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Yang Y, Duan Y, Jiang H, Li J, Bai W, Zhang Q, Li J, Shao J. Bioinformatics-driven identification and validation of diagnostic biomarkers for cerebral ischemia reperfusion injury. Heliyon 2024; 10:e28565. [PMID: 38601664 PMCID: PMC11004763 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024] Open
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Objective This article aims to identify genetic features associated with immune cell infiltration in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury (CIRI) development through bioinformatics, with the goal of discovering diagnostic biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets. Methods We obtained two datasets from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database to identify immune-related differentially expressed genes (IRDEGs). These genes' functions were analyzed via Gene Ontology (GO) and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG). Tools such as CIBERSORT and ssGSEA assessed immune cell infiltration. The Starbase and miRDB databases predicted miRNAs interacting with hub genes, and Cytoscape software mapped mRNA-miRNA interaction networks. The ENCORI database was employed to predict RNA binding proteins interacting with hub genes. Key genes were identified using a random forest algorithm and constructing a Support Vector Machine (SVM) model. LASSO regression analysis constructed a diagnostic model for hub genes to determine their diagnostic value, and PCR analysis validated their expression in cerebral ischemia-reperfusion. Results We identified 10 IRDEGs (C1qa, Ccl4, Cd74, Cd8a, Cxcl10, Gmfg, Grp, Lgals3bp, Timp1, Vim). The random forest algorithm, and SVM model intersection revealed three key genes (Ccl4, Gmfg, C1qa) as diagnostic biomarkers for CIRI. LASSO regression analysis, further refined this to two key genes (Ccl4 and C1qa), With ROC curve, analysis confirming their diagnostic efficacy (C1qa AUC = 0.75, Ccl4 AUC = 0.939). PCR analysis corroborated these findings. Conclusions Our study elucidates immune and metabolic response mechanisms in CIRI, identifying two immune-related genes as key biomarkers and potential therapeutic targets in response to cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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- Yuan Yang
- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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Goode BL, Eskin J, Shekhar S. Mechanisms of actin disassembly and turnover. J Cell Biol 2023; 222:e202309021. [PMID: 37948068 PMCID: PMC10638096 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.202309021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023] Open
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Cellular actin networks exhibit a wide range of sizes, shapes, and architectures tailored to their biological roles. Once assembled, these filamentous networks are either maintained in a state of polarized turnover or induced to undergo net disassembly. Further, the rates at which the networks are turned over and/or dismantled can vary greatly, from seconds to minutes to hours or even days. Here, we review the molecular machinery and mechanisms employed in cells to drive the disassembly and turnover of actin networks. In particular, we highlight recent discoveries showing that specific combinations of conserved actin disassembly-promoting proteins (cofilin, GMF, twinfilin, Srv2/CAP, coronin, AIP1, capping protein, and profilin) work in concert to debranch, sever, cap, and depolymerize actin filaments, and to recharge actin monomers for new rounds of assembly.
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- Bruce L. Goode
- Department of Biology, Rosenstiel Basic Medical Science Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA
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- Department of Biology, Rosenstiel Basic Medical Science Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, USA
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- Departments of Physics, Cell Biology and Biochemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Lv S, Chen Z, Mi H, Yu X. Cofilin Acts as a Booster for Progression of Malignant Tumors Represented by Glioma. Cancer Manag Res 2022; 14:3245-3269. [PMID: 36452435 PMCID: PMC9703913 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s389825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 07/20/2023] Open
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Cofilin, as a depolymerization factor of actin filaments, has been widely studied. Evidences show that cofilin has a role in actin structural reorganization and dynamic regulation. In recent years, several studies have demonstrated a regulatory role for cofilin in the migration and invasion mediated by cell dynamics and epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT)/EMT-like process, apoptosis, radiotherapy resistance, immune escape, and transcriptional dysregulation of malignant tumor cells, particularly glioma cells. On this basis, it is practical to evaluate cofilin as a biomarker for predicting tumor metastasis and prognosis. Targeting cofilin regulating kinases, Lin11, Isl-1 and Mec-3 kinases (LIM kinases/LIMKs) and their major upstream molecules inhibits tumor cell migration and invasion and targeting cofilin-mediated mitochondrial pathway induces apoptosis of tumor cells represent effective options for the development of novel anti-malignant tumor drug, especially anti-glioma drugs. This review explores the structure, general biological function, and regulation of cofilin, with an emphasis on the critical functions and prospects for clinical therapeutic applications of cofilin in malignant tumors represented by glioma.
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- Shihong Lv
- Department of Gastroenterology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Mudanjiang Medical College, Mudanjiang Medical College, Mudanjiang, 157011, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People’s Republic of China
- Department of Histology and Embryology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, People’s Republic of China
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Sun J, Zhong X, Fu X, Miller H, Lee P, Yu B, Liu C. The Actin Regulators Involved in the Function and Related Diseases of Lymphocytes. Front Immunol 2022; 13:799309. [PMID: 35371070 PMCID: PMC8965893 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.799309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Actin is an important cytoskeletal protein involved in signal transduction, cell structure and motility. Actin regulators include actin-monomer-binding proteins, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS) family of proteins, nucleation proteins, actin filament polymerases and severing proteins. This group of proteins regulate the dynamic changes in actin assembly/disassembly, thus playing an important role in cell motility, intracellular transport, cell division and other basic cellular activities. Lymphocytes are important components of the human immune system, consisting of T-lymphocytes (T cells), B-lymphocytes (B cells) and natural killer cells (NK cells). Lymphocytes are indispensable for both innate and adaptive immunity and cannot function normally without various actin regulators. In this review, we first briefly introduce the structure and fundamental functions of a variety of well-known and newly discovered actin regulators, then we highlight the role of actin regulators in T cell, B cell and NK cell, and finally provide a landscape of various diseases associated with them. This review provides new directions in exploring actin regulators and promotes more precise and effective treatments for related diseases.
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- Jianxuan Sun
- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.,Department and Institute of Urology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Cytek Biosciences, R&D Clinical Reagents, Fremont, CA, United States
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- Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Li Y, Gong Y, Chen Y, Qu B, Zhang S. Identification and functional characterization of Cofilin-1 as a new member of antimicrobial protein. DEVELOPMENTAL AND COMPARATIVE IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 127:104281. [PMID: 34601007 DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2021.104281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Revised: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Cofilin-1 (Cfl1), a member of the ADF/cofilin family, has been identified as one of differentially expressed proteins in human dendritic cells challenged with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), suggesting that it may be involved in immune response. Here we showed that zebrafish cfl1 was markedly up-regulated by LPS and LTA treatment. We also showed that zebrafish recombinant Cfl1 (rCfl1) not only bound to the Gram-negative and positive bacteria A. hydrophila and S. aureus as well as their signature molecules LPS and LTA but also inhibited the growth of the bacteria. Moreover, we found that the heparin-binding motif-containing regions of Cfl1, i.e., Cfl19-25, Cfl134-51 and Cfl1108-125, like rCfl1, were also able to bind to LPS and LTA and to inhibit the bacterial growth. rCfl1, Cfl19-25, Cfl134-51, and Cfl1108-125 were all able to cause bacterial cell destruction, to induce membrane depolarization, and to stimulate intracellular ROS production. Finally, we showed that zebrafish Cfl1 could protect developing embryos/larvae against attack by the potential pathogen A. hydrophila. These data together indicate that zebrafish Cfl1 plays an immune-relevant role as a newly-characterized antimicrobial protein.
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- Yishuai Li
- Department of Marine Biology, Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Department of Marine Biology, Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Department of Marine Biology, Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Qingdao Cancer Institute, Qingdao Central Hospital, 127 Siliunan Road, Qingdao, 266042, China.
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- Department of Marine Biology, Institute of Evolution & Marine Biodiversity, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China; Laboratory for Marine Biology and Biotechnology, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology (Qingdao), Qingdao, 266003, China.
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Fujimoto K, Nakano K, Kuwayama H, Yumura S. Deletion of gmfA induces keratocyte-like migration in Dictyostelium. FEBS Open Bio 2021; 12:306-319. [PMID: 34855306 PMCID: PMC8727941 DOI: 10.1002/2211-5463.13339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 11/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Glia maturation factor (GMF) has been established as an inactivating factor of the actin‐related protein 2/3 (Arp2/3) complex, which regulates actin assembly. Regulation of actin assembly and reorganization is crucial for various cellular events, such as cell migration, cell division, and development. Here, to examine the roles of ADF‐H domain‐containing protein (also known as glia maturation factor; GmfA), the product of a single GMF homologous gene in Dictyostelium, gmfA‐null cells were generated. They had moderate defects in cell growth and cytokinesis. Interestingly, they showed a keratocyte‐like fan shape with a broader pseudopod, where Arp3 accumulated at higher levels than in wild‐type cells. They migrated with higher persistence, but their velocities were comparable to those of wild‐type cells. The polar pseudopods during cell division were also broader than those in wild‐type cells. However, GmfA did not localize at the pseudopods in migrating cells or the polar pseudopods in dividing cells. Adhesions of mutant cells to the substratum were much stronger than that of wild‐type cells. Although the mutant cells showed chemotaxis comparable to that of wild‐type cells, they formed disconnected streams during the aggregation stage; however, they finally formed normal fruiting bodies. These results suggest that GmfA plays a crucial role in cell migration.
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- Koushiro Fujimoto
- Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Japan
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- Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University, Japan
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Li Y, Tang Y, Liu J, Meng X, Wang Y, Min Q, Hong R, Tsubata T, Hase K, Wang JY. Glia maturation factor-γ is involved in S1P-induced marginal zone B cell chemotaxis and optimal T-independent type II antigen-induced IgM production. Int Immunol 2021; 34:35-43. [PMID: 34673932 DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxab097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Marginal zone B cells (MZB) represent a unique B cell subpopulation that rapidly differentiate into IgM-secreting plasma cells in response to T-independent (T-I) antigen. Sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) promotes MZB localization to the marginal zone. However, intracellular molecules involved in MZB localization and migration remain largely unknown. Here we show that MZB lacking the Glia maturation factor-γ (GMFG) are impaired in chemotaxis toward S1P under both in vitro and in vivo conditions, suggesting that GMFG is an effector downstream of S1P receptors. GMFG undergoes serine phosphorylation upon S1P stimulation and is required for S1P-induced desensitization of S1P receptor 1 (S1PR1). Compared with wild type mice, Gmfg -/- mice produce elevated levels of 4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl-acetyl (NP)-specific IgM against a T-I type II antigen, NP-Ficoll, accompanied by dysregulated MZB localization. These results identify GMFG as a regulator of S1P-induced MZB chemotaxis and reveal a role for MZB localization in the marginal zone for optimal IgM production against a T-I antigen.
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- Yingqian Li
- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai200030, China
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- Department of Immunology, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan
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- Division of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.,Department of Immunology, Medical Research Institute, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8510, Japan.,Department of Clinical Immunology, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
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Teruya K, Oguma A, Arai K, Nishizawa K, Iwabuchi S, Watanabe-Matsui M, Sakasegawa Y, Schätzl H, Gilch S, Doh-Ura K. Polymorphisms in glia maturation factor β gene are markers of cellulose ether effectiveness in prion-infected mice. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2021; 560:105-111. [PMID: 33984767 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2021.04.116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Anti-prion effects of cellulose ether (CE) are reported in rodents, but the molecular mechanism is fully unknown. Here, we investigated the genetic background of CE effectiveness by proteomic and genetic analysis in mice. Proteomic analysis in the two mouse lines showing a dramatic difference in CE effectiveness revealed a distinct polymorphism in the glia maturation factor β gene. This polymorphism was significantly associated with the CE effectiveness in various prion-infected mouse lines. Sequencing of this gene and its vicinity genes also revealed several other polymorphisms that were significantly related to the CE effectiveness. These polymorphisms are useful as genetic markers for finding more suitable mouse lines and exploring the genetic factors of CE effectiveness.
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- Kenta Teruya
- Department of Neurochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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- Department of Comparative Biology and Experimental Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Ecosystem and Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
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Lan A, Ren C, Wang X, Tong G, Yang G. Bioinformatics and survival analysis of glia maturation factor-γ in pan-cancers. BMC Cancer 2021; 21:423. [PMID: 33863293 PMCID: PMC8052856 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-021-08163-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Glia maturation factor-γ (GMFG) is reported to inhibit the actin nucleation through binding to the actin-related protein-2/3 complex (Arp2/3). Considering the main function of GMFG in actin remodeling, which is vital for immune response, angiogenesis, cell division and motility, GMFG is supposed to have important roles in tumor development, while up to now, only two studies described the role of GMFG in cancers. By investigating the clinical values of GMFG using The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data and the functional mechanisms of GMFG through analyses of Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichments, this study was aimed to better understand the impact of GMFG in pan-cancers and to draw more attentions for the future research of GMFG. Methods RNA-seq and clinical data of cancer patients were collected from TCGA and analyzed by the Kaplan-Meier methods. GO and KEGG analyses were conducted using the online tools from the Database for Annotation, Visualization and Integrated Discovery (DAVID). Results Compared to the corresponding normal samples, GMFG was significantly upregulated in glioblastoma (GBM), kidney clear cell carcinoma (KIRC), lower grade glioma (LGG), acute myeloid leukemia (LAML), and pancreatic cancer (PAAD), testicular cancer (TGCT), but was downregulated in kidney chromophobe (KICH), lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) and lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) (P < 0.05 for all). High expression of GMFG predicted worse OS in GBM (HR = 1.5, P = 0.017), LGG (HR = 2.2, P < 0.001), LUSC (HR = 1.4, P = 0.022) and ocular melanomas (UVM) (HR = 7, P < 0.001), as well as worse DFS in LGG (HR = 1.8, P < 0.001) and prostate cancer (PRAD) (HR = 1.9, P = 0.004). In contrast, high expression of GMFG was associated with better OS in skin cutaneous melanoma (SKCM) (HR = 0.59, P < 0.001) and thymoma (THYM) (HR = 0.098, P = 0.031), as well as better DFS in bile duct cancer (CHOL) (HR = 0.2, P = 0.003). GMFG was mainly involved in the immune response, protein binding and cytokine-cytokine receptor interaction pathways, and was positively associated with multiple immunomodulators in most cancers. Conclusion Our study preliminarily identified that GMFG may cause different survivals for different cancers through modulating tumor progression, immune response status and tissue-specific tumor microenvironment (TME). Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12885-021-08163-2.
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- Aihua Lan
- Central Laboratory, the Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China
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- Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 200120, China.
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- Central Laboratory, the Fifth People's Hospital of Shanghai, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200240, China. .,Cancer Institute, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Department of Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Medical College, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Ghosh A, Enderlein J, Butkevich E. Dimerization of Human Drebrin-like Protein Governs Its Biological Activity. Biochemistry 2020; 59:1553-1558. [PMID: 32282191 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b01095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Drebrin-like protein (DBNL) is a multidomain F-actin-binding protein, which also interacts with other molecules within different intracellular pathways. Here, we present quantitative measurements on the size and conformation of human DBNL. Using dual-focus fluorescence correlation spectroscopy, we determined the hydrodynamic radius of the DBNL monomer. Native gel electrophoresis and dual-color fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy show that both endogenous DBNL and recombinant DBNL exist as dimers under physiological conditions. We demonstrate that C-terminal truncations of DBNL downstream of the coiled-coil domain result in its oligomerization at nanomolar concentrations. In contrast, the ADF-H domain alone is a monomer, which displays a concentration-dependent self-assembly. In vivo FLIM-FRET imaging shows that the presence of only actin-binding domains is not sufficient for DBNL to localize properly at the actin filament inside the cell. In summary, our work provides detailed insight into the structure-function relationship of human drebrin-like protein.
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- Arindam Ghosh
- Third Institute of Physics-Biophysics, Georg August University, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Third Institute of Physics-Biophysics, Georg August University, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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- Third Institute of Physics-Biophysics, Georg August University, Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Structural Characterization of the S-glycosylated Bacteriocin ASM1 from Lactobacillus plantarum. MAGNETOCHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/magnetochemistry6010016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In order to protect their environmental niche, most bacteria secret antimicrobial substances designed to target specific bacterial strains that are often closely related to the producer strain. Bacteriocins, small, ribosomally synthesised antimicrobial peptides, comprise a class of such substances and can either inhibit (bacteriostatic) or kill (bactericidal) target cells. Glycocins are a class of bacteriocin that are post-translationally modified by one or more carbohydrate moieties that are either β-O-linked to either a serine or threonine and/or β-S-linked to a cysteine. The solution nuclear magnetic resonance structure (NMR) of the glycocin ASM1 (produced by Lactobacillus plantarum A-1), an orthologue of GccF, has been determined. In both structures, the disulfide bonds are essential for activity and restrict the mobility of the N-acetyl-glucosamine (GlcNAc) attached to Ser-18 (O-linked), compared to the much more flexible GlcNAc moiety on Cys-43 (S-linked). Interestingly, despite 88% sequence identity, the helical structure of ASM1 is less pronounced which appears to be consistent with the far ultra-violet circular dichroism (UV CD) spectra.
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Drebrin-like (Dbnl) Controls Neuronal Migration via Regulating N-Cadherin Expression in the Developing Cerebral Cortex. J Neurosci 2018; 39:678-691. [PMID: 30504273 DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1634-18.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 11/03/2018] [Accepted: 11/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The actin cytoskeleton is crucial for neuronal migration in the mammalian developing cerebral cortex. The adaptor protein Drebrin-like (Dbnl) plays important roles in reorganization of the actin cytoskeleton, dendrite formation, and endocytosis by interacting with F-actin, cobl, and dynamin. Although Dbnl is known to be expressed in the brain, the functions of this molecule during brain development are largely unknown. In this study, to examine the roles of Dbnl in the developing cerebral cortex, we conducted experiments using mice of both sexes with knockdown of Dbnl, effected by in utero electroporation, in the migrating neurons of the embryonic cortex. Time-lapse imaging of the Dbnl-knockdown neurons revealed that the presence of Dbnl is a prerequisite for appropriate formation of processes in the multipolar neurons in the multipolar cell accumulation zone or the deep part of the subventricular zone, and for neuronal polarization and entry into the cortical plate. We found that Dbnl knockdown decreased the amount of N-cadherin protein expressed on the plasma membrane of the cortical neurons. The defect in neuronal migration caused by Dbnl knockdown was rescued by moderate overexpression of N-cadherin and αN-catenin or by transfection of the phospho-mimic form (Y337E, Y347E), but not the phospho-resistant form (Y337F, Y347F), of Dbnl. These results suggest that Dbnl controls neuronal migration, neuronal multipolar morphology, and cell polarity in the developing cerebral cortex via regulating N-cadherin expression.SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Disruption of neuronal migration can cause neuronal disorders, such as lissencephaly and subcortical band heterotopia. During cerebral cortical development, the actin cytoskeleton plays a key role in neuronal migration; however, the mechanisms of regulation of neuronal migration by the actin cytoskeleton still remain unclear. Herein, we report that the novel protein Dbnl, an actin-binding protein, controls multiple events during neuronal migration in the developing mouse cerebral cortex. We also showed that this regulation is mediated by phosphorylation of Dbnl at tyrosine residues 337 and 347 and αN-catenin/N-cadherin, suggesting that the Dbnl-αN-catenin/N-cadherin pathway is important for neuronal migration in the developing cortex.
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Sengupta S, Rajasekaran K, Baisakh N. Natural and targeted isovariants of the rice actin depolymerizing factor 2 can alter its functional and regulatory binding properties. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2018; 503:1516-1523. [PMID: 30031604 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.07.073] [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: 07/10/2018] [Accepted: 07/16/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Actin depolymerizing factors (ADFs) are ubiquitous actin-binding proteins that play essential roles in maintaining cellular actin dynamics by depolymerizing/severing F-actin. Plant ADF isoforms show functional divergence via differential biochemical and cellular properties. We have shown previously that ADF2 of rice (OsADF2) and smooth cordgrass (SaADF2) displayed contrasting biochemical properties and stress response in planta. As a proof-of-concept that amino acid variances contribute to such functional difference, single amino acid mutants of OsADF2 were generated based on its sequence differences with SaADF2. Biochemical studies showed that the single-site amino acid mutations altered actin binding, depolymerizing, and severing properties of OsADF2. Phosphosensitive mutations, such as serine-6>threonine, changed the regulatory phosphorylation efficiency of ADF2 variants. The N-terminal mutations had greater effect on the phosphorylation pattern of OsADF2, whereas C-terminal mutations affected actin binding and severing. The presence of introduced mutations in isovariants of monocot ADF suggests that these residues are significant control points regulating their functional divergence, including abiotic stress response.
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- Sonali Sengupta
- School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA
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- School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 70803, USA.
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Further studies about Coactosin-like protein-1 affecting the migration of mouse neocortical neurons. J Mol Histol 2018; 49:519-530. [PMID: 30128637 DOI: 10.1007/s10735-018-9790-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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During the development of mammalian cortex, late neurons generated by neuronal progenitors bypass earlier-born neurons and migrate to reach upper layers of cortical plate in an inner-to-outer fashion. Filamentous-actin (F-actin) can regulate neuronal migration, whereas Coactosin-like protein 1 (Cotl1) modulates F-actin. Lys 75 and Arg 73 of Cotl1 play an important role in binding F-actin; when they are mutated to Glu, Cotl1 cannot bind F-actin, called as a non-actin-binding mutant (ABM). The Lys 131 site of Cotl1, the 5-Lipoxygenase (5LO) binding site, is spatially close to Lys 75, leading to impact the binding of Cotl1 to F-actin. When Lys 131 is mutated to Ala (K131A), Cotl1 cannot bind to 5LO. We have demonstrated that overexpression of Cotl1 inhibited neuronal migration and increased the length of neuronal leading processes. To further explore cellular and molecular mechanisms of Cotl1's effect on neuronal migration, we constructed two mutant vectors-Cotl1-ABM and Cotl1-K131A and studied using in utero electroporation and primary neuronal culture technique. Results indicated that in the Cotl1-ABM group, the neuronal migration and length of the leading process both recovered as control neurons at the postnatal day 1 (P1), while in the Cotl1-K131A group, numerous neurons remained in deeper layers of cortical plate or intermediate zone. However, at P7, most Cotl1-K131A transfected neurons reached their destination. Moreover, we found that overexpression of Cotl1 inhibited the proliferation and mitotic activity of NPs. Therefore, These results demonstrated that Cotl1 played an important role in mouse neocortical development.
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Li G, Yin Y, Chen J, Fan Y, Ma J, Huang Y, Chen C, Dai P, Chen S, Zhao S. Coactosin-like protein 1 inhibits neuronal migration during mouse corticogenesis. J Vet Sci 2018; 19:21-26. [PMID: 28385010 PMCID: PMC5799395 DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2018.19.1.21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2016] [Revised: 12/19/2016] [Accepted: 02/07/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Coactosin-like protein 1 (Cotl1), a member of the actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF)/cofilin family, was first purified from a soluble fraction of Dictyostelium discoideum cells. Neuronal migration requires cytoskeletal remodeling and actin regulation. Although Cotl1 strongly binds to F-actin, the role of Cotl1 in neuronal migration remains undescribed. In this study, we revealed that Cotl1 overexpression impaired migrationof both early- and late-born neurons during mouse corticogenesis. Moreover, Cotl1 overexpression delayed, rather than blocked, neuronal migration in late-born neurons. Cotl1 expression disturbed the morphology of migrating neurons, lengthening the leading processes. This study is the first to investigate the function of Cotl1, and the results indicate that Cotl1 is involved in the regulation of neuronal migration and morphogenesis.
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- Guohong Li
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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Maheshwari D, Shukla VK, Jain A, Tripathi S, Kumar D, Arora A. Solution structure and dynamics of glia maturation factor from Caenorhabditis elegans. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2018; 1866:1008-1020. [PMID: 29981887 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2018.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Revised: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The GMF class of the ADF-H domain family proteins regulate actin dynamics by binding to the Arp2/3 complex and F-actin through their Site-1 and Site-2, respectively. CeGMF of C. elegans is analogous to GMFγ of human and mouse and is 138 amino acids in length. METHODS We have characterized the solution structure and dynamics of CeGMF by solution NMR spectroscopy and its thermal stability by DSC. RESULTS The solution structure of CeGMF shows canonical ADF-H fold with two additional β-strands in the β4-β5 loop region. The Site-1 of CeGMF is well formed and residues of all three regions of Site-1 show dynamic flexibility. However, the β4-β5 loop of Site-2 is less inclined towards the C-terminal, as the latter is truncated by four residues in comparison to GMF isoforms of human and mouse. Regions of Site-2 show motions on ns-ps timescale, but dynamic flexibility of β4-β5 loop is low in comparison to corresponding F-loop region of ADF/cofilin UNC-60B. A general difference in packing of α3 and α1 between GMF and ADF/cofilins was noticed. Additionally, thermal stability of CeGMF was significantly higher than its ADF/cofilin homologs. CONCLUSION We have presented the first solution structure of GMF from C. elegans, which highlights the structural differences between the Site-2 of CeGMF and mammalian GMF isoforms. Further, we have seen the differences in structure, dynamics, and thermal stability of GMF and ADF/cofilin. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE This study provides a useful insight to structural and dynamics factors that define the specificity of GMF towards Arp2/3 complex.
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- Diva Maheshwari
- Molecular and Structural Biology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, New Delhi 110025, India
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- Molecular and Structural Biology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Molecular and Structural Biology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Molecular and Structural Biology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India
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- Centre of Biomedical Research (CBMR), Sanjay Gandhi Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raibareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226014, India
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- Molecular and Structural Biology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow 226031, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, New Delhi 110025, India.
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Hilton DM, Aguilar RM, Johnston AB, Goode BL. Species-Specific Functions of Twinfilin in Actin Filament Depolymerization. J Mol Biol 2018; 430:3323-3336. [PMID: 29928893 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2018.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2018] [Revised: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Twinfilin is a highly conserved member of the actin depolymerization factor homology (ADF-H) protein superfamily, which also includes ADF/Cofilin, Abp1/Drebrin, GMF, and Coactosin. Twinfilin has a unique molecular architecture consisting of two ADF-H domains joined by a linker and followed by a C-terminal tail. Yeast Twinfilin, in conjunction with yeast cyclase-associated protein (Srv2/CAP), increases the rate of depolymerization at both the barbed and pointed ends of actin filaments. However, it has remained unclear whether these activities extend to Twinfilin homologs in other species. To address this, we purified the three mouse Twinfilin isoforms (mTwf1, mTwf2a, mTwf2b) and mouse CAP1, and used total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy assays to study their effects on filament disassembly. Our results show that all three mouse Twinfilin isoforms accelerate barbed end depolymerization similar to yeast Twinfilin, suggesting that this activity is evolutionarily conserved. In striking contrast, mouse Twinfilin isoforms and CAP1 failed to induce rapid pointed end depolymerization. Using chimeras, we show that the yeast-specific pointed end depolymerization activity is specified by the C-terminal ADF-H domain of yeast Twinfilin. In addition, Tropomyosin decoration of filaments failed to impede depolymerization by yeast and mouse Twinfilin and Srv2/CAP, but inhibited Cofilin severing. Together, our results indicate that Twinfilin has conserved functions in regulating barbed end dynamics, although its ability to drive rapid pointed end depolymerization appears to be species-specific. We discuss the implications of this work, including that pointed end depolymerization may be catalyzed by different ADF-H family members in different species.
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- Denise M Hilton
- Department of Biology, Rosenstiel Basic Medical Science Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA
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- Department of Biology, Rosenstiel Basic Medical Science Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA
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- Department of Biology, Rosenstiel Basic Medical Science Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA
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- Department of Biology, Rosenstiel Basic Medical Science Research Center, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02454, USA.
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Goode BL, Sweeney MO, Eskin JA. GMF as an Actin Network Remodeling Factor. Trends Cell Biol 2018; 28:749-760. [PMID: 29779865 DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2018.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Revised: 04/22/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Glia maturation factor (GMF) has recently been established as a regulator of the actin cytoskeleton with a unique role in remodeling actin network architecture. Conserved from yeast to mammals, GMF is one of five members of the ADF-H family of actin regulatory proteins, which includes ADF/cofilin, Abp1/Drebrin, Twinfilin, and Coactosin. GMF does not bind actin, but instead binds the Arp2/3 complex with high affinity. Through this association, GMF catalyzes the debranching of actin filament networks and inhibits actin nucleation by Arp2/3 complex. Here, we discuss GMF's emerging role in controlling actin filament spatial organization and dynamics underlying cell motility, endocytosis, and other biological processes. Further, we attempt to reconcile these functions with its earlier characterization as a cell differentiation factor.
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- Bruce L Goode
- Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454 USA.
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- Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454 USA
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- Rosenstiel Basic Medical Sciences Research Center, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454 USA
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Genetic, dietary, and inflammatory factors contribute to the etiology of major mood disorders (MMD), thus impeding the identification of specific biomarkers to assist in diagnosis and treatment. We tested association of vitamin D and inflammatory markers in 36 adolescents with bipolar disorder (BD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) forms of MMD and without MMD (non-mood control). We also assessed the overall level of inflammation using a cell-based reporter assay for nuclear factor kappa-B (NFκB) activation and measuring antibodies to oxidized LDL. We found that these factors were similar between non-mood and MMD youth. To identify potential biomarkers, we developed a screening immunoprecipitation-sequencing approach based on inflammatory brain glia maturation factor beta (GMFβ). We discovered that a homolog of GMFβ in human plasma is vitamin D-binding protein (DBP) and validated this finding using immunoprecipitation with anti-DBP antibodies and mass spectrometry/sequencing analysis. We quantified DBP levels in participants by western blot. DBP levels in BD participants were significantly higher (136%) than in participants without MMD (100%). The increase in DBP levels in MDD participants (121.1%) was not statistically different from these groups. The DBP responds early to cellular damage by binding of structural proteins and activating inflammatory cells. A product of enzymatic cleavage of DBP has been described as macrophage-activating factor. Circulating DBP is comprised of heterogenous high and low molecular fractions that are only partially recognized by mono- and polyclonal ELISA and are not suitable for the quantitative comparison of DBP in non-mood and MDD participants. Our data suggest DBP as a marker candidate of BD warranting its validation in a larger cohort of adolescent and adult MMD patients.
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Hakala M, Kalimeri M, Enkavi G, Vattulainen I, Lappalainen P. Molecular mechanism for inhibition of twinfilin by phosphoinositides. J Biol Chem 2018; 293:4818-4829. [PMID: 29425097 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra117.000484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2017] [Revised: 01/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Membrane phosphoinositides control organization and dynamics of the actin cytoskeleton by regulating the activities of several key actin-binding proteins. Twinfilin is an evolutionarily conserved protein that contributes to cytoskeletal dynamics by interacting with actin monomers, filaments, and the heterodimeric capping protein. Twinfilin also binds phosphoinositides, which inhibit its interactions with actin, but the underlying mechanism has remained unknown. Here, we show that the high-affinity binding site of twinfilin for phosphoinositides is located at the C-terminal tail region, whereas the two actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF)/cofilin-like ADF homology domains of twinfilin bind phosphoinositides only with low affinity. Mutagenesis and biochemical experiments combined with atomistic molecular dynamics simulations reveal that the C-terminal tail of twinfilin interacts with membranes through a multivalent electrostatic interaction with a preference toward phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate (PI(3,5)P2), PI(4,5)P2, and PI(3,4,5)P3 This initial interaction places the actin-binding ADF homology domains of twinfilin in close proximity to the membrane and subsequently promotes their association with the membrane, thus leading to inhibition of the actin interactions. In support of this model, a twinfilin mutant lacking the C-terminal tail inhibits actin filament assembly in a phosphoinositide-insensitive manner. Our mutagenesis data also reveal that the phosphoinositide- and capping protein-binding sites overlap in the C-terminal tail of twinfilin, suggesting that phosphoinositide binding additionally inhibits the interactions of twinfilin with the heterodimeric capping protein. The results demonstrate that the conserved C-terminal tail of twinfilin is a multifunctional binding motif, which is crucial for interaction with the heterodimeric capping protein and for tethering twinfilin to phosphoinositide-rich membranes.
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- Markku Hakala
- Institute of Biotechnology, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland
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- Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratory of Physics, Tampere University of Technology, FI-33101 Tampere, Finland; Department of Physics, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland; MEMPHYS Center for Biomembrane Physics, University of Southern Denmark, DK-5230 Odense, Denmark
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Molinie N, Gautreau A. The Arp2/3 Regulatory System and Its Deregulation in Cancer. Physiol Rev 2017; 98:215-238. [PMID: 29212790 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00006.2017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2017] [Revised: 05/10/2017] [Accepted: 05/11/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The Arp2/3 complex is an evolutionary conserved molecular machine that generates branched actin networks. When activated, the Arp2/3 complex contributes the actin branched junction and thus cross-links the polymerizing actin filaments in a network that exerts a pushing force. The different activators initiate branched actin networks at the cytosolic surface of different cellular membranes to promote their protrusion, movement, or scission in cell migration and membrane traffic. Here we review the structure, function, and regulation of all the direct regulators of the Arp2/3 complex that induce or inhibit the initiation of a branched actin network and that controls the stability of its branched junctions. Our goal is to present recent findings concerning novel inhibitory proteins or the regulation of the actin branched junction and place these in the context of what was previously known to provide a global overview of how the Arp2/3 complex is regulated in human cells. We focus on the human set of Arp2/3 regulators to compare normal Arp2/3 regulation in untransformed cells to the deregulation of the Arp2/3 system observed in patients affected by various cancers. In many cases, these deregulations promote cancer progression and have a direct impact on patient survival.
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- Nicolas Molinie
- Ecole Polytechnique, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS UMR 7654, Palaiseau, France; and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Life Sciences Center, Dolgoprudny, Russia
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- Ecole Polytechnique, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS UMR 7654, Palaiseau, France; and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Life Sciences Center, Dolgoprudny, Russia
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The Structure of the ZMYND8/Drebrin Complex Suggests a Cytoplasmic Sequestering Mechanism of ZMYND8 by Drebrin. Structure 2017; 25:1657-1666.e3. [DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2017.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Revised: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Grintsevich EE. Remodeling of Actin Filaments by Drebrin A and Its Implications. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2017; 1006:61-82. [DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-56550-5_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Cofilin-1 and Other ADF/Cofilin Superfamily Members in Human Malignant Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 18:ijms18010010. [PMID: 28025492 PMCID: PMC5297645 DOI: 10.3390/ijms18010010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2016] [Revised: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 12/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Identification of actin-depolymerizing factor homology (ADF-H) domains in the structures of several related proteins led first to the formation of the ADF/cofilin family, which then expanded to the ADF/cofilin superfamily. This superfamily includes the well-studied cofilin-1 (Cfl-1) and about a dozen different human proteins that interact directly or indirectly with the actin cytoskeleton, provide its remodeling, and alter cell motility. According to some data, Cfl-1 is contained in various human malignant cells (HMCs) and is involved in the formation of malignant properties, including invasiveness, metastatic potential, and resistance to chemotherapeutic drugs. The presence of other ADF/cofilin superfamily proteins in HMCs and their involvement in the regulation of cell motility were discovered with the use of various OMICS technologies. In our review, we discuss the results of the study of Cfl-1 and other ADF/cofilin superfamily proteins, which may be of interest for solving different problems of molecular oncology, as well as for the prospects of further investigations of these proteins in HMCs.
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Sokolova OS, Chemeris A, Guo S, Alioto SL, Gandhi M, Padrick S, Pechnikova E, David V, Gautreau A, Goode BL. Structural Basis of Arp2/3 Complex Inhibition by GMF, Coronin, and Arpin. J Mol Biol 2016; 429:237-248. [PMID: 27939292 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2016.11.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2016] [Revised: 11/23/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The evolutionarily conserved Arp2/3 complex plays a central role in nucleating the branched actin filament arrays that drive cell migration, endocytosis, and other processes. To better understand Arp2/3 complex regulation, we used single-particle electron microscopy to compare the structures of Arp2/3 complex bound to three different inhibitory ligands: glia maturation factor (GMF), Coronin, and Arpin. Although the three inhibitors have distinct binding sites on Arp2/3 complex, they each induced an "open" nucleation-inactive conformation. Coronin promoted a standard (previously described) open conformation of Arp2/3 complex, with the N-terminal β-propeller domain of Coronin positioned near the p35/ARPC2 subunit of Arp2/3 complex. GMF induced two distinct open conformations of Arp2/3 complex, which correlated with the two suggested binding sites for GMF. Furthermore, GMF synergized with Coronin in inhibiting actin nucleation by Arp2/3 complex. Arpin, which uses VCA-related acidic (A) motifs to interact with the Arp2/3 complex, induced the standard open conformation, and two new masses appeared at positions near Arp2 and Arp3. Furthermore, Arpin showed additive inhibitory effects on Arp2/3 complex with Coronin and GMF. Together, these data suggest that Arp2/3 complex conformation is highly polymorphic and that its activities can be controlled combinatorially by different inhibitory ligands.
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- Olga S Sokolova
- Department of Biology, Moscow M.V. Lomonosov University, Moscow 119234, Russia
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- Department of Biology, Moscow M.V. Lomonosov University, Moscow 119234, Russia; Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS UMR7654, Palaiseau 91120, France
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- Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
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- Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02453, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
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- Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS UMR7654, Palaiseau 91120, France
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- Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02453, USA.
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Du J, Wang X, Dong CH, Yang JM, Yao XJ. Computational Study of the Binding Mechanism of Actin-Depolymerizing Factor 1 with Actin in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0159053. [PMID: 27414648 PMCID: PMC4944973 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0159053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 06/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Actin is a highly conserved protein. It plays important roles in cellular function and exists either in the monomeric (G-actin) or polymeric form (F-actin). Members of the actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF)/cofilin protein family bind to both G-actin and F-actin and play vital roles in actin dynamics by manipulating the rates of filament polymerization and depolymerization. It has been reported that the S6D and R98A/K100A mutants of actin-depolymerizing factor 1 (ADF1) in Arabidopsis thaliana decreased the binding affinity of ADF for the actin monomer. To investigate the binding mechanism and dynamic behavior of the ADF1–actin complex, we constructed a homology model of the AtADF1–actin complex based on the crystal structure of AtADF1 and the twinfilin C-terminal ADF-H domain in a complex with a mouse actin monomer. The model was then refined for subsequent molecular dynamics simulations. Increased binding energy of the mutated system was observed using the Molecular Mechanics Generalized Born Surface Area and Poisson–Boltzmann Surface Area (MM-GB/PBSA) methods. To determine the residues that make decisive contributions to the ADF1 actin-binding affinity, per-residue decomposition and computational alanine scanning analyses were performed, which provided more detailed information on the binding mechanism. Root-mean-square fluctuation and principal component analyses confirmed that the S6D and R98A/K100A mutants induced an increased conformational flexibility. The comprehensive molecular insight gained from this study is of great importance for understanding the binding mechanism of ADF1 and G-actin.
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- Juan Du
- Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Biotechnology of Shandong Province, College of Life Science, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Kumar G, Kajuluri LP, Gupta CM, Sahasrabuddhe AA. A twinfilin-like protein coordinates karyokinesis by influencing mitotic spindle elongation and DNA replication in Leishmania. Mol Microbiol 2016; 100:173-87. [PMID: 26713845 DOI: 10.1111/mmi.13310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Twinfilin is an evolutionarily conserved actin-binding protein, which regulates actin-dynamics in eukaryotic cells. Homologs of this protein have been detected in the genome of various protozoan parasites causing diseases in human. However, very little is known about their core functions in these organisms. We show here that a twinfilin homolog in a human pathogen Leishmania, primarily localizes to the nucleolus and, to some extent, also in the basal body region. In the dividing cells, nucleolar twinfilin redistributes to the mitotic spindle and remains there partly associated with the spindle microtubules. We further show that approximately 50% depletion of this protein significantly retards the cell growth due to sluggish progression of S phase of the cell division cycle, owing to the delayed nuclear DNA synthesis. Interestingly, overexpression of this protein results in significantly increased length of the mitotic spindle in the dividing Leishmania cells, whereas, its depletion adversely affects spindle elongation and architecture. Our results indicate that twinfilin controls on one hand, the DNA synthesis and on the other, the mitotic spindle elongation, thus contributing to karyokinesis in Leishmania.
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- Gaurav Kumar
- CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Jankipuram Extension-10, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, PIN-226 031, India
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- CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Jankipuram Extension-10, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, PIN-226 031, India
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- Department of Biosciences, Institute of Bioinformatics and Applied Biotechnology, Biotech Park, Electronics City, Phase-I, Bangaluru, PIN-560 100, India
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- CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Jankipuram Extension-10, Sitapur Road, Lucknow, PIN-226 031, India
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Endocytosis, the process whereby the plasma membrane invaginates to form vesicles, is essential for bringing many substances into the cell and for membrane turnover. The mechanism driving clathrin-mediated endocytosis (CME) involves > 50 different protein components assembling at a single location on the plasma membrane in a temporally ordered and hierarchal pathway. These proteins perform precisely choreographed steps that promote receptor recognition and clustering, membrane remodeling, and force-generating actin-filament assembly and turnover to drive membrane invagination and vesicle scission. Many critical aspects of the CME mechanism are conserved from yeast to mammals and were first elucidated in yeast, demonstrating that it is a powerful system for studying endocytosis. In this review, we describe our current mechanistic understanding of each step in the process of yeast CME, and the essential roles played by actin polymerization at these sites, while providing a historical perspective of how the landscape has changed since the preceding version of the YeastBook was published 17 years ago (1997). Finally, we discuss the key unresolved issues and where future studies might be headed.
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- Bruce L Goode
- Brandeis University, Department of Biology, Rosenstiel Center, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454
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- Brandeis University, Department of Biology, Rosenstiel Center, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454
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- The Johns Hopkins University, Department of Biology, Baltimore, Maryland 21218
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The other side of the coin: functional and structural versatility of ADF/cofilins. Eur J Cell Biol 2014; 93:238-51. [PMID: 24836399 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2013.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2013] [Revised: 11/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Several cellular processes rely on the fine tuning of actin cytoskeleton. A central component in the regulation of this cellular machinery is the ADF-H domain proteins. Despite sharing the same domain, ADF-H domain proteins produce a diverse functional landscape in the regulation of the actin cytoskeleton. Recent findings emphasize that the functional and structural features of these proteins can differ not only between ADF-H families but even within the same family. The structural and evolutional background of this functional diversity is poorly understood. This review focuses on the specific functional characteristics of ADF-H domain proteins and how these features can be linked to structural differences in the ADF-H domain and also to different conformational transitions in actin. In the light of recent discoveries we pay special attention to the ADF/cofilin proteins to find tendencies along which the functional and structural diversification is governed through the evolution.
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Kim J, Shapiro MJ, Bamidele AO, Gurel P, Thapa P, Higgs HN, Hedin KE, Shapiro VS, Billadeau DD. Coactosin-like 1 antagonizes cofilin to promote lamellipodial protrusion at the immune synapse. PLoS One 2014; 9:e85090. [PMID: 24454796 PMCID: PMC3890291 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2013] [Accepted: 11/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Actin depolymerizing factor-homology (ADF-H) family proteins regulate actin filament dynamics at multiple cellular locations. Herein, we have investigated the function of the ADF-H family member coactosin-like 1 (COTL1) in the regulation of actin dynamics at the T cell immune synapse (IS). We initially identified COTL1 in a genetic screen to identify novel regulators of T cell activation, and subsequently found that it associates with F-actin and localizes at the IS in response to TCR+CD28 stimulation. Live cell microscopy showed that depletion of COTL1 protein impaired T cell spreading in response to TCR ligation and abrogated lamellipodial protrusion at the T cell – B cell contact site, producing only a band of F-actin. Significantly, re-expression of wild type COTL1, but not a mutant deficient in F-actin binding could rescue these defects. In addition, COTL1 depletion reduced T cell migration. In vitro studies showed that COTL1 and cofilin compete with each other for binding to F-actin, and COTL1 protects F-actin from cofilin-mediated depolymerization. While depletion of cofilin enhanced F-actin assembly and lamellipodial protrusion at the IS, concurrent depletion of both COTL1 and cofilin restored lamellipodia formation. Taken together, our results suggest that COTL1 regulates lamellipodia dynamics in part by protecting F-actin from cofilin-mediated disassembly.
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- Joanna Kim
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Biochemistry, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
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- Department of Immunology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- * E-mail: (DDB); (VSS)
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- Department of Immunology, College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States of America
- * E-mail: (DDB); (VSS)
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Guardians of the actin monomer. Eur J Cell Biol 2013; 92:316-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcb.2013.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2013] [Revised: 10/03/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Boczkowska M, Rebowski G, Dominguez R. Glia maturation factor (GMF) interacts with Arp2/3 complex in a nucleotide state-dependent manner. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:25683-25688. [PMID: 23897816 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.c113.493338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Glia maturation factor (GMF) is a member of the actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF)/cofilin family. ADF/cofilin promotes disassembly of aged actin filaments, whereas GMF interacts specifically with Arp2/3 complex at branch junctions and promotes debranching. A distinguishing feature of ADF/cofilin is that it binds tighter to ADP-bound than to ATP-bound monomeric or filamentous actin. The interaction is also regulated by phosphorylation at Ser-3 of mammalian cofilin, which inhibits binding to actin. However, it is unknown whether these two factors play a role in the interaction of GMF with Arp2/3 complex. Here we show using isothermal titration calorimetry that mammalian GMF has very low affinity for ATP-bound Arp2/3 complex but binds ADP-bound Arp2/3 complex with 0.7 μM affinity. The phosphomimetic mutation S2E in GMF inhibits this interaction. GMF does not bind monomeric ATP- or ADP-actin, confirming its specificity for Arp2/3 complex. We further show that mammalian Arp2/3 complex nucleation activated by the WCA region of the nucleation-promoting factor N-WASP is not affected by GMF, whereas nucleation activated by the WCA region of WAVE2 is slightly inhibited at high GMF concentrations. Together, the results suggest that GMF functions by a mechanism similar to that of other ADF/cofilin family members, displaying a preference for ADP-Arp2/3 complex and undergoing inhibition by phosphorylation of a serine residue near the N terminus. Arp2/3 complex nucleation occurs in the ATP state, and nucleotide hydrolysis promotes debranching, suggesting that the higher affinity of GMF for ADP-Arp2/3 complex plays a physiological role by promoting debranching of aged branch junctions without interfering with Arp2/3 complex nucleation.
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- Malgorzata Boczkowska
- From the Department of Physiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- From the Department of Physiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
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- From the Department of Physiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.
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Structural basis for regulation of Arp2/3 complex by GMF. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2013; 20:1062-8. [PMID: 23893131 PMCID: PMC3766443 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2013] [Accepted: 06/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Arp2/3 complex mediates formation of complex cellular structures such as lamellapodia by nucleating branched actin filaments. Arp2/3 complex activity is precisely controlled by more than a dozen regulators, yet the structural mechanism by which regulators interact with the complex is unknown. GMF is a recently discovered regulator of Arp2/3 complex that can inhibit nucleation and dissemble branches. We solved the structure of the 240 kDa complex of Mus musculus GMF and Bos taurus Arp2/3 and found GMF binds to the barbed end of Arp2, overlapping with the proposed binding site of WASP family proteins. The structure suggests GMF can bind branch junctions like cofilin binds filament sides, consistent with a modified cofilin-like mechanism for debranching by GMF. The GMF-Arp2 interface reveals how the ADF-H actin-binding domain in GMF is exploited to specifically recognize Arp2/3 complex and not actin.
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Hou X, Katahira T, Ohashi K, Mizuno K, Sugiyama S, Nakamura H. Coactosin accelerates cell dynamism by promoting actin polymerization. Dev Biol 2013; 379:53-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2012] [Revised: 03/05/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Dai K, Liao S, Zhang J, Zhang X, Tu X. Structural and functional insight into ADF/cofilin from Trypanosoma brucei. PLoS One 2013; 8:e53639. [PMID: 23326476 PMCID: PMC3541276 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0053639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2012] [Accepted: 12/03/2012] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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The ADF/cofilin family has been characterized as a group of actin-binding proteins critical for controlling the assembly of actin within the cells. In this study, the solution structure of the ADF/cofilin from Trypanosoma brucei (TbCof) was determined by NMR spectroscopy. TbCof adopts the conserved ADF/cofilin fold with a central β-sheet composed of six β-strands surrounded by five α-helices. Isothermal titration calorimetry experiments denoted a submicromolar affinity between TbCof and G-actin, and the affinity between TbCof and ADP-G-actin was five times higher than that between TbCof and ATP-G-actin at low ionic strength. The results obtained from electron microscopy and actin filament sedimentation assays showed that TbCof depolymerized but did not co-sediment with actin filaments and its ability of F-actin depolymerization was pH independent. Similar to actin, TbCof was distributed throughout the cytoplasm. All our data indicate a structurally and functionally conserved ADF/cofilin from Trypanosoma brucei.
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- Kun Dai
- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China
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- School of Life Sciences, Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China
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- Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale, School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, P.R. China
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Ota M, Koike R, Amemiya T, Tenno T, Romero PR, Hiroaki H, Dunker AK, Fukuchi S. An assignment of intrinsically disordered regions of proteins based on NMR structures. J Struct Biol 2012; 181:29-36. [PMID: 23142703 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2012.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2012] [Revised: 10/26/2012] [Accepted: 10/30/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) do not adopt stable three-dimensional structures in physiological conditions, yet these proteins play crucial roles in biological phenomena. In most cases, intrinsic disorder manifests itself in segments or domains of an IDP, called intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs), but fully disordered IDPs also exist. Although IDRs can be detected as missing residues in protein structures determined by X-ray crystallography, no protocol has been developed to identify IDRs from structures obtained by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). Here, we propose a computational method to assign IDRs based on NMR structures. We compared missing residues of X-ray structures with residue-wise deviations of NMR structures for identical proteins, and derived a threshold deviation that gives the best correlation of ordered and disordered regions of both structures. The obtained threshold of 3.2Å was applied to proteins whose structures were only determined by NMR, and the resulting IDRs were analyzed and compared to those of X-ray structures with no NMR counterpart in terms of sequence length, IDR fraction, protein function, cellular location, and amino acid composition, all of which suggest distinct characteristics. The structural knowledge of IDPs is still inadequate compared with that of structured proteins. Our method can collect and utilize IDRs from structures determined by NMR, potentially enhancing the understanding of IDPs.
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- Motonori Ota
- Graduate School of Information Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan.
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Poukkula M, Kremneva E, Serlachius M, Lappalainen P. Actin-depolymerizing factor homology domain: a conserved fold performing diverse roles in cytoskeletal dynamics. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2011; 68:471-90. [PMID: 21850706 DOI: 10.1002/cm.20530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2011] [Revised: 06/29/2011] [Accepted: 08/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Actin filaments form contractile and protrusive structures that play central roles in many processes such as cell migration, morphogenesis, endocytosis, and cytokinesis. During these processes, the dynamics of the actin filaments are precisely regulated by a large array of actin-binding proteins. The actin-depolymerizing factor homology (ADF-H) domain is a structurally conserved protein motif, which promotes cytoskeletal dynamics by interacting with monomeric and/or filamentous actin, and with the Arp2/3 complex. Despite their structural homology, the five classes of ADF-H domain proteins display distinct biochemical activities and cellular roles, only parts of which are currently understood. ADF/cofilin promotes disassembly of aged actin filaments, whereas twinfilin inhibits actin filament assembly via sequestering actin monomers and interacting with filament barbed ends. GMF does not interact with actin, but instead binds Arp2/3 complex and promotes dissociation of Arp2/3-mediated filament branches. Abp1 and drebrin are multidomain proteins that interact with actin filaments and regulate the activities of other proteins during various actin-dependent processes. The exact function of coactosin is currently incompletely understood. In this review article, we discuss the biochemical functions, cellular roles, and regulation of the five groups of ADF-H domain proteins.
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- Minna Poukkula
- Program in Cell and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Finland
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Aerbajinai W, Liu L, Chin K, Zhu J, Parent CA, Rodgers GP. Glia maturation factor-γ mediates neutrophil chemotaxis. J Leukoc Biol 2011; 90:529-38. [PMID: 21653232 DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0710424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Chemotaxis is fundamental to the directional migration of neutrophils toward endogenous and exogenous chemoattractants. Recent studies have demonstrated that ADF/cofilin superfamily members play important roles in reorganizing the actin cytoskeleton by disassembling actin filaments. GMFG, a novel ADF/cofilin superfamily protein that is expressed in inflammatory cells, has been implicated in regulating actin reorganization in microendothelial cells, but its function in neutrophils remains unclear. Here, we show that GMFG is an important regulator for cell migration and polarity in neutrophils. Knockdown of endogenous GMFG impaired fMLF- and IL-8 (CXCL8)-induced chemotaxis in dHL-60 cells. GMFG knockdown attenuated the formation of lamellipodia at the leading edge of cells exposed to fMLF or CXCL8, as well as the phosphorylation of p38 and PAK1/2 in response to fMLF or CXCL8. Live cell imaging revealed that GMFG was recruited to the leading edge of cells in response to fMLF, as well as CXCL8. Overexpression of GMFG enhanced phosphorylation of p38 but not of PAK1/2 in dHL-60 cells. In addition, we found that GMFG is associated with WAVE2. Taken together, our findings suggest that GMFG is a novel factor in regulating neutrophil chemotaxis by modulating actin cytoskeleton reorganization.
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- Wulin Aerbajinai
- Molecular and Clinical Hematology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-2560, USA
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Goroncy AK, Koshiba S, Tochio N, Tomizawa T, Inoue M, Tanaka A, Sugano S, Kigawa T, Yokoyama S. Solution structure of the C-terminal DUF1000 domain of the human thioredoxin-like 1 protein. Proteins 2010; 78:2176-80. [PMID: 20455272 DOI: 10.1002/prot.22719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Alexander K Goroncy
- RIKEN Systems and Structural Biology Center, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
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NMR and X-ray structures of the putative sterol carrier protein 2 from Thermus thermophilus HB8 show conformational changes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 11:247-56. [DOI: 10.1007/s10969-010-9096-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2010] [Accepted: 09/23/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Nakano K, Kuwayama H, Kawasaki M, Numata O, Takaine M. GMF is an evolutionarily developed Adf/cofilin-super family protein involved in the Arp2/3 complex-mediated organization of the actin cytoskeleton. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 2010; 67:373-82. [PMID: 20517925 DOI: 10.1002/cm.20451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Actin-depolymerizing factor (ADF)/cofilin is widely expressed in eukaryotes and plays a central role in reorganizing the actin cytoskeleton by disassembling actin filaments. The ADF-homologous domain (ADF-H) is conserved in several other actin-modulating proteins such as twinfilin, Abp1/drebrin, and coactosin. Although these proteins interact with actin via ADF-H, their effects on actin are not identical to each other. Here, we report a novel ADF/cofilin-super family protein, Gmf1 (Glia maturation factor-like protein 1), from the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Gmf1 is a component of actin patches, which are located on the cell cortex and required for endocytosis, and may be involved in the control of the disassembly of actin patches since its overexpression diminishes them. We provide evidence that Gmf1 binds weakly if at all to actin, but it associates with actin-related protein (Arp) 2/3 complex and suppresses its functions such as the promotion of actin polymerization and branching filaments. Importantly, Arp2/3 complex-suppressing activity is conserved among GMF-family proteins from other organisms. Given the functional plasticity of ADF-H, GMF-family proteins possibly have changed their target from conventional actin to Arps through molecular evolution.
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- Kentaro Nakano
- Department of Structural Biosciences, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennohdai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
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Gandhi M, Smith BA, Bovellan M, Paavilainen V, Daugherty-Clarke K, Gelles J, Lappalainen P, Goode BL. GMF is a cofilin homolog that binds Arp2/3 complex to stimulate filament debranching and inhibit actin nucleation. Curr Biol 2010; 20:861-7. [PMID: 20362448 DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.03.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2010] [Revised: 03/11/2010] [Accepted: 03/12/2010] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cell locomotion and endocytosis are powered by the rapid polymerization and turnover of branched actin filament networks nucleated by Arp2/3 complex. Although a large number of cellular factors have been identified that stimulate Arp2/3 complex-mediated actin nucleation, only a small number of studies so far have addressed which factors promote actin network debranching. Here, we investigated the function of a conserved homolog of ADF/cofilin, glia maturation factor (GMF). We found that S. cerevisiae GMF (also called Aim7) localizes in vivo to cortical actin patches and displays synthetic genetic interactions with ADF/cofilin. However, GMF lacks detectable actin binding or severing activity and instead binds tightly to Arp2/3 complex. Using in vitro evanescent wave microscopy, we demonstrated that GMF potently stimulates debranching of actin filaments produced by Arp2/3 complex. Further, GMF inhibits nucleation of new daughter filaments. Together, these data suggest that GMF binds Arp2/3 complex to both "prune" daughter filaments at the branch points and inhibit new actin assembly. These activities and its genetic interaction with ADF/cofilin support a role for GMF in promoting the remodeling and/or disassembly of branched networks. Therefore, ADF/cofilin and GMF, members of the same superfamily, appear to have evolved to interact with actin and actin-related proteins, respectively, and to make mechanistically distinct contributions to the remodeling of cortical actin structures.
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- Meghal Gandhi
- Department of Biology and Rosenstiel Basic Medical Science Research Center, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02454, USA
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Goroncy AK, Koshiba S, Tochio N, Tomizawa T, Inoue M, Inoue M, Watanabe S, Harada T, Tanaka A, Ohara O, Kigawa T, Yokoyama S. The NMR solution structures of the five constituent cold-shock domains (CSD) of the human UNR (upstream of N-ras) protein. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 11:181-8. [PMID: 20213426 DOI: 10.1007/s10969-010-9081-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2009] [Accepted: 02/11/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Abstract
Upon cold shock, the amounts of most proteins dramatically decrease from normal levels, but those of cold shock proteins (CSPs) and proteins containing cold-shock domains (CSDs) greatly increase. Although their biological function is still not completely clear, cold-shock proteins might control translation via RNA chaperoning. Many cold-shock proteins contain the motifs (Y/F)GFI and (V/F)(V/F)H, which are known as ribonucleoprotein (RNP)-1 and RNP-2 motifs implicated in RNA/DNA binding. We determined the solution NMR structures of all five constituent CSDs of the human UNR (upstream of N-ras) protein. The spatial arrangements of the sidechains in the RNP-1 and RNP-2 motifs are mostly conserved; however, the conformations of the following residues in the first CSD are different: F43 and H45 (the first phenylalanine residue and the histidine residue in the putative binding site RNP-2) and Y30 (the first residue in the putative binding site RNP-1). F43 and H45 affect each other, and H45 is further influenced by C46. The altered binding site of the first CSD, and its putatively enhanced intrinsic stability, may provide an explanation for the observation that the first CSD has 20-fold higher RNA-binding activity than the fifth CSD. It also lends support to the hypothesis that the UNR protein arose by repeated duplication of a protein that originally contained just one CSD, and that the proto-UNR protein acquired cysteine C46 by mutation during evolution.
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Affiliation(s)
- Alexander K Goroncy
- RIKEN Systems and Structural Biology Center, 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan
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