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Quan JJ, Nikolov LA, Sha J, Wohlschlegel JA, Coppens I, Bradley PJ. Systematic characterization of all Toxoplasma gondii TBC domain-containing proteins identifies an essential regulator of Rab2 in the secretory pathway. PLoS Biol 2024; 22:e3002634. [PMID: 38713739 PMCID: PMC11101121 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3002634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 05/09/2024] Open
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Toxoplasma gondii resides in its intracellular niche by employing a series of specialized secretory organelles that play roles in invasion, host cell manipulation, and parasite replication. Rab GTPases are major regulators of the parasite's secretory traffic that function as nucleotide-dependent molecular switches to control vesicle trafficking. While many of the Rab proteins have been characterized in T. gondii, precisely how these Rabs are regulated remains poorly understood. To better understand the parasite's secretory traffic, we investigated the entire family of Tre2-Bub2-Cdc16 (TBC) domain-containing proteins, which are known to be involved in vesicle fusion and secretory protein trafficking. We first determined the localization of all 18 TBC domain-containing proteins to discrete regions of the secretory pathway or other vesicles in the parasite. Second, we use an auxin-inducible degron approach to demonstrate that the protozoan-specific TgTBC9 protein, which localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), is essential for parasite survival. Knockdown of TgTBC9 results in parasite growth arrest and affects the organization of the ER and mitochondrial morphology. TgTBC9 knockdown also results in the formation of large lipid droplets (LDs) and multi-membranous structures surrounded by ER membranes, further indicating a disruption of ER functions. We show that the conserved dual-finger active site in the TBC domain of the protein is critical for its GTPase-activating protein (GAP) function and that the Plasmodium falciparum orthologue of TgTBC9 can rescue the lethal knockdown. We additionally show by immunoprecipitation and yeast 2 hybrid analyses that TgTBC9 preferentially binds Rab2, indicating that the TBC9-Rab2 pair controls ER morphology and vesicular trafficking in the parasite. Together, these studies identify the first essential TBC protein described in any protozoan and provide new insight into intracellular vesicle trafficking in T. gondii.
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- Justin J. Quan
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Institute of Genomics and Proteomics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Institute of Genomics and Proteomics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
- Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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Peterson TA, Piper RC. Deconvolution of Multiple Rab Binding Domains Using the Batch Yeast 2-Hybrid Method DEEPN. Methods Mol Biol 2021; 2293:117-141. [PMID: 34453714 PMCID: PMC8524840 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1346-7_9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A hallmark of functionally significant interactions between Rab proteins and their targets is whether that binding depends on the type of nucleotide bound to the Rab GTPase. A system that can directly compare those sets of interactions mediated by a Rab in its GTP-bound conformation versus its GDP bound conformation would provide a direct route to finding biologically relevant partners. Comprehensive large-scale yeast 2-hybrid assays allow a potential method to compare one interactome against another provided that the same set of potentially interacting partners is interrogated between samples. Here we describe the use of such a yeast 2-hybrid system that lends itself toward comparing pairs of Rab mutants, locked in either their GTP or GDP conformation. Importantly, using a complex library of protein fragments as potential binding ("prey") partners, identification of interacting proteins as well as the domain(s) mediating those interactions can be determined using a series of sequence analyses and binary validation experiments.
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- Tabitha A Peterson
- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
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- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
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Waschbüsch D, Hübel N, Ossendorf E, Lobbestael E, Baekelandt V, Lindsay AJ, McCaffrey MW, Khan AR, Barnekow A. Rab32 interacts with SNX6 and affects retromer-dependent Golgi trafficking. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0208889. [PMID: 30640902 PMCID: PMC6331118 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0208889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The Rab family of small GTPases regulate various aspects of cellular dynamics in eukaryotic cells. Membrane trafficking has emerged as central to the functions of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2), which is associated with inherited and sporadic forms of Parkinson's disease (PD). Rabs act as both regulators of the catalytic activity and targets for serine/threonine phosphorylation by LRRK2. Rab32, Rab38 and Rab29 have been shown to regulate LRRK2 sub-cellular localization through direct interactions. Recently, Rab29 was shown to escort LRRK2 to the Golgi apparatus and activate the phosphorylation of Rab8 and Rab10. Rab32 is linked to multiple cellular functions including endosomal trafficking, mitochondrial dynamics, and melanosome biogenesis. A missense mutation in Rab32 has also recently been linked to PD. Here, we demonstrate that Rab32 directly interacts with sorting nexin 6 (SNX6). SNX6 is a transient subunit of the retromer, an endosome-Golgi retrieval complex whose Vps35 subunit is strongly associated with PD. We could further show that localization of cation-independent mannose-6-phosphate receptors, which are recycled to the trans-Golgi network (TGN) by the retromer, was affected by both Rab32 and SNX6. These data imply that Rab32 is linked to SNX6/retromer trafficking at the Golgi, and also suggests a possible connection between the retromer and Rab32 in the trafficking and biological functions of LRRK2.
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- Dieter Waschbüsch
- Department of Experimental Tumorbiology, Westfalische Wilhelms University Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Experimental Tumorbiology, Westfalische Wilhelms University Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Tumorbiology, Westfalische Wilhelms University Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Laboratory for Neurobiology and Gene Therapy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Neurobiology and Gene Therapy, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Biosciences Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- * E-mail: (AK); (AB)
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- Department of Experimental Tumorbiology, Westfalische Wilhelms University Muenster, Muenster, Germany
- * E-mail: (AK); (AB)
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Waschbüsch D, Michels H, Strassheim S, Ossendorf E, Kessler D, Gloeckner CJ, Barnekow A. LRRK2 transport is regulated by its novel interacting partner Rab32. PLoS One 2014; 9:e111632. [PMID: 25360523 PMCID: PMC4216093 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111632] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2014] [Accepted: 09/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) is a multi-domain 280 kDa protein that is linked to Parkinson's disease (PD). Mutations especially in the GTPase and kinase domains of LRRK2 are the most common causes of heritable PD and are also found in sporadic forms of PD. Although the cellular function of LRRK2 is largely unknown there is increasing evidence that these mutations cause cell death due to autophagic dysfunction and mitochondrial damage. Here, we demonstrate a novel mechanism of LRRK2 binding and transport, which involves the small GTPases Rab32 and Rab38. Rab32 and its closest homologue Rab38 are known to organize the trans-Golgi network and transport of key enzymes in melanogenesis, whereas their function in non-melanogenic cells is still not well understood. Cellular processes such as autophagy, mitochondrial dynamics, phagocytosis or inflammatory processes in the brain have previously been linked to Rab32. Here, we demonstrate that Rab32 and Rab38, but no other GTPase tested, directly interact with LRRK2. GFP-Trap analyses confirmed the interaction of Rab32 with the endogenous LRRK2. In yeast two-hybrid experiments we identified a predicted coiled-coil motif containing region within the aminoterminus of LRRK2 as the possible interacting domain. Fluorescence microscopy demonstrated a co-localization of Rab32 and LRRK2 at recycling endosomes and transport vesicles, while overexpression of a constitutively active mutant of Rab32 led to an increased co-localization with Rab7/9 positive perinuclear late endosomes/MVBs. Subcellular fractionation experiments supported the novel role of Rab32 in LRRK2 late endosomal transport and sorting in the cell. Thus, Rab32 may regulate the physiological functions of LRRK2.
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- Dieter Waschbüsch
- Department of Experimental Tumorbiology, Westfälische Wilhelms University Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Tumorbiology, Westfälische Wilhelms University Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Tumorbiology, Westfälische Wilhelms University Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Tumorbiology, Westfälische Wilhelms University Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Tumorbiology, Westfälische Wilhelms University Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Research Unit Protein Science, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
- Medical Proteome Center, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Tumorbiology, Westfälische Wilhelms University Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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A new Mint1 isoform, but not the conventional Mint1, interacts with the small GTPase Rab6. PLoS One 2013; 8:e64149. [PMID: 23737971 PMCID: PMC3667844 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2012] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Small GTPases of the Rab family are important regulators of a large variety of different cellular functions such as membrane organization and vesicle trafficking. They have been shown to play a role in several human diseases. One prominent member, Rab6, is thought to be involved in the development of Alzheimer's Disease, the most prevalent mental disorder worldwide. Previous studies have shown that Rab6 impairs the processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP), which is cleaved to β-amyloid in brains of patients suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. Additionally, all three members of the Mint adaptor family are implied to participate in the amyloidogenic pathway. Here, we report the identification of a new Mint1 isoform in a yeast two-hybrid screening, Mint1 826, which lacks an eleven amino acid (aa) sequence in the conserved C-terminal region. Mint1 826, but not the conventional Mint1, interacts with Rab6 via the PTB domain. This interaction is nucleotide-dependent, Rab6-specific and influences the subcellular localization of Mint1 826. We were able to detect and sequence a corresponding proteolytic peptide derived from cellular Mint1 826 by mass spectrometry proving the absence of aa 495-505 and could show that the deletion does not influence the ability of this adaptor protein to interact with APP. Taking into account that APP interacts and co-localizes with Mint1 826 and is transported in Rab6 positive vesicles, our data suggest that Mint1 826 bridges APP to the small GTPase at distinct cellular sorting points, establishing Mint1 826 as an important player in regulation of APP trafficking and processing.
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Professional antigen presenting cells, such as dendritic cells, are effective in activating T lymphocytes due to their unique ability to present antigens in the context of both MHC class I and II molecules. After successful loading with antigenic peptides MHC class II molecules traffic from the late endosomal loading compartment to the plasma membrane to exert their function of presenting peptides to T helper lymphocytes. Various processes play a role in this event, which are only partly understood to date. The following protocols demonstrate a strategy of how to integrate high throughput datasets to select candidates possibly involved in MHC class II transport for in depth studies. A combination of proteomics, RNA interference and biochemical experimentation can uncover novel pathways regulating transport processes in primary dendritic cells.
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- Petra Paul
- Department of Cell Biology II, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cell Biology II, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Intracellular membrane traffic defines a complex network of pathways that connects many of the membrane-bound organelles of eukaryotic cells. Although each pathway is governed by its own set of factors, they all contain Rab GTPases that serve as master regulators. In this review, we discuss how Rabs can regulate virtually all steps of membrane traffic from the formation of the transport vesicle at the donor membrane to its fusion at the target membrane. Some of the many regulatory functions performed by Rabs include interacting with diverse effector proteins that select cargo, promoting vesicle movement, and verifying the correct site of fusion. We describe cascade mechanisms that may define directionality in traffic and ensure that different Rabs do not overlap in the pathways that they regulate. Throughout this review we highlight how Rab dysfunction leads to a variety of disease states ranging from infectious diseases to cancer.
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- Alex H Hutagalung
- Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093, USA
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Thyrock A, Stehling M, Waschbüsch D, Barnekow A. Characterizing the interaction between the Rab6 GTPase and Mint3 via flow cytometry based FRET analysis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2010; 396:679-83. [PMID: 20447381 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.04.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2010] [Accepted: 04/28/2010] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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In extension to previously applied techniques like yeast two-hybrid and GST pull-down assays, we successfully established a FACS-based FRET analysis to investigate the interaction of the Mint3 adaptor protein and the small Rab GTPase Rab6A in living mammalian cells. A Mint3 mutant containing only the PTB domain (Mint3Delta6) is able to interact with the constitutively active form of Rab6A. Mint3Delta4, a mutant lacking part of the PTB domain was unable to interact with Rab6A in GST pull-down analysis and did not produce FRET signals, when co-expressed with active Rab6A. We demonstrate that this FACS-based FRET analysis is a suitable method for interaction studies between two proteins in living cells.
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- Anika Thyrock
- Department of Experimental Tumorbiology, University Muenster, Badestr 9, D-48149 Muenster, Germany.
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Heider D, Appelmann J, Bayro T, Dreckmann W, Held A, Winkler J, Barnekow A, Borschbach M. A Computational Approach for the Identification of Small GTPases Based on Preprocessed Amino Acid Sequences. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2009; 8:333-41. [DOI: 10.1177/153303460900800503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The prediction of essential biological features based on a given protein sequence is a challenging task in computational biology. To limit the amount of in vitro verification, the prediction of essential biological activities gives the opportunity to detect so far unknown sequences with similar properties. Besides the application within the identification of proteins being involved in tumorigenesis, other functional classes of proteins can be predicted. The prediction accuracy depends on the selected machine learning approach and even more on the composition of the descriptor set used. A computational approach based on feedforward neural networks was applied for the prediction of small GTPases. Consequently, this was realized by taking secondary structure and hydrophobicity information as a preprocessing architecture and thus, as descriptors for the neural networks. We developed a neural network cluster, which consists of a filter network and four subfamily networks. The filter network was trained to identify small GTPases and the subfamily networks were trained to assign a small GTPase to one of the subfamilies. The accuracy of the prediction, whether a given sequence represents a small GTPase is very high (98.25%). The classifications of the subfamily networks yield comparable accuracy. The high prediction accuracy of the neural network cluster developed, gives the opportunity to suggest the use of hydrophobicity and secondary structure prediction in combination with a neural network cluster, as a promising method for the prediction of essential biological activities.
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- Dominik Heider
- Department of Bioinformatics Center for Medical Biotechnology University of Duisburg-Essen Universitätsstr. 2, 45117 Essen, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Tumorbiology, University of Münster Badestr. 9, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Tumorbiology, University of Münster Badestr. 9, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Computer Science University of Münster, Einsteinstr. 62 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Computer Science University of Münster, Einsteinstr. 62 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Tumorbiology, University of Münster Badestr. 9, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Experimental Tumorbiology, University of Münster Badestr. 9, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Faculty of Computer Science University of Applied Science Hauptstraße 2, 51465 Bergisch Gladbach Germany
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Heider D, Pyka M, Barnekow A. DNA watermarks in non-coding regulatory sequences. BMC Res Notes 2009; 2:125. [PMID: 19583865 PMCID: PMC2713970 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-2-125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2009] [Accepted: 07/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background DNA watermarks can be applied to identify the unauthorized use of genetically modified organisms. It has been shown that coding regions can be used to encrypt information into living organisms by using the DNA-Crypt algorithm. Yet, if the sequence of interest presents a non-coding DNA sequence, either the function of a resulting functional RNA molecule or a regulatory sequence, such as a promoter, could be affected. For our studies we used the small cytoplasmic RNA 1 in yeast and the lac promoter region of Escherichia coli. Findings The lac promoter was deactivated by the integrated watermark. In addition, the RNA molecules displayed altered configurations after introducing a watermark, but surprisingly were functionally intact, which has been verified by analyzing the growth characteristics of both wild type and watermarked scR1 transformed yeast cells. In a third approach we introduced a second overlapping watermark into the lac promoter, which did not affect the promoter activity. Conclusion Even though the watermarked RNA and one of the watermarked promoters did not show any significant differences compared to the wild type RNA and wild type promoter region, respectively, it cannot be generalized that other RNA molecules or regulatory sequences behave accordingly. Therefore, we do not recommend integrating watermark sequences into regulatory regions.
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- Dominik Heider
- Department of Experimental Tumorbiology, University of Münster, Badestr, 9, D-48149 Münster, Germany.
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Chapter 5: rab proteins and their interaction partners. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 274:235-74. [PMID: 19349039 DOI: 10.1016/s1937-6448(08)02005-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The Ras superfamily consists of over 150 low molecular weight proteins that cycle between an inactive guanosine diphosphate (GDP)-bound state and an active guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-bound state. They are involved in a variety of signal transduction pathways that regulate cell growth, intracellular trafficking, cell migration, and apoptosis. Several methods have been devised to detect and characterize the interacting partners of small GTPases with the aim of better understanding their physiological function in normal cells and tumor cells. The Rab (Ras analog in brain) proteins form the largest family within the Ras superfamily. Rab proteins regulate vesicular trafficking pathways, behaving as membrane-associated molecular switches. The guanine nucleotide-binding status of Rab proteins is modulated by three different classes of regulatory proteins, which have been extensively studied for the Rab molecules but also for other subfamilies of the Ras superfamily. Furthermore, numerous effector molecules have been isolated especially for the Rab subfamily of proteins, which interact via a Rab-binding domain (RBD) and are recruited afterwards to specific sub-cellular compartments by the Rab proteins.
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Heider D, Barnekow A. DNA watermarks: a proof of concept. BMC Mol Biol 2008; 9:40. [PMID: 18426578 PMCID: PMC2375902 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-9-40] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2007] [Accepted: 04/21/2008] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background DNA-based watermarks are helpful tools to identify the unauthorized use of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) protected by patents. In silico analyses showed that in coding regions synonymous codons can be used to insert encrypted information into the genome of living organisms by using the DNA-Crypt algorithm. Results We integrated an authenticating watermark in the Vam7 sequence. For our investigations we used a mutant Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain, called CG783, which has an amber mutation within the Vam7 sequence. The CG783 cells are unable to sporulate and in addition display an abnormal vacuolar morphology. Transformation of CG783 with pRS314 Vam7 leads to a phenotype very similar to the wildtype yeast strain CG781. The integrated watermark did not influence the function of Vam7 and the resulting phenotype of the CG783 cells transformed with pRS314 Vam7-TB shows no significant differences compared to the CG783 cells transformed with pRS314 Vam7. Conclusion From our experiments we conclude that the DNA watermarks produced by DNA-Crypt do not influence the translation from mRNA into protein. By analyzing the vacuolar morphology, growth rate and ability to sporulate we confirmed that the resulting Vam7 protein was functionally active.
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- Dominik Heider
- Department of Experimental Tumorbiology, University of Muenster, Badestrasse 9, 48149 Muenster, Germany.
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