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Toxoplasma motility is both activated and suppressed by 3′,5′-cyclic nucleotide signaling. Cyclic GMP (cGMP) signaling through Toxoplasma gondii protein kinase G (TgPKG) activates motility, whereas cyclic AMP (cAMP) signaling through TgPKAc1 inhibits motility. Despite their importance, it remains unclear how cGMP and cAMP levels are maintained in Toxoplasma. Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) are known to inactivate cyclic nucleotides and are highly expanded in the Toxoplasma genome. Here, we analyzed the expression and function of the 18-member TgPDE family in tachyzoites, the virulent life stage of Toxoplasma. We detected the expression of 11 of 18 TgPDEs, confirming prior expression studies. A knockdown screen of the TgPDE family revealed four TgPDEs that contribute to lytic Toxoplasma growth (TgPDE1, TgPDE2, TgPDE5, and TgPDE9). Depletion of TgPDE1 or TgPDE2 caused severe growth defects, prompting further investigation. While TgPDE1 was important for extracellular motility, TgPDE2 was important for host cell invasion, parasite replication, host cell egress, and extracellular motility. TgPDE1 displayed a plasma membrane/cytomembranous distribution, whereas TgPDE2 displayed an endoplasmic reticulum/cytomembranous distribution. Biochemical analysis of TgPDE1 and TgPDE2 purified from Toxoplasma lysates revealed that TgPDE1 hydrolyzes both cGMP and cAMP, whereas TgPDE2 was cAMP specific. Interactome studies of TgPDE1 and TgPDE2 indicated that they do not physically interact with each other or other TgPDEs but may be regulated by kinases and proteases. Our studies have identified TgPDE1 and TgPDE2 as central regulators of tachyzoite cyclic nucleotide levels and enable future studies aimed at determining how these enzymes are regulated and cooperate to control Toxoplasma motility and growth. IMPORTANCE Apicomplexan parasites require motility to actively infect host cells and cause disease. Cyclic nucleotide signaling governs apicomplexan motility, but it is unclear how cyclic nucleotide levels are maintained in these parasites. In search of novel regulators of cyclic nucleotides in the model apicomplexan Toxoplasma, we identified and characterized two catalytically active phosphodiesterases, TgPDE1 and TgPDE2, that are important for Toxoplasma’s virulent tachyzoite life cycle. Enzymes that generate, sense, or degrade cyclic nucleotides make attractive targets for therapies aimed at paralyzing and killing apicomplexan parasites.
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Lee MJ, Park J, Park K, Kim JF, Kim P. Reverse Engineering Targets for Recombinant Protein Production in Corynebacterium glutamicum Inspired by a Fast-Growing Evolved Descendant. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:588070. [PMID: 33363126 PMCID: PMC7755716 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.588070] [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: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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We previously reported a Corynebacterium glutamicum JH41 strain with a 58% faster growth rate through application of adaptive laboratory evolution. To verify that the fast-reproducing strain was useful as a host for recombinant protein expression, we introduced a plasmid responsible for the secretory production of a recombinant protein. The JH41 strain harboring the plasmid indeed produced the secretory recombinant protein at a 2.7-fold greater rate than its ancestral strain. To provide the reverse engineering targets responsible for boosting recombinant protein production and cell reproduction, we compared the genome sequence of the JH41 strain with its ancestral strain. Among the 15 genomic variations, a point mutation was confirmed in the 14 bases upstream of NCgl1959 (encoding a presumed siderophore-binding protein). This mutation allowed derepression of NCgl1959, thereby increasing iron consumption and ATP generation. A point mutation in the structural gene ramA (A239G), a LuxR-type global transcription regulator involved in central metabolism, allowed an increase in glucose consumption. Therefore, mutations to increase the iron and carbon consumption were concluded as being responsible for the enhanced production of recombinant protein and cell reproduction in the evolved host.
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- Min Ju Lee
- Department of Biotechnology, The Catholic University of Korea, Gyeonggi, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, The Catholic University of Korea, Gyeonggi, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, The Catholic University of Korea, Gyeonggi, South Korea
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- Department of Systems Biology, Division of Life Sciences, and Institute for Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, The Catholic University of Korea, Gyeonggi, South Korea
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Gupta R, Liu Y, Wang H, Nordyke CT, Puterbaugh RZ, Cui W, Varga K, Chu F, Ke H, Vashisth H, Cote RH. Structural Analysis of the Regulatory GAF Domains of cGMP Phosphodiesterase Elucidates the Allosteric Communication Pathway. J Mol Biol 2020; 432:5765-5783. [PMID: 32898583 PMCID: PMC7572642 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2020.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Regulation of photoreceptor phosphodiesterase (PDE6) activity is responsible for the speed, sensitivity, and recovery of the photoresponse during visual signaling in vertebrate photoreceptor cells. It is hypothesized that physiological differences in the light responsiveness of rods and cones may result in part from differences in the structure and regulation of the distinct isoforms of rod and cone PDE6. Although rod and cone PDE6 catalytic subunits share a similar domain organization consisting of tandem GAF domains (GAFa and GAFb) and a catalytic domain, cone PDE6 is a homodimer whereas rod PDE6 consists of two homologous catalytic subunits. Here we provide the x-ray crystal structure of cone GAFab regulatory domain solved at 3.3 Å resolution, in conjunction with chemical cross-linking and mass spectrometric analysis of conformational changes to GAFab induced upon binding of cGMP and the PDE6 inhibitory γ-subunit (Pγ). Ligand-induced changes in cross-linked residues implicate multiple conformational changes in the GAFa and GAFb domains in forming an allosteric communication network. Molecular dynamics simulations of cone GAFab revealed differences in conformational dynamics of the two subunits forming the homodimer and allosteric perturbations on cGMP binding. Cross-linking of Pγ to GAFab in conjunction with solution NMR spectroscopy of isotopically labeled Pγ identified the central polycationic region of Pγ interacting with the GAFb domain. These results provide a mechanistic basis for developing allosteric activators of PDE6 with therapeutic implications for halting the progression of several retinal degenerative diseases.
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- Richa Gupta
- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 46 College Rd., Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, 33 Academic Way, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Signal Transduction Laboratory, NIEHS/NIH, 111 T.W. Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 46 College Rd., Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 46 College Rd., Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 46 College Rd., Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 46 College Rd., Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of New Hampshire, 33 Academic Way, Durham, NH 03824, USA
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, University of New Hampshire, 46 College Rd., Durham, NH 03824, USA.
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Baillie GS, Tejeda GS, Kelly MP. Therapeutic targeting of 3',5'-cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases: inhibition and beyond. Nat Rev Drug Discov 2019; 18:770-796. [PMID: 31388135 PMCID: PMC6773486 DOI: 10.1038/s41573-019-0033-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 181] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Phosphodiesterases (PDEs), enzymes that degrade 3',5'-cyclic nucleotides, are being pursued as therapeutic targets for several diseases, including those affecting the nervous system, the cardiovascular system, fertility, immunity, cancer and metabolism. Clinical development programmes have focused exclusively on catalytic inhibition, which continues to be a strong focus of ongoing drug discovery efforts. However, emerging evidence supports novel strategies to therapeutically target PDE function, including enhancing catalytic activity, normalizing altered compartmentalization and modulating post-translational modifications, as well as the potential use of PDEs as disease biomarkers. Importantly, a more refined appreciation of the intramolecular mechanisms regulating PDE function and trafficking is emerging, making these pioneering drug discovery efforts tractable.
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- George S Baillie
- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Science, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, Physiology & Neuroscience, University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia, SC, USA.
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PDE10A mutations help to unwrap the neurobiology of hyperkinetic disorders. Cell Signal 2019; 60:31-38. [PMID: 30951862 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2019.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 03/31/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The dual-specific cAMP/cGMP phosphodiesterase PDE10A is exclusively localised to regions of the brain and specific cell types that control crucial brain circuits and behaviours. The downside to this expression pattern is that PDE10A is also positioned to be a key player in pathology when its function is perturbed. The last decade of research has seen a clear role emerge for PDE10A inhibition in modifying behaviours in animal models of psychosis and Huntington's disease. Unfortunately, this has not translated to the human diseases as expected. More recently, a series of families with hyperkinetic movement disorders have been identified with mutations altering the PDE10A protein sequence. As these mutations have been analysed and characterised in other model systems, we are beginning to learn more about PDE10A function and perhaps catch a glimpse into how PDE10A activity could be modified for therapeutic benefit.
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Tetsi L, Charles AL, Paradis S, Lejay A, Talha S, Geny B, Lugnier C. Effects of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs) on mitochondrial skeletal muscle functions. Cell Mol Life Sci 2017; 74:1883-1893. [PMID: 28039524 PMCID: PMC11107545 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-016-2446-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Revised: 12/12/2016] [Accepted: 12/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Mitochondria play a critical role in skeletal muscle metabolism and function, notably at the level of tissue respiration, which conduct muscle strength as well as muscle survival. Pathological conditions induce mitochondria dysfunctions notably characterized by free oxygen radical production disturbing intracellular signaling. In that way, the second messengers, cyclic AMP and cyclic GMP, control intracellular signaling at the physiological and transcription levels by governing phosphorylation cascades. Both nucleotides are specifically and selectively hydrolyzed in their respective 5'-nucleotide by cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs), which constitute a multi-genic family differently tissue distributed and subcellularly compartmentalized. These PDEs are presently recognized as therapeutic targets for cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neurologic diseases. However, very few data concerning cyclic nucleotides and PDEs in skeletal muscle, specifically in mitochondria, are reported in the literature. The knowledge of PDE implication in mitochondrial signaling would be helpful for resolving critical mitochondrial dysfunctions in skeletal muscle.
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- Liliane Tetsi
- EA 3072 "Mitochondrie, Stress Oxydant et Protection Musculaire", Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle, Faculté de Médecine, Institut de Physiologie, Université de Strasbourg, 4, Rue Kirschleger, 67085, Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- EA 3072 "Mitochondrie, Stress Oxydant et Protection Musculaire", Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle, Faculté de Médecine, Institut de Physiologie, Université de Strasbourg, 4, Rue Kirschleger, 67085, Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- EA 3072 "Mitochondrie, Stress Oxydant et Protection Musculaire", Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle, Faculté de Médecine, Institut de Physiologie, Université de Strasbourg, 4, Rue Kirschleger, 67085, Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- EA 3072 "Mitochondrie, Stress Oxydant et Protection Musculaire", Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle, Faculté de Médecine, Institut de Physiologie, Université de Strasbourg, 4, Rue Kirschleger, 67085, Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- EA 3072 "Mitochondrie, Stress Oxydant et Protection Musculaire", Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle, Faculté de Médecine, Institut de Physiologie, Université de Strasbourg, 4, Rue Kirschleger, 67085, Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- EA 3072 "Mitochondrie, Stress Oxydant et Protection Musculaire", Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle, Faculté de Médecine, Institut de Physiologie, Université de Strasbourg, 4, Rue Kirschleger, 67085, Strasbourg Cedex, France
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- EA 3072 "Mitochondrie, Stress Oxydant et Protection Musculaire", Fédération de Médecine Translationnelle, Faculté de Médecine, Institut de Physiologie, Université de Strasbourg, 4, Rue Kirschleger, 67085, Strasbourg Cedex, France.
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Lamb TD, Patel H, Chuah A, Natoli RC, Davies WIL, Hart NS, Collin SP, Hunt DM. Evolution of Vertebrate Phototransduction: Cascade Activation. Mol Biol Evol 2016; 33:2064-87. [PMID: 27189541 PMCID: PMC4948711 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msw095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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We applied high-throughput sequencing to eye tissue from several species of basal vertebrates (a hagfish, two species of lamprey, and five species of gnathostome fish), and we analyzed the mRNA sequences for the proteins underlying activation of the phototransduction cascade. The molecular phylogenies that we constructed from these sequences are consistent with the 2R WGD model of two rounds of whole genome duplication. Our analysis suggests that agnathans retain an additional representative (that has been lost in gnathostomes) in each of the gene families we studied; the evidence is strong for the G-protein α subunit (GNAT) and the cGMP phosphodiesterase (PDE6), and indicative for the cyclic nucleotide-gated channels (CNGA and CNGB). Two of the species (the hagfish Eptatretus cirrhatus and the lamprey Mordacia mordax) possess only a single class of photoreceptor, simplifying deductions about the composition of cascade protein isoforms utilized in their photoreceptors. For the other lamprey, Geotria australis, analysis of the ratios of transcript levels in downstream and upstream migrant animals permits tentative conclusions to be drawn about the isoforms used in four of the five spectral classes of photoreceptor. Overall, our results suggest that agnathan rod-like photoreceptors utilize the same GNAT1 as gnathostomes, together with a homodimeric PDE6 that may be agnathan-specific, whereas agnathan cone-like photoreceptors utilize a GNAT that may be agnathan-specific, together with the same PDE6C as gnathostomes. These findings help elucidate the evolution of the vertebrate phototransduction cascade from an ancestral chordate phototransduction cascade that existed prior to the vertebrate radiation.
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- Trevor D Lamb
- Eccles Institute of Neuroscience, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Genome Discovery Unit, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia Department of Genome Biology, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Genome Discovery Unit, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- Eccles Institute of Neuroscience, John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia ANU Medical School, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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- School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia Lions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia Department of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia Lions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia Lions Eye Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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Siderius M, Shanmugham A, England P, van der Meer T, Bebelman JP, Blaazer AR, de Esch IJP, Leurs R. Surface plasmon resonance biosensor assay for the analysis of small-molecule inhibitor binding to human and parasitic phosphodiesterases. Anal Biochem 2016; 503:41-9. [PMID: 27033007 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2016.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Revised: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 03/18/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In the past decade, surface plasmon resonance (SPR) biosensor-based technology has been exploited more and more to characterize the interaction between drug targets and small-molecule modulators. Here, we report the successful application of SPR methodology for the analysis of small-molecule binding to two therapeutically relevant cAMP phosphodiesterases (PDEs), Trypanosoma brucei PDEB1 which is implicated in African sleeping sickness and human PDE4D which is implicated in a plethora of disease conditions including inflammatory pulmonary disorders such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and central nervous system (CNS) disorders. A protocol combining the use of directed capture using His-tagged PDE_CDs with covalent attachment to the SPR surface was developed. This methodology allows the determination of the binding kinetics of small-molecule PDE inhibitors and also allows testing their specificity for the two PDEs. The SPR-based assay could serve as a technology platform for the development of highly specific and high-affinity PDE inhibitors, accelerating drug discovery processes.
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- Marco Siderius
- Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), Division of Medicinal Chemistry, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- IOTA Pharmaceuticals, St. John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge CB4 0WS, United Kingdom
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- IOTA Pharmaceuticals, St. John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge CB4 0WS, United Kingdom
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- Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), Division of Medicinal Chemistry, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), Division of Medicinal Chemistry, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), Division of Medicinal Chemistry, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), Division of Medicinal Chemistry, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands; IOTA Pharmaceuticals, St. John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge CB4 0WS, United Kingdom
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- Amsterdam Institute of Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), Division of Medicinal Chemistry, VU University Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1083, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands; IOTA Pharmaceuticals, St. John's Innovation Centre, Cowley Road, Cambridge CB4 0WS, United Kingdom
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Jansen C, Kooistra AJ, Kanev GK, Leurs R, de Esch IJP, de Graaf C. PDEStrIAn: A Phosphodiesterase Structure and Ligand Interaction Annotated Database As a Tool for Structure-Based Drug Design. J Med Chem 2016; 59:7029-65. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.5b01813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Chimed Jansen
- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute
of Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute
of Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute
of Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute
of Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute
of Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Amsterdam Institute
of Molecules, Medicines and Systems (AIMMS), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Kamneva OK, Poudel S, Ward NL. Proteins Related to the Type I Secretion System Are Associated with Secondary SecA_DEAD Domain Proteins in Some Species of Planctomycetes, Verrucomicrobia, Proteobacteria, Nitrospirae and Chlorobi. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0129066. [PMID: 26030905 PMCID: PMC4452313 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2014] [Accepted: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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A number of bacteria belonging to the PVC (Planctomycetes-Verrucomicrobia-Chlamydiae) super-phylum contain unusual ribosome-bearing intracellular membranes. The evolutionary origins and functions of these membranes are unknown. Some proteins putatively associated with the presence of intracellular membranes in PVC bacteria contain signal peptides. Signal peptides mark proteins for translocation across the cytoplasmic membrane in prokaryotes, and the membrane of the endoplasmic reticulum in eukaryotes, by highly conserved Sec machinery. This suggests that proteins might be targeted to intracellular membranes in PVC bacteria via the Sec pathway. Here, we show that canonical signal peptides are significantly over-represented in proteins preferentially present in PVC bacteria possessing intracellular membranes, indicating involvement of Sec translocase in their cellular targeting. We also characterized Sec proteins using comparative genomics approaches, focusing on the PVC super-phylum. While we were unable to detect unique changes in Sec proteins conserved among membrane-bearing PVC species, we identified (1) SecA ATPase domain re-arrangements in some Planctomycetes, and (2) secondary SecA_DEAD domain proteins in the genomes of some Planctomycetes, Verrucomicrobia, Proteobacteria, Nitrospirae and Chlorobi. This is the first report of potentially duplicated SecA in Gram-negative bacteria. The phylogenetic distribution of secondary SecA_DEAD domain proteins suggests that the presence of these proteins is not related to the occurrence of PVC endomembranes. Further genomic analysis showed that secondary SecA_DEAD domain proteins are located within genomic neighborhoods that also encode three proteins possessing domains specific for the Type I secretion system.
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- Olga K. Kamneva
- Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 94305–5020, United States of America
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- Computer Science Department, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, 59717, United States of America
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- Department of Molecular Biology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, United States of America
- Department of Botany, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, United States of America
- Program in Ecology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY, 82071, United States of America
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Biswas KH, Badireddy S, Rajendran A, Anand GS, Visweswariah SS. Cyclic nucleotide binding and structural changes in the isolated GAF domain of Anabaena adenylyl cyclase, CyaB2. PeerJ 2015; 3:e882. [PMID: 25922789 PMCID: PMC4411481 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.882] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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GAF domains are a large family of regulatory domains, and a subset are found associated with enzymes involved in cyclic nucleotide (cNMP) metabolism such as adenylyl cyclases and phosphodiesterases. CyaB2, an adenylyl cyclase from Anabaena, contains two GAF domains in tandem at the N-terminus and an adenylyl cyclase domain at the C-terminus. Cyclic AMP, but not cGMP, binding to the GAF domains of CyaB2 increases the activity of the cyclase domain leading to enhanced synthesis of cAMP. Here we show that the isolated GAFb domain of CyaB2 can bind both cAMP and cGMP, and enhanced specificity for cAMP is observed only when both the GAFa and the GAFb domains are present in tandem (GAFab domain). In silico docking and mutational analysis identified distinct residues important for interaction with either cAMP or cGMP in the GAFb domain. Structural changes associated with ligand binding to the GAF domains could not be detected by bioluminescence resonance energy transfer (BRET) experiments. However, amide hydrogen-deuterium exchange mass spectrometry (HDXMS) experiments provided insights into the structural basis for cAMP-induced allosteric regulation of the GAF domains, and differences in the changes induced by cAMP and cGMP binding to the GAF domain. Thus, our findings could allow the development of molecules that modulate the allosteric regulation by GAF domains present in pharmacologically relevant proteins.
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- Kabir Hassan Biswas
- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore , India
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore , Singapore , Singapore
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- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore , India
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- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science , Bangalore , India
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The majority of benign adrenal cortex lesions leading to Cushing syndrome are associated to one or another abnormality of the cAMP/cGMP-phosphodiesterase signaling pathway. Phosphodiesterases (PDEs) are key regulatory enzymes of intracellular cAMP/cGMP levels. These second messengers play important regulatory roles in controlling steroidogenesis in the adrenal. Disruption of PDEs has been associated with a number of adrenal diseases. Specifically, genetic mutations have been associated with benign adrenal lesions, leading to Cushing syndrome and/or related adrenal hyperplasias. A Genome Wide Association study, in 2006, led to the identification of mutations in 2 PDE genes: PDE8B and PDE11A; mutations in these 2 genes modulate steroidogenesis. Further human studies have identified PDE2 as also directly regulating steroidogenesis. PDE2 decreases aldosterone production. This review focuses on the most recent knowledge we have gained on PDEs and their association with adrenal steroidogenesis and altered function, through analysis of patient cohorts and what we have learned from mouse studies.
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- E Szarek
- Section of Endocrinology and Genetics, Program on Developmental Endocrinology Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Section of Endocrinology and Genetics, Program on Developmental Endocrinology Genetics, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Shi R, McDonald L, Cygler M, Ekiel I. Coiled-coil helix rotation selects repressing or activating state of transcriptional regulator DhaR. Structure 2014; 22:478-87. [PMID: 24440518 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2013.11.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2013] [Revised: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 11/19/2013] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Escherichia coli dihydroxyacetone (Dha) kinase consists of two subunits, DhaK and DhaL. Transcription of dha operon is regulated by the DhaR transcription factor and its action is under control of the kinase subunits. DhaR is activated by interaction with DhaL while it is repressed by DhaK. We have determined the structures of DhaK and DhaL bound to the tandem GAF-like and PAS domains of the DhaR, providing an architectural model for how GAF/PAS tandem domains work together in binding protein partners. The structures reveal a mechanism of opposite transcriptional regulation by the DhaK and DhaL subunits. The kinase subunits interface with DhaR through surfaces that partially overlap with their active sites, allowing sensing of ATP- versus ADP-loaded DhaL subunit and also precluding a ternary complex between DhaK-DhaL and DhaR. The rotation of helices within the DhaR coiled-coil linker upon DhaL binding provides the mechanism for transmitting the binding signal from the GAF/PAS domains to the C-terminal DNA-binding domain.
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- Rong Shi
- Département de Biochimie, de Microbiologie et de Bio-informatique, PROTEO, Université Laval, Pavillon Charles-Eugene-Marchand, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada; Institut de Biologie Intégrative et des Systèmes (IBIS), Université Laval, Pavillon Charles-Eugene-Marchand, Québec City, QC G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Saskatchewan, 107 Wiggins Road, Saskatoon, SK S7N 5E5, Canada; Department of Biochemistry, McGill University, 3655 Promenade Sir William Osler, Montreal, QC H3G 1Y6, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, QC H4B 1R6, Canada; National Research Council of Canada, Life Sciences, 6100 Royalmount Avenue, Montreal, QC H4P 2R2, Canada.
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Schaap P. Cyclic di-nucleotide signaling enters the eukaryote domain. IUBMB Life 2013; 65:897-903. [PMID: 24136904 DOI: 10.1002/iub.1212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2013] [Accepted: 08/28/2013] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Cyclic (c-di-GMP) is the prevalent intracellular signaling intermediate in bacteria. It triggers a spectrum of responses that cause bacteria to shift from a swarming motile phase to sessile biofilm formation. However, additional functions for c-di-GMP and roles for related molecules, such as c-di-AMP and c-AMP-GMP continue to be uncovered. The first usage of cyclic-di-nucleotide (c-di-NMP) signaling in the eukaryote domain emerged only recently. In dictyostelid social amoebas, c-di-GMP is a secreted signal that induces motile amoebas to differentiate into sessile stalk cells. In humans, c-di-NMPs, which are either produced endogenously in response to foreign DNA or by invading bacterial pathogens, trigger the innate immune system by activating the expression of interferon genes. STING, the human c-di-NMP receptor, is conserved throughout metazoa and their closest unicellular relatives, suggesting protist origins for human c-di-NMP signaling. Compared to the limited number of conserved protein domains that detect the second messengers cAMP and cGMP, the domains that detect the c-di-NMPs are surprisingly varied.
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- Pauline Schaap
- College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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Keravis T, Lugnier C. Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE) isozymes as targets of the intracellular signalling network: benefits of PDE inhibitors in various diseases and perspectives for future therapeutic developments. Br J Pharmacol 2012; 165:1288-305. [PMID: 22014080 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2011.01729.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 265] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases (PDEs) that specifically inactivate the intracellular messengers cAMP and cGMP in a compartmentalized manner represent an important enzyme class constituted by 11 gene-related families of isozymes (PDE1 to PDE11). Downstream receptors, PDEs play a major role in controlling the signalosome at various levels of phosphorylations and protein/protein interactions. Due to the multiplicity of isozymes, their various intracellular regulations and their different cellular and subcellular distributions, PDEs represent interesting targets in intracellular pathways. Therefore, the investigation of PDE isozyme alterations related to various pathologies and the design of specific PDE inhibitors might lead to the development of new specific therapeutic strategies in numerous pathologies. This manuscript (i) overviews the different PDEs including their endogenous regulations and their specific inhibitors; (ii) analyses the intracellular implications of PDEs in regulating signalling cascades in pathogenesis, exemplified by two diseases affecting cell cycle and proliferation; and (iii) discusses perspectives for future therapeutic developments.
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- Thérèse Keravis
- CNRS UMR 7213, Laboratoire de Biophotonique et Pharmacologie, Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, Illkirch, France
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Chavarría M, Fuhrer T, Sauer U, Pflüger-Grau K, de Lorenzo V. Cra regulates the cross-talk between the two branches of the phosphoenolpyruvate : phosphotransferase system of Pseudomonas putida. Environ Microbiol 2012; 15:121-32. [PMID: 22708906 DOI: 10.1111/j.1462-2920.2012.02808.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The gene that encodes the catabolite repressor/activator, Cra (FruR), of Pseudomonas putida is divergent from the fruBKA operon for the uptake of fructose via the phosphoenolpyruvate : carbohydrate phosphotransferase system (PTS(Fru)). The expression of the fru cluster has been studied in cells growing on substrates that change the intracellular concentrations of fructose-1-P (F1P), the principal metabolic intermediate that counteracts the DNA-binding ability of Cra on an upstream operator. While the levels of the regulator were not affected by any of the growth conditions tested, the transcription of fruB was stimulated by fructose but not by the gluconeogenic substrate, succinate. The analysis of the P(fruB) promoter activity in a strain lacking the Cra protein and the determination of key metabolites revealed that this regulator represses the expression of PTS(Fru) in a fashion that is dependent on the endogenous concentrations of F1P. Because FruB (i.e. the EI-HPr-EIIA(Fru) polyprotein) can deliver a high-energy phosphate to the EIIA(Ntr) (PtsN) enzyme of the PTS(Ntr) branch, the cross-talk between the two phosphotransferase systems was examined under metabolic regimes that allowed for the high or low transcription of the fruBKA operon. While fructose caused cross-talk, succinate prevented it almost completely. Furthermore, PtsN phosphorylation by FruB occurred in a Δcra mutant regardless of growth conditions. These results traced the occurrence of the cross-talk to intracellular pools of Cra effectors, in particular F1P. The Cra/F1P duo seems to not only control the expression of the PTS(Fru) but also checks the activity of the PTS(Ntr) in vivo.
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- Max Chavarría
- Systems Biology Program, Centro Nacional de Biotecnología, 28049 Cantoblanco-Madrid, Spain
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Nambi S, Badireddy S, Visweswariah SS, Anand GS. Cyclic AMP-induced conformational changes in mycobacterial protein acetyltransferases. J Biol Chem 2012; 287:18115-29. [PMID: 22447926 PMCID: PMC3365691 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.328112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2011] [Revised: 03/22/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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The activities of a number of proteins are regulated by the binding of cAMP and cGMP to cyclic nucleotide binding (CNB) domains that are found associated with one or more effector domains with diverse functions. Although the conserved architecture of CNB domains has been extensively studied by x-ray crystallography, the key to unraveling the mechanisms of cAMP action has been protein dynamics analyses. Recently, we have identified a novel cAMP-binding protein from mycobacteria, where cAMP regulates the activity of an associated protein acetyltransferase domain. In the current study, we have monitored the conformational changes that occur upon cAMP binding to the CNB domain in these proteins, using a combination of bioluminescence resonance energy transfer and amide hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry. Coupled with mutational analyses, our studies reveal the critical role of the linker region (positioned between the CNB domain and the acetyltransferase domain) in allosteric coupling of cAMP binding to activation of acetyltransferase catalysis. Importantly, major differences in conformational change upon cAMP binding were accompanied by stabilization of the CNB and linker domain alone. This is in contrast to other cAMP-binding proteins, where cyclic nucleotide binding has been shown to involve intricate and parallel allosteric relays. Finally, this powerful convergence of results from bioluminescence resonance energy transfer and hydrogen/deuterium exchange mass spectrometry reaffirms the power of solution biophysical tools in unraveling mechanistic bases of regulation of proteins in the absence of high resolution structural information.
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- Subhalaxmi Nambi
- Department of Molecular Reproduction, Development, and Genetics, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
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G-substrate: the cerebellum and beyond. PROGRESS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE 2012; 106:381-416. [PMID: 22340725 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-396456-4.00004-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The discovery of nitric oxide (NO) as an activator of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) has stimulated extensive research on the NO-sGC-3':5'-cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP)-cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) pathway. However, the restricted localization of pathway components and the lack of information on PKG substrates have hindered research seeking to examine the physiological roles of the NO-sGC-cGMP-PKG pathway. An excellent substrate for PKG is the G-substrate, which was originally discovered in the cerebellum. The role of G-substrate in the cerebellum and other brain structures has been revealed in recent years. This review discusses the relationship between the G-substrate and other components of the NO-sGC-cGMP-PKG pathway and describes the characteristics of the G-substrate gene and protein related to diseases. Finally, we discuss the physiological role of G-substrate in the cerebellum, where it regulates cerebellum-dependent long-term memory, and its role in the ventral tegmental area and retina, where it acts as an effective neuroprotectant.
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Jäger R, Russwurm C, Schwede F, Genieser HG, Koesling D, Russwurm M. Activation of PDE10 and PDE11 phosphodiesterases. J Biol Chem 2011; 287:1210-9. [PMID: 22105073 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.263806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The most recently identified cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases, PDE10 and PDE11, contain a tandem of so-called GAF domains in their N-terminal regulatory regions. In PDE2 and PDE5, the GAF domains mediate cGMP stimulation; however, their function in PDE10 and PDE11 remains controversial. Although the GAF domains of PDE10 mediate cAMP-induced stimulation of chimeric adenylyl cyclases, cAMP binding did not stimulate the PDE10 holoenzyme. Comparable data about cGMP and the PDE11 GAF domains exist. Here, we identified synthetic ligands for the GAF domains of PDE10 and PDE11 to reduce interference of the GAF ligand with the catalytic reaction of PDE. With these ligands, GAF-mediated stimulation of the PDE10 and PDE11 holoenzymes is demonstrated for the first time. Furthermore, PDE10 is shown to be activated by cAMP, which paradoxically results in potent competitive inhibition of cGMP turnover by cAMP. PDE11, albeit susceptible to GAF-dependent stimulation, is not activated by the native cyclic nucleotides cAMP and cGMP. In summary, PDE11 can be stimulated by GAF domain ligands, but its native ligand remains to be identified, and PDE10 is the only PDE activated by cAMP.
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- Ronald Jäger
- Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Medizinische Fakultät, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, 44780 Bochum, Germany
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Banjac A, Zimmermann MO, Boeckler FM, Kurz U, Schultz A, Schultz JE. Intramolecular signaling in tandem-GAF domains from PDE5 and PDE10 studied with a cyanobacterial adenylyl cyclase reporter. Cell Signal 2011; 24:629-34. [PMID: 22080917 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2011.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2011] [Revised: 10/17/2011] [Accepted: 10/26/2011] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The dimeric mammalian phosphodiesterases (PDEs) are regulated by N-terminal domains. In PDE5, the GAF-A subdomain of a GAF-tandem (GAF-A and -B) binds the activator cGMP and in PDE10 GAF-B binds cAMP. GAF-tandem chimeras of PDE5 and 10 in which the 36 aa linker helix between GAF-A and -B was swapped lost allosteric regulation of a reporter adenylyl cyclase. In 16 consecutive constructs we substituted the PDE10 linker with that from PDE5. An initial stretch of 10 amino acids coded for isoform specificity. A C240Y substitution uncoupled cyclase activity from regulation, whereas C240F, L or G did not. The C240Y substitution increased basal activity to stimulated levels. Notably, over the next 12 substitutions basal cyclase activity decreased linearly. Further targeted substitutions were based on homology modeling using the PDE2 structure. No combination of substitutions within the initial 10 linker residues caused loss of regulation. The full 10 aa stretch was required. Modeling indicated a potential interaction of the linker with a loop from GAF-A. To interrupt H-bonding a glycine substitution of the loop segment was generated. Despite reduction of basal activity, loss of regulation was maintained. Possibly, the orientation of the linker helix is determined by formation of the dimer at the initial linker segment. Downstream deflections of the linker helix may have caused loss of regulation.
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- Ana Banjac
- Pharmazeutisches Institut, Universität Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Francis SH, Blount MA, Corbin JD. Mammalian Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases: Molecular Mechanisms and Physiological Functions. Physiol Rev 2011; 91:651-90. [DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00030.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 451] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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The superfamily of cyclic nucleotide (cN) phosphodiesterases (PDEs) is comprised of 11 families of enzymes. PDEs break down cAMP and/or cGMP and are major determinants of cellular cN levels and, consequently, the actions of cN-signaling pathways. PDEs exhibit a range of catalytic efficiencies for breakdown of cAMP and/or cGMP and are regulated by myriad processes including phosphorylation, cN binding to allosteric GAF domains, changes in expression levels, interaction with regulatory or anchoring proteins, and reversible translocation among subcellular compartments. Selective PDE inhibitors are currently in clinical use for treatment of erectile dysfunction, pulmonary hypertension, intermittent claudication, and chronic pulmonary obstructive disease; many new inhibitors are being developed for treatment of these and other maladies. Recently reported x-ray crystallographic structures have defined features that provide for specificity for cAMP or cGMP in PDE catalytic sites or their GAF domains, as well as mechanisms involved in catalysis, oligomerization, autoinhibition, and interactions with inhibitors. In addition, major advances have been made in understanding the physiological impact and the biochemical basis for selective localization and/or recruitment of specific PDE isoenzymes to particular subcellular compartments. The many recent advances in understanding PDE structures, functions, and physiological actions are discussed in this review.
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- Sharron H. Francis
- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; and Department of Medicine-Renal Division, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; and Department of Medicine-Renal Division, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; and Department of Medicine-Renal Division, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia
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Russwurm M, Schlicker C, Weyand M, Koesling D, Steegborn C. Crystal structure of the GAF-B domain from human phosphodiesterase 5. Proteins 2011; 79:1682-7. [PMID: 21425347 DOI: 10.1002/prot.22989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2010] [Revised: 01/03/2011] [Accepted: 01/04/2011] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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- Michael Russwurm
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
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Wang H, Robinson H, Ke H. Conformation changes, N-terminal involvement, and cGMP signal relay in the phosphodiesterase-5 GAF domain. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:38149-56. [PMID: 20861010 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.141614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The activity of phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) is specific for cGMP and is regulated by cGMP binding to GAF-A in its regulatory domain. To better understand the regulatory mechanism, x-ray crystallographic and biochemical studies were performed on constructs of human PDE5A1 containing the N-terminal phosphorylation segment, GAF-A, and GAF-B. Superposition of this unliganded GAF-A with the previously reported NMR structure of cGMP-bound PDE5 revealed dramatic conformational differences and suggested that helix H4 and strand B3 probably serve as two lids to gate the cGMP-binding pocket in GAF-A. The structure also identified an interfacial region among GAF-A, GAF-B, and the N-terminal loop, which may serve as a relay of the cGMP signal from GAF-A to GAF-B. N-terminal loop 98-147 was physically associated with GAF-B domains of the dimer. Biochemical analyses showed an inhibitory effect of this loop on cGMP binding and its involvement in the cGMP-induced conformation changes.
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- Huanchen Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7260, USA
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Rybalkina IG, Tang XB, Rybalkin SD. Multiple affinity states of cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase for sildenafil inhibition defined by cGMP-dependent and cGMP-independent mechanisms. Mol Pharmacol 2010; 77:670-7. [PMID: 20086037 DOI: 10.1124/mol.109.062299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase (PDE5) has become a target for drug development for the treatment of a number of physiological dysfunctions, affected by changes in the cGMP/cGMP-dependent protein kinase (PKG) signaling pathway. PDE5 has two highly homologous regulatory domains, GAF-A and GAF-B. We showed previously that PDE5 could be converted from a low-activity (nonactivated) state to a high-activity state upon cGMP binding to the GAF-A domain with higher sensitivities toward sildenafil (EMBO J 22:469-478, 2003). Here we investigated whether sildenafil sensitivity of PDE5 could be modified by cGMP-independent mechanisms. Individually expressed recombinant GAF-A and GAF-B proteins were tested for their ability to modulate full-length recombinant PDE5 affinity to sildenafil. The GAF-A domain protein had the most dramatic effect on the affinity of the nonactivated recombinant PDE5 for sildenafil, revealing much higher sensitivity to sildenafil inhibition. The apparent affinity for sildenafil increased from the nanomolar range to the picomolar range, providing evidence for the presence of a "super-high" sensitivity state of PDE5 for sildenafil inhibition. In human platelet, higher sensitivity of PDE5 for sildenafil inhibition has been detected after blocking cGMP-binding sites of the GAF-A domain. Thus, our data demonstrate that high sensitivity of PDE5 for sildenafil can be obtained not only through cGMP-induced activation of PDE, but also through cGMP-independent modulation of PDE5 in the nonactivated state, possibly through protein-protein interaction. Furthermore, data suggest that nonactivated PDE5 with "super-high" affinities for sildenafil inhibition may be responsible for therapeutic effects of long-term treatments with low doses of PDE5 inhibitors.
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- Irina G Rybalkina
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195-7280, USA
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Structural rearrangement accompanying ligand binding in the GAF domain of CodY from Bacillus subtilis. J Mol Biol 2009; 390:1007-18. [PMID: 19500589 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2009.05.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2009] [Revised: 05/24/2009] [Accepted: 05/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The GAF domain is a simple module widespread in proteins of diverse function, including cell signalling proteins and transcription factors. Its structure, typically spanning 150 residues, has three tiers: a basal layer of two or more alpha-helices, a middle layer of beta-pleated sheet and a top layer formed by segments of the polypeptide that connect strands of the beta-sheet. In structures of GAF domains in complex with their effectors, these polypeptide segments envelop the ligand, enclosing it in a cavity whose base is formed by the beta-sheet, such that ligand binding and release must be accompanied by conformational rearrangements of the distal portion of the structure. Descriptions of binding are presently limited by the absence of a GAF domain for which both liganded and unliganded structures are known. Earlier, we solved the crystal structure of the GAF domain of CodY, a branched-chain amino acid and GTP-responsive regulator of the transcription of stationary-phase and virulence genes in Bacillus, in complexes with isoleucine and valine. Here, we report the structure of this domain in its unliganded form, allowing definition of the structural changes accompanying ligand binding. The core of the protein and its dimerisation interface are essentially unchanged, in agreement with circular dichroism spectroscopy experiments that show that the secondary structure composition is unperturbed by ligand binding. There is however extensive refolding of the binding site loops, with up to 15-A movements of the coiled segment linking beta3 and beta4, such that the binding pocket is not formed in the absence of the ligand. The implications of these structural rearrangements for ligand affinity and specificity are discussed. Finally, saturation-transfer-difference NMR spectroscopy showed binding of isoleucine but not that of GTP to the GAF domain, suggesting that the two cofactors do not have a common binding site.
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In vivo Tn5-based transposon mutagenesis of Streptomycetes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 83:979-86. [PMID: 19479250 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-2047-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2009] [Revised: 05/14/2009] [Accepted: 05/15/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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This paper reports the in vivo expression of the synthetic transposase gene tnp(a) from a hyperactive Tn5 tnp gene mutant in Streptomyces coelicolor. Using the synthetic tnp(a) gene adapted for Streptomyces codon usage, we showed random insertion of the transposon into the Streptomycetes genome. The insertion frequency for the hyperactive Tn5 derivative is 98% of transformed S. coelicolor cells. The random transposition has been confirmed by the recovery of ~1.1% of auxotrophs. The Tn5 insertions are stably inherited in the absence of apramycin selection. The transposon contains an apramycin resistance selection marker and an R6Kgamma origin of replication for transposon rescue. We identified the transposon insertion loci by random sequencing of 14 rescue plasmids. The majority of insertions (12 of 14) were mapped to putative open-reading frames on the S. coelicolor chromosome. These included two new regulatory genes affecting S. coelicolor growth and actinorhodin biosynthesis.
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