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Functional Amyloids Are the Rule Rather Than the Exception in Cellular Biology. Microorganisms 2020; 8:microorganisms8121951. [PMID: 33316961 PMCID: PMC7764130 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8121951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2020] [Revised: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Amyloids are a class of protein aggregates that have been historically characterized by their relationship with human disease. Indeed, amyloids can be the result of misfolded proteins that self-associate to form insoluble, extracellular plaques in diseased tissue. For the first 150 years of their study, the pathogen-first definition of amyloids was sufficient. However, new observations of amyloids foster an appreciation for non-pathological roles for amyloids in cellular systems. There is now evidence from all domains of life that amyloids can be non-pathogenic and functional, and that their formation can be the result of purposeful and controlled cellular processes. So-called functional amyloids fulfill an assortment of biological functions including acting as structural scaffolds, regulatory mechanisms, and storage mechanisms. The conceptual convergence of amyloids serving a functional role has been repeatedly confirmed by discoveries of additional functional amyloids. With dozens already known, and with the vigorous rate of discovery, the biology of amyloids is robustly represented by non-pathogenic amyloids.
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Laureau R, Dyatel A, Dursuk G, Brown S, Adeoye H, Yue JX, De Chiara M, Harris A, Ünal E, Liti G, Adams IR, Berchowitz LE. Meiotic Cells Counteract Programmed Retrotransposon Activation via RNA-Binding Translational Repressor Assemblies. Dev Cell 2020; 56:22-35.e7. [PMID: 33278343 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2020.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Revised: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Retrotransposon proliferation poses a threat to germline integrity. While retrotransposons must be activated in developing germ cells in order to survive and propagate, how they are selectively activated in the context of meiosis is unclear. We demonstrate that the transcriptional activation of Ty3/Gypsy retrotransposons and host defense are controlled by master meiotic regulators. We show that budding yeast Ty3/Gypsy co-opts binding sites of the essential meiotic transcription factor Ndt80 upstream of the integration site, thereby tightly linking its transcriptional activation to meiotic progression. We also elucidate how yeast cells thwart Ty3/Gypsy proliferation by blocking translation of the retrotransposon mRNA using amyloid-like assemblies of the RNA-binding protein Rim4. In mammals, several inactive Ty3/Gypsy elements are undergoing domestication. We show that mammals utilize equivalent master meiotic regulators (Stra8, Mybl1, Dazl) to regulate Ty3/Gypsy-derived genes in developing gametes. Our findings inform how genes that are evolving from retrotransposons can build upon existing regulatory networks during domestication.
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- Raphaelle Laureau
- Department of Genetics and Development, Hammer Health Sciences Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Hammer Health Sciences Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Hammer Health Sciences Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Hammer Health Sciences Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Hammer Health Sciences Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, INSERM, IRCAN, Nice 06107, France
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, INSERM, IRCAN, Nice 06107, France
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- MRC Human Genetics Unit, MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Hammer Health Sciences Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Hervás R, Oroz J. Mechanistic Insights into the Role of Molecular Chaperones in Protein Misfolding Diseases: From Molecular Recognition to Amyloid Disassembly. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:ijms21239186. [PMID: 33276458 PMCID: PMC7730194 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21239186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Age-dependent alterations in the proteostasis network are crucial in the progress of prevalent neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which are characterized by the presence of insoluble protein deposits in degenerating neurons. Because molecular chaperones deter misfolded protein aggregation, regulate functional phase separation, and even dissolve noxious aggregates, they are considered major sentinels impeding the molecular processes that lead to cell damage in the course of these diseases. Indeed, members of the chaperome, such as molecular chaperones and co-chaperones, are increasingly recognized as therapeutic targets for the development of treatments against degenerative proteinopathies. Chaperones must recognize diverse toxic clients of different orders (soluble proteins, biomolecular condensates, organized protein aggregates). It is therefore critical to understand the basis of the selective chaperone recognition to discern the mechanisms of action of chaperones in protein conformational diseases. This review aimed to define the selective interplay between chaperones and toxic client proteins and the basis for the protective role of these interactions. The presence and availability of chaperone recognition motifs in soluble proteins and in insoluble aggregates, both functional and pathogenic, are discussed. Finally, the formation of aberrant (pro-toxic) chaperone complexes will also be disclosed.
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- Rubén Hervás
- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA;
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- Rocasolano Institute for Physical Chemistry, Spanish National Research Council (IQFR-CSIC), Serrano 119, E-28006 Madrid, Spain
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Andreychuk YV, Zadorsky SP, Zhuk AS, Stepchenkova EI, Inge-Vechtomov SG. Relationship between Type I and Type II Template Processes: Amyloids and Genome Stability. Mol Biol 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s0026893320050027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Levkovich SA, Gazit E, Laor Bar-Yosef D. Two Decades of Studying Functional Amyloids in Microorganisms. Trends Microbiol 2020; 29:251-265. [PMID: 33041179 DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2020.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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In the past two decades, amyloids, typically associated with human diseases, have been described to play various functional roles in nearly all life forms. The structural and functional diversity of microbial 'functional amyloids' has dramatically increased in recent years, expanding the canonical definition of these assembled molecules. Here, we provide a broad review of the current understanding of microbial functional amyloids and their diverse roles, putting the spotlight on recent discoveries in the field. We discuss their functions as structural scaffolds, surface-tension modulators, adhesion molecules, cell-cycle and gametogenesis regulators, toxins, and mediators of host-pathogen interactions. We outline how noncanonical amyloid morphologies and sophisticated regulatory mechanisms underlie their functional diversity and emphasize their therapeutic and biotechnological implications and applications.
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- Shon A Levkovich
- School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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- School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel; BLAVATNIK CENTER for Drug Discovery, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel; Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iby and Aladar Fleischman Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel; Sagol Interdisciplinary School of Neurosciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- School of Molecular Cell Biology and Biotechnology, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
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Functional Mammalian Amyloids and Amyloid-Like Proteins. Life (Basel) 2020; 10:life10090156. [PMID: 32825636 PMCID: PMC7555005 DOI: 10.3390/life10090156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Amyloids are highly ordered fibrous cross-β protein aggregates that are notorious primarily because of association with a variety of incurable human and animal diseases (termed amyloidoses), including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), type 2 diabetes (T2D), and prion diseases. Some amyloid-associated diseases, in particular T2D and AD, are widespread and affect hundreds of millions of people all over the world. However, recently it has become evident that many amyloids, termed “functional amyloids,” are involved in various activities that are beneficial to organisms. Functional amyloids were discovered in diverse taxa, ranging from bacteria to mammals. These amyloids are involved in vital biological functions such as long-term memory, storage of peptide hormones and scaffolding melanin polymerization in animals, substrate attachment, and biofilm formation in bacteria and fungi, etc. Thus, amyloids undoubtedly are playing important roles in biological and pathological processes. This review is focused on functional amyloids in mammals and summarizes approaches used for identifying new potentially amyloidogenic proteins and domains.
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Tsvetkov P, Eisen TJ, Heinrich SU, Brune Z, Hallacli E, Newby GA, Kayatekin C, Pincus D, Lindquist S. Persistent Activation of mRNA Translation by Transient Hsp90 Inhibition. Cell Rep 2020; 32:108001. [PMID: 32783929 PMCID: PMC10088179 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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The heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) chaperone functions as a protein-folding buffer and plays a role promoting the evolution of new heritable traits. To better understand how Hsp90 can affect mRNA translation, we screen more than 1,600 factors involved in mRNA regulation for physical interactions with Hsp90 in human cells. The mRNA binding protein CPEB2 strongly binds Hsp90 via its prion domain. In a yeast model, transient inhibition of Hsp90 results in persistent activation of a CPEB translation reporter even in the absence of exogenous CPEB that persists for 30 generations after the inhibitor is removed. Ribosomal profiling reveals that some endogenous yeast mRNAs, including HAC1, show a persistent change in translation efficiency following transient Hsp90 inhibition. Thus, transient loss of Hsp90 function can promote a nongenetic inheritance of a translational state affecting specific mRNAs, introducing a mechanism by which Hsp90 can promote phenotypic variation.
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- Peter Tsvetkov
- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA.
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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- Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA 02142, USA
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Isc10, an Inhibitor That Links the Anaphase-Promoting Complex to a Meiosis-Specific Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase. Mol Cell Biol 2020; 40:MCB.00097-20. [PMID: 32423992 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00097-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Smk1 is a meiosis-specific mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) in yeast that controls spore differentiation. It is activated by a MAPK binding protein, Ssp2, upon completion of the meiotic divisions. The activation of Smk1 by Ssp2 is positively regulated by a meiosis-specific coactivator of the anaphase promoting complex (APC/C) E3 ubiquitin ligase, Ama1. Here, we identify Isc10 as an inhibitor that links APC/CAma1 to Smk1 activation. Isc10 and Smk1 form an inhibited complex during meiosis I (MI). Ssp2 is produced later in the program, and it forms a ternary complex with Isc10 and Smk1 during MII that is poised for activation. Upon completion of MII, Isc10 is ubiquitylated and degraded in an AMA1-dependent manner, thereby triggering the activation of Smk1 by Ssp2. Mutations that caused Ssp2 to be produced before MII, or isc10Δ mutations, modestly reduced the efficiency of spore differentiation whereas spores were nearly absent in the double mutant. These findings define a pathway that couples spore differentiation to the G0-like phase of the cell cycle.
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CDK Regulation of Meiosis: Lessons from S. cerevisiae and S. pombe. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11070723. [PMID: 32610611 PMCID: PMC7397238 DOI: 10.3390/genes11070723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2020] [Revised: 06/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Meiotic progression requires precise orchestration, such that one round of DNA replication is followed by two meiotic divisions. The order and timing of meiotic events is controlled through the modulation of the phosphorylation state of proteins. Key components of this phospho-regulatory system include cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) and its cyclin regulatory subunits. Over the past two decades, studies in budding and fission yeast have greatly informed our understanding of the role of CDK in meiotic regulation. In this review, we provide an overview of how CDK controls meiotic events in both budding and fission yeast. We discuss mechanisms of CDK regulation through post-translational modifications and changes in the levels of cyclins. Finally, we highlight the similarities and differences in CDK regulation between the two yeast species. Since CDK and many meiotic regulators are highly conserved, the findings in budding and fission yeasts have revealed conserved mechanisms of meiotic regulation among eukaryotes.
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Nil Z, Hervás R, Gerbich T, Leal P, Yu Z, Saraf A, Sardiu M, Lange JJ, Yi K, Unruh J, Slaughter B, Si K. Amyloid-like Assembly Activates a Phosphatase in the Developing Drosophila Embryo. Cell 2020; 178:1403-1420.e21. [PMID: 31491385 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2019.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Prion-like proteins can assume distinct conformational and physical states in the same cell. Sequence analysis suggests that prion-like proteins are prevalent in various species; however, it remains unclear what functional space they occupy in multicellular organisms. Here, we report the identification of a prion-like protein, Herzog (CG5830), through a multimodal screen in Drosophila melanogaster. Herzog functions as a membrane-associated phosphatase and controls embryonic patterning, likely being involved in TGF-β/BMP and FGF/EGF signaling pathways. Remarkably, monomeric Herzog is enzymatically inactive and becomes active upon amyloid-like assembly. The prion-like domain of Herzog is necessary for both its assembly and membrane targeting. Removal of the prion-like domain impairs activity, while restoring assembly on the membrane using a heterologous prion-like domain and membrane-targeting motif can restore phosphatase activity. This study provides an example of a prion-like domain that allows an enzyme to gain essential functionality via amyloid-like assembly to control animal development.
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- Zelha Nil
- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000E 50(th) Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000E 50(th) Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000E 50(th) Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000E 50(th) Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000E 50(th) Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000E 50(th) Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000E 50(th) Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000E 50(th) Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000E 50(th) Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000E 50(th) Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000E 50(th) Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000E 50(th) Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
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Morphology of Mitochondria in Syncytial Annelid Female Germ-Line Cyst Visualized by Serial Block-Face SEM. Int J Cell Biol 2020; 2020:7483467. [PMID: 32395131 PMCID: PMC7199535 DOI: 10.1155/2020/7483467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Mitochondria change their morphology and distribution depending on the metabolism and functional state of a cell. Here, we analyzed the mitochondria and selected structures in female germ-line cysts in a representative of clitellate annelids – the white worm Enchytraeus albidus in which each germ cell has one cytoplasmic bridge that connects it to a common cytoplasmic mass. Using serial block-face scanning electron microscopy (SBEM), we prepared three-dimensional ultrastructural reconstructions of the entire selected compartments of a cyst at the advanced stage of oogenesis, i.e. the nurse cell, cytophore, and cytoplasmic bridges of all 16 cells (15 nurse cells and oocyte). We revealed extensive mitochondrial networks in the nurse cells, cytophore and mitochondria that pass through the cytoplasmic bridges, which indicates that a mitochondrial network can extend throughout the entire cyst. The dynamic hyperfusion state was suggested for such mitochondrial aggregations. We measured the mitochondria distribution and revealed their polarized distribution in the nurse cells and more abundant accumulation within the cytophore compared to the nurse cell. A close association of mitochondrial networks with dispersed nuage material, which seems to be the structural equivalent of a Balbiani body, not described in clitellate annelids so far, was also revealed.
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Functional amyloids of eukaryotes: criteria, classification, and biological significance. Curr Genet 2020; 66:849-866. [DOI: 10.1007/s00294-020-01079-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 04/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The traditional view of protein aggregation as being strictly disease-related has been challenged by many examples of cellular aggregates that regulate beneficial biological functions. When coupled with the emerging view that many regulatory proteins undergo phase separation to form dynamic cellular compartments, it has become clear that supramolecular assembly plays wide-ranging and critical roles in cellular regulation. This presents opportunities to develop new tools to probe and illuminate this biology, and to harness the unique properties of these self-assembling systems for synthetic biology for the purposeful manipulation of biological function.
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- Giulio Chiesa
- Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA
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- Biological Design Center, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA. .,Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA, 02215, USA. .,Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Wang F, Zhang R, Feng W, Tsuchiya D, Ballew O, Li J, Denic V, Lacefield S. Autophagy of an Amyloid-like Translational Repressor Regulates Meiotic Exit. Dev Cell 2020; 52:141-151.e5. [PMID: 31991104 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2019.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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We explored the potential for autophagy to regulate budding yeast meiosis. Following pre-meiotic DNA replication, we blocked autophagy by chemical inhibition of Atg1 kinase or engineered degradation of Atg14 and observed homologous chromosome segregation followed by sister chromatid separation; cells then underwent additional rounds of spindle formation and disassembly without DNA re-replication, leading to aberrant chromosome segregation. Analysis of cell-cycle regulators revealed that autophagy inhibition prevents meiosis II-specific expression of Clb3 and leads to the aberrant persistence of Clb1 and Cdc5, two substrates of a meiotic ubiquitin ligase activated by Ama1. Lastly, we found that during meiosis II, autophagy degrades Rim4, an amyloid-like translational repressor whose timed clearance regulates protein production from its mRNA targets, which include CLB3 and AMA1. Strikingly, engineered Clb3 or Ama1 production restored meiotic termination in the absence of autophagy. Thus, autophagy destroys a master regulator of meiotic gene expression to enable irreversible meiotic exit.
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- Fei Wang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Autophagy Research, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Autophagy Research, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Autophagy Research, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Autophagy Research, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
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Relevance and Regulation of Cell Density. Trends Cell Biol 2020; 30:213-225. [PMID: 31980346 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2019.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Cell density shows very little variation within a given cell type. For example, in humans variability in cell density among cells of a given cell type is 100 times smaller than variation in cell mass. This tight control indicates that maintenance of a cell type-specific cell density is important for cell function. Indeed, pathological conditions such as cellular senescence are accompanied by changes in cell density. Despite the apparent importance of cell-type-specific density, we know little about how cell density affects cell function, how it is controlled, and how it sometimes changes as part of a developmental process or in response to changes in the environment. The recent development of new technologies to accurately measure the cell density of single cells in suspension and in tissues is likely to provide answers to these important questions.
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Lin M, Liu Z, Liu G, Zhao S, Li C, Chen W, Coban Akdemir Z, Lin J, Song X, Wang S, Xu Q, Zhao Y, Wang L, Zhang Y, Yan Z, Liu S, Liu J, Chen Y, Zuo Y, Yang X, Sun T, Yang X, Niu Y, Li X, You W, Qiu B, Ding C, Liu P, Zhang S, Carvalho CMB, Posey JE, Qiu G, Lupski JR, Wu Z, Zhang J, Wu N. Genetic and molecular mechanism for distinct clinical phenotypes conveyed by allelic truncating mutations implicated in FBN1. Mol Genet Genomic Med 2020; 8:e1023. [PMID: 31774634 PMCID: PMC6978264 DOI: 10.1002/mgg3.1023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Revised: 09/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The molecular and genetic mechanisms by which different single nucleotide variant alleles in specific genes, or at the same genetic locus, cause distinct disease phenotypes often remain unclear. Allelic truncating mutations of FBN1 could cause either classical Marfan syndrome (MFS) or a more complicated phenotype associated with Marfanoid-progeroid-lipodystrophy syndrome (MPLS). METHODS We investigated a small cohort, encompassing two classical MFS and one MPLS subjects from China, whose clinical presentation included scoliosis potentially requiring surgical intervention. Targeted next generation sequencing was performed on all the participants. We analyzed the molecular diagnosis, clinical features, and the potential molecular mechanism involved in the MPLS subject in our cohort. RESULTS We report a novel de novo FBN1 mutation for the first Chinese subject with MPLS, a more complicated fibrillinopathy, and two subjects with more classical MFS. We further predict that the MPLS truncating mutation, and others previously reported, is prone to escape the nonsense-mediated decay (NMD), while MFS mutations are predicted to be subjected to NMD. Also, the MPLS mutation occurs within the glucogenic hormone asprosin domain of FBN1. In vitro experiments showed that the single MPLS mutation p.Glu2759Cysfs*9 appears to perturb proper FBN1 protein aggregation as compared with the classical MFS mutation p.Tyr2596Thrfs*86. Both mutations appear to upregulate SMAD2 phosphorylation in vitro. CONCLUSION We provide direct evidence that a dominant-negative interaction of FBN1 potentially explains the complex MPLS phenotypes through genetic and functional analysis. Our study expands the mutation spectrum of FBN1 and highlights the potential molecular mechanism for MPLS.
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Aoki ST, Porter DF, Prasad A, Wickens M, Bingman CA, Kimble J. An RNA-Binding Multimer Specifies Nematode Sperm Fate. Cell Rep 2019; 23:3769-3775. [PMID: 29949762 PMCID: PMC6066285 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.05.095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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FOG-3 is a master regulator of sperm fate in Caenorhabditis elegans and homologous to Tob/BTG proteins, which in mammals are monomeric adaptors that recruit enzymes to RNA binding proteins. Here, we determine the FOG-3 crystal structure and in vitro demonstrate that FOG-3 forms dimers that can multi-merize. The FOG-3 multimeric structure has a basic surface potential, suggestive of binding nucleic acid. Consistent with that prediction, FOG-3 binds directly to nearly 1,000 RNAs in nematode spermatogenic germ cells. Most binding is to the 3′ UTR, and most targets (94%) are oogenic mRNAs, even though assayed in spermatogenic cells. When tethered to a reporter mRNA, FOG-3 represses its expression. Together these findings elucidate the molecular mechanism of sperm fate specification and reveal the evolution of a protein from monomeric to multimeric form with acquisition of a distinct mode of mRNA repression. The mechanism of the sperm or oocyte fate decision has been elusive. Aoki et al. report that nematode FOG-3, a Tob/BTG protein driving sperm fate, has evolved from monomeric to multimeric form with acquisition of a divergent Tob/BTG mechanism for mRNA repression.
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- Scott T Aoki
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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When protein/peptides aggregate, they usually form the amyloid state consisting of cross β-sheet structure built by repetitively stacked β-strands forming long fibrils. Amyloids are usually associated with disease including Alzheimer's. However, amyloid has many useful features. It efficiently transforms protein from the soluble to the insoluble state in an essentially two-state process, while its repetitive structure provides high stability and a robust prion-like replication mechanism. Accordingly, amyloid is used by nature in multifaceted and ingenious ways of life, ranging from bacteria and fungi to mammals. These include (1) Structure: Templating for small chemical molecules (Pmel17), biofilm formation in bacteria (curli), assisting aerial hyphae formation in streptomycetes (chaplins) or monolayer formation at a surface (hydrophobins). (2) Reservoirs: A storage state for peptide/proteins to protect them from their surroundings or vice versa (storage of peptide hormones in mammalian secretory granules or major basic protein in eosinophils). (3) Information carriers: The fungal immune system (HET-s prion in Podospora anserina, yeast prions) or long-term memory (e.g., mnemons in yeast, cytoplasmic polyadenylation element-binding protein in aplysia). Aggregation is also used to (4) "suppress" the function of the soluble protein (e.g., Cdc19 in yeast stress granules), or (5) "signaling" through formation of oligomers (e.g., HET-s prion, necroptosis-related proteins RIP1/RIP3). This review summarizes current knowledge on functional amyloids with a focus on the amyloid systems curli in bacteria, HET-s prion in P. anserina, and peptide hormone storage in mammals together with an attempt to highlight differences between functional and disease-associated amyloids.
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- Daniel Otzen
- iNANO, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Wang M, Tao X, Jacob MD, Bennett CA, Ho JJD, Gonzalgo ML, Audas TE, Lee S. Stress-Induced Low Complexity RNA Activates Physiological Amyloidogenesis. Cell Rep 2019; 24:1713-1721.e4. [PMID: 30110628 PMCID: PMC6249693 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.07.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2018] [Revised: 06/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Amyloid bodies (A-bodies) are inducible membrane-less nuclear compartments composed of heterogeneous proteins that adopt an amyloid-like state. A-bodies are seeded by noncoding RNA derived from stimuli-specific loci of the rDNA intergenic spacer (rIGSRNA). This raises the question of how rIGSRNA recruits a large population of diverse proteins to confer A-body identity. Here, we show that long low-complexity dinucleotide repeats operate as the architectural determinants of rIGSRNA. On stimulus, clusters of rIGSRNA with simple cytosine/uracil (CU) or adenosine/guanine (AG) repeats spanning hundreds of nucleotides accumulate in the nucleolar area. The low-complexity sequences facilitate charge-based interactions with short cationic peptides to produce multiple nucleolar liquid-like foci. Local concentration of proteins with fibrillation propensity in these nucleolar foci induces the formation of an amyloidogenic liquid phase that seeds A-bodies. These results demonstrate the physiological importance of low-complexity RNA and repetitive regions of the genome often dismissed as "junk" DNA.
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- Miling Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Department of Urology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Department of Urology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Department of Urology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33136, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M5, Canada.
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Chakravarty AK, Smejkal T, Itakura AK, Garcia DM, Jarosz DF. A Non-amyloid Prion Particle that Activates a Heritable Gene Expression Program. Mol Cell 2019; 77:251-265.e9. [PMID: 31757755 PMCID: PMC6980676 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.10.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Spatiotemporal gene regulation is often driven by RNA-binding proteins that harbor long intrinsically disordered regions in addition to folded RNA-binding domains. We report that the disordered region of the evolutionarily ancient developmental regulator Vts1/Smaug drives self-assembly into gel-like condensates. These proteinaceous particles are not composed of amyloid, yet they are infectious, allowing them to act as a protein-based epigenetic element: a prion [SMAUG+]. In contrast to many amyloid prions, condensation of Vts1 enhances its function in mRNA decay, and its self-assembly properties are conserved over large evolutionary distances. Yeast cells harboring [SMAUG+] downregulate a coherent network of mRNAs and exhibit improved growth under nutrient limitation. Vts1 condensates formed from purified protein can transform naive cells to acquire [SMAUG+]. Our data establish that non-amyloid self-assembly of RNA-binding proteins can drive a form of epigenetics beyond the chromosome, instilling adaptive gene expression programs that are heritable over long biological timescales.
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- Anupam K Chakravarty
- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University, 269 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University, 269 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Biology, Stanford University, 269 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University, 269 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Systems Biology, Stanford University, 269 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA; Department of Developmental Biology, Stanford University, 269 Campus Drive, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
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Widespread Prion-Based Control of Growth and Differentiation Strategies in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mol Cell 2019; 77:266-278.e6. [PMID: 31757756 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Theory and experiments suggest that organisms would benefit from pre-adaptation to future stressors based on reproducible environmental fluctuations experienced by their ancestors, but the mechanisms driving pre-adaptation remain enigmatic. We report that the [SMAUG+] prion allows yeast to anticipate nutrient repletion after periods of starvation, providing a strong selective advantage. By transforming the landscape of post-transcriptional gene expression, [SMAUG+] regulates the decision between two broad growth and survival strategies: mitotic proliferation or meiotic differentiation into a stress-resistant state. [SMAUG+] is common in laboratory yeast strains, where standard propagation practice produces regular cycles of nutrient scarcity followed by repletion. Distinct [SMAUG+] variants are also widespread in wild yeast isolates from multiple niches, establishing that prion polymorphs can be utilized in natural populations. Our data provide a striking example of how protein-based epigenetic switches, hidden in plain sight, can establish a transgenerational memory that integrates adaptive prediction into developmental decisions.
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Selective vulnerability in α-synucleinopathies. Acta Neuropathol 2019; 138:681-704. [PMID: 31006067 PMCID: PMC6800835 DOI: 10.1007/s00401-019-02010-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and multiple system atrophy are neurodegenerative disorders resulting in progressive motor/cognitive deficits among other symptoms. They are characterised by stereotypical brain cell loss accompanied by the formation of proteinaceous aggregations of the protein α-synuclein (α-syn), being, therefore, termed α-synucleinopathies. Although the presence of α-syn inclusions is a common hallmark of these disorders, the exact nature of the deposited protein is specific to each disease. Different neuroanatomical regions and cellular populations manifest a differential vulnerability to the appearance of protein deposits, cell dysfunction, and cell death, leading to phenotypic diversity. The present review describes the multiple factors that contribute to the selective vulnerability in α-synucleinopathies. We explore the intrinsic cellular properties in the affected regions, including the physiological and pathophysiological roles of endogenous α-syn, the metabolic and genetic build-up of the cells and their connectivity. These factors converge with the variability of the α-syn conformational strains and their spreading capacity to dictate the phenotypic diversity and regional vulnerability of each disease. Finally, we describe the exogenous and environmental factors that potentially contribute by igniting and modulating the differential pathology in α-synucleinopathies. In conclusion, we think that it is the confluence of this disruption of the cellular metabolic state and α-syn structural equilibrium through the anatomical connectivity which appears to initiate cascades of pathological processes triggered by genetic, environmental, or stochastic events that result in the "death by a thousand cuts" profile of α-synucleinopathies.
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RNA localization mechanisms have been intensively studied and include localized protection of mRNA from degradation, diffusion-coupled local entrapment of mRNA, and directed transport of mRNAs along the cytoskeleton. While it is well understood how cells utilize these three mechanisms to organize mRNAs within the cytoplasm, a newly appreciated mechanism of RNA localization has emerged in recent years in which mRNAs phase-separate and form liquid-like droplets. mRNAs both contribute to condensation of proteins into liquid-like structures and are themselves regulated by being incorporated into membraneless organelles. This ability to condense into droplets is in many instances contributing to previously appreciated mRNA localization phenomena. Here we review how phase separation enables mRNAs to selectively and efficiently colocalize and be coregulated, allowing control of gene expression in time and space.
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- Erin M Langdon
- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA;
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- Department of Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, USA; .,Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 02543, USA
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Nakamura H, DeRose R, Inoue T. Harnessing biomolecular condensates in living cells. J Biochem 2019; 166:13-27. [PMID: 31020316 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvz028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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As part of the 'Central Dogma' of molecular biology, the function of proteins and nucleic acids within a cell is determined by their primary sequence. Recent work, however, has shown that within living cells the role of many proteins and RNA molecules can be influenced by the physical state in which the molecule is found. Within living cells, both protein and RNA molecules are observed to condense into non-membrane-bound yet distinct structures such as liquid droplets, hydrogels and insoluble aggregates. These unique intracellular organizations, collectively termed biomolecular condensates, have been found to be vital in both normal and pathological conditions. Here, we review the latest studies that have developed molecular tools attempting to recreate artificial biomolecular condensates in living cells. We will describe their design principles, implementation and unique characteristics, along with limitations. We will also introduce how these tools can be used to probe and perturb normal and pathological cell functions, which will then be complemented with discussions of remaining areas for technological advance under this exciting theme.
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- Hideki Nakamura
- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 855 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 855 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Cell Biology and Center for Cell Dynamics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 855 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Kumar V, Kumar PG, Yadav JK. Impact of semen-derived amyloid (SEVI) on sperm viability and motility: its implication in male reproductive fitness. EUROPEAN BIOPHYSICS JOURNAL: EBJ 2019; 48:659-671. [PMID: 31392382 DOI: 10.1007/s00249-019-01391-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Revised: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 07/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Human semen contains a large number of macromolecules, including proteins/enzymes and carbohydrates, regulating and protecting sperm cells. Proteomic analysis of human seminal fluid led to the discovery of semen amyloids derived from short peptide fragments of the proteins prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) and semenogelin (SG) which are known to play a crucial role in enhancing HIV infection. However, the relevance of their existence in human semen and role in maintaining sperm behavior remains unclear. Distinct physiological, biochemical, and biophysical attributes might cause these amyloids to influence sperm behavior positively or negatively, affecting fertilization or other reproductive processes. We assessed the direct effect of amyloids derived from a PAP248-286 fragment, on sperm motility and viability, which are crucial parameters for assessment of sperm quality in semen. Co-incubation of human sperm with PAP248-286 amyloids at normal physiological concentrations formed in buffer led to significant reduction in sperm viability, though approximately a 10× higher concentration was needed to show a similar effect with amyloid formed in seminal fluid. Both forms of PAP248-286 amyloid also had a significant impact on sperm motility at physiological levels, in agreement with a previous report. Our study suggests that PAP248-286 amyloids can directly influence sperm motility and viability in a concentration-dependent manner. We hypothesise that the direct toxic effect of PAP248-286 amyloid is normally mitigated by other seminal fluid ingredients, but that in pathological conditions, where PAP248-286 concentrations are elevated and it plays a role in determining sperm health and viability, with relevance for male fertility as well as sterility.
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- Vijay Kumar
- Department of Biotechnology, Central University of Rajasthan, NH-8 Jaipur-Ajmer Highway, Bandarsindri, Kishangarh, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 305817, India
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- Molecular Reproduction Division, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thycaud PO, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695014, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Central University of Rajasthan, NH-8 Jaipur-Ajmer Highway, Bandarsindri, Kishangarh, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 305817, India.
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Pimentel RN, Navarro PA, Wang F, Robinson LG, Cammer M, Liang F, Kramer Y, Keefe DL. Amyloid-like substance in mice and human oocytes and embryos. J Assist Reprod Genet 2019; 36:1877-1890. [PMID: 31332596 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-019-01530-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To identify and characterize amyloid-like substance (ALS) in human and mouse oocytes and preimplantation embryos. METHODS An experimental prospective pilot study. A total of 252 mouse oocytes and preimplantation embryos and 50 immature and in vitro matured human oocytes and parthenogenetic human embryos, from 11 consenting fertility patients, ages 18-45. Fluorescence intensity from immunofluorescent staining and data from confocal microscopy were quantified. Data were compared by one-way analysis of variance, with the least square-MEANS post-test, Pearson correlation coefficients (r), and bivariate analyses (t tests). ALS morphology was verified using transmission electron microscopy. RESULTS Immunostaining for ALS appears throughout the zona pellucida, as well as in the cytoplasm and nucleus of mouse and human oocytes, polar bodies, and parthenogenetic embryos, and mouse preimplantation embryos. In mouse, 2-cell embryos exhibited the highest level of ALS (69000187.4 ± 6733098.07). Electron microscopy confirmed the presence of ALS. In humans, fresh germinal vesicle stage oocytes exhibited the highest level of ALS (4164.74088 ± 1573.46) followed by metaphase I and II stages (p = 0.008). There was a significant negative association between levels of ALS and patient body mass index, number of days of ovarian stimulation, dose of gonadotropin used, time between retrieval and fixation, and time after the hCG trigger. Significantly higher levels of ALS were found in patients with AMH between 1 and 3 ng/ml compared to < 1 ng/ml. CONCLUSION We demonstrate for the first time the presence, distribution, and change in ALS throughout some stages of mouse and human oocyte maturation and embryonic development. We also determine associations between ALS in human oocytes with clinical characteristics.
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- Ricardo N Pimentel
- Research Scientist from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York University School of Medicine, 550 First Avenue, NBV 9N1, New York, NY, USA.,Human Reproduction Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Human Reproduction Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirao Preto, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Langone Medical Center, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Langone Medical Center, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- DART Microscopy Laboratory, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- DART Microscopy Laboratory, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Langone Medical Center, New York University, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Langone Medical Center, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
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Avni A, Swasthi HM, Majumdar A, Mukhopadhyay S. Intrinsically disordered proteins in the formation of functional amyloids from bacteria to humans. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2019; 166:109-143. [PMID: 31521230 DOI: 10.1016/bs.pmbts.2019.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Amyloids are nanoscopic ordered self-assemblies of misfolded proteins that are formed via aggregation of partially unfolded or intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) and are commonly linked to devastating human diseases. An enlarging body of recent research has demonstrated that certain amyloids can be beneficial and participate in a wide range of physiological functions from bacteria to humans. These amyloids are termed as functional amyloids. Like disease-associated amyloids, a vast majority of functional amyloids are derived from a range of IDPs or hybrid proteins containing ordered domains and intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs). In this chapter, we describe an account of recent studies on the aggregation behavior of IDPs resulting in the formation of functional amyloids in a diverse range of organisms from bacteria to human. We also discuss the strategies that are used by these organisms to regulate the spatiotemporal amyloid assembly in their physiological functions.
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- Anamika Avni
- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Department of Biological Sciences, and Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Department of Biological Sciences, and Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Department of Biological Sciences, and Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Centre for Protein Science, Design and Engineering, Department of Biological Sciences, and Department of Chemical Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Mohali, Punjab, India.
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Cable J, Brangwynne C, Seydoux G, Cowburn D, Pappu RV, Castañeda CA, Berchowitz LE, Chen Z, Jonikas M, Dernburg A, Mittag T, Fawzi NL. Phase separation in biology and disease-a symposium report. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2019; 1452:3-11. [PMID: 31199001 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.14126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Phase separation of multivalent protein and RNA molecules enables cells the formation of reversible nonstoichiometric, membraneless assemblies. These assemblies, referred to as biomolecular condensates, help with the spatial organization and compartmentalization of cellular matter. Each biomolecular condensate is defined by a distinct macromolecular composition. Distinct condensates have distinct preferential locations within cells, and they are associated with distinct biological functions, including DNA replication, RNA metabolism, signal transduction, synaptic transmission, and stress response. Several proteins found in biomolecular condensates have also been implicated in disease, including Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and several types of cancer. Disease-associated mutations in these proteins have been found to affect the material properties of condensates as well as the driving forces for phase separation. Understanding the intrinsic and extrinsic forces driving the formation and dissolution of biomolecular condensates via spontaneous and driven phase separation is an important step in understanding the processes associated with biological regulation in health and disease.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Physiology and Biophysics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Center for Science and Engineering of Living Systems, McKelvey School of Engineering, St. Louis, Missouri
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- Departments of Biology and Chemistry, Program in Neuroscience, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
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- Departments of Genetics and Development, Columbia University, New York, New York
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California
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- Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Physiology and Biotechnology, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island
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Sanchez de Groot N, Torrent Burgas M, Ravarani CN, Trusina A, Ventura S, Babu MM. The fitness cost and benefit of phase-separated protein deposits. Mol Syst Biol 2019; 15:e8075. [PMID: 30962358 PMCID: PMC6452874 DOI: 10.15252/msb.20178075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Phase separation of soluble proteins into insoluble deposits is associated with numerous diseases. However, protein deposits can also function as membrane-less compartments for many cellular processes. What are the fitness costs and benefits of forming such deposits in different conditions? Using a model protein that phase-separates into deposits, we distinguish and quantify the fitness contribution due to the loss or gain of protein function and deposit formation in yeast. The environmental condition and the cellular demand for the protein function emerge as key determinants of fitness. Protein deposit formation can influence cell-to-cell variation in free protein abundance between individuals of a cell population (i.e., gene expression noise). This results in variable manifestation of protein function and a continuous range of phenotypes in a cell population, favoring survival of some individuals in certain environments. Thus, protein deposit formation by phase separation might be a mechanism to sense protein concentration in cells and to generate phenotypic variability. The selectable phenotypic variability, previously described for prions, could be a general property of proteins that can form phase-separated assemblies and may influence cell fitness.
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- Natalia Sanchez de Groot
- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK .,Bioinformatics and Genomics Programme, Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG), Barcelona, Spain.,Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK.,Systems Biology of Infection Lab, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institut de Biotecnologia i Biomedicina and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, UK
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Sabi R, Tuller T. Novel insights into gene expression regulation during meiosis revealed by translation elongation dynamics. NPJ Syst Biol Appl 2019; 5:12. [PMID: 30962948 PMCID: PMC6449359 DOI: 10.1038/s41540-019-0089-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The ability to dynamically control mRNA translation has a great impact on many intracellular processes. Whereas it is believed that translational control in eukaryotes occurs mainly at initiation, the condition-specific changes at the elongation level and their potential regulatory role remain unclear. Using computational approaches applied to ribosome profiling data, we show that elongation rate is dynamic and can change considerably during the yeast meiosis to facilitate the selective translation of stage-specific transcripts. We observed unique elongation changes during meiosis II, including a global inhibition of translation elongation at the onset of anaphase II accompanied by a sharp shift toward increased elongation for genes required at this meiotic stage. We also show that ribosomal proteins counteract the global decreased elongation by maintaining high initiation rates. Our findings provide new insights into gene expression regulation during meiosis and demonstrate that codon usage evolved, among others, to optimize timely translation.
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- Renana Sabi
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
- The Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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Phase separation of biomolecules leading to the formation of assemblies with distinct material properties has recently emerged as a new paradigm underlying subcellular organization. The discovery that disordered proteins, long associated with aggregation in neurodegenerative disease, are also implicated in driving liquid phase separation has galvanized significant interest in exploring the relationship between misregulated phase transitions and disease. This review summarizes recent work linking liquid phase separation to neurodegeneration, highlighting a pathological role for altered phase behavior and material properties of proteins assembled via liquid phase separation. The techniques that recent and current work in this area have deployed are also discussed, as is the potential for these discoveries to promote new research directions for investigating the molecular etiologies of neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Shana Elbaum-Garfinkle
- From the Structural Biology Initiative, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center, New York, New York 10031 and .,the Ph.D. Program in Biochemistry, Graduate Center, CUNY, New York, New York 10031
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Ji S, Luo Y, Cai Q, Cao Z, Zhao Y, Mei J, Li C, Xia P, Xie Z, Xia Z, Zhang J, Sun Q, Chen D. LC Domain-Mediated Coalescence Is Essential for Otu Enzymatic Activity to Extend Drosophila Lifespan. Mol Cell 2019; 74:363-377.e5. [PMID: 30879902 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2019.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2018] [Revised: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In eukaryotic cells, RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) interact with RNAs to form ribonucleoprotein complexes (RNA granules) that have long been thought to regulate RNA fate or activity. Emerging evidence suggests that some RBPs not only bind RNA but also possess enzymatic activity related to ubiquitin regulation, raising important questions of whether these RBP-formed RNA granules regulate ubiquitin signaling and related biological functions. Here, we show that Drosophila Otu binds RNAs and coalesces to membrane-less biomolecular condensates via its intrinsically disordered low-complexity domain, and coalescence represents a functional state for Otu exerting deubiquitinase activity. Notably, coalescence-mediated enzymatic activity of Otu is positively regulated by its bound RNAs and co-partner Bam. Further genetic analysis reveals that the Otu/Bam deubiquitinase complex and dTraf6 constitute a feedback loop to maintain intestinal immune homeostasis during aging, thereby controlling longevity. Thus, regulated biomolecular condensates may represent a mechanism that controls dynamic enzymatic activities and related biological processes.
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- Shanming Ji
- Center for Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, 230036, China; State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China; School of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Center for Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, 230036, China; State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Center for Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, 230036, China; State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China
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- Center for Developmental Biology, School of Life Sciences, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, 230036, China
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- Life Sciences Institute, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650091, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China; School of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, China; School of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China.
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Wang Z, Zhang H. Phase Separation, Transition, and Autophagic Degradation of Proteins in Development and Pathogenesis. Trends Cell Biol 2019; 29:417-427. [PMID: 30826216 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2019.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2018] [Revised: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Phase separation and transition control the assembly and material states (liquid, gel like, or solid) of protein condensates to ensure that distinct cellular functions occur in a spatiotemporally controlled manner. The assembly and biophysical properties of condensates are precisely regulated by chaperone proteins, post-translational modifications (PTMs), and numerous cellular factors. Phase separation also triages misfolded and unwanted proteins for autophagic degradation. The concerted actions of receptor proteins, scaffold proteins, and PTMs determine the size, assembly rate, and material properties of condensates for efficient removal. Altered phase separation and transition affect the degradation of protein condensates, resulting in their accumulation under certain developmental and pathological conditions. Elucidation of the role of phase separation and transition in the degradation of disease-related protein condensates will provide insights into the molecular mechanism underlying the pathogenesis of various diseases.
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- Zheng Wang
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P.R. China
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- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, CAS Center for Excellence in Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, P.R. China; College of Life Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P.R. China.
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Senohrabkova L, Malcova I, Hasek J. An aggregation-prone mutant of eIF3a forms reversible assemblies escaping spatial control in exponentially growing yeast cells. Curr Genet 2019; 65:919-940. [PMID: 30715564 DOI: 10.1007/s00294-019-00940-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Cells have elaborated a complex strategy to maintain protein homeostasis under physiological as well as stress conditions with the aim to ensure the smooth functioning of vital processes and producing healthy offspring. Impairment of one of the most important processes in living cells, translation, might have serious consequences including various brain disorders in humans. Here, we describe a variant of the translation initiation factor eIF3a, Rpg1-3, mutated in its PCI domain that displays an attenuated translation efficiency and formation of reversible assemblies at physiological growth conditions. Rpg1-3-GFP assemblies are not sequestered within mother cells only as usual for misfolded-protein aggregates and are freely transmitted from the mother cell into the bud although they are of non-amyloid nature. Their bud-directed transmission and the active movement within the cell area depend on the intact actin cytoskeleton and the related molecular motor Myo2. Mutations in the Rpg1-3 protein render not only eIF3a but, more importantly, also the eIF3 core complex prone to aggregation that is potentiated by the limited availability of Hsp70 and Hsp40 chaperones. Our results open the way to understand mechanisms yeast cells employ to cope with malfunction and aggregation of essential proteins and their complexes.
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- Lenka Senohrabkova
- Laboratory of Cell Reproduction, Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, Videnska 1083, 14220, Prague 4, Czech Republic
- First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Katerinska 42, 12108, Prague 2, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Cell Reproduction, Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, Videnska 1083, 14220, Prague 4, Czech Republic.
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- Laboratory of Cell Reproduction, Institute of Microbiology of the CAS, Videnska 1083, 14220, Prague 4, Czech Republic.
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Sawyer EM, Joshi PR, Jorgensen V, Yunus J, Berchowitz LE, Ünal E. Developmental regulation of an organelle tether coordinates mitochondrial remodeling in meiosis. J Cell Biol 2019; 218:559-579. [PMID: 30538140 PMCID: PMC6363441 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201807097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Cellular differentiation involves remodeling cellular architecture to transform one cell type to another. By investigating mitochondrial dynamics during meiotic differentiation in budding yeast, we sought to understand how organelle morphogenesis is developmentally controlled in a system where regulators of differentiation and organelle architecture are known, but the interface between them remains unexplored. We analyzed the regulation of mitochondrial detachment from the cell cortex, a known meiotic alteration to mitochondrial morphology. We found that mitochondrial detachment is enabled by the programmed destruction of the mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum-cortex anchor (MECA), an organelle tether that bridges mitochondria and the plasma membrane. MECA regulation is governed by a meiotic transcription factor, Ndt80, which promotes the activation of a conserved kinase, Ime2. We further present evidence for Ime2-dependent phosphorylation and degradation of MECA in a temporally controlled manner. Our study defines a key mechanism that coordinates mitochondrial morphogenesis with the landmark events of meiosis and demonstrates that cells can developmentally regulate tethering to induce organelle remodeling.
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- Eric M Sawyer
- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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Pervasive, Coordinated Protein-Level Changes Driven by Transcript Isoform Switching during Meiosis. Cell 2019; 172:910-923.e16. [PMID: 29474919 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.01.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Revised: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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To better understand the gene regulatory mechanisms that program developmental processes, we carried out simultaneous genome-wide measurements of mRNA, translation, and protein through meiotic differentiation in budding yeast. Surprisingly, we observed that the levels of several hundred mRNAs are anti-correlated with their corresponding protein products. We show that rather than arising from canonical forms of gene regulatory control, the regulation of at least 380 such cases, or over 8% of all measured genes, involves temporally regulated switching between production of a canonical, translatable transcript and a 5' extended isoform that is not efficiently translated into protein. By this pervasive mechanism for the modulation of protein levels through a natural developmental program, a single transcription factor can coordinately activate and repress protein synthesis for distinct sets of genes. The distinction is not based on whether or not an mRNA is induced but rather on the type of transcript produced.
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Wang M, Bokros M, Theodoridis PR, Lee S. Nucleolar Sequestration: Remodeling Nucleoli Into Amyloid Bodies. Front Genet 2019; 10:1179. [PMID: 31824572 PMCID: PMC6881480 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2019.01179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2019] [Accepted: 10/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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This year marks the 20th anniversary of the discovery that the nucleolus can temporarily immobilize proteins, a process known as nucleolar sequestration. This review reflects on the progress made to understand the physiological roles of nucleolar sequestration and the mechanisms involved in the immobilization of proteins. We discuss how protein immobilization can occur through a highly choreographed amyloidogenic program that converts the nucleolus into a large fibrous organelle with amyloid-like characteristics called the amyloid body (A-body). We propose a working model of A-body biogenesis that includes a role for low-complexity ribosomal intergenic spacer RNA (rIGSRNA) and a discrete peptide sequence, the amyloid-converting motif (ACM), found in many proteins that undergo immobilization. Amyloid bodies provide a unique model to study the multistep assembly of a membraneless compartment and may provide alternative insights into the pathological amyloidogenesis involved in neurological disorders.
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- Miling Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
- Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL, United States
- Department of Urology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, FL, United States
- *Correspondence: Stephen Lee,
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Hofweber M, Dormann D. Friend or foe-Post-translational modifications as regulators of phase separation and RNP granule dynamics. J Biol Chem 2018; 294:7137-7150. [PMID: 30587571 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.tm118.001189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 235] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Ribonucleoprotein (RNP) granules are membrane-less organelles consisting of RNA-binding proteins (RBPs) and RNA. RNA granules form through liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS), whereby weak promiscuous interactions among RBPs and/or RNAs create a dense network of interacting macromolecules and drive the phase separation. Post-translational modifications (PTMs) of RBPs have emerged as important regulators of LLPS and RNP granule dynamics, as they can directly weaken or enhance the multivalent interactions between phase-separating macromolecules or can recruit or exclude certain macromolecules into or from condensates. Here, we review recent insights into how PTMs regulate phase separation and RNP granule dynamics, in particular arginine (Arg)-methylation and phosphorylation. We discuss how these PTMs regulate the phase behavior of prototypical RBPs and how, as "friend or foe," they might influence the assembly, disassembly, or material properties of cellular RNP granules, such as stress granules or amyloid-like condensates. We particularly highlight how PTMs control the phase separation and aggregation behavior of disease-linked RBPs. We also review how disruptions of PTMs might be involved in aberrant phase transitions and the formation of amyloid-like protein aggregates as observed in neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Mario Hofweber
- From the BioMedical Center, Cell Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Grosshaderner Strasse 9, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried.,the Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Grosshaderner Strasse 2, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, and
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- From the BioMedical Center, Cell Biology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Grosshaderner Strasse 9, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, .,the Graduate School of Systemic Neurosciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Grosshaderner Strasse 2, 82152 Planegg-Martinsried, and.,the Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology (SyNergy), Feodor-Lynen-Strasse 17, 81377 Munich, Germany
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Phillips T, Tio CW, Omerza G, Rimal A, Lokareddy RK, Cingolani G, Winter E. RNA Recognition-like Motifs Activate a Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase. Biochemistry 2018; 57:6878-6887. [PMID: 30452242 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.8b01032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Smk1 is a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) family member in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae that controls the postmeiotic program of spore formation. Ssp2 is a meiosis-specific protein that activates Smk1 and triggers the autophosphorylation of its activation loop. A fragment of Ssp2 that is sufficient to activate Smk1 contains two segments that resemble RNA recognition motifs (RRMs). Mutations in either of these motifs eliminated Ssp2's ability to activate Smk1. In contrast, deletions and insertions within the segment linking the RRM-like motifs only partially reduced the activity of Ssp2. Moreover, when the two RRM-like motifs were expressed as separate proteins in bacteria, they activated Smk1. We also find that both motifs can be cross-linked to Smk1 and that at least one of the motifs binds near the ATP-binding pocket of the MAPK. These findings demonstrate that motifs related to RRMs can directly activate protein kinases.
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- Timothy Phillips
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Thomas Jefferson University , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19107 , United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Thomas Jefferson University , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19107 , United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Thomas Jefferson University , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19107 , United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Thomas Jefferson University , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19107 , United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Thomas Jefferson University , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19107 , United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Thomas Jefferson University , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19107 , United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Thomas Jefferson University , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19107 , United States
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Assembly of Mitotic Structures through Phase Separation. J Mol Biol 2018; 430:4762-4772. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2018.04.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2018] [Revised: 04/21/2018] [Accepted: 04/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Kistler KE, Trcek T, Hurd TR, Chen R, Liang FX, Sall J, Kato M, Lehmann R. Phase transitioned nuclear Oskar promotes cell division of Drosophila primordial germ cells. eLife 2018; 7:37949. [PMID: 30260314 PMCID: PMC6191285 DOI: 10.7554/elife.37949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2018] [Accepted: 09/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Germ granules are non-membranous ribonucleoprotein granules deemed the hubs for post-transcriptional gene regulation and functionally linked to germ cell fate across species. Little is known about the physical properties of germ granules and how these relate to germ cell function. Here we study two types of germ granules in the Drosophila embryo: cytoplasmic germ granules that instruct primordial germ cells (PGCs) formation and nuclear germ granules within early PGCs with unknown function. We show that cytoplasmic and nuclear germ granules are phase transitioned condensates nucleated by Oskar protein that display liquid as well as hydrogel-like properties. Focusing on nuclear granules, we find that Oskar drives their formation in heterologous cell systems. Multiple, independent Oskar protein domains synergize to promote granule phase separation. Deletion of Oskar’s nuclear localization sequence specifically ablates nuclear granules in cell systems. In the embryo, nuclear germ granules promote germ cell divisions thereby increasing PGC number for the next generation.
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- Kathryn E Kistler
- Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, NYU School of Medicine, New York, United States.,Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Washington, Washington, United States
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- Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, NYU School of Medicine, New York, United States
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- Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, NYU School of Medicine, New York, United States.,Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, NYU School of Medicine, New York, United States
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- Department of Cell Biology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, United States.,DART Microscopy Laboratory, NYU Langone Health, New York, United States
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- DART Microscopy Laboratory, NYU Langone Health, New York, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Texas, United States
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- Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, NYU School of Medicine, New York, United States.,Department of Cell Biology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, United States
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Mittag T, Parker R. Multiple Modes of Protein-Protein Interactions Promote RNP Granule Assembly. J Mol Biol 2018; 430:4636-4649. [PMID: 30099026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2018.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2018] [Revised: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Eukaryotic cells are known to contain a wide variety of RNA-protein assemblies, collectively referred to as RNP granules. RNP granules form from a combination of RNA-RNA, protein-RNA, and protein-protein interactions. In addition, RNP granules are enriched in proteins with intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs), which are frequently appended to a well-folded domain of the same protein. This structural organization of RNP granule components allows for a diverse set of protein-protein interactions including traditional structured interactions between well-folded domains, interactions of short linear motifs in IDRs with the surface of well-folded domains, interactions of short motifs within IDRs that weakly interact with related motifs, and weak interactions involving at most transient ordering of IDRs and folded domains with other components. In addition, both well-folded domains and IDRs in granule components frequently interact with RNA and thereby can contribute to RNP granule assembly. We discuss the contribution of these interactions to liquid-liquid phase separation and the possible role of phase separation in the assembly of RNP granules. We expect that these principles also apply to other non-membrane bound organelles and large assemblies in the cell.
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- Tanja Mittag
- Department of Structural Biology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, United States.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry & Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, United States.
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Cereghetti G, Saad S, Dechant R, Peter M. Reversible, functional amyloids: towards an understanding of their regulation in yeast and humans. Cell Cycle 2018; 17:1545-1558. [PMID: 29963943 DOI: 10.1080/15384101.2018.1480220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Protein aggregates, and in particular amyloids, are generally considered to be inherently irreversible aberrant clumps, and are often associated with pathologies, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or systemic amyloidosis. However, recent evidence demonstrates that some aggregates are not only fully reversible, but also perform essential physiological functions. Despite these new findings, very little is known about how these functional protein aggregates are regulated in a physiological context. Here, we take the yeast pyruvate kinase Cdc19 as an example of a protein forming functional, reversible, solid, amyloid-like aggregates in response to stress conditions. Cdc19 aggregation is regulated via an aggregation-prone low complexity region (LCR). In favorable growth conditions, this LCR is prevented from aggregating by phosphorylation or oligomerization, while upon glucose starvation it becomes exposed and allows aggregation. We suggest that LCR phosphorylation, oligomerization or partner-binding may be general and widespread mechanisms regulating LCR-mediated reversible protein aggregation. Moreover, we show that, as predicted by computational tools, Cdc19 forms amyloid-like aggregates in vitro. Interestingly, we also observe striking similarities between Cdc19 and its mammalian counterpart, PKM2. Indeed, also PKM2 harbors a LCR and contains several peptides with high amyloidogenic propensity, which coincide with known phosphorylation sites. Thus, we speculate that the formation of reversible, amyloid-like aggregates may be a general physiological mechanism for cells to adapt to stress conditions, and that the underlying regulatory mechanisms may be conserved from yeast to humans.
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- Gea Cereghetti
- a Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Biology , ETH Zürich , Zürich , Switzerland.,b Life Science Zürich , Molecular Life Sciences , Zürich , Switzerland
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- c Department of Chemical and Systems Biology , Stanford University , Stanford, CA , USA
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- a Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Biology , ETH Zürich , Zürich , Switzerland
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- a Institute of Biochemistry, Department of Biology , ETH Zürich , Zürich , Switzerland
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Eukaryotic cells organize their intracellular components into organelles that can be membrane-bound or membraneless. A large number of membraneless organelles, including nucleoli, Cajal bodies, P-bodies, and stress granules, exist as liquid droplets within the cell and arise from the condensation of cellular material in a process termed liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS). Beyond a mere organizational tool, concentrating cellular components into membraneless organelles tunes biochemical reactions and improves cellular fitness during stress. In this review, we provide an overview of the molecular underpinnings of the formation and regulation of these membraneless organelles. This molecular understanding explains emergent properties of these membraneless organelles and shines new light on neurodegenerative diseases, which may originate from disturbances in LLPS and membraneless organelles.
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- Edward Gomes
- From the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- From the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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Wang J, Choi JM, Holehouse AS, Lee HO, Zhang X, Jahnel M, Maharana S, Lemaitre R, Pozniakovsky A, Drechsel D, Poser I, Pappu RV, Alberti S, Hyman AA. A Molecular Grammar Governing the Driving Forces for Phase Separation of Prion-like RNA Binding Proteins. Cell 2018; 174:688-699.e16. [PMID: 29961577 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1145] [Impact Index Per Article: 190.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Revised: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 05/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Proteins such as FUS phase separate to form liquid-like condensates that can harden into less dynamic structures. However, how these properties emerge from the collective interactions of many amino acids remains largely unknown. Here, we use extensive mutagenesis to identify a sequence-encoded molecular grammar underlying the driving forces of phase separation of proteins in the FUS family and test aspects of this grammar in cells. Phase separation is primarily governed by multivalent interactions among tyrosine residues from prion-like domains and arginine residues from RNA-binding domains, which are modulated by negatively charged residues. Glycine residues enhance the fluidity, whereas glutamine and serine residues promote hardening. We develop a model to show that the measured saturation concentrations of phase separation are inversely proportional to the product of the numbers of arginine and tyrosine residues. These results suggest it is possible to predict phase-separation properties based on amino acid sequences.
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- Jie Wang
- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Biological Systems Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Biological Systems Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Campus-Vienna-Biocenter 1, 1030 Vienna, Austria
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering and Center for Biological Systems Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
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Franzmann TM, Alberti S. Prion-like low-complexity sequences: Key regulators of protein solubility and phase behavior. J Biol Chem 2018; 294:7128-7136. [PMID: 29921587 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.tm118.001190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 152] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Many proteins, such as RNA-binding proteins, have complex folding landscapes. How cells maintain the solubility and folding state of such proteins, particularly under stress conditions, is largely unknown. Here, we argue that prion-like low-complexity regions (LCRs) are key regulators of protein solubility and folding. We discuss emerging evidence that prion-like LCRs are not, as commonly thought, autonomous aggregation modules that adopt amyloid-like conformations, but protein-specific sequences with chaperone-like functions. On the basis of recent findings, we propose that prion-like LCRs have evolved to regulate protein phase behavior and to protect proteins against proteotoxic damage.
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- Titus M Franzmann
- From the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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- From the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, 01307 Dresden, Germany
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Carpenter K, Bell RB, Yunus J, Amon A, Berchowitz LE. Phosphorylation-Mediated Clearance of Amyloid-like Assemblies in Meiosis. Dev Cell 2018; 45:392-405.e6. [PMID: 29738715 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2018.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2017] [Revised: 03/05/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Amyloids are fibrous protein assemblies that are often described as irreversible and intrinsically pathogenic. However, yeast cells employ amyloid-like assemblies of the RNA-binding protein Rim4 to control translation during meiosis. Here, we show that multi-site phosphorylation of Rim4 is critical for its regulated disassembly and degradation and that failure to clear Rim4 assemblies interferes with meiotic progression. Furthermore, we identify the protein kinase Ime2 to bring about Rim4 clearance via phosphorylation of Rim4's intrinsically disordered region. Rim4 phosphorylation leads to reversal of its amyloid-like properties and degradation by the proteasome. Our data support a model in which a threshold amount of phosphorylation, rather than modification of critical residues, is required for Rim4 clearance. Our results further demonstrate that at least some amyloid-like assemblies are not as irreversible as previously thought. We propose that the natural pathways by which cells process these structures could be deployed to act on disease-related amyloids.
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- Kayla Carpenter
- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, 701 W. 168th Street, Hammer Health Sciences Building, Room 1520, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, 701 W. 168th Street, Hammer Health Sciences Building, Room 1520, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, 701 W. 168th Street, Hammer Health Sciences Building, Room 1520, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA; Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Chevy Chase, MD, USA; Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Genetics and Development, Columbia University Medical Center, 701 W. 168th Street, Hammer Health Sciences Building, Room 1520, New York, NY 10032, USA; Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's and the Aging Brain, New York, NY, USA.
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Protein aggregation can be beneficial, with important biological functions, but must be somehow controlled. In this issue of Developmental Cell, Carpenter et al. (2018) uncover how a solid-like supermolecular protein assembly that regulates yeast meiosis is disassembled through phosphorylation of a disordered prion-like domain to control the timing of meiotic progression.
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Maury CPJ. Amyloid and the origin of life: self-replicating catalytic amyloids as prebiotic informational and protometabolic entities. Cell Mol Life Sci 2018; 75:1499-1507. [PMID: 29550973 PMCID: PMC5897472 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-018-2797-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 02/19/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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A crucial stage in the origin of life was the emergence of the first molecular entity that was able to replicate, transmit information, and evolve on the early Earth. The amyloid world hypothesis posits that in the pre-RNA era, information processing was based on catalytic amyloids. The self-assembly of short peptides into β-sheet amyloid conformers leads to extraordinary structural stability and novel multifunctionality that cannot be achieved by the corresponding nonaggregated peptides. The new functions include self-replication, catalytic activities, and information transfer. The environmentally sensitive template-assisted replication cycles generate a variety of amyloid polymorphs on which evolutive forces can act, and the fibrillar assemblies can serve as scaffolds for the amyloids themselves and for ribonucleotides proteins and lipids. The role of amyloid in the putative transition process from an amyloid world to an amyloid-RNA-protein world is not limited to scaffolding and protection: the interactions between amyloid, RNA, and protein are both complex and cooperative, and the amyloid assemblages can function as protometabolic entities catalyzing the formation of simple metabolite precursors. The emergence of a pristine amyloid-based in-put sensitive, chiroselective, and error correcting information-processing system, and the evolvement of mutualistic networks were, arguably, of essential importance in the dynamic processes that led to increased complexity, organization, compartmentalization, and, eventually, the origin of life.
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Prion-like proteins overlap with intrinsically disordered and low-complexity sequence families. These proteins are widespread, especially among mRNA-binding proteins. A salient feature of these proteins is the ability to form protein assemblies with distinct biophysical and functional properties. While prion-like proteins are involved in myriad of cellular processes, we propose potential roles for protein assemblies in regulated protein synthesis. Since proteins are the ultimate functional output of gene expression, when, where, and how much of a particular protein is made dictates the functional state of a cell. Recent finding suggests that the prion-like proteins offer unique advantages in translation regulation and also raises questions regarding formation and regulation of protein assemblies.
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- Liying Li
- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000E 50(th) Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000E 50(th) Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
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- Stowers Institute for Medical Research, 1000E 50(th) Street, Kansas City, MO 64110, USA; Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Boulevard, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA.
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