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Schuetz AK, Kay LE. A Dynamic molecular basis for malfunction in disease mutants of p97/VCP. eLife 2016; 5. [PMID: 27828775 PMCID: PMC5102582 DOI: 10.7554/elife.20143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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p97/VCP is an essential, abundant AAA+ ATPase that is conserved throughout eukaryotes, with central functions in diverse processes ranging from protein degradation to DNA damage repair and membrane fusion. p97 has been implicated in the etiology of degenerative diseases and in cancer. Using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy we reveal how disease-causing mutations in p97 deregulate dynamics of the N-terminal domain that binds adaptor proteins involved in controlling p97 function. Our results provide a molecular basis for understanding how malfunction occurs whereby mutations shift the ADP-bound form of the enzyme towards an ATP-like state in a manner that correlates with disease severity. This deregulation interferes with the two-pronged binding of an adaptor that affects p97 function in lysosomal degradation of substrates. Subtle structural changes propagate from mutation sites to regions distal in space, defining allosteric networks that facilitate inter-domain communication, with potential implications for modulation of enzyme activity by drug molecules. DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.20143.001
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- Anne K Schuetz
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Cananda.,Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Cananda.,Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Program in Molecular Structure and Function, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
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Yun DG, Lee DG. Silibinin triggers yeast apoptosis related to mitochondrial Ca 2+ influx in Candida albicans. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2016; 80:1-9. [PMID: 27639679 DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2016.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Revised: 09/03/2016] [Accepted: 09/09/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Candida albicans is a common yeast that resides in the human body, but can occasionally cause systemic fungal infection, namely candidiasis. As this infection rate is gradually increasing, it is becoming a major problem to public health. Accordingly, we for the first time investigated the antifungal activity and mode of action of silibinin, a natural product extracted from Silybum marianum (milk thistle), against C. albicans. On treatment with 100μM silibinin, generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) from mitochondria, which can cause yeast apoptosis via oxidative stress, was increased by 24.17% compared to that in untreated cells. Subsequently, we found disturbances in ion homeostasis such as release of intracellular K+ and accumulation of cytoplasmic and mitochondrial Ca2+. Among these phenomena, mitochondrial Ca2+ overload particularly plays a crucial role in the process of apoptosis, promoting the activation of pro-apoptotic factors. Therefore, we investigated the significance of mitochondrial Ca2+ in apoptosis by employing 20mM ruthenium red (RR). Additional apoptosis hallmarks such as mitochondrial membrane depolarization, cytochrome c release, caspase activation, phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure, and DNA damage were observed in response to silibinin treatment, whereas RR pre-treatment seemed to block these responses. In summary, our results suggest that silibinin induces yeast apoptosis mediated by mitochondrial Ca2+ signaling in C. albicans.
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- Dae Gyu Yun
- School of Life Sciences, BK 21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehakro, Bukgu, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, BK 21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehakro, Bukgu, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea.
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Choose Your Own Adventure: The Role of Histone Modifications in Yeast Cell Fate. J Mol Biol 2016; 429:1946-1957. [PMID: 27769718 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2016.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Revised: 10/07/2016] [Accepted: 10/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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When yeast cells are challenged by a fluctuating environment, signaling networks activate differentiation programs that promote their individual or collective survival. These programs include the initiation of meiotic sporulation, the formation of filamentous growth structures, and the activation of programmed cell death pathways. The establishment and maintenance of these distinct cell fates are driven by massive gene expression programs that promote the necessary changes in morphology and physiology. While these genomic reprogramming events depend on a specialized network of transcription factors, a diverse set of chromatin regulators, including histone-modifying enzymes, chromatin remodelers, and histone variants, also play essential roles. Here, we review the broad functions of histone modifications in initiating cell fate transitions, with particular focus on their contribution to the control of expression of key genes required for the differentiation programs and chromatin reorganization that accompanies these cell fates.
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Galleria mellonella lysozyme induces apoptotic changes in Candida albicans cells. Microbiol Res 2016; 193:121-131. [PMID: 27825480 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2016.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Revised: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 10/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The greater wax moth Galleria mellonella has been increasingly used as a model host to determine Candida albicans virulence and efficacy of antifungal treatment. The G. mellonella lysozyme, similarly to its human counterpart, is a member of the c-type family of lysozymes that exhibits antibacterial and antifungal activity. However, in contrast to the relatively well explained bactericidal action, the mechanism of fungistatic and/or fungicidal activity of lysozymes is still not clear. In the present study we provide the direct evidences that the G. mellonella lysozyme binds to the protoplasts as well as to the intact C. albicans cells and decreases the survival rate of both these forms in a time-dependent manner. No enzymatic activity of the lysozyme towards typical chitinase and β-glucanase substrates was detected, indicating that hydrolysis of main fungal cell wall components is not responsible for anti-Candida activity of the lysozyme. On the other hand, pre-treatment of cells with tetraethylammonium, a potassium channel blocker, prevented them from the lysozyme action, suggesting that lysozyme acts by induction of programmed cell death. In fact, the C. albicans cells treated with the lysozyme exhibited typical apoptotic features, i.e. loss of mitochondrial membrane potential, phosphatidylserine exposure in the outer leaflet of the cell membrane, as well as chromatin condensation and DNA fragmentation.
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Chandel A, Das KK, Bachhawat AK. Glutathione depletion activates the yeast vacuolar transient receptor potential channel, Yvc1p, by reversible glutathionylation of specific cysteines. Mol Biol Cell 2016; 27:3913-3925. [PMID: 27708136 PMCID: PMC5170613 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e16-05-0281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Revised: 09/14/2016] [Accepted: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Glutathione depletion leads to calcium influx in yeast cells via plasma membrane Cch1p and the vacuolar Yvc1p channels. Yvc1p, a yeast vacuolar transient receptor potential channel, is activated by glutathionylation carried out by the glutathione S-transferase Gtt1p, and this mechanism is reversible with deglutathionylation being mediated by the thioredoxin Trx2p. Glutathione depletion and calcium influx into the cytoplasm are two hallmarks of apoptosis. We have been investigating how glutathione depletion leads to apoptosis in yeast. We show here that glutathione depletion in yeast leads to the activation of two cytoplasmically inward-facing channels: the plasma membrane, Cch1p, and the vacuolar calcium channel, Yvc1p. Deletion of these channels partially rescues cells from glutathione depletion–induced cell death. Subsequent investigations on the Yvc1p channel, a homologue of the mammalian TRP channels, revealed that the channel is activated by glutathionylation. Yvc1p has nine cysteine residues, of which eight are located in the cytoplasmic regions and one on the transmembrane domain. We show that three of these cysteines, Cys-17, Cys-79, and Cys-191, are specifically glutathionylated. Mutation of these cysteines to alanine leads to a loss in glutathionylation and a concomitant loss in calcium channel activity. We further investigated the mechanism of glutathionylation and demonstrate a role for the yeast glutathione S-transferase Gtt1p in glutathionylation. Yvc1p is also deglutathionylated, and this was found to be mediated by the yeast thioredoxin, Trx2p. A model for redox activation and deactivation of the yeast Yvc1p channel is presented.
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- Avinash Chandel
- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali 140306, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali 140306, Punjab, India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Mohali 140306, Punjab, India
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Bègue H, Jeandroz S, Blanchard C, Wendehenne D, Rosnoblet C. Structure and functions of the chaperone-like p97/CDC48 in plants. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2016; 1861:3053-3060. [PMID: 27717811 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2016] [Revised: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 10/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND The chaperone-like p97 is a member of the AAA+ ATPase enzyme family that contributes to numerous cellular activities. P97 has been broadly studied in mammals (VCP/p97) and yeasts (CDC48: Cell Division Cycle 48/p97) and numerous investigations highlighted that this protein is post-translationally regulated, is structured in homohexamer and interacts with partners and cofactors that direct it to distinct cellular signalization pathway including protein quality control and degradation, cell cycle regulation, genome stability, vesicular trafficking, autophagy and immunity. SCOPE OF REVIEW p97 is also conserved in plants (CDC48) but its functions are less understood. In the present review we intended to present the state of the art of the structure, regulation and functions of CDC48 in plants. MAJOR CONCLUSIONS Evidence accumulated underline that CDC48 plays a crucial role in development, cell cycle regulation and protein turnover in plants. Furthermore, its involvement in plant immunity has recently emerged and first interacting partners have been identified, shedding light on its putative cellular activities. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE Identification of emerging functions of CDC48 in plants opens new roads of research in immunity and provides new insights into the mechanisms of protein quality control.
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- Hervé Bègue
- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, CNRS, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France.
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Yun J, Lee DG. A novel fungal killing mechanism of propionic acid. FEMS Yeast Res 2016; 16:fow089. [PMID: 27707757 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fow089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/01/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Propionic acid (PPA) is a weak acid that has been used in food products as a preservative because of its inhibitory effect on microorganisms. In the present study, we investigated the PPA fungal killing mechanism, which showed apoptotic features. First, reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation and metacaspase activation were detected by 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate and CaspACE FITC-VAD-FMK staining, respectively. Increased fluorescence intensities were observed following exposure to PPA, indicating that PPA produced an oxidative environment through the generation of ROS and activation of metacaspase, which can promote apoptosis signaling. We also examined phosphatidylserine externalization (an early apoptosis marker) and DNA and nuclear fragmentation (late apoptosis markers) after exposure to PPA. Based on the results, we determined that PPA exerts its antifungal effect by inducing apoptotic cell death. Moreover, three additional mitochondrial experiments showed mitochondrial membrane depolarization, calcium accumulation and cytochrome c release after cells were exposed to PPA, indicating that the PPA-induced apoptosis pathway is mediated by mitochondria. In conclusion, PPA induces fungal cell death through mitochondria-mediated apoptosis. Results of this study contribute to a deeper understanding of the preservative effects of PPA.
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- JiEun Yun
- School of Life Sciences, BK 21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehakro, Bukgu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, BK 21 Plus KNU Creative BioResearch Group, College of Natural Sciences, Kyungpook National University, 80 Daehakro, Bukgu, Daegu 41566, Republic of Korea
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Rubino L, Guaragnella N, Giannattasio S. Heterologous expression of carnation Italian ringspot virus p36 protein enhances necrotic cell death in response to acetic acid in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Mech Ageing Dev 2016; 161:255-261. [PMID: 27637297 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 09/05/2016] [Accepted: 09/12/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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A universal feature of the replication of positive-strand RNA viruses is the association with intracellular membranes. Carnation Italian ringspot virus (CIRV) replication in plants occurs in vesicles derived from the mitochondrial outer membrane. The product encoded by CIRV ORF1, p36, is required for targeting the virus replication complex to the outer mitochondrial membrane both in plant and yeast cells. Here the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae was used as a model host to study the effect of CIRV p36 on cell survival and death. It was shown that p36 does not promote cell death, but decreases cell growth rate. In addition, p36 changed the nature of acetic acid-induced cell death in yeast by increasing the number of cells dying by necrosis with concomitant decrease of the number of cells dying by programmed cell death, as judged by measurements of phosphatidylserine externalization. The tight association of p36 to membranes was not affected by acetic acid treatment, thus confirming the peculiar and independent interaction of CIRV p36 with mitochondria in yeast. This work proved yeast as an invaluable model organism to study both the mitochondrial determinants of the type of cell death in response to stress and the molecular pathogenesis of (+)RNA viruses.
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- Luisa Rubino
- Istituto di Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, CNR, UOS Bari, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy.
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- Istituto di Biomembrane e Bioenergetica, CNR, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy.
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- Istituto di Biomembrane e Bioenergetica, CNR, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126 Bari, Italy.
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Soares JR, José Tenório de Melo E, da Cunha M, Fernandes KVS, Taveira GB, da Silva Pereira L, Pimenta S, Trindade FG, Regente M, Pinedo M, de la Canal L, Gomes VM, de Oliveira Carvalho A. Interaction between the plant ApDef 1 defensin and Saccharomyces cerevisiae results in yeast death through a cell cycle- and caspase-dependent process occurring via uncontrolled oxidative stress. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2016; 1861:3429-3443. [PMID: 27614033 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2016.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Revised: 08/24/2016] [Accepted: 09/04/2016] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plant defensins were discovered at beginning of the 90s'; however, their precise mechanism of action is still unknown. Herein, we studied ApDef1-Saccharomyces cerevisiae interaction. METHODS ApDef1-S. cerevisiae interaction was studied by determining the MIC, viability and death kinetic assays. Viability assay was repeated with hydroxyurea synchronized-yeast and pretreated with CCCP. Plasma membrane permeabilization, ROS induction, chromatin condensation, and caspase activation analyses were assessed through Sytox green, DAB, DAPI and FITC-VAD-FMK, respectively. Viability assay was done in presence of ascorbic acid and Z-VAD-FMK. Ultrastructural analysis was done by electron microscopy. RESULTS ApDef1 caused S. cerevisiae cell death and MIC was 7.8μM. Whole cell population died after 18h of ApDef1 interaction. After 3h, 98.76% of synchronized cell population died. Pretreatment with CCCP protected yeast from ApDef1 induced death. ApDef1-S. cerevisiae interaction resulted in membrane permeabilization, H2O2 increased production, chromatin condensation and caspase activation. Ascorbic acid prevented yeast cell death and membrane permeabilization. Z-VAD-FMK prevented yeast cell death. CONCLUSIONS ApDef1-S. cerevisiae interaction caused cell death through cell cycle dependentprocess which requires preserved membrane potential. After interaction, yeast went through uncontrolled ROS production and accumulation, which led to plasma membrane permeabilization, chromatin condensation and, ultimately, cell death by activation of caspase-dependent apoptosis via. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE We show novel requirements for the interaction between plant defensin and fungi cells, i.e. cell cycle phase and membrane potential, and we indicate that membrane permeabilization is probably caused by ROS and therefore, it would be an indirect event of the ApDef1-S. cerevisiae interaction.
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- Júlia Ribeiro Soares
- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Bioquímica de Microrganismos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense - Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense - Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense - Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Química e Função de Proteínas e Peptídeos, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense - Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Bioquímica de Microrganismos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense - Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Melhoramento Genético Vegetal, Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Agropecuárias, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense - Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Melhoramento Genético Vegetal, Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Agropecuárias, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense - Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Tecidual, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense - Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biologicas, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata -CONICET, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biologicas, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata -CONICET, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Biologicas, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata -CONICET, Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Bioquímica de Microrganismos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense - Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Fisiologia e Bioquímica de Microrganismos, Centro de Biociências e Biotecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense - Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil.
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Branco P, Francisco D, Monteiro M, Almeida MG, Caldeira J, Arneborg N, Prista C, Albergaria H. Antimicrobial properties and death-inducing mechanisms of saccharomycin, a biocide secreted by Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2016; 101:159-171. [PMID: 27502415 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7755-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2016] [Revised: 07/07/2016] [Accepted: 07/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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We recently found that Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain CCMI 885) secretes antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) derived from the glycolytic enzyme glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) that are active against various wine-related yeast and bacteria. Here, we show that several other S. cerevisiae strains also secrete natural biocide fractions during alcoholic fermentation, although at different levels, which correlates with the antagonistic effect exerted against non-Saccharomyces yeasts. We, therefore, term this biocide saccharomycin. The native AMPs were purified by gel-filtration chromatography and its antimicrobial activity was compared to that exhibited by chemically synthesized analogues (AMP1 and AMP2/3). Results show that the antimicrobial activity of the native AMPs is significantly higher than that of the synthetic analogues (AMP1 and AMP2/3), but a conjugated action of the two synthetic peptides is observed. Moreover, while the natural AMPs are active at pH 3.5, the synthetic peptides are not, since they are anionic and cannot dissolve at this acidic pH. These findings suggest that the molecular structure of the native biocide probably involves the formation of aggregates of several peptides that render them soluble under acidic conditions. The death mechanisms induced by the AMPs were also evaluated by means of epifluorescence microscopy-based methods. Sensitive yeast cells treated with the synthetic AMPs show cell membrane disruption, apoptotic molecular markers, and internalization of the AMPs. In conclusion, our work shows that saccharomycin is a natural biocide secreted by S. cerevisiae whose activity depends on the conjugated action of GAPDH-derived peptides. This study also reveals that S. cerevisiae secretes GAPDH-derived peptides as a strategy to combat other microbial species during alcoholic fermentations.
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- Patrícia Branco
- Unit of Bioenergy, Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar 22, 1649-038, Lisbon, Portugal
- Research Center Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Unit of Bioenergy, Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar 22, 1649-038, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Unit of Bioenergy, Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar 22, 1649-038, Lisbon, Portugal
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- UCIBIO REquimte, Depart. Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (UNL), 2829-516, Monte Caparica, Portugal
- Centro de investigação interdisciplinar Egas Moniz ISCSEM, Quinta da Granja, 2829-511, Monte Caparica, Portugal
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- UCIBIO REquimte, Depart. Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (UNL), 2829-516, Monte Caparica, Portugal
- Centro de investigação interdisciplinar Egas Moniz ISCSEM, Quinta da Granja, 2829-511, Monte Caparica, Portugal
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 30, 1958, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Research Center Linking Landscape, Environment, Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Unit of Bioenergy, Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, Estrada do Paço do Lumiar 22, 1649-038, Lisbon, Portugal.
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Petitjean M, Teste MA, Léger-Silvestre I, François JM, Parrou JL. RETRACTED:A new function for the yeast trehalose-6P synthase (Tps1) protein, as key pro-survival factor during growth, chronological ageing, and apoptotic stress. Mech Ageing Dev 2016; 161:234-246. [PMID: 27507670 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2016.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Revised: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (https://www.elsevier.com/about/our-business/policies/article-withdrawal).
This article has been retracted at the request of Marie-Ange Teste, Isabelle Léger-Silvestre, Jean M François and Jean-Luc Parrou. Marjorie Petitjean could not be reached.
The corresponding author identified major issues and brought them to the attention of the Journal.
These issues span from significant errors in the Material and Methods section of the article and major flaws in cytometry data analysis to data fabrication on the part of one of the authors.
Given these errors, the retracting authors state that the only responsible course of action would be to retract the article, to respect scientific integrity and maintain the standards and rigor of literature from the retracting authors' group as well as the Journal.
The retracting authors sincerely apologize to the readers and editors.
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- LISBP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRA, INSA, Toulouse, France
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Moléculaire Eucaryote, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, 118 route de Narbonne, F-31000 Toulouse, France
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- LISBP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRA, INSA, Toulouse, France
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- LISBP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRA, INSA, Toulouse, France.
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Cell-cycle involvement in autophagy and apoptosis in yeast. Mech Ageing Dev 2016; 161:211-224. [PMID: 27450768 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2016.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2016] [Revised: 06/16/2016] [Accepted: 07/17/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Regulation of the cell cycle and apoptosis are two eukaryotic processes required to ensure maintenance of genomic integrity, especially in response to DNA damage. The ease with which yeast, amongst other eukaryotes, can switch from cellular proliferation to cell death may be the result of a common set of biochemical factors which play dual roles depending on the cell's physiological state. A wide variety of homologues are shared between different yeasts and metazoans and this conservation confirms their importance. This review gives an overview of key molecular players involved in yeast cell-cycle regulation, and those involved in mechanisms which are induced by cell-cycle dysregulation. One such mechanism is autophagy which, depending on the severity and type of DNA damage, may either contribute to the cell's survival or death. Cell-cycle dysregulation due to checkpoint deficiency leads to mitotic catastrophe which in turn leads to programmed cell death. Molecular players implicated in the yeast apoptotic pathway were shown to play important roles in the cell cycle. These include the metacaspase Yca1p, the caspase-like protein Esp1p, the cohesin subunit Mcd1p, as well as the inhibitor of apoptosis protein Bir1p. The roles of these molecular players are discussed.
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Eisenberg-Bord M, Schuldiner M. Ground control to major TOM: mitochondria-nucleus communication. FEBS J 2016; 284:196-210. [PMID: 27283924 DOI: 10.1111/febs.13778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2016] [Revised: 05/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Mitochondria have crucial functions in the cell, including ATP generation, iron-sulfur cluster biogenesis, nucleotide biosynthesis, and amino acid metabolism. All of these functions require tight regulation on mitochondrial activity and homeostasis. As mitochondria biogenesis is controlled by the nucleus and almost all mitochondrial proteins are encoded by nuclear genes, a tight communication network between mitochondria and the nucleus has evolved, which includes signaling cascades, proteins which are dual-localized to the two compartments, and sensing of mitochondrial products by nuclear proteins. All of these enable a crosstalk between mitochondria and the nucleus that allows the 'ground control' to get information on mitochondria's status. Such information facilitates the creation of a cellular balance of mitochondrial status with energetic needs. This communication also allows a transcriptional response in case mitochondrial function is impaired aimed to restore mitochondrial homeostasis. As mitochondrial dysfunction is related to a growing number of genetic diseases as well as neurodegenerative conditions and aging, elucidating the mechanisms governing the mitochondrial/nuclear communication should progress a better understanding of mitochondrial dysfunctions.
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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Verbandt S, Cammue BPA, Thevissen K. Yeast as a model for the identification of novel survival-promoting compounds applicable to treat degenerative diseases. Mech Ageing Dev 2016; 161:306-316. [PMID: 27287065 DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2016.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 05/31/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Programmed cell death (PCD) plays an important role in development and normal metabolic functioning of organisms. Excessive cell death is the cause of many degenerative diseases, like neurodegenerative disorders and Wilson's disease, for which current therapies remain insufficient. Current therapies are mainly focused on decreasing the disease symptoms following cell death, rather than blocking the cell death process itself. The latter can be obtained by either decreasing the presence of the toxic trigger (like protein aggregation in case of many commonly known neurodegenerative diseases) or by blocking death-inducing signaling cascade(s). Given the high conservation in PCD processes between yeast and mammalian cells, in this review, we will focus on yeast as a model organism to study PCD-related diseases as well as on its use for drug discovery purposes. More specifically, we will provide a comprehensive overview of new compounds, which were identified in yeast-based drug screens, that either decrease the amount of toxic trigger or inhibit PCD signaling cascades under PCD-inducing conditions.
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- Sara Verbandt
- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics CMPG, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, Box 2460, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics CMPG, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, Box 2460, 3001, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Technologiepark 927, 9052 Ghent, Belgium.
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- Centre of Microbial and Plant Genetics CMPG, KU Leuven, Kasteelpark Arenberg 20, Box 2460, 3001, Leuven, Belgium
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Falcone C, Mazzoni C. External and internal triggers of cell death in yeast. Cell Mol Life Sci 2016; 73:2237-50. [PMID: 27048816 PMCID: PMC4887522 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2197-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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In recent years, yeast was confirmed as a useful eukaryotic model system to decipher the complex mechanisms and networks occurring in higher eukaryotes, particularly in mammalian cells, in physiological as well in pathological conditions. This article focuses attention on the contribution of yeast in the study of a very complex scenario, because of the number and interconnection of pathways, represented by cell death. Yeast, although it is a unicellular organism, possesses the basal machinery of different kinds of cell death occurring in higher eukaryotes, i.e., apoptosis, regulated necrosis and autophagy. Here we report the current knowledge concerning the yeast orthologs of main mammalian cell death regulators and executors, the role of organelles and compartments, and the cellular phenotypes observed in the different forms of cell death in response to external and internal triggers. Thanks to the ease of genetic manipulation of this microorganism, yeast strains expressing human genes that promote or counteract cell death, onset of tumors and neurodegenerative diseases have been constructed. The effects on yeast cells of some of these genes are also presented.
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- Claudio Falcone
- Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation; Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation; Department of Biology and Biotechnology "Charles Darwin", Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy.
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Apoptosis or programmed cell death (PCD) was initially described in metazoans as a genetically controlled process leading to intracellular breakdown and engulfment by a neighboring cell . This process was distinguished from other forms of cell death like necrosis by maintenance of plasma membrane integrity prior to engulfment and the well-defined genetic system controlling this process. Apoptosis was originally described as a mechanism to reshape tissues during development. Given this context, the assumption was made that this process would not be found in simpler eukaryotes such as budding yeast. Although basic components of the apoptotic pathway were identified in yeast, initial observations suggested that it was devoid of prosurvival and prodeath regulatory proteins identified in mammalian cells. However, as apoptosis became extensively linked to the elimination of damaged cells, key PCD regulatory proteins were identified in yeast that play similar roles in mammals. This review highlights recent discoveries that have permitted information regarding PCD regulation in yeast to now inform experiments in animals.
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Cryptococcus neoformans is a human fungal pathogen and a major cause of fungal meningitis in immunocompromised individuals. Treatment options for cryptococcosis are limited. Of the two major antifungal drug classes, azoles are active against C. neoformans but exert a fungistatic effect, necessitating long treatment regimens and leaving open an avenue for emergence of azole resistance. Drugs of the echinocandin class, which target the glucan synthase and are fungicidal against a number of other fungal pathogens, such as Candida species, are ineffective against C. neoformans. Despite the sensitivity of the target enzyme to the drug, the reasons for the innate resistance of C. neoformans to echinocandins remain unknown. To understand the mechanism of echinocandin resistance in C. neoformans, we screened gene disruption and gene deletion libraries for mutants sensitive to the echinocandin-class drug caspofungin and identified a mutation of CDC50, which encodes the β-subunit of membrane lipid flippase. We found that the Cdc50 protein localized to membranes and that its absence led to plasma membrane defects and enhanced caspofungin penetration into the cell, potentially explaining the increased caspofungin sensitivity. Loss of CDC50 also led to hypersensitivity to the azole-class drug fluconazole. Interestingly, in addition to functioning in drug resistance, CDC50 was also essential for fungal resistance to macrophage killing and for virulence in a murine model of cryptococcosis. Furthermore, the surface of cdc50Δ cells contained increased levels of phosphatidylserine, which has been proposed to act as a macrophage recognition signal. Together, these results reveal a previously unappreciated role of membrane lipid flippase in C. neoformans drug resistance and virulence. Cryptococcus neoformans is a fungal pathogen that is the most common cause of fungal meningitis, causing over 620,000 deaths annually. The treatment options for cryptococcosis are very limited. The most commonly used drugs are either fungistatic (azoles) or highly toxic (amphotericin B). Echinocandins are the newest fungicidal drug class that works well in treating candidiasis and aspergillosis, yet they are ineffective in treating cryptococcosis. In this study, we showed that the regulatory subunit of the lipid translocase (flippase), a protein that regulates the asymmetrical orientation of membrane lipids, is required for C. neoformans resistance to caspofungin, as well as for virulence during infection. This discovery identifies lipid flippase as a potential C. neoformans drug target, which plays an important role in the innate resistance of C. neoformans to echinocandins and in fungal virulence.
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The fungicide Mancozeb induces metacaspase-dependent apoptotic cell death in Saccharomyces cerevisiae BY4741. Apoptosis 2016; 21:866-72. [DOI: 10.1007/s10495-016-1251-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Cabezón V, Vialás V, Gil-Bona A, Reales-Calderón JA, Martínez-Gomariz M, Gutiérrez-Blázquez D, Monteoliva L, Molero G, Ramsdale M, Gil C. Apoptosis of Candida albicans during the Interaction with Murine Macrophages: Proteomics and Cell-Death Marker Monitoring. J Proteome Res 2016; 15:1418-34. [PMID: 27048922 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.5b00913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Macrophages may induce fungal apoptosis to fight against C. albicans, as previously hypothesized by our group. To confirm this hypothesis, we analyzed proteins from C. albicans cells after 3 h of interaction with macrophages using two quantitative proteomic approaches. A total of 51 and 97 proteins were identified as differentially expressed by DIGE and iTRAQ, respectively. The proteins identified and quantified were different, with only seven in common, but classified in the same functional categories. The analyses of their functions indicated that an increase in the metabolism of amino acids and purine nucleotides were taking place, while the glycolysis and translation levels dropped after 3 h of interaction. Also, the response to oxidative stress and protein translation were reduced. In addition, seven substrates of metacaspase (Mca1) were identified (Cdc48, Fba1, Gpm1, Pmm1, Rct1, Ssb1, and Tal1) as decreased in abundance, plus 12 proteins previously described as related to apoptosis. Besides, the monitoring of apoptotic markers along 24 h of interaction (caspase-like activity, TUNEL assay, and the measurement of ROS and cell examination by transmission electron microscopy) revealed that apoptotic processes took place for 30% of the fungal cells, thus supporting the proteomic results and the hypothesis of macrophages killing C. albicans by apoptosis.
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- Virginia Cabezón
- Departamento de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid , Plaza de Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid , Plaza de Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.,Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS) , Ctra. de Colmenar Viejo, 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid , Plaza de Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.,Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS) , Ctra. de Colmenar Viejo, 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid , Plaza de Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.,Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS) , Ctra. de Colmenar Viejo, 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Proteómica, Universidad Complutense de Madrid-Parque Científico de Madrid (UCM-PCM) , 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Proteómica, Universidad Complutense de Madrid-Parque Científico de Madrid (UCM-PCM) , 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid , Plaza de Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.,Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS) , Ctra. de Colmenar Viejo, 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid , Plaza de Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.,Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS) , Ctra. de Colmenar Viejo, 28034 Madrid, Spain
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- Biosciences, University of Exeter , Geoffrey Pope Building, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4QD, United Kingdom
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- Departamento de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid , Plaza de Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid, Spain.,Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigación Sanitaria (IRYCIS) , Ctra. de Colmenar Viejo, 28034 Madrid, Spain
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Ciani M, Capece A, Comitini F, Canonico L, Siesto G, Romano P. Yeast Interactions in Inoculated Wine Fermentation. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:555. [PMID: 27148235 PMCID: PMC4840204 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2016] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The use of selected starter culture is widely diffused in winemaking. In pure fermentation, the ability of inoculated Saccharomyces cerevisiae to suppress the wild microflora is one of the most important feature determining the starter ability to dominate the process. Since the wine is the result of the interaction of several yeast species and strains, many studies are available on the effect of mixed cultures on the final wine quality. In mixed fermentation the interactions between the different yeasts composing the starter culture can led the stability of the final product and the analytical and aromatic profile. In the present review, we will discuss the recent developments regarding yeast interactions in pure and in mixed fermentation, focusing on the influence of interactions on growth and dominance in the process.
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- Maurizio Ciani
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche Ancona, Italy
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- Scuola di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali, Alimentari ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata Potenza, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche Ancona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università Politecnica delle Marche Ancona, Italy
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- Scuola di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali, Alimentari ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata Potenza, Italy
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- Scuola di Scienze Agrarie, Forestali, Alimentari ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi della Basilicata Potenza, Italy
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Zhuang Z, Lian P, Wu X, Shi B, Zhuang M, Zhou R, Zhao R, Zhao Z, Guo S, Ji Z, Xu K. Abate Cytochrome C induced apoptosome to protect donor liver against ischemia reperfusion injury on rat liver transplantation model. Am J Transl Res 2016; 8:1738-1747. [PMID: 27186297 PMCID: PMC4859902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Aim of this study is to protect donor liver against ischemia-reperfusion injury by abating Cytochrome C induced apoptosome on rat model. METHODS A total of 25 clean SD inbred male rats were used in this research. The rats in ischemia-reperfusion injury group (I/R group, n=5) were under liver transplantation operation; rats in dichloroacetate diisopropylamine group (DADA group, n=5) were treated DADA before liver transplantation; control group (Ctrl group, n=5); other 10 rats were used to offer donor livers. RESULTS In DADA therapy group, Cytochrome C expression in donor hepatocellular cytoplasm was detected lower than that in I/R group. And the Cytochrome C induced apoptosome was also decreased in according to the lower expressions of Apaf-1 and Caspase3. Low level of cleaved PARP expression revealed less apoptosis in liver tissue. The morphology of donor liver mitochondria in DADA group was observed to be slightly edema but less than I/R group after operation 12 h. The liver function indexes of ALT and AST in serum were tested, and the results in DADA group showed it is significantly lower than I/R group after operation 12 h. The inflammation indexes of IL-6 and TNF-α expressions in DADA group were significantly lower than that in I/R group after operation 24 h. CONCLUSION The dichloroacetate diisopropylamine treatment could protect the hepatocellular mitochondria in case of the spillage of Cytochrome C induced apoptosome, and protect the liver against ischemia-reperfusion injury. Thus, it may be a method to promote the recovery of donor liver function after transplantation.
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- Zhuonan Zhuang
- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital Medical Center, Tsinghua UniversityBeijing 102218, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong UniversityJinan 250012, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Huai’an Hospital Affiliated to Xuzhou Medical College and Huai’an Second HospitalHuai’an 223002, P.R. China
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- Department of Neurology, People’s Hospital of RizhaolanshanRizhao 276800, China
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- Department of Neurology, Rizhao First People HospitalRizhao 276800, China
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- Department of Clinical Lab, Rizhao First People HospitalRizhao 276800, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong UniversityJinan 250012, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong UniversityJinan 250012, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong UniversityJinan 250012, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong UniversityJinan 250033, China
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong UniversityJinan 250012, China
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Movahed E, Tan GMY, Munusamy K, Yeow TC, Tay ST, Wong WF, Looi CY. Triclosan Demonstrates Synergic Effect with Amphotericin B and Fluconazole and Induces Apoptosis-Like Cell Death in Cryptococcus neoformans. Front Microbiol 2016; 7:360. [PMID: 27047474 PMCID: PMC4800180 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2016.00360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Objectives:Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic fungus that causes fatal meningoencephalitis especially in AIDS patients. There is an increasing need for discovery of new anti-cryptococcal drugs due to emergence of resistance cases in recent years. In this study, we aim to elucidate the antifungal effect of triclosan against C. neoformans. Methods: Minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of triclosan in different C. neoformans strains was first examined. The in vitro interactions between triclosan and two standard anti-fungal drugs (amphotericin B and fluconazole) were further evaluated by microdilution checkerboard assay. Mechanism of triclosan fungicidal activity was then investigated by viewing the cell morphology under transmission electron microscope. Results: We reported that triclosan potently inhibited the growth of C. neoformans. A combination of triclosan with amphotericin B or with fluconazole enhanced their fungicidal effects. Triclosan-treated C. neoformans displayed characteristics such as nuclear chromatin condensation, extensive intracellular vacuolation and mitochondrial swelling, indicating that triclosan triggered apoptosis-like cell death. Conclusion: In summary, our report suggests triclosan as an independent drug or synergent for C. neoformans treatment.
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- Elaheh Movahed
- Department of Medical Microbiology, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Medical Microbiology, Tropical Infectious Disease Research and Education Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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HIV-1 Protease in the Fission Yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0151286. [PMID: 26982200 PMCID: PMC4794156 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0151286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2016] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND HIV-1 protease (PR) is an essential viral enzyme. Its primary function is to proteolyze the viral Gag-Pol polyprotein for production of viral enzymes and structural proteins and for maturation of infectious viral particles. Increasing evidence suggests that PR cleaves host cellular proteins. However, the nature of PR-host cellular protein interactions is elusive. This study aimed to develop a fission yeast (Schizosaccharomyces pombe) model system and to examine the possible interaction of HIV-1 PR with cellular proteins and its potential impact on cell proliferation and viability. RESULTS A fission yeast strain RE294 was created that carried a single integrated copy of the PR gene in its chromosome. The PR gene was expressed using an inducible nmt1 promoter so that PR-specific effects could be measured. HIV-1 PR from this system cleaved the same indigenous viral p6/MA protein substrate as it does in natural HIV-1 infections. HIV-1 PR expression in fission yeast cells prevented cell proliferation and induced cellular oxidative stress and changes in mitochondrial morphology that led to cell death. Both these PR activities can be prevented by a PR-specific enzymatic inhibitor, indinavir, suggesting that PR-mediated proteolytic activities and cytotoxic effects resulted from enzymatic activities of HIV-1 PR. Through genome-wide screening, a serine/threonine kinase, Hhp2, was identified that suppresses HIV-1 PR-induced protease cleavage and cell death in fission yeast and in mammalian cells, where it prevented PR-induced apoptosis and cleavage of caspase-3 and caspase-8. CONCLUSIONS This is the first report to show that HIV-1 protease is functional as an enzyme in fission yeast, and that it behaves in a similar manner as it does in HIV-1 infection. HIV-1 PR-induced cell death in fission yeast could potentially be used as an endpoint for mechanistic studies, and this system could be used for developing a high-throughput system for drug screenings.
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Hernández A, Herrera-Palau R, Madroñal JM, Albi T, López-Lluch G, Perez-Castiñeira JR, Navas P, Valverde F, Serrano A. Vacuolar H(+)-Pyrophosphatase AVP1 is Involved in Amine Fungicide Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana and Provides Tridemorph Resistance in Yeast. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:85. [PMID: 26904057 PMCID: PMC4746327 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 01/17/2016] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Amine fungicides are widely used as crop protectants. Their success is believed to be related to their ability to inhibit postlanosterol sterol biosynthesis in fungi, in particular sterol-Δ(8),Δ(7)-isomerases and sterol-Δ(14)-reductases, with a concomitant accumulation of toxic abnormal sterols. However, their actual cellular effects and mechanisms of death induction are still poorly understood. Paradoxically, plants exhibit a natural resistance to amine fungicides although they have similar enzymes in postcicloartenol sterol biosynthesis that are also susceptible to fungicide inhibition. A major difference in vacuolar ion homeostasis between plants and fungi is the presence of a dual set of primary proton pumps in the former (V-ATPase and H(+)-pyrophosphatase), but only the V-ATPase in the latter. Abnormal sterols affect the proton-pumping capacity of V-ATPases in fungi and this has been proposed as a major determinant in fungicide action. Using Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model fungus, we provide evidence that amine fungicide treatment induced cell death by apoptosis. Cell death was concomitant with impaired H(+)-pumping capacity in vacuole vesicles and dependent on vacuolar proteases. Also, the heterologous expression of the Arabidopsis thaliana main H(+)-pyrophosphatase (AVP1) at the fungal vacuolar membrane reduced apoptosis levels in yeast and increased resistance to amine fungicides. Consistently, A. thaliana avp1 mutant seedlings showed increased susceptibility to this amine fungicide, particularly at the level of root development. This is in agreement with AVP1 being nearly the sole H(+)-pyrophosphatase gene expressed at the root elongation zones. All in all, the present data suggest that H(+)-pyrophosphatases are major determinants of plant tolerance to amine fungicides.
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- Agustín Hernández
- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de SevillaSevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo, Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de SevillaSevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de SevillaSevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de SevillaSevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo and Centre of Biomedical Research in Rare Diseases, ISCIII, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Pablo de OlavideSevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de SevillaSevilla, Spain
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- Centro Andaluz de Biología del Desarrollo and Centre of Biomedical Research in Rare Diseases, ISCIII, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad Pablo de OlavideSevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de SevillaSevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Vegetal y Fotosíntesis, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de SevillaSevilla, Spain
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Shang YH, Zeng YJ, Zhu P, Zhong QP. Acetate metabolism of Saccharomyces cerevisiae at different temperatures during lychee wine fermentation. BIOTECHNOL BIOTEC EQ 2016. [DOI: 10.1080/13102818.2016.1142831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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- Yu-hui Shang
- Food Department, College of Food Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Food Department, College of Food Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Horticulture Department, College of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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- Food Department, College of Food Science and Technology, Hainan University, Haikou, China
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Rodríguez-Escudero M, Cid VJ, Molina M, Schulze-Luehrmann J, Lührmann A, Rodríguez-Escudero I. Studying Coxiella burnetii Type IV Substrates in the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae: Focus on Subcellular Localization and Protein Aggregation. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0148032. [PMID: 26821324 PMCID: PMC4731203 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 01/12/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Coxiella burnetii is a Gram-negative obligate parasitic bacterium that causes the disease Q-fever in humans. To establish its intracellular niche, it utilizes the Icm/Dot type IVB secretion system (T4BSS) to inject protein effectors into the host cell cytoplasm. The host targets of most cognate and candidate T4BSS-translocated effectors remain obscure. We used the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model to express and study six C. burnetii effectors, namely AnkA, AnkB, AnkF, CBU0077, CaeA and CaeB, in search for clues about their role in C. burnetii virulence. When ectopically expressed in HeLa cells, these effectors displayed distinct subcellular localizations. Accordingly, GFP fusions of these proteins produced in yeast also decorated distinct compartments, and most of them altered cell growth. CaeA was ubiquitinated both in yeast and mammalian cells and, in S. cerevisiae, accumulated at juxtanuclear quality-control compartments (JUNQs) and insoluble protein deposits (IPODs), characteristic of aggregative or misfolded proteins. AnkA, which was not ubiquitinated, accumulated exclusively at the IPOD. CaeA, but not AnkA or the other effectors, caused oxidative damage in yeast. We discuss that CaeA and AnkA behavior in yeast may rather reflect misfolding than recognition of conserved targets in the heterologous system. In contrast, CBU0077 accumulated at vacuolar membranes and abnormal ER extensions, suggesting that it interferes with vesicular traffic, whereas AnkB associated with the yeast nucleolus. Both effectors shared common localization features in HeLa and yeast cells. Our results support the idea that C. burnetii T4BSS effectors manipulate multiple host cell targets, which can be conserved in higher and lower eukaryotic cells. However, the behavior of CaeA and AnkA prompt us to conclude that heterologous protein aggregation and proteostatic stress can be a limitation to be considered when using the yeast model to assess the function of bacterial effectors.
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- María Rodríguez-Escudero
- Dpto. de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigaciones Sanitarias (IRyCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Dpto. de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigaciones Sanitarias (IRyCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Dpto. de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigaciones Sanitarias (IRyCIS), Madrid, Spain
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- Mikrobiologisches Institut-Klinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Mikrobiologisches Institut-Klinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Dpto. de Microbiología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Instituto Ramón y Cajal de Investigaciones Sanitarias (IRyCIS), Madrid, Spain
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The mitochondrion descends from a bacterium that, about two billion years ago, became endosymbiotic. This organelle represents a Pandora’s box whose opening triggers cytochrome-c release and apoptosis of cells from multicellular animals, which evolved much later, about six hundred million years ago. BCL-2 proteins, which are critical apoptosis regulators, were recruited at a certain time point in evolution to either lock or unlock this mitochondrial Pandora’s box. Hence, particularly intriguing is the issue of when and how the “BCL-2 proteins–mitochondria–apoptosis” triptych emerged. This chapter explains what it takes from an evolutionary perspective to evolve a BCL-2-regulated apoptotic pathway, by focusing on the events occurring upstream of mitochondria.
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Huang QN, Shi YF, Zhang XB, Song LX, Feng BH, Wang HM, Xu X, Li XH, Guo D, Wu JL. Single base substitution in OsCDC48 is responsible for premature senescence and death phenotype in rice. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2016; 58:12-28. [PMID: 26040493 PMCID: PMC5049647 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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A premature senescence and death 128 (psd128) mutant was isolated from an ethyl methane sulfonate-induced rice IR64 mutant bank. The premature senescence phenotype appeared at the six-leaf stage and the plant died at the early heading stage. psd128 exhibited impaired chloroplast development with significantly reduced photosynthetic ability, chlorophyll and carotenoid contents, root vigor, soluble protein content and increased malonaldehyde content. Furthermore, the expression of senescence-related genes was significantly altered in psd128. The mutant trait was controlled by a single recessive nuclear gene. Using map-based strategy, the mutation Oryza sativa cell division cycle 48 (OsCDC48) was isolated and predicted to encode a putative AAA-type ATPase with 809 amino-acid residuals. A single base substitution at position C2347T in psd128 resulted in a premature stop codon. Functional complementation could rescue the mutant phenotype. In addition, RNA interference resulted in the premature senescence and death phenotype. OsCDC48 was expressed constitutively in the root, stem, leaf and panicle. Subcellular analysis indicated that OsCDC48:YFP fusion proteins were located both in the cytoplasm and nucleus. OsCDC48 was highly conserved with more than 90% identity in the protein levels among plant species. Our results indicated that the impaired function of OsCDC48 was responsible for the premature senescence and death phenotype.
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
- School of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, 050024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rice Biology, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou, 310006, China
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Libertini G. Phylogeny of aging and related phenoptotic phenomena. BIOCHEMISTRY (MOSCOW) 2015; 80:1529-46. [DOI: 10.1134/s0006297915120019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A novel antimicrobial peptide, scolopendin, from Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans and its microbicidal mechanism. Biochimie 2015; 118:176-84. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2015.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ghosh P, Roy A, Hess D, Ghosh A, Das S. Deciphering the mode of action of a mutant Allium sativum Leaf Agglutinin (mASAL), a potent antifungal protein on Rhizoctonia solani. BMC Microbiol 2015; 15:237. [PMID: 26502719 PMCID: PMC4623900 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-015-0549-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2015] [Accepted: 10/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Mutant Allium sativum leaf agglutinin (mASAL) is a potent, biosafe, antifungal protein that exhibits fungicidal activity against different phytopathogenic fungi, including Rhizoctonia solani. Methods The effect of mASAL on the morphology of R.solani was monitored primarily by scanning electron and light microscopic techniques. Besides different fluorescent probes were used for monitoring various intracellular changes associated with mASAL treatment like change in mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), intracellular accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and induction of programmed cell death (PCD). In addition ligand blot followed by LC-MS/MS analyses were performed to detect the putative interactors of mASAL. Results Knowledge on the mode of function for any new protein is a prerequisite for its biotechnological application. Detailed morphological analysis of mASAL treated R. solani hyphae using different microscopic techniques revealed a detrimental effect of mASAL on both the cell wall and the plasma membrane. Moreover, exposure to mASAL caused the loss of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) and the subsequent intracellular accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the target organism. In conjunction with this observation, evidence of the induction of programmed cell death (PCD) was also noted in the mASAL treated R. solani hyphae. Furthermore, we investigated its interacting partners from R. solani. Using ligand blots followed by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analyses, we identified different binding partners including Actin, HSP70, ATPase and 14-3-3 protein. Conclusions Taken together, the present study provides insight into the probable mode of action of the antifungal protein, mASAL on R. solani which could be exploited in future biotechnological applications. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12866-015-0549-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Division of Plant Biology, Bose Institute, Centenary Campus, P1/12, CIT Scheme, VIIM, Kankurgachi, Kolkata, 700054, West Bengal, India.
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- Division of Plant Biology, Bose Institute, Centenary Campus, P1/12, CIT Scheme, VIIM, Kankurgachi, Kolkata, 700054, West Bengal, India. .,Present address: Chemical Ecology, Department of Plant Protection Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp, SE-230 53, Sweden.
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- The Protein Analysis Facility, Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Division of Plant Biology, Bose Institute, Centenary Campus, P1/12, CIT Scheme, VIIM, Kankurgachi, Kolkata, 700054, West Bengal, India.
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- Division of Plant Biology, Bose Institute, Centenary Campus, P1/12, CIT Scheme, VIIM, Kankurgachi, Kolkata, 700054, West Bengal, India.
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Sims J, Bruschi CV, Bertin C, West N, Breitenbach M, Schroeder S, Eisenberg T, Rinnerthaler M, Raspor P, Tosato V. High reactive oxygen species levels are detected at the end of the chronological life span of translocant yeast cells. Mol Genet Genomics 2015; 291:423-35. [PMID: 26423068 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-015-1120-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2015] [Accepted: 09/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Chromosome translocation is a major genomic event for a cell, affecting almost every of its life aspects ranging from metabolism, organelle maintenance and homeostasis to gene maintenance and expression. By using the bridge-induced translocation system, we defined the effects of induced chromosome translocation on the chronological life span (CLS) of yeast with particular interest to the oxidative stress condition. The results demonstrate that every translocant strain has a different CLS, but all have a high increase in reactive oxygen species and in lipid peroxides levels at the end of the life span. This could be due to the very unique and strong deregulation of the oxidative stress network. Furthermore, the loss of the translocated chromosome occurs at the end of the life span and is locus dependent. Additionally, the RDH54 gene may play a role in the correct segregation of the translocant chromosome, since in its absence there is an increase in loss of the bridge-induced translocated chromosome.
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- Jason Sims
- Yeast Molecular Genetics Group, ICGEB, Area Science Park, Padriciano 99, 34149, Trieste, Italy.,Department of Chromosome Biology, Max Perutz Laboratories, Dr. Bohr-Gasse 9, 1030, Vienna, Austria
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- Yeast Molecular Genetics Group, ICGEB, Area Science Park, Padriciano 99, 34149, Trieste, Italy.,Central European Initiative, Via Genova 9, 34121, Trieste, Italy
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- Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, University of Rennes, 9 Rue Jean Macé, 35700, Rennes, France
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- Yeast Molecular Genetics Group, ICGEB, Area Science Park, Padriciano 99, 34149, Trieste, Italy
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- Genetics Division, Department of Cell Biology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstrasse 34, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Genetics Division, Department of Cell Biology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstrasse 34, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, University of Graz, Humboldtstrasse 50, 8010, Graz, Austria
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- Genetics Division, Department of Cell Biology, University of Salzburg, Hellbrunnerstrasse 34, 5020, Salzburg, Austria
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- Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health, University of Primorska, Polje 42, 6310, Izola, Slovenia
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- Yeast Molecular Genetics Group, ICGEB, Area Science Park, Padriciano 99, 34149, Trieste, Italy.
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The Chromone Alkaloid, Rohitukine, Affords Anti-Cancer Activity via Modulating Apoptosis Pathways in A549 Cell Line and Yeast Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) Pathway. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0137991. [PMID: 26405812 PMCID: PMC4583253 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2015] [Accepted: 08/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The field of cancer research and treatment has made significant progress, yet we are far from having completely safe, efficient and specific therapies that target cancer cells and spare the healthy tissues. Natural compounds may reduce the problems related to cancer treatment. Currently, many plant products are being used to treat cancer. In this study, Rohitukine, a natural occurring chromone alkaloid extracted from Dysoxylum binectariferum, was investigated for cytotoxic properties against budding yeast as well as against lung cancer (A549) cells. We endeavored to specifically study Rohitukine in S. cerevisiae in the context of MAPK pathways as yeast probably represents the experimental model where the organization and regulation of MAPK pathways are best understood. MAPK are evolutionarily conserved protein kinases that transfer extracellular signals to the machinery controlling essential cellular processes like growth, migration, differentiation, cell division and apoptosis. We aimed at carrying out hypothesis driven studies towards targeting the important network of cellular communication, a critical process that gets awry in cancer. Employing mutant strains of genetic model system Saccharomyces cerevisiae. S. cerevisiae encodes five MAPKs involved in control of distinct cellular responses such as growth, differentiation, migration and apoptosis. Our study involves gene knockouts of Slt2 and Hog1 which are functional homologs of human ERK5 and mammalian p38 MAPK, respectively. We performed cytotoxicity assay to evaluate the effect of Rohitukine on cell viability and also determined the effects of drug on generation of reactive oxygen species, induction of apoptosis and expression of Slt2 and Hog1 gene at mRNA level in the presence of drug. The results of this study show a differential effect in the activity of drug between the WT, Slt2 and Hog1 gene deletion strain indicating involvement of MAPK pathway. Further, we investigated Rohitukine induced cytotoxic effects in lung cancer cells and stimulated the productions of ROS after exposure for 24 hrs. Results from western blotting suggest that Rohitukine triggered apoptosis in A549 cell line through upregulation of p53, caspase9 and down regulation of Bcl-2 protein. The scope of this study is to understand the mechanism of anticancer activity of Rohitukine to increase the repertoire of anticancer drugs, so that problem created by emergence of resistance towards standard anticancer compounds can be alleviated.
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Anacardic acid induces apoptosis-like cell death in the rice blast fungus Magnaporthe oryzae. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2015; 100:323-35. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-015-6915-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Revised: 07/28/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cyclopalladated Compound 7a Induces Apoptosis- and Autophagy-Like Mechanisms in Paracoccidioides and Is a Candidate for Paracoccidioidomycosis Treatment. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015; 59:7214-23. [PMID: 26349827 DOI: 10.1128/aac.00512-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM), caused by Paracoccidioides species, is the main cause of death due to systemic mycoses in Brazil and other Latin American countries. Therapeutic options for PCM and other systemic mycoses are limited and time-consuming, and there are high rates of noncompliance, relapses, toxic side effects, and sequelae. Previous work has shown that the cyclopalladated 7a compound is effective in treating several kinds of cancer and parasitic Chagas disease without significant toxicity in animals. Here we show that cyclopalladated 7a inhibited the in vitro growth of Paracoccidioides lutzii Pb01 and P. brasiliensis isolates Pb18 (highly virulent), Pb2, Pb3, and Pb4 (less virulent) in a dose-response manner. Pb18 was the most resistant. Opportunistic Candida albicans and Cryptococcus neoformans were also sensitive. BALB/c mice showed significantly lighter lung fungal burdens when treated twice a day for 20 days with a low cyclopalladated 7a dose of 30 μg/ml/day for 30 days after intratracheal infection with Pb18. Electron microscopy images suggested that apoptosis- and autophagy-like mechanisms are involved in the fungal killing mechanism of cyclopalladated 7a. Pb18 yeast cells incubated with the 7a compound showed remarkable chromatin condensation, DNA degradation, superoxide anion production, and increased metacaspase activity suggestive of apoptosis. Autophagy-related killing mechanisms were suggested by increased autophagic vacuole numbers and acidification, as indicated by an increase in LysoTracker and monodansylcadaverine (MDC) staining in cyclopalladated 7a-treated Pb18 yeast cells. Considering that cyclopalladated 7a is highly tolerated in vivo and affects yeast fungal growth through general apoptosis- and autophagy-like mechanisms, it is a novel promising drug for the treatment of PCM and other mycoses.
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N-Acetylglucosamine-Induced Cell Death in Candida albicans and Its Implications for Adaptive Mechanisms of Nutrient Sensing in Yeasts. mBio 2015; 6:e01376-15. [PMID: 26350972 PMCID: PMC4600118 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01376-15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Single-celled organisms have different strategies to sense and utilize nutrients in their ever-changing environments. The opportunistic fungal pathogen Candida albicans is a common member of the human microbiota, especially that of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. An important question concerns how C. albicans gained a competitive advantage over other microbes to become a successful commensal and opportunistic pathogen. Here, we report that C. albicans uses N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), an abundant carbon source present in the GI tract, as a signal for nutrient availability. When placed in water, C. albicans cells normally enter the G0 phase and remain viable for weeks. However, they quickly lose viability when cultured in water containing only GlcNAc. We term this phenomenon GlcNAc-induced cell death (GICD). GlcNAc triggers the upregulation of ribosomal biogenesis genes, alterations of mitochondrial metabolism, and the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), followed by rapid cell death via both apoptotic and necrotic mechanisms. Multiple pathways, including the conserved cyclic AMP (cAMP) signaling and GlcNAc catabolic pathways, are involved in GICD. GlcNAc acts as a signaling molecule to regulate multiple cellular programs in a coordinated manner and therefore maximizes the efficiency of nutrient use. This adaptive behavior allows C. albicans’ more efficient colonization of the gut. The ability to rapidly and appropriately respond to nutrients in the environment is crucial to free-living microorganisms. To maximize the use of available nutrients, microorganisms often use a limiting nutritional component as a signal to coordinate multiple biological processes. The human fungal pathogen Candida albicans uses N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) as a signal for the availability of external nutrient resources. GlcNAc induces rapid cell death in C. albicans due to the constitutive activation of oxidative metabolism and accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and multiple pathways are involved in its regulation. This study sheds light on the mechanisms of niche specialization of pathogenic fungi and raises the possibility that this cell death pathway could be an unexplored therapeutic target.
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Saxena M, Sharma RK, Ramirez-Paz J, Tinoco AD, Griebenow K. Purification and characterization of a cytochrome c with novel caspase-3 activation activity from the pathogenic fungus Rhizopus arrhizus. BMC BIOCHEMISTRY 2015; 16:21. [PMID: 26334686 PMCID: PMC4559206 DOI: 10.1186/s12858-015-0050-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 08/26/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Members of Rhizopus species are the most common cause of mucormycosis, a rare but often fatal fungal infection. Host induced pathogen apoptosis and pathogen induced host cell apoptosis are often involved in fungal infections. In many organisms, the release of mitochondrial cytochrome c can trigger apoptosis by activating caspase proteases, but the role of fungal cytochrome c in apoptosis remains unknown. RESULTS DNA sequence encoding Rhizopus arrhizus cytochrome c was cloned and expressed in E. coli. Both native and recombinant cytochrome c were purified using ion exchange followed by gel filtration chromatography. The identities of purified proteins were confirmed by MALDI-MS and UV-Visible spectroscopy. For the first time, we demonstrated that Rhizopus arrhizus cytochrome c could activate human capspase-3 in HeLa cell extracts. We also found that Rhizopus arrhizus cytochrome c has redox potential, peroxidase activity, and spectral properties similar to human and horse cytochrome c proteins. CONCLUSIONS Rhizopus arrhizus cytochrome c can activate human caspase-3 in HeLa cell extracts and it possesses similar physical and spectral properties as human and horse cytochrome c. This protein was found to have a previously unknown potential to activate human caspase-3, an important step in the apoptosis cascade.
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- Manoj Saxena
- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, P.O. Box 70377, San Juan, PR, 00936-837, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, P.O. Box 70377, San Juan, PR, 00936-837, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, P.O. Box 70377, San Juan, PR, 00936-837, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, P.O. Box 70377, San Juan, PR, 00936-837, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, P.O. Box 70377, San Juan, PR, 00936-837, USA.
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Palermo V, Stirpe M, Torella M, Falcone C, Mazzoni C. NEM1 acts as a suppressor of apoptotic phenotypes in LSM4 yeast mutants. FEMS Yeast Res 2015; 15:fov074. [PMID: 26316593 DOI: 10.1093/femsyr/fov074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae mutants in the essential gene LSM4, involved in messenger RNA decapping, and expressing a truncated form of the LSM4 gene of the yeast Kluyveromyces lactis (Kllsm4Δ1), show premature aging accompanied by the presence of typical markers of apoptosis and high sensitivity to oxidative stressing agents. We isolated multicopy extragenic suppressors of these defects, transforming the Kllsm4Δ1 mutant with a yeast DNA library and selecting clones showing resistance to acetic acid. Here we present one of these clones, carrying a DNA fragment containing the NEM1 gene (Nuclear Envelope Morphology protein 1), which encodes the catalytic subunit of the Nem1p-Spo7p phosphatase holoenzyme. Nem1p regulates nuclear growth by controlling phospholipid biosynthesis and it is required for normal nuclear envelope morphology and sporulation. The data presented here correlate the mRNA metabolism with the biosynthesis of phospholipids and with the functionality of the endoplasmic reticulum.
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- Vanessa Palermo
- Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'Charles Darwin', Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185-Rome, Italy
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- Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'Charles Darwin', Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185-Rome, Italy
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- Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'Charles Darwin', Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185-Rome, Italy
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- Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'Charles Darwin', Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185-Rome, Italy
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- Pasteur Institute-Cenci Bolognetti Foundation, Department of Biology and Biotechnology 'Charles Darwin', Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, 00185-Rome, Italy
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Lycopene induces apoptosis in Candida albicans through reactive oxygen species production and mitochondrial dysfunction. Biochimie 2015; 115:108-15. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2015.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2015] [Accepted: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Zhang Z, Ren Q. Why are essential genes essential? - The essentiality of Saccharomyces genes. MICROBIAL CELL 2015; 2:280-287. [PMID: 28357303 PMCID: PMC5349100 DOI: 10.15698/mic2015.08.218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Essential genes are defined as required for the survival of an organism or a cell. They are of particular interests, not only for their essential biological functions, but also in practical applications, such as identifying effective drug targets to pathogenic bacteria and fungi. The budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has approximately 6,000 open reading frames, 15 to 20% of which are deemed as essential. Some of the essential genes, however, appear to perform non-essential functions, such as aging and cell death, while many of the non-essential genes play critical roles in cell survival. In this paper, we reviewed and analyzed the levels of essentiality of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae genes and have grouped the genes into four categories: (1) Conditional essential: essential only under certain circumstances or growth conditions; (2) Essential: required for survival under optimal growth conditions; (3) Redundant essential: synthetic lethal due to redundant pathways or gene duplication; and (4) Absolute essential: the minimal genes required for maintaining a cellular life under a stress-free environment. The essential and non-essential functions of the essential genes were further analyzed.
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- Zhaojie Zhang
- Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
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- Department of Zoology and Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USA
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In vitro antifungal activity of baicalin against Candida albicans biofilms via apoptotic induction. Microb Pathog 2015; 87:21-9. [PMID: 26169236 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2015.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2014] [Revised: 07/05/2015] [Accepted: 07/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The aim of this study was to investigate the antifungal activity of baicalin and its potential mechanism of action against Candida albicans biofilms. The standard techniques including microdilution method and checkerboard assay were employed to evaluate the susceptibilities of baicalin alone and in combination with fluconazole against planktonic and biofilm cells of C. albicans. Transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), fluorescent microscope and flow cytometry were used to assess the apoptotic incidences induced by baicalin in biofilm cells. The expressions of four genes (RAS1, CAP1, PDE2 and TPK1) related to Ras-cAMP-PKA pathway were also analyzed by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR). The results showed that minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and sessile minimum inhibitory concentration (SMIC50) of baicalin were 500 and 2000 μg/mL with fractional inhibitory concentration indexs (FICIs) ranging from 0.28 to 0.75. A series of events related to apoptosis were observed in baicalin-treated C. albicans biofilms, including extensive chromatin condensation along the nuclear envelope, ROS accumulation, MMP reduction, PS externalization, nuclear fragmentation, chromatin condensation, metacaspase activation and Cyt C release. Additionally, the expressions of RAS1 and TPK1 were up-regulated by 3.2 and 2.9 folds respectively, while those of CAP1 and PDE2 were down-regulated by 3.3 and 6.6 folds respectively after exposure to baicalin in biofilm cells. In conclusion, baicalin can suppress the development of C. albicans biofilms most likely due to inducing cell death via apoptosis.
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Werner-Washburne M, Roy S, Davidson GS. Aging and the survival of quiescent and non-quiescent cells in yeast stationary-phase cultures. Subcell Biochem 2015; 57:123-43. [PMID: 22094420 DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-2561-4_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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In this chapter, we argue that with careful attention to cell types in stationary-phase cultures of the yeast, S. cerevisiae provide an excellent model system for aging studies and hold much promise in pinpointing the set of causal genes and mechanisms driving aging. Importantly, a more detailed understanding of aging in this single celled organism will also shed light on aging in tissue-complex model organisms such as C. elegans and D. melanogaster. We feel strongly that the relationship between aging in yeast and tissue-complex organisms has been obscured by failure to notice the heterogeneity of stationary-phase cultures and the processes by which distinct cell types arise in these cultures. Although several studies have used yeast stationary-phase cultures for chronological aging, the majority of these studies have assumed that cultures in stationary phase are homogeneously composed of a single cell type. However, genome-scale analyses of yeast stationary-phase cultures have identified two major cell fractions: quiescent and non-quiescent, which we discuss in detail in this chapter. We review evidence that cell populations isolated from these cultures exhibit population-specific phenotypes spanning a range of metabolic and physiological processes including reproductive capacity, apoptosis, differences in metabolic activities, genetic hyper-mutability, and stress responses. The identification, in S. cerevisiae, of multiple sub-populations having differentiated physiological attributes relevant to aging offers an unprecedented opportunity. This opportunity to deeply understand yeast cellular (and population) aging programs will, also, give insight into genomic and metabolic processes in tissue-complex organism, as well as stem cell biology and the origins of differentiation.
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- M Werner-Washburne
- Department of Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131, USA,
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Voigt J, Woestemeyer J. Protease Inhibitors Cause Necrotic Cell Death in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
by Inducing the Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2015; 62:711-21. [DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2014] [Revised: 02/02/2015] [Accepted: 02/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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- Juergen Voigt
- Institute for Biochemistry; Charité, Charité-Platz 1/Virchowweg 6; D-10117 Berlin Germany
- Institute of Microbiology; Friedrich-Schiller-University; Neugasse 24; D-07743 Jena Germany
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- Institute of Microbiology; Friedrich-Schiller-University; Neugasse 24; D-07743 Jena Germany
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Mallick S, Dey S, Mandal S, Dutta A, Mukherjee D, Biswas G, Chatterjee S, Mallick S, Lai TK, Acharya K, Pal C. A novel triterpene from Astraeus hygrometricus induces reactive oxygen species leading to death in Leishmania donovani. Future Microbiol 2015; 10:763-89. [PMID: 26000650 DOI: 10.2217/fmb.14.149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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ABSTRACT Aim: The effect of astrakurkurone, a novel triterpene, isolated from Indian mushroom Astraeus hygrometricus has been investigated to elucidate the mechanisms involved in selective cell death of Leishmania donovani. Materials & methods: The hypotheses were investigated using flow-cytometry, scanning electron microscopy and confocal microscopy. Results: The time dependent elevation of astrakurkurone-induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) was found intimately associated with apoptosis. The involvement of ROS in promastigote death was found confirmed as NAC and GSH could decrease the ROS level and restored the mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨ m). It also inhibited the intracellular amastigotes. Conclusion: We claim the present invention as substantial in depth evidences that mushroom derived active molecules can be exploited as target specific, comparatively nontoxic leads for antileishmanial therapy.
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- Cellular Immunology & Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, West Bengal State University, Barasat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
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- Cellular Immunology & Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, West Bengal State University, Barasat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
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- Cellular Immunology & Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, West Bengal State University, Barasat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
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- Cellular Immunology & Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, West Bengal State University, Barasat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
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- Cellular Immunology & Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, West Bengal State University, Barasat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
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- Molecular & Applied Mycology & Plant Pathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India
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- Molecular & Applied Mycology & Plant Pathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India
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- CU BD Centre of Excellence for Nanobiotechnology, University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Vidyasagar Evening College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Molecular & Applied Mycology & Plant Pathology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, West Bengal, India
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- Cellular Immunology & Experimental Therapeutics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, West Bengal State University, Barasat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India
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Kumar PT, Vriens K, Cornaglia M, Gijs M, Kokalj T, Thevissen K, Geeraerd A, Cammue BPA, Puers R, Lammertyn J. Digital microfluidics for time-resolved cytotoxicity studies on single non-adherent yeast cells. LAB ON A CHIP 2015; 15:1852-1860. [PMID: 25710603 DOI: 10.1039/c4lc01469c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Single cell analysis (SCA) has gained increased popularity for elucidating cellular heterogeneity at genomic, proteomic and cellular levels. Flow cytometry is considered as one of the most widely used techniques to characterize single cell responses; however, its inability to analyse cells with spatio-temporal resolution poses a major drawback. Here, we introduce a digital microfluidic (DMF) platform as a useful tool for conducting studies on isolated yeast cells in a high-throughput fashion. The reported system exhibits (i) a microwell array for trapping single non-adherent cells by shuttling a cell-containing droplet over the array, and allows (ii) implementation of high-throughput cytotoxicity assays with enhanced spatio-temporal resolution. The system was tested for five different concentrations of the antifungal drug Amphotericin B, and the cell responses were monitored over time by time lapse fluorescence microscopy. The DMF platform was validated by bulk experiments, which mimicked the DMF experimental design. A correlation analysis revealed that the results obtained on the DMF platform are not significantly different from those obtained in bulk; hence, the DMF platform can be used as a tool to perform SCA on non-adherent cells, with spatio-temporal resolution. In addition, no external forces, other than the physical forces generated by moving the droplet, were used to capture single cells, thereby avoiding cell damage. As such, the information on cellular behaviour during treatment could be obtained for every single cell over time making this platform noteworthy in the field of SCA.
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- P T Kumar
- BIOSYST-MEBIOS, KU Leuven, Willem de Croylaan 42, Heverlee, Belgium.
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Citterio B, Albertini MC, Ghibelli L, Falcieri E, Battistelli M, Canonico B, Rocchi MBL, Teodori L, Ciani M, Piatti E. Multiparameter analysis of apoptosis in puromycin-treated Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Arch Microbiol 2015; 197:773-80. [PMID: 25868793 DOI: 10.1007/s00203-015-1110-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Revised: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a typical apoptotic phenotype is induced by some stress factors such as sugars, acetic acid, hydrogen peroxide, aspirin and age. Nevertheless, no data have been reported for apoptosis induced by puromycin, a damaging agent known to induce apoptosis in mammalian cells. We treated S. cerevisiae with puromycin to induce apoptosis and evaluated the percentage of dead cells by using Hoechst 33342 staining, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Annexin V flow cytometry (FC) analysis. Hoechst 33342 fluorescence images were processed to acquire parameters to use for multiparameter analysis [and perform a principal component analysis, (PCA)]. Cell viability was evaluated by Rhodamine 123 (Rh 123) and Acridine Orange microscope fluorescence staining. The results show puromycin-induced apoptosis in S. cerevisiae, and the PCA analysis indicated that the increasing percentage of apoptotic cells delineated a well-defined graph profile. The results were supported by TEM and FC. This study gives new insights into yeast apoptosis using puromycin as inducer agent, and PCA analysis may complement molecular analysis facilitating further studies to its detection.
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- Barbara Citterio
- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino "Carlo Bo", Urbino, Italy
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Breitenbach M, Weber M, Rinnerthaler M, Karl T, Breitenbach-Koller L. Oxidative stress in fungi: its function in signal transduction, interaction with plant hosts, and lignocellulose degradation. Biomolecules 2015; 5:318-42. [PMID: 25854186 PMCID: PMC4496675 DOI: 10.3390/biom5020318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Revised: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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In this review article, we want to present an overview of oxidative stress in fungal cells in relation to signal transduction, interaction of fungi with plant hosts, and lignocellulose degradation. We will discuss external oxidative stress which may occur through the interaction with other microorganisms or plant hosts as well as internally generated oxidative stress, which can for instance originate from NADPH oxidases or “leaky” mitochondria and may be modulated by the peroxiredoxin system or by protein disulfide isomerases thus contributing to redox signaling. Analyzing redox signaling in fungi with the tools of molecular genetics is presently only in its beginning. However, it is already clear that redox signaling in fungal cells often is linked to cell differentiation (like the formation of perithecia), virulence (in plant pathogens), hyphal growth and the successful passage through the stationary phase.
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- Michael Breitenbach
- Department of Cell Biology, Division of Genetics, University of Salzburg, Salzburg 5020, Austria.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Division of Genetics, University of Salzburg, Salzburg 5020, Austria.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Division of Genetics, University of Salzburg, Salzburg 5020, Austria.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Division of Genetics, University of Salzburg, Salzburg 5020, Austria.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Division of Genetics, University of Salzburg, Salzburg 5020, Austria.
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Barar J, Kafil V, Majd MH, Barzegari A, Khani S, Johari-Ahar M, Asgari D, Coukos G, Cokous G, Omidi Y. Multifunctional mitoxantrone-conjugated magnetic nanosystem for targeted therapy of folate receptor-overexpressing malignant cells. J Nanobiotechnology 2015; 13:26. [PMID: 25880772 PMCID: PMC4387580 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-015-0083-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background Targeted delivery of anticancer chemotherapeutics such as mitoxantrone (MTX) can significantly intensify their cytotoxic effects selectively in solid tumors such as breast cancer. In the current study, folic acid (FA)-armed and MTX-conjugated magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) were engineered for targeted eradication of folate receptor (FR)-positive cancerous cells. Polyethylene glycol (PEG), FA and MTX were covalently conjugated onto the MNPs to engineer the PEGylated FA-MTX-MNPs. The internalization studies were performed using fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labeled FA-decorated MNPs (FA-FITC-MNPs) in both FR-positive MCF-7 cells and FR-negative A549 cells by means of fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. The cellular and molecular impacts of FA-MTX-MNPs were examined using trypan blue cell viability and FITC-labeled annexin V apoptosis assays and 4′,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) staining, DNA ladder and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) assays. Results The FR-positive MCF-7 cells showed significant internalization of the FA-FITC-MNPs, but not the FR-negative A549 cells. The FR-positive cells treated with the PEGylated FA-MTX-MNPs exhibited the IC50 values of 3 μg/mL and 1.7 μg/mL, 24 h and 48 h post-treatment, respectively. DAPI staining and DNA ladder assays revealed significant condensation of nucleus and fragmentation of genomic DNA in the FR-positive MCF-7 cells treated with the PEGylated FA-MTX-MNPs as compared to the FR-negative A549 cells. The FITC-labeled annexin V assay confirmed emergence of late apoptosis (>80%) in the FR-positive MCF-7 cells treated with the PEGylated FA-MTX-MNPs, but not in the FR-negative A549 cells. The qPCR analysis confirmed profound cytotoxic impacts via alterations of apoptosis-related genes induced by MTX-FA-MNPs in MCF-7 cells, but not in the A549 cells. Conclusion Our findings evince that the engineered PEGylated FA-MTX-MNPs can be specifically taken up by the FR-positive malignant cells and effectively demolish them through up-regulation of Bcl-2–associated X protein (Bax) and Caspase 9 and down-regulation of AKt. Hence, the engineered nanosystem is proposed for simultaneous targeted imaging and therapy of various cancers overexpressing FRs.
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- Jaleh Barar
- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz, Iran. .,Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz, Iran. .,Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz, Iran. .,Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz, Iran. .,Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Ludwig Centre for Cancer Research, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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- Research Center for Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology, Tabriz, Iran. .,Faculty of Pharmacy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
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Núñez A, Dulude D, Jbel M, Rokeach LA. Calnexin is essential for survival under nitrogen starvation and stationary phase in Schizosaccharomyces pombe. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0121059. [PMID: 25803873 PMCID: PMC4372366 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0121059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Cell fate is determined by the balance of conserved molecular mechanisms regulating death (apoptosis) and survival (autophagy). Autophagy is a process by which cells recycle their organelles and macromolecules through degradation within the vacuole in yeast and plants, and lysosome in metazoa. In the yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, autophagy is strongly induced under nitrogen starvation and in aging cells. Previously, we demonstrated that calnexin (Cnx1p), a highly conserved transmembrane chaperone of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), regulates apoptosis under ER stress or inositol starvation. Moreover, we showed that in stationary phase, Cnx1p is cleaved into two moieties, L_Cnx1p and S_Cnx1p. Here, we show that the processing of Cnx1p is regulated by autophagy, induced by nitrogen starvation or cell aging. The cleavage of Cnx1p involves two vacuolar proteases: Isp6, which is essential for autophagy, and its paralogue Psp3. Blocking autophagy through the knockout of autophagy-related genes (atg) results in inhibition of both, the cleavage and the trafficking of Cnx1p from the ER to the vacuole. We demonstrate that Cnx1p is required for cell survival under nitrogen-starvation and in chronological aging cultures. The death of the mini_cnx1 mutant (overlapping S_cnx1p) cells is accompanied by accumulation of high levels of reactive-oxygen species (ROS), a slowdown in endocytosis and severe cell-wall defects. Moreover, mutant cells expressing only S_Cnx1p showed cell wall defects. Co-expressing mutant overlapping the L_Cnx1p and S_Cnx1p cleavage products reverses the death, ROS phenotype and cell wall defect to wild-type levels. As it is involved in both apoptosis and autophagy, Cnx1p could be a nexus for the crosstalk between these pro-death and pro-survival mechanisms. Ours, and observations in mammalian systems, suggest that the multiple roles of calnexin depend on its sub-cellular localization and on its cleavage. The use of S. pombe should assist in further shedding light on the multiple roles of calnexin.
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- Andrés Núñez
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Braun RJ, Sommer C, Leibiger C, Gentier RJG, Dumit VI, Paduch K, Eisenberg T, Habernig L, Trausinger G, Magnes C, Pieber T, Sinner F, Dengjel J, van Leeuwen FW, Kroemer G, Madeo F. Accumulation of Basic Amino Acids at Mitochondria Dictates the Cytotoxicity of Aberrant Ubiquitin. Cell Rep 2015; 10:1557-1571. [PMID: 25753421 PMCID: PMC4407011 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2014] [Revised: 12/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/31/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Neuronal accumulation of UBB+1, a frameshift variant of ubiquitin B, is a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). How UBB+1 contributes to neuronal dysfunction remains elusive. Here, we show that in brain regions of AD patients with neurofibrillary tangles UBB+1 co-exists with VMS1, the mitochondrion-specific component of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS). Expression of UBB+1 in yeast disturbs the UPS, leading to mitochondrial stress and apoptosis. Inhibiting UPS activity exacerbates while stimulating UPS by the transcription activator Rpn4 reduces UBB+1-triggered cytotoxicity. High levels of the Rpn4 target protein Cdc48 and its cofactor Vms1 are sufficient to relieve programmed cell death. We identified the UBB+1-induced enhancement of the basic amino acids arginine, ornithine, and lysine at mitochondria as a decisive toxic event, which can be reversed by Cdc48/Vms1-mediated proteolysis. The fact that AD-induced cellular dysfunctions can be avoided by UPS activity at mitochondria has potentially far-reaching pathophysiological implications. UBB+1 co-exists with the UPS component VMS1 in neurofibrillary tangles UBB+1 accumulation impairs the UPS and mitochondria, triggering cell death UBB+1 causes accumulation of basic amino acids at mitochondria Vms1 reverts UBB+1-triggered basic amino acid accumulation and cell death
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- Ralf J Braun
- Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany.
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria; BioTechMed-Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- FRIAS Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, Department of Dermatology, Medical Center, ZBSA Center for Biological Systems Analysis, BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Cell Biology, University of Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- HEALTH Institute for Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Joanneum Research, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- HEALTH Institute for Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Joanneum Research, 8010 Graz, Austria
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- HEALTH Institute for Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Joanneum Research, 8010 Graz, Austria; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- HEALTH Institute for Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Joanneum Research, 8010 Graz, Austria; Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Medical University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria
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- FRIAS Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, Department of Dermatology, Medical Center, ZBSA Center for Biological Systems Analysis, BIOSS Centre for Biological Signalling Studies, University of Freiburg, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Neuroscience, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6229 ER Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Apoptosis, Cancer and Immunity Laboratory, Team 11, Equipe labellisée Ligue contre le Cancer, INSERM Cordeliers Research Cancer, 75006 Paris, France; Cell Biology and Metabolomics Platforms, Gustave Roussy Comprehensive Cancer Center, 94805 Villejuif, France; Pôle de Biologie, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, 75015 Paris, France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institute of Molecular Biosciences, NAWI Graz, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria; BioTechMed-Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.
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