification of lysine succinylation substrates and the succinylation regulatory enzyme CobB in Escherichia coli. Mol Cell Proteomics 2013; 12:3509-20. [PMID: 24176774 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m113.031567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 202] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Lysine succinylation is a newly identified protein post-translational modification pathway present in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. However, succinylation substrates and regulatory enzyme(s) remain largely unknown, hindering the biological study of this modification. Here we report the identification of 2,580 bacterial lysine succinylation sites in 670 proteins and 2,803 lysine acetylation (Kac) sites in 782 proteins, representing the first lysine succinylation dataset and the largest Kac dataset in wild-type E. coli. We quantified dynamic changes of the lysine succinylation and Kac substrates in response to high glucose. Our data showed that high-glucose conditions led to more lysine-succinylated proteins and enhanced the abundance of succinyllysine peptides more significantly than Kac peptides, suggesting that glucose has a more profound effect on succinylation than on acetylation. We further identified CobB, a known Sir2-like bacterial lysine deacetylase, as the first prokaryotic desuccinylation enzyme. The identification of bacterial CobB as a bifunctional enzyme with lysine desuccinylation and deacetylation activities suggests that the eukaryotic Kac-regulatory enzymes may have enzymatic activities on various lysine acylations with very different structures. In addition, it is highly likely that lysine succinylation could have unique and more profound regulatory roles in cellular metabolism relative to lysine acetylation under some physiological conditions.
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- Gozde Colak
- Ben May Department of Cancer Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637
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Acceleration of adipogenic differentiation via acetylation of malate dehydrogenase 2. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013; 441:77-82. [PMID: 24134846 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2013] [Accepted: 10/05/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Previously, we identified proteins showing a differential acetylation pattern during adipogenic differentiation. Here, we examined the role of malate dehydrogenase 2 (MDH2) acetylation in the adipogenesis of 3T3-L1 preadipocytes. The acetylation level of MDH2 showed a dramatic increase during adipogenesis. The overexpression of wild-type MDH2 induced the significant acceleration of adipogenic differentiation. On the other hand, the acetylation-block mutant MDH2 showed significantly reduced adipogenic differentiation compared to the wild type. MDH2 acetylation enhances its enzymatic activity and consequently intracellular NADPH level. These results suggest that the acetylation of MDH2 was affected by the cellular energy state and subsequently regulated adipogenic differentiation.
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Pearce EL, Poffenberger MC, Chang CH, Jones RG. Fueling immunity: insights into metabolism and lymphocyte function. Science 2013; 342:1242454. [PMID: 24115444 PMCID: PMC4486656 DOI: 10.1126/science.1242454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 994] [Impact Index Per Article: 90.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Lymphocytes face major metabolic challenges upon activation. They must meet the bioenergetic and biosynthetic demands of increased cell proliferation and also adapt to changing environmental conditions, in which nutrients and oxygen may be limiting. An emerging theme in immunology is that metabolic reprogramming and lymphocyte activation are intricately linked. However, why T cells adopt specific metabolic programs and the impact that these programs have on T cell function and, ultimately, immunological outcome remain unclear. Research on tumor cell metabolism has provided valuable insight into metabolic pathways important for cell proliferation and the influence of metabolites themselves on signal transduction and epigenetic programming. In this Review, we highlight emerging concepts regarding metabolic reprogramming in proliferating cells and discuss their potential impact on T cell fate and function.
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- Erika L. Pearce
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 1Y6, Canada
- Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 1Y6, Canada
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Goodman Cancer Research Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 1Y6, Canada
- Department of Physiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3G 1Y6, Canada
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Bharathi SS, Zhang Y, Mohsen AW, Uppala R, Balasubramani M, Schreiber E, Uechi G, Beck ME, Rardin MJ, Vockley J, Verdin E, Gibson BW, Hirschey MD, Goetzman ES. Sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) protein regulates long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase by deacetylating conserved lysines near the active site. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:33837-33847. [PMID: 24121500 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.510354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Long-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCAD) is a key mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation enzyme. We previously demonstrated increased LCAD lysine acetylation in SIRT3 knockout mice concomitant with reduced LCAD activity and reduced fatty acid oxidation. To study the effects of acetylation on LCAD and determine sirtuin 3 (SIRT3) target sites, we chemically acetylated recombinant LCAD. Acetylation impeded substrate binding and reduced catalytic efficiency. Deacetylation with recombinant SIRT3 partially restored activity. Residues Lys-318 and Lys-322 were identified as SIRT3-targeted lysines. Arginine substitutions at Lys-318 and Lys-322 prevented the acetylation-induced activity loss. Lys-318 and Lys-322 flank residues Arg-317 and Phe-320, which are conserved among all acyl-CoA dehydrogenases and coordinate the enzyme-bound FAD cofactor in the active site. We propose that acetylation at Lys-318/Lys-322 causes a conformational change which reduces hydride transfer from substrate to FAD. Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase and acyl-CoA dehydrogenase 9, two related enzymes with lysines at positions equivalent to Lys-318/Lys-322, were also efficiently deacetylated by SIRT3 following chemical acetylation. These results suggest that acetylation/deacetylation at Lys-318/Lys-322 is a mode of regulating fatty acid oxidation. The same mechanism may regulate other acyl-CoA dehydrogenases.
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- Sivakama S Bharathi
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224
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- Genomics and Proteomics Core Facility, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224
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- Genomics and Proteomics Core Facility, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224
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- Genomics and Proteomics Core Facility, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224
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- Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224; Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224
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- Gladstone Institutes and University of California, San Francisco, California 94158
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- Sarah W. Stedman Nutrition and Metabolism Center Duke University, Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27704
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224; Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224.
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Abu-Farha M, Tiss A, Abubaker J, Khadir A, Al-Ghimlas F, Al-Khairi I, Baturcam E, Cherian P, Elkum N, Hammad M, John J, Kavalakatt S, Warsame S, Behbehani K, Dermime S, Dehbi M. Proteomics analysis of human obesity reveals the epigenetic factor HDAC4 as a potential target for obesity. PLoS One 2013; 8:e75342. [PMID: 24086512 PMCID: PMC3782461 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2013] [Accepted: 08/13/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Sedentary lifestyle and excessive energy intake are prominent contributors to obesity; a major risk factors for the development of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Elucidating the molecular mechanisms underlying these chronic conditions is of relevant importance as it might lead to the identification of novel anti-obesity targets. The purpose of the current study is to investigate differentially expressed proteins between lean and obese subjects through a shot-gun quantitative proteomics approach using peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) extracts as well as potential modulation of those proteins by physical exercise. Using this approach, a total of 47 proteins showed at least 1.5 fold change between lean and obese subjects. In obese, the proteomic profiling before and after 3 months of physical exercise showed differential expression of 38 proteins. Thrombospondin 1 (TSP1) was among the proteins that were upregulated in obese subjects and then decreased by physical exercise. Conversely, the histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4) was downregulated in obese subjects and then induced by physical exercise. The proteomic data was further validated by qRT-PCR, Western blot and immunohistochemistry in both PBMCs and adipose tissue. We also showed that HDAC4 levels correlated positively with maximum oxygen consumption (VO2 Max) but negatively with body mass index, percent body fat, and the inflammatory chemokine RANTES. In functional assays, our data indicated that ectopic expression of HDAC4 significantly impaired TNF-α-dependent activation of NF-κB, establishing thus a link between HDAC4 and regulation of the immune system. Together, the expression pattern of HDAC4 in obese subjects before and after physical exercise, its correlation with various physical, clinical and metabolic parameters along with its inhibitory effect on NF-κB are suggestive of a protective role of HDAC4 against obesity. HDAC4 could therefore represent a potential therapeutic target for the control and management of obesity and presumably insulin resistance.
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- Mohamed Abu-Farha
- Department of Biomedical Research, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait
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- Fitness and Rehabilitation Centre, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait
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- Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait
- Fitness and Rehabilitation Centre, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait
- Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait
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- Biomedical Research Facility, King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Biomedical Research, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait, Kuwait
- Genomic Medicine and Systems Biology Research Center, Qatar Biomedical Research Institute, Education City, Doha, Qatar
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Ethanol metabolism modifies hepatic protein acylation in mice. PLoS One 2013; 8:e75868. [PMID: 24073283 PMCID: PMC3779192 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0075868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Accepted: 08/22/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Mitochondrial protein acetylation increases in response to chronic ethanol ingestion in mice, and is thought to reduce mitochondrial function and contribute to the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease. The mitochondrial deacetylase SIRT3 regulates the acetylation status of several mitochondrial proteins, including those involved in ethanol metabolism. The newly discovered desuccinylase activity of the mitochondrial sirtuin SIRT5 suggests that protein succinylation could be an important post-translational modification regulating mitochondrial metabolism. To assess the possible role of protein succinylation in ethanol metabolism, we surveyed hepatic sub-cellular protein fractions from mice fed a control or ethanol-supplemented diet for succinyl-lysine, as well as acetyl-, propionyl-, and butyryl-lysine post-translational modifications. We found mitochondrial protein propionylation increases, similar to mitochondrial protein acetylation. In contrast, mitochondrial protein succinylation is reduced. These mitochondrial protein modifications appear to be primarily driven by ethanol metabolism, and not by changes in mitochondrial sirtuin levels. Similar trends in acyl modifications were observed in the nucleus. However, comparatively fewer acyl modifications were observed in the cytoplasmic or the microsomal compartments, and were generally unchanged by ethanol metabolism. Using a mass spectrometry proteomics approach, we identified several candidate acetylated, propionylated, and succinylated proteins, which were enriched using antibodies against each modification. Additionally, we identified several acetyl and propionyl lysine residues on the same sites for a number of proteins and supports the idea of the overlapping nature of lysine-specific acylation. Thus, we show that novel post-translational modifications are present in hepatic mitochondrial, nuclear, cytoplasmic, and microsomal compartments and ethanol ingestion, and its associated metabolism, induce specific changes in these acyl modifications. These data suggest that protein acylation, beyond protein acetylation, contributes to the overall metabolic regulatory network and could play an important role in the pathogenesis of alcoholic liver disease.
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SIRT5-mediated lysine desuccinylation impacts diverse metabolic pathways. Mol Cell 2013; 50:919-30. [PMID: 23806337 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 701] [Impact Index Per Article: 63.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2012] [Revised: 04/19/2013] [Accepted: 06/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Protein function is regulated by diverse posttranslational modifications. The mitochondrial sirtuin SIRT5 removes malonyl and succinyl moieties from target lysines. The spectrum of protein substrates subject to these modifications is unknown. We report systematic profiling of the mammalian succinylome, identifying 2,565 succinylation sites on 779 proteins. Most of these do not overlap with acetylation sites, suggesting differential regulation of succinylation and acetylation. Our analysis reveals potential impacts of lysine succinylation on enzymes involved in mitochondrial metabolism; e.g., amino acid degradation, the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) cycle, and fatty acid metabolism. Lysine succinylation is also present on cytosolic and nuclear proteins; indeed, we show that a substantial fraction of SIRT5 is extramitochondrial. SIRT5 represses biochemical activity of, and cellular respiration through, two protein complexes identified in our analysis, pyruvate dehydrogenase complex and succinate dehydrogenase. Our data reveal widespread roles for lysine succinylation in regulating metabolism and potentially other cellular functions.
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Sirtuins are a class of histone deacetylases that have a wide range of regulatory roles in the cell. Three sirtuins, SIRT3 to SIRT5, localize to and function within the mitochondria. Mitochondrial dysfunction is thought to be the underlying mechanism of several age-related diseases, such as metabolic syndrome, cancer, and neurodegeneration. This review examines current evidence that mitochondrial sirtuins are involved in regulating mitochondrial function and pathogenesis.
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- Jennifer Shih
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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Cain JA, Solis N, Cordwell SJ. Beyond gene expression: the impact of protein post-translational modifications in bacteria. J Proteomics 2013; 97:265-86. [PMID: 23994099 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2013.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Revised: 07/08/2013] [Accepted: 08/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The post-translational modification (PTM) of proteins plays a critical role in the regulation of a broad range of cellular processes in eukaryotes. Yet their role in governing similar systems in the conventionally presumed 'simpler' forms of life has been largely neglected and, until recently, was thought to occur only rarely, with some modifications assumed to be limited to higher organisms alone. Recent developments in mass spectrometry-based proteomics have provided an unparalleled power to enrich, identify and quantify peptides with PTMs. Additional modifications to biological molecules such as lipids and carbohydrates that are essential for bacterial pathophysiology have only recently been detected on proteins. Here we review bacterial protein PTMs, focusing on phosphorylation, acetylation, proteolytic degradation, methylation and lipidation and the roles they play in bacterial adaptation - thus highlighting the importance of proteomic techniques in a field that is only just in its infancy. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Trends in Microbial Proteomics.
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- Joel A Cain
- School of Molecular Bioscience, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, 2006, Australia
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- School of Molecular Bioscience, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, 2006, Australia
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- School of Molecular Bioscience, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, 2006, Australia; Discipline of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, 2006, Australia.
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Okanishi H, Kim K, Masui R, Kuramitsu S. Acetylome with structural mapping reveals the significance of lysine acetylation in Thermus thermophilus. J Proteome Res 2013; 12:3952-68. [PMID: 23901841 DOI: 10.1021/pr400245k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Lysine acetylation in proteins has recently been globally identified in bacteria and eukaryotes. Even though acetylproteins are known to be involved in various cellular processes, its physiological significance has not yet been resolved. Using a proteomics approach in combination with immunoprecipitation, we identified 197 lysine acetylation sites and 4 N-terminal acetylation sites from 128 proteins in Thermus thermophilus HB8, an extremely thermophilic eubacterium. Our analyses revealed that identified acetylproteins are well conserved across all three domains of life and are mainly involved in central metabolism and translation. To characterize the functional significance further, we successfully mapped 172 acetylation sites on their 59 authentic and 54 homologous protein structures. Although the percentage of acetylation on ordered structures was higher than that of the disordered structure, no tendency of acetylation in T. thermophilus was detected in secondary structures. However, the acetylated lysine was situated near the negatively charged glutamic acid residues. In tertiary structure analyses, 58 sites of 103 acetylations mapped on 59 authentic structures of T. thermophilus were located within a considerable distance that can disrupt electrostatic interactions and hydrogen bonding networks on protein surfaces, demonstrating the physiological significance of the acetylation that can directly alter the protein structure. In addition, we found 16 acetylation sites related to Schiff base formation, ligand binding, and protein-RNA and protein-protein interactions that involve the potential function of the proteins. The structural mapping of acetylation sites provides new molecular insight into the role of lysine acetylation in the proteins.
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- Hiroki Okanishi
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-0043, Japan
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Laurent G, German NJ, Saha AK, de Boer VCJ, Davies M, Koves TR, Dephoure N, Fischer F, Boanca G, Vaitheesvaran B, Lovitch SB, Sharpe AH, Kurland IJ, Steegborn C, Gygi SP, Muoio DM, Ruderman NB, Haigis MC. SIRT4 coordinates the balance between lipid synthesis and catabolism by repressing malonyl CoA decarboxylase. Mol Cell 2013; 50:686-98. [PMID: 23746352 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 268] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2012] [Revised: 03/22/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Lipid metabolism is tightly controlled by the nutritional state of the organism. Nutrient-rich conditions increase lipogenesis, whereas nutrient deprivation promotes fat oxidation. In this study, we identify the mitochondrial sirtuin, SIRT4, as a regulator of lipid homeostasis. SIRT4 is active in nutrient-replete conditions to repress fatty acid oxidation while promoting lipid anabolism. SIRT4 deacetylates and inhibits malonyl CoA decarboxylase (MCD), an enzyme that produces acetyl CoA from malonyl CoA. Malonyl CoA provides the carbon skeleton for lipogenesis and also inhibits fat oxidation. Mice lacking SIRT4 display elevated MCD activity and decreased malonyl CoA in skeletal muscle and white adipose tissue. Consequently, SIRT4 KO mice display deregulated lipid metabolism, leading to increased exercise tolerance and protection against diet-induced obesity. In sum, this work elucidates SIRT4 as an important regulator of lipid homeostasis, identifies MCD as a SIRT4 target, and deepens our understanding of the malonyl CoA regulatory axis.
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- Gaëlle Laurent
- Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Osborne B, Cooney GJ, Turner N. Are sirtuin deacylase enzymes important modulators of mitochondrial energy metabolism? Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2013; 1840:1295-302. [PMID: 23994496 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2013.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Revised: 08/15/2013] [Accepted: 08/20/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND In recent years, reversible lysine acylation of proteins has emerged as a major post-translational modification across the cell, and importantly has been shown to regulate many proteins in mitochondria. One key family of deacylase enzymes is the sirtuins, of which SIRT3, SIRT4, and SIRT5 are localised to the mitochondria and regulate acyl modifications in this organelle. SCOPE OF REVIEW In this review we discuss the emerging role of lysine acylation in the mitochondrion and summarise the evidence that proposes mitochondrial sirtuins are important players in the modulation of mitochondrial energy metabolism in response to external nutrient cues, via their action as lysine deacylases. We also highlight some key areas of mitochondrial sirtuin biology where future research efforts are required. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Lysine deacetylation appears to play some role in regulating mitochondrial metabolism. Recent discoveries of new enzymatic capabilities of mitochondrial sirtuins, including desuccinylation and demalonylation activities, as well as an increasing list of novel protein substrates have identified many new questions regarding the role of mitochondrial sirtuins in the regulation of energy metabolism. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Dynamic changes in the regulation of mitochondrial metabolism may have far-reaching consequences for many diseases, and despite promising initial findings in knockout animals and cell models, the role of the mitochondrial sirtuins requires further exploration in this context. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Frontiers of mitochondrial research.
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- Brenna Osborne
- Diabetes & Obesity Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia.
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- Diabetes & Obesity Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia; St Vincent's Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
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Wagner GR, Payne RM. Widespread and enzyme-independent Nε-acetylation and Nε-succinylation of proteins in the chemical conditions of the mitochondrial matrix. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:29036-45. [PMID: 23946487 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.486753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 391] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Alterations in mitochondrial protein acetylation are implicated in the pathophysiology of diabetes, the metabolic syndrome, mitochondrial disorders, and cancer. However, a viable mechanism responsible for the widespread acetylation in mitochondria remains unknown. Here, we demonstrate that the physiologic pH and acyl-CoA concentrations of the mitochondrial matrix are sufficient to cause dose- and time-dependent, but enzyme-independent acetylation and succinylation of mitochondrial and nonmitochondrial proteins in vitro. These data suggest that protein acylation in mitochondria may be a chemical event facilitated by the alkaline pH and high concentrations of reactive acyl-CoAs present in the mitochondrial matrix. Although these results do not exclude the possibility of enzyme-mediated protein acylation in mitochondria, they demonstrate that such a mechanism may not be required in its unique chemical environment. These findings may have implications for the evolutionary roles that the mitochondria-localized SIRT3 deacetylase and SIRT5 desuccinylase have in the maintenance of metabolic health.
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- Gregory R Wagner
- From the Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 and
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The fast-growing economy and investment in science, including new funding opportunities and career development initiatives, have attracted foreign scholars to work in China and motivated world-class Chinese scientists to return. As a result, molecular and cell biology research in China has evolved rapidly over the past decade. An interactive, intellectual environment with good funding opportunities is essential for the development and success of basic research. The fast-growing economy and investment in science, together with a visionary plan, have attracted foreign scholars to work in China, motivated world-class Chinese scientists to return and strengthened the country's international collaborations. As a result, molecular and cell biology research in China has evolved rapidly over the past decade.
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- Xuebiao Yao
- University of Science and Technology of China and Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Nanoscale, 443 Huangshan Road, Hefei, China 230026.
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Liu D, Hoynes-O'Connor A, Zhang F. Bridging the gap between systems biology and synthetic biology. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:211. [PMID: 23898328 PMCID: PMC3722476 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2013.00211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2013] [Accepted: 07/07/2013] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Systems biology is an inter-disciplinary science that studies the complex interactions and the collective behavior of a cell or an organism. Synthetic biology, as a technological subject, combines biological science and engineering, allowing the design and manipulation of a system for certain applications. Both systems and synthetic biology have played important roles in the recent development of microbial platforms for energy, materials, and environmental applications. More importantly, systems biology provides the knowledge necessary for the development of synthetic biology tools, which in turn facilitates the manipulation and understanding of complex biological systems. Thus, the combination of systems and synthetic biology has huge potential for studying and engineering microbes, especially to perform advanced tasks, such as producing biofuels. Although there have been very few studies in integrating systems and synthetic biology, existing examples have demonstrated great power in extending microbiological capabilities. This review focuses on recent efforts in microbiological genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, aiming to fill the gap between systems and synthetic biology.
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- Di Liu
- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University St. Louis, MO, USA
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Sodium butyrate reverses the inhibition of Krebs cycle enzymes induced by amphetamine in the rat brain. J Neural Transm (Vienna) 2013; 120:1737-42. [DOI: 10.1007/s00702-013-1056-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2012] [Accepted: 06/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Miao J, Lawrence M, Jeffers V, Zhao F, Parker D, Ge Y, Sullivan WJ, Cui L. Extensive lysine acetylation occurs in evolutionarily conserved metabolic pathways and parasite-specific functions during Plasmodium falciparum intraerythrocytic development. Mol Microbiol 2013; 89:660-75. [PMID: 23796209 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.12303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Lysine acetylation has emerged as a major post-translational modification involved in diverse cellular functions. Using a combination of immunoisolation and liquid chromatography coupled to accurate mass spectrometry, we determined the first acetylome of the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum during its active proliferation in erythrocytes with 421 acetylation sites identified in 230 proteins. Lysine-acetylated proteins are distributed in the nucleus, cytoplasm, mitochondrion and apicoplast. Whereas occurrence of lysine acetylation in a similarly wide range of cellular functions suggests conservation of lysine acetylation through evolution, the Plasmodium acetylome also revealed significant divergence from those of other eukaryotes and even the closely related parasite Toxoplasma. This divergence is reflected in the acetylation of a large number of Plasmodium-specific proteins and different acetylation sites in evolutionarily conserved acetylated proteins. A prominent example is the abundant acetylation of proteins in the glycolysis pathway but relatively deficient acetylation of enzymes in the citrate cycle. Using specific transgenic lines and inhibitors, we determined that the acetyltransferase PfMYST and lysine deacetylases play important roles in regulating the dynamics of cytoplasmic protein acetylation. The Plasmodium acetylome provides an exciting start point for further exploration of functions of acetylation in the biology of malaria parasites.
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- Jun Miao
- Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, 501 ASI Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA
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Acetylation of the response regulator RcsB controls transcription from a small RNA promoter. J Bacteriol 2013; 195:4174-86. [PMID: 23852870 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00383-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Nε-lysine acetylation was recently discovered on many bacterial proteins that function in diverse cellular processes. Thus, many questions remain unanswered. For example, what mechanisms regulate lysine acetylation? Does acetylation affect physiology? To help answer these questions, we studied the Escherichia coli response regulator and transcription factor RcsB, which is reported to be acetylated in vitro. To characterize RcsB acetylation, we monitored transcription from the rprA promoter, which requires RcsB. The conventional view is that RcsB is activated by phosphorylation through either the Rcs phosphorelay or acetyl phosphate. We affirmed that rprA transcription requires phosphorylated RcsB and showed that acetyl-phosphate (AcP) is a phosphoryl group donor to RcsB. However, a mutant that accumulates AcP (ackA) exhibited a reduction in rprA transcription instead of the predicted increase. rprA transcription also diminished in the cobB mutant, which lacks the only known E. coli protein deacetylase. This suggests the existence of an inhibitory mechanism that involves lysine acetylation, a supposition supported by the observation that RcsB isolated from the ackA or cobB mutant was hyperacetylated. Finally, we used a genetic approach to identify an AckA- and CobB-sensitive lysine (Lys-154) that controls RcsB activity. We propose that acetylation inhibits RcsB activity and that some of this inhibition acts through the acetylation of Lys-154.
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Lee DW, Kim D, Lee YJ, Kim JA, Choi JY, Kang S, Pan JG. Proteomic analysis of acetylation in thermophilic Geobacillus kaustophilus. Proteomics 2013; 13:2278-82. [PMID: 23696451 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.201200072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2012] [Revised: 12/03/2012] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Recent analysis of prokaryotic N(ε)-lysine-acetylated proteins highlights the posttranslational regulation of a broad spectrum of cellular proteins. However, the exact role of acetylation remains unclear due to a lack of acetylated proteome data in prokaryotes. Here, we present the N(ε)-lysine-acetylated proteome of gram-positive thermophilic Geobacillus kaustophilus. Affinity enrichment using acetyl-lysine-specific antibodies followed by LC-MS/MS analysis revealed 253 acetylated peptides representing 114 proteins. These acetylated proteins include not only common orthologs from mesophilic Bacillus counterparts, but also unique G. kaustophilus proteins, indicating that lysine acetylation is pronounced in thermophilic bacteria. These data complement current knowledge of the bacterial acetylproteome and provide an expanded platform for better understanding of the function of acetylation in cellular metabolism.
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- Dong-Woo Lee
- Superbacteria Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology-KRIBB, Daejeon, Korea
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Carinhas N, Duarte TM, Barreiro LC, Carrondo MJT, Alves PM, Teixeira AP. Metabolic signatures of GS-CHO cell clones associated with butyrate treatment and culture phase transition. Biotechnol Bioeng 2013; 110:3244-57. [DOI: 10.1002/bit.24983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Revised: 05/26/2013] [Accepted: 06/12/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Nuno Carinhas
- iBET; Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica; Apartado 12 2781-901 Oeiras Portugal
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica; Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Av. da República 2780-157 Oeiras Portugal
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- iBET; Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica; Apartado 12 2781-901 Oeiras Portugal
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica; Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Av. da República 2780-157 Oeiras Portugal
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- iBET; Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica; Apartado 12 2781-901 Oeiras Portugal
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica; Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Av. da República 2780-157 Oeiras Portugal
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- iBET; Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica; Apartado 12 2781-901 Oeiras Portugal
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica; Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Av. da República 2780-157 Oeiras Portugal
- Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia; Universidade Nova de Lisboa; 2829-516 Caparica Portugal
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- iBET; Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica; Apartado 12 2781-901 Oeiras Portugal
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica; Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Av. da República 2780-157 Oeiras Portugal
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- iBET; Instituto de Biologia Experimental e Tecnológica; Apartado 12 2781-901 Oeiras Portugal
- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica; Universidade Nova de Lisboa; Av. da República 2780-157 Oeiras Portugal
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Acetyl-phosphate is a critical determinant of lysine acetylation in E. coli. Mol Cell 2013; 51:265-72. [PMID: 23830618 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2013.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 336] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2012] [Revised: 04/05/2013] [Accepted: 05/31/2013] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Lysine acetylation is a frequently occurring posttranslational modification in bacteria; however, little is known about its origin and regulation. Using the model bacterium Escherichia coli (E. coli), we found that most acetylation occurred at a low level and accumulated in growth-arrested cells in a manner that depended on the formation of acetyl-phosphate (AcP) through glycolysis. Mutant cells unable to produce AcP had significantly reduced acetylation levels, while mutant cells unable to convert AcP to acetate had significantly elevated acetylation levels. We showed that AcP can chemically acetylate lysine residues in vitro and that AcP levels are correlated with acetylation levels in vivo, suggesting that AcP may acetylate proteins nonenzymatically in cells. These results uncover a critical role for AcP in bacterial acetylation and indicate that most acetylation in E. coli occurs at a low level and is dynamically affected by metabolism and cell proliferation in a global, uniform manner.
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Foster DB, Liu T, Rucker J, O'Meally RN, Devine LR, Cole RN, O'Rourke B. The cardiac acetyl-lysine proteome. PLoS One 2013; 8:e67513. [PMID: 23844019 PMCID: PMC3699649 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2012] [Accepted: 05/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In the heart, lysine acetylation has been implicated in processes ranging from transcriptional control of pathological remodeling, to cardioprotection arising from caloric restriction. Given the emerging importance of this post-translational modification, we used a proteomic approach to investigate the broader role of lysine acetylation in the heart using a guinea pig model. Briefly, hearts were fractionated into myofilament-, mitochondrial- and cytosol-enriched fractions prior to proteolysis and affinity-enrichment of acetylated peptides. LC-MS/MS analysis identified 1075 acetylated peptides, harboring 994 acetylation sites that map to 240 proteins with a global protein false discovery rate <0.8%. Mitochondrial targets account for 59% of identified proteins and 64% of sites. The majority of the acetyl-proteins are enzymes involved in fatty acid metabolism, oxidative phosphorylation or the TCA cycle. Within the cytosolic fraction, the enzymes of glycolysis, fatty acid synthesis and lipid binding are prominent. Nuclear targets included histones and the transcriptional regulators E1A(p300) and CREB binding protein. Comparison of our dataset with three previous global acetylomic studies uniquely revealed 53 lysine-acetylated proteins. Specifically, newly-identified acetyl-proteins include Ca(2+)-handling proteins, RyR2 and SERCA2, and the myofilament proteins, myosin heavy chain, myosin light chains and subunits of the Troponin complex, among others. These observations were confirmed by anti-acetyl-lysine immunoblotting. In summary, cardiac lysine acetylation may play a role in cardiac substrate selection, bioenergetic performance, and maintenance of redox balance. New sites suggest a host of potential mechanisms by which excitation-contraction coupling may also be modulated.
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- D Brian Foster
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Li F, Xu W, Zhao S. Regulatory Roles of Metabolites in Cell Signaling Networks. J Genet Genomics 2013; 40:367-74. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jgg.2013.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2013] [Revised: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 05/21/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Friedmann DR, Marmorstein R. Structure and mechanism of non-histone protein acetyltransferase enzymes. FEBS J 2013; 280:5570-81. [PMID: 23742047 DOI: 10.1111/febs.12373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Revised: 05/29/2013] [Accepted: 06/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Post-translational modification of proteins is ubiquitous and mediates many cellular processes, including intracellular localization, protein-protein interactions, enzyme activity, transcriptional regulation and protein stability. While the role of phosphorylation as a key post-translational modification has been well studied, the more evolutionarily conserved post-translational modification acetylation has only recently attracted attention as a key regulator of cellular events. Protein acetylation has been largely studied in the context of its role in histone modification and gene regulation, where histones are modified by histone acetyltransferases to promote transcription. However, more recent acetylomic and biochemical studies have revealed that acetylation is mediated by a broader family of protein acetyltransferases. The recent structure determination of several protein acetyltransferases has provided a wealth of molecular information regarding structural features of protein acetyltransferases, their enzymatic mechanisms, their mode of substrate-specific recognition and their regulatory elements. In this review, we briefly describe what is known about non-histone protein substrates, but mainly focus on a few recent structures of protein acetyltransferases to compare and contrast them with histone acetyltransferases to better understand the molecular basis for protein recognition and modification by this family of protein modification enzymes.
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- David R Friedmann
- Program in Gene Expression and Regulation, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA
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Hayden JD, Brown LR, Gunawardena HP, Perkowski EF, Chen X, Braunstein M. Reversible acetylation regulates acetate and propionate metabolism in Mycobacterium smegmatis. MICROBIOLOGY-SGM 2013; 159:1986-1999. [PMID: 23813678 DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.068585-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Carbon metabolic pathways are important to the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis. However, extremely little is known about metabolic regulation in mycobacteria. There is growing evidence for lysine acetylation being a mechanism of regulating bacterial metabolism. Lysine acetylation is a post-translational modification in which an acetyl group is covalently attached to the side chain of a lysine residue. This modification is mediated by acetyltransferases, which add acetyl groups, and deacetylases, which remove the acetyl groups. Here we set out to test whether lysine acetylation and deacetylation impact acetate metabolism in the model mycobacteria Mycobacterium smegmatis, which possesses 25 candidate acetyltransferases and 3 putative lysine deacetylases. Using mutants lacking predicted acetyltransferases and deacetylases we showed that acetate metabolism in M. smegmatis is regulated by reversible acetylation of acetyl-CoA synthetase (Ms-Acs) through the action of a single pair of enzymes: the acetyltransferase Ms-PatA and the sirtuin deacetylase Ms-SrtN. We also confirmed that the role of Ms-PatA in regulating Ms-Acs regulation depends on cAMP binding. We additionally demonstrated a role for Ms-Acs, Ms-PatA and Ms-SrtN in regulating the metabolism of propionate in M. smegmatis. Finally, along with Ms-Acs, we identified a candidate propionyl-CoA synthetase, Ms5404, as acetylated in whole-cell lysates. This work lays the foundation for studying the regulatory circuit of acetylation and deacetylation in the cellular context of mycobacteria.
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- Jennifer D Hayden
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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Lan P, Li W, Lin WD, Santi S, Schmidt W. Mapping gene activity of Arabidopsis root hairs. Genome Biol 2013; 14:R67. [PMID: 23800126 PMCID: PMC3707065 DOI: 10.1186/gb-2013-14-6-r67] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 06/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Quantitative information on gene activity at single cell-type resolution is essential for the understanding of how cells work and interact. Root hairs, or trichoblasts, tubular-shaped outgrowths of specialized cells in the epidermis, represent an ideal model for cell fate acquisition and differentiation in plants. Results Here, we provide an atlas of gene and protein expression in Arabidopsis root hair cells, generated by paired-end RNA sequencing and LC/MS-MS analysis of protoplasts from plants containing a pEXP7-GFP reporter construct. In total, transcripts of 23,034 genes were detected in root hairs. High-resolution proteome analysis led to the reliable identification of 2,447 proteins, 129 of which were differentially expressed between root hairs and non-root hair tissue. Dissection of pre-mRNA splicing patterns showed that all types of alternative splicing were cell type-dependent, and less complex in EXP7-expressing cells when compared to non-root hair cells. Intron retention was repressed in several transcripts functionally related to root hair morphogenesis, indicative of a cell type-specific control of gene expression by alternative splicing of pre-mRNA. Concordance between mRNA and protein expression was generally high, but in many cases mRNA expression was not predictive for protein abundance. Conclusions The integrated analysis shows that gene activity in root hairs is dictated by orchestrated, multilayered regulatory mechanisms that allow for a cell type-specific composition of functional components.
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The Escherichia coli phosphotyrosine proteome relates to core pathways and virulence. PLoS Pathog 2013. [PMID: 23785281 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003403.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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While phosphotyrosine modification is an established regulatory mechanism in eukaryotes, it is less well characterized in bacteria due to low prevalence. To gain insight into the extent and biological importance of tyrosine phosphorylation in Escherichia coli, we used immunoaffinity-based phosphotyrosine peptide enrichment combined with high resolution mass spectrometry analysis to comprehensively identify tyrosine phosphorylated proteins and accurately map phosphotyrosine sites. We identified a total of 512 unique phosphotyrosine sites on 342 proteins in E. coli K12 and the human pathogen enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) O157:H7, representing the largest phosphotyrosine proteome reported to date in bacteria. This large number of tyrosine phosphorylation sites allowed us to define five phosphotyrosine site motifs. Tyrosine phosphorylated proteins belong to various functional classes such as metabolism, gene expression and virulence. We demonstrate for the first time that proteins of a type III secretion system (T3SS), required for the attaching and effacing (A/E) lesion phenotype characteristic for intestinal colonization by certain EHEC strains, are tyrosine phosphorylated by bacterial kinases. Yet, A/E lesion and metabolic phenotypes were unaffected by the mutation of the two currently known tyrosine kinases, Etk and Wzc. Substantial residual tyrosine phosphorylation present in an etk wzc double mutant strongly indicated the presence of hitherto unknown tyrosine kinases in E. coli. We assess the functional importance of tyrosine phosphorylation and demonstrate that the phosphorylated tyrosine residue of the regulator SspA positively affects expression and secretion of T3SS proteins and formation of A/E lesions. Altogether, our study reveals that tyrosine phosphorylation in bacteria is more prevalent than previously recognized, and suggests the involvement of phosphotyrosine-mediated signaling in a broad range of cellular functions and virulence.
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Hansen AM, Chaerkady R, Sharma J, Díaz-Mejía JJ, Tyagi N, Renuse S, Jacob HKC, Pinto SM, Sahasrabuddhe NA, Kim MS, Delanghe B, Srinivasan N, Emili A, Kaper JB, Pandey A. The Escherichia coli phosphotyrosine proteome relates to core pathways and virulence. PLoS Pathog 2013; 9:e1003403. [PMID: 23785281 PMCID: PMC3681748 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1003403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 04/22/2013] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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While phosphotyrosine modification is an established regulatory mechanism in eukaryotes, it is less well characterized in bacteria due to low prevalence. To gain insight into the extent and biological importance of tyrosine phosphorylation in Escherichia coli, we used immunoaffinity-based phosphotyrosine peptide enrichment combined with high resolution mass spectrometry analysis to comprehensively identify tyrosine phosphorylated proteins and accurately map phosphotyrosine sites. We identified a total of 512 unique phosphotyrosine sites on 342 proteins in E. coli K12 and the human pathogen enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) O157:H7, representing the largest phosphotyrosine proteome reported to date in bacteria. This large number of tyrosine phosphorylation sites allowed us to define five phosphotyrosine site motifs. Tyrosine phosphorylated proteins belong to various functional classes such as metabolism, gene expression and virulence. We demonstrate for the first time that proteins of a type III secretion system (T3SS), required for the attaching and effacing (A/E) lesion phenotype characteristic for intestinal colonization by certain EHEC strains, are tyrosine phosphorylated by bacterial kinases. Yet, A/E lesion and metabolic phenotypes were unaffected by the mutation of the two currently known tyrosine kinases, Etk and Wzc. Substantial residual tyrosine phosphorylation present in an etk wzc double mutant strongly indicated the presence of hitherto unknown tyrosine kinases in E. coli. We assess the functional importance of tyrosine phosphorylation and demonstrate that the phosphorylated tyrosine residue of the regulator SspA positively affects expression and secretion of T3SS proteins and formation of A/E lesions. Altogether, our study reveals that tyrosine phosphorylation in bacteria is more prevalent than previously recognized, and suggests the involvement of phosphotyrosine-mediated signaling in a broad range of cellular functions and virulence. While phosphotyrosine modification is established in eukaryote cell signaling, it is less characterized in bacteria. Despite that deletion of bacterial tyrosine kinases is known to affect various cellular functions and virulence of bacterial pathogens, few phosphotyrosine proteins are currently known. To gain insight into the extent and biological function of tyrosine phosphorylation in E. coli, we carried out an in-depth phosphotyrosine protein profiling using a mass spectrometry-based proteomics approach. Our study on E. coli K12 and the human pathogen enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC) O157:H7, which is a common cause of food-borne outbreaks of diarrhea, hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome, reveal that tyrosine phosphorylation is far more prevalent than previously recognized. Target proteins are involved in a broad range of cellular functions and virulence. Proteins of the type III secretion system (T3SS), required for the attaching and effacing lesion phenotype characteristic for intestinal colonization by EHEC, are tyrosine phosphorylated. The expression of these T3SS proteins and A/E lesion formation is affected by a tyrosine phosphorylated residue on the regulator SspA. Also, our data indicates the presence of hitherto unknown E. coli tyrosine kinases. Overall, tyrosine phosphorylation seems to be involved in controlling cellular core processes and virulence of bacteria.
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- Anne-Marie Hansen
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Tech Park, Bangalore, India
- McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine and Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Tech Park, Bangalore, India
- Manipal University, Manipal, India
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- Banting and Best Department of Medical Research, Terrence Donnelly Center for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
- Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada
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- Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Tech Park, Bangalore, India
- McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine and Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Tech Park, Bangalore, India
- McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine and Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Tech Park, Bangalore, India
- Manipal University, Manipal, India
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Tech Park, Bangalore, India
- McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine and Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Manipal University, Manipal, India
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- McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine and Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Institute of Bioinformatics, International Tech Park, Bangalore, India
- McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine and Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Department of Pathology and Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- * E-mail: (JBK); (AP)
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Gunka K, Stannek L, Care RA, Commichau FM. Selection-driven accumulation of suppressor mutants in bacillus subtilis: the apparent high mutation frequency of the cryptic gudB gene and the rapid clonal expansion of gudB(+) suppressors are due to growth under selection. PLoS One 2013; 8:e66120. [PMID: 23785476 PMCID: PMC3681913 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 05/01/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Soil bacteria like Bacillus subtilis can cope with many growth conditions by adjusting gene expression and metabolic pathways. Alternatively, bacteria can spontaneously accumulate beneficial mutations or shape their genomes in response to stress. Recently, it has been observed that a B. subtilis mutant lacking the catabolically active glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH), RocG, mutates the cryptic gudBCR gene at a high frequency. The suppressor mutants express the active GDH GudB, which can fully replace the function of RocG. Interestingly, the cryptic gudBCR allele is stably inherited as long as the bacteria synthesize the functional GDH RocG. Competition experiments revealed that the presence of the cryptic gudBCR allele provides the bacteria with a selective growth advantage when glutamate is scarce. Moreover, the lack of exogenous glutamate is the driving force for the selection of mutants that have inactivated the active gudB gene. In contrast, two functional GDHs are beneficial for the cells when glutamate was available. Thus, the amount of GDH activity strongly affects fitness of the bacteria depending on the availability of exogenous glutamate. At a first glance the high mutation frequency of the cryptic gudBCR allele might be attributed to stress-induced adaptive mutagenesis. However, other loci on the chromosome that could be potentially mutated during growth under the selective pressure that is exerted on a GDH-deficient mutant remained unaffected. Moreover, we show that a GDH-proficient B. subtilis strain has a strong selective growth advantage in a glutamate-dependent manner. Thus, the emergence and rapid clonal expansion of the active gudB allele can be in fact explained by spontaneous mutation and growth under selection without an increase of the mutation rate. Moreover, this study shows that the selective pressure that is exerted on a maladapted bacterium strongly affects the apparent mutation frequency of mutational hot spots.
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- Katrin Gunka
- Department of General Microbiology, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of General Microbiology, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of General Microbiology, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of General Microbiology, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Newsom SA, Boyle KE, Friedman JE. Sirtuin 3: A major control point for obesity-related metabolic diseases? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 10:e35-e40. [PMID: 23997790 DOI: 10.1016/j.ddmec.2013.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Obesity and obesity-related complications are epidemic issues currently plaguing much of the developed world with increasing associated morbidity, mortality, and economic burden. In this brief review, we discuss emerging evidence and remaining questions regarding the possible role for mitochondrial sirtuin 3 as a therapeutic target for the treatment of obesity-related metabolic diseases.
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- Sean A Newsom
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO USA
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Nunes-Nesi A, Araújo WL, Obata T, Fernie AR. Regulation of the mitochondrial tricarboxylic acid cycle. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2013; 16:335-43. [PMID: 23462640 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2013.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2013] [Revised: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 01/26/2013] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Recent years have seen considerable advances in our understanding of the particular physiological roles of the constituent enzymes of the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle. Despite acquiring a fairly comprehensive overview of the functional importance of these proteins relatively little is known concerning how this important pathway is regulated. In this review we concentrate on the mitochondrial reactions since this organelle is the only one in which a full cycle can, at least theoretically, operate. We summarize what is known about the regulation of the enzymes of the pathway both from historical kinetic studies as well as discussing more recent transcriptional and proteomic studies and our enhanced understanding of subcellular compartmentation within the context of metabolic regulation.
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- Adriano Nunes-Nesi
- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, 36570-000 Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Kim GW, Li L, Ghorbani M, You L, Yang XJ. Mice lacking α-tubulin acetyltransferase 1 are viable but display α-tubulin acetylation deficiency and dentate gyrus distortion. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:20334-50. [PMID: 23720746 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.464792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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α-Tubulin acetylation at Lys-40, located on the luminal side of microtubules, has been widely studied and used as a marker for stable microtubules in the cilia and other subcellular structures, but the functional consequences remain perplexing. Recent studies have shown that Mec-17 and its paralog are responsible for α-tubulin acetylation in Caenorhabditis elegans. There is one such protein known as Atat1 (α-tubulin acetyltransferase 1) per higher organism. Zebrafish Atat1 appears to govern embryo development, raising the intriguing possibility that Atat1 is also critical for development in mammals. In addition to Atat1, three other mammalian acetyltransferases, ARD1-NAT1, ELP3, and GCN5, have been shown to acetylate α-tubulin in vitro, so an important question is how these four enzymes contribute to the acetylation in vivo. We demonstrate here that Atat1 is a major α-tubulin acetyltransferase in mice. It is widely expressed in mouse embryos and tissues. Although Atat1-null animals display no overt phenotypes, α-tubulin acetylation is lost in sperm flagella and the dentate gyrus is slightly deformed. Furthermore, human ATAT1 colocalizes on bundled microtubules with doublecortin. These results thus suggest that mouse Atat1 may regulate advanced functions such as learning and memory, thereby shedding novel light on the physiological roles of α-tubulin acetylation in mammals.
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- Go-Woon Kim
- Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Center, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A3, Canada
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Yang C, Mi J, Feng Y, Ngo L, Gao T, Yan L, Zheng YG. Labeling lysine acetyltransferase substrates with engineered enzymes and functionalized cofactor surrogates. J Am Chem Soc 2013; 135:7791-4. [PMID: 23659802 DOI: 10.1021/ja311636b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Elucidating biological and pathological functions of protein lysine acetyltransferases (KATs) greatly depends on the knowledge of the dynamic and spatial localization of their enzymatic targets in the cellular proteome. We report the design and application of chemical probes for facile labeling and detection of substrates of the three major human KAT enzymes. In this approach, we create engineered KATs in junction with synthetic Ac-CoA surrogates to effectively label KAT substrates even in the presence of competitive nascent cofactor acetyl-CoA. The functionalized and transferable acyl moiety of the Ac-CoA analogs further allowed the labeled substrates to be probed with alkynyl or azido-tagged fluorescent reporters by the copper-catalyzed azide-alkyne cycloaddition. The synthetic cofactors, in combination with either native or rationally engineered KAT enzymes, provide a versatile chemical biology strategy to label and profile cellular targets of KATs at the proteomic level.
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- Chao Yang
- Department of Chemistry, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 4098, Atlanta, Georgia 30302-4098, USA
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