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Kirkland PA, Maupin-Furlow JA. Stabilization of an archaeal DNA-sliding clamp protein, PCNA, by proteasome-activating nucleotidase gene knockout in Haloferax volcanii. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2009; 294:32-6. [PMID: 19284414 PMCID: PMC2704935 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.2009.01547.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Many details of structure, function and substrate specificity of eukaryotic proteasomal systems have been elucidated. This information far-exceeds that available for the archaeal and bacterial counterparts. While structural and functional studies have provided some insight into the workings of prokaryotic proteasomes, the question of substrate targeting and global cellular influence remain largely unaddressed. In this communication, we report an over 720-fold increase in the half-life of the DNA-sliding clamp protein proliferating cell nuclear antigen after knockout of the panA gene, encoding a proteasome-activating nucleotidase A, on the chromosome of the halophilic archaeon Haloferax volcanii. This discovery marks the first identification of a protein stabilized by an archaeal proteasome mutation and provides a starting point for investigations into substrate recognition mechanisms. The findings also begin to address the functional role of proteasomal systems within the scope of the archaeal cell.
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- P Aaron Kirkland
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Science, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611-0700, USA
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Sakaguchi K, Ishibashi T, Uchiyama Y, Iwabata K. The multi-replication protein A (RPA) system--a new perspective. FEBS J 2009; 276:943-63. [PMID: 19154342 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06841.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Replication protein A (RPA) complex has been shown, using both in vivo and in vitro approaches, to be required for most aspects of eukaryotic DNA metabolism: replication, repair, telomere maintenance and homologous recombination. Here, we review recent data concerning the function and biological importance of the multi-RPA complex. There are distinct complexes of RPA found in the biological kingdoms, although for a long time only one type of RPA complex was believed to be present in eukaryotes. Each complex probably serves a different role. In higher plants, three distinct large and medium subunits are present, but only one species of the smallest subunit. Each of these protein subunits forms stable complexes with their respective partners. They are paralogs as complex. Humans possess two paralogs and one analog of RPA. The multi-RPA system can be regarded as universal in eukaryotes. Among eukaryotic kingdoms, paralogs, orthologs, analogs and heterologs of many DNA synthesis-related factors, including RPA, are ubiquitous. Convergent evolution seems to be ubiquitous in these processes. Using recent findings, we review the composition and biological functions of RPA complexes.
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- Kengo Sakaguchi
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Tokyo University of Science, Chiba, Japan.
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Han Y, Cao H, Jiang J, Xu Y, Du J, Wang X, Yuan M, Wang Z, Xu Z, Chong K. Rice ROOT ARCHITECTURE ASSOCIATED1 binds the proteasome subunit RPT4 and is degraded in a D-box and proteasome-dependent manner. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2008; 148:843-55. [PMID: 18701670 PMCID: PMC2556835 DOI: 10.1104/pp.108.125294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2008] [Accepted: 08/09/2008] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Root growth is mainly determined by cell division and subsequent elongation in the root apical area. Components regulating cell division in root meristematic cells are largely unknown. Previous studies have identified rice (Oryza sativa) ROOT ARCHITECTURE ASSOCIATED1 (OsRAA1) as a regulator in root development. Yet, the function of OsRAA1 at the cellular and molecular levels is unclear. Here, we show that OsRAA1-overexpressed transgenic rice showed reduced primary root growth, increased numbers of cells in metaphase, and reduced numbers of cells in anaphase, which suggests that OsRAA1 is responsible for limiting root growth by inhibiting the onset of anaphase. The expression of OsRAA1 in fission yeast also induced metaphase arrest, which is consistent with the fact that OsRAA1 functions through a conserved mechanism of cell cycle regulation. Moreover, a colocalization assay has shown that OsRAA1 is expressed predominantly at spindles during cell division. Yeast two-hybrid and pull-down assays, as well as a bimolecular fluorescence complementation assay, all have revealed that OsRAA1 interacts with a rice homolog of REGULATORY PARTICLE TRIPLE-A ATPASE4, a component that is involved in the ubiquitin pathway. Treating transgenic rice with specific inhibitors of the 26S proteasome blocked the degradation of OsRAA1 and increased the number of cells in metaphase. Mutation of a putative ubiquitination-targeting D-box (RGSLDLISL) in OsRAA1 interrupted the destruction of OsRAA1 in transgenic yeast. These results suggest that ubiquitination and proteasomic proteolysis are involved in OsRAA1 degradation, which is essential for the onset of anaphase, and that OsRAA1 may modulate root development mediated by the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway as a novel regulatory factor of the cell cycle.
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- Ye Han
- Key Laboratory of Photosynthesis and Environmental Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Toueille M, Saint-Jean B, Castroviejo M, Benedetto JP. The elongation factor 1A: a novel regulator in the DNA replication/repair protein network in wheat cells? PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2007; 45:113-8. [PMID: 17344053 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2007.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2006] [Accepted: 01/15/2007] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) is a DNA sliding clamp interacting with multiple partners in DNA transactions such as DNA replication/repair and recombination as well as chromatin assembly. We previously detected and purified by chromatographic procedures a 31 kDa PCNA from cultured wheat cells (Triticum monococcum L). Here we report the complete sequence of the wheat 31 kDa PCNA showing a very high aminoacid identity with its plant counterparts (maize and rice). This recombinant PCNA has been used as a bait in an affinity chromatography procedure, in order to capture PCNA interacting proteins. We detected by liquid chromatography, tandem mass spectrometry and search in plant protein databases, several specific bands from wheat cell lysates in fractions bound to wheat PCNA-affinity column. One of them is the wheat elongation factor 1A. Its putative regulatory role in DNA replication/repair is discussed.
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- Magali Toueille
- Institute of Veterinary Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Zurich -Irchel, Wintherturstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland
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Gehen SC, Vitiello PF, Bambara RA, Keng PC, O'Reilly MA. Downregulation of PCNA potentiates p21-mediated growth inhibition in response to hyperoxia. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2006; 292:L716-24. [PMID: 17085526 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00135.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Prolonged exposure to hyperoxia inhibits cell proliferation in G1 via increased expression of p21. While p21 inhibits proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA)-dependent DNA synthesis, it can also directly lower PCNA abundance; however, it is unclear whether loss of PCNA contributes to growth arrest. Here, we investigate how PCNA loss affects ability of p21 to exert G1 growth arrest of lung epithelial cells exposed to hyperoxia. In A549 cells that express p21 and growth arrest in G1 during hyperoxia, small interfering RNA (siRNA) knockdown of p21 led to G1 checkpoint bypass, increased cell death, and restoration of PCNA expression. Conditional overexpression of the PCNA binding domain of p21 in H1299 cells that do not normally express p21, or exposure to hyperoxia, caused a time-dependent loss of PCNA. Titrating PCNA levels using siRNA to approximate the low amount observed in cells expressing p21 resulted in S phase arrest. While lowering PCNA by itself caused S phase arrest, the combination of hyperoxia and siRNA against PCNA dramatically reduced PCNA abundance resulting in G1 arrest. G1 growth arrest was markedly enhanced upon the addition of p21 to these cells. Our findings suggest a model in which reducing expression of the abundant protein PCNA allows the less abundant protein p21 to be more effective at suppressing the processivity functions of remaining PCNA, thereby fully exerting the G1 checkpoint. Given that high p21 expression is often associated with lower PCNA abundance, our findings are suggestive of a global growth inhibitory mechanism involving p21-mediated PCNA suppression.
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- Sean C Gehen
- Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester, 601 Elmwood Ave., Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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Koga A, Ishibashi T, Kimura S, Uchiyama Y, Sakaguchi K. Characterization of T-DNA insertion mutants and RNAi silenced plants of Arabidopsis thaliana UV-damaged DNA binding protein 2 (AtUV-DDB2). PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2006; 61:227-40. [PMID: 16786303 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-006-6408-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2005] [Accepted: 01/03/2006] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The human UV-damaged DNA binding protein (UV-DDB), a heterodimeric protein composed of 127 kDa (UV-DDB1) and 48 kDa (UV-DDB2) subunits, has been shown to be involved in DNA repair. To elucidate the in vivo function of plant UV-DDB2, we have analyzed T-DNA insertion mutants of the Arabidopsis thaliana UV-DDB2 subunit (atuv-ddb2 mutants) and AtUV-DDB2 RNAi silenced plants (atuv-ddb2 silenced plants). atuv-ddb2 mutants and atuv-ddb2 silenced plants were both viable, suggesting that AtUV-DDB2 is not essential for survival. Interestingly, both plant types showed a dwarf phenotype, implying impaired growth of the meristem. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first occasion that a dwarf phenotype has been found to be associated with a UV-DDB2 mutation in either plants or animals. The mutants also demonstrated increased sensitivity to UV irradiation, methyl methanesulfonate and hydrogen peroxide treatment, indicating that AtUV-DDB2 is also involved in DNA repair. Our results lead us to suggest that not only does AtUV-DDB2 function in DNA repair, it also has a direct or indirect influence on cell proliferation in the plant meristem.
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- Asami Koga
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba, Japan
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Kimura S, Saotome A, Uchiyama Y, Mori Y, Tahira Y, Sakaguchi K. The expression of the rice (Oryza sativa L.) homologue of Snm1 is induced by DNA damages. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 329:668-72. [PMID: 15737637 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.01.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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We isolated and characterized the rice homologue of the DNA repair gene Snm1 (OsSnm1). The length of the cDNA was 1862bp; the open reading frame encoded a predicted product of 485 amino acid residues with a molecular mass of 53.2kDa. The OsSnm1 protein contained the conserved beta-lactamase domain in its internal region. OsSnm1 was expressed in all rice organs. The expression was induced by MMS, H(2)O(2), and mitomycin C, but not by UV. Transient expression of an OsSnm1/GFP fusion protein in onion epidermal cells revealed the localization of OsSnm1 to the nucleus. These results suggest that OsSnm1 is involved not only in the repair of DNA interstrand crosslinks, but also in various other DNA repair pathways.
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- Seisuke Kimura
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda-shi, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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Wang YL, Liu W, Sun YJ, Kwon J, Setsuie R, Osaka H, Noda M, Aoki S, Yoshikawa Y, Wada K. Overexpression of ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase L1 arrests spermatogenesis in transgenic mice. Mol Reprod Dev 2005; 73:40-9. [PMID: 16177983 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.20364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Ubiquitin carboxyl-terminal hydrolase 1 (UCH-L1) can be detected in mouse testicular germ cells, mainly spermatogonia and somatic Sertoli cells, but its physiological role is unknown. We show that transgenic (Tg) mice overexpressing EF1alpha promoter-driven UCH-L1 in the testis are sterile due to a block during spermatogenesis at an early stage (pachytene) of meiosis. Interestingly, almost all spermatogonia and Sertoli cells expressing excess UCH-L1, but little PCNA (proliferating cell nuclear antigen), showed no morphological signs of apoptosis or TUNEL-positive staining. Rather, germ cell apoptosis was mainly detected in primary spermatocytes having weak or negative UCH-L1 expression but strong PCNA expression. These data suggest that overexpression of UCH-L1 affects spermatogenesis during meiosis and, in particular, induces apoptosis in primary spermatocytes. In addition to results of caspases-3 upregulation and Bcl-2 downregulation, excess UCH-L1 influenced the distribution of PCNA, suggesting a specific role for UCH-L1 in the processes of mitotic proliferation and differentiation of spermatogonial stem cells during spermatogenesis.
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- Yu-Lai Wang
- Department of Degenerative Neurological Diseases, National Institute of Neuroscience, NCNP, Kodaira, Tokyo, Japan
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Brandizzi F, Irons SL, Evans DE. The plant nuclear envelope: new prospects for a poorly understood structure. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2004; 163:227-246. [PMID: 33873618 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2004.01118.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The nuclear envelope (NE) is one of the least characterized cellular structures in plant cells. In particular, knowledge of its dynamic behaviour during the cell cycle and of its protein composition is limited. This review summarizes current views on the plant NE and highlights fundamental differences with other organisms. We also introduce the power of new technology available to investigate the NE and how this has already begun to revolutionize our knowledge of the biology of the plant NE. Contents Summary 227 I. Introduction 227 II. The membranes of the nuclear envelope 228 III. Functions of the nuclear envelope 231 IV. Proteins associated with the nuclear envelope 236 V. New tools for studying the nuclear envelope 239 VI. Conclusions and future prospects 241 Acknowledgements 242 References 242.
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- Federica Brandizzi
- Biology Department, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, S7N 5E2
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- Research School of Biological and Molecular Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UK
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- Research School of Biological and Molecular Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, OX3 0BP, UK
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Yamamoto T, Mori Y, Ishibashi T, Uchiyama Y, Sakaguchi N, Furukawa T, Hashimoto J, Kimura S, Sakaguchi K. Characterization of Rad6 from a higher plant, rice (Oryza sativa L.) and its interaction with Sgt1, a subunit of the SCF ubiquitin ligase complex. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004; 314:434-9. [PMID: 14733924 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.12.144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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We report here the existence of interactions between a ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme, Rad6, from rice, Oryza sativa L. cv. Nipponbare (OsRad6), and Sgt1 (OsSgt1), a novel subunit of the SCF ubiquitin ligase complex. Rad6 is not only related to post-replicational repair but also to the proteasome system, while Sgt1 has a function in kinetochore assembly. The relationship between the two is unexpected, but of great interest. The open reading frames of OsRad6 and OsSgt1 encode predicted products of 152 and 367 amino acid residues, respectively, with molecular weights of 17.3 and 40.9kDa. Two-hybrid and pull-down analyses indicated that OsRad6 binds to OsSgt1, and transcripts of both OsRad6 and OsSgt1 were found to be strongly expressed only in the proliferating tissues such as the shoot apical meristem, suggesting that their expression is cell cycle-dependent. The amount of the Rad6 mRNA in cultured cells increased rapidly after division was halted, and mRNA levels of Rad6 and Sgt1 were induced by UV- and DNA-damaging agents such as MMS or H(2)O(2). The Rad6 pathway for repair or the proteasome system may thus require Sgt1 as ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme.
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- Taichi Yamamoto
- Department of Applied Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Science University of Tokyo, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda-shi, 278-8510 Chiba-ken, Japan
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