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Ikeda R, Sakagami T, Hamada M, Sakamoto T, Hatabu T, Saito N, Ando M. De novo transcriptome analysis of the centrohelid Raphidocystis contractilis to identify genes involved in microtubule-based motility. J Eukaryot Microbiol 2023; 70:e12955. [PMID: 36409155 DOI: 10.1111/jeu.12955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2022] [Revised: 10/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
The centrohelid heliozoan Raphidocystis contractilis has many radiating axopodia, each containing axopodial microtubules. The axopodia show rapid contraction at nearly a video rate (30 frames per second) in response to mechanical stimuli. The axopodial contraction is accompanied by cytoskeletal microtubule depolymerization, but the molecular mechanism of this phenomenon has not been elucidated. In this study, we performed de novo transcriptome sequencing of R. contractilis to identify genes involved in microtubule dynamics such as the rapid axopodial contraction. The transcriptome sequencing generated 7.15-Gbp clean reads in total, which were assembled as 31,771 unigenes. Using the obtained gene sets, we identified several microtubule-severing proteins which might be involved in the rapid axopodial contraction, and kinesin-like genes that occur in gene duplication. On the other hand, some genes for microtubule motor proteins involved in the formation and motility of flagella were not found in R. contractilis, suggesting that the gene repertoire of R. contractilis reflected the morphological features of nonflagellated protists. Our transcriptome analysis provides basic information for the analysis of the molecular mechanism underlying microtubule dynamics in R. contractilis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Risa Ikeda
- Laboratory of Cell Physiology, Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Pharmacology, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell Physiology, Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Pharmacology, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Ushimado Marine Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Ushimado Marine Institute, Faculty of Science and Technology, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Pharmacology, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Pharmacology, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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- Laboratory of Cell Physiology, Department of Science Education, Faculty of Education, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.,Laboratory of Animal Physiology and Pharmacology, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
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Yashirogi S, Nagao T, Nishida Y, Takahashi Y, Qaqorh T, Yazawa I, Katayama T, Kioka H, Matsui TS, Saito S, Masumura Y, Tsukamoto O, Kato H, Ueda H, Yamaguchi O, Yashiro K, Yamazaki S, Takashima S, Shintani Y. AMPK regulates cell shape of cardiomyocytes by modulating turnover of microtubules through CLIP-170. EMBO Rep 2021; 22:e50949. [PMID: 33251722 PMCID: PMC7788454 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202050949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
Abstract
AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a multifunctional kinase that regulates microtubule (MT) dynamic instability through CLIP-170 phosphorylation; however, its physiological relevance in vivo remains to be elucidated. In this study, we identified an active form of AMPK localized at the intercalated disks in the heart, a specific cell-cell junction present between cardiomyocytes. A contractile inhibitor, MYK-461, prevented the localization of AMPK at the intercalated disks, and the effect was reversed by the removal of MYK-461, suggesting that the localization of AMPK is regulated by mechanical stress. Time-lapse imaging analysis revealed that the inhibition of CLIP-170 Ser-311 phosphorylation by AMPK leads to the accumulation of MTs at the intercalated disks. Interestingly, MYK-461 increased the individual cell area of cardiomyocytes in CLIP-170 phosphorylation-dependent manner. Moreover, heart-specific CLIP-170 S311A transgenic mice demonstrated elongation of cardiomyocytes along with accumulated MTs, leading to progressive decline in cardiac contraction. In conclusion, these findings suggest that AMPK regulates the cell shape and aspect ratio of cardiomyocytes by modulating the turnover of MTs through homeostatic phosphorylation of CLIP-170 at the intercalated disks.
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- Shohei Yashirogi
- Department of Medical BiochemistryOsaka University Graduate School of Frontier Biological ScienceSuita, OsakaJapan
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- Department of Medical BiochemistryOsaka University Graduate School of Frontier Biological ScienceSuita, OsakaJapan
- Department of Molecular PharmacologyNational Cerebral and Cardiovascular CenterSuita, OsakaJapan
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- Department of Medical BiochemistryOsaka University Graduate School of Frontier Biological ScienceSuita, OsakaJapan
- Department of Molecular PharmacologyNational Cerebral and Cardiovascular CenterSuita, OsakaJapan
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- Department of Molecular PharmacologyNational Cerebral and Cardiovascular CenterSuita, OsakaJapan
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- Department of Medical BiochemistryOsaka University Graduate School of Frontier Biological ScienceSuita, OsakaJapan
- Department of Molecular PharmacologyNational Cerebral and Cardiovascular CenterSuita, OsakaJapan
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- Department of Medical BiochemistryOsaka University Graduate School of Frontier Biological ScienceSuita, OsakaJapan
- Department of Molecular PharmacologyNational Cerebral and Cardiovascular CenterSuita, OsakaJapan
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- Department of Medical BiochemistryOsaka University Graduate School of Frontier Biological ScienceSuita, OsakaJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineOsaka University Graduate School of MedicineSuita, OsakaJapan
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- Division of BioengineeringGraduate School of Engineering ScienceOsaka UniversityToyonakaJapan
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- Department of Biomedical ImagingNational Cardiovascular and Cerebral Research CenterSuita, OsakaJapan
- Department of Medical Physics and EngineeringDivision of Health SciencesOsaka University Graduate School of MedicineSuita, OsakaJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineOsaka University Graduate School of MedicineSuita, OsakaJapan
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- Department of Medical BiochemistryOsaka University Graduate School of Frontier Biological ScienceSuita, OsakaJapan
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- Department of Medical BiochemistryOsaka University Graduate School of Frontier Biological ScienceSuita, OsakaJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineOsaka University Graduate School of MedicineSuita, OsakaJapan
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- Department of Cardiovascular MedicineOsaka University Graduate School of MedicineSuita, OsakaJapan
- Department of Cardiology, Pulmonology, Hypertension and NephrologyEhime University Graduate School of MedicineShitsukawa, EhimeJapan
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- Division of Anatomy and Developmental BiologyDepartment of AnatomyKyoto Prefectural University of MedicineKyotoJapan
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- Department of Molecular PharmacologyNational Cerebral and Cardiovascular CenterSuita, OsakaJapan
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- Department of Medical BiochemistryOsaka University Graduate School of Frontier Biological ScienceSuita, OsakaJapan
- Japan Science and Technology Agency‐Core Research for Evolutional Science and Technology (CREST)KawaguchiJapan
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- Department of Medical BiochemistryOsaka University Graduate School of Frontier Biological ScienceSuita, OsakaJapan
- Department of Molecular PharmacologyNational Cerebral and Cardiovascular CenterSuita, OsakaJapan
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Ilan Y. Microtubules: From understanding their dynamics to using them as potential therapeutic targets. J Cell Physiol 2018; 234:7923-7937. [PMID: 30536951 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.27978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Microtubules (MT) and actin microfilaments are dynamic cytoskeleton components involved in a range of intracellular processes. MTs play a role in cell division, beating of cilia and flagella, and intracellular transport. Over the past decades, much knowledge has been gained regarding MT function and structure, and its role in underlying disease progression. This makes MT potential therapeutic targets for various disorders. Disturbances in MT and their associated proteins are the underlying cause of diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, cancer, and several genetic diseases. Some of the advances in the field of MT research, as well as the potenti G beta gamma, is needed al uses of MT-targeting agents in various conditions have been reviewed here.
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- Yaron Ilan
- Department of Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel
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Issue Highlights. IUBMB Life 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/iub.1723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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