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Kato K, Yazawa T, Taki K, Mori K, Wang S, Nishioka T, Hamaguchi T, Itoh T, Takenawa T, Kataoka C, Matsuura Y, Amano M, Murohara T, Kaibuchi K. The inositol 5-phosphatase SHIP2 is an effector of RhoA and is involved in cell polarity and migration. Mol Biol Cell 2012; 23:2593-604. [PMID: 22593208 PMCID: PMC3386222 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e11-11-0958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Polarization in motile cells requires the coordination of several key signaling molecules, including RhoA small GTPases and phosphoinositides. It is found that SHIP2 interacts with RhoA in a GTP-dependent manner and this interaction is required for proper localization of PI(3,4,5)P3 and regulation of cell polarization and migration. Cell migration is essential for various physiological and pathological processes. Polarization in motile cells requires the coordination of several key signaling molecules, including RhoA small GTPases and phosphoinositides. Although RhoA participates in a front–rear polarization in migrating cells, little is known about the functional interaction between RhoA and lipid turnover. We find here that src-homology 2–containing inositol-5-phosphatase 2 (SHIP2) interacts with RhoA in a GTP-dependent manner. The association between SHIP2 and RhoA is observed in spreading and migrating U251 glioma cells. The depletion of SHIP2 attenuates cell polarization and migration, which is rescued by wild-type SHIP2 but not by a mutant defective in RhoA binding. In addition, the depletion of SHIP2 impairs the proper localization of phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate, which is not restored by a mutant defective in RhoA binding. These results suggest that RhoA associates with SHIP2 to regulate cell polarization and migration.
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- Katsuhiro Kato
- Department of Cell Pharmacology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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Structural analyses of the Slm1-PH domain demonstrate ligand binding in the non-canonical site. PLoS One 2012; 7:e36526. [PMID: 22574179 PMCID: PMC3344901 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2011] [Accepted: 04/02/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background Pleckstrin homology (PH) domains are common membrane-targeting modules and their best characterized ligands are a set of important signaling lipids that include phosphatidylinositol phosphates (PtdInsPs). PH domains recognize PtdInsPs through two distinct mechanisms that use different binding pockets on opposite sides of the β-strands 1 and 2: i) a canonical binding site delimited by the β1-β2 and β3-β4loops and ii) a non-canonical binding site bordered by the β1-β2 and β5-β6loops. The PH domain-containing protein Slm1 from budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is required for actin cytoskeleton polarization and cell growth. We recently reported that this PH domain binds PtdInsPs and phosphorylated sphingolipids in a cooperative manner. Principal Findings To study the structural basis for the Slm1-PH domain (Slm1-PH) specificity, we co-crystallized this domain with different soluble compounds that have structures analogous to anionic lipid head groups of reported Slm1 ligands: inositol 4-phosphate, which mimics phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate (PtdIns(4)P), and phosphoserine as a surrogate for dihydrosphingosine 1-phosphate (DHS1-P). We found electron densities for the ligands within the so-called non-canonical binding site. An additional positively charged surface that contacts a phosphate group was identified next to the canonical binding site. Conclusions Our results suggest that Slm1-PH utilizes a non-canonical binding site to bind PtdInsPs, similar to that described for the PH domains of β-spectrin, Tiam1 and ArhGAP9. Additionally, Slm1-PH may have retained an active canonical site. We propose that the presence of both a canonical and a non-canonical binding pocket in Slm1-PH may account for the cooperative binding to PtdInsPs and DHS-1P.
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Viaud J, Gaits-Iacovoni F, Payrastre B. Regulation of the DH-PH tandem of guanine nucleotide exchange factor for Rho GTPases by phosphoinositides. Adv Biol Regul 2012; 52:303-14. [PMID: 22781744 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbior.2012.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2012] [Accepted: 04/04/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Rho GTPases act as molecular switches central in cellular processes such as cytoskeleton dynamics, migration, cell proliferation, growth or survival. Their activation is tightly regulated downstream of cell surface receptors by Guanine nucleotide Exchange Factors (GEFs), that are responsible for the specificity, the accuracy, and the spatial restriction of Rho GTPases response to extracellular cues. Because there is about four time more RhoGEFs that Rho GTPases, and GEFs do not always show a strict specificity for GTPases, it is clear that their regulation depends on specific interactions with the subcellular environment. RhoGEFs bear a peculiar structure, highly conserved though evolution, consisting of a DH-PH tandem, the DH (Dbl homology) domain being responsible for the exchange activity. The function of the PH (Pleckstrin homology) domain known to bind phosphoinositides, however, remains elusive, and reports are in many cases rather confusing. This review summarizes data on the regulation of RhoGEFs activity through interaction of the PH-associated DH domain with phosphoinositides which are considered as critical players in the spatial organization of major signaling pathways.
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- Julien Viaud
- INSERM, UMR1048, Université Paul Sabatier, Institut des Maladies Métaboliques et Cardiovasculaires, I2MC, 1 Avenue Jean Poulhès, BP 84225, 31432 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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Mallajosyula SS, Guvench O, Hatcher E, MacKerell AD. CHARMM Additive All-Atom Force Field for Phosphate and Sulfate Linked to Carbohydrates. J Chem Theory Comput 2012; 8:759-776. [PMID: 22685386 PMCID: PMC3367516 DOI: 10.1021/ct200792v] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Presented is an extension of the CHARMM additive all-atom carbohydrate force field to enable the modeling of phosphate and sulfate linked to carbohydrates. The parameters are developed in a hierarchical fashion using model compounds containing the key atoms in the full carbohydrates. Target data for parameter optimization included full two-dimensional energy surfaces defined by the glycosidic dihedral angle pairs in the phosphate/sulfate model compound analogs of hexopyranose monosaccharide phosphates and sulfates, as determined by quantum mechanical (QM) MP2/cc-pVTZ single point energies on MP2/6-31+G(d) optimized structures. In order to achieve balanced, transferable dihedral parameters for the dihedral angles, surfaces for all possible anomeric and conformational states were included during the parametrization process. In addition, to model physiologically relevant systems both the mono- and di-anionic charged states were studied for the phosphates. This resulted in over 7000 MP2/cc-pVTZ//MP2/6-31G+(d) model compound conformational energies which, supplemented with QM geometries, were the main target data for the parametrization. Parameters were validated against crystals of relevant monosaccharide derivatives obtained from the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) and larger systems, namely inositol-(tri/tetra/penta) phosphates non-covalently bound to the pleckstrin homology (PH) domain and oligomeric chondroitin sulfate in solution and in complex with cathepsin K protein.
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- Sairam S. Mallajosyula
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 20 Penn St., HSF II-629, Baltimore, MD 21201
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of New England College of Pharmacy, Portland, Maine 04103
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 20 Penn St., HSF II-629, Baltimore, MD 21201
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 20 Penn St., HSF II-629, Baltimore, MD 21201
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Phosphoinositides are important regulators of cellular homoeostasis and numerous signal-transduction pathways. One of their major features is their ability to recruit signalling proteins to membranes by direct interaction with phosphoinositide-binding modules. The distribution and dynamics of membrane phosphoinositides are therefore major determinants in the spatiotemporal control of cell signalling and membrane trafficking. However, standard biochemical approaches cannot reveal the dynamics of phosphoinositides at the single-cell level. A major technical advance has been the development of genetically encoded fluorescent phosphoinositide probes on the basis of the phosphoinositide-binding domains found in signalling proteins, such as the PH (pleckstrin homology) domain. This review describes the diverse fluorescent phosphoinositide probes available for imaging specific phosphoinositide species and how their use has improved the understanding of phosphoinositide signalling at the single-cell level.
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- Guillaume Halet
- Department of Physiology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Loss-of-function mutations within the IL-2 inducible kinase ITK in patients with EBV-associated lymphoproliferative diseases. Leukemia 2012; 26:963-71. [PMID: 22289921 DOI: 10.1038/leu.2011.371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The purpose of this study was the appraisal of the clinical and functional consequences of germline mutations within the gene for the IL-2 inducible T-cell kinase, ITK. Among patients with Epstein-Barr virus-driven lymphoproliferative disorders (EBV-LPD), negative for mutations in SH2D1A and XIAP (n=46), we identified two patients with R29H or D500T,F501L,M503X mutations, respectively. Human wild-type (wt) ITK, but none of the mutants, was able to rescue defective calcium flux in murine Itk(-/-) T cells. Pulse-chase experiments showed that ITK mutations lead to varying reductions of protein half-life from 25 to 69% as compared with wt ITK (107 min). The pleckstrin homology domain of wt ITK binds most prominently to phosphatidylinositol monophosphates (PI(3)P, PI(4)P, PI(5)P) and to lesser extend to its double or triple phosphorylated derivates (PIP2, PIP3), interactions which were dramatically reduced in the patient with the ITK(R29H) mutant. ITK mutations are distributed over the entire protein and include missense, nonsense and indel mutations, reminiscent of the situation in its sister kinase in B cells, Bruton's tyrosine kinase.
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Identification of components of the host type IA phosphoinositide 3-kinase pathway that promote internalization of Listeria monocytogenes. Infect Immun 2011; 80:1252-66. [PMID: 22158742 DOI: 10.1128/iai.06082-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The bacterial pathogen Listeria monocytogenes causes food-borne illnesses resulting in gastroenteritis, meningitis, or abortion. Listeria promotes its internalization into some human cells through binding of the bacterial surface protein InlB to the host receptor tyrosine kinase Met. The interaction of InlB with the Met receptor stimulates host signaling pathways that promote cell surface changes driving bacterial uptake. One human signaling protein that plays a critical role in Listeria entry is type IA phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI 3-kinase). The molecular mechanism by which PI 3-kinase promotes bacterial internalization is not understood. Here we perform an RNA interference (RNAi)-based screen to identify components of the type IA PI 3-kinase pathway that control the entry of Listeria into the human cell line HeLa. The 64 genes targeted encode known upstream regulators or downstream effectors of type IA PI 3-kinase. The results of this screen indicate that at least 9 members of the PI 3-kinase pathway play important roles in Listeria uptake. These 9 human proteins include a Rab5 GTPase, several regulators of Arf or Rac1 GTPases, and the serine/threonine kinases phosphoinositide-dependent kinase 1 (PDK1), mammalian target of rapamycin (mTor), and protein kinase C-ζ. These findings represent a key first step toward understanding the mechanism by which type IA PI 3-kinase controls bacterial internalization.
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Rojas JM, Oliva JL, Santos E. Mammalian son of sevenless Guanine nucleotide exchange factors: old concepts and new perspectives. Genes Cancer 2011; 2:298-305. [PMID: 21779500 DOI: 10.1177/1947601911408078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The Son of Sevenless (Sos) factors were originally discovered 2 decades ago as specialized Ras activators in signaling pathways controlling the process of R7 cell development in the eye of Drosophila melanogaster. The 2 known members of the mammalian Sos family (Sos1 and Sos2) code for ubiquitously expressed, highly homologous (69% overall) proteins involved in coupling signals originated by cell surface receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) to downstream, Ras-dependent mitogenic signaling pathways. Mechanistically, the Sos proteins function as enzymatic factors interacting with Ras proteins in response to upstream stimuli to promote guanine nucleotide exchange (GDP/GTP) and subsequent formation of the active Ras-GTP complex. In this review, we summarize current knowledge on structural, regulatory, and functional aspects of the Sos family, focusing on specific aspects of Sos biology such as structure-function relationship, crosstalk with different signaling pathways, and in vivo functional significance as deduced from phenotypic characterization of Sos knockout mice and human genetic syndromes caused by germline hSos1 mutations.
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- José M Rojas
- Unidad de Biología Celular, Área de Biología Celular y del Desarrollo, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Wythe JD, Jurynec MJ, Urness LD, Jones CA, Sabeh MK, Werdich AA, Sato M, Yost HJ, Grunwald DJ, Macrae CA, Li DY. Hadp1, a newly identified pleckstrin homology domain protein, is required for cardiac contractility in zebrafish. Dis Model Mech 2011; 4:607-21. [PMID: 21628396 PMCID: PMC3180224 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.002204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The vertebrate heart is one of the first organs to form, and its early function and morphogenesis are crucial for continued embryonic development. Here we analyze the effects of loss of Heart adaptor protein 1 (Hadp1), which we show is required for normal function and morphogenesis of the embryonic zebrafish heart. Hadp1 is a pleckstrin homology (PH)-domain-containing protein whose expression is enriched in embryonic cardiomyocytes. Knockdown of hadp1 in zebrafish embryos reduced cardiac contractility and altered late myocyte differentiation. By using optical mapping and submaximal levels of hadp1 knockdown, we observed profound effects on Ca2+ handling and on action potential duration in the absence of morphological defects, suggesting that Hadp1 plays a major role in the regulation of intracellular Ca2+ handling in the heart. Hadp1 interacts with phosphatidylinositol 4-phosphate [PI4P; also known as PtdIns(4)P] derivatives via its PH domain, and its subcellular localization is dependent upon this motif. Pharmacological blockade of the synthesis of PI4P derivatives in vivo phenocopied the loss of hadp1 in zebrafish. Collectively, these results demonstrate that hadp1 is required for normal cardiac function and morphogenesis during embryogenesis, and suggest that hadp1 modulates Ca2+ handling in the heart through its interaction with phosphatidylinositols.
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- Joshua D Wythe
- Department of Oncological Sciences and Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, USA
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Peng W, Xu J, Guan X, Sun Y, Zhang XC, Li X, Rao Z. Structural study of the Cdc25 domain from Ral-specific guanine-nucleotide exchange factor RalGPS1a. Protein Cell 2011; 2:308-19. [PMID: 21494904 DOI: 10.1007/s13238-011-1036-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2011] [Accepted: 03/31/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The guanine-nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) RalGPS1a activates small GTPase Ral proteins such as RalA and RalB by stimulating the exchange of Ral bound GDP to GTP, thus regulating various downstream cellular processes. RalGPS1a is composed of an Nterminal Cdc25-like catalytic domain, followed by a PXXP motif and a C-terminal pleckstrin homology (PH) domain. The Cdc25 domain of RalGPS1a, which shares about 30% sequence identity with other Cdc25-domain proteins, is thought to be directly engaged in binding and activating the substrate Ral protein. Here we report the crystal structure of the Cdc25 domain of RalGPS1a. The bowl shaped structure is homologous to the Cdc25 domains of SOS and RasGRF1. The most remarkable difference between these three Cdc25 domains lies in their active sites, referred to as the helical hairpin region. Consistent with previous enzymological studies, the helical hairpin of RalGPS1a adopts a conformation favorable for substrate binding. A modeled RalGPS1a-RalA complex structure reveals an extensive binding surface similar to that of the SOS-Ras complex. However, analysis of the electrostatic surface potential suggests an interaction mode between the RalGPS1a active site helical hairpin and the switch 1 region of substrate RalA distinct from that of the SOS-Ras complex.
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- Wei Peng
- National Laboratory of Biomacromolecules, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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Itoh N, Nakayama M, Nishimura T, Fujisue S, Nishioka T, Watanabe T, Kaibuchi K. Identification of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-kinase) as Par3 partners by proteomic analysis. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2010; 67:297-308. [PMID: 20191563 DOI: 10.1002/cm.20444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Partition defective 3 (Par3) is involved in a variety of polarity events including establishment of apico-basal polarity of epithelial cell, axon/dendrite specification of neurons and directional migration of cells with front-rear polarity. Par3 is thought to regulate cell polarity as a scaffold protein by interacting with various partner proteins such as Par6, aPKC, Tiam1/2 and Numb. However, the mode of actions of Par3 in polarized migration remains largely unknown. To explore Par3 functions, we screened Par3-interacting proteins by combining Par3 affinity column chromatography and shotgun analysis using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). We obtained about two hundred Par3-interacting proteins from the rat brain cytosol fraction. Among them, we focused on FAK and PI3-kinase, as both of them participate in directional cell migration. FAK associated with the PDZ domain and the coiled-coil region of Par3 and p110 of PI3-kinase associated with the coiled-coil region of Par3. Par3 was partially colocalized with FAK in spreading cells. Depletion of Par3 by RNA interference inhibited adhesion-induced activation of FAK and PI3-kinase, and RNA interference-resistant Par3 restored the inhibitory effects. In addition, Par3 was required for the adhesion-induced cell spreading as well as for directional cell migration toward collagen. These results suggest that Par3 directly interacts with FAK and PI3-kinase, enhancing their activities for polarized cell migration.
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- Norimichi Itoh
- Department of Cell Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University, 65 Tsurumai, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Japan
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Komaba S, Coluccio LM. Localization of myosin 1b to actin protrusions requires phosphoinositide binding. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:27686-93. [PMID: 20610386 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.087270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Myosin 1b (Myo1b), a class I myosin, is a widely expressed, single-headed, actin-associated molecular motor. Transient kinetic and single-molecule studies indicate that it is kinetically slow and responds to tension. Localization and subcellular fractionation studies indicate that Myo1b associates with the plasma membrane and certain subcellular organelles such as endosomes and lysosomes. Whether Myo1b directly associates with membranes is unknown. We demonstrate here that full-length rat Myo1b binds specifically and with high affinity to phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP(2)) and phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-triphosphate (PIP(3)), two phosphoinositides that play important roles in cell signaling. Binding is not Ca(2+)-dependent and does not involve the calmodulin-binding IQ region in the neck domain of Myo1b. Furthermore, the binding site is contained entirely within the C-terminal tail region, which contains a putative pleckstrin homology domain. Single mutations in the putative pleckstrin homology domain abolish binding of the tail domain of Myo1b to PIP(2) and PIP(3) in vitro. These same mutations alter the distribution of Myc-tagged Myo1b at membrane protrusions in HeLa cells where PIP(2) localizes. In addition, we found that motor activity is required for Myo1b localization in filopodia. These results suggest that binding of Myo1b to phosphoinositides plays an important role in vivo by regulating localization to actin-enriched membrane projections.
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- Shigeru Komaba
- Boston Biomedical Research Institute, Watertown, Massachusetts 02472, USA
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Zhang TT, Li H, Cheung SM, Costantini JL, Hou S, Al-Alwan M, Marshall AJ. Phosphoinositide 3-kinase-regulated adapters in lymphocyte activation. Immunol Rev 2010; 232:255-72. [PMID: 19909369 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065x.2009.00838.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Signaling via phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) has emerged as a central component of lymphocyte activation via immunoreceptors, costimulatory receptors, cytokine receptors, and chemokine receptors. The discovery of phosphoinositide-binding pleckstrin homology (PH) domains has substantially increased understanding of how PI3Ks activate cellular responses. Accumulating evidence indicates that PH-domain containing adapter molecules provide important links between PI3K and lymphocyte function. Here, we review data on PI3K-regulated adapter proteins of the Grb-associated binder (GAB), Src kinase-associated phosphoprotein (SKAP), and B-lymphocyte adapter molecule of 32 kDa (Bam32)/ dual-adapter for phosphotyrosine and 3-phosphoinositides (DAPP)/TAPP families, with a focus on the latter group. Current data support the model that recruitment of these adapters to the plasma membrane of activated lymphocytes is driven by the phosphoinositides phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-tris-phosphate and phosphatidylinositol-3,4-bisphosphate, generated through the action of PI3Ks and under the regulatory control of lipid phosphatases Src homology 2 domain-containing inositol phosphatase (SHIP), phosphatase and tensin homolog, and inositol polyphosphate 4-phosphatase. At the plasma membrane, these adapters serve to assemble distinct protein complexes. Bam32/DAPP1 and SKAPs function to promote activation of monomeric guanosine triphosphatases, including Rac and Rap, and promote integrin activation, lymphocyte adhesion to matrix proteins, and cell:cell interactions between B and T lymphocytes. GABs can provide feedforward amplification or feedback inhibition of PI3K signaling. Current work is further defining the molecular interactions driven by these molecules and identifying the functions of TAPP adapters, which also appear to be involved in lymphocyte adhesion and are specific effectors downstream of the SHIP product phosphatidylinositol-3,4-bisphosphate.
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- Ting-Ting Zhang
- Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Finetti F, Savino MT, Baldari CT. Positive and negative regulation of antigen receptor signaling by the Shc family of protein adapters. Immunol Rev 2010; 232:115-34. [PMID: 19909360 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-065x.2009.00826.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Shc adapter family includes four members that are expressed as multiple isoforms and participate in signaling by a variety of cell-surface receptors. The biological relevance of Shc proteins as well as their variegated function, which relies on their highly conserved modular structure, is underscored by the distinct and dramatic phenotypic alterations resulting from deletion of individual Shc isoforms both in the mouse and in two model organisms, Drosophila melanogaster and Caenorhabditis elegans. The p52 isoform of ShcA couples antigen and cytokine receptors to Ras activation in both lymphoid and myeloid cells. However, the recognition of the spectrum of activities of p52ShcA in the immune system has been steadily expanding in recent years to other fundamental processes both at the cell and organism levels. Two other Shc family members, p66ShcA and p52ShcC/Rai, have been identified recently in T and B lymphocytes, where they antagonize survival and attenuate antigen receptor signaling. These developments reveal an unexpected and complex interplay of multiple Shc proteins in lymphocytes.
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- Francesca Finetti
- Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Sauer K, Cooke MP. Regulation of immune cell development through soluble inositol-1,3,4,5-tetrakisphosphate. Nat Rev Immunol 2010; 10:257-71. [PMID: 20336153 PMCID: PMC2922113 DOI: 10.1038/nri2745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The membrane lipid phosphatidylinositol-3,4,5-trisphosphate (PtdInsP(3)) regulates membrane receptor signalling in many cells, including immunoreceptor signalling. Here, we review recent data that have indicated essential roles for the soluble PtdInsP(3) analogue inositol-1,3,4,5-tetrakisphosphate (InsP(4)) in T cell, B cell and neutrophil development and function. Decreased InsP(4) production in leukocytes causes immunodeficiency in mice and might contribute to inflammatory vasculitis in Kawasaki disease in humans. InsP(4)-producing kinases could therefore provide attractive drug targets for inflammatory and infectious diseases.
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- Karsten Sauer
- Department of Immunology and Microbial Science, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California 92037, USA.
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Min L, Wu W, Joseph RE, Fulton DB, Berg L, Andreotti AH. Disrupting the intermolecular self-association of Itk enhances T cell signaling. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2010; 184:4228-35. [PMID: 20237289 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0901908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The Tec family tyrosine kinase (Itk), is a key component of the TCR signaling pathway. Biochemical studies have shown that Itk activation requires recruitment of Itk to the membrane via its pleckstrin homology domain, phosphorylation of Itk by the Src kinase, Lck, and binding of Itk to the SLP-76/LAT adapter complex. However, the regulation of Itk enzymatic activity by Itk domain interactions is not yet well understood. In this study, we show that full-length Itk self-associates in an intermolecular fashion. Using this information, we have designed an Itk variant that exhibits reduced self-association but maintains normal binding to exogenous ligands via each of its regulatory domains. When expressed in insect cells, the Itk substrate phospholipase Cgamma1 is phosphorylated more efficiently by the Itk variant than by wild-type Itk. Furthermore, expression of the Itk variant in primary murine T cells induced higher ERK activation and increased calcium flux following TCR stimulation compared with that of wild-type Itk. Our results indicate that the Tec kinase Itk is negatively regulated by intermolecular clustering and that disruption of this clustering leads to increased Itk kinase activity following TCR stimulation.
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- Lie Min
- Department of Biochemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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Phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase-dependent phosphorylation of SLP-76 by the lymphoma-associated ITK-SYK fusion-protein. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2009; 390:892-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.10.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2009] [Accepted: 10/14/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Localization of phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate to phagosomes in entamoeba histolytica achieved using glutathione S-transferase- and green fluorescent protein-tagged lipid biosensors. Infect Immun 2009; 78:125-37. [PMID: 19901063 DOI: 10.1128/iai.00719-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Entamoeba histolytica is an intestinal protozoan parasite that causes amoebic dysentery and liver abscess. Phagocytosis by the parasite is a critical virulence process, since it is a prerequisite for tissue invasion and establishment of chronic infection. While the roles of many of the proteins that regulate phagocytosis-related signaling events in E. histolytica have been characterized, the functions of lipids in this cellular process remain largely unknown in this parasite. In other systems, phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate (PIP(3)), a major product of phosphoinositide 3 kinase (PI3-kinase) activity, is essential for phagocytosis. Pleckstrin homology (PH) domains are protein domains that specifically bind to PIP(3). In this study, we utilized glutathione S-transferase (GST)- and green fluorescent protein (GFP)-labeled PH domains as lipid biosensors to characterize the spatiotemporal aspects of PIP(3) distribution during various endocytic processes in E. histolytica. PIP(3)-specific biosensors accumulated at extending pseudopodia and in phagosomal cups in trophozoites exposed to erythrocytes but did not localize to pinocytic compartments during the uptake of a fluid-phase marker, dextran. Our results suggest that PIP(3) is involved in the early stages of phagosome formation in E. histolytica. In addition, we demonstrated that PIP(3) exists at high steady-state levels in the plasma membrane of E. histolytica and that these levels, unlike those in mammalian cells, are not abolished by serum withdrawal. Finally, expression of a PH domain in trophozoites inhibited erythrophagocytosis and enhanced motility, providing genetic evidence supporting the role of PI3-kinase signaling in these processes in E. histolytica.
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The PHCCEx domain of Tiam1/2 is a novel protein- and membrane-binding module. EMBO J 2009; 29:236-50. [PMID: 19893486 PMCID: PMC2775898 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2009.323] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2009] [Accepted: 10/08/2009] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Tiam1 and Tiam2 (Tiam1/2) are guanine nucleotide-exchange factors that possess the PH-CC-Ex (pleckstrin homology, coiled coil and extra) region that mediates binding to plasma membranes and signalling proteins in the activation of Rac GTPases. Crystal structures of the PH-CC-Ex regions revealed a single globular domain, PHCCEx domain, comprising a conventional PH subdomain associated with an antiparallel coiled coil of CC subdomain and a novel three-helical globular Ex subdomain. The PH subdomain resembles the beta-spectrin PH domain, suggesting non-canonical phosphatidylinositol binding. Mutational and binding studies indicated that CC and Ex subdomains form a positively charged surface for protein binding. We identified two unique acidic sequence motifs in Tiam1/2-interacting proteins for binding to PHCCEx domain, Motif-I in CD44 and ephrinB's and the NMDA receptor, and Motif-II in Par3 and JIP2. Our results suggest the molecular basis by which the Tiam1/2 PHCCEx domain facilitates dual binding to membranes and signalling proteins.
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ARAP3 binding to phosphatidylinositol-(3,4,5)-trisphosphate depends on N-terminal tandem PH domains and adjacent sequences. Cell Signal 2009; 22:257-64. [PMID: 19786092 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2009.09.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2009] [Accepted: 09/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pleckstrin homology (PH) domains are modules characterised by a conserved three-dimensional protein fold. Several PH domains bind phosphoinositides with high affinity and specificity whilst most others do not. ARAP3 is a dual GTPase activating protein for Arf6 and RhoA which was identified in a screen for phosphatidylinositol-(3,4,5)-trisphophate (PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3)) binding proteins. It is a regulator of cell shape and adhesion, and is itself regulated by PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3,) which acts to recruit ARAP3 to the plasma membrane and to catalytically activate it. We show here that ARAP3 binds to PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) in an unusual, PH domain-dependent manner. None of the five PH domains are sufficient to bind PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) in isolation. Instead, the minimal PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) binding fragment comprises ARAP3's N-terminal tandem PH domains, and an N-terminal linker region. For substantial binding, the N-terminal sterile alpha motif (SAM) domain is also required. Site-directed mutagenesis of either of the two N-terminal PH domains within the fragment greatly reduces binding to PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3), however, in the context of the full-length protein, point mutations in the second PH domain have a lesser effect on binding, whilst deletion of any one of the five PH domains abolishes PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) binding. We propose a mechanism by which basic residues from the N-terminal tandem PH domains, and from elsewhere in the protein synergise to mediate strong, specific PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) binding.
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Benczik M, Gaffen SL. The Interleukin (IL)‐2 Family Cytokines: Survival and Proliferation Signaling Pathways in T Lymphocytes. Immunol Invest 2009; 33:109-42. [PMID: 15195693 DOI: 10.1081/imm-120030732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Lymphocyte populations in the immune system are maintained by a well-organized balance between cellular proliferation, cellular survival and programmed cell death (apoptosis). One of the primary functions of many cytokines is to coordinate these processes. In particular, the interleukin (IL)-2 family of cytokines, which consists of six cytokines (IL-2, IL-4, IL-7, IL-9, IL-15 and IL-21) that all share a common receptor subunit (gammac), plays a major role in promoting and maintaining T lymphocyte populations. The details of the molecular signaling pathways mediated by these cytokines have not been fully elucidated. However, the three major pathways clearly involved include the JAK/STAT, MAPK and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (P13K) pathways. The details of these pathways as they apply to the IL-2 family of cytokines is discussed, with a focus on their roles in proliferation and survival signaling.
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- Marta Benczik
- Department of Oral Biology, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
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Denley A, Gymnopoulos M, Kang S, Mitchell C, Vogt PK. Requirement of phosphatidylinositol(3,4,5)trisphosphate in phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-induced oncogenic transformation. Mol Cancer Res 2009; 7:1132-8. [PMID: 19584261 DOI: 10.1158/1541-7786.mcr-09-0068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases (PI3K) are divided into three classes, which differ in their substrates and products. Class I generates the inositol phospholipids PI(3)P, PI(3,4)P2, and PI(3,4,5)P3 referred as PIP, PIP2, and PIP3, respectively. Class II produces PIP and PIP2, and class III generates only PIP. Substrate and product differences of the three classes are determined by the activation loops of their catalytic domains. Substitution of the class I activation loop with either class II or III activation loop results in a corresponding change of substrate preference and product restriction. We have evaluated such activation loop substitutions to show that oncogenic activity of class I PI3K is linked to the ability to produce PIP3. We further show that reduction of cellular PIP3 levels by the 5'-phosphatase PIPP interferes with PI3K-induced oncogenic transformation. PIPP also attenuates signaling through Akt and target of rapamycin. Class III PI3K fails to induce oncogenic transformation. Likewise, a constitutively membrane-bound class I PI3K mutant retaining only the protein kinase is unable to induce transformation. We conclude that PIP3 is an essential component of PI3K-mediated oncogenesis and that inability to generate PIP3 abolishes oncogenic potential.
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- Adam Denley
- Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Balla T, Várnai P. Visualization of cellular phosphoinositide pools with GFP-fused protein-domains. CURRENT PROTOCOLS IN CELL BIOLOGY 2009; Chapter 24:Unit 24.4. [PMID: 19283730 PMCID: PMC3125592 DOI: 10.1002/0471143030.cb2404s42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This unit describes the method of following phosphoinositide dynamics in live cells. Inositol phospholipids have emerged as universal signaling molecules present in virtually every membrane of eukaryotic cells. Phosphoinositides are present in only tiny amounts as compared to structural lipids, but they are metabolically very active as they are produced and degraded by the numerous inositide kinase and phosphatase enzymes. Phosphoinositides control the membrane recruitment and activity of many membrane protein signaling complexes in specific membrane compartments, and they have been implicated in the regulation of a variety of signaling and trafficking pathways. It has been a challenge to develop methods that allow detection of phosphoinositides at the single-cell level. The only available technique in live cell applications is based on the use of the same protein domains selected by evolution to recognize cellular phosphoinositides. Some of these isolated protein modules, when fused to fluorescent proteins, can follow dynamic changes in phosphoinositides. While this technique can provide information on phosphoinositide dynamics in live cells with subcellular localization, and it has rapidly gained popularity, it also has several limitations that must be taken into account when interpreting the data. This unit summarizes the design and practical use of these constructs and also reviews important considerations for interpretation of the data obtained by this technique.
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- Tamas Balla
- Section on Molecular Signal Transduction, Program for Developmental Neuroscience, NICHD, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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- Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary
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Crystal structure of the Bruton’s tyrosine kinase PH domain with phosphatidylinositol. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 377:23-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2008.09.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2008] [Accepted: 09/11/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Brzeska H, Hwang KJ, Korn ED. Acanthamoeba myosin IC colocalizes with phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate at the plasma membrane due to the high concentration of negative charge. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:32014-23. [PMID: 18772133 PMCID: PMC2581559 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m804828200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2008] [Revised: 08/27/2008] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The tail of Acanthamoeba myosin IC (AMIC) has a basic region (BR), which contains a putative pleckstrin homology (PH) domain, followed by two Gly/Pro/Ala (GPA)-rich regions separated by a Src homology 3 (SH3) domain. Cryoelectron microscopy had shown that the tail is folded back on itself at the junction of BR and GPA1, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy indicated that the SH3 domain may interact with the putative PH domain. The BR binds to acidic phospholipids, and the GPA region binds to F-actin. We now show that the folded tail does not affect the affinity of AMIC for acidic phospholipids. AMIC binds phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2) with high affinity (approximately 1 microm), but binding is not stereospecific. When normalized to net negative charge, AMIC binds with equal affinity to phosphatidylserine (PS) and PIP2. This and other data show that the putative PH domain of AMIC is not a typical PIP2-specific PH domain. We have identified a 13-residue sequence of basic-hydrophobic-basic amino acids within the putative PH domain that may be a major determinant of binding of AMIC to acidic phospholipids. Despite the lack of stereospecificity, AMIC binds 10 times more strongly to vesicles containing 5% PIP2 plus 25% PS than to vesicles containing only 25% PS, suggesting that AMIC may be targeted to PIP2-enriched regions of the plasma membrane. In agreement with this, AMIC colocalizes with PIP2 at dynamic, protrusive regions of the plasma membrane. We discuss the possibility that AMIC binding to PIP2 may initiate the formation of a multiprotein complex at the plasma membrane.
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- Hanna Brzeska
- Laboratory of Cell Biology, NHLBI, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
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Várnai P, Balla T. Live cell imaging of phosphoinositides with expressed inositide binding protein domains. Methods 2008; 46:167-76. [PMID: 18930153 PMCID: PMC2644460 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2008.09.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2008] [Accepted: 09/12/2008] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Inositol lipids and calcium signaling has been inseparable twins during the 1980s when the molecular details of phospholipase C-mediated generation of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (InsP3) and its Ca2+ mobilizing action were discovered. Since then, both the Ca2+ and inositol lipid signaling fields have hugely expanded and the tools allowing dissection of the finest details of their molecular organization also followed closely. Although phosphoinositides regulate many cell functions unrelated to Ca2+ signaling there are still many open questions even in the Ca2+ field that would benefit from single cell monitoring of PtdIns(4,5)P2 or InsP3 changes during agonist stimulation. This chapter is designed to provide practical guidance as well as some theoretical background on measurements of phosphoinositides in live cells using protein domain-GFP chimeras that could be also useful for people working on calcium signaling.
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- Péter Várnai
- Department of Physiology, Semmelweis University Faculty of Medicine, Budapest, H-1088 Budapest, Puskin utca 9, Hungary, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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Ugolev Y, Berdichevsky Y, Weinbaum C, Pick E. Dissociation of Rac1(GDP).RhoGDI complexes by the cooperative action of anionic liposomes containing phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate, Rac guanine nucleotide exchange factor, and GTP. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:22257-71. [PMID: 18505730 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m800734200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Rac plays a pivotal role in the assembly of the superoxide-generating NADPH oxidase of phagocytes. In resting cells, Rac is found in the cytosol in complex with Rho GDP dissociation inhibitor (RhoGDI). NADPH oxidase assembly involves dissociation of the Rac.RhoGDI complex and translocation of Rac to the membrane. We reported that liposomes containing high concentrations of monovalent anionic phospholipids cause Rac.RhoGDI complex dissociation ( Ugolev, Y., Molshanski-Mor, S., Weinbaum, C., and Pick, E. (2006) J. Biol. Chem. 281, 19204-19219 ). We now designed an in vitro model mimicking membrane phospholipid remodeling during phagocyte stimulation in vivo. We showed that liposomes of "resting cell membrane" composition (less than 20 mol % monovalent anionic phospholipids), supplemented with 1 mol % of polyvalent anionic phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate (PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3)) in conjunction with constitutively active forms of the guanine nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) for Rac, Trio, or Tiam1 and a non-hydrolyzable GTP analogue, cause dissociation of Rac1(GDP).RhoGDI complexes, GDP to GTP exchange on Rac1, and binding of Rac1(GTP) to the liposomes. Complexes were not dissociated in the absence of GEF and GTP, and optimal dissociation required the presence of PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) in the liposomes. Dissociation of Rac1(GDP).RhoGDI complexes was correlated with the affinity of particular GEF constructs, via the N-terminal pleckstrin homology domain, for PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) and involved GEF-mediated GDP to GTP exchange on Rac1. Phagocyte membranes enriched in PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) responded by NADPH oxidase activation upon exposure in vitro to Rac1(GDP).RhoGDI complexes, p67(phox), GTP, and Rac GEF constructs with affinity for PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) at a level superior to that of native membranes.
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- Yelena Ugolev
- Julius Friedrich Cohnheim-Minerva Center for Phagocyte Research and the Ela Kodesz Institute of Host Defense against Infectious Diseases, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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Quantification of PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) dynamics in EGF-stimulated carcinoma cells: a comparison of PH-domain-mediated methods with immunological methods. Biochem J 2008; 411:441-8. [PMID: 18215145 DOI: 10.1042/bj20071179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Class IA PI3Ks (phosphoinositide 3-kinases) generate the secondary messenger PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3), which plays an important role in many cellular responses. The accumulation of PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) in cell membranes is routinely measured using GFP (green fluorescent protein)-labelled PH (pleckstrin homology) domains. However, the kinetics of membrane PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) synthesis and turnover as detected by PH domains have not been validated using an independent method. In the present study, we measured EGF (epidermal growth factor)-stimulated membrane PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) production using a specific monoclonal anti-PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) antibody, and compared the results with those obtained using PH-domain-dependent methods. Anti-PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) staining rapidly accumulated at the leading edge of EGF-stimulated carcinoma cells. PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) levels were maximal at 1 min, and returned to basal levels by 5 min. In contrast, membrane PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) production, measured by the membrane translocation of an epitope-tagged (BTK)PH (PH domain of Bruton's tyrosine kinase), remained approx. 2-fold above basal level throughout 4-5 min of EGF stimulation. To determine the reason for this disparity, we measured the rate of PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) hydrolysis by measuring the decay of the PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) signal after LY294002 treatment of EGF-stimulated cells. LY294002 abolished anti-PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) membrane staining within 10 s of treatment, suggesting that PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) turnover occurs within seconds of synthesis. In contrast, (BTK)PH membrane recruitment, once initiated by EGF, was relatively insensitive to LY294002. These data suggest that sequestration of PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) by PH domains may affect the apparent kinetics of PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) accumulation and turnover; consistent with this hypothesis, we found that GRP-1 (general receptor for phosphoinositides 1) PH domains [which, like BTK, are specific for PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3)] inhibit PTEN (phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted on chromosome 10) dephosphorylation of PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) in vitro. These data suggest that anti-PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3) antibodies are a useful tool to detect localized PtdIns(3,4,5)P(3), and illustrate the importance of using multiple approaches for the estimation of membrane phosphoinositides.
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Huang YH, Hoebe K, Sauer K. New therapeutic targets in immune disorders: ItpkB, Orai1 and UNC93B. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2008; 12:391-413. [PMID: 18348677 DOI: 10.1517/14728222.12.4.391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sequencing of the murine and human genomes has enabled large-scale functional genomics approaches to target identification. This holds the promise of drastically accelerating target discovery. Moreover, by providing an initial validation coincident with target identification, cell based cDNA or small interfering RNA (siRNA) screens and in particular genome-wide in vivo approaches, including forward or reverse genetics and analyses of natural gene polymorphisms, can move the relatively late step of target validation to the beginning of the process, reducing the risk of pursuing targets with little in vivo relevance. OBJECTIVE We critically discuss the value of combining functional genomics with traditional approaches for accelerating target identification and validation. METHODS We evaluate the potentials of inositol (1,4,5)trisphosphate 3-kinase B (ItpkB), Orai1 and UNC93B, three particularly interesting proteins that were recently identified through functional genomics, as targets in immune disorders. RESULTS/CONCLUSION Combining functional genomics with traditional approaches can accelerate target discovery and validation, but requires a follow-up platform that integrates and analyzes all relevant data for assessment of the clinical potential of the growing number of novel targets.
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- Yina H Huang
- The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Immunology, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA
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Minami K, Okano H, Okumachi A, Seino S. Role of cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion in pancreatic exocrine-to-endocrine transdifferentiation. J Biol Chem 2008; 283:13753-61. [PMID: 18332139 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m710034200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Although pancreatic exocrine acinar cells have the potential to transdifferentiate into pancreatic endocrine cells, the mechanisms are poorly understood. Here we report that intracellular signaling pathways, including those involving MAPK and phosphatidylinositol 3 (PI3)-kinase, are activated by enzymatic dissociation of pancreatic acinar cells and that spherical cell clusters are formed by cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion during transdifferentiation. Inhibition of PI3-kinase by LY294002 prevents spheroid formation by degrading E-cadherin and beta-catenin, blocking transdifferentiation into insulin-secreting cells. In addition, neutralizing antibody against E-cadherin suppresses the induction of genes characteristic of pancreatic beta-cells. We also show that loss of cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion induces and maintains a dedifferentiated state in isolated pancreatic acinar cells. Thus, disruption and remodeling of cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion is critical in pancreatic exocrine-to-endocrine transdifferentiation, in which the PI3-kinase pathway plays an essential role.
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- Kohtaro Minami
- Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe 650-0017, Japan
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Yan J, Wen W, Chan LN, Zhang M. Split pleckstrin homology domain-mediated cytoplasmic-nuclear localization of PI3-kinase enhancer GTPase. J Mol Biol 2008; 378:425-35. [PMID: 18371979 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.02.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2007] [Revised: 02/12/2008] [Accepted: 02/25/2008] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cytoplasm-nucleus shuttling of phosphoinositol 3-kinase enhancer (PIKE) is known to correlate directly with its cellular functions. However, the molecular mechanism governing this shuttling is not known. In this work, we demonstrate that PIKE is a new member of split pleckstrin homology (PH) domain-containing proteins. The structure solved in this work reveals that the PIKE PH domain is split into halves by a positively charged nuclear localization sequence. The PIKE PH domain binds to the head groups of di- and triphosphoinositides with similar affinities. Lipid membrane binding of the PIKE PH domain is further enhanced by the positively charged nuclear localization sequence, which is juxtaposed to the phosphoinositide head group-binding pocket of the domain. We demonstrate that the cytoplasmic-nuclear shuttling of PIKE is dynamically regulated by the balancing actions of the lipid-binding property of both the split PH domain and the nuclear targeting function of its nuclear localization sequence.
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- Jing Yan
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Neuroscience Center, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, PR China
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Leone M, Yu EC, Liddington RC, Pasquale EB, Pellecchia M. The PTB domain of tensin: NMR solution structure and phosphoinositides binding studies. Biopolymers 2008; 89:86-92. [DOI: 10.1002/bip.20862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Phylogeny of Tec Family Kinases: Identification of a Premetazoan Origin of Btk, Bmx, Itk, Tec, Txk, and the Btk Regulator SH3BP5. ADVANCES IN GENETICS 2008; 64:51-80. [DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2660(08)00803-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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George R, Schuller AC, Harris R, Ladbury JE. A phosphorylation-dependent gating mechanism controls the SH2 domain interactions of the Shc adaptor protein. J Mol Biol 2007; 377:740-7. [PMID: 18279888 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2007.12.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2007] [Revised: 12/18/2007] [Accepted: 12/19/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The Shc (Src homology collagen-like) adaptor protein plays a crucial role in linking stimulated receptors to mitogen-activated protein kinase activation through the formation of dynamic signalling complexes. Shc comprises an N-terminal phosphotyrosine binding (PTB) domain, a C-terminal Src homology 2 (SH2) domain and a central proline-rich collagen homology 1 domain. The latter domain contains three tyrosine residues that are known to become phosphorylated. We have expressed and purified the human p52Shc isoform and characterised its binding to different ligands. CD spectra revealed that some parts of the Shc protein are not fully folded, remaining largely unaffected by the binding of ligands. The PTB domain binds peptide and Ins-1,4,5-P(3) (but not Ins-1,3,5-P(3)) independently, suggesting two distinct sites of interaction. In the unphosphorylated Shc, the SH2 domain is non-functional. Ligand binding to the PTB domain does not affect this. However, phosphorylation of the three tyrosine residues promotes binding to the SH2 domain. Thus, Shc has an intrinsic phosphorylation-dependent gating mechanism where the SH2 domain adopts an open conformation only when tyrosine phosphorylation has occurred.
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- Roger George
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, UK
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Bidlingmaier S, Liu B. Interrogating Yeast Surface-displayed Human Proteome to Identify Small Molecule-binding Proteins. Mol Cell Proteomics 2007; 6:2012-20. [PMID: 17660511 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m700223-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Identifying proteins that interact with small molecules is often a challenging step in understanding cellular signaling pathways or molecular mechanisms of drug action. In this report, we describe the construction of libraries displaying human protein fragments on the surface of yeast cells and demonstrate the utility of these libraries for the study of small molecule/protein interactions. The libraries were used to select protein fragments with affinity for the phosphatidylinositides phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PtdIns(4,5)P2) and phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate (PtdIns(3,4,5)P3). We recovered cDNA inserts encoding pleckstrin homology domains, a phosphotyrosine-binding domain, and a fragment of apolipoprotein H. The pleckstrin homology and phosphotyrosine-binding domains are known phosphatidylinositide-binding domains, demonstrating the effectiveness of our approach. Binding of apolipoprotein H to PtdIns(4,5)P2 and PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 has not been reported previously and thus represents novel interactions. We expect that this method will be generally applicable to the study of small molecule/protein interactions and may facilitate the study of cellular signaling pathways and mechanisms of drug action or toxicity.
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- Scott Bidlingmaier
- Department of Anesthesia, UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, California 94110, USA
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Asano T, Fujishiro M, Kushiyama A, Nakatsu Y, Yoneda M, Kamata H, Sakoda H. Role of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase activation on insulin action and its alteration in diabetic conditions. Biol Pharm Bull 2007; 30:1610-6. [PMID: 17827708 DOI: 10.1248/bpb.30.1610] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Inositol phospholipids phosphorylated on D3-position of their inositol rings (3-phosphoinositides) are known to play important roles in various cellular events. Activation of PI (phosphatidylinositol) 3-kinase is essential for aspects of insulin-induced glucose metabolism, including translocation of GLUT4 to the cell surface and glycogen synthesis. The enzyme exists as a heterodimer containing a regulatory subunit and one of two widely-distributed isoforms of the p110 catalytic subunit: p110alpha or p110beta. Activation of PI 3-kinase and its downstream AKT has been demonstrated to be essential for almost all of the insulin-induced glucose and lipid metabolism such as glucose uptake, glycogen synthesis, suppression of glucose output and triglyceride synthesis as well as insulin-induced mitogenesis. Accumulated PI(3,4,5)P(3) activates several serine/threonine kinases containing a PH (pleckstrin homology) domain, including Akt, atypical PKCs, p70S6 kinase and GSK. In the obesity-induced insulin resistant condition, JNK and p70S6K are activated and phosphorylate IRS-proteins, which diminishes the insulin-induced tyrosine phosphorylation of IRS-proteins and thereby impairs the PI 3-kinase/AKT activations. Thus, the drugs which restore the impaired insulin-induced PI 3-kinase/AKT activation, for example, by suppressing JNK or p70S6K, PTEN or SHIP2, could be novel agents to treat diabetes mellitus.
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- Tomoichiro Asano
- Division of Molecular Medical Science, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
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Manna D, Albanese A, Park WS, Cho W. Mechanistic basis of differential cellular responses of phosphatidylinositol 3,4-bisphosphate- and phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate-binding pleckstrin homology domains. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:32093-105. [PMID: 17823121 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m703517200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Phosphatidylinositol 3,4-bisphosphate (PtdIns(3,4)P2) and phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-trisphosphate (PtdIns(3,4,5)P3) are lipid second messengers that regulate various cellular processes by recruiting a wide range of downstream effector proteins to membranes. Several pleckstrin homology (PH) domains have been reported to interact with PtdIns(3,4)P2 and PtdIns(3,4,5)P3. To understand how these PH domains differentially respond to PtdIns(3,4)P2 and PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 signals, we quantitatively determined the PtdIns(3,4)P2 and PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 binding properties of several PH domains, including Akt, ARNO, Btk, DAPP1, Grp1, and C-terminal TAPP1 PH domains by surface plasmon resonance and monolayer penetration analyses. The measurements revealed that these PH domains have significant different phosphoinositide specificities and affinities. Btk-PH and TAPP1-PH showed genuine PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 and PtdIns(3,4)P2 specificities, respectively, whereas other PH domains exhibited less pronounced specificities. Also, the PH domains showed different degrees of membrane penetration, which greatly affected the kinetics of their membrane dissociation. Mutational studies showed that the presence of two proximal hydrophobic residues on the membrane-binding surface of the PH domain is important for membrane penetration and sustained membrane residence. When NIH 3T3 cells were stimulated with platelet-derived growth factor to generate PtdIns(3,4,5)P3, reversible translocation of Btk-PH, Grp1-PH, ARNO-PH, DAPP1-PH, and its L177A mutant to the plasma membrane was consistent with their in vitro membrane binding properties. Collectively, these studies provide new insight into how various PH domains would differentially respond to cellular PtdIns(3,4)P2 and PtdIns(3,4,5)P3 signals.
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- Debasis Manna
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois 60607, USA
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Osborne SL, Wallis TP, Jimenez JL, Gorman JJ, Meunier FA. Identification of Secretory Granule Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-Bisphosphate-interacting Proteins Using an Affinity Pulldown Strategy. Mol Cell Proteomics 2007; 6:1158-69. [PMID: 17449848 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m600430-mcp200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PtdIns(4,5)P2) synthesis is required for calcium-dependent exocytosis in neurosecretory cells. We developed a PtdIns(4,5)P2 bead pulldown strategy combined with subcellular fractionation to identify endogenous chromaffin granule proteins that interact with PtdIns(4,5)P2. We identified two synaptotagmin isoforms, synaptotagmins 1 and 7; spectrin; alpha-adaptin; and synaptotagmin-like protein 4 (granuphilin) by mass spectrometry and Western blotting. The interaction between synaptotagmin 7 and PtdIns(4,5)P2 and its functional relevance was investigated. The 45-kDa isoform of synaptotagmin 7 was found to be highly expressed in adrenal chromaffin cells compared with PC12 cells and to mainly localize to secretory granules by subcellular fractionation, immunoisolation, and immunocytochemistry. We demonstrated that synaptotagmin 7 binds PtdIns(4,5)P2 via the C2B domain in the absence of calcium and via both the C2A and C2B domains in the presence of calcium. We mutated the polylysine stretch in synaptotagmin 7 C2B and demonstrated that this mutant domain lacks the calcium-independent PtdIns(4,5)P2 binding. Synaptotagmin 7 C2B domain inhibited catecholamine release from digitonin-permeabilized chromaffin cells, and this inhibition was abrogated with the C2B polylysine mutant. These data indicate that synaptotagmin 7 C2B-effector interactions, which occur via the polylysine stretch, including calcium-independent PtdIns(4,5)P2 binding, are important for chromaffin granule exocytosis.
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- Shona L Osborne
- Molecular Dynamics of Synaptic Function Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia
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Cheung SMS, Kornelson JC, Al-Alwan M, Marshall AJ. Regulation of phosphoinositide 3-kinase signaling by oxidants: Hydrogen peroxide selectively enhances immunoreceptor-induced recruitment of phosphatidylinositol (3,4) bisphosphate-binding PH domain proteins. Cell Signal 2007; 19:902-12. [PMID: 17215104 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2006.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2006] [Revised: 10/26/2006] [Accepted: 10/27/2006] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) generate several distinct lipid second messengers including phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5) trisphosphate (PIP3) and phosphatidylinositol (3,4) bisphosphate PI(3,4)P2. PI(3,4)P2 is produced with distinct kinetics and binds to distinct PH domain effector proteins; however, the regulation of this signaling pathway is poorly understood. Superoxides such as hydrogen peroxide are transiently produced after activation through various cell surface receptors and play important roles in immune and inflammatory responses. Here we use quantitative microscopy to examine the effect of peroxide on PI(3,4)P2-mediated mobilization of signaling proteins in B lymphocytes. Peroxide was found to induce dose-dependant membrane recruitment of the PI(3,4)P2-binding PH domain proteins Bam32, TAPP2 and Akt/PKB but not the PIP3-binding PH domain of Btk. Peroxide-induced membrane recruitment was found to be dependant on PI3K activity, with the p110delta isoform contributing much of the activity in the BJAB human B lymphoma model. Strikingly, peroxide co-stimulation enhanced antigen receptor-induced membrane recruitment of Bam32 and TAPP2, with combined stimulation exceeding the maximum achievable with either stimulus alone. Expression of the lipid phosphatase PTEN led to reduction of antigen receptor-induced membrane recruitment of TAPP2; however, peroxide costimulation could overcome the inhibitory effect of PTEN. Inhibition of the NADPH oxidase led to reduction of antigen receptor-induced membrane recruitment of TAPP2. Our results indicate that exogenous and endogenous superoxides can modulate the quality of the PI3K signal in lymphocytes by selectively increasing PI(3,4)P2-dependant signaling.
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- Samuel M S Cheung
- Department of Immunology, University of Manitoba, 730 William Avenue, Winnipeg, MB Canada R3E 0W3
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Ceccarelli DFJ, Blasutig IM, Goudreault M, Li Z, Ruston J, Pawson T, Sicheri F. Non-canonical Interaction of Phosphoinositides with Pleckstrin Homology Domains of Tiam1 and ArhGAP9. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:13864-74. [PMID: 17339315 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m700505200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Pleckstrin homology (PH) domains are phosphoinositide (PI)-binding modules that target proteins to membrane surfaces. Here we define a family of PH domain proteins, including Tiam1 and ArhGAP9, that demonstrates specificity for PI(4,5)P(2), as well as for PI(3,4,5)P(3) and PI(3,4)P(2), the products of PI 3-kinase. These PH domain family members utilize a non-canonical phosphoinositide binding pocket related to that employed by beta-spectrin. Crystal structures of the PH domain of ArhGAP9 in complex with the headgroups of Ins(1,3,4)P(3), Ins(1,4,5)P(3), and Ins(1,3,5)P(3) reveal how two adjacent phosphate positions in PI(3,4)P(2), PI(4,5)P(2), and PI(3,4,5)P(3) are accommodated through flipped conformations of the bound phospholipid. We validate the non-canonical site of phosphoinositide interaction by showing that binding pocket mutations, which disrupt phosphoinositide binding in vitro, also disrupt membrane localization of Tiam1 in cells. We posit that the diversity in PI interaction modes displayed by PH domains contributes to their versatility of use in biological systems.
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- Derek F J Ceccarelli
- Program in Systems Biology, Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5
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Várnai P, Balla T. Visualization and manipulation of phosphoinositide dynamics in live cells using engineered protein domains. Pflugers Arch 2007; 455:69-82. [PMID: 17473931 DOI: 10.1007/s00424-007-0270-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2007] [Accepted: 04/12/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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There is hardly a membrane-associated molecular event that is not regulated by phosphoinositides, a minor but critically important class of phospholipids of cellular membranes. The rapid formation, elimination, and conversion of these lipids in specific membrane compartments are ensured by a wealthy number of inositol lipid kinases and phosphatases with unique localization and regulatory properties. The existence of multiple inositol lipid pools have been indicated by metabolic labeling studies, but the level of functional compartmentalization revealed by the identification of numerous protein effectors acted upon by phosphoinositides could not have been foreseen. The changing perception of inositides from just serving as lipid precursors of second messengers to becoming highly dynamic local membrane-bound regulators poses new challenges concerning the detection of their rapid localized changes. Moreover, it is increasingly evident that manipulation of lipids in highly defined compartments would be a highly superior approach to soaking the cells with a particular phosphoinositide when studying the local regulation of the lipid on any effectors. In this review, we will summarize our efforts to improve our tools in studying phosphoinositide dynamics and discuss our views on the values of these methods compared to other options currently used or being explored.
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- Péter Várnai
- Endocrinology and Reproduction Research Branch, NICHD, National Institutes of Health, Bldg 49, Rm 6A35, 49 Convent Drive, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Kamen LA, Levinsohn J, Swanson JA. Differential association of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, SHIP-1, and PTEN with forming phagosomes. Mol Biol Cell 2007; 18:2463-72. [PMID: 17442886 PMCID: PMC1924803 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e07-01-0061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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In macrophages, enzymes that synthesize or hydrolyze phosphatidylinositol (3,4,5)-trisphosphate [PI(3,4,5)P(3)] regulate Fcgamma receptor-mediated phagocytosis. Inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) or overexpression of the lipid phosphatases phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN) and Src homology 2 domain-containing inositol phosphatase (SHIP-1), which hydrolyze PI(3,4,5)P(3) to phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate and phosphatidylinositol 3,4-bisphosphate [PI(3,4)P(2)], respectively, inhibit phagocytosis in macrophages. To examine how these enzymes regulate phagosome formation, the distributions of yellow fluorescent protein (YFP) chimeras of enzymes and pleckstrin homology (PH) domains specific for their substrates and products were analyzed quantitatively. PTEN-YFP did not localize to phagosomes, suggesting that PTEN regulates phagocytosis globally within the macrophage. SHIP1-YFP and p85-YFP were recruited to forming phagosomes. SHIP1-YFP sequestered to the leading edge and dissociated from phagocytic cups earlier than did p85-cyan fluorescent protein, indicating that SHIP-1 inhibitory activities are restricted to the early stages of phagocytosis. PH domain chimeras indicated that early during phagocytosis, PI(3,4,5)P(3) was slightly more abundant than PI(3,4)P(2) at the leading edge of the forming cup. These results support a model in which phagosomal PI3K generates PI(3,4,5)P(3) necessary for later stages of phagocytosis, PTEN determines whether those late stages can occur, and SHIP-1 regulates when and where they occur by transiently suppressing PI(3,4,5)P(3)-dependent activities necessary for completion of phagocytosis.
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- Lynn A. Kamen
- *Department of Microbiology and Immunology and
- Program in Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0620
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- *Department of Microbiology and Immunology and
- Program in Immunology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0620
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Pechlivanis M, Ringel R, Popkirova B, Kuhlmann J. Prenylation of Ras facilitates hSOS1-promoted nucleotide exchange, upon Ras binding to the regulatory site. Biochemistry 2007; 46:5341-8. [PMID: 17437339 DOI: 10.1021/bi602353k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The oncoprotein Ras is anchored in lipid membranes due to its C-terminal lipid modification. The ubiquitously expressed Ras nucleotide exchange-factor hSOS1 promotes nucleotide exchange and thus Ras activation. This reaction is enhanced by a positive feedback loop whereby activated Ras binds to an allosteric site of SOS to enhance GEF activity. Here we present biochemical data showing that prenylation of both active site bound and allosterically bound N-Ras is required for efficient hSOS1-promoted nucleotide exchange. Our results indicate that prenyl sensitivity of the allosteric feedback-activation is mediated by the PH domain of hSOS1. Farnesylation of Ras thereby allows hSOS1 to bind even GDP-loaded allosteric regulator to maintain basal hSOS1-activity.
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- Markos Pechlivanis
- Department of Structural Biology, Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Physiologie, Otto-Hahn-Strasse 11, 44227 Dortmund, Germany
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De Matteis MA, Di Campli A, D'Angelo G. Lipid-transfer proteins in membrane trafficking at the Golgi complex. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2007; 1771:761-8. [PMID: 17500031 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2007.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2007] [Revised: 03/30/2007] [Accepted: 04/03/2007] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The Golgi complex (GC) represents the central junction for membrane trafficking. Protein and lipid cargoes continuously move through the GC in both anterograde and retrograde directions, departing to and arriving from diverse destinations within the cell. Nevertheless, the GC is able to maintain its identity and strict compartmentalisation, having a different composition in terms of protein and lipid content compared to other organelles. The discovery of coat protein complexes and the elucidation of their role in sorting cargo proteins into specific transport carriers have provided a partial answer to this phenomenon. However, it is more difficult to understand how relatively small and diffusible molecules like lipids can be concentrated in or excluded from specific subcellular compartments. The discovery of lipid-transfer proteins operating in the secretory pathway and specifically at the GC has shed light on one possible way in which this lipid compartmentalisation can be accomplished. The correct lipid distribution along the secretory pathway is of crucial importance for cargo protein sorting and secretion. This review focuses on what is now known about the putative and effective lipid-transfer proteins at the GC, and on how they affect the function and structure of the GC itself.
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Johansson M, Rocha N, Zwart W, Jordens I, Janssen L, Kuijl C, Olkkonen VM, Neefjes J. Activation of endosomal dynein motors by stepwise assembly of Rab7-RILP-p150Glued, ORP1L, and the receptor betalll spectrin. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 176:459-71. [PMID: 17283181 PMCID: PMC2063981 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200606077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 358] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The small GTPase Rab7 controls late endocytic transport by the minus end–directed motor protein complex dynein–dynactin, but how it does this is unclear. Rab7-interacting lysosomal protein (RILP) and oxysterol-binding protein–related protein 1L (ORP1L) are two effectors of Rab7. We show that GTP-bound Rab7 simultaneously binds RILP and ORP1L to form a RILP–Rab7–ORP1L complex. RILP interacts directly with the C-terminal 25-kD region of the dynactin projecting arm p150Glued, which is required for dynein motor recruitment to late endocytic compartments (LEs). Still, p150Glued recruitment by Rab7–RILP does not suffice to induce dynein-driven minus-end transport of LEs. ORP1L, as well as βIII spectrin, which is the general receptor for dynactin on vesicles, are essential for dynein motor activity. Our results illustrate that the assembly of microtubule motors on endosomes involves a cascade of linked events. First, Rab7 recruits two effectors, RILP and ORP1L, to form a tripartite complex. Next, RILP directly binds to the p150Glued dynactin subunit to recruit the dynein motor. Finally, the specific dynein motor receptor Rab7–RILP is transferred by ORP1L to βIII spectrin. Dynein will initiate translocation of late endosomes to microtubule minus ends only after interacting with βIII spectrin, which requires the activities of Rab7–RILP and ORP1L.
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- Marie Johansson
- Department of Molecular Medicine, National Public Health Institute, Biomedicum, FI-00251 Helsinki, Finland
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Uhles S, Moede T, Leibiger B, Berggren PO, Leibiger IB. Selective gene activation by spatial segregation of insulin receptor B signaling. FASEB J 2007; 21:1609-21. [PMID: 17264162 DOI: 10.1096/fj.06-7589com] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Insulin exerts pleiotropic effects at the cellular level. Signaling via the two isoforms of the insulin receptor (IR) may explain the activation of different signaling cascades, while it remains to be explored how selectivity is achieved when utilizing the same IR isoform. We now demonstrate that insulin-stimulated transcription of c-fos and glucokinase genes is activated simultaneously in the insulin-producing beta-cell via IR-B localized in different cellular compartments. Insulin activates the glucokinase gene from plasma membrane-standing IR-B, while c-fos gene activation is dependent on clathrin-mediated IR-B-endocytosis and signaling from early endosomes. Moreover, glucokinase gene up-regulation requires the integrity of the juxtamembrane IR-B NPEY-motif and signaling via PI3K-C2alpha-like/PDK1/PKB, while c-fos gene activation requires the intact C-terminal YTHM-motif and signaling via PI3K Ia/Shc/MEK1/ERK. By using IR-B as an example it is thus possible to demonstrate how spatial segregation allows simultaneous and selective signaling via the same receptor isoform in the same cell.
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- Sabine Uhles
- The Rolf Luft Research Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, Karolinska Institutet, S-171 76 Stockholm, Sweden
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Das A, Base C, Dhulipala S, Dubreuil RR. Spectrin functions upstream of ankyrin in a spectrin cytoskeleton assembly pathway. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 175:325-35. [PMID: 17060500 PMCID: PMC2064573 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200602095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Prevailing models place spectrin downstream of ankyrin in a pathway of assembly and function in polarized cells. We used a transgene rescue strategy in Drosophila melanogaster to test contributions of four specific functional sites in beta spectrin to its assembly and function. (1) Removal of the pleckstrin homology domain blocked polarized spectrin assembly in midgut epithelial cells and was usually lethal. (2) A point mutation in the tetramer formation site, modeled after a hereditary elliptocytosis mutation in human erythrocyte spectrin, had no detectable effect on function. (3) Replacement of repetitive segments 4-11 of beta spectrin with repeats 2-9 of alpha spectrin abolished function but did not prevent polarized assembly. (4) Removal of the putative ankyrin-binding site had an unexpectedly mild phenotype with no detectable effect on spectrin targeting to the plasma membrane. The results suggest an alternate pathway in which spectrin directs ankyrin assembly and in which some important functions of spectrin are independent of ankyrin.
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- Amlan Das
- Program in Cell & Developmental Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL 60607, USA
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Narayan K, Lemmon MA. Determining selectivity of phosphoinositide-binding domains. Methods 2006; 39:122-33. [PMID: 16829131 PMCID: PMC3786563 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2006.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2006] [Accepted: 05/01/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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The burgeoning of phosphoinositide-binding domains and proteins in cellular signaling and trafficking has drawn laboratories from a wide variety of fields into the study of lipid interactions with peripheral membrane proteins. Many different approaches have been developed to assess phosphoinositide binding, some of which are more problematic than others, and some of which can be quantitated more readily than others. With a focus on the methods used in our laboratory, we describe here the considerations that need to be taken into account when establishing-and quantitating-the specific binding of a protein or domain to phosphoinositides in membranes. We also discuss briefly a few examples in which no clear consensus has yet been reached as to the specificity of a given domain or protein because of discrepancies between different commonly used approaches.
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- Address correspondence to M.A.L. at: Dept. Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 809C Stellar-Chance Laboratories, 422 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19194-6059, Tel: (215) 898-3072,
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