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Kawabe S, Yokoyama Y. Molecular cloning of calnexin and calreticulin in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas and its expression in response to air exposure. Mar Genomics 2010; 3:19-27. [PMID: 21798193 DOI: 10.1016/j.margen.2010.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2009] [Revised: 12/18/2009] [Accepted: 01/11/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Calnexin (CNX) and calreticulin (CRT) are endoplasmic reticulum (ER) chaperones. CNX is a type I transmembrane protein and CRT is a soluble CNX homologue. In the ER, CNX and CRT are important for Ca(2+) homeostasis and protein maturation. Here, we describe the full-length cDNA of the first mollusk CNX (cgCNX) and a second mollusk CRT (cgCRT) from the oyster Crassostrea gigas. CgCNX, containing 3255bp, was composed of a 1764bp open reading frame (ORF) that encodes a 588-amino acid protein. CgCRT, containing 1727bp, was composed of a 1242bp ORF that encodes a 414-amino acid protein. CgCNX and cgCRT contains an N-terminal 21- and 16-amino acid sequence, respectively, which is characteristic of a signal sequence. At the C-terminus, cgCRT also contains the KDEL (-Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu) peptide motif suggesting that cgCRT localizes in the ER. Northern blot analysis showed that both cgCNX and cgCRT mRNAs are induced by air exposure. The expression patterns of cgCNX mRNA differed from those of cgCRT during air exposure. This suggests that these two molecular chaperones have different roles in the response to air exposure.
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- Shinya Kawabe
- Department of Marine Bioscience, Fukui Prefectural University, Obama, Japan
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In this chapter, the attention is put on Ca(2+) effect on Clusterin (CLU) activity. We showed that two CLU forms (secreted and nuclear) are differently regulated by Ca(2+) and that Ca(2+) fluxes affect CLU gene expression. A secretory form (sCLU) protects cell viability whereas nuclear form (nCLU) is proapoptotic. Based on available data we suggest, that different CLU forms play opposite roles, depending on intracellular Ca(2+) concentration, time-course of Ca(2+) current, intracellular Ca(2+) compartmentalization, and final Ca(2+) targets. Discussion will be motivated on how CLU acts on cell in response to Ca(2+) waves. The impact of Ca(2+) on CLU gene activity and transcription, posttranscriptional modifications, translation of CLU mRNA, and posttranslational changes as well as biological effects of CLU will be discussed. We will also examine how Ca(2+) signal and Ca(2+)-dependent proteins are attributable to changes in CLU characteristics. Some elucidation of CLU gene activity, CLU protein formation, maturation, secretion, and intracellular translocations in response to Ca(2+) is presented. In response to cell stress (i.e., DNA damage) CLU gene is activated. We assume that commonly upregulated mRNA for nCLU versus sCLU and vice versa are dependent on Ca(2+) accessibility and its intracellular distribution. It looks as if at low intracellular Ca(2+) the delay in cell cycle allows more time for DNA repair; otherwise, cells undergo nCLU-dependent apoptosis. If cells are about to survive, intrinsic apoptosis is abrogated by sCLU interacting with activated Bax. In conclusion, a narrow range of intracellular Ca(2+) concentrations is responsible for the decision whether nCLU is mobilized (apoptosis) or sCLU is appointed to improve survival. Since the discovery of CLU, a huge research progress has been done. Nonetheless we feel that much work is left ahead before remaining uncertainties related to Ca(2+) signal and the respective roles of CLU proteins are unraveled.
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- Beata Pajak
- Department of Cell Ultrastructure, Mossakowski Medical Research Center, Polish Academy of Sciences, 02-106 Warsaw, Poland
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Wang B, Han S, Lien L, Chang LJ. Lentiviral calnexin-modified dendritic cells promote expansion of high-avidity effector T cells with central memory phenotype. Immunology 2009; 128:43-57. [PMID: 19689735 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2567.2009.03067.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Dendritic cells (DCs) are key immune mediators for the education and activation of effector cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). Ex vivo manipulation of DCs is an attractive strategy in immunotherapy. The chaperone proteins are known to hold the keys to proper protein folding and antigen processing. However, little is known of the role of molecular chaperones in DC and T-cell functions. We report that DCs expressing supraphysiological levels of calnexin, a chaperone protein, via lentiviral gene transfer stimulated the expansion of high-avidity CTLs with increased central memory phenotype. Microarray RNA profiling and analyses of protein expression with flow cytometry and multiplex enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay indicated that calnexin had a global effect on DCs with up-regulation of immune modulatory signals including costimulatory molecules, cytokines, chemokines and adhesion molecules. Compared with unmodified DCs, calnexin-DCs were capable of activating T cells to exhibit increased functional avidity associated with up-regulation of CCR7 and costimulatory tumour necrosis factor receptor superfamily molecules. These findings demonstrate a prominent role of calnexin in optimizing DC immunity with potential for improving immunotherapy.
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- Bei Wang
- Department of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA
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Calreticulin-dependent recycling in the early secretory pathway mediates optimal peptide loading of MHC class I molecules. EMBO J 2009; 28:3730-44. [PMID: 19851281 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2009.296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2009] [Accepted: 09/14/2009] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Calreticulin is a lectin chaperone of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). In calreticulin-deficient cells, major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules travel to the cell surface in association with a sub-optimal peptide load. Here, we show that calreticulin exits the ER to accumulate in the ER-Golgi intermediate compartment (ERGIC) and the cis-Golgi, together with sub-optimally loaded class I molecules. Calreticulin that lacks its C-terminal KDEL retrieval sequence assembles with the peptide-loading complex but neither retrieves sub-optimally loaded class I molecules from the cis-Golgi to the ER, nor supports optimal peptide loading. Our study, to the best of our knowledge, demonstrates for the first time a functional role of intracellular transport in the optimal loading of MHC class I molecules with antigenic peptide.
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Sugahara T, Koga T, Ueno-Shuto K, Shuto T, Watanabe E, Maekawa A, Kitamura K, Tomita K, Mizuno A, Sato T, Suico MA, Kai H. Calreticulin positively regulates the expression and function of epithelial sodium channel. Exp Cell Res 2009; 315:3294-300. [PMID: 19799896 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2009.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2009] [Revised: 07/24/2009] [Accepted: 09/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is a heteromultimeric Na(+) channel at the apical membrane in the kidney, colon, and lung. Because ENaC plays a crucial role in regulating Na(+) absorption and extracellular fluid volume, its dysregulation causes severe phenotypes including hypertension, hypokalemia, and airway obstruction. Despite the importance of ENaC, its protein quality control mechanism remains less established. Here we firstly show the role of calreticulin (CRT), a lectin-like molecular chaperone in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), on the regulation of ENaC. Overexpression and knockdown analyses clearly indicated that CRT positively affects the expression of each ENaC subunit (alpha, beta and gamma). CRT overexpression also up-regulated the cell surface expression of alpha-, beta- and gamma-ENaC. Moreover, we found that CRT directly interacts with each ENaC subunit. Although CRT knockdown did not affect the de novo synthesis of ENaC subunits, CRT overexpression decreased alpha-, beta- and gamma-ENaC expression in the detergent (RIPA)-insoluble fraction, suggesting that CRT enhanced the solubility of ENaC subunits. Consistent with the increased intracellular and cell surface expression of ENaC subunits, increased channel activity of ENaC was also observed upon overexpression of CRT. Our study thus identifies CRT as an ER chaperone that regulates ENaC expression and function.
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- Takuya Sugahara
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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Nekrasov V, Li J, Batoux M, Roux M, Chu ZH, Lacombe S, Rougon A, Bittel P, Kiss-Papp M, Chinchilla D, van Esse HP, Jorda L, Schwessinger B, Nicaise V, Thomma BPHJ, Molina A, Jones JDG, Zipfel C. Control of the pattern-recognition receptor EFR by an ER protein complex in plant immunity. EMBO J 2009; 28:3428-38. [PMID: 19763086 DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2009.262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 235] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2009] [Accepted: 08/10/2009] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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In plant innate immunity, the surface-exposed leucine-rich repeat receptor kinases EFR and FLS2 mediate recognition of the bacterial pathogen-associated molecular patterns EF-Tu and flagellin, respectively. We identified the Arabidopsis stromal-derived factor-2 (SDF2) as being required for EFR function, and to a lesser extent FLS2 function. SDF2 resides in an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein complex with the Hsp40 ERdj3B and the Hsp70 BiP, which are components of the ER-quality control (ER-QC). Loss of SDF2 results in ER retention and degradation of EFR. The differential requirement for ER-QC components by EFR and FLS2 could be linked to N-glycosylation mediated by STT3a, a catalytic subunit of the oligosaccharyltransferase complex involved in co-translational N-glycosylation. Our results show that the plasma membrane EFR requires the ER complex SDF2-ERdj3B-BiP for its proper accumulation, and provide a demonstration of a physiological requirement for ER-QC in transmembrane receptor function in plants. They also provide an unexpected differential requirement for ER-QC and N-glycosylation components by two closely related receptors.
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Matsuo Y, Masutani H, Son A, Kizaka-Kondoh S, Yodoi J. Physical and functional interaction of transmembrane thioredoxin-related protein with major histocompatibility complex class I heavy chain: redox-based protein quality control and its potential relevance to immune responses. Mol Biol Cell 2009; 20:4552-62. [PMID: 19741092 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e09-05-0439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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In the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), a variety of oxidoreductases classified in the thioredoxin superfamily have been found to catalyze the formation and rearrangement of disulfide bonds. However, the precise function and specificity of the individual thioredoxin family proteins remain to be elucidated. Here, we characterize a transmembrane thioredoxin-related protein (TMX), a membrane-bound oxidoreductase in the ER. TMX exists in a predominantly reduced form and associates with the molecular chaperon calnexin, which can mediate substrate binding. To determine the target molecules for TMX, we apply a substrate-trapping approach based on the reaction mechanism of thiol-disulfide exchange, identifying major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I heavy chain (HC) as a candidate substrate. Unlike the classical ER oxidoreductases such as protein disulfide isomerase and ERp57, TMX seems not to be essential for normal assembly of MHC class I molecules. However, we show that TMX-class I HC interaction is enhanced during tunicamycin-induced ER stress, and TMX prevents the ER-to-cytosol retrotranslocation of misfolded class I HC targeted for proteasomal degradation. These results suggest a specific role for TMX and its mechanism of action in redox-based ER quality control.
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- Yoshiyuki Matsuo
- Department of Biological Responses, Institute for Virus Research, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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The presentation of antigenic peptides by class I molecules of the major histocompatibility complex begins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) where the co-ordinated action of molecular chaperones, folding enzymes and class I-specific factors ensures that class I molecules are loaded with high-affinity peptide ligands that will survive prolonged display at the cell surface. Once assembled, class I molecules are released from the quality-control machinery of the ER for export to the plasma membrane where they undergo dynamic endocytic cycling and turnover. We review recent progress in our understanding of class I assembly, anterograde transport and endocytosis and highlight some of the events targeted by viruses as a means to evade detection by cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells.
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- Julie G Donaldson
- Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
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Specific ER quality control components required for biogenesis of the plant innate immune receptor EFR. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:15973-8. [PMID: 19717464 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0905532106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 210] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Plant innate immunity depends in part on recognition of pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs), such as bacterial flagellin, EF-Tu, and fungal chitin. Recognition is mediated by pattern-recognition receptors (PRRs) and results in PAMP-triggered immunity. EF-Tu and flagellin, and the derived peptides elf18 and flg22, are recognized in Arabidopsis by the leucine-rich repeat receptor kinases (LRR-RK), EFR and FLS2, respectively. To gain insights into the molecular mechanisms underlying PTI, we investigated EFR-mediated PTI using genetics. A forward-genetic screen for Arabidopsis elf18-insensitive (elfin) mutants revealed multiple alleles of calreticulin3 (CRT3), UDP-glucose glycoprotein glucosyl transferase (UGGT), and an HDEL receptor family member (ERD2b), potentially involved in endoplasmic reticulum quality control (ER-QC). Strikingly, FLS2-mediated responses were not impaired in crt3, uggt, and erd2b null mutants, revealing that the identified mutations are specific to EFR. A crt3 null mutant did not accumulate EFR protein, suggesting that EFR is a substrate for CRT3. Interestingly, Erd2b did not accumulate CRT3 protein, although they accumulate wild-type levels of other ER proteins. ERD2B seems therefore to be a specific HDEL receptor for CRT3 that allows its retro-translocation from the Golgi to the ER. These data reveal a previously unsuspected role of a specific subset of ER-QC machinery components for PRR accumulation in plant innate immunity.
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Vangheluwe P, Sepúlveda MR, Missiaen L, Raeymaekers L, Wuytack F, Vanoevelen J. Intracellular Ca2+- and Mn2+-Transport ATPases. Chem Rev 2009; 109:4733-59. [DOI: 10.1021/cr900013m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Peter Vangheluwe
- Laboratory of Ca2+-transport ATPases and Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Signaling, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Ca2+-transport ATPases and Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Signaling, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Ca2+-transport ATPases and Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Signaling, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Ca2+-transport ATPases and Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Signaling, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Ca2+-transport ATPases and Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Signaling, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Ca2+-transport ATPases and Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Signaling, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Yoshida Y, Tanaka K. Lectin-like ERAD players in ER and cytosol. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2009; 1800:172-80. [PMID: 19665047 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2009.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2009] [Revised: 07/08/2009] [Accepted: 07/18/2009] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Protein quality control in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an elaborate process conserved from yeast to mammals, ensuring that only newly synthesized proteins with correct conformations in the ER are sorted further into the secretory pathway. It is well known that high-mannose type N-glycans are involved in protein-folding events. In the quality control process, proteins that fail to achieve proper folding or proper assembly are degraded in a process known as ER-associated degradation (ERAD). The ERAD pathway comprises multiple steps including substrate recognition and targeting to the retro-translocation machinery, retrotranslocation from the ER into the cytosol, and proteasomal degradation through ubiquitination. Recent studies have documented the important roles of sugar-recognition (lectin-type) molecules for trimmed high-mannose type N-glycans and glycosidases in the ERAD pathways in both ER and cytosol. In this review, we discuss a fundamental system that monitors glycoprotein folding in the ER and the unique roles of the sugar-recognizing ubiquitin ligase and peptide:N-glycanase (PNGase) in the cytosolic ERAD pathway.
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- Yukiko Yoshida
- Laboratory of Frontier Science, The Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, 2-1-6, Kamikitazawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo, 156-8506, Japan.
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Guérin R, Beauregard PB, Leroux A, Rokeach LA. Calnexin regulates apoptosis induced by inositol starvation in fission yeast. PLoS One 2009; 4:e6244. [PMID: 19606215 PMCID: PMC2705804 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0006244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2009] [Accepted: 06/08/2009] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Inositol is a precursor of numerous phospholipids and signalling molecules essential for the cell. Schizosaccharomyces pombe is naturally auxotroph for inositol as its genome does not have a homologue of the INO1 gene encoding inositol-1-phosphate synthase, the enzyme responsible for inositol biosynthesis. In this work, we demonstrate that inositol starvation in S. pombe causes cell death with apoptotic features. This apoptotic death is dependent on the metacaspase Pca1p and is affected by the UPR transducer Ire1p. Previously, we demonstrated that calnexin is involved in apoptosis induced by ER stress. Here, we show that cells expressing a lumenal version of calnexin exhibit a 2-fold increase in the levels of apoptosis provoked by inositol starvation. This increase is reversed by co-expression of a calnexin mutant spanning the transmembrane domain and C-terminal cytosolic tail. Coherently, calnexin is physiologically cleaved at the end of its lumenal domain, under normal growth conditions when cells approach stationary phase. This cleavage suggests that the two naturally produced calnexin fragments are needed to continue growth into stationary phase and to prevent cell death. Collectively, our observations indicate that calnexin takes part in at least two apoptotic pathways in S. pombe, and suggest that the cleavage of calnexin has regulatory roles in apoptotic processes involving calnexin.
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- Renée Guérin
- Department of Biochemistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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A plant-specific calreticulin is a key retention factor for a defective brassinosteroid receptor in the endoplasmic reticulum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2009; 106:13612-7. [PMID: 19597144 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0906144106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Mammalian calreticulin (CRT) is a multifunctional Ca(2+)-binding protein involved in more than 40 cellular processes in various subcellular compartments, such as Ca(2+) storage and protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). CRT homologues were discovered in plants almost 15 years ago, and recent studies revealed that many plant species contain 2 or more CRTs that are members of 2 distinct families, the CRT1/2 family and the plant-specific CRT3 family. However, little is known about their physiological functions. Here we report ebs2 (EMS-mutagenized bri1 suppressor 2) as an allele-specific suppressor of bri1-9, a dwarf Arabidopsis mutant caused by retention of a defective brassinosteroid receptor in the ER. EBS2 encodes the Arabidopsis CRT3 that interacts with ER-localized bri1-9 in a glycan-dependent manner. Loss-of-function ebs2 mutations compromise ER retention of bri1-9 and suppress its dwarfism, whereas EBS2 over-expression enhances its dwarf phenotype. In contrast, mutations of 2 other CRTs or their membrane-localized homologues calnexins had little effect on bri1-9. A domain-swapping experiment revealed that the positively charged C-terminal tail of CRT3 is crucial for its "bri1-9-retainer" function. Our study revealed not only a functional role for a plant-specific CRT, but also functional diversity among the 3 Arabidopsis CRT paralogues.
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The galectins, a family of lectins, modulate distinct cellular processes, such as cancer progression, immune response and cellular development, through their specific binding to extracellular or intracellular ligands. In the past few years, research has unravelled interactions of different galectins with lipids and glycoproteins in the outer milieu or in the secretory pathway of cells. Interestingly, these lectins do not possess a signalling sequence to enter the endoplasmic reticulum as a starting point for the classical secretory pathway. Instead they use a so-called non-classical mechanism for translocation across the plasma membrane and/or into the lumen of transport vesicles. Here, they stabilize transport platforms for apical trafficking or sort apical glycoproteins into specific vesicle populations. Modes of ligand interaction as well as the modulation of binding activities and trafficking pathways are discussed in this review.
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- Delphine Delacour
- Department of Cell Biology and Cell Pathology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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Jia XY, He LH, Jing RL, Li RZ. Calreticulin: conserved protein and diverse functions in plants. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2009. [PMID: 19453510 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2009.01223.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Calreticulin (CRT) is a key Ca2+-binding protein mainly resident in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), which is highly conserved and extensively expressed in all eukaryotic organisms investigated. The protein plays important roles in a variety of cellular processes including Ca2+ signaling and protein folding. Although calreticulin has been well characterized in mammalian systems, increased investigations have demonstrated that plant CRTs have a number of specific properties different from their animal counterparts. Recent developments on plant CRTs have highlighted the significance of CRTs in plants growth and development as well as biotic and abiotic stress responses. There are at least two distinct groups of calreticulin isoforms in higher plants. Glycosylation of CRT was uniquely observed in plants. In this article, we will describe our current understanding of plant calreticulin gene family, protein structure, cellular localization, and diverse functions in plants. We also discuss the prospects of using this information for genetic improvements of crop plants.
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- Xiao-Yun Jia
- Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, China
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Jia XY, He LH, Jing RL, Li RZ. Calreticulin: conserved protein and diverse functions in plants. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2009; 136:127-38. [PMID: 19453510 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2009.1223.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Calreticulin (CRT) is a key Ca2+-binding protein mainly resident in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), which is highly conserved and extensively expressed in all eukaryotic organisms investigated. The protein plays important roles in a variety of cellular processes including Ca2+ signaling and protein folding. Although calreticulin has been well characterized in mammalian systems, increased investigations have demonstrated that plant CRTs have a number of specific properties different from their animal counterparts. Recent developments on plant CRTs have highlighted the significance of CRTs in plants growth and development as well as biotic and abiotic stress responses. There are at least two distinct groups of calreticulin isoforms in higher plants. Glycosylation of CRT was uniquely observed in plants. In this article, we will describe our current understanding of plant calreticulin gene family, protein structure, cellular localization, and diverse functions in plants. We also discuss the prospects of using this information for genetic improvements of crop plants.
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- Xiao-Yun Jia
- Center for Agricultural Biotechnology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, China
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Patterson ST, Li J, Kang JA, Wickrema A, Williams DB, Reithmeier RAF. Loss of specific chaperones involved in membrane glycoprotein biosynthesis during the maturation of human erythroid progenitor cells. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:14547-57. [PMID: 19258325 PMCID: PMC2682903 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m809076200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2008] [Revised: 02/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The production of erythrocytes requires the massive synthesis of red cell-specific proteins including hemoglobin, cytoskeletal proteins, as well as membrane glycoproteins glycophorin A (GPA) and anion exchanger 1 (AE1). We found that during the terminal differentiation of human CD34(+) erythroid progenitor cells in culture, key components of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) protein translocation (Sec61alpha), glycosylation (OST48), and protein folding machinery, chaperones BiP, calreticulin (CRT), and Hsp90 were maintained to allow efficient red cell glycoprotein biosynthesis. Unexpected was the loss of calnexin (CNX), an ER glycoprotein chaperone, and ERp57, a protein-disulfide isomerase, as well as a major decrease of the cytosolic chaperones, Hsc70 and Hsp70, components normally involved in membrane glycoprotein folding and quality control. AE1 can traffic to the cell surface in mouse embryonic fibroblasts completely deficient in CNX or CRT, whereas disruption of the CNX/CRT-glycoprotein interactions in human K562 cells using castanospermine did not affect the cell-surface levels of endogenous GPA or expressed AE1. These results demonstrate that CNX and ERp57 are not required for major glycoprotein biosynthesis during red cell development, in contrast to their role in glycoprotein folding and quality control in other cells.
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- Sian T Patterson
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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Nakajima M, Kato T, Kanamasa S, Park EY. Molecular chaperone-assisted production of human alpha-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase in silkworm larvae using recombinant BmNPV bacmids. Mol Biotechnol 2009; 43:67-75. [PMID: 19418270 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-009-9174-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2009] [Accepted: 04/15/2009] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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In this study, human alpha-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (alpha4GnT) fused with GFP(uv) (GFP(uv)-alpha4GnT) was expressed using both a transformed cell system and silkworm larvae. A Tn-pXgp-GFP(uv)-alpha4GnT cell line, isolated after expression vector transfection, produced 106 mU/ml of alpha4GnT activity in suspension culture. When Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus containing a GFP(uv)-alpha4GnT fusion gene (BmNPV-CP (-)/GFP(uv)-alpha4GnT) bacmid was injected into silkworm larvae, alpha4GnT activity in larval hemolymph was 352 mU/ml, which was 3.3-fold higher than that of the Tn-pXgp-GFP(uv)-alpha4GnT cell line. With human calnexin (CNX) or human immunoglobulin heavy chain-binding protein (BiP, GRP78) coexpressed under the control of the ie-2 promoter, alpha4GnT activity in larval hemolymph increased by 1.4-2.0-fold. Moreover, when BmNPV-CP (-)/GFP(uv)-alpha4GnT bacmid injection was delayed for 3 h after BmNPV-CP (-)/CNX injection, the alpha4GnT activity increased significantly to 922 mU/ml, which was 8.7-fold higher than that of the Tn-pXgp-GFP(uv)-alpha4GnT cell line. Molecular chaperone assisted-expression in silkworm larvae using the BmNPV bacmid is a promising tool for recombinant protein production. This system could lead to large-scale production of more complex recombinant proteins.
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- Makoto Nakajima
- Department of Applied Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8529, Japan
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Ogata T, Machida S, Oishi Y, Higuchi M, Muraoka I. Differential cell death regulation between adult-unloaded and aged rat soleus muscle. Mech Ageing Dev 2009; 130:328-36. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mad.2009.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2008] [Revised: 01/30/2009] [Accepted: 02/03/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Wang Y, Zhu S, Liu S, Jiang L, Chen L, Ren Y, Han X, Liu F, Ji S, Liu X, Wan J. The vacuolar processing enzyme OsVPE1 is required for efficient glutelin processing in rice. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 58:606-17. [PMID: 19154227 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2009.03801.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Rice (Oryza sativa L.) accumulates prolamines and glutelins as its major storage proteins. Glutelins are synthesized on rough endoplasmic reticulum as 57-kDa precursors; they are then sorted into protein storage vacuoles where they are processed into acidic and basic subunits. We report a novel rice glutelin mutant, W379, which accumulates higher levels of the 57-kDa glutelin precursor. Genetic analysis revealed that the W379 phenotype is controlled by a single recessive nuclear gene. Using a map-based cloning strategy, we identified this gene, OsVPE1, which is a homolog of the Arabidopsis betaVPE gene. OsVPE1 encodes a 497-amino-acid polypeptide. Nucleotide sequence analysis revealed a missense mutation in W379 that changes Cys269 to Gly. Like the wild-type protein, the mutant protein is sorted into vacuoles; however, the enzymatic activity of the mutant OsVPE1 is almost completely eliminated. Further, we show that OsVPE1 is incorrectly cleaved, resulting in a mature protein that is smaller than the wild-type mature protein. Taken together, these results demonstrate that OsVPE1 is a cysteine protease that plays a crucial role in the maturation of rice glutelins. Further, OsVPE1 Cys269 is a key residue for maintaining the Asn-specific cleavage activity of OsVPE1.
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- Yihua Wang
- Jiangsu Plant Gene Engineering Research Center, Nanjing Agricultural University, China
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Determinants of secretion and intracellular localization of human herpesvirus 8 interleukin-6. J Virol 2009; 83:6874-82. [PMID: 19386721 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.02625-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) interleukin-6 (vIL-6) is distinct from human and other cellular IL-6 proteins in that it does not require the nonsignaling alpha-receptor subunit for the formation of gp130-based signal transducing complexes and also is largely retained intracellularly rather than being secreted. We and others have reported that vIL-6 is retained and is active in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) compartment, and data from our laboratory have demonstrated that intracellular vIL-6 is functional in the autocrine promotion of proliferation and survival of HHV-8 latently infected primary effusion lymphoma cells. It has also been reported that vIL-6 secretion in gp130-deficient cells can be enhanced by introduced gp130, thereby implicating the signal transducer in vIL-6 trafficking to the cell surface. We examine here the requirements for intracellular retention and localization of vIL-6. Using vIL-6-hIL-6 chimeric and point-mutated vIL-6 proteins, we identified regions and residues of vIL-6 influencing vIL-6 secretion. However, there was no correlation between vIL-6 secretion and gp130 interaction. We found that vIL-6, but not hIL-6, could associate stably with ER-resident chaperone protein calnexin. Glycosylation-dependent interaction of vIL-6 with calnexin correlated with proper protein folding, but there was no direct relationship between vIL-6-calnexin interaction and intracellular retention. While calnexin depletion had little influence on absolute amounts of secreted vIL-6, it led to markedly reduced levels of intracellular cytokine. This was reversed by gp130 transduction, which had no detectable effect on vIL-6 secretion, but redistributed vIL-6 into ER-distinct locations in calnexin-depleted cells, specifically. Our data reveal that calnexin plays a role in ER localization of vIL-6 and that gp130 promotes ER exit, but not secretion, of the viral cytokine.
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Beauregard PB, Guérin R, Turcotte C, Lindquist S, Rokeach LA. A nucleolar protein allows viability in the absence of the essential ER-residing molecular chaperone calnexin. J Cell Sci 2009; 122:1342-51. [PMID: 19351719 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.040949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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In fission yeast, the ER-residing molecular chaperone calnexin is normally essential for viability. However, a specific mutant of calnexin that is devoid of chaperone function (Deltahcd_Cnx1p) induces an epigenetic state that allows growth of Schizosaccharomyces pombe without calnexin. This calnexin-independent (Cin) state was previously shown to be mediated via a non-chromosomal element exhibiting some prion-like features. Here, we report the identification of a gene whose overexpression induces the appearance of stable Cin cells. This gene, here named cif1(+) for calnexin-independence factor 1, encodes an uncharacterized nucleolar protein. The Cin cells arising from cif1(+) overexpression (Cin(cif1) cells) are genetically and phenotypically distinct from the previously characterized Cin(Deltahcd_cnx1) cells, which spontaneously appear in the presence of the Deltahcd_Cnx1p mutant. Moreover, cif1(+) is not required for the induction or maintenance of the Cin(Deltahcd_cnx1) state. These observations argue for different pathways of induction and/or maintenance of the state of calnexin independence. Nucleolar localization of Cif1p is required to induce the Cin(cif1) state, thus suggesting an unexpected interaction between the vital cellular role of calnexin and a function of the nucleolus.
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- Pascale B Beauregard
- Department of Biochemistry, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, Québec H3C 3J7, Canada
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Ghasemzadeh M, Mueller C, Vasudevan P. Behavioral sensitization to cocaine is associated with increased glutamate receptor trafficking to the postsynaptic density after extended withdrawal period. Neuroscience 2009; 159:414-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2008.10.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2008] [Revised: 10/11/2008] [Accepted: 10/15/2008] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Transcriptional control of the calreticulin gene in health and disease. Int J Biochem Cell Biol 2009; 41:531-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2008.06.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2008] [Revised: 06/10/2008] [Accepted: 06/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Zhao Y, Lee WNP, Lim S, Go VL, Xiao J, Cao R, Zhang H, Recker RR, Xiao GG. Quantitative proteomics: measuring protein synthesis using 15N amino acid labeling in pancreatic cancer cells. Anal Chem 2009; 81:764-71. [PMID: 19072287 DOI: 10.1021/ac801905g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Pancreatic cancer MIA PaCa cells were cultured in the presence and absence of (15)N amino acids mixture for 72 h. During protein synthesis, the incorporation of (15)N amino acids results in a new mass isotopomer distribution in protein, which is approximated by the concatenation of two binomial distributions of (13)C and (15)N. The fraction of protein synthesis (FSR) can thus be determined from the relative intensities of the "labeled" (new) and the "unlabeled" (old) spectra. Six prominent spots were picked from 2-D gels of proteins from lysates of cells cultured in 0% (control), 50%, and 33% (15)N enriched media. These protein spots were digested and analyzed with matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight/time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF/TOF) mass spectrometry. The isotopomer distribution of peptides after labeling can be fully accounted for by the labeled (new) and unlabeled (old) peptides. The ratio of the new and old peptide fractions was determined using multiple regression analysis of the observed spectrum as a linear combination of the expected new and the old spectra. The fractional protein synthesis rates calculated from such ratios of the same peptide from cells grown in 50% and 33% (15)N amino acid enrichments were comparable to each other. The FSR of these six identified proteins ranged between 44 and 76%.
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- Yingchun Zhao
- Genomics & Functional Proteomics Laboratories, Osteoporosis Research Center, Creighton University Medical Center, 601 North 30th Street, Suite 6730, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, USA
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Region-specific alterations in glutamate receptor expression and subcellular distribution following extinction of cocaine self-administration. Brain Res 2009; 1267:89-102. [PMID: 19368820 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.01.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2008] [Revised: 12/23/2008] [Accepted: 01/03/2009] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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A role for glutamatergic signaling in the nucleus accumbens (NA) in both the expression and extinction of cocaine seeking has been suggested. The effects of extinction following cocaine self-administration on the expression and synaptosomal distribution of GluR1 and NMDAR1 glutamate receptor subunits in the NA shell and core and the dorsolateral striatum were examined. Rats self-administered cocaine or had access to saline for 14 days followed by a period of extinction training, home-cage exposure, or placement in the self-administration chambers with levers retracted in the absence of discrete cues. Self-administration followed by home-cage exposure reduced GluR1 expression in the NA shell and NMDAR1 expression in the dorsolateral striatum without affecting expression in the NA core. These effects were not observed following extinction. Extinction training increased synaptosomal GluR1 in the NA shell and core and NMDAR1 in the dorsolateral striatum while decreasing synaptosomal NMDAR1 in the shell. Extinction but not home-cage exposure was associated with altered expression and synaptosomal content of the scaffolding proteins PICK1 and PSD95.Following extinction, synaptosomal PICK1 decreased in the dorsolateral striatum while total PICK1 expression was increased in the shell. The synaptosomal PSD95 was decreased in the NA shell, while total PSD95 expression was increased in the core. These data suggest that extinguished cocaine seeking is associated with changes in GluR1 and NMDAR1 expression and subcellular distribution that are region-specific and consist of both a reversal of cocaine-induced adaptations and emergent extinction-related alterations that include receptor subunit redistribution and may involve alterations in scaffolding proteins.
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Zhang Y, Kozlov G, Pocanschi CL, Brockmeier U, Ireland BS, Maattanen P, Howe C, Elliott T, Gehring K, Williams DB. ERp57 does not require interactions with calnexin and calreticulin to promote assembly of class I histocompatibility molecules, and it enhances peptide loading independently of its redox activity. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:10160-73. [PMID: 19196713 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m808356200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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ERp57 is a thiol oxidoreductase that catalyzes disulfide formation in heavy chains of class I histocompatibility molecules. It also forms a mixed disulfide with tapasin within the class I peptide loading complex, stabilizing the complex and promoting efficient binding of peptides to class I molecules. Since ERp57 associates with the lectin chaperones calnexin and calreticulin, it is thought that ERp57 requires these chaperones to gain access to its substrates. To test this idea, we examined class I biogenesis in cells lacking calnexin or calreticulin or that express an ERp57 mutant that fails to bind to these chaperones. Remarkably, heavy chain disulfides formed at the same rate in these cells as in wild type cells. Moreover, ERp57 formed a mixed disulfide with tapasin and promoted efficient peptide loading in the absence of interactions with calnexin and calreticulin. These findings suggest that ERp57 has the capacity to recognize its substrates directly in addition to being recruited through lectin chaperones. We also found that calreticulin could be recruited into the peptide loading complex in the absence of interactions with both ERp57 and substrate oligosaccharides, demonstrating the importance of its polypeptide binding site in substrate recognition. Finally, by inactivating the redox-active sites of ERp57, we demonstrate that its enzymatic activity is dispensable in stabilizing the peptide loading complex and in supporting efficient peptide loading. Thus, ERp57 appears to play a structural rather than catalytic role within the peptide loading complex.
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- Yinan Zhang
- Departments of Biochemistry and Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto M5S 1A8, Canada
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Mackeen MM, Almond A, Deschamps M, Cumpstey I, Fairbanks AJ, Tsang C, Rudd PM, Butters TD, Dwek RA, Wormald MR. The conformational properties of the Glc3Man unit suggest conformational biasing within the chaperone-assisted glycoprotein folding pathway. J Mol Biol 2009; 387:335-47. [PMID: 19356590 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2008] [Revised: 01/19/2009] [Accepted: 01/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A major puzzle is: are all glycoproteins routed through the ER calnexin pathway irrespective of whether this is required for their correct folding? Calnexin recognizes the terminal Glcalpha1-3Manalpha linkage, formed by trimming of the Glcalpha1-2Glcalpha1-3Glcalpha1-3Manalpha (Glc3Man) unit in Glc3Man9GlcNAc2. Different conformations of this unit have been reported. We have addressed this problem by studying the conformation of a series of N-glycans; i.e. Glc3ManOMe, Glc3Man(4,5,7)GlcNAc2 and Glc1Man9GlcNAc2 using 2D NMR NOESY, ROESY, T-ROESY and residual dipolar coupling experiments in a range of solvents, along with solution molecular dynamics simulations of Glc3ManOMe. Our results show a single conformation for the Glcalpha1-2Glcalpha and Glcalpha1-3Glcalpha linkages, and a major (65%) and a minor (30%) conformer for the Glcalpha1-3Manalpha linkage. Modeling of the binding of Glc1Man9GlcNAc2 to calnexin suggests that it is the minor conformer that is recognized by calnexin. This may be one of the mechanisms for controlling the rate of recruitment of proteins into the calnexin/calreticulin chaperone system and enabling proteins that do not require such assistance for folding to bypass the system. This is the first time evidence has been presented on glycoprotein folding that suggests the process may be optimized to balance the chaperone-assisted and chaperone-independent pathways.
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- Mukram M Mackeen
- Oxford Glycobiology Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QU, UK
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Raghavan M, Del Cid N, Rizvi SM, Peters LR. MHC class I assembly: out and about. Trends Immunol 2009; 29:436-43. [PMID: 18675588 DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2008.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2008] [Revised: 06/23/2008] [Accepted: 06/26/2008] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The assembly of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecules with peptides is orchestrated by several assembly factors including the transporter associated with antigen processing (TAP) and tapasin, the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) oxido-reductases ERp57 and protein disulfide isomerase (PDI), the lectin chaperones calnexin and calreticulin, and the ER aminopeptidase (ERAAP). Typically, MHC class I molecules present endogenous antigens to cytotoxic T lymphocytes (CTLs). However, the initiation of CD8(+) T-cell responses against many pathogens and tumors also requires the presentation of exogenous antigens by MHC class I molecules. We discuss recent developments relating to interactions and mechanisms of function of the various assembly factors and pathways by which exogenous antigens access MHC class I molecules.
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- Malini Raghavan
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA.
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General mass spectrometry-based strategies for analysis of N-glycosylated peptides are described. The well-established method utilizes Peptide-N-glycosidase F (PNGase F) for in-gel or in-solution release of N-linked glycans from the polypeptide chains (along with the conversion of the formerly N-glycosylated Asn to Asp), thus allowing separate analysis of glycan moieties and deglycosylated peptides. However, no assignment of individual glycans to a glycosylation site can be realized. Intact glycopeptides (i.e., proteolytic mixtures in which the glycan chains stay attached at their original glycosylation sites) can be analyzed either by a direct infusion or with HPLC separation prior to MALDI or ESI mass spectrometric analysis to provide both information on the glycan structure and glycosylation site in the same experiment. Several different strategies for efficient in-solution digestion of glycoproteins are described, such as proteolytic digestion in the electrospray capillary and simultaneous analysis of the resulting (glyco)peptides.
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- Stefanie Henning
- Institute for Medical Physics and Biophysics, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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Ghasemzadeh MB, Vasudevan P, Mueller C, Seubert C, Mantsch JR. Neuroadaptations in the cellular and postsynaptic group 1 metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR5 and Homer proteins following extinction of cocaine self-administration. Neurosci Lett 2008; 452:167-71. [PMID: 19118598 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2008.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2008] [Revised: 12/11/2008] [Accepted: 12/16/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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This study examined the role of group1 metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR5 and associated postsynaptic scaffolding protein Homer1b/c in behavioral plasticity after three withdrawal treatments from cocaine self-administration. Rats self-administered cocaine or saline for 14 days followed by a withdrawal period during which rats underwent extinction training, remained in their home cages, or were placed in the self-administration chambers in the absence of extinction. Subsequently, the tissue level and distribution of proteins in the synaptosomal fraction associated with the postsynaptic density were examined. Cocaine self-administration followed by home cage exposure reduced the mGluR5 protein in nucleus accumbens (NA) shell and dorsolateral striatum. While extinction training reduced mGluR5 protein in NAshell, NAcore and dorsolateral striatum did not display any change. The scaffolding protein PSD95 increased in NAcore of the extinguished animals. Extinction of drug seeking was associated with a significant decrease in the synaptosomal mGluR5 protein in NAshell and an increase in dorsolateral striatum, while that of NAcore was not modified. Interestingly, both Homer1b/c and PSD95 scaffolding proteins were decreased in the synaptosomal fraction after extinction training in NAshell but not NAcore. Extinguished drug-seeking behavior was also associated with an increase in the synaptosomal actin proteins in dorsolateral striatum. Therefore, extinction of cocaine seeking is associated with neuroadaptations in mGluR5 expression and distribution that are region-specific and consist of extinction-induced reversal of cocaine-induced adaptations as well as emergent extinction-induced alterations. Concurrent plasticity in the scaffolding proteins further suggests that mGluR5 receptor neuroadaptations may have implications for synaptic function.
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- M Behnam Ghasemzadeh
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Integrative Neuroscience Research Center, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201, United States.
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Locomotor sensitization to cocaine is associated with distinct pattern of glutamate receptor trafficking to the postsynaptic density in prefrontal cortex: early versus late withdrawal effects. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2008; 92:383-92. [PMID: 19135470 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbb.2008.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2008] [Revised: 12/05/2008] [Accepted: 12/05/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Glutamatergic neurotransmission plays an important role in the behavioral and molecular plasticity observed in cocaine mediated locomotor sensitization. Recent studies show that glutamatergic signaling is regulated by receptor trafficking, synaptic localization, and association with scaffolding proteins. The trafficking of the glutamate receptors was investigated in the dorsal and ventral prefrontal cortex at 1 and 21 days after repeated cocaine administration which produced robust locomotor sensitization. A subcellular fractionation technique was used to isolate the cellular synaptosomal fraction containing the postsynaptic density. At early withdrawal, the prefrontal cortex displayed a reduction in the synaptosomal content of the AMPA and NMDA receptor subunits. In contrast, after extended withdrawal, there was a significant increase in the trafficking of the receptors into the synaptosomal compartment. These changes were accompanied by corresponding trafficking of the postsynaptic glutamatergic scaffolding proteins. Thus, enhanced trafficking of glutamate receptors from cytosolic to synaptosomal compartment is associated with prolonged withdrawal from repeated exposure to cocaine and may have functional consequences for the synaptic and behavioral plasticity.
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Hong Z, Jin H, Tzfira T, Li J. Multiple mechanism-mediated retention of a defective brassinosteroid receptor in the endoplasmic reticulum of Arabidopsis. THE PLANT CELL 2008; 20:3418-29. [PMID: 19060110 PMCID: PMC2630446 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.108.061879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2008] [Revised: 09/24/2008] [Accepted: 11/17/2008] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Endoplasmic reticulum-mediated quality control (ERQC) is a well-studied process in yeast and mammals that retains and disposes misfolded/unassembled polypeptides. By contrast, how plants exert quality control over their secretory proteins is less clear. Here, we report that a mutated brassinosteroid receptor, bri1-5, that carries a Cys69Tyr mutation, is retained in the ER by an overvigilant ERQC system involving three different retention mechanisms. We demonstrate that bri1-5 interacts with two ER chaperones, calnexin and binding protein (BiP), and is degraded by a proteasome-independent endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation (ERAD). Mutations in components of the calnexin/calreticulin cycle had little effect on the fidelity of the Arabidopsis thaliana ERQC for bri1-5 retention. By contrast, overexpression of bri1-5, treatment with an ERAD inhibitor, RNA interference-mediated BiP silencing, or simultaneous mutations of Cys-69 and its partner Cys-62 can mitigate this quality control, resulting in significant suppression of the bri1-5 phenotype. Thus, bri1-5 is an excellent model protein to investigate plant ERQC/ERAD in a model organism.
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- Zhi Hong
- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, An Arbor, Michigan 48109-1048, USA
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Coe H, Bedard K, Groenendyk J, Jung J, Michalak M. Endoplasmic reticulum stress in the absence of calnexin. Cell Stress Chaperones 2008; 13:497-507. [PMID: 18528784 PMCID: PMC2673926 DOI: 10.1007/s12192-008-0049-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2008] [Revised: 04/11/2008] [Accepted: 04/21/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Calnexin is a type I integral endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane chaperone involved in folding of newly synthesized (glycol)proteins. In this study, we used beta-galactosidase reporter gene knock-in and reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to investigate activation of the calnexin gene during embryonic development. We showed that the calnexin gene was activated in neuronal tissue at the early stages of embryonic development but remained low in the heart, intestine, and smooth muscle. At early stages of embryonic development, large quantities of calnexin messenger RNA (mRNA) were also found in neuronal tissue and liver. There was no detectable calnexin mRNA in the heart, lung, and intestine. The absence of calnexin had no significant effect on ER stress response (unfolded protein response, UPR) at the tissue level as tested by IRE1-dependent splicing of Xbp1 mRNA. In contrast, non-stimulated calnexin-deficient cells showed increased activation of IRE1, as measured by RT-PCR and luciferase reporter gene analysis of splicing of Xbp1 mRNA and activation of the BiP promoter. This indicates that cnx (-/-) cells have increased constitutively active UPR. Importantly, cnx (-/-) cells have significantly increased proteasomal activity, which may play a role in the adaptive mechanisms addressing the acute ER stress observed in the absence of calnexin.
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- Helen Coe
- Departments of Biochemistry and Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7 Canada
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7 Canada
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7 Canada
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7 Canada
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- Departments of Biochemistry and Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2H7 Canada
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Zhu J, Recio-Pinto E, Hartwig T, Sellers W, Yan J, Thornhill WB. The Kv1.2 potassium channel: the position of an N-glycan on the extracellular linkers affects its protein expression and function. Brain Res 2008; 1251:16-29. [PMID: 19056359 DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.11.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2008] [Revised: 10/24/2008] [Accepted: 11/10/2008] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Voltage-gated potassium Kv1 channels have three extracellular linkers, the S1-S2, the S3-S4, and the S5-P. The S1-S2 is the only linker that has an N-glycan and it is at a conserved position on this linker on Kv1.1-Kv1.5 and Kv1.7 channels. We hypothesize that an N-glycan is found at only this position due to its effect on folding, trafficking, and/or function of these channels. To investigate this hypothesis, N-glycosylation sites were engineered at different positions on the extracellular linkers of Kv1.2 to determine the effects of N-glycans on channel surface protein expression and function. Our data suggest that for Kv1 channels, (1) placing an N-glycan at non-native positions on the S1-S2 linker decreased cell surface protein expression but the N-glycan still affected function similarly as if it were at its native position, (2) placing a non-native N-glycan on the S3-S4 linker significantly altered function, and (3) placing a non-native N-glycan on the S5-P linker disrupted both trafficking and function. We suggest that Kv1 channels have an N-glycan at a conserved position on only the S1-S2 linker to overcome the constraints for proper folding, trafficking, and function that appear to occur if the N-glycan is moved from this position.
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- Jing Zhu
- Department of Biological Sciences, Fordham University, Bronx, NY 10458, USA
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Nunes A, Ohadi M, Rahimi A, Aghajani A, Najmabadi H, Currais A, Soriano S. A mutation in the calreticulin gene promoter in a family case of schizoaffective disorder leads to its aberrant transcriptional activation. Brain Res 2008; 1239:36-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2008.08.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2008] [Revised: 07/28/2008] [Accepted: 08/24/2008] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Fry MM, Kirk CA, Liggett JL, Daniel GB, Baek SJ, Gouffon JS, Chimakurthy PM, Rekapalli B. Changes in hepatic gene expression in dogs with experimentally induced nutritional iron deficiency. Vet Clin Pathol 2008; 38:13-9. [PMID: 19228364 DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-165x.2008.00081.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE We investigated hepatic gene expression in dogs with experimentally induced nutritional iron deficiency (ID). Our hypothesis was that ID would result in decreased hepcidin gene expression, and possibly in altered expression of other genes associated with iron metabolism. METHODS Liver biopsies were collected from each of 3 dogs before induction of ID, at the point of maximal ID, and after resolution of ID. Using Affymetrix microarray technology and analytical tools specifically designed for microarray data, we identified genes that had at least a 2-fold change in expression in response to ID. Four genes were selected for further analysis by reverse transcriptase PCR (RT-PCR). RESULTS Dogs with ID had markedly decreased expression of the hepcidin gene (mean decrease of 40-fold for one probe and >100-fold for another probe) and increased expression of the transferrin receptor gene (mean increase of >7-fold). There was also mildly decreased expression of the "similar to calreticulin" gene and a gene of unknown function. Results of RT-PCR analysis were consistent with microarray findings. CONCLUSION Changes in hepcidin and transferrin receptor gene expression were consistent with the known biology of iron metabolism. The decrease in expression of a gene identified as "similar to calreticulin," while not statistically significant, was consistent with the findings of other investigators that suggest iron plays a role in calreticulin expression.
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- Michael M Fry
- Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996-4542, USA.
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Funakoshi Y, Suzuki T. Glycobiology in the cytosol: the bitter side of a sweet world. Biochim Biophys Acta Gen Subj 2008; 1790:81-94. [PMID: 18952151 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagen.2008.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2008] [Revised: 08/03/2008] [Accepted: 09/11/2008] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Progress in glycobiology has undergone explosive growth over the past decade with more of the researchers now realizing the importance of glycan chains in various inter- and intracellular processes. However, there is still an area of glycobiology awaiting exploration. This is especially the case for the field of "glycobiology in the cytosol" which remains rather poorly understood. Yet evidence is accumulating to demonstrate that the glycoconjugates and their recognition molecules (i.e. lectins) are often present in this subcellular compartment.
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- Yoko Funakoshi
- Glycometabolome Team, Systems Glycobiology Research Group, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako Saitama, 351-0198, Japan
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Kim SG, Park MY, Kim CH, Sohn HJ, Kim HS, Park JS, Kim HJ, Oh ST, Kim TG. Modification of CEA with both CRT and TAT PTD induces potent anti-tumor immune responses in RNA-pulsed DC vaccination. Vaccine 2008; 26:6433-40. [PMID: 18812201 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.08.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2008] [Revised: 08/20/2008] [Accepted: 08/25/2008] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) is expressed on human colon carcinomas, is well characterized, and continues to be a promising target for cancer immunotherapy in humans. To enhance the immunogenecity of CEA, we developed a fusion gene (CRT-TAT-DeltaCEA) of the TAT protein transduction domain (PTD) and calreticulin (CRT) with human CEA devoid of its signal sequences (DeltaCEA) and evaluated anti-tumor immunity using RNA-pulsed dendritic cell (DC) vaccination. Mice vaccinated with DC by electroporation with mRNA encoding TAT-DeltaCEA (DC/TAT-DeltaCEA) and CRT-DeltaCEA (DC/CRT-DeltaCEA) had enhanced induction of tumor-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) and increased numbers of IFN-gamma-secreting T cells by ELISPOT, as compared to mice vaccinated with DC/DeltaCEA. DC/CRT-DeltaCEA and DC/TAT-DeltaCEA vaccines preferentially stimulated CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, respectively. The DC vaccine by electroporation with mRNA encoding CRT-TAT-DeltaCEA (DC/CRT-TAT-DeltaCEA) enhanced both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. DC/CRT-TAT-DeltaCEA had the additional effects of CRT and TAT PTD and enhanced the anti-tumor effect against CEA-expressing tumors compared to DC/CRT-DeltaCEA or DC/TAT-DeltaCEA. These findings suggest that modification of CEA with both CRT and TAT PTD induces potent anti-tumor immune responses in RNA-pulsed DC vaccination and may be a useful approach for DC-based immunotherapy.
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- Sung-Guh Kim
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Kang-Nam St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, 505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul 137-701, Republic of Korea
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Bosis E, Nachliel E, Cohen T, Takeda Y, Ito Y, Bar-Nun S, Gutman M. Endoplasmic reticulum glucosidase II is inhibited by its end products. Biochemistry 2008; 47:10970-80. [PMID: 18803404 DOI: 10.1021/bi801545d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The calnexin/calreticulin cycle is a quality control system responsible for promoting the folding of newly synthesized glycoproteins entering the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The association of calnexin and calreticulin with the glycoproteins is regulated by ER glucosidase II, which hydrolyzes Glc 2Man X GlcNAc 2 glycans to Glc 1Man X GlcNAc 2 and further to Glc 0Man X GlcNAc 2 ( X represents any number between 5 and 9). To gain new insights into the reaction mechanism of glucosidase II, we developed a kinetic model that describes the interactions between glucosidase II, calnexin/calreticulin, and the glycans. Our model accurately reconstructed the hydrolysis of glycans with nine mannose residues and glycans with seven mannose residues, as measured by Totani et al. [Totani, K., Ihara, Y., Matsuo, I., and Ito, Y. (2006) J. Biol. Chem. 281, 31502-31508]. Intriguingly, our model predicted that glucosidase II was inhibited by its nonglucosylated end products, where the inhibitory effect of Glc 0Man 7GlcNAc 2 was much stronger than that of Glc 0Man 9GlcNAc 2. These predictions were confirmed experimentally. Moreover, our model suggested that glycans with a different number of mannose residues can be equivalent substrates of glucosidase II, in contrast to what had been previously thought. We discuss the possibility that nonglucosylated glycans, existing in the ER, might regulate the entry of newly synthesized glycoproteins into the calnexin/calreticulin cycle. Our model also shows that glucosidase II does not interact with monoglucosylated glycans while they are bound to calnexin or calreticulin.
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- Eran Bosis
- Department of Biochemistry, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel
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Lampton PW, Crooker RJ, Newmark JA, Warner CM. Expression of major histocompatibility complex class I proteins and their antigen processing chaperones in mouse embryonic stem cells from fertilized and parthenogenetic embryos. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008; 72:448-57. [PMID: 18778324 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-0039.2008.01132.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Embryonic stem (ES) cells are pluripotent cells with the potential to differentiate into cells or tissues that may be used for transplantation therapy. Parthenogenetic ES (pES) cells have been recently derived from both mouse and human oocytes and hold promise as a cell source that is histocompatible to the oocyte donor. Because of the importance of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens in mediating tissue rejection or acceptance, we examined levels of mRNA and protein expression of MHC class I proteins, as well as several MHC class I antigen processing and presentation chaperones in mouse ES cells derived from both fertilized (fES) and parthenogenetic (pES) embryos. We found that H-2K, Qa-2, TAP1, TAP2, and tapasin mRNAs were all expressed at low levels in undifferentiated and differentiating ES cells and were significantly upregulated in response to interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) treatment following 14 days of differentiation. Likewise, expression of H-2K(b) and H-2K(k) proteins were upregulated to detectable levels by IFN-gamma after 14 days of differentiation, but Qa-2 protein expression remained low or absent. We also found that MHC class I, TAP1, TAP2, and tapasin mRNAs were all expressed at very low levels in ES cells compared with T cells, suggesting transcriptional regulation of these genes in ES cells. Calnexin, a chaperone molecule involved in other pathways than MHC expression, had mRNA levels that were similar in ES cells and T cells and was not upregulated by IFN-gamma in ES cells. Overall, ES cells derived from fertilized embryos and parthenogenetic embryos displayed remarkably similar patterns of gene expression at the mRNA and protein levels. The similarity between the fES and pES cell lines with regard to expression of MHC class I and antigen-processing machinery provides evidence for the potential usefulness of pES cells in transplantation therapy.
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- P W Lampton
- Department of Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Ivanenkov VV, Sévigny J, Kirley TL. Trafficking and intracellular ATPase activity of human ecto-nucleotidase NTPDase3 and the effect of ER-targeted NTPDase3 on protein folding. Biochemistry 2008; 47:9184-97. [PMID: 18693757 PMCID: PMC2562647 DOI: 10.1021/bi800402q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Ecto-nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolases, NTPDase1 (CD39) and NTPDase3, are integral plasma membrane proteins that hydrolyze extracellular nucleotides, thereby modulating the function of purinergic receptors. During processing in the secretory pathway, the active sites of ecto-nucleotidases are located in the lumen of vesicular compartments, thus raising the question whether the ecto-nucleotidases affect the ATP-dependent processes in these compartments, including protein folding in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). It has been reported (J. Biol. Chem. (2001) 276, 41518-41525) that CD39 is not active until it reaches the plasma membrane, suggesting that terminal glycosylation in Golgi is critical for its activity. To investigate the subcellular location and the mechanism of ecto-nucleotidase activation, we expressed human NTPDase3 in COS-1 cells and blocked the secretory transport with monensin or brefeldin A, or by targeting to ER with a signal peptide. Cell surface biotinylation, sensitivity to glycosidases, and fluorescence microscopy analyses suggest that, in contrast to the previous report on CD39, NTPDase3 becomes catalytically active in the ER or in the ER-Golgi intermediate compartment, and that terminal glycosylation in Golgi is not essential for activity. Moreover, ER-targeted NTPDase3, but not wild-type NTPDase3 or ER-targeted inactive G221A mutant, significantly diminished the folding efficiency and the transport to the plasma membrane of coexpressed CD39 used as a reporter protein. These data suggest that ER-targeted NTPDase3 significantly depletes ATP in ER, whereas wild-type NTPDase3 is likely to acquire ATPase activity in a post-ER, but pre-Golgi, compartment, thus avoiding unproductive ATP hydrolysis and interference with protein folding in the ER. ER-targeted NTPDase3 may be a useful experimental tool to study the effects of ER ATP depletion on ER function under normal and stress conditions.
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- Vasily V. Ivanenkov
- From the Department of Pharmacology and Cell Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 670575, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0575
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- From the Centre de Recherche en Rhumatologie et Immunologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada
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- From the Department of Pharmacology and Cell Biophysics, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 670575, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0575
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Guérin R, Arseneault G, Dumont S, Rokeach LA. Calnexin is involved in apoptosis induced by endoplasmic reticulum stress in the fission yeast. Mol Biol Cell 2008; 19:4404-20. [PMID: 18701708 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e08-02-0188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Stress conditions affecting the functions of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) cause the accumulation of unfolded proteins. ER stress is counteracted by the unfolded-protein response (UPR). However, under prolonged stress the UPR initiates a proapoptotic response. Mounting evidence indicate that the ER chaperone calnexin is involved in apoptosis caused by ER stress. Here, we report that overexpression of calnexin in Schizosaccharomyces pombe induces cell death with apoptosis markers. Cell death was partially dependent on the Ire1p ER-stress transducer. Apoptotic death caused by calnexin overexpression required its transmembrane domain (TM), and involved sequences on either side of the ER membrane. Apoptotic death caused by tunicamycin was dramatically reduced in a strain expressing endogenous levels of calnexin lacking its TM and cytosolic tail. This demonstrates the involvement of calnexin in apoptosis triggered by ER stress. A genetic screen identified the S. pombe homologue of the human antiapoptotic protein HMGB1 as a suppressor of apoptotic death due to calnexin overexpression. Remarkably, overexpression of human calnexin in S. pombe also provoked apoptotic death. Our results argue for the conservation of the role of calnexin in apoptosis triggered by ER stress, and validate S. pombe as a model to elucidate the mechanisms of calnexin-mediated cell death.
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- Renée Guérin
- Department of Biochemistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada
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Mu TW, Fowler DM, Kelly JW. Partial restoration of mutant enzyme homeostasis in three distinct lysosomal storage disease cell lines by altering calcium homeostasis. PLoS Biol 2008; 6:e26. [PMID: 18254660 PMCID: PMC2225441 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2007] [Accepted: 12/14/2007] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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A lysosomal storage disease (LSD) results from deficient lysosomal enzyme activity, thus the substrate of the mutant enzyme accumulates in the lysosome, leading to pathology. In many but not all LSDs, the clinically most important mutations compromise the cellular folding of the enzyme, subjecting it to endoplasmic reticulum–associated degradation instead of proper folding and lysosomal trafficking. A small molecule that restores partial mutant enzyme folding, trafficking, and activity would be highly desirable, particularly if one molecule could ameliorate multiple distinct LSDs by virtue of its mechanism of action. Inhibition of L-type Ca2+ channels, using either diltiazem or verapamil—both US Food and Drug Administration–approved hypertension drugs—partially restores N370S and L444P glucocerebrosidase homeostasis in Gaucher patient–derived fibroblasts; the latter mutation is associated with refractory neuropathic disease. Diltiazem structure-activity studies suggest that it is its Ca2+ channel blocker activity that enhances the capacity of the endoplasmic reticulum to fold misfolding-prone proteins, likely by modest up-regulation of a subset of molecular chaperones, including BiP and Hsp40. Importantly, diltiazem and verapamil also partially restore mutant enzyme homeostasis in two other distinct LSDs involving enzymes essential for glycoprotein and heparan sulfate degradation, namely α-mannosidosis and type IIIA mucopolysaccharidosis, respectively. Manipulation of calcium homeostasis may represent a general strategy to restore protein homeostasis in multiple LSDs. However, further efforts are required to demonstrate clinical utility and safety. Lysosomes are organelles that contain more than 50 hydrolytic enzymes that break down macromolecules in a cell. A lysosomal storage disease results from deficient activity of one or more of these enzymes, leading to the accumulation of corresponding substrate(s). Currently, lysosomal storage diseases are treated by enzyme replacement therapy, which can be challenging because the enzyme has to enter the cell and the lysosome to function; in neuropathic diseases, enzyme replacement is not useful because recombinant enzymes do not enter the brain. We have shown that diltiazem and verapamil, potent US Food and Drug Administration–approved L-type Ca2+ channel blocker drugs, increased the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) folding capacity, trafficking, and activity of mutant lysosomal enzymes associated with three distinct lysosomal storage diseases. These compounds appear to function through a Ca2+ ion–mediated up-regulation of a subset of cytoplasmic and ER lumenal chaperones, possibly by activating signaling pathways that mitigate cellular stress. We have shown that increasing ER calcium levels appears to be a relatively selective strategy to partially restore mutant lysosomal enzyme homeostasis in diseases caused by the misfolding and degradation of nonhomologous mutant enzymes. Because diltiazem crosses the blood–brain barrier, it may be useful for the treatment of neuropathic lysosomal storage diseases, and possibly other loss-of-function diseases, although efficacy needs to be demonstrated. By adapting the protein homeostasis network, altering calcium homeostasis can restore the cell's ability to fold and traffic proteins prone to misfolding, offering a new strategy to ameliorate loss-of-function diseases.
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- Ting-Wei Mu
- Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, United States of America
- * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail:
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Khan SU, Schröder M. Engineering of chaperone systems and of the unfolded protein response. Cytotechnology 2008; 57:207-31. [PMID: 19003179 PMCID: PMC2570002 DOI: 10.1007/s10616-008-9157-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2008] [Accepted: 07/18/2008] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Production of recombinant proteins in mammalian cells is a successful technology that delivers protein pharmaceuticals for therapies and for diagnosis of human disorders. Cost effective production of protein biopharmaceuticals requires extensive optimization through cell and fermentation process engineering at the upstream and chemical engineering of purification processes at the downstream side of the production process. The majority of protein pharmaceuticals are secreted proteins. Accumulating evidence suggests that the folding and processing of these proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a general rate- and yield limiting step for their production. We will summarize our knowledge of protein folding in the ER and of signal transduction pathways activated by accumulation of unfolded proteins in the ER, collectively called the unfolded protein response (UPR). On the basis of this knowledge we will evaluate engineering approaches to increase cell specific productivities through engineering of the ER-resident protein folding machinery and of the UPR.
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- Saeed U. Khan
- School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE UK
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- School of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Durham University, South Road, Durham, DH1 3LE UK
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Karar J, Dolt KS, Qadar Pasha M. Endoplasmic reticulum stress response in murine kidney exposed to acute hypobaric hypoxia. FEBS Lett 2008; 582:2521-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2008.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2008] [Accepted: 06/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Alterations in the proteome of pulmonary alveolar type II cells in the rat after hepatic ischemia-reperfusion. Crit Care Med 2008; 36:1846-54. [PMID: 18496381 DOI: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e31816f49cb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Hepatic ischemia-reperfusion can be associated with acute lung injury. Alveolar epithelial type II cells (ATII) play an important role in maintaining lung homeostasis in acute lung injury. DESIGN To study potentially new mechanisms of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion-induced lung injury, we examined how liver ischemia-reperfusion altered the proteome of ATII. SETTING Laboratory investigation. SUBJECTS Spontaneously breathing male Zucker rats. INTERVENTIONS Rats were anesthetized with isoflurane. The vascular supply to the left and medial lobe of the liver was clamped for 75 mins and then reperfused. Sham-operated rats were used as controls. After 8 hrs, rats were killed. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS Bronchoalveolar lavage and differential cell counts were performed, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha and cytokine-induced neutrophil chemotactic factor-1 in plasma were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. ATII were isolated, lysed, tryptically digested, and labeled using isobaric tags (iTRAQ). The samples were fractionated by cation exchange chromatography, separated by high-performance liquid-chromatography, and identified using electrospray tandem mass spectrometry. Spectra were interrogated and quantified using ProteinProspector. Quantitative proteomics provided quantitative data for 94 and 97 proteins in the two groups. Significant changes in ATII protein content included 30% to 40% increases in adenosine triphosphate synthases, adenosine triphosphate/adenosine diphosphate translocase, and catalase (all p < .001). Following liver ischemia-reperfusion, there was also a significant increase in the percentage of neutrophils in bronchoalveolar lavage (48% +/- 26%) compared with sham-operated controls (5% +/- 3%) (p < .01), and plasma tumor necrosis factor-alpha levels were also significantly increased. CONCLUSIONS The proteins identified by quantitative proteomics indicated significant changes in moderators of cell metabolism and host defense in ATII. These findings provide new insights into possible mechanisms responsible for hepatic ischemia-reperfusion-related acute lung injury and suggest that ATII cells in the lung sense and respond to hepatic injury.
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Defining substrate interactions with calreticulin: an isothermal titration calorimetric study. Glycoconj J 2008; 25:797-802. [DOI: 10.1007/s10719-008-9151-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2008] [Revised: 05/19/2008] [Accepted: 05/20/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Takeuchi M, Kimata Y, Kohno K. Saccharomyces cerevisiae Rot1 is an essential molecular chaperone in the endoplasmic reticulum. Mol Biol Cell 2008; 19:3514-25. [PMID: 18508919 DOI: 10.1091/mbc.e07-12-1289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Molecular chaperones prevent aggregation of denatured proteins in vitro and are thought to support folding of diverse proteins in vivo. Chaperones may have some selectivity for their substrate proteins, but knowledge of particular in vivo substrates is still poor. We here show that yeast Rot1, an essential, type-I ER membrane protein functions as a chaperone. Recombinant Rot1 exhibited antiaggregation activity in vitro, which was partly impaired by a temperature-sensitive rot1-2 mutation. In vivo, the rot1-2 mutation caused accelerated degradation of five proteins in the secretory pathway via ER-associated degradation, resulting in a decrease in their cellular levels. Furthermore, we demonstrate a physical and probably transient interaction of Rot1 with four of these proteins. Collectively, these results indicate that Rot1 functions as a chaperone in vivo supporting the folding of those proteins. Their folding also requires BiP, and one of these proteins was simultaneously associated with both Rot1 and BiP, suggesting that they can cooperate to facilitate protein folding. The Rot1-dependent proteins include a soluble, type I and II, and polytopic membrane proteins, and they do not share structural similarities. In addition, their dependency on Rot1 appeared different. We therefore propose that Rot1 is a general chaperone with some substrate specificity.
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- Masato Takeuchi
- Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara 630-0192, Japan
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Purcell AW, Elliott T. Molecular machinations of the MHC-I peptide loading complex. Curr Opin Immunol 2008; 20:75-81. [PMID: 18243674 DOI: 10.1016/j.coi.2007.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2007] [Accepted: 12/09/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The acquisition of an optimal peptide ligand by MHC class I molecules is crucial for the generation of immunity to viruses and tumors. This process is orchestrated by a molecular machine known as the peptide loading complex (PLC) that consists of specialized and general ER-resident molecules. These proteins collaborate to ensure the loading of an optimal peptide ligand into the antigen binding cleft of class I molecules. The surprising diversity of peptides bound to MHC class I molecules and recapitulation of class I assembly in vitro have provided new insights into the molecular machinations of peptide loading. Coupled with the extraordinary polymorphism of class I molecules and their differential dependence on various components of the PLC for cell surface expression, a picture of peptide loading at the molecular level has recently emerged and will be discussed herein.
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- Anthony W Purcell
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bio21 Institute for Molecular Science and Biotechnology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
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