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Maclean AE, Sloan MA, Renaud EA, Argyle BE, Lewis WH, Ovciarikova J, Demolombe V, Waller RF, Besteiro S, Sheiner L. The Toxoplasma gondii mitochondrial transporter ABCB7L is essential for the biogenesis of cytosolic and nuclear iron-sulfur cluster proteins and cytosolic translation. mBio 2024:e0087224. [PMID: 39207139 DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00872-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 07/26/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024] Open
Abstract
Iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters are ubiquitous inorganic cofactors required for numerous essential cellular pathways. Since they cannot be scavenged from the environment, Fe-S clusters are synthesized de novo in cellular compartments such as the apicoplast, mitochondrion, and cytosol. The cytosolic Fe-S cluster biosynthesis pathway relies on the transport of an intermediate from the mitochondrial pathway. An ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter called ABCB7 is responsible for this role in numerous commonly studied organisms, but its role in the medically important apicomplexan parasites has not yet been studied. Here we identify and characterize a Toxoplasma gondii ABCB7 homolog, which we name ABCB7-like (ABCB7L). Genetic depletion shows that it is essential for parasite growth and that its disruption triggers partial stage conversion. Characterization of the knock-down line highlights a defect in the biogenesis of cytosolic and nuclear Fe-S proteins leading to defects in protein translation and other pathways including DNA and RNA replication and metabolism. Our work provides support for a broad conservation of the connection between mitochondrial and cytosolic pathways in Fe-S cluster biosynthesis and reveals its importance for parasite survival. IMPORTANCE Iron-sulfur (Fe-S) clusters are inorganic cofactors of proteins that play key roles in numerous essential biological processes, for example, respiration and DNA replication. Cells possess dedicated biosynthetic pathways to assemble Fe-S clusters, including a pathway in the mitochondrion and cytosol. A single transporter, called ABCB7, connects these two pathways, allowing an essential intermediate generated by the mitochondrial pathway to be used in the cytosolic pathway. Cytosolic and nuclear Fe-S proteins are dependent on the mitochondrial pathway, mediated by ABCB7, in numerous organisms studied to date. Here, we study the role of a homolog of ABCB7, which we name ABCB7-like (ABCB7L), in the ubiquitous unicellular apicomplexan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. We generated a depletion mutant of Toxoplasma ABCB7L and showed its importance for parasite fitness. Using comparative quantitative proteomic analysis and experimental validation of the mutants, we show that ABCB7L is required for cytosolic and nuclear, but not mitochondrial, Fe-S protein biogenesis. Our study supports the conservation of a protein homologous to ABCB7 and which has a similar function in apicomplexan parasites and provides insight into an understudied aspect of parasite metabolism.
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- Andrew E Maclean
- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- School of Infection and Immunity, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- School of Infection and Immunity, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- LPHI, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INSERM, Montpellier, France
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- School of Infection and Immunity, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- School of Infection and Immunity, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- IPSiM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INRAE, Institut Agro, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Wellcome Centre for Integrative Parasitology, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
- School of Infection and Immunity, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Thévenod F, Lee WK. Cadmium transport by mammalian ATP-binding cassette transporters. Biometals 2024; 37:697-719. [PMID: 38319451 PMCID: PMC11101381 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-024-00582-5] [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] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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Cellular responses to toxic metals depend on metal accessibility to intracellular targets, reaching interaction sites, and the intracellular metal concentration, which is mainly determined by uptake pathways, binding/sequestration and efflux pathways. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are ubiquitous in the human body-usually in epithelia-and are responsible for the transfer of indispensable physiological substrates (e.g. lipids and heme), protection against potentially toxic substances, maintenance of fluid composition, and excretion of metabolic waste products. Derailed regulation and gene variants of ABC transporters culminate in a wide array of pathophysiological disease states, such as oncogenic multidrug resistance or cystic fibrosis. Cadmium (Cd) has no known physiological role in mammalians and poses a health risk due to its release into the environment as a result of industrial activities, and eventually passes into the food chain. Epithelial cells, especially within the liver, lungs, gastrointestinal tract and kidneys, are particularly susceptible to the multifaceted effects of Cd because of the plethora of uptake pathways available. Pertinent to their broad substrate spectra, ABC transporters represent a major cellular efflux pathway for Cd and Cd complexes. In this review, we summarize current knowledge concerning transport of Cd and its complexes (mainly Cd bound to glutathione) by the ABC transporters ABCB1 (P-glycoprotein, MDR1), ABCB6, ABCC1 (multidrug resistance related protein 1, MRP1), ABCC7 (cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator, CFTR), and ABCG2 (breast cancer related protein, BCRP). Potential detoxification strategies underlying ABC transporter-mediated efflux of Cd and Cd complexes are discussed.
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- Frank Thévenod
- Institute for Physiology, Pathophysiology and Toxicology & ZBAF, Witten/Herdecke University, 58453, Witten, Germany
- Physiology and Pathophysiology of Cells and Membranes, Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, Morgenbreede 1, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Physiology and Pathophysiology of Cells and Membranes, Medical School OWL, Bielefeld University, Morgenbreede 1, 33615, Bielefeld, Germany.
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Choi SH, Lee SS, Lee HY, Kim S, Kim JW, Jin MS. Cryo-EM structure of cadmium-bound human ABCB6. Commun Biol 2024; 7:672. [PMID: 38822018 PMCID: PMC11143254 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-024-06377-1] [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] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024] Open
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ATP-binding cassette transporter B6 (ABCB6), a protein essential for heme biosynthesis in mitochondria, also functions as a heavy metal efflux pump. Here, we present cryo-electron microscopy structures of human ABCB6 bound to a cadmium Cd(II) ion in the presence of antioxidant thiol peptides glutathione (GSH) and phytochelatin 2 (PC2) at resolutions of 3.2 and 3.1 Å, respectively. The overall folding of the two structures resembles the inward-facing apo state but with less separation between the two halves of the transporter. Two GSH molecules are symmetrically bound to the Cd(II) ion in a bent conformation, with the central cysteine protruding towards the metal. The N-terminal glutamate and C-terminal glycine of GSH do not directly interact with Cd(II) but contribute to neutralizing positive charges of the binding cavity by forming hydrogen bonds and van der Waals interactions with nearby residues. In the presence of PC2, Cd(II) binding to ABCB6 is similar to that observed with GSH, except that two cysteine residues of each PC2 molecule participate in Cd(II) coordination to form a tetrathiolate. Structural comparison of human ABCB6 and its homologous Atm-type transporters indicate that their distinct substrate specificity might be attributed to variations in the capping residues situated at the top of the substrate-binding cavity.
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- Seung Hun Choi
- School of Life Sciences, GIST, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, GIST, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, GIST, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, GIST, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, POSTECH, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, GIST, 123 Cheomdangwagi-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
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Lee SS, Park JG, Jang E, Choi SH, Kim S, Kim JW, Jin MS. W546 stacking disruption traps the human porphyrin transporter ABCB6 in an outward-facing transient state. Commun Biol 2023; 6:960. [PMID: 37735522 PMCID: PMC10514269 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-05339-3] [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] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023] Open
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Human ATP-binding cassette transporter subfamily B6 (ABCB6) is a mitochondrial ATP-driven pump that translocates porphyrins from the cytoplasm into mitochondria for heme biosynthesis. Within the transport pathway, a conserved aromatic residue W546 located in each monomer plays a pivotal role in stabilizing the occluded conformation via π-stacking interactions. Herein, we employed cryo-electron microscopy to investigate the structural consequences of a single W546A mutation in ABCB6, both in detergent micelles and nanodiscs. The results demonstrate that the W546A mutation alters the conformational dynamics of detergent-purified ABCB6, leading to entrapment of the transporter in an outward-facing transient state. However, in the nanodisc system, we observed a direct interaction between the transporter and a phospholipid molecule that compensates for the absence of the W546 residue, thereby facilitating the normal conformational transition of the transporter toward the occluded state following ATP hydrolysis. The findings also reveal that adoption of the outward-facing conformation causes charge repulsion between ABCB6 and the bound substrate, and rearrangement of key interacting residues at the substrate-binding site. Consequently, the affinity for the substrate is significantly reduced, facilitating its release from the transporter.
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- Sang Soo Lee
- School of Life Sciences, GIST, 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, GIST, 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, GIST, 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, GIST, 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, GIST, 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, POSTECH, 77 Cheongam-Ro, Nam-gu, Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, GIST, 123 Cheomdan-gwagiro, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 61005, Republic of Korea.
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Haque MS, Emi Y, Sakaguchi M. A conserved WXXE motif is an apical delivery determinant of ABC transporter C subfamily isoforms. Cell Struct Funct 2023; 48:71-82. [PMID: 36696993 PMCID: PMC10721954 DOI: 10.1247/csf.22049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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ATP-binding cassette transporter isoform C7 (ABCC7), also designated as cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), is exclusively targeted to the apical plasma membrane of polarized epithelial cells. Although the apical localization of ABCC7 in epithelia is crucial for the Cl- excretion into lumens, the mechanism regulating its apical localization is poorly understood. In the present study, an apical localization determinant was identified in the N-terminal 80-amino acid long cytoplasmic region of ABCC7 (NT80). In HepG2 cells, overexpression of NT80 significantly disturbed the apical expression of ABCC7 in a competitive manner, suggesting the presence of a sorting determinant in this region. Deletion analysis identified a potential sorting information within a 20-amino acid long peptide (aa 41-60) of NT80. Alanine scanning mutagenesis of this region in full-length ABCC7 further narrowed down the apical localization determinant to four amino acids, W57DRE60. This WDRE sequence was conserved among vertebrate ABCC7 orthologs. Site-directed mutagenesis showed that W57 and E60 were critical for the apical expression of ABCC7, confirming a novel apical sorting determinant of ABCC7. Furthermore, a WXXE motif (tryptophan and glutamic acid residues with two-amino acid spacing) was found to be conserved among the N-terminal regions of apically localized ABCC members with 12-TM configuration. The significance of the WXXE motif was demonstrated for proper trafficking of ABCC4 to the apical plasma membrane.Key words: apical plasma membrane, sorting, ATP-binding cassette transporter, CFTR, MRP4.
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- Md Shajedul Haque
- Graduate School of Science, University of Hyogo, Harima Science Park City, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, University of Hyogo, Harima Science Park City, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, University of Hyogo, Harima Science Park City, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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Kim S, Lee SS, Park JG, Kim JW, Ju S, Choi SH, Kim S, Kim NJ, Hong S, Kang JY, Jin MS. Structural Insights into Porphyrin Recognition by the Human ATP-Binding Cassette Transporter ABCB6. Mol Cells 2022; 45:575-587. [PMID: 35950458 PMCID: PMC9385563 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2022.0040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Human ABCB6 is an ATP-binding cassette transporter that regulates heme biosynthesis by translocating various porphyrins from the cytoplasm into the mitochondria. Here we report the cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of human ABCB6 with its substrates, coproporphyrin III (CPIII) and hemin, at 3.5 and 3.7 Å resolution, respectively. Metalfree porphyrin CPIII binds to ABCB6 within the central cavity, where its propionic acids form hydrogen bonds with the highly conserved Y550. The resulting structure has an overall fold similar to the inward-facing apo structure, but the two nucleotide-binding domains (NBDs) are slightly closer to each other. In contrast, when ABCB6 binds a metal-centered porphyrin hemin in complex with two glutathione molecules (1 hemin: 2 glutathione), the two NBDs end up much closer together, aligning them to bind and hydrolyze ATP more efficiently. In our structures, a glycine-rich and highly flexible "bulge" loop on TM helix 7 undergoes significant conformational changes associated with substrate binding. Our findings suggest that ABCB6 utilizes at least two distinct mechanisms to fine-tune substrate specificity and transport efficiency.
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- Songwon Kim
- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Pohang 37673, Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon 34141, Korea
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- School of Life Sciences, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Korea
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She Q, Dong Y, Li D, An R, Zhou T, Nie X, Pan R, Deng Y. ABCB6 knockdown suppresses melanogenesis through the GSK3-β/β-catenin signaling axis in human melanoma and melanocyte cell lines. J Dermatol Sci 2022; 106:101-110. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2022.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2021] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Mazurek M, Szczepanek D, Orzyłowska A, Rola R. Analysis of Factors Affecting 5-ALA Fluorescence Intensity in Visualizing Glial Tumor Cells-Literature Review. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23020926. [PMID: 35055109 PMCID: PMC8779265 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23020926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
Abstract
Glial tumors are one of the most common lesions of the central nervous system. Despite the implementation of appropriate treatment, the prognosis is not successful. As shown in the literature, maximal tumor resection is a key element in improving therapeutic outcome. One of the methods to achieve it is the use of fluorescent intraoperative navigation with 5-aminolevulinic acid. Unfortunately, often the level of fluorescence emitted is not satisfactory, resulting in difficulties in the course of surgery. This article summarizes currently available knowledge regarding differences in the level of emitted fluorescence. It may depend on both the histological type and the genetic profile of the tumor, which is reflected in the activity and expression of enzymes involved in the intracellular metabolism of fluorescent dyes, such as PBGD, FECH, UROS, and ALAS. The transport of 5-aminolevulinic acid and its metabolites across the blood–brain barrier and cell membranes mediated by transporters, such as ABCB6 and ABCG2, is also important. Accompanying therapies, such as antiepileptic drugs or steroids, also have an impact on light emission by tumor cells. Accurate determination of the factors influencing the fluorescence of 5-aminolevulinic acid-treated cells may contribute to the improvement of fluorescence navigation in patients with highly malignant gliomas.
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Patel H, Wu ZX, Chen Y, Bo L, Chen ZS. Drug resistance: from bacteria to cancer. MOLECULAR BIOMEDICINE 2021; 2:27. [PMID: 35006446 PMCID: PMC8607383 DOI: 10.1186/s43556-021-00041-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The phenomenon of drug resistance has been a hindrance to therapeutic medicine since the late 1940s. There is a plethora of factors and mechanisms contributing to progression of drug resistance. From prokaryotes to complex cancers, drug resistance is a prevailing issue in clinical medicine. Although there are numerous factors causing and influencing the phenomenon of drug resistance, cellular transporters contribute to a noticeable majority. Efflux transporters form a huge family of proteins and are found in a vast number of species spanning from prokaryotes to complex organisms such as humans. During the last couple of decades, various approaches in analyses of biochemistry and pharmacology of transporters have led us to understand much more about drug resistance. In this review, we have discussed the structure, function, potential causes, and mechanisms of multidrug resistance in bacteria as well as cancers.
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- Harsh Patel
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, New York, NY, 11439, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, New York, NY, 11439, USA
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- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, 10032, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, New York, NY, 11439, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, St. John's University, Queens, New York, NY, 11439, USA.
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Xiao H, Zheng Y, Ma L, Tian L, Sun Q. Clinically-Relevant ABC Transporter for Anti-Cancer Drug Resistance. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:648407. [PMID: 33953682 PMCID: PMC8089384 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.648407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Multiple drug resistance (MDR), referring to the resistance of cancer cells to a broad spectrum of structurally and mechanistically unrelated drugs across membranes, severely impairs the response to chemotherapy and leads to chemotherapy failure. Overexpression of ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters is a major contributing factor resulting in MDR, which can recognize and mediate the efflux of diverse drugs from cancer cells, thereby decreasing intracellular drug concentration. Therefore, modulators of ABC transporter could be used in combination with standard chemotherapeutic anticancer drugs to augment the therapeutic efficacy. This review summarizes the recent advances of important cancer-related ABC transporters, focusing on their physiological functions, structures, and the development of new compounds as ABC transporter inhibitors.
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- Huan Xiao
- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, China
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Role of ABCB1 in mediating chemoresistance of triple-negative breast cancers. Biosci Rep 2021; 41:227788. [PMID: 33543229 PMCID: PMC7909869 DOI: 10.1042/bsr20204092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a group of breast cancers which neither express hormonal receptors nor human epidermal growth factor receptor. Hence, there is a lack of currently known targeted therapies and the only available line of systemic treatment option is chemotherapy or more recently immune therapy. However, in patients with relapsed disease after adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy, resistance to chemotherapeutic agents has often developed, which results in poor treatment response. Multidrug resistance (MDR) has emerged as an important mechanism by which TNBCs mediate drug resistance and occurs primarily due to overexpression of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter proteins such as P-glycoprotein (Pgp). Pgp overexpression had been linked to poor outcome, reduced survival rates and chemoresistance in patients. The aim of this mini-review is to provide a topical overview of the recent studies and to generate further interest in this critical research area, with the aim to develop an effective and safe approach for overcoming Pgp-mediated chemoresistance in TNBC.
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Szakacs G, Abele R. An inventory of lysosomal ABC transporters. FEBS Lett 2020; 594:3965-3985. [DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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- Gergely Szakacs
- Institute of Enzymology Research Centre of Natural Sciences Eötvös Loránd Research Network Budapest Hungary
- Institute of Cancer Research Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria
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- Institute of Biochemistry Goethe‐University Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt am Main Germany
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Rakvács Z, Kucsma N, Gera M, Igriczi B, Kiss K, Barna J, Kovács D, Vellai T, Bencs L, Reisecker JM, Szoboszlai N, Szakács G. The human ABCB6 protein is the functional homologue of HMT-1 proteins mediating cadmium detoxification. Cell Mol Life Sci 2019; 76:4131-4144. [PMID: 31053883 PMCID: PMC6785578 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-019-03105-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2018] [Revised: 04/09/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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ABCB6 belongs to the family of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters, which transport various molecules across extra- and intra-cellular membranes, bearing significant impact on human disease and pharmacology. Although mutations in the ABCB6 gene have been linked to a variety of pathophysiological conditions ranging from transfusion incompatibility to pigmentation defects, its precise cellular localization and function is not understood. In particular, the intracellular localization of ABCB6 has been a matter of debate, with conflicting reports suggesting mitochondrial or endolysosomal expression. ABCB6 shows significant sequence identity to HMT-1 (heavy metal tolerance factor 1) proteins, whose evolutionarily conserved role is to confer tolerance to heavy metals through the intracellular sequestration of metal complexes. Here, we show that the cadmium-sensitive phenotype of Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Caenorhabditis elegans strains defective for HMT-1 is rescued by the human ABCB6 protein. Overexpression of ABCB6 conferred tolerance to cadmium and As(III) (As2O3), but not to As(V) (Na2HAsO4), Sb(V), Hg(II), or Zn(II). Inactivating mutations of ABCB6 abolished vacuolar sequestration of cadmium, effectively suppressing the cadmium tolerance phenotype. Modulation of ABCB6 expression levels in human glioblastoma cells resulted in a concomitant change in cadmium sensitivity. Our findings reveal ABCB6 as a functional homologue of the HMT-1 proteins, linking endolysosomal ABCB6 to the highly conserved mechanism of intracellular cadmium detoxification.
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- Zsófia Rakvács
- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Genetics, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics, Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Medicine I, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary.
- Department of Medicine I, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Institute of Cancer Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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Mares L, Vilchis F, Chávez B, Ramos L. Isolation and sex steroid effects on the expression of the ATP-binding cassette transporter ABCB6 in Harderian glands of hamster (Mesocricetus auratus). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2019; 232:40-46. [PMID: 30878759 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Revised: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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ATP-Binding Cassette, subfamily B, member 6 (ABCB6) is a transporter that is upregulated by elevated intracellular porphyrin concentrations. In the Harderian gland (HG), the synthesis of porphyrins appears to be under the influence of gonadal steroids and to exhibit a dimorphic pattern. To explore whether ABCB6 is also influenced by sex steroids, we isolated its specific cDNA sequence and investigated its mRNA levels in the HGs of hamsters. ABCB6's cDNA sequence presents an open reading frame (ORF) of 2529 bp that encodes a predicted 842-amino acid (aa) protein with a molecular weight of 93 kDa. Multiple sequence alignments showed that ABCB6's aa sequence is highly conserved and shares the highest homology (93%) with mouse ABCB6. RT-qPCR analysis indicated that ABCB6 is expressed in all the tissues examined, exhibiting high expression levels in the liver, adrenal glands, and testis. The mRNA concentrations of ABCB6 in HGs were very similar between males and in females; similarly, gonadectomy and treatment with sex steroids appear to scarcely affect ABCB6 mRNA levels. The intraglandular content of ABCB6 mRNA showed discrete, though non-significant, variations through the estrous cycle. The results provide evidence that gonadal steroids have a minimal physiological role on the regulation of ABCB6 expression and might indicate that this transporter has a small effect on porphyrin trafficking in the HGs of hamsters.
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- L Mares
- Department of Reproductive Biology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México City, México
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México City, México
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México City, México
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- Department of Reproductive Biology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, México City, México.
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Maio N, Kim KS, Holmes-Hampton G, Singh A, Rouault TA. Dimeric ferrochelatase bridges ABCB7 and ABCB10 homodimers in an architecturally defined molecular complex required for heme biosynthesis. Haematologica 2019; 104:1756-1767. [PMID: 30765471 PMCID: PMC6717564 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2018.214320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Loss-of-function mutations in the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter of the inner mitochondrial membrane, ABCB7, cause X-linked sideroblastic anemia with ataxia, a phenotype that remains largely unexplained by the proposed role of ABCB7 in exporting a special sulfur species for use in cytosolic iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster biogenesis. Here, we generated inducible ABCB7-knockdown cell lines to examine the time-dependent consequences of loss of ABCB7. We found that knockdown of ABCB7 led to significant loss of mitochondrial Fe-S proteins, which preceded the development of milder defects in cytosolic Fe-S enzymes. In erythroid cells, loss of ABCB7 altered cellular iron distribution and caused mitochondrial iron overload due to activation of iron regulatory proteins 1 and 2 in the cytosol and to upregulation of the mitochondrial iron importer, mitoferrin-1. Despite the exceptionally large amount of iron imported into mitochondria, erythroid cells lacking ABCB7 showed a profound hemoglobinization defect and underwent apoptosis triggered by oxidative stress. In ABCB7-depleted cells, defective heme biosynthesis resulted from translational repression of ALAS2 by iron regulatory proteins and from decreased stability of the terminal enzyme ferrochelatase. By combining chemical crosslinking, tandem mass spectrometry and mutational analyses, we characterized a complex formed of ferrochelatase, ABCB7 and ABCB10, and mapped the interfaces of interactions of its components. A dimeric ferrochelatase physically bridged ABCB7 and ABCB10 homodimers by binding near the nucleotide-binding domains of each ABC transporter. Our studies not only underscore the importance of ABCB7 for mitochondrial Fe-S biogenesis and iron homeostasis, but also provide the biochemical characterization of a multiprotein complex required for heme biosynthesis.
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- Nunziata Maio
- Molecular Medicine Branch, 'Eunice Kennedy Shriver' National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Molecular Medicine Branch, 'Eunice Kennedy Shriver' National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Molecular Medicine Branch, 'Eunice Kennedy Shriver' National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Molecular Medicine Branch, 'Eunice Kennedy Shriver' National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Molecular Medicine Branch, 'Eunice Kennedy Shriver' National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Jin M, Liao C, Chakrabarty S, Zheng W, Wu K, Xiao Y. Transcriptional response of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters to insecticides in the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2019; 154:46-59. [PMID: 30765056 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2018.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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When any living organism is frequently exposed to any drugs or toxic substances, they evolve different detoxification mechanism to confront with toxicants during absorption and metabolism. Likewise, the insects have evolved detoxification mechanisms as they are frequently exposed to different toxic secondary plant metabolites and commercial insecticides. ABC transporter superfamily is one of the largest and ubiquitous group of proteins which play an important role in phase III of the detoxification process. However, knowledge about this gene family remains largely unknown. To help fill this gap, we have identified a total of 54 ABC transporters in the Helicoverpa armigera genome which are classified into eight subfamilies (A-H) by phylogenetic analysis. The temporal and spatial expression profiles of these 54 ABC transporters throughout H. armigera development stages and seven tissues and their responses to five different insecticides, were investigated using RNA-seq analysis. Furthermore, the mRNA expression of eight selected genes in different tissues and six genes responses to insecticides were confirmed by the quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR). Moreover, H. armigera become more sensitive to abamectin and indoxacarb when P-gp was inhibited. These results provide a foundation for further studies of ABCs in H. armigera.
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- Minghui Jin
- Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China; The State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, West Yuanmingyuan Road, Beijing 100193, China
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- Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, West Yuanmingyuan Road, Beijing 100193, China
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- Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China.
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Pharmacological targeting of mitochondria in cancer stem cells: An ancient organelle at the crossroad of novel anti-cancer therapies. Pharmacol Res 2019; 139:298-313. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2018.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 11/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Pefkianaki M, Schneider A, Capasso JE, Wasserman BN, Bardakjian T, Levin AV. Ocular manifestations of PACS1 mutation. J AAPOS 2018; 22:323-325. [PMID: 29550517 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaapos.2017.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2017] [Revised: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 12/30/2017] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Heterozygous mutation in the PACS1 (phosphofurin acidic cluster sorting proteins 1) gene is a known cause of developmental delay, multiple congenital anomalies, dysmorphism, and ocular abnormalities. We present the case of an affected 10-year-old girl, conceived by assisted reproductive technology, who has ocular coloboma and findings characteristic of PACS1 mutation.
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- Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Xiao Q, Chen T, Chen S. Fluorescent contrast agents for tumor surgery. Exp Ther Med 2018; 16:1577-1585. [PMID: 30186374 PMCID: PMC6122374 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2018.6401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2017] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Cancer is a leading cause of cases of mortality worldwide. The most effective method to cure solid tumors is surgery. Every year, >50% of cancer patients receive surgery to remove solid tumors. Surgery may increase the cure rate of most solid tumors by 4–11 fold. Surgery has many challenges, including identifying small lesions, locating metastases and confirming complete tumor removal. Fluorescence guidance describes a new approach to improve surgical accuracy. Near-infrared fluorescence imaging allows for real-time early diagnosis and intraoperative imaging of lesion tissue. The results of previous preclinical studies in the field of near-infrared fluorescence imaging are promising. This review provides examples introducing the three kinds of fluorescent dyes: The passive fluorescent dye indocyanine green, which has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for clinical use in the USA, the fluorescent prodrug 5-aminolevulinic acid, a porphyrin precursor in the heme synthesis, and biomarker-targeted fluorescent dyes, which allow conjugation to different target sites.
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- Qi Xiao
- School of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210046, P.R. China
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- Department of Surgery, Nanjing Medical University Third Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu 211166, P.R. China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital, Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research, Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, P.R. China
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Robey RW, Pluchino KM, Hall MD, Fojo AT, Bates SE, Gottesman MM. Revisiting the role of ABC transporters in multidrug-resistant cancer. Nat Rev Cancer 2018; 18:452-464. [PMID: 29643473 PMCID: PMC6622180 DOI: 10.1038/s41568-018-0005-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1133] [Impact Index Per Article: 188.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Most patients who die of cancer have disseminated disease that has become resistant to multiple therapeutic modalities. Ample evidence suggests that the expression of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters, especially the multidrug resistance protein 1 (MDR1, also known as P-glycoprotein or P-gp), which is encoded by ABC subfamily B member 1 (ABCB1), can confer resistance to cytotoxic and targeted chemotherapy. However, the development of MDR1 as a therapeutic target has been unsuccessful. At the time of its discovery, appropriate tools for the characterization and clinical development of MDR1 as a therapeutic target were lacking. Thirty years after the initial cloning and characterization of MDR1 and the implication of two additional ABC transporters, the multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 (MRP1; encoded by ABCC1)), and ABCG2, in multidrug resistance, interest in investigating these transporters as therapeutic targets has waned. However, with the emergence of new data and advanced techniques, we propose to re-evaluate whether these transporters play a clinical role in multidrug resistance. With this Opinion article, we present recent evidence indicating that it is time to revisit the investigation into the role of ABC transporters in efficient drug delivery in various cancer types and at the blood-brain barrier.
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- Robert W Robey
- Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, NY, USA
- James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Columbia University/New York Presbyterian Hospital, Manhattan, NY, USA
- James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY, USA
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- Laboratory of Cell Biology, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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Andolfo I, Russo R, Gambale A, Iolascon A. Hereditary stomatocytosis: An underdiagnosed condition. Am J Hematol 2018; 93:107-121. [PMID: 28971506 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.24929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Hereditary stomatocytoses are a wide class of hemolytic anemias characterized by alterations of ionic flux with increased cation permeability that results in inappropriate shrinkage or swelling of the erythrocytes, and water lost or gained osmotically. The last few years have been crucial for new acquisitions in this field in terms of identifying new causative genes and of studying their pathogenetic mechanisms. This review summarizes the main features of erythrocyte membrane transport diseases, dividing them into forms with either isolated erythroid phenotype (nonsyndromic) or extra-hematological manifestations (syndromic), and focusing particularly on the most recent advances regarding dehydrated forms of hereditary stomatocytosis and familial pseudohyperkalemia.
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- Immacolata Andolfo
- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Napoli Italy
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate; Napoli Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Napoli Italy
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate; Napoli Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Napoli Italy
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate; Napoli Italy
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Molecolare e Biotecnologie Mediche, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; Napoli Italy
- CEINGE Biotecnologie Avanzate; Napoli Italy
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Boswell-Casteel RC, Fukuda Y, Schuetz JD. ABCB6, an ABC Transporter Impacting Drug Response and Disease. AAPS JOURNAL 2017; 20:8. [PMID: 29192381 DOI: 10.1208/s12248-017-0165-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Recent findings have discovered how insufficiency of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter, ABCB6, can negatively impact human health. These advances were made possible by, first, finding that ABCB6 deficiency was the genetic basis for some severe transfusion reactions and by, second, determining that functionally impaired ABCB6 variants enhanced the severity of porphyria, i.e., diseases associated with defects in heme synthesis. ABCB6 is a broad-spectrum porphyrin transporter that is capable of both exporting and importing heme and its precursors across the plasma membrane and outer mitochondrial membrane, respectively. Biochemical studies have demonstrated that while ABCB6 influences the antioxidant system by reducing the levels of reactive oxygen species, the exact mechanism is currently unknown, though effects on heme synthesis are likely. Furthermore, it is unknown what biochemical or cellular signals determine where ABCB6 localizes in the cell. This review highlights the major recent findings on ABCB6 and focuses on details of its structure, mechanism, transport, contributions to cellular stress, and current clinical implications.
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- Rebba C Boswell-Casteel
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105-2794, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105-2794, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105-2794, USA.
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Kim S, Kim JE, Kim YH, Hwang T, Kim SK, Xu WJ, Shin JY, Kim JI, Choi H, Kim HC, Cho HR, Choi A, Chowdhury T, Seo Y, Dho YS, Kim JW, Kim DG, Park SH, Kim H, Choi SH, Park S, Lee SH, Park CK. Glutaminase 2 expression is associated with regional heterogeneity of 5-aminolevulinic acid fluorescence in glioblastoma. Sci Rep 2017; 7:12221. [PMID: 28939850 PMCID: PMC5610329 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-12557-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2017] [Accepted: 09/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Fluorescence-guided surgery using 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) is now a widely-used modality for glioblastoma (GBM) treatment. However, intratumoral heterogeneity of fluorescence intensity may reflect different onco-metabolic programs. Here, we investigated the metabolic mechanism underlying the heterogeneity of 5-ALA fluorescence in GBM. Using an in-house developed fluorescence quantification system for tumor tissues, we collected 3 types of GBM tissues on the basis of their fluorescence intensity, which was characterized as strong, weak, and none. Expression profiling by RNA-sequencing revealed 77 genes with a proportional relationship and 509 genes with an inverse relationship between gene expression and fluorescence intensity. Functional analysis and in vitro experiments confirmed glutaminase 2 (GLS2) as a key gene associated with the fluorescence heterogeneity. Subsequent metabolite profiling discovered that insufficient NADPH due to GLS2 underexpression was responsible for the delayed metabolism of 5-ALA and accumulation of protoporphyrin IX (PpIX) in the high fluorescence area. The expression level of GLS2 and related NADPH production capacity is associated with the regional heterogeneity of 5-ALA fluorescence in GBM.
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- Sojin Kim
- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Cell and Gene Therapy Products Division, National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Natural Product Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Genomic Medicine Institute, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biochemical and Molecular Biology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Medicine and Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, Medical Research Center, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Natural Product Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
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A small number of physiologically important ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are found in mitochondria. Most are half transporters of the B group forming homodimers and their topology suggests they function as exporters. The results of mutant studies point towards involvement in iron cofactor biosynthesis. In particular, ABC subfamily B member 7 (ABCB7) and its homologues in yeast and plants are required for iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster biosynthesis outside of the mitochondria, whereas ABCB10 is involved in haem biosynthesis. They also play a role in preventing oxidative stress. Mutations in ABCB6 and ABCB7 have been linked to human disease. Recent crystal structures of yeast Atm1 and human ABCB10 have been key to identifying substrate-binding sites and transport mechanisms. Combined with in vitro and in vivo studies, progress is being made to find the physiological substrates of the different mitochondrial ABC transporters.
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Grebowski J, Studzian M, Bartosz G, Pulaski L. Leishmania tarentolae as a host for heterologous expression of functional human ABCB6 transporter. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2016; 1858:2617-2624. [PMID: 27349731 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2016.06.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Revised: 06/13/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The need for large amounts of reproducibly produced and isolated protein arises not only in structural studies, but even more so in biochemical ones, and with regard to ABC transporters it is especially pressing when faced with the prospect of enzymatic/transport activity studies, substrate screening etc. Thus, reliable heterologous expression systems/model organisms for large and complex proteins are at a premium. We have verified the applicability of the recently established novel eukaryotic expression system, using Leishmania tarentolae as a host, for human ABC protein overexpression. We succeeded in overexpressing human ABCB6, a protein with controversial subcellular localization and multiple proposed cellular functions. We were able to demonstrate its efficient expression in the expected subcellular locations as well as biochemical activity of the overexpressed protein (ATPase activity and porphyrin-like substrate transport). This activity was absent in cells overexpressing the catalytically inactive variant of ABCB6 (K629M). We demonstrate the possibility of applying a cost-effective expression system to study the activity of membrane transporters from the ABC superfamily.
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- Jacek Grebowski
- Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 12/16 Banacha St., 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 12/16 Banacha St., 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 12/16 Banacha St., 90-237 Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, 12/16 Banacha St., 90-237 Lodz, Poland.
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Martínez-García M, Campos-Salinas J, Cabello-Donayre M, Pineda-Molina E, Gálvez FJ, Orrego LM, Sánchez-Cañete MP, Malagarie-Cazenave S, Koeller DM, Pérez-Victoria JM. LmABCB3, an atypical mitochondrial ABC transporter essential for Leishmania major virulence, acts in heme and cytosolic iron/sulfur clusters biogenesis. Parasit Vectors 2016; 9:7. [PMID: 26728034 PMCID: PMC4700571 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-1284-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Mitochondria play essential biological functions including the synthesis and trafficking of porphyrins and iron/sulfur clusters (ISC), processes that in mammals involve the mitochondrial ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) transporters ABCB6 and ABCB7, respectively. The mitochondrion of pathogenic protozoan parasites such as Leishmania is a promising goal for new therapeutic approaches. Leishmania infects human macrophages producing the neglected tropical disease known as leishmaniasis. Like most trypanosomatid parasites, Leishmania is auxotrophous for heme and must acquire porphyrins from the host. Methods LmABCB3, a new Leishmania major protein with significant sequence similarity to human ABCB6/ABCB7, was identified and characterized using bioinformatic tools. Fluorescent microscopy was used to determine its cellular localization, and its level of expression was modulated by molecular genetic techniques. Intracellular in vitro assays were used to demonstrate its role in amastigotes replication, and an in vivo mouse model was used to analyze its role in virulence. Functional characterization of LmABCB3 was carried out in Leishmania promastigotes and Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Structural analysis of LmABCB3 was performed using molecular modeling software. Results LmABCB3 is an atypical ABC half-transporter that has a unique N-terminal extension not found in any other known ABC protein. This extension is required to target LmABCB3 to the mitochondrion and includes a potential metal-binding domain. We have shown that LmABCB3 interacts with porphyrins and is required for the mitochondrial synthesis of heme from a host precursor. We also present data supporting a role for LmABCB3 in the biogenesis of cytosolic ISC, essential cofactors for cell viability in all three kingdoms of life. LmABCB3 fully complemented the severe growth defect shown in yeast lacking ATM1, an orthologue of human ABCB7 involved in exporting from the mitochondria a gluthatione-containing compound required for the generation of cytosolic ISC. Indeed, docking analyzes performed with a LmABCB3 structural model using trypanothione, the main thiol in this parasite, as a ligand showed how both, LmABCB3 and yeast ATM1, contain a similar thiol-binding pocket. Additionally, we show solid evidence suggesting that LmABCB3 is an essential gene as dominant negative inhibition of LmABCB3 is lethal for the parasite. Moreover, the abrogation of only one allele of the gene did not impede promastigote growth in axenic culture but prevented the replication of intracellular amastigotes and the virulence of the parasites in a mouse model of cutaneous leishmaniasis. Conclusions Altogether our results present the previously undescribed LmABCB3 as an unusual mitochondrial ABC transporter essential for Leishmania survival through its role in the generation of heme and cytosolic ISC. Hence, LmABCB3 could represent a novel target to combat leishmaniasis. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13071-015-1284-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Marta Martínez-García
- Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina "López-Neyra" (IPBLN), CSIC, PTS Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina "López-Neyra" (IPBLN), CSIC, PTS Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina "López-Neyra" (IPBLN), CSIC, PTS Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina "López-Neyra" (IPBLN), CSIC, PTS Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina "López-Neyra" (IPBLN), CSIC, PTS Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina "López-Neyra" (IPBLN), CSIC, PTS Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina "López-Neyra" (IPBLN), CSIC, PTS Granada, Granada, Spain.
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- Department of Molecular & Medical Genetics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
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- Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina "López-Neyra" (IPBLN), CSIC, PTS Granada, Granada, Spain.
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Sakaue H, Iwashita S, Yamashita Y, Kida Y, Sakaguchi M. The N-terminal motif of PMP70 suppresses cotranslational targeting to the endoplasmic reticulum. J Biochem 2015; 159:539-51. [PMID: 26711236 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvv132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Many membrane proteins possessing hydrophobic transmembrane (TM) segments are cotranslationally integrated into the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) membrane. Various peroxisomal and mitochondrial membrane proteins escape the ER-targeting mechanism and are targeted to their destinations. Here, we discovered a short segment in the 70-kDa peroxisomal membrane protein (PMP70) that suppresses ER targeting. The first TM segment has an intrinsic signal function that targets the nascent chain to the ER. The ER targeting was suppressed by a short N-terminal sequence of nine residues that is 80 residues upstream of the TM segment. Among the nine residues, Ser(5) is indispensable. The short segment also suppressed the signal peptide function of an authentic secretory protein. This function of the short segment was suppressed by the recombinant motif-GST fusion protein. The 50-kDa and 20-kDa proteins were crosslinked with the motif. The PMP70 molecule with the Ser5Ala point mutation predominantly localized to the ER. We propose the concept of an ER-targeting suppressor that suppresses the ER-targeting mechanism via a binding factor.
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- Haruka Sakaue
- Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, Ako, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, Ako, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, Ako, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, Ako, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, Ako, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan
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Yang X, Palasuberniam P, Kraus D, Chen B. Aminolevulinic Acid-Based Tumor Detection and Therapy: Molecular Mechanisms and Strategies for Enhancement. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:25865-80. [PMID: 26516850 PMCID: PMC4632830 DOI: 10.3390/ijms161025865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2015] [Revised: 10/11/2015] [Accepted: 10/23/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) is the first metabolite in the heme biosynthesis pathway in humans. In addition to the end product heme, this pathway also produces other porphyrin metabolites. Protoporphyrin (PpIX) is one heme precursor porphyrin with good fluorescence and photosensitizing activity. Because tumors and other proliferating cells tend to exhibit a higher level of PpIX than normal cells after ALA incubation, ALA has been used as a prodrug to enable PpIX fluorescence detection and photodynamic therapy (PDT) of lesion tissues. Extensive studies have been carried out in the past twenty years to explore why some tumors exhibit elevated ALA-mediated PpIX and how to enhance PpIX levels to achieve better tumor detection and treatment. Here we would like to summarize previous research in order to stimulate future studies on these important topics. In this review, we focus on summarizing tumor-associated alterations in heme biosynthesis enzymes, mitochondrial functions and porphyrin transporters that contribute to ALA-PpIX increase in tumors. Mechanism-based therapeutic strategies for enhancing ALA-based modalities including iron chelators, differentiation agents and PpIX transporter inhibitors are also discussed.
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- Xue Yang
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Philadelphia College of Pharmacy, University of the Sciences, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA.
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Biology of Heme in Mammalian Erythroid Cells and Related Disorders. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:278536. [PMID: 26557657 PMCID: PMC4628764 DOI: 10.1155/2015/278536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2015] [Accepted: 06/14/2015] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Heme is a prosthetic group comprising ferrous iron (Fe(2+)) and protoporphyrin IX and is an essential cofactor in various biological processes such as oxygen transport (hemoglobin) and storage (myoglobin) and electron transfer (respiratory cytochromes) in addition to its role as a structural component of hemoproteins. Heme biosynthesis is induced during erythroid differentiation and is coordinated with the expression of genes involved in globin formation and iron acquisition/transport. However, erythroid and nonerythroid cells exhibit distinct differences in the heme biosynthetic pathway regulation. Defects of heme biosynthesis in developing erythroblasts can have profound medical implications, as represented by sideroblastic anemia. This review will focus on the biology of heme in mammalian erythroid cells, including the heme biosynthetic pathway as well as the regulatory role of heme and human disorders that arise from defective heme synthesis.
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Role of the N-terminal transmembrane domain in the endo-lysosomal targeting and function of the human ABCB6 protein. Biochem J 2015; 467:127-39. [PMID: 25627919 PMCID: PMC4410673 DOI: 10.1042/bj20141085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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ATP-binding cassette, subfamily B (ABCB) 6 is a homodimeric ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter present in the plasma membrane and in the intracellular organelles. The intracellular localization of ABCB6 has been a matter of debate, as it has been suggested to reside in the mitochondria and the endo-lysosomal system. Using a variety of imaging modalities, including confocal microscopy and EM, we confirm the endo-lysosomal localization of ABCB6 and show that the protein is internalized from the plasma membrane through endocytosis, to be distributed to multivesicular bodies and lysosomes. In addition to the canonical nucleotide-binding domain (NBD) and transmembrane domain (TMD), ABCB6 contains a unique N-terminal TMD (TMD0), which does not show sequence homology to known proteins. We investigated the functional role of these domains through the molecular dissection of ABCB6. We find that the folding, dimerization, membrane insertion and ATP binding/hydrolysis of the core–ABCB6 complex devoid of TMD0 are preserved. However, in contrast with the full-length transporter, the core–ABCB6 construct is retained at the plasma membrane and does not appear in Rab5-positive endosomes. TMD0 is directly targeted to the lysosomes, without passage to the plasma membrane. Collectively, our results reveal that TMD0 represents an independently folding unit, which is dispensable for catalysis, but has a crucial role in the lysosomal targeting of ABCB6. The intracellular localization of ATP-binding cassette, sub family B (ABCB) 6 is a matter of debate. We show that ABCB6 is internalized from the plasma membrane to multivesicular bodies and lysosomes. Molecular dissection of the ABCB6 protein reveals a role of its N-terminal domain in targeting.
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Chiabrando D, Mercurio S, Tolosano E. Heme and erythropoieis: more than a structural role. Haematologica 2015; 99:973-83. [PMID: 24881043 DOI: 10.3324/haematol.2013.091991] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Erythropoiesis is the biological process that consumes the highest amount of body iron for heme synthesis. Heme synthesis in erythroid cells is finely coordinated with that of alpha (α) and beta (β)-globin, resulting in the production of hemoglobin, a tetramer of 2α- and 2β-globin chains, and heme as the prosthetic group. Heme is not only the structural component of hemoglobin, but it plays multiple regulatory roles during the differentiation of erythroid precursors since it controls its own synthesis and regulates the expression of several erythroid-specific genes. Heme is synthesized in developing erythroid progenitors by the stage of proerythroblast, through a series of eight enzymatic reactions divided between mitochondria and cytosol. Defects of heme synthesis in the erythroid lineage result in sideroblastic anemias, characterized by microcytic anemia associated to mitochondrial iron overload, or in erythropoietic porphyrias, characterized by porphyrin deposition in erythroid cells. Here, we focus on the heme biosynthetic pathway and on human erythroid disorders due to defective heme synthesis. The regulatory role of heme during erythroid differentiation is discussed as well as the heme-mediated regulatory mechanisms that allow the orchestration of the adaptive cell response to heme deficiency.
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- Deborah Chiabrando
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences and Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences and Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences and Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Torino, Italy
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Koszarska M, Kucsma N, Kiss K, Varady G, Gera M, Antalffy G, Andrikovics H, Tordai A, Studzian M, Strapagiel D, Pulaski L, Tani Y, Sarkadi B, Szakacs G. Screening the expression of ABCB6 in erythrocytes reveals an unexpectedly high frequency of Lan mutations in healthy individuals. PLoS One 2014; 9:e111590. [PMID: 25360778 PMCID: PMC4216114 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Accepted: 09/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Lan is a high-incidence blood group antigen expressed in more than 99.9% of the population. Identification of the human ABC transporter ABCB6 as the molecular basis of Lan has opened the way for studies assessing the relation of ABCB6 function and expression to health and disease. To date, 34 ABCB6 sequence variants have been described in association with reduced ABCB6 expression based on the genotyping of stored blood showing weak or no reactivity with anti-Lan antibodies. In the present study we examined the red blood cell (RBC) surface expression of ABCB6 by quantitative flow cytometry in a cohort of 47 healthy individuals. Sequencing of the entire coding region of the ABCB6 gene in low RBC ABCB6 expressors identified a new allele (IVS9+1G>A, affecting a putative splice site at the boundary of exon 9) and two nonsynonymous SNPs listed in the SNP database (R192Q (rs150221689) and G588 S (rs145526996)). The R192Q mutation showed co-segregation with reduced RBC ABCB6 expression in a family, and we found the G588 S mutation in a compound heterozygous individual with undetectable ABCB6 expression, suggesting that both mutations result in weak or no expression of ABCB6 on RBCs. Analysis of the intracellular expression pattern in HeLa cells by confocal microscopy indicated that these mutations do not compromise overall expression or the endolysosomal localization of ABCB6. Genotyping of two large cohorts, containing 235 and 1039 unrelated volunteers, confirmed the high allele frequency of Lan-mutations. Our results suggest that genetic variants linked to lower or absent cell surface expression of ABCB6/Langereis may be more common than previously thought.
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Hungarian National Blood Transfusion Service, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Biobank Lab, Department of Molecular Biophysics, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Molecular Biophysics, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
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- Japanese Red Cross Kinki Block Blood Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Hungarian National Blood Transfusion Service, Budapest, Hungary
- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
- Molecular Biophysics Research Group of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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Strauss AS, Wang D, Stock M, Gretscher RR, Groth M, Boland W, Burse A. Tissue-specific transcript profiling for ABC transporters in the sequestering larvae of the phytophagous leaf beetle Chrysomela populi. PLoS One 2014; 9:e98637. [PMID: 24887102 PMCID: PMC4041752 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Insects evolved ingenious adaptations to use extraordinary food sources. Particularly, the diet of herbivores enriched with noxious plant secondary metabolites requires detoxification mechanisms. Sequestration, which involves the uptake, transfer, and concentration of occasionally modified phytochemicals into specialized tissues or hemolymph, is one of the most successful detoxification strategies found in most insect orders. Due to the ability of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) carriers to transport a wide range of molecules including phytochemicals and xenobiotics, it is highly likely that they play a role in this sequestration process. To shed light on the role of ABC proteins in sequestration, we describe an inventory of putative ABC transporters in various tissues in the sequestering juvenile poplar leaf beetle, Chrysomela populi. RESULTS In the transcriptome of C. populi, we predicted 65 ABC transporters. To link the proteins with a possible function, we performed comparative phylogenetic analyses with ABC transporters of other insects and of humans. While tissue-specific profiling of each ABC transporter subfamily suggests that ABCB, C and G influence the plant metabolite absorption in the gut, ABCC with 14 members is the preferred subfamily responsible for the excretion of these metabolites via Malpighian tubules. Moreover, salicin, which is sequestered from poplar plants, is translocated into the defensive glands for further deterrent production. In these glands and among all identified ABC transporters, an exceptionally high transcript level was observed only for Cpabc35 (Cpmrp). RNAi revealed the deficiency of other ABC pumps to compensate the function of CpABC35, demonstrating its key role during sequestration. CONCLUSION We provide the first comprehensive phylogenetic study of the ABC family in a phytophagous beetle species. RNA-seq data from different larval tissues propose the importance of ABC pumps to achieve a homeostasis of plant-derived compounds and offer a basis for future analyses of their physiological function in sequestration processes.
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- Anja S. Strauss
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Beutenberg Campus, Hans-Knoell-Str. 8, D-07745 Jena, Thuringia, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Beutenberg Campus, Hans-Knoell-Str. 8, D-07745 Jena, Thuringia, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Beutenberg Campus, Hans-Knoell-Str. 8, D-07745 Jena, Thuringia, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Beutenberg Campus, Hans-Knoell-Str. 8, D-07745 Jena, Thuringia, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Age Research – Fritz Lipmann Institute, Beutenbergstr. 11, D-07745 Jena, Thuringia, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Beutenberg Campus, Hans-Knoell-Str. 8, D-07745 Jena, Thuringia, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology, Beutenberg Campus, Hans-Knoell-Str. 8, D-07745 Jena, Thuringia, Germany
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Chiabrando D, Vinchi F, Fiorito V, Mercurio S, Tolosano E. Heme in pathophysiology: a matter of scavenging, metabolism and trafficking across cell membranes. Front Pharmacol 2014; 5:61. [PMID: 24782769 PMCID: PMC3986552 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2014.00061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 287] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Heme (iron-protoporphyrin IX) is an essential co-factor involved in multiple biological processes: oxygen transport and storage, electron transfer, drug and steroid metabolism, signal transduction, and micro RNA processing. However, excess free-heme is highly toxic due to its ability to promote oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation, thus leading to membrane injury and, ultimately, apoptosis. Thus, heme metabolism needs to be finely regulated. Intracellular heme amount is controlled at multiple levels: synthesis, utilization by hemoproteins, degradation and both intracellular and intercellular trafficking. This review focuses on recent findings highlighting the importance of controlling intracellular heme levels to counteract heme-induced oxidative stress. The contributions of heme scavenging from the extracellular environment, heme synthesis and incorporation into hemoproteins, heme catabolism and heme transport in maintaining adequate intracellular heme content are discussed. Particular attention is put on the recently described mechanisms of heme trafficking through the plasma membrane mediated by specific heme importers and exporters. Finally, the involvement of genes orchestrating heme metabolism in several pathological conditions is illustrated and new therapeutic approaches aimed at controlling heme metabolism are discussed.
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- Deborah Chiabrando
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Turin Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Turin Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Turin Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Turin Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Turin Turin, Italy
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Lee JY, Yang JG, Zhitnitsky D, Lewinson O, Rees DC. Structural basis for heavy metal detoxification by an Atm1-type ABC exporter. Science 2014; 343:1133-6. [PMID: 24604198 PMCID: PMC4151877 DOI: 10.1126/science.1246489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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Although substantial progress has been achieved in the structural analysis of exporters from the superfamily of adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-binding cassette (ABC) transporters, much less is known about how they selectively recognize substrates and how substrate binding is coupled to ATP hydrolysis. We have addressed these questions through crystallographic analysis of the Atm1/ABCB7/HMT1/ABCB6 ortholog from Novosphingobium aromaticivorans DSM 12444, NaAtm1, at 2.4 angstrom resolution. Consistent with a physiological role in cellular detoxification processes, functional studies showed that glutathione derivatives can serve as substrates for NaAtm1 and that its overexpression in Escherichia coli confers protection against silver and mercury toxicity. The glutathione binding site highlights the articulated design of ABC exporters, with ligands and nucleotides spanning structurally conserved elements to create adaptable interfaces accommodating conformational rearrangements during the transport cycle.
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- Jonas Y. Lee
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Mail Code 114-96, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Mail Code 114-96, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, The Rappaport Family Institute for Research, Faculty of Medicine, The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Microbiology, The Rappaport Family Institute for Research, Faculty of Medicine, The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Mail Code 114-96, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA
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Cui YX, Xia XY, Zhou Y, Gao L, Shang XJ, Ni T, Wang WP, Fan XB, Yin HL, Jiang SJ, Yao B, Hu YA, Wang G, Li XJ. Novel mutations of ABCB6 associated with autosomal dominant dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria. PLoS One 2013; 8:e79808. [PMID: 24224009 PMCID: PMC3818219 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 09/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Objective Dyschromatosis universalis hereditaria (DUH) is a rare heterogeneous pigmentary genodermatosis, which was first described in 1933. The genetic cause has recently been discovered by the discovery of mutations in ABCB6. Here we investigated a Chinese family with typical features of autosomal dominant DUH and 3 unrelated patients with sporadic DUH. Methods Skin tissues were obtained from the proband, of this family and the 3 sporadic patients. Histopathological examination and immunohistochemical analysis of ABCB6 were performed. Peripheral blood DNA samples were obtained from 21 affected, 14 unaffected, 11 spouses in the family and the 3 sporadic patients. A genome-wide linkage scan for the family was carried out to localize the causative gene. Exome sequencing was performed from 3 affected and 1 unaffected in the family. Sanger sequencing of ABCB6 was further used to identify the causative gene for all samples obtained from available family members, the 3 sporadic patients and a panel of 455 ethnically-matched normal Chinese individuals. Results Histopathological analysis showed melanocytes in normal control’s skin tissue and the hyperpigmented area contained more melanized, mature melanosomes than those within the hypopigmented areas. Empty immature melanosomes were found in the hypopigmented melanocytes. Parametric multipoint linkage analysis produced a HLOD score of 4.68, with markers on chromosome 2q35-q37.2. A missense mutation (c.1663 C>A, p.Gln555Lys) in ABCB6 was identified in this family by exome and Sanger sequencing. The mutation perfectly cosegregated with the skin phenotype. An additional mutation (g.776 delC, c.459 delC) in ABCB6 was found in an unrelated sporadic patient. No mutation in ABCB6 was discovered in the other two sporadic patients. Neither of the two mutations was present in the 455 controls. Melanocytes showed positive immunoreactivity to ABCB6. Conclusion Our data add new variants to the repertoire of ABCB6 mutations with DUH.
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- Ying-Xia Cui
- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, PR China
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, PR China
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, PR China
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, PR China
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, PR China
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- Department of Pathology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, PR China
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- Department of Pathology, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, PR China
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, PR China
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, PR China
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- Department of Dermatology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an, PR China
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- Institute of Laboratory Medicine, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine, Nanjing, PR China
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Emi Y, Harada Y, Sakaguchi M. Involvement of a di-leucine motif in targeting of ABCC1 to the basolateral plasma membrane of polarized epithelial cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2013; 441:89-95. [PMID: 24129190 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2013.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2013] [Accepted: 10/05/2013] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Localization of ATP-binding cassette transporter isoform C1 (ABCC1) to the basolateral membrane of polarized cells is crucial for export of a variety of cellular metabolites; however, the mechanism regulating basolateral targeting of the transporter is poorly understood. Here we describe identification of a basolateral targeting signal in the first cytoplasmic loop domain (CLD1) of human ABCC1. Comparison of the CLD1 amino acid sequences from ABCC1 to ABCC2 revealed that ABCC1 possesses a characteristic sequence, E(295)EVEALI(301), which is comprised of a cluster of acidic glutamate residues followed by a di-leucine motif. This characteristic sequence is highly conserved among vertebrate ABCC1 orthologs and is positioned at a site that is structurally equivalent to the apical targeting signal previously described in ABCC2. Alanine scanning mutagenesis of this sequence in full-length human ABCC1 showed that both L(300) and I(301) residues were required for basolateral targeting of ABCC1 in polarized HepG2 and MDCK cells. Conversely, E(295), E(296), and E(298) residues were not required for basolateral localization of the transporter. Therefore, a di-leucine motif within the CLD1 is a basolateral targeting determinant of ABCC1.
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- Yoshikazu Emi
- Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, Harima Science Park City, Hyogo 678-1205, Japan.
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Chavan H, Khan MMT, Tegos G, Krishnamurthy P. Efficient purification and reconstitution of ATP binding cassette transporter B6 (ABCB6) for functional and structural studies. J Biol Chem 2013; 288:22658-69. [PMID: 23792964 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m113.485284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The mitochondrial ATP binding cassette transporter ABCB6 has been associated with a broad range of physiological functions, including growth and development, therapy-related drug resistance, and the new blood group system Langereis. ABCB6 has been proposed to regulate heme synthesis by shuttling coproporphyrinogen III from the cytoplasm into the mitochondria. However, direct functional information of the transport complex is not known. To understand the role of ABCB6 in mitochondrial transport, we developed an in vitro system with pure and active protein. ABCB6 overexpressed in HEK293 cells was solubilized from mitochondrial membranes and purified to homogeneity. Purified ABCB6 showed a high binding affinity for MgATP (Kd = 0.18 μM) and an ATPase activity with a Km of 0.99 mM. Reconstitution of ABCB6 into liposomes allowed biochemical characterization of the ATPase including (i) substrate-stimulated ATPase activity, (ii) transport kinetics of its proposed endogenous substrate coproporphyrinogen III, and (iii) transport kinetics of substrates identified using a high throughput screening assay. Mutagenesis of the conserved lysine to alanine (K629A) in the Walker A motif abolished ATP hydrolysis and substrate transport. These results suggest a direct interaction between mitochondrial ABCB6 and its transport substrates that is critical for the activity of the transporter. Furthermore, the simple immunoaffinity purification of ABCB6 to near homogeneity and efficient reconstitution of ABCB6 into liposomes might provide the basis for future studies on the structure/function of ABCB6.
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- Hemantkumar Chavan
- Department of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Therapeutics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA
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Reid ME, Hue-Roye K, Huang A, Velliquette RW, Tani Y, Westhoff CM, Lomas-Francis C, Zelinski T. Alleles of the LAN blood group system: molecular and serologic investigations. Transfusion 2013; 54:398-404. [PMID: 23763549 DOI: 10.1111/trf.12285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2013] [Revised: 04/11/2013] [Accepted: 04/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anti-Lan has been implicated in hemolytic transfusion reactions and hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn. The LAN blood group system is encoded by ABCB6, whose gene product, ABCB6, belongs to the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) efflux transporter superfamily. The purpose of this study was to characterize additional alleles by analyzing DNA from 14 (13 unrelated) subjects whose red blood cells were serologically defined as Lan-, Lan+(w) /-, or Lan+(w) . STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS Genomic DNA was extracted from blood samples recovered from liquid nitrogen storage. Intronic primers flanking each of the ABCB6 coding exons were used for polymerase chain reaction amplification. Amplicons were sequenced and analyzed by standard methods. RESULTS Among the study subjects, we identified five alleles (one with a nonsense change, three with frameshifts, one with a missense change) that encode the Lan- phenotype and four alleles (with missense changes) encoding either Lan+(w) or Lan+(w) /- phenotypes. CONCLUSIONS Of the nine alleles we identified, three were novel and six were previously documented in the dbSNP. Of these six, only one allele was previously associated with Lan negativity. To date, 19 ABCB6 alleles that encode Lan- or Lan+(w) /-, or Lan+(w) phenotypes have been described.
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- Marion E Reid
- Laboratory of Immunochemistry, New York Blood Center, New York, New York; Laboratory of Immunohematology and Genomics, New York Blood Center, New York, New York; Japanese Red Cross Kinki Block Blood Center, Ibaraki, Japan; Rh Laboratory, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba; Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba
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Heme, which is composed of iron and the small organic molecule protoporphyrin, is an essential component of hemoglobin as well as a variety of physiologically important hemoproteins. During erythropoiesis, heme synthesis is induced before, and is essential for, globin synthesis. Although all cells possess the ability to synthesize heme, there are distinct differences between regulation of the pathway in developing erythroid cells and all other types of cells. Disorders that compromise the ability of the developing red cell to synthesize heme can have profound medical implications. The biosynthetic pathway for heme and key regulatory features are reviewed herein, along with specific human genetic disorders that arise from defective heme synthesis such as X-linked sideroblastic anemia and erythropoietic protoporphyria.
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- Harry A Dailey
- Department of Microbiology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Biomedical and Health Sciences Institute, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA.
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Andolfo I, Alper SL, Delaunay J, Auriemma C, Russo R, Asci R, Esposito MR, Sharma AK, Shmukler BE, Brugnara C, De Franceschi L, Iolascon A. Missense mutations in the ABCB6 transporter cause dominant familial pseudohyperkalemia. Am J Hematol 2013. [PMID: 23180570 DOI: 10.1002/ajh.23357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Familial Pseudohyperkalemia (FP) is a dominant red cell trait characterized by increased serum [K(+)] in whole blood stored at or below room temperature, without additional hematological abnormalities. Functional gene mapping and sequencing analysis of the candidate genes within the 2q35-q36 critical interval identified-in 20 affected individuals among three multigenerational FP families-two novel heterozygous missense mutations in the ABCB6 gene that cosegregated with disease phenotype. The two genomic substitutions altered two adjacent nucleotides within codon 375 of ABCB6, a porphyrin transporter that, in erythrocyte membranes, bears the Langereis blood group antigen system. The ABCB6 R375Q mutation did not alter the levels of mRNA or protein, or protein localization in mature erythrocytes or erythroid precursor cells, but it is predicted to modestly alter protein structure. ABCB6 mRNA and protein levels increase during in vitro erythroid differentiation of CD34(+) erythroid precursors and the erythroleukemia cell lines HEL and K562. These data suggest that the two missense mutations in residue 375 of the ABCB6 polypeptide found in affected individuals of families with chromosome 2-linked FP could contribute to the red cell K(+) leak characteristic of this condition.
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Liesa M, Qiu W, Shirihai OS. Mitochondrial ABC transporters function: the role of ABCB10 (ABC-me) as a novel player in cellular handling of reactive oxygen species. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2012; 1823:1945-57. [PMID: 22884976 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2012.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2012] [Revised: 07/24/2012] [Accepted: 07/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Mitochondria are one of the major sources of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the cell. When exceeding the capacity of antioxidant mechanisms, ROS production may lead to different pathologies, such as ischemia-reperfusion injury, neurodegeneration, anemia and ageing. As a consequence of the endosymbiotic origin of mitochondria, eukaryotic cells have developed different transport mechanisms that coordinate mitochondrial function with other cellular compartments. Four mitochondrial ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters have been described to date in mammals: ABCB6, ABCB8, ABCB7 and ABCB10. ABCB10 is located in the inner mitochondrial membrane forming homodimers, with the ATP binding domain facing the mitochondrial matrix. ABCB10 expression is highly induced during erythroid differentiation and its overexpression increases hemoglobin synthesis in erythroid cells. However, ABCB10 is also expressed in nonerythroid tissues, suggesting a role not directly related to hemoglobin synthesis. Recent evidence points toward ABCB10 as an important player in the protection from oxidative stress in mammals. In this regard, ABCB10 is required for normal erythropoiesis and cardiac recovery after ischemia-reperfusion, processes intimately related to mitochondrial ROS generation. Here, we review the current knowledge on mitochondrial ABC transporters and ABCB10 and discuss the potential mechanisms by which ABCB10 and its transport activity may regulate oxidative stress. We discuss ABCB10 as a potential therapeutic target for diseases in which increased mitochondrial ROS production and oxidative stress play a major role.
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- Marc Liesa
- Department of Medicine, Obesity and Nutrition Section, Mitochondria ARC, Evans Biomedical Research Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
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Kiss K, Brozik A, Kucsma N, Toth A, Gera M, Berry L, Vallentin A, Vial H, Vidal M, Szakacs G. Shifting the paradigm: the putative mitochondrial protein ABCB6 resides in the lysosomes of cells and in the plasma membrane of erythrocytes. PLoS One 2012; 7:e37378. [PMID: 22655043 PMCID: PMC3360040 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2012] [Accepted: 04/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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ABCB6, a member of the adenosine triphosphate–binding cassette (ABC) transporter family, has been proposed to be responsible for the mitochondrial uptake of porphyrins. Here we show that ABCB6 is a glycoprotein present in the membrane of mature erythrocytes and in exosomes released from reticulocytes during the final steps of erythroid maturation. Consistent with its presence in exosomes, endogenous ABCB6 is localized to the endo/lysosomal compartment, and is absent from the mitochondria of cells. Knock-down studies demonstrate that ABCB6 function is not required for de novo heme biosynthesis in differentiating K562 cells, excluding this ABC transporter as a key regulator of porphyrin synthesis. We confirm the mitochondrial localization of ABCB7, ABCB8 and ABCB10, suggesting that only three ABC transporters should be classified as mitochondrial proteins. Taken together, our results challenge the current paradigm linking the expression and function of ABCB6 to mitochondria.
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- Katalin Kiss
- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 5235 (Dynamique des Interactions Membranaires Normales et Pathologiques), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Montpellier II, Montpellier, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 5235 (Dynamique des Interactions Membranaires Normales et Pathologiques), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Montpellier II, Montpellier, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 5235 (Dynamique des Interactions Membranaires Normales et Pathologiques), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Montpellier II, Montpellier, France
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche 5235 (Dynamique des Interactions Membranaires Normales et Pathologiques), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université Montpellier II, Montpellier, France
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- Institute of Enzymology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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Emi Y, Yasuda Y, Sakaguchi M. A cis-acting five-amino-acid motif controls targeting of ABCC2 to the apical plasma membrane domain. J Cell Sci 2012; 125:3133-43. [PMID: 22454528 DOI: 10.1242/jcs.099549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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ATP-binding cassette transporter isoform C2 (ABCC2) is exclusively targeted to the apical plasma membrane of polarized cells. Although apical localization of ABCC2 in hepatocytes is crucial for the biliary excretion of a variety of metabolites, the mechanism regulating its apical targeting is poorly understood. In the present study, an apical targeting signal was identified in the first cytoplasmic loop domain (CLD1) of ABCC2 in HepG2 cells. Overexpression of CLD1 significantly disturbed the apical targeting of FLAG-ABCC2 in a competitive manner, suggesting the presence of a saturable sorting machinery in HepG2 cells. Next, deletion analysis identified a potential targeting sequence within a 20-amino-acid long peptide (aa 272-291) of CLD1. Alanine scanning mutagenesis of this region in full-length ABCC2 further narrowed down the apical targeting determinant to five amino acids, S(283)QDAL(287). Of these, S(283) and L(287) were found to be conserved among vertebrate ABCC2 orthologs. Site-directed mutagenesis showed that both S(283) and L(287) were crucial for the targeting specificity of ABCC2. Introducing this apical targeting sequence into the corresponding region of ABCC1, an exclusively basolateral protein, caused the hybrid ABCC1 to partially localize in the apical membrane. Thus, the CLD1 of ABCC2 contains a novel apical sorting determinant, and a saturable sorting machinery is present in polarized HepG2 cells.
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- Yoshikazu Emi
- Graduate School of Life Science, University of Hyogo, Harima Science Park City, Hyogo, Japan.
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ABCB6 mutations cause ocular coloboma. Am J Hum Genet 2012; 90:40-8. [PMID: 22226084 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.11.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2011] [Revised: 10/17/2011] [Accepted: 11/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Ocular coloboma is a developmental defect of the eye and is due to abnormal or incomplete closure of the optic fissure. This disorder displays genetic and clinical heterogeneity. Using a positional cloning approach, we identified a mutation in the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter ABCB6 in a Chinese family affected by autosomal-dominant coloboma. The Leu811Val mutation was identified in seven affected members of the family and was absent in six unaffected members from three generations. A LOD score of 3.2 at θ = 0 was calculated for the mutation identified in this family. Sequence analysis was performed on the ABCB6 exons from 116 sporadic cases of microphthalmia with coloboma (MAC), isolated coloboma, and aniridia, and an additional mutation (A57T) was identified in three patients with MAC. These two mutations were not present in the ethnically matched control populations. Immunostaining of transiently transfected, Myc-tagged ABCB6 in retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells showed that it localized to the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi apparatus of RPE cells. RT-PCR of ABCB6 mRNA in human cell lines and tissue indicated that ABCB6 is expressed in the retinae and RPE cells. Using zebrafish, we show that abcb6 is expressed in the eye and CNS. Morpholino knockdown of abcb6 in zebrafish produces a phenotype characteristic of coloboma and replicates the clinical phenotype observed in our index cases. The knockdown phenotype can be corrected with coinjection of the wild-type, but not mutant, ABCB6 mRNA, suggesting that the phenotypes observed in zebrafish are due to insufficient abcb6 function. Our results demonstrate that ABCB6 mutations cause ocular coloboma.
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Senge MO, Brandt JC. Temoporfin (Foscan®, 5,10,15,20-tetra(m-hydroxyphenyl)chlorin)--a second-generation photosensitizer. Photochem Photobiol 2011; 87:1240-96. [PMID: 21848905 DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-1097.2011.00986.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 224] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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This review traces the development and study of the second-generation photosensitizer 5,10,15,20-tetra(m-hydroxyphenyl)chlorin through to its acceptance and clinical use in modern photodynamic (cancer) therapy. The literature has been covered up to early 2011.
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- Mathias O Senge
- Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Molecular Medicine, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.
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Franken ACW, Lokman BC, Ram AFJ, Punt PJ, van den Hondel CAMJJ, de Weert S. Heme biosynthesis and its regulation: towards understanding and improvement of heme biosynthesis in filamentous fungi. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2011; 91:447-60. [PMID: 21687966 PMCID: PMC3136693 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-011-3391-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2011] [Revised: 05/16/2011] [Accepted: 05/16/2011] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Heme biosynthesis in fungal host strains has acquired considerable interest in relation to the production of secreted heme-containing peroxidases. Class II peroxidase enzymes have been suggested as eco-friendly replacements of polluting chemical processes in industry. These peroxidases are naturally produced in small amounts by basidiomycetes. Filamentous fungi like Aspergillus sp. are considered as suitable hosts for protein production due to their high capacity of protein secretion. For the purpose of peroxidase production, heme is considered a putative limiting factor. However, heme addition is not appropriate in large-scale production processes due to its high hydrophobicity and cost price. The preferred situation in order to overcome the limiting effect of heme would be to increase intracellular heme levels. This requires a thorough insight into the biosynthetic pathway and its regulation. In this review, the heme biosynthetic pathway is discussed with regards to synthesis, regulation, and transport. Although the heme biosynthetic pathway is a highly conserved and tightly regulated pathway, the mode of regulation does not appear to be conserved among eukaryotes. However, common factors like feedback inhibition and regulation by heme, iron, and oxygen appear to be involved in regulation of the heme biosynthesis pathway in most organisms. Therefore, they are the initial targets to be investigated in Aspergillus niger.
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- Angelique C W Franken
- The Netherlands & Kluyver Centre for Genomics of Industrial Fermentation, PO Box 5057, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands
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Khan AA, Quigley JG. Control of intracellular heme levels: heme transporters and heme oxygenases. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2011; 1813:668-82. [PMID: 21238504 PMCID: PMC3079059 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2011.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2010] [Revised: 12/31/2010] [Accepted: 01/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Heme serves as a co-factor in proteins involved in fundamental biological processes including oxidative metabolism, oxygen storage and transport, signal transduction and drug metabolism. In addition, heme is important for systemic iron homeostasis in mammals. Heme has important regulatory roles in cell biology, yet excessive levels of intracellular heme are toxic; thus, mechanisms have evolved to control the acquisition, synthesis, catabolism and expulsion of cellular heme. Recently, a number of transporters of heme and heme synthesis intermediates have been described. Here we review aspects of heme metabolism and discuss our current understanding of heme transporters, with emphasis on the function of the cell-surface heme exporter, FLVCR. Knockdown of Flvcr in mice leads to both defective erythropoiesis and disturbed systemic iron homeostasis, underscoring the critical role of heme transporters in mammalian physiology. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: 11th European Symposium on Calcium.
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- Anwar A. Khan
- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, 909 South Wolcott Avenue, Chicago, IL-60612
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, 909 South Wolcott Avenue, Chicago, IL-60612
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Della Valle MC, Sleat DE, Zheng H, Moore DF, Jadot M, Lobel P. Classification of subcellular location by comparative proteomic analysis of native and density-shifted lysosomes. Mol Cell Proteomics 2011; 10:M110.006403. [PMID: 21252268 DOI: 10.1074/mcp.m110.006403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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One approach to the functional characterization of the lysosome lies in the use of proteomic methods to identify proteins in subcellular fractions enriched for this organelle. However, distinguishing between true lysosomal residents and proteins from other cofractionating organelles is challenging. To this end, we implemented a quantitative mass spectrometry approach based on the selective decrease in the buoyant density of liver lysosomes that occurs when animals are treated with Triton-WR1339. Liver lysosome-enriched preparations from control and treated rats were fractionated by isopycnic sucrose density gradient centrifugation. Tryptic peptides derived from gradient fractions were reacted with isobaric tag for relative and absolute quantitation eight-plex labeling reagents and analyzed by two-dimensional liquid chromatography matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight MS. Reporter ion intensities were used to generate relative protein distribution profiles across both types of gradients. A distribution index was calculated for each identified protein and used to determine a probability of lysosomal residence by quadratic discriminant analysis. This analysis suggests that several proteins assigned to the lysosome in other proteomics studies are not true lysosomal residents. Conversely, results support lysosomal residency for other proteins that are either not or only tentatively assigned to this location. The density shift for two proteins, Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase and ATP-binding cassette subfamily B (MDR/TAP) member 6, was corroborated by quantitative Western blotting. Additional balance sheet analyses on differential centrifugation fractions revealed that Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase is predominantly cytosolic with a secondary lysosomal localization whereas ATP-binding cassette subfamily B (MDR/TAP) member 6 is predominantly lysosomal. These results establish a quantitative mass spectrometric/subcellular fractionation approach for identification of lysosomal proteins and underscore the necessity of balance sheet analysis for localization studies.
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- Maria Cecilia Della Valle
- Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA
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Fukuda Y, Aguilar-Bryan L, Vaxillaire M, Dechaume A, Wang Y, Dean M, Moitra K, Bryan J, Schuetz JD. Conserved intramolecular disulfide bond is critical to trafficking and fate of ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters ABCB6 and sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1)/ABCC8. J Biol Chem 2011; 286:8481-8492. [PMID: 21199866 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.174516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter ABCB6 is a mitochondrial porphyrin transporter that activates porphyrin biosynthesis. ABCB6 lacks a canonical mitochondrial targeting sequence but reportedly traffics to other cellular compartments such as the plasma membrane. How ABCB6 reaches these destinations is unknown. In this study, we show that endogenous ABCB6 is glycosylated in multiple cell types, indicating trafficking through the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), and has only one atypical site for glycosylation (NXC) in its amino terminus. ABCB6 remained glycosylated when the highly conserved cysteine (Cys-8) was substituted with serine to make a consensus site, NXS. However, this substitution blocked ER exit and produced ABCB6 degradation, which was mostly reversed by the proteasomal inhibitor MG132. The amino terminus of ABCB6 has an additional highly conserved ER luminal cysteine (Cys-26). When Cys-26 was mutated alone or in combination with Cys-8, it also resulted in instability and ER retention. Further analysis revealed that these two cysteines form a disulfide bond. We discovered that other ABC transporters with an amino terminus in the ER had similarly configured conserved cysteines. This analysis led to the discovery of a disease-causing mutation in the sulfonylurea receptor 1 (SUR1)/ABCC8 from a patient with hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia. The mutant allele only contains a mutation in a conserved amino-terminal cysteine, producing SUR1 that fails to reach the cell surface. These results suggest that for ABC transporters the propensity to form a disulfide bond in the ER defines a unique checkpoint that determines whether a protein is ER-retained.
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- Yu Fukuda
- From the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105,; Interdisciplinary Program, College of Graduate Health Sciences, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163
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- CNRS UMR 8090 Unit, Institute of Biology and Pasteur Institute, Lille 59019, France, and
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- CNRS UMR 8090 Unit, Institute of Biology and Pasteur Institute, Lille 59019, France, and
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- From the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105
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- Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland 21702
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- Laboratory of Experimental Immunology, NCI, National Institutes of Health, Frederick, Maryland 21702
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- Pacific Northwest Research Institute, Seattle, Washington 98122
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- From the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105,.
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