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Control of protein function by reversible Nɛ-lysine acetylation in bacteria. Curr Opin Microbiol 2011; 14:200-4. [PMID: 21239213 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2010.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2010] [Revised: 12/20/2010] [Accepted: 12/21/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Recently published work indicates that reversible N(ɛ)-lysine (N(ɛ)-Lys) acetylation of proteins in bacteria may be as diverse, and as important for cellular function, as it has been reported in eukaryotes for the last five decades. In addition to biochemical and genetic approaches, proteomic studies have identified N(ɛ)-Lys acetylation of proteins and enzymes involved in diverse cellular activities such as transcription, translation, stress response, detoxification, and especially carbohydrate and energy metabolism. These findings provide a platform for elucidating the molecular mechanisms behind modulation of enzyme activity by N(ɛ)-Lys acetylation, as well as for understanding how the prokaryotic cell maintains homeostasis in a changing environment.
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Milite C, Castellano S, Benedetti R, Tosco A, Ciliberti C, Vicidomini C, Boully L, Franci G, Altucci L, Mai A, Sbardella G. Modulation of the activity of histone acetyltransferases by long chain alkylidenemalonates (LoCAMs). Bioorg Med Chem 2011; 19:3690-701. [PMID: 21292492 DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2011.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2010] [Revised: 01/05/2011] [Accepted: 01/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A novel class of KAT modulators (long chain alkylidenemalonates, LoCAMs) has been identified. Variations of the alkyl chain length can change the activity profile from inhibition of both KAT3A/KAT2B (as derivative 2a) to the peculiar profile of pentadecylidenemalonate 1b, the first activator/inhibitor of histone acetyltransferases. Together with the powerful apoptotic effect (particularly notable if considering that anacardic acid and other KAT inhibitors are not cell permeable) appoint them as valuable biological tools to understand the mechanisms of lysine acetyltransferases.
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- Ciro Milite
- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Salerno, Via Ponte Don Melillo, 84084 Fisciano (SA), Italy
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Tomanek L, Zuzow MJ. The proteomic response of the mussel congeners Mytilus galloprovincialis and M. trossulus to acute heat stress: implications for thermal tolerance limits and metabolic costs of thermal stress. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 213:3559-74. [PMID: 20889836 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.041228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 185] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The Mediterranean blue mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, an invasive species in California, has displaced the more heat-sensitive native congener, Mytilus trossulus, from its former southern range, possibly due to climate change. By comparing the response of their proteomes to acute heat stress we sought to identify responses common to both species as well as differences that account for greater heat tolerance in the invasive. Mussels were acclimated to 13°C for four weeks and exposed to acute heat stress (24°C, 28°C and 32°C) for 1 h and returned to 13°C to recover for 24 h. Using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and tandem mass spectrometry we identified 47 and 61 distinct proteins that changed abundance in M. galloprovincialis and M. trossulus, respectively. The onset temperatures of greater abundance of some members of the heat shock protein (Hsp) 70 and small Hsp families were lower in M. trossulus. The abundance of proteasome subunits was lower in M. galloprovincialis but greater in M. trossulus in response to heat. Levels of several NADH-metabolizing proteins, possibly linked to the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), were lower at 32°C in the cold-adapted M. trossulus whereas proteins generating NADPH, important in ROS defense, were higher in both species. The abundance of oxidative stress proteins was lower at 32°C in M. trossulus only, indicating that its ability to combat heat-induced oxidative stress is limited to lower temperatures. Levels of NAD-dependent deacetylase (sirtuin 5), which are correlated with lifespan, were lower in M. trossulus in response to heat stress. In summary, the expression patterns of proteins involved in molecular chaperoning, proteolysis, energy metabolism, oxidative damage, cytoskeleton and deacetylation revealed a common loci of heat stress in both mussels but also showed a lower sensitivity to high-temperature damage in the warm-adapted M. galloprovincialis, which is consistent with its expanding range in warmer waters.
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- Lars Tomanek
- California Polytechnic State University, Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Coastal Marine Sciences, Environmental Proteomics Laboratory, 1 Grand Avenue, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0401, USA.
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Yang YY, Hang HC. Chemical approaches for the detection and synthesis of acetylated proteins. Chembiochem 2011; 12:314-22. [PMID: 21243719 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201000558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2010] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Yu-Ying Yang
- Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Microbial Pathogenesis, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Enteric pathogen exploitation of the microbiota-generated nutrient environment of the gut. Curr Opin Microbiol 2011; 14:92-8. [PMID: 21215681 DOI: 10.1016/j.mib.2010.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2010] [Revised: 12/15/2010] [Accepted: 12/17/2010] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Residing within the intestine is a large community of commensal organisms collectively termed the microbiota. This community generates a complex nutrient environment by breaking down indigestible food products into metabolites that are used by both the host and the microbiota. Both the invading intestinal pathogen and the microbiota compete for these metabolites, which can shape both the composition of the flora, as well as susceptibility to infection. After infection is established, pathogen mediated inflammation alters the composition of the microbiota, which further shifts the makeup of metabolites in the gastrointestinal tract. A greater understanding of the interplay between the microbiota, the metabolites they generate, and susceptibility to enteric disease will enable the discovery of novel therapies against infectious disease.
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Lombard DB, Tishkoff DX, Bao J. Mitochondrial sirtuins in the regulation of mitochondrial activity and metabolic adaptation. Handb Exp Pharmacol 2011; 206:163-88. [PMID: 21879450 PMCID: PMC3245626 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-21631-2_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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In eukaryotes, mitochondria carry out numerous functions that are central to cellular and organismal health. How mitochondrial activities are regulated in response to differing environmental conditions, such as variations in diet, remains an important unsolved question in biology. Here, we review emerging evidence suggesting that reversible acetylation of mitochondrial proteins on lysine residues represents a key mechanism by which mitochondrial functions are adjusted to meet environmental demands. In mammals, three members of the sirtuin class of NAD(+)-dependent deacetylases - SIRT3, SIRT4, and SIRT5 - localize to mitochondria and regulate targets involved in a diverse array of biochemical pathways. The importance of this activity is highlighted by recent studies of SIRT3 indicating that this protein suppresses the emergence of diverse age-related pathologies: hearing loss, cardiac fibrosis, and malignancy. Together, these findings argue that mitochondrial protein acetylation represents a central means by which mammals regulate mitochondrial functions to maintain cellular and organismal homeostasis.
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- David B Lombard
- Department of Pathology, Institute of Gerontology, 3015 BSRB, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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Lysine (K) acetylation refers to transfer of the acetyl moiety from acetyl-CoA to the ε-amino group of a lysine residue. This is posttranslational and reversible, with its level dynamically maintained by lysine acetyltransferases (KATs) and deacetylases (KDACs). Traditionally, eukaryotic KDACs have been referred to as HDACs (histone deacetylases). Recent proteomic studies have revealed that hundreds of bacterial proteins and thousands of eukaryotic proteins contain acetyl-lysine (AcK) residues, indicating that K-acetylomes are comparable to phosphoproteomes. The current challenges are to assign enzymes that execute specific acetylation events, to determine the impact of these events, and to relate this modification to other posttranslational modifications, cell signaling networks, and pathophysiology under different cellular and developmental contexts. In this chapter, we provide a brief overview about the acetylomes, KATs, HDACs, AcK-recognizing protein domains, and acetylation-modulating therapeutics, and emphasize the latest developments in related areas. The remaining chapters of the book focus on and cover various aspects of HDACs (both the Rpd3/Hda1 and sirtuin families), which shall provide novel insights into how to utilize these enzymes for developing a new generation of HDAC-related therapeutics.
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Acetylation and deacetylation of lysine residues controlled by histone acetyltransferases (HATs) and histone deacetylases (HDACs), respectively, are among the most common posttranslational modifications of proteins. In addition to histones, a large number of nonhistone proteins that can undergo reversible acetylation have been identified. These nonhistone acetylated/deacetylated proteins are involved in a wide range of cellular processes including transcription, translation, DNA repair, metabolism, and cell structure. Aberrant deacetylation of nonhistone proteins is implicated in many human diseases, including cancer. In this chapter, we review and describe the involvement of HDACs in cancer-associated cellular processes via deacetylation of nonhistone proteins, and the possible implications for carcinogenesis and cancer development.
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Thao S, Chen CS, Zhu H, Escalante-Semerena JC. Nε-lysine acetylation of a bacterial transcription factor inhibits Its DNA-binding activity. PLoS One 2010; 5:e15123. [PMID: 21217812 PMCID: PMC3013089 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0015123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2010] [Accepted: 10/21/2010] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Evidence suggesting that eukaryotes and archaea use reversible N(ε)-lysine (N(ε)-Lys) acetylation to modulate gene expression has been reported, but evidence for bacterial use of N(ε)-Lys acetylation for this purpose is lacking. Here, we report data in support of the notion that bacteria can control gene expression by modulating the acetylation state of transcription factors (TFs). We screened the E. coli proteome for substrates of the bacterial Gcn5-like protein acetyltransferase (Pat). Pat acetylated four TFs, including the RcsB global regulatory protein, which controls cell division, and capsule and flagellum biosynthesis in many bacteria. Pat acetylated residue Lys180 of RcsB, and the NAD(+)-dependent Sir2 (sirtuin)-like protein deacetylase (CobB) deacetylated acetylated RcsB (RcsB(Ac)), demonstrating that N(ε)-Lys acetylation of RcsB is reversible. Analysis of RcsB(Ac) and variant RcsB proteins carrying substitutions at Lys180 provided biochemical and physiological evidence implicating Lys180 as a critical residue for RcsB DNA-binding activity. These findings further the likelihood that reversible N(ε)-Lys acetylation of transcription factors is a mode of regulation of gene expression used by all cells.
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- Sandy Thao
- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences and High-Throughput Biology Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
- Graduate Institute of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, National Central University, Jhongli, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences and High-Throughput Biology Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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Raja M, Raja A, Imran M, Santha A, Devasena K. Enzymes Application in Diagnostic Prospects. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010. [DOI: 10.3923/biotech.2011.51.59] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cellular metabolic stress: considering how cells respond to nutrient excess. Mol Cell 2010; 40:323-32. [PMID: 20965425 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2010.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 340] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2010] [Revised: 10/01/2010] [Accepted: 10/04/2010] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Nutrient stress is generally considered from the standpoint of how cells detect and respond to an insufficient supply of nutrients to meet their bioenergetic needs. However, cells also experience stress as a result of nutrient excess, during which reactive oxygen species (ROS) production exceeds that required for normal physiological responses. This may occur as a result of oncogene activation or chronic exposure to growth factors combined with high levels of nutrients. As a result, multiple mechanisms have evolved to allow cells to detect and adapt to elevated levels of intracellular metabolites, including promotion of signaling and proliferation by ROS, amino acid-dependent mTOR activation, and regulation of signaling and transcription through metabolite-sensitive protein modifications. We discuss how each of these responses can contribute to the development and/or progression of cancer under conditions of cellular nutrient excess and their potential roles in linking chronic organismal over-nutrition (obesity) with cancer.
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SIRT3 deacetylates mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA synthase 2 and regulates ketone body production. Cell Metab 2010; 12:654-61. [PMID: 21109197 PMCID: PMC3310379 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2010.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 363] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2010] [Revised: 08/14/2010] [Accepted: 09/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The mitochondrial sirtuin SIRT3 regulates metabolic homeostasis during fasting and calorie restriction. We identified mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl CoA synthase 2 (HMGCS2) as an acetylated protein and a possible target of SIRT3 in a proteomics survey in hepatic mitochondria from Sirt3(-/-) (SIRT3KO) mice. HMGCS2 is the rate-limiting step in β-hydroxybutyrate synthesis and is hyperacetylated at lysines 310, 447, and 473 in the absence of SIRT3. HMGCS2 is deacetylated by SIRT3 in response to fasting in wild-type mice, but not in SIRT3KO mice. HMGCS2 is deacetylated in vitro when incubated with SIRT3 and in vivo by overexpression of SIRT3. Deacetylation of HMGCS2 lysines 310, 447, and 473 by incubation with wild-type SIRT3 or by mutation to arginine enhances its enzymatic activity. Molecular dynamics simulations show that in silico deacetylation of these three lysines causes conformational changes of HMGCS2 near the active site. Mice lacking SIRT3 show decreased β-hydroxybutyrate levels during fasting. Our findings show SIRT3 regulates ketone body production during fasting and provide molecular insight into how protein acetylation can regulate enzymatic activity.
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Tucker AC, Escalante-Semerena JC. Biologically active isoforms of CobB sirtuin deacetylase in Salmonella enterica and Erwinia amylovora. J Bacteriol 2010; 192:6200-8. [PMID: 20889757 PMCID: PMC2981217 DOI: 10.1128/jb.00874-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2010] [Accepted: 09/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Sirtuins are NAD(+)-dependent protein deacylases that are conserved in all domains of life and are involved in diverse cellular processes, including control of gene expression and central metabolism. Eukaryotic sirtuins have N-terminal extensions that have been linked to protein multimerization and cellular localization. Here the first evidence of sirtuin isoforms in bacteria is reported. The enterobacterium Salmonella enterica synthesizes two isoforms of CobB sirtuin, a shorter 236-amino-acid isoform (here CobB(S)) and a longer 273-amino-acid isoform (here CobB(L)). The N-terminal 37-amino-acid extension of CobB(L) is amphipathic, containing 18 basic amino acids (12 of which are Arg) and 13 hydrophobic ones; both isoforms were active in vivo and in vitro. Northern blot and transcription start site analyses revealed that cobB is primarily expressed as two monocistronic cobB mRNAs from two transcription start sites, one of which was mapped within the neighboring ycfX gene and the other of which was located within cobB. Additionally, a low-abundance ycfX-cobB bicistronic mRNA was observed which could encode up to three proteins (YcfX, CobB(L), and CobB(S)). CobB(L) isoforms are common within the family Enterobacteriaceae, but species of the genus Erwinia (including the plant pathogen Erwinia amylovora) encode only the CobB(L) isoform. The CobB(L) isoform from E. amylovora restored growth of as S. enterica cobB mutant strain on low acetate.
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- Alex C. Tucker
- Department of Bacteriology, University of Wisconsin—Madison, Madison, Wisconsin
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Wellen KE, Lu C, Mancuso A, Lemons JMS, Ryczko M, Dennis JW, Rabinowitz JD, Coller HA, Thompson CB. The hexosamine biosynthetic pathway couples growth factor-induced glutamine uptake to glucose metabolism. Genes Dev 2010; 24:2784-99. [PMID: 21106670 DOI: 10.1101/gad.1985910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Glucose and glutamine serve as the two primary carbon sources in proliferating cells, and uptake of both nutrients is directed by growth factor signaling. Although either glucose or glutamine can potentially support mitochondrial tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle integrity and ATP production, we found that glucose deprivation led to a marked reduction in glutamine uptake and progressive cellular atrophy in multiple mammalian cell types. Despite the continuous presence of growth factor and an abundant supply of extracellular glutamine, interleukin-3 (IL-3)-dependent cells were unable to maintain TCA cycle metabolite pools or receptor-dependent signal transduction when deprived of glucose. This was due at least in part to down-regulation of IL-3 receptor α (IL-3Rα) surface expression in the absence of glucose. Treatment of glucose-starved cells with N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) to maintain hexosamine biosynthesis restored mitochondrial metabolism and cell growth by promoting IL-3-dependent glutamine uptake and metabolism. Thus, glucose metabolism through the hexosamine biosynthetic pathway is required to sustain sufficient growth factor signaling and glutamine uptake to support cell growth and survival.
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- Kathryn E Wellen
- Department of Cancer Biology, Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
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Albaugh BN, Arnold KM, Denu JM. KAT(ching) metabolism by the tail: insight into the links between lysine acetyltransferases and metabolism. Chembiochem 2010; 12:290-8. [PMID: 21243716 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201000438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Post-translational modifications of histones elicit structural and functional changes within chromatin that regulate various epigenetic processes. Epigenetic mechanisms rely on enzymes whose activities are driven by coenzymes and metabolites from intermediary metabolism. Lysine acetyltransferases (KATs) catalyze the transfer of acetyl groups from acetyl-CoA to epsilon amino groups. Utilization of this critical metabolite suggests these enzymes are modulated by the metabolic status of the cell. This review highlights studies linking KATs to metabolism. We cover newly identified acyl modifications (propionylation and butyrylation), discuss the control of KAT activity by cellular acetyl-CoA levels, and provide insights into how acetylation regulates metabolic proteins. We conclude with a discussion of the current approaches to identifying novel KATs and their metabolic substrates.
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- Brittany N Albaugh
- Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Huang R, Holbert MA, Tarrant MK, Curtet S, Colquhoun DR, Dancy BM, Dancy BC, Hwang Y, Tang Y, Meeth K, Marmorstein R, Cole RN, Khochbin S, Cole PA. Site-specific introduction of an acetyl-lysine mimic into peptides and proteins by cysteine alkylation. J Am Chem Soc 2010; 132:9986-7. [PMID: 20608637 DOI: 10.1021/ja103954u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Protein acetylation on Lys residues is recognized as a significant post-translational modification in cells, but it is often difficult to discern the direct structural and functional effects of individual acetylation events. Here we describe a new tool, methylthiocarbonyl-aziridine, to install acetyl-Lys mimics site-specifically into peptides and proteins by alkylation of Cys residues. We demonstrate that the resultant thiocarbamate modification can be recognized by the Brdt bromodomain and site-specific antiacetyl-Lys antibodies, is resistant to histone deacetylase cleavage, and can confer activation of the histone acetyltransferase Rtt109 by simulating autoacetylation. We also use this approach to obtain functional evidence that acetylation of CK2 protein kinase on Lys102 can stimulate its catalytic activity.
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- Rong Huang
- Department of Pharmacology and Molecular Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA
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Eberl HC, Mann M, Vermeulen M. Quantitative proteomics for epigenetics. Chembiochem 2010; 12:224-34. [PMID: 21243711 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201000429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2010] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Mass spectrometry has made many contributions to the chromatin field through the mapping of histone modifications and the identification of protein complexes involved in gene regulation. MS-based proteomics has now evolved from the identification of single protein spots in gels to the identification and quantification of thousands of proteins in complex mixtures. Quantitative approaches also allow comparative and time-resolved analysis of post-translational modifications. An important emerging field is the unbiased interaction analysis of proteins with other proteins, defined protein modifications, specific DNA and RNA sequences, and small molecules. Quantitative proteomics can also accurately monitor whole proteome changes in response to perturbation of the gene expression machinery. We provide an up-to-date review of modern quantitative proteomic technology and its applications in the field of epigenetics.
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- H Christian Eberl
- Department of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany
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Young E, Lee SM, Alper H. Optimizing pentose utilization in yeast: the need for novel tools and approaches. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2010; 3:24. [PMID: 21080929 PMCID: PMC2993683 DOI: 10.1186/1754-6834-3-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2010] [Accepted: 11/16/2010] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Hexose and pentose cofermentation is regarded as one of the chief obstacles impeding economical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to biofuels. Over time, successful application of traditional metabolic engineering strategy has produced yeast strains capable of utilizing the pentose sugars (especially xylose and arabinose) as sole carbon sources, yet major difficulties still remain for engineering simultaneous, exogenous sugar metabolism. Beyond catabolic pathways, the focus must shift towards non-traditional aspects of cellular engineering such as host molecular transport capability, catabolite sensing and stress response mechanisms. This review highlights the need for an approach termed 'panmetabolic engineering', a new paradigm for integrating new carbon sources into host metabolic pathways. This approach will concurrently optimize the interdependent processes of transport and metabolism using novel combinatorial techniques and global cellular engineering. As a result, panmetabolic engineering is a whole pathway approach emphasizing better pathways, reduced glucose-induced repression and increased product tolerance. In this paper, recent publications are reviewed in light of this approach and their potential to expand metabolic engineering tools. Collectively, traditional approaches and panmetabolic engineering enable the reprogramming of extant biological complexity and incorporation of exogenous carbon catabolism.
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- Eric Young
- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, C0400, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, C0400, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
- Water Environment Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, 39-1 Hawolgok-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 136-791, Korea
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, C0400, Austin, Texas 78712, USA
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Kim GW, Yang XJ. Comprehensive lysine acetylomes emerging from bacteria to humans. Trends Biochem Sci 2010; 36:211-20. [PMID: 21075636 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2010.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2010] [Revised: 10/06/2010] [Accepted: 10/13/2010] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Recent proteomic studies reveal that 5-10% of mammalian and bacterial proteins undergo lysine acetylation, a post-translational modification that adds an acetyl group to the ɛ-amino group of lysine residues. Many of these proteins are not canonical targets, such as histones and transcription factors, suggesting that this modification plays a much wider role than previously appreciated. These studies also suggest that lysine acetylomes are at least comparable with (if not larger than) phosphoproteomes. Although many of the newly identified acetylation events still require validation, they constitute an important framework for further research and the development of new drugs useful in treating a variety of pathologies. Herein, we summarize these proteomic studies and highlight recent reports linking lysine acetylation to heterochromatin assembly, sister chromatid cohesion, cytoskeleton dynamics, autophagy, receptor signaling, RNA processing and metabolic control.
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- Go-Woon Kim
- The Rosalind & Morris Goodman Cancer Research Center, McGill University, Montréal, Québec H3A 1A3, Canada
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Liu Z, Cao J, Gao X, Zhou Y, Wen L, Yang X, Yao X, Ren J, Xue Y. CPLA 1.0: an integrated database of protein lysine acetylation. Nucleic Acids Res 2010; 39:D1029-34. [PMID: 21059677 PMCID: PMC3013790 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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As a reversible post-translational modification (PTM) discovered decades ago, protein lysine acetylation was known for its regulation of transcription through the modification of histones. Recent studies discovered that lysine acetylation targets broad substrates and especially plays an essential role in cellular metabolic regulation. Although acetylation is comparable with other major PTMs such as phosphorylation, an integrated resource still remains to be developed. In this work, we presented the compendium of protein lysine acetylation (CPLA) database for lysine acetylated substrates with their sites. From the scientific literature, we manually collected 7151 experimentally identified acetylation sites in 3311 targets. We statistically studied the regulatory roles of lysine acetylation by analyzing the Gene Ontology (GO) and InterPro annotations. Combined with protein–protein interaction information, we systematically discovered a potential human lysine acetylation network (HLAN) among histone acetyltransferases (HATs), substrates and histone deacetylases (HDACs). In particular, there are 1862 triplet relationships of HAT-substrate-HDAC retrieved from the HLAN, at least 13 of which were previously experimentally verified. The online services of CPLA database was implemented in PHP + MySQL + JavaScript, while the local packages were developed in JAVA 1.5 (J2SE 5.0). The CPLA database is freely available for all users at: http://cpla.biocuckoo.org.
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- Zexian Liu
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale and School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China
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Arif M, Selvi BR, Kundu TK. Lysine acetylation: the tale of a modification from transcription regulation to metabolism. Chembiochem 2010; 11:1501-4. [PMID: 20578118 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201000292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Mohammed Arif
- Transcription and Disease Laboratory, Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bangalore, 560 064, India
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Arif M, Senapati P, Shandilya J, Kundu TK. Protein lysine acetylation in cellular function and its role in cancer manifestation. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2010; 1799:702-16. [PMID: 20965294 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2010.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2010] [Revised: 10/08/2010] [Accepted: 10/12/2010] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Lysine acetylation appears to be crucial for diverse biological phenomena, including all the DNA-templated processes, metabolism, cytoskeleton dynamics, cell signaling, and circadian rhythm. A growing number of cellular proteins have now been identified to be acetylated and constitute the complex cellular acetylome. Cross-talk among protein acetylation together with other post-translational modifications fine-tune the cellular functions of different protein machineries. Dysfunction of acetylation process is often associated with several diseases, especially cancer. This review focuses on the recent advances in the role of protein lysine acetylation in diverse cellular functions and its implications in cancer manifestation.
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- Mohammed Arif
- Transcription and Disease Laboratory, Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur (P.O.), Bangalore-560 064, Karnataka, India
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Guan KL, Xiong Y. Regulation of intermediary metabolism by protein acetylation. Trends Biochem Sci 2010; 36:108-16. [PMID: 20934340 DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2010.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 280] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2010] [Revised: 09/10/2010] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Extensive studies during the past four decades have identified important roles for lysine acetylation in the regulation of nuclear transcription. Recent proteomic analyses on protein acetylation uncovered a large number of acetylated proteins in the cytoplasm and mitochondria, including most enzymes involved in intermediate metabolism. Acetylation regulates metabolic enzymes by multiple mechanisms, including via enzymatic activation or inhibition, and by influencing protein stability. Conversely, non-nuclear NAD(+)-dependent sirtuin deacetylases can regulate cellular and organismal metabolism, possibly through direct deacetylation of metabolic enzymes. Furthermore, acetylation of metabolic enzymes is highly conserved from prokaryotes to eukaryotes. Given the frequent occurrence of metabolic dysregulation in diabetes, obesity and cancer, enzymes modulating acetylation could provide attractive targets for therapeutic intervention for these diseases.
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- Kun-Liang Guan
- Molecular and Cell Biology Lab, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 20032, China.
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Dietary, metabolic, and potentially environmental modulation of the lysine acetylation machinery. Int J Cell Biol 2010; 2010:632739. [PMID: 20976254 PMCID: PMC2952894 DOI: 10.1155/2010/632739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2010] [Accepted: 09/13/2010] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Healthy lifestyles and environment produce a good state of health. A number of scientific studies support the notion that external stimuli regulate an individual's epigenomic profile. Epigenetic changes play a key role in defining gene expression patterns under both normal and pathological conditions. As a major posttranslational modification, lysine (K) acetylation has received much attention, owing largely to its significant effects on chromatin dynamics and other cellular processes across species. Lysine acetyltransferases and deacetylases, two opposing families of enzymes governing K-acetylation, have been intimately linked to cancer and other diseases. These enzymes have been pursued by vigorous efforts for therapeutic development in the past 15 years or so. Interestingly, certain dietary components have been found to modulate acetylation levels in vivo. Here we review dietary, metabolic, and environmental modulators of the K-acetylation machinery and discuss how they may be of potential value in the context of disease prevention.
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Pathogen proteomes during infection: A basis for infection research and novel control strategies. J Proteomics 2010; 73:2267-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2010.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2010] [Revised: 08/07/2010] [Accepted: 08/16/2010] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Wang Q, Zhao S. Novel findings in intermediary metabolism regulation. CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN-CHINESE 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/s11434-010-4038-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Small molecule modulators of histone acetylation and methylation: a disease perspective. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2010; 1799:810-28. [PMID: 20888936 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2010.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2010] [Revised: 09/18/2010] [Accepted: 09/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Chromatin modifications have gained immense significance in the past few decades as key regulators of gene expression. The enzymes responsible for these modifications along with the other non-histone proteins, remodeling factors and small RNAs modulate the chromatin dynamicity, which in turn directs the chromatin function. A concerted action of different modifying enzymes catalyzes these modifications, which are read by effector modules and converted to functional outcomes by various protein complexes. Several small molecules in the physiological system such as acetyl CoA, NAD(+), and ATP are actively involved in regulating these functional outcomes. Recent understanding in the field of epigenetics indicate the possibility of the existence of a network, 'the epigenetic language' involving cross talk among different modifications that could regulate cellular processes like transcription, replication and repair. Hence, these modifications are essential for the cellular homeostasis, and any alteration in this balance leads to a pathophysiological condition or disease manifestation. Therefore, it is becoming more evident that modulators of these modifying enzymes could be an attractive therapeutic strategy, popularly referred to as 'Epigenetic therapy.' Although this field is currently monopolized by DNA methylation and histone deacetylase inhibitors, this review highlights the modulators of the other modifications namely histone acetylation, lysine methylation and arginine methylation and argues in favor of their therapeutic potential.
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DeBerardinis RJ. 2010 Keystone Symposium: Metabolism and Cancer Progression. Future Oncol 2010; 6:893-5. [PMID: 20528226 DOI: 10.2217/fon.10.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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- Ralph J DeBerardinis
- Department of Pediatrics & McDermott Center for Human Growth & Development, University of Texas-Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Room K4.216, Dallas, TX 75390-9063, USA.
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The global analysis of protein composition, modifications, and dynamics are important goals in cell biology. Mass spectrometry (MS)–based proteomics has matured into an attractive technology for this purpose. Particularly, high resolution MS methods have been extremely successful for quantitative analysis of cellular and organellar proteomes. Rapid advances in all areas of the proteomic workflow, including sample preparation, MS, and computational analysis, should make the technology more easily available to a broad community and turn it into a staple methodology for cell biologists.
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- Tobias C Walther
- Organelle Architecture and Dynamics and 2 Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany.
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Bai G, Wei D, Zou S, Ren K, Dubner R. Inhibition of class II histone deacetylases in the spinal cord attenuates inflammatory hyperalgesia. Mol Pain 2010; 6:51. [PMID: 20822541 PMCID: PMC2942827 DOI: 10.1186/1744-8069-6-51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2010] [Accepted: 09/07/2010] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background Several classes of histone deacetylases (HDACs) are expressed in the spinal cord that is a critical structure of the nociceptive pathway. HDAC-regulated histone acetylation is an important component of chromatin remodeling leading to epigenetic regulation of gene transcription. To understand the role of histone acetylation in epigenetic regulation of pathological pain, we have studied the impact of different classes of HDACs in the spinal cord on inflammatory hyperalgesia induced by complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA). Results We intrathecally applied inhibitors specific to different classes of HDACs and evaluated their impact on inflammatory hyperalgesia. Pre-injected inhibitors targeting class I as well as II (SAHA, TSA, LAQ824) or IIa (VPA, 4-PB) HDACs significantly delayed the thermal hyperalgesia induced by unilateral CFA injection in the hindpaw. Existing hyperalgesia induced by CFA was also attenuated by the HDAC inhibitors (HDACIs). In contrast, these inhibitors did not interfere with the thermal response either in naïve animals, or on the contralateral side of inflamed animals. Interestingly, MS-275 that specifically inhibits class I HDACs failed to alter the hyperalgesia although it increased histone 3 acetylation in the spinal cord as SAHA did. Using immunoblot analysis, we further found that the levels of class IIa HDAC members (HDAC4, 5, 7, 9) in the spinal dorsal horn were upregulated following CFA injection while those of class I HDAC members (HDAC1, 2, 3) remained stable or were slightly reduced. Conclusions Our data suggest that activity of class II HDACs in the spinal cord is critical to the induction and maintenance of inflammatory hyperalgesia induced by CFA, while activity of class I HDACs may be unnecessary. Comparison of the effects of HDACIs specific to class II and IIa as well as the expression pattern of different HDACs in the spinal cord in response to CFA suggests that the members of class IIa HDACs may be potential targets for attenuating persistent inflammatory pain.
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- Guang Bai
- Department of Neural and Pain Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland 21117, USA.
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Olszewski KL, Mather MW, Morrisey JM, Garcia BA, Vaidya AB, Rabinowitz JD, Llinás M. Branched tricarboxylic acid metabolism in Plasmodium falciparum. Nature 2010; 466:774-8. [PMID: 20686576 PMCID: PMC2917841 DOI: 10.1038/nature09301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2010] [Accepted: 06/11/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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A central hub of carbon metabolism is the tricarboxylic acid cycle, which serves to connect the processes of glycolysis, gluconeogenesis, respiration, amino acid synthesis and other biosynthetic pathways. The protozoan intracellular malaria parasites (Plasmodium spp.), however, have long been suspected of possessing a significantly streamlined carbon metabolic network in which tricarboxylic acid metabolism plays a minor role. Blood-stage Plasmodium parasites rely almost entirely on glucose fermentation for energy and consume minimal amounts of oxygen, yet the parasite genome encodes all of the enzymes necessary for a complete tricarboxylic acid cycle. Here, by tracing (13)C-labelled compounds using mass spectrometry we show that tricarboxylic acid metabolism in the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum is largely disconnected from glycolysis and is organized along a fundamentally different architecture from the canonical textbook pathway. We find that this pathway is not cyclic, but rather is a branched structure in which the major carbon sources are the amino acids glutamate and glutamine. As a consequence of this branched architecture, several reactions must run in the reverse of the standard direction, thereby generating two-carbon units in the form of acetyl-coenzyme A. We further show that glutamine-derived acetyl-coenzyme A is used for histone acetylation, whereas glucose-derived acetyl-coenzyme A is used to acetylate amino sugars. Thus, the parasite has evolved two independent production mechanisms for acetyl-coenzyme A with different biological functions. These results significantly clarify our understanding of the Plasmodium metabolic network and highlight the ability of altered variants of central carbon metabolism to arise in response to unique environments.
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- Kellen L. Olszewski
- Department of Molecular Biology & Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544
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- Center for Molecular Parasitology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19129
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- Center for Molecular Parasitology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19129
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544
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- Center for Molecular Parasitology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19129
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- Department of Chemistry & Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544
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- Department of Molecular Biology & Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544
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Enzymes of cysteine synthesis show extensive and conserved modifications patterns that include Nα-terminal acetylation. Amino Acids 2010; 39:1077-86. [DOI: 10.1007/s00726-010-0694-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2010] [Accepted: 07/09/2010] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Acetate metabolism and aging: An emerging connection. Mech Ageing Dev 2010; 131:511-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2010.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2010] [Revised: 04/22/2010] [Accepted: 05/06/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Prüss BM, Verma K, Samanta P, Sule P, Kumar S, Wu J, Christianson D, Horne SM, Stafslien SJ, Wolfe AJ, Denton A. Environmental and genetic factors that contribute to Escherichia coli K-12 biofilm formation. Arch Microbiol 2010; 192:715-28. [PMID: 20559621 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-010-0599-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2010] [Revised: 05/10/2010] [Accepted: 05/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Biofilms are communities of bacteria whose formation on surfaces requires a large portion of the bacteria's transcriptional network. To identify environmental conditions and transcriptional regulators that contribute to sensing these conditions, we used a high-throughput approach to monitor biofilm biomass produced by an isogenic set of Escherichia coli K-12 strains grown under combinations of environmental conditions. Of the environmental combinations, growth in tryptic soy broth at 37 degrees C supported the most biofilm production. To analyze the complex relationships between the diverse cell-surface organelles, transcriptional regulators, and metabolic enzymes represented by the tested mutant set, we used a novel vector-item pattern-mining algorithm. The algorithm related biofilm amounts to the functional annotations of each mutated protein. The pattern with the best statistical significance was the gene ontology 'pyruvate catabolic process,' which is associated with enzymes of acetate metabolism. Phenotype microarray experiments illustrated that carbon sources that are metabolized to acetyl-coenzyme A, acetyl phosphate, and acetate are particularly supportive of biofilm formation. Scanning electron microscopy revealed structural differences between mutants that lack acetate metabolism enzymes and their parent and confirmed the quantitative differences. We conclude that acetate metabolism functions as a metabolic sensor, transmitting changes in environmental conditions to biofilm biomass and structure.
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- Birgit M Prüss
- Department of Veterinary and Microbiological Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 58108-6050, USA.
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Nambi S, Basu N, Visweswariah SS. cAMP-regulated protein lysine acetylases in mycobacteria. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:24313-23. [PMID: 20507997 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.118398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Cyclic AMP synthesized by Mycobacterium tuberculosis has been shown to play a role in pathogenesis. However, the high levels of intracellular cAMP found in both pathogenic and non-pathogenic mycobacteria suggest that additional and important biological processes are regulated by cAMP in these organisms. We describe here the biochemical characterization of novel cAMP-binding proteins in M. smegmatis and M. tuberculosis (MSMEG_5458 and Rv0998, respectively) that contain a cyclic nucleotide binding domain fused to a domain that shows similarity to the GNAT family of acetyltransferases. We detect protein lysine acetylation in mycobacteria and identify a universal stress protein (USP) as a substrate of MSMEG_5458. Acetylation of a lysine residue in USP is regulated by cAMP, and using a strain deleted for MSMEG_5458, we show that USP is indeed an in vivo substrate for MSMEG_5458. The Rv0998 protein shows a strict cAMP-dependent acetylation of USP, despite a lower affinity for cAMP than MSMEG_5458. Thus, this report not only represents the first demonstration of protein lysine acetylation in mycobacteria but also describes a unique functional interplay between a cyclic nucleotide binding domain and a protein acetyltransferase.
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- Subhalaxmi Nambi
- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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Deribe YL, Pawson T, Dikic I. Post-translational modifications in signal integration. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2010; 17:666-72. [DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.1842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 533] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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ATP-citrate lyase is required for production of cytosolic acetyl coenzyme A and development in Aspergillus nidulans. EUKARYOTIC CELL 2010; 9:1039-48. [PMID: 20495057 DOI: 10.1128/ec.00080-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Acetyl coenzyme A (CoA) is a central metabolite in carbon and energy metabolism and in the biosynthesis of cellular molecules. A source of cytoplasmic acetyl-CoA is essential for the production of fatty acids and sterols and for protein acetylation, including histone acetylation in the nucleus. In Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Candida albicans acetyl-CoA is produced from acetate by cytoplasmic acetyl-CoA synthetase, while in plants and animals acetyl-CoA is derived from citrate via ATP-citrate lyase. In the filamentous ascomycete Aspergillus nidulans, tandem divergently transcribed genes (aclA and aclB) encode the subunits of ATP-citrate lyase, and we have deleted these genes. Growth is greatly diminished on carbon sources that do not result in cytoplasmic acetyl-CoA, such as glucose and proline, while growth is not affected on carbon sources that result in the production of cytoplasmic acetyl-CoA, such as acetate and ethanol. Addition of acetate restores growth on glucose or proline, and this is dependent on facA, which encodes cytoplasmic acetyl-CoA synthetase, but not on the regulatory gene facB. Transcription of aclA and aclB is repressed by growth on acetate or ethanol. Loss of ATP-citrate lyase results in severe developmental effects, with the production of asexual spores (conidia) being greatly reduced and a complete absence of sexual development. This is in contrast to Sordaria macrospora, in which fruiting body formation is initiated but maturation is defective in an ATP-citrate lyase mutant. Addition of acetate does not repair these defects, indicating a specific requirement for high levels of cytoplasmic acetyl-CoA during differentiation. Complementation in heterokaryons between aclA and aclB deletions for all phenotypes indicates that the tandem gene arrangement is not essential.
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Rekowski MVW, Giannis A. Histone acetylation modulation by small molecules: a chemical approach. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS 2010; 1799:760-7. [PMID: 20493978 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2010.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2010] [Accepted: 05/08/2010] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Histone acetyltransferases (HATs) are enzymes able to acetylate lysine side chains of histones. They play essential roles in normal cell function as well as in pathogenesis of a broad set of diseases, including multiple cancers, HIV, diabetes mellitus, and neurodegenerative disorders. Moreover, several HATs are able to acetylate various non-histone protein substrates e.g. transcription factors, enzymes involved in glycolysis, fatty acid and glycogen metabolism, the tricarboxylic acid and urea cycles, suggesting that lysine acetylation represents an important regulatory mechanism similar to protein phosphorylation. Small molecule inhibitors of histone acetyltransferases have been developed in the last years and proved to be powerful tools to provide new insights into the mechanisms and the role of protein acetylation in gene regulation. This article highlights recent advances in the development of small molecule modulators of histone acetyltransferases.
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- Margarete von Wantoch Rekowski
- Department of Chemistry and Mineralogy, Institute for Organic Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 29, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Protein acetylation has historically been considered a predominantly eukaryotic phenomenon. Recent evidence, however, supports the hypothesis that acetylation broadly impacts bacterial physiology. To explore more rapidly the impact of protein acetylation in bacteria, microbiologists can benefit from the strong foundation established by investigators of protein acetylation in eukaryotes. To help advance this learning process, we will summarize the current understanding of protein acetylation in eukaryotes, discuss the emerging link between acetylation and metabolism and highlight the best-studied examples of protein acetylation in bacteria.
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- Linda I Hu
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, 2160 S. First Avenue, Building 105, Maywood, IL 60153, USA
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Decoding signalling networks by mass spectrometry-based proteomics. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2010; 11:427-39. [PMID: 20461098 DOI: 10.1038/nrm2900] [Citation(s) in RCA: 490] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Signalling networks regulate essentially all of the biology of cells and organisms in normal and disease states. Signalling is often studied using antibody-based techniques such as western blots. Large-scale 'precision proteomics' based on mass spectrometry now enables the system-wide characterization of signalling events at the levels of post-translational modifications, protein-protein interactions and changes in protein expression. This technology delivers accurate and unbiased information about the quantitative changes of thousands of proteins and their modifications in response to any perturbation. Current studies focus on phosphorylation, but acetylation, methylation, glycosylation and ubiquitylation are also becoming amenable to investigation. Large-scale proteomics-based signalling research will fundamentally change our understanding of signalling networks.
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Our choices from the recent literature. Nat Chem Biol 2010. [DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In Brief. Nat Rev Microbiol 2010. [DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Amanda Norvell
- Department of Biology, College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ 08628, USA
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Escalante-Semerena JC. N ε-Lysine Acetylation Control Conserved in All Three Life Domains: The relative simplicity of studying microbes could prove critical for understanding this posttranslational modification system. MICROBE (WASHINGTON, D.C.) 2010; 5:340-344. [PMID: 33907535 PMCID: PMC8075172 DOI: 10.1128/microbe.5.340.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Merialdi A, Padovani E, Spreafichi F. [On the mechanism of the colpocytological changes during gonado-stimulating therapy with clomiphene]. Oncotarget 1970; 8:107947-107963. [PMID: 29296215 PMCID: PMC5746117 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.22431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 07/26/2017] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Acetyl coenzyme A (acetyl-CoA) is essential for histone acetylation, to promote cell proliferation by regulating gene expression. However, the underlying mechanism(s) governing acetylation remains poorly understood. Activated α2-Macroglobulin (α2M*) signals through tumor Cell Surface GRP78 (CS-GRP78) to regulate tumor cell proliferation through multiple signaling pathway. Here, we demonstrate that the α2M*/CS-GRP78 axis regulates acetyl-CoA synthesis and thus functions as an epigenetic modulator by enhancing histone acetylation in cancer cells. α2M*/CS-GRP78 signaling induces and activates glucose-dependent ATP-citrate lyase (ACLY) and promotes acetate-dependent Acetyl-CoA Synthetase (ACSS1) expression by regulating AKT pathways to acetylate histones and other proteins. Further, we show that acetate itself regulates ACLY and ACSS1 expression through a feedback loop in an AKT-dependent manner. These studies demonstrate that α2M*/CS-GRP78 signaling is a central mechanism for integrating glucose and acetate-dependent signaling to induce histone acetylation. More importantly, targeting the α2M*/CS-GRP78 axis with C38 Monoclonal antibody (Mab) abrogates acetate-induced acetylation of histones and proteins essential for proliferation and survival under hypoxic stress. Furthermore, C38 Mab significantly reduced glucose uptake and lactate consumption which definitively suggests the role of aerobic glycolysis. Collectively, besides its ability to induce fatty acid synthesis, our study reveals a new mechanism of epigenetic regulation by the α2M*/CS-GRP78 axis to increase histone acetylation and promote cell survival under unfavorable condition. Therefore CS-GRP78 might be effectively employed to target the metabolic vulnerability of a wide spectrum of tumors and C38 Mab represents such a potential therapeutic agent.
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