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Jin G, Zhang Z, Wan J, Wu X, Liu X, Zhang W. G3BP2: Structure and Function. Pharmacol Res 2022; 186:106548. [DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2022.106548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 10/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Neyret A, Bernard E, Aïqui-Reboul-Paviet O, Bakhache W, Eldin P, Chaloin L, Briant L. Identification of a non-canonical G3BP-binding sequence in a Mayaro virus nsP3 hypervariable domain. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 2022; 12:958176. [PMID: 36034716 PMCID: PMC9403187 DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.958176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Ras-GTPase-activating SH3 domain-binding-proteins 1 (G3BP1) and 2 (G3BP2) are multifunctional RNA-binding proteins involved in stress granule nucleation, previously identified as essential cofactors of Old World alphaviruses. They are recruited to viral replication complexes formed by the Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), Semliki Forest virus (SFV), and Sindbis virus (SINV) via an interaction with a duplicated FGxF motif conserved in the hypervariable domain (HVD) of virus-encoded nsP3. According to mutagenesis studies, this FGxF duplication is strictly required for G3BP binding and optimal viral growth. Contrasting with this scenario, nsP3 encoded by Mayaro virus (MAYV), an arthritogenic virus grouped with Old World alphaviruses, contains a single canonical FGxF sequence. In light of this unusual feature, we questioned MAYV nsP3/G3BPs relationships. We report that G3BP1 and G3BP2 are both required for MAYV growth in human cells and bind nsP3 protein. In infected cells, they are recruited to nsP3-containing cytosolic foci and active replication complexes. Unexpectedly, deletion of the single FGxF sequence in MAYV nsP3 did not abolish these phenotypes. Using mutagenesis and in silico modeling, we identify an upstream FGAP amino acid sequence as an additional MAYV nsP3/G3BP interaction motif required for optimal viral infectivity. These results, therefore, highlight a non-conventional G3BP binding sequence in MAYV nsP3.
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Kang W, Wang Y, Yang W, Zhang J, Zheng H, Li D. Research Progress on the Structure and Function of G3BP. Front Immunol 2021; 12:718548. [PMID: 34526993 PMCID: PMC8435845 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2021.718548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Ras-GTPase-activating protein (SH3 domain)-binding protein (G3BP) is an RNA binding protein. G3BP is a key component of stress granules (SGs) and can interact with many host proteins to regulate the expression of SGs. As an antiviral factor, G3BP can interact with viral proteins to regulate the assembly of SGs and thus exert antiviral effects. However, many viruses can also use G3BP as a proximal factor and recruit translation initiation factors to promote viral proliferation. G3BP regulates mRNA translation and attenuation to regulate gene expression; therefore, it is closely related to diseases, such as cancer, embryonic death, arteriosclerosis, and neurodevelopmental disorders. This review discusses the important discoveries and developments related G3BP in the biological field over the past 20 years, which includes the formation of SGs, interaction with viruses, stability of RNA, and disease progression.
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- Weifang Kang
- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and OIE/National Foot and Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and OIE/National Foot and Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and OIE/National Foot and Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and OIE/National Foot and Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and OIE/National Foot and Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Etiological Biology and OIE/National Foot and Mouth Disease Reference Laboratory, Lanzhou Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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Jensen EL, Receveur-Brechot V, Hachemane M, Wils L, Barbier P, Parsiegla G, Gontero B, Launay H. Structural Contour Map of the Iota Carbonic Anhydrase from the Diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana Using a Multiprong Approach. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22168723. [PMID: 34445427 PMCID: PMC8395977 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Carbonic anhydrases (CAs) are a family of ubiquitous enzymes that catalyze the interconversion of CO2 and HCO3−. The “iota” class (ι-CA) was first found in the marine diatom Thalassiosira pseudonana (tpι-CA) and is widespread among photosynthetic microalgae and prokaryotes. The ι-CA has a domain COG4875 (or COG4337) that can be repeated from one to several times and resembles a calcium–calmodulin protein kinase II association domain (CaMKII-AD). The crystal structure of this domain in the ι-CA from a cyanobacterium and a chlorarachniophyte has been recently determined. However, the three-dimensional organization of the four domain-containing tpι-CA is unknown. Using biophysical techniques and 3-D modeling, we show that the homotetrameric tpι-CA in solution has a flat “drone-like” shape with a core formed by the association of the first two domains of each monomer, and four protruding arms formed by domains 3 and 4. We also observe that the short linker between domains 3 and 4 in each monomer confers high flexibility, allowing for different conformations to be adopted. We propose the possible 3-D structure of a truncated tpι-CA containing fewer domain repeats using experimental data and discuss the implications of this atypical shape on the activity and metal coordination of the ι-CA.
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- Erik L. Jensen
- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, BIP, UMR 7281, IMM, FR 3479, 31 Chemin J. Aiguier, CEDEX 20, 13 402 Marseille, France; (E.L.J.); (V.R.-B.); (M.H.); (L.W.); (G.P.)
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, BIP, UMR 7281, IMM, FR 3479, 31 Chemin J. Aiguier, CEDEX 20, 13 402 Marseille, France; (E.L.J.); (V.R.-B.); (M.H.); (L.W.); (G.P.)
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, BIP, UMR 7281, IMM, FR 3479, 31 Chemin J. Aiguier, CEDEX 20, 13 402 Marseille, France; (E.L.J.); (V.R.-B.); (M.H.); (L.W.); (G.P.)
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, BIP, UMR 7281, IMM, FR 3479, 31 Chemin J. Aiguier, CEDEX 20, 13 402 Marseille, France; (E.L.J.); (V.R.-B.); (M.H.); (L.W.); (G.P.)
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, INP, Inst Neurophysiopathol, 13 402 Marseille, France;
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, BIP, UMR 7281, IMM, FR 3479, 31 Chemin J. Aiguier, CEDEX 20, 13 402 Marseille, France; (E.L.J.); (V.R.-B.); (M.H.); (L.W.); (G.P.)
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, BIP, UMR 7281, IMM, FR 3479, 31 Chemin J. Aiguier, CEDEX 20, 13 402 Marseille, France; (E.L.J.); (V.R.-B.); (M.H.); (L.W.); (G.P.)
- Correspondence: (B.G.); (H.L.)
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- Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, BIP, UMR 7281, IMM, FR 3479, 31 Chemin J. Aiguier, CEDEX 20, 13 402 Marseille, France; (E.L.J.); (V.R.-B.); (M.H.); (L.W.); (G.P.)
- Correspondence: (B.G.); (H.L.)
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Göertz GP, Lingemann M, Geertsema C, Abma-Henkens MHC, Vogels CBF, Koenraadt CJM, van Oers MM, Pijlman GP. Conserved motifs in the hypervariable domain of chikungunya virus nsP3 required for transmission by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018; 12:e0006958. [PMID: 30412583 PMCID: PMC6249005 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006958] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Revised: 11/21/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging arthropod-borne (arbo)virus that causes chikungunya fever in humans and is predominantly transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. The CHIKV replication machinery consists of four non-structural proteins (nsP1-4) that additionally require the presence of a number of host proteins for replication of the viral RNA. NsP3 is essential for CHIKV replication and has a conserved macro, central and C-terminal hypervariable domain (HVD). The HVD is intrinsically disordered and interacts with various host proteins via conserved short peptide motifs: A proline-rich (P-rich) motif that has affinity for SH3-domain containing proteins and duplicate FGDF motifs with affinity for G3BP and its mosquito homologue Rasputin. The importance of these motifs for infection of mammalian cells has previously been implicated. However, their role during CHIKV infection of mosquito cells and transmission by mosquitoes remains unclear. Methodology / Principal findings Here, we show that in-frame deletion of the P-rich motif is lethal for CHIKV replication in both mosquito and mammalian cells. However, while mutagenesis of the P-rich motif negatively affects replication both in mammalian and mosquito cells, it did not compromise the infection and transmission of CHIKV by Ae. aegypti mosquitoes. Mutagenesis of both FGDF motifs together completely inactivated CHIKV replication in both mammalian and mosquito cells. Importantly, mutation of a single FGDF motif attenuated CHIKV replication in mammalian cells, while replication in mosquito cells was similar to wild type. Surprisingly, CHIKV mutants containing only a single FGDF motif were efficiently transmitted by Ae. aegypti. Conclusions / Significance The P-rich motif in CHIKV nsP3 is dispensable for transmission by mosquitoes. A single FGDF motif is sufficient for infection and dissemination in mosquitoes, but duplicate FGDF motifs are required for the efficient infection from the mosquito saliva to a vertebrate host. These results contribute to understanding the dynamics of the alphavirus transmission cycle and may help the development of arboviral intervention strategies. Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a re-emerging arthropod-borne virus that is transmitted predominantly by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. In 2016 alone CHIKV caused over 100.000 infections in South-America, exemplifying the impact of CHIKV disease. Previous research has suggested that the CHIKV non-structural protein 3 (nsP3) may determine the infection of mosquitoes. NsP3 is known to interact with several host proteins through a conserved proline (P)-rich and duplicate FGDF motifs that are present in its C-terminal domain. Here we investigated the importance of these conserved motifs for the infection and replication of CHIKV in both Aedes mosquito cells and mammalian cells. Furthermore, we assessed the role of these motifs for the transmission by Ae. aegypti mosquitoes via infectious bloodmeal experiments. We show that mutation of the P-rich motif negatively affects the replication of CHIKV in both mammalian and mosquito cells. In contrast, mutating the P-rich motif did not affect the transmission by Ae. aegypti. Mutation of both FGDF motifs together completely inactivated CHIKV in mammalian and mosquito cells, while mutation of a single FGDF motif negatively affected replication only in mammalian cells. Importantly, CHIKV containing only a single FGDF motif was still efficiently transmitted by Ae. aegypti mosquitoes. These results contribute to understanding the key interactions between alphaviruses and their mosquito vector.
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- Giel P. Göertz
- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University & Research, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University & Research, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University & Research, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University & Research, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, United States of America
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- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University & Research, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University & Research, PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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The Enigmatic Alphavirus Non-Structural Protein 3 (nsP3) Revealing Its Secrets at Last. Viruses 2018; 10:v10030105. [PMID: 29495654 PMCID: PMC5869498 DOI: 10.3390/v10030105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2018] [Revised: 02/20/2018] [Accepted: 02/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Alphaviruses encode 4 non-structural proteins (nsPs), most of which have well-understood functions in capping and membrane association (nsP1), polyprotein processing and RNA helicase activity (nsP2) and as RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (nsP4). The function of nsP3 has been more difficult to pin down and it has long been referred to as the more enigmatic of the nsPs. The protein comprises three domains, an N-terminal macro domain, a central zinc-binding domain and a C-terminal hypervariable domain (HVD). In this article, we review old and new literature about the functions of the three domains. Much progress in recent years has contributed to a picture of nsP3, particularly through its HVD as a hub for interactions with host cell molecules, with multiple effects on the biology of the host cell at early points in infection. These and many future discoveries will provide targets for anti-viral therapies as well as strategies for modification of vectors for vaccine and oncolytic interventions.
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Panas MD, Ivanov P, Anderson P. Mechanistic insights into mammalian stress granule dynamics. J Cell Biol 2017; 215:313-323. [PMID: 27821493 PMCID: PMC5100297 DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201609081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 260] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2016] [Revised: 10/19/2016] [Accepted: 10/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The accumulation of stalled translation preinitiation complexes (PICs) mediates the condensation of stress granules (SGs). Interactions between prion-related domains and intrinsically disordered protein regions found in SG-nucleating proteins promote the condensation of ribonucleoproteins into SGs. We propose that PIC components, especially 40S ribosomes and mRNA, recruit nucleators that trigger SG condensation. With resolution of stress, translation reinitiation reverses this process and SGs disassemble. By cooperatively modulating the assembly and disassembly of SGs, ribonucleoprotein condensation can influence the survival and recovery of cells exposed to unfavorable environmental conditions.
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- Marc D Panas
- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115
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- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115
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Martin S, Bellora N, González-Vallinas J, Irimia M, Chebli K, de Toledo M, Raabe M, Eyras E, Urlaub H, Blencowe BJ, Tazi J. Preferential binding of a stable G3BP ribonucleoprotein complex to intron-retaining transcripts in mouse brain and modulation of their expression in the cerebellum. J Neurochem 2016; 139:349-368. [PMID: 27513819 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.13768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2016] [Revised: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Neuronal granules play an important role in the localization and transport of translationally silenced messenger ribonucleoproteins in neurons. Among the factors associated with these granules, the RNA-binding protein G3BP1 (stress-granules assembly factor) is involved in neuronal plasticity and is induced in Alzheimer's disease. We immunopurified a stable complex containing G3BP1 from mouse brain and performed high-throughput sequencing and cross-linking immunoprecipitation to identify the associated RNAs. The G3BP-complex contained the deubiquitinating protease USP10, CtBP1 and the RNA-binding proteins Caprin-1, G3BP2a and splicing factor proline and glutamine rich, or PSF. The G3BP-complex binds preferentially to transcripts that retain introns, and to non-coding sequences like 3'-untranslated region and long non-coding RNAs. Specific transcripts with retained introns appear to be enriched in the cerebellum compared to the rest of the brain and G3BP1 depletion decreased this intron retention in the cerebellum of G3BP1 knockout mice. Among the enriched transcripts, we found an overrepresentation of genes involved in synaptic transmission, especially glutamate-related neuronal transmission. Notably, G3BP1 seems to repress the expression of the mature Grm5 (metabotropic glutamate receptor 5) transcript, by promoting the retention of an intron in the immature transcript in the cerebellum. Our results suggest that G3BP is involved in a new functional mechanism to regulate non-coding RNAs including intron-retaining transcripts, and thus have broad implications for neuronal gene regulation, where intron retention is widespread.
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- Sophie Martin
- Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier, CNRS UMR5535, Montpellier, France
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- Computational Genomics Group Universitat Pompeu Fabra PRBB, Barcelona, Spain.,Laboratorio de Microbiología Aplicada y Biotecnología, Instituto Andino-Patagónico de Tecnologías Biológicas y Geoambientales (IPATEC), CONICET - UNComahue, Bariloche, Argentina
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- The Donnelly Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier, CNRS UMR5535, Montpellier, France
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- Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier, CNRS UMR5535, Montpellier, France
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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- Computational Genomics Group Universitat Pompeu Fabra PRBB, Barcelona, Spain.,Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA), Passeig Lluís Companys 23, Barcelona, Spain
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- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Göttingen, Germany
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- The Donnelly Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Institut de Génétique Moléculaire de Montpellier, CNRS UMR5535, Montpellier, France.
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Kristensen O. Crystal structure of the G3BP2 NTF2-like domain in complex with a canonical FGDF motif peptide. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2015; 467:53-7. [PMID: 26410532 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2015.09.123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Accepted: 09/22/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The crystal structure of the NTF2-like domain of the human Ras GTPase SH3 Binding Protein (G3BP), isoform 2, was determined at a resolution of 2.75 Å in complex with a peptide containing a FGDF sequence motif. The overall structure of the protein is highly similar to the homodimeric N-terminal domains of the G3BP1 and Rasputin proteins. Recently, a subset of G3BP interacting proteins was recognized to share a common sequence motif, FGDF. The most studied binding partners, USP10 and viral nsP3, interfere with essential G3BP functions related to assembly of cellular stress granules. Reported molecular modeling suggested that FGDF-motif containing peptides bind in an extended conformation into a hydrophobic groove on the surface of the G3BP NTF2-like domain in a manner similar to the known binding of FxFG nucleoporin repeats. The results in this paper provide evidence for a different binding mode. The FGDF peptide binds and changes conformation of the protruding N-terminal residues by providing hydrophobic interactions to a symmetry related molecule that facilitated crystallization of the G3BP2 isoform.
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- Ole Kristensen
- Biostructural Research, Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 2, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Fros JJ, Geertsema C, Zouache K, Baggen J, Domeradzka N, van Leeuwen DM, Flipse J, Vlak JM, Failloux AB, Pijlman GP. Mosquito Rasputin interacts with chikungunya virus nsP3 and determines the infection rate in Aedes albopictus. Parasit Vectors 2015; 8:464. [PMID: 26384002 PMCID: PMC4573678 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-1070-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2015] [Accepted: 09/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arthritogenic alphavirus (family Togaviridae), transmitted by Aedes species mosquitoes. CHIKV re-emerged in 2004 with multiple outbreaks worldwide and recently reached the Americas where it has infected over a million individuals in a rapidly expanding epidemic. While alphavirus replication is well understood in general, the specific function (s) of non-structural protein nsP3 remain elusive. CHIKV nsP3 modulates the mammalian stress response by preventing stress granule formation through sequestration of G3BP. In mosquitoes, nsP3 is a determinant of vector specificity, but its functional interaction with mosquito proteins is unclear. Methods In this research we studied the domains required for localization of CHIKV nsP3 in insect cells and demonstrated its molecular interaction with Rasputin (Rin), the mosquito homologue of G3BP. The biological involvement of Rin in CHIKV infection was investigated in live Ae. albopictus mosquitoes. Results In insect cells, nsP3 localized as cytoplasmic granules, which was dependent on the central domain and the C-terminal variable region but independent of the N-terminal macrodomain. Ae. albopictus Rin displayed a diffuse, cytoplasmic localization, but was effectively sequestered into nsP3-granules upon nsP3 co-expression. Site-directed mutagenesis showed that the Rin-nsP3 interaction involved the NTF2-like domain of Rin and two conserved TFGD repeats in the C-terminal variable domain of nsP3. Although in vitro silencing of Rin did not impact nsP3 localization or CHIKV replication in cell culture, Rin depletion in vivo significantly decreased the CHIKV infection rate and transmissibility in Ae.albopictus. Conclusions We identified the nsP3 hypervariable C-terminal domain as a critical factor for granular localization and sequestration of mosquito Rin. Our study offers novel insight into a conserved virus-mosquito interaction at the molecular level, and reveals a strong proviral role for G3BP homologue Rin in live mosquitoes, making the nsP3-Rin interaction a putative target to interfere with the CHIKV transmission cycle.
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- Jelke J Fros
- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Institut Pasteur, Department of Virology, Arboviruses and Insect Vectors, 25-28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75724, Paris, cedex 15, France.
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- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Institut Pasteur, Department of Virology, Arboviruses and Insect Vectors, 25-28 rue du Docteur Roux, 75724, Paris, cedex 15, France.
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- Laboratory of Virology, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, 6708 PB, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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Zhang H, Wu QM, Long H, Chen J, Chen JH. P162 increases radiosensitivity of esophageal cancer cell line Eca109 by inhibiting Chk1/2 expression. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2014; 22:461-468. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v22.i4.461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
AIM: To investigate whether P162 increases the radiosensitivity of esophageal cancer cell line Eca109 by inhibiting the expression of Chk1/2, and to observe its influence on cell cycle progression.
METHODS: Eca109 cells were exposed to small doses of repeated X-rays to develop a radio-resistant cell line Eca109R. Cells were divided into four groups: a group without exposure to either P162 or X-rays, a group exposed only to X-rays, a group exposed only to P162, and a group exposed to both P162 and X-rays. Both Eca109 and Eca109R cell lines were used in each group. The optimal radiation dose was determined by MTT assay. The CCK-8 method was used to determine the optimal drug concentration needed for subsequent experiments. Western blot was used to detect the dynamic changes in Chk1 and Chk2 proteins. The change in cell cycle progression was measured by flow cytometry.
RESULTS: The radio-resistant Eca109R cell line was successfully developed. A radiation dose of 6 Gy was used as the optimal radiation dose for subsequent experiments, and 20 mg/L was used as the optimal concentration of P162. Western blot showed that both Eca109 and Eca109R cell lines expressed a small amount of Chk1 and Chk2. After irradiation, Chk1 and Chk2 expression was up-regulated in both cell lines. After treatment with 20 mg/L P162 for 48 h, the expression levels of Chk1 and Chk2 in Eca109 cells were 0.244 ± 0.013 and 0.148 ± 0.011, respectively, and the corresponding values in Eca109R cells were 0.139 ± 0.010 and 0.134 ± 0.008. At 24 h after 6 Gy irradiation, the expression levels of Chk1 and Chk2 in Eca109 cells were 0.154 ± 0.013 and 0.124 ± 0.011, respectively, and the corresponding values in Eca109R cells were 0.083 ± 0.010 and 0.059 ± 0.009. P162 treatment significantly reduced Chk1 and Chk2 expression (P < 0.05 for all). Cell cycle analysis revealed that exposure to P162 alone only slightly reduced the percentage of cells in G2 phase, but exposure to both P162 and X-rays significantly decreased the percentage of cells in G2 phase.
CONCLUSION: Eca109R cells are more radio-resistant than Eca109 cells. P162 relieves G2/M phase arrest by inhibiting the expression of Chk1 and Chk2 to increase radiosensitivity of esophageal cancer cell line Eca109.
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Crystal structures of the human G3BP1 NTF2-like domain visualize FxFG Nup repeat specificity. PLoS One 2013; 8:e80947. [PMID: 24324649 PMCID: PMC3852005 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0080947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Accepted: 10/08/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Ras GTPase Activating Protein SH3 Domain Binding Protein (G3BP) is a potential anti-cancer drug target implicated in several cellular functions. We have used protein crystallography to solve crystal structures of the human G3BP1 NTF2-like domain both alone and in complex with an FxFG Nup repeat peptide. Despite high structural similarity, the FxFG binding site is located between two alpha helices in the G3BP1 NTF2-like domain and not at the dimer interface as observed for nuclear transport factor 2. ITC studies showed specificity towards the FxFG motif but not FG and GLFG motifs. The unliganded form of the G3BP1 NTF2-like domain was solved in two crystal forms to resolutions of 1.6 and 3.3 Å in space groups P212121 and P6322 based on two different constructs, residues 1–139 and 11–139, respectively. Crystal packing of the N-terminal residues against a symmetry related molecule in the P212121 crystal form might indicate a novel ligand binding site that, however, remains to be validated. The crystal structures give insight into the nuclear transportation mechanisms of G3BP and provide a basis for future structure based drug design.
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Baumgartner R, Stocker H, Hafen E. The RNA-binding proteins FMR1, rasputin and caprin act together with the UBA protein lingerer to restrict tissue growth in Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS Genet 2013; 9:e1003598. [PMID: 23874212 PMCID: PMC3708825 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2013] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Appropriate expression of growth-regulatory genes is essential to ensure normal animal development and to prevent diseases like cancer. Gene regulation at the levels of transcription and translational initiation mediated by the Hippo and Insulin signaling pathways and by the TORC1 complex, respectively, has been well documented. Whether translational control mediated by RNA-binding proteins contributes to the regulation of cellular growth is less clear. Here, we identify Lingerer (Lig), an UBA domain-containing protein, as growth suppressor that associates with the RNA-binding proteins Fragile X mental retardation protein 1 (FMR1) and Caprin (Capr) and directly interacts with and regulates the RNA-binding protein Rasputin (Rin) in Drosophila melanogaster. lig mutant organs overgrow due to increased proliferation, and a reporter for the JAK/STAT signaling pathway is upregulated in a lig mutant situation. rin, Capr or FMR1 in combination as double mutants, but not the respective single mutants, display lig like phenotypes, implicating a redundant function of Rin, Capr and FMR1 in growth control in epithelial tissues. Thus, Lig regulates cell proliferation during development in concert with Rin, Capr and FMR1. Animal growth is orchestrated by controlled expression of growth-regulatory factors. This regulation is achieved at different molecular levels like transcription, translation initiation, and translational regulation. Whereas transcriptional control and translation initiation of growth components have been well studied, the role of translational control in this process is less well understood. Here, we describe Lingerer (Lig), an UBA domain-containing protein, as a new growth suppressor that associates with the three RNA-binding proteins Fragile X mental retardation protein 1 (FMR1), Rasputin (Rin) and Caprin (Capr). Drosophila FMR1, Rin and Capr orthologs are known translational regulators. In lig mutants and in FMR1, Capr and rin in combination as double mutants, organ size is increased due to excess proliferation. These data unveil a growth-regulatory function of Lig, and a redundant function of the RNA-binding proteins FMR1, Capr and Rin. Our findings demonstrate the involvement of mRNA-binding proteins in epithelial growth control and may also contribute to a better molecular understanding of the Fragile X mental retardation syndrome.
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Affiliation(s)
- Roland Baumgartner
- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Systems Biology, ETH Zürich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse, Zürich, Switzerland
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